Cooperation

After the time it took to drink a cup of tea, black lines appeared across Xuanyuan Batian's forehead.

No matter what he asked, Qin Jishi answered swiftly.

Yet every one of those answers left Xuanyuan Batian helpless.

Mm-hm! Ah!

Oh!

What did that mean?

If Qin Jishi was going to answer like that, Xuanyuan Batian was done pretending.

He had originally wanted to probe the other man's depths, but after all that, the only useful information he had gotten was confirmation that Qin Jishi was the young master of the Qin Family from Sacred Ancestor Continent.

Damn it!

Did that even need asking? He could find that out by grabbing anyone off the street and investigating.

What Xuanyuan Batian wanted to know was what other power Qin Jishi had behind him besides the Qin Family.

So he had been played for all this time.

Ahem!

Xuanyuan Batian coughed twice and cleared his throat.

Naturally, Qin Jishi took that change in completely.

You little brat!

Can't hold it in anymore?

Looks like I overestimated your patience. I was fully prepared for a war of attrition.

Sigh!

With a sigh, Qin Jishi simply stared silently at him.

Xuanyuan Batian met his gaze. "Little Friend Qin, I actually came here this time to discuss a cooperation with you."

Cooperation?

Qin Jishi looked slightly surprised. "What cooperation does Senior Xuanyuan wish to discuss with me?"

Xuanyuan Batian went straight to the point. "I won't beat around the bush with you. For this Starlight Secret Realm expedition, my elder brother agreed to let you enter it?"

Xuanyuan Batian had naturally paid especially close attention to Qin Jishi's conversation with Xuanyuan Changkong.

And Xuanyuan Changkong allowing Qin Jishi into the Starlight Secret Realm had forced Xuanyuan Batian to wonder whether his elder brother was trying to