Only when the grey-robed elder turned around did he realize that the speaker was the green-robed man who had been sitting silently in a chair nearby all along.
The other man was watching him calmly, a faint, seemingly peculiar smile at the corner of his lips.
"Fellow Daoist You, could it be that you also want this Nine Tribulation Jade Lotus?"
"What do you mean by that, Fellow Daoist? Are you planning to yield this item to me?"
Hearing the question, the grey-robed elder immediately asked back in confusion, unable to understand what Song Qingming meant.
Seeing this, Song Qingming lightly tapped the wooden table with his hand, then rose to his feet and said:
"I have cultivated for many years, and what I enjoy most is treating others kindly and making friends with fellow cultivators. If Fellow Daoist You truly needs this Nine Tribulation Jade Lotus, then it is not something that cannot be discussed."
"Oh! Then I would like to hear how Fellow Daoist wishes to discuss it.
If you need Spirit Stones, name your price. So long as Fellow Daoist is not too excessive, this old man will certainly find a way to offer them with both hands.
So long as Fellow Daoist is willing to yield this item to me, you will be a friend of my Crimson Moon Island. Should Fellow Daoist encounter any trouble in the future, you may come to Crimson Moon Island and seek this old man's help."
After speaking, the grey-robed elder looked at Song Qingming with anticipation filling his eyes, hoping to see what he wanted in the other man's expression.
Yet Song Qingming, standing nearby, did not give him the answer he sought. Instead, he gently shook his head.
"Fellow Daoist You has misunderstood. I do not lack Spirit