Before Li Jingtian arrived, he had heard that Red Leaf Ridge bought Secret Manuals at extremely low prices and used an unusual valuation method.
The Lingyin Li Family also had its own assessment of the value of Li Yuqing and the three Foundation Establishment Realm clansmen.
Clearly, if the two sides wanted to reach an agreement, they first had to arrive at a common understanding regarding the valuation.
Of course, now that matters had reached this point, the general direction had been set. Both sides were willing to resolve the issue.
As for the specific details, those were matters for the subordinates.
Li Jingtian was not in charge of the actual negotiations. For one thing, his status made it inappropriate; for another, this was not his specialty.
Still, he looked into the spirit stones and trade conditions Red Leaf Ridge had offered when purchasing various Secret Manuals in the past.
Red Leaf Ridge produced several Secret Manuals as samples, gave their valuations, and even listed their sources, inviting the other side to investigate them.
Although Li Jingtian was not skilled in this line of business, he had some rough idea of the market prices.
After hearing the prices for several Secret Manuals, he was greatly surprised by the valuations. "You bought them at those prices? Do you really think I'm an idiot?"
Yan Xuemin hurriedly stated that two of those manuals had been traded in the Yan Family's market, and that he could serve as a witness.
But why would Li Jingtian care about his testimony? He stated bluntly that the valuations of those manuals were so low that he wanted to know the reason.
Paranoid felt that the request was not excessive, so he summoned Wu Laoliu.
The moment Wu Laoliu arrived, Li Jingtian swept a glance over him.