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Cao Xing's expression instantly turned cold as well.
He refused outright. "Sorry, that's my companion. There's no way I'd trade her."
Eliza puffed up her cheeks and said, "Exactly! Bingbing is family! How could we trade her away!"
"That's impossible!"
The middle-aged man still wore a smile as he said, "My lord, are you truly unwilling to consider it?"
"A few years ago, a dragon egg was auctioned at our black market."
"That dragon egg sold for an unprecedented price."
"And a hatchling like the young dragon in your hands is something even our Giant Axe Mercenary Corps has never encountered."
"Once it appears at an auction, it won't merely cause a sensation throughout the black market. Even several nearby kingdoms will be thrown into an uproar."
His voice was low and persuasive, as if he were trying to talk Cao Xing around.
"As long as you hand this young dragon over to the Giant Axe Mercenary Corps, we will certainly auction it for an astonishing price."
"Your name will also be celebrated across several nearby kingdoms. You will gain both fame and fortune."
"And... you will also gain the friendship of the Giant Axe Mercenary Corps' leader, a Legendary Tier powerhouse."
The middle-aged man stared at Cao Xing with blazing eyes, as though he had already imagined him agreeing.
He believed that no matter how steadfast someone was, they would be tempted by such terms.
Yet after hearing him out, Cao Xing merely said, "No need. I don't want to repeat myself a second time."
"If there's nothing else, we'll be leaving."
With that, he prepared to lead everyone away.
But at that moment, the middle-aged man suddenly spoke. "Let me remind you of something, my lord."
"You killed four members of the White Eagle Mercenary Group