This time, the one who had come to negotiate was the Grand Sect Master of a second-tier sect—and an old acquaintance, Chen Fa. Although he had yet to advance to the Seventh Tribulation, his aura was already nearly on par with one. Especially after Zhang Danyun's death, as one of Danyun Sect's veteran power-holders, he now controlled even greater resources.
"Heh, so it's Sect Master Chen Fa. You're doing very well in Danyun Sect these days, aren't you? I hear people call you the Second Sect Master behind your back. Even when Zhao Ji was around, he never put on as grand an airs as you do." I smiled brightly at the grinning Chen Fa before me.
Chen Fa's face immediately turned ashen, and several Sect Masters behind him wore awkward expressions. After all, my words had been far too blunt.
"Elder Xia, what are you saying? Everything Chen Fa has today is thanks to Elder Xia's help, is it not? Besides, in a place like this, how would I dare put on airs?" Chen Fa was a two-faced character as well. I had never expected him to be honest and straightforward. After all, anyone who could reach his position had either become cunning to the extreme or grown utterly ruthless and unscrupulous.
"I like hearing that. Since you received my help, I imagine this negotiation should be somewhat more favorable to our Heavenly Unity Sect. Otherwise, you wouldn't have sent Chen Fa here to repay the favor, would you?" As I spoke, I warmly took Chen Fa's hand and led him toward the negotiation table ahead.
Chen Fa's face flushed red, then turned pale, but he was an exceedingly shrewd man. Although I had led him by the nose with a few words, his eyes rolled once before he