"Very well. On behalf of the Wu Household, I, Wu Wenzhong, agree to your terms, Senior."
By now, Wu Wenzhong understood that even if he refused, the other man had more than enough means to make the Wu Household obediently submit.
Rather than sour relations between them, it was better to grant his wish and agree outright.
This would also get him to take action and attempt the trial. Whether he passed it or not, the Wu Household would suffer no great loss.
In almost no time at all, Wu Wenzhong chose the course most advantageous to the Wu Household.
"Mm, excellent. There is no time to lose. This Qin will now borrow your Lineage's inheritance stone to produce an inheritance token, then accompany the Wu Household back to the Snowy Domain and apply to the Council of Elders for that trial. Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Wu. Since this Qin has given you his word, he will certainly help the Wu Household return to its ancestral lands."
Qin Fengming spoke with great certainty, yet Wu Wenzhong still felt a trace of hesitation.
The Lineage's inheritance stone was the Wu Household's most important possession. Though other cultivators or Lineages might regard it as chicken ribs—of little value, yet not worth throwing away—to a Lineage, it remained a matter of utmost importance.
"Senior, the inheritance stone is extremely important to the Wu Household. Although I am its patriarch, I must still discuss this with several other members. Might you allow me to go and confer with them briefly?"
"Of course. Go ahead and discuss it." As he spoke, the restrictive spell surrounding the two vanished in an instant.
Qin Fengming was neither cruel nor bloodthirsty. So long as someone harbored no ill intent toward him, he generally would not resort to brutal