Yi Jinyi wanted fifty thousand provinces, but Lin Bai was only willing to give her twenty-five thousand. This was already the limit of what Lin Bai could offer.
She was clearly somewhat dissatisfied and looked first at Yi Gu, then at the hunched old man.
Yi Gu pressed his lips together, not knowing how to answer.
The hunched old man had not heard Yi Gu respond for a long while, so he sighed again:
"Yi Gu, you are now the Sect Master of the Seven Nights Divine Sect. There are some things you must decide personally."
"Although your eldest sister is clever, she is ultimately a woman. When handling certain matters, she is too hesitant to let go."
"Or perhaps the two of you have simply seen too little and experienced too little. Neither of you yet understands the profound mystery contained in the words 'give and take.'"
"It is only a pity that we cannot give you so much time to broaden your knowledge and experience."
The hunched old man seemed deeply disappointed that Yi Gu had remained silent. He sighed twice more:
"Emperor Lin Bai, just as you said."
"Twenty-five thousand provinces, then. Let it be twenty-five thousand provinces."
"But..."
He had only just agreed, bringing a flash of joy to Lin Bai's heart, when his tone suddenly changed:
"These twenty-five thousand provinces must be territories we choose ourselves. The Nine Underworlds Demon Palace and the other forces cannot assign them to us at will."
"Otherwise, what use would it be if you assigned us some remote and impoverished backwater?"
What an old fox. So this is the 'give and take' you were talking about? It truly is rather profound... Lin Bai sighed inwardly.
Could twenty-five thousand resource-rich territories really be compared with fifty thousand resource-poor ones?
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