After speaking with Luo Weina, Chen Chuan went to see Head Xie and shared his thoughts:
"Besides transferring her training hall to us, she probably had another reason for coming here this time."
Head Xie agreed. "It looks like a decision she was forced into, but this old lady seems perfectly unhurried to me. I think she thought it through carefully.
"But whatever her intentions, this is a rare opportunity. Even if it's bait, we need to take the training hall."
The value of the training hall itself was only one aspect. More importantly, the Non-Body Faction had been extremely popular among the Federation's lower and middle classes for decades, with training halls spread almost everywhere across the Federation. If Great Shun gained control of such an enterprise, it could serve an enormously valuable purpose.
Chen Chuan said, "Let the professionals negotiate the details with her. Whatever she's planning, I'll handle security."
Head Xie nodded. Chen Chuan had proven his strength time and again along the journey. With him here, there was nothing to worry about unless a truly upper-tier being got involved, and this affair hardly warranted intervention at that level.
Luo Weina and her assistants were temporarily assigned a guest room at the delegation's residence. Once inside, her female assistant checked the room first. Finding no unusual listening devices, she went to the window and looked outside through the one-way glass. "Hall master, they're still watching outside."
Luo Weina said, "Let them."
The female assistant remained dutifully at her post, watching outside with vigilance.
Some ten minutes later, the Visiting Delegation's business negotiators knocked on their door, and the business team Luo Weina had brought stepped forward to negotiate.
Transferring the premises was not something that could be accomplished overnight, especially when it involved business dealings between two