Sigma Man

"I want to ask Young Hero Su to save someone," Ren Yingying said.

Su Chen was not surprised in the slightest. He nodded. "It's not impossible for me to make a move. Of course, that depends on how much silver you can offer."

"Won't Young Hero Su ask who it is you want to save?"

Seeing Su Chen agree so readily, Ren Yingying was greatly surprised and asked instinctively.

Xiang Wentian was also somewhat stunned.

Could it really be this simple?

His gaze locked onto Su Chen's face as he tried to determine whether Su Chen was joking.

"I take money and get things done. I only care whether the price is right. As for who I'm saving, that isn't important," Su Chen said matter-of-factly.

"Then again, the person you want to save is Ren Woxing, isn't it?"

The moment those words came out, Ren Yingying and Xiang Wentian were both startled. Their gazes toward Su Chen became guarded.

In the martial world today, everyone believed Ren Woxing had died long ago. No one knew he was still alive.

Logically speaking, aside from Dongfang Bubai and his confidants, no one else should have known this news.

Even Xiang Wentian had spent several years investigating before discovering that Ren Woxing was still alive.

Now, Su Chen, an outsider, had casually revealed the matter. Naturally, Ren Yingying and Xiang Wentian were greatly astonished.

"Young Hero Su has guessed correctly. We did indeed come to ask you to make a move and save my father from his plight."

Ren Yingying did not conceal her purpose. There was no point in hiding it now anyway.

"As long as Young Hero Su can help rescue my father, I am willing to offer one hundred thousand taels of silver as payment."

After saying that, Ren Yingying looked at Su Chen, her eyes full of anticipation.

Xiang Wentian likewise stared intently at Su Chen, awaiting his reply.

"One hundred thousand taels?" Su Chen repeated calmly, giving no indication of his attitude.

If it had been before, he would have considered one hundred thousand taels a decent price.

But he had just concluded Liu Zhengfeng's deal and squeezed four hundred thousand taels of silver out of Liu Zhengfeng and Yue Buqun between them.

Compared to that, one hundred thousand taels seemed somewhat meager.

Of course, the most important point was that rescuing Ren Woxing came at too high a cost. One hundred thousand taels truly did not match the price.

Su Chen understood.

Ren Woxing had been personally imprisoned in Plum Manor by Dongfang Bubai.

Defeating the Four Friends of Plum Manor and rescuing Ren Woxing would not be difficult for him.

However, the consequences that would follow after rescuing Ren Woxing were the truly troublesome problem.

Because once he rescued Ren Woxing, Dongfang Bubai would certainly set his sights on him.

These thoughts flashed through Su Chen's mind before he finally spoke.

"Miss Ren, if I help you rescue your father, Dongfang Bubai will definitely target me."

"That Dongfang Bubai is a ruthless character."

"So, one hundred thousand taels of silver is a little insufficient..."

Su Chen was not trying to evade the matter or hold out for a better price.

They were his genuine thoughts.

What kind of person was Dongfang Bubai?

He was the current leader of the Sun Moon Holy Cult, with tens of thousands of followers beneath him. His influence was terrifyingly vast.

And that was aside from his enormous power.

He had also cultivated the Sunflower Manual to perfection and was an unparalleled martial artist standing in the Great Grandmaster Realm.

Moreover, he was most likely not merely at the early stage of the Great Grandmaster Realm. At the very least, he was in the middle stage, and even the late stage was not impossible.

Therefore, one hundred thousand taels of silver was truly too low.

Ren Yingying and Xiang Wentian naturally understood all this.

However, after finally encountering an expert like Su Chen, how could they give up so easily?

With that in mind, Ren Yingying spoke again. "If Young Hero Su thinks it is too little, I can add more money."

"If one hundred thousand taels is not enough, then two hundred thousand. If two hundred thousand is not enough, then three hundred thousand. In short, as long as Young Hero Su is willing to help, I am willing to pay however much silver you want."

At that point, Ren Yingying suddenly paused and looked at Su Chen, meeting his eyes.

An unusual glimmer rippled through her eyes, like peach blossoms and autumn water, enough to ensnare one's soul.

Her red lips parted, and her honeyed voice drifted forth.

"Of course, if Young Hero Su wants something else, Yingying is also willing to satisfy you."

The beauty trap, one of the Thirty-Six Stratagems.

At this moment, Ren Yingying might as well have written the words "offer myself to you" across her face.

Yet faced with Ren Yingying's seductive beauty, Su Chen frowned and instinctively took a step back.

Good grief. A business negotiation was a business negotiation—why had it suddenly turned into this?

Su Chen admitted that Ren Yingying did possess some beauty.

But compared with silver, her allure was not even close.

Besides, did anyone truly think Ren Yingying was the sort of delicate little flower who served men with her looks?

Anyone who thought so would be a complete idiot.

Having grown up in a place like the Sun Moon Holy Cult, where all sorts of monsters gathered, Ren Yingying was definitely a ruthless and sinister character as well.

Su Chen was certain that Ren Yingying's current pitiful appearance, as though she could not wait to throw herself at him, was entirely an act.

A sigma man would never fall into a woman's trap.

With that thought, Su Chen's expression turned stern as he said coldly, "Miss Ren, business is business. Don't drag other matters into this and waste time."

At those words, the affection in Ren Yingying's eyes immediately vanished, returning to calm indifference.

She was completely different from her earlier appearance of deep affection.

So it really had been an act!

Fortunately, Liu Zhengfeng had already left. Otherwise, he would probably have marveled again—master of changing faces.

"How much silver does Young Hero Su want? Name your price," Ren Yingying said in a cool voice.

"One million taels," Su Chen said blandly.

"What?" Ren Yingying and Xiang Wentian exclaimed at the same time, unable to keep their composure.

One million taels— even if they were both drained dry and sold off piece by piece, they could not fetch that much money.

Seeing them crack, Su Chen snorted inwardly. So you were showing off just now, saying you'd pay however much silver I wanted. Go on, pay it. Why aren't you paying now? Remember this—this is the first lesson I'm teaching you. If you don't have the strength, don't put on airs.

After grumbling inwardly for a while, Su Chen did not intend to keep joking.

After all, watching Ren Yingying and Xiang Wentian lose their composure was nowhere near as satisfying as earning silver.

His expression grew serious as he said, "One fixed price: five hundred thousand taels of silver. If you can afford it, we cooperate. If you cannot, forget it."

Su Chen had not named five hundred thousand taels at random. He had considered it carefully.

Given Liu Zhengfeng's wealth, his entire fortune had only been a little over three hundred thousand taels, not even reaching four hundred thousand.

Ren Yingying and Xiang Wentian together might have been slightly wealthier than Liu Zhengfeng, but not by much.

Adding up all their property, they probably had around five hundred thousand taels of silver.

If he asked for more, the two of them might truly be unable to produce it.

Compared with letting the deal fall through and earning nothing at all,

Su Chen could accept making a little less.

Sure enough, Su Chen's estimate was quite accurate.

After exchanging looks, Ren Yingying and Xiang Wentian reached their conclusion: together, their assets amounted to just over five hundred thousand taels, exactly enough to meet Su Chen's demand.

Though it would completely drain both of them at once, it would all be worth it if they could rescue Ren Woxing.

"Fine, then five hundred thousand taels of silver," Ren Yingying agreed.