Party A: Ren Yingying & Xiang Wentian
Party B: Su Chen
Project Name: Rescue Project for Ren Woxing, Former Cult Master of the Sun Moon Holy Cult
Project Funds: Five Hundred Thousand silver taels
After friendly negotiations between both parties, they finally settled on Ren Yingying paying Su Chen five hundred thousand silver taels to travel to West Lake Plum Manor and rescue Ren Woxing.
The two parties agreed to meet at Plum Manor five days later.
Su Chen would spend those five days resting, recuperating, and preparing for battle, while Ren Yingying and Xiang Wentian would be responsible for gathering the silver.
Before the operation began, one-tenth of the payment—fifty thousand silver taels—had to be delivered as a deposit.
"Five days from now, at West Lake Plum Manor, we shall await Young Hero's arrival," Ren Yingying said before leaving Liu Manor with Xiang Wentian.
Su Chen watched the two of them depart, a faint smile remaining on his face.
He had just secured another major deal worth five hundred thousand silver taels. How could he not be pleased?
Especially since this job would not be difficult.
As for whether Dongfang Bubai would resent him afterward, or even hunt him down, Su Chen did not consider it much of a problem.
He still had ten thousand Martial Arts Points at his disposal.
By noon, Liu Zhengfeng would deliver the remaining two hundred thousand silver taels.
Added to the five hundred thousand silver taels Ren Yingying had promised him,
he would have a total of eighty thousand Martial Arts Points.
Eighty thousand Martial Arts Points were enough to grant him the cultivation of a Great Grandmaster.
By then, even if Dongfang Bubai truly came after him, he would have the strength to fight.
At worst, he could ensure his own safe escape and flee far away.
The world was vast. Though Dongfang Bubai was a Great Grandmaster, there were limits to how far his reach could extend.
Thinking of this, Su Chen felt utterly satisfied as he waited calmly for Liu Zhengfeng to deliver the remaining payment.
Meanwhile, after leaving Liu Manor, Ren Yingying and Xiang Wentian headed toward Luoyang.
Over the years, the forces and businesses she had secretly cultivated beyond Dongfang Bubai's sight had all been concentrated around Luoyang.
"Five hundred thousand silver taels. That Su fellow is really asking a brutal price," Xiang Wentian could not help complaining.
Ren Yingying's expression remained unchanged as she calmly said, "As long as Father can be saved, five hundred thousand silver taels are completely worth it."
As she spoke, her expression suddenly shifted into a faint, ambiguous smile.
"Besides, those five hundred thousand silver taels will not be so easy for him to take."
"Once Father is rescued, Dongfang Bubai will certainly notice and begin taking action."
"Then Su Chen will become one of his main targets, drawing most of his attention and buying us enough time to recover."
At that, Ren Yingying sighed. "I imagine Su Chen saw through this as well. That is why he dared to open a lion's mouth and demand five hundred thousand silver taels."
Xiang Wentian nodded, agreeing with Ren Yingying's assessment.
"Put that way, spending five hundred thousand silver taels to buy a living target that can draw Dongfang Bubai's firepower does not seem like much of a loss."
As he spoke, Xiang Wentian suddenly looked at Ren Yingying and teased, "If he accidentally dies at Dongfang Bubai's hands, that would actually be a little regrettable."
"Regrettable? What would be regrettable?" Ren Yingying asked, puzzled.
Since he had the nerve to take this job, he had to bear the consequences.
If his strength proved insufficient and he was killed, he could not blame anyone else. There was nothing regrettable about it.
"Yingying, I mean, Su Chen is quite capable, and his looks are passable too. He is somewhat suited to you. You are not that young anymore; it is time you found someone..."
"Uncle Xiang!"
Before Xiang Wentian could finish, Ren Yingying cut him off.
"My father is trapped in captivity. For now, I have no interest in romance, so it would be best not to say such things."
After speaking, Ren Yingying suddenly turned to look in the direction of Hengyang City, a strange glint flashing through her eyes.
"Besides, Su Chen is certainly not the good match you claim he is."
"Though I have only spent a short time with him, I have already seen some of his nature."
"He appears easygoing, but he is ruthless beneath the surface. He recognizes money, not people, and changes his face faster than one turns a page."
"If I truly shared a bed with him, I would be afraid he might chop off my head while I slept."
Hearing Ren Yingying's words, Xiang Wentian could not help recalling everything that had happened earlier in Liu Manor.
He then nodded and let out a long sigh. "Yingying, you are right."
"That man is a dog-faced bastard. He bites without barking."
"When dealing with him, we may only use him for profit. We must never try to move him with emotion."
Meanwhile.
Su Chen had no idea that Ren Yingying and Xiang Wentian were talking about him behind his back.
Of course, even if he had known, he would not have been angry.
First, Ren Yingying and Xiang Wentian were major clients—Party A. Naturally, one had to be sufficiently tolerant toward Party A.
Second, ninety percent of Ren Yingying's description of him was correct.
Of course, Su Chen knew nothing of this and did not care about it either.
At that moment, at the rear gate of Liu Manor, he was busy receiving the silver Liu Zhengfeng had brought.
"Lord Su, the two hundred thousand silver taels I promised you earlier are all here. Please inspect them," Liu Zhengfeng said, pointing at the several carriages beside him.
"There is no need to inspect them. I trust your character," Su Chen said generously.
Naturally, he did not need to count it himself.
When he spent the money, the system would count it for him.
Even if the amount did not match later, it did not matter. He could simply lose his temper.
Liu Zhengfeng hurriedly replied, "To receive such trust from Lord Su is truly an honor for Liu."
As he spoke, he took a booklet and a jade vial from his robes and held them out before Su Chen.
"Lord Su, these two items were found on Whiteboard Fiend's corpse."
"Since he was killed by Lord Su, the spoils of battle should naturally belong to you."
Su Chen did not stand on ceremony and accepted the booklet and jade vial.
By the rules of the martial world, those two items should have been his in the first place.
Immediately afterward, Liu Zhengfeng took out another item and held it before Su Chen.
"Lord Su, my entire family survived Zuo Lengchan's blade only because of your powerful aid."
"I have no way to repay you, so I offer this Mount Heng token as a gift. Please do not disdain it."
Su Chen was no stranger to this token. It looked very much like the one Yue Buqun had given him before.
He guessed that the two tokens served roughly the same purpose.
Thus, Su Chen accepted the token.
"Since Hero Liu is offering it in kindness, I shall not refuse."
Seeing that he had collected nearly all the wool there was to fleece, Su Chen did not intend to linger any longer.
"Hero Liu, mountains are high and rivers run long. If fate permits, we shall meet again."
With that, Su Chen leaped onto the carriage and prepared to drive away.
"May Lord Su have a smooth journey," Liu Zhengfeng said with a smile.
"Oh, right. If you have any problems you cannot resolve in the future, you can still come find me. I will give you a discount..."
After tossing out those final words, Su Chen lightly flicked the whip in his hand and drove out of Hengyang City.
Once outside Hengyang City, Su Chen found an uninhabited spot and stopped.
"System, convert two hundred thousand silver taels."
The silver on the carriage vanished in an instant.
Ding. The host has converted two hundred thousand silver taels and obtained: twenty thousand Martial Arts Points. Current total Martial Arts Points: thirty thousand five hundred.
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