The Demon Lords

This isn’t really pushing the bell,

but taking the initiative in the conversation.

Sun Youdao nodded, and said: "Some words, I never know how to start. It’s not that I deliberately want to stall and prepare."

"An acquaintance once told me, in this world, as long as both sides are sincere, there’s no trade that can’t be made."

"Is it the Sixth Prince?"

"Precisely."

"Yes, I shall be candid. My family is unfortunate to have produced such a disobedient child. I never sought wealth, only that our lineage may continue steadily."

I dare ask, Lord,

this crisis,

does my Sun family still have a chance to overcome it?"

That’s Sun Youdao’s demand: trading is about mutual exchange.

What do you need, what do you have, what do I need, and what do I have. If one condition can be fulfilled, the other, although not perfectly matched, can always find another way to make up for it.

Zheng Fan nodded,

and said:

"Yes."

Upon hearing this, Sun Youdao let out a long breath without any concealment.

"Lord, what does Sun want me to do?"

Sun Youdao didn’t foolishly ask what the treatment would be after getting past this hurdle, as his son did.

Whether the sons are to be castrated into the palace or daughters sent to the training institute.

Because Sun Youdao understood that there was no need to ask this, though his family’s population isn’t prosperous, it’s one of the top families in Ying Capital City. Though he retired, he still holds significant influence in Ying Capital City.

Otherwise, how could his eldest son, disabled as he is, connect so many forces to conspire against the government?

But the Sun family is not a wealthy one, so they can’t really offer money, and even if they could, it might not catch the eye of Lord Pingye.

What Lord Pingye wants, and what I can offer, requires our family to maintain its standing in Ying Capital City first; otherwise, is Lord Pingye really going to collect debts from the training institute?

First, safeguard the Sun family, then comes Lord Pingye’s demands. Sun Youdao sees this very clearly.

This deal, in this context, is indeed profitable for him, because he’s receiving first.

Lord Zheng slightly shook his head,

and said:

"I, actually, don’t know what I want to buy. To be honest, Grand Tutor, my visit to the Sun Mansion today is like attending a Lantern Festival, just walking around and looking, not aiming to buy anything specific when going out.

But if I see something intriguing, I might become tempted to take it."

Sun Youdao nodded and said:

"Well, let me sort it out, and see what I have here that might intrigue Lord Pingye."

Zheng Fan smiled in response.

I promise you can safeguard the Sun family, but you must offer enough in return.

The Sword Saint suddenly felt that,

though this is a very serious and high-level matter,

after being handled by this old and young, it seemed no different from his wife going to the market to buy fabric.

There’s a common joke among the people that an old farmer believes the emperor could eat twenty fried pastries in the morning, thinking it’s wonderful.

Although the emperor wouldn’t eat twenty pastries, the emperor’s sons seizing the throne, plain-speaking, is no different from children in a family fighting over their ancestral house.

The Sword Saint closed his eyes, not eating dried fruits anymore, only feeling these matters truly uninteresting.

The wild people’s king stood there seeming calm and motionless, but inside, he was already considering.

What price will Sun Youdao offer?

The wild people’s king, skilled at speculation and adept in political strategy, naturally placed himself in Sun Youdao’s position to contemplate the issue for him.

Currently, it’s no longer the Cheng State, and Sun Youdao has already retired to the background.

Even if the rebellion was wiped clean, assuming the Sun family wouldn’t be implicated in this conspiracy, the Sun family really can’t offer much that would attract our Lord.

One reason is that our Lord already holds a high position;

another reason is that the Sun family is not in its heyday anymore.

If it’s just "inside-out collaboration," promising help in future rebellions, the wild people’s king thinks unless our Lord is insane, he wouldn’t agree to this.

Furthermore, Sun Youdao wouldn’t be foolish enough to use such intangible things as a price, otherwise it would be an insult.

The consequence of insult would be Lord Pingye leaving angrily, while the Sun family waits to face consequences.

Zheng Fan is actually waiting too,

not knowing exactly what he wants, but always routinely hoping for luck.

Without money, a lottery ticket is available, not scratched is indeed a waste.

Sun Youdao didn’t ponder for long,

he looked at Lord Zheng,

and spoke up.

Once he uttered this sentence,

Lord Zheng’s eyes immediately focused, and the wild people’s king also slightly opened his mouth.

For a moment, both had the same thought in their hearts: no wonder he can stand behind Situ Lei.

Even the Sword Saint sitting beside him felt that Sun Youdao’s offer seemed to truly hit the mark, more precisely, it struck the nerve of Lord Pingye sitting here in Yan.

Sun Youdao’s words were:

"The court annually transports supplies to Snow Sea Pass twice, once mid-year, once at year-end. Soon, a new round of supply transport will begin. I guarantee to Lord, from this time forward, the supplies sent to Snow Sea Pass will be double!"

Double!

Supply transport has always been a tough problem.