True Monarch Liu Yuan's words were still transmitted directly into his ears. Of course, though her tone was light, her expression had already changed somewhat, no longer carrying the confidence from before.
This Roc Fish was a Spirit Beast she had never investigated.
And according to her findings, Ye Jingcheng still had other late-stage fourth-rank Spirit Beasts.
"No need for Fellow Daoist Liu Yuan to trouble herself. I had already looked into these matters before." Faced with her politeness, Ye Jingcheng had no intention of mocking her.
If she had truly ridiculed him in public, he would not have minded turning the Liu Family's ancestor into a laughingstock.
But though she was somewhat self-righteous now, she was only transmitting her words privately and still preserving both sides' dignity.
Thus, Ye Jingcheng could not act overly arrogant either.
Although he felt that True Monarch Liu Yuan might be uncomfortable over having her prefecture taken away, the Liu Family's Celestial Pivot Prefecture had merely been acquired from the Jiang Family in the first place.
Ye Jingcheng therefore felt entirely at ease. Moreover, before Jiang Daorong had departed that day, he had promised that if Ye Jingcheng could reclaim Celestial Pivot Prefecture, he could give him a pair of Evergreen Whisker Carp.
The sole condition was that the Ye Family could not sell Azure Dragon Brew or Evergreen Whisker Carp in Southern Wilderness State in the future.
The moment he heard this, Ye Jingcheng had actually understood something. The Jiang Family's Evergreen Whisker Carp were likely far more numerous than this; they were merely using scarcity to whet the market's appetite.
But upon closer thought, that was perfectly normal. If Evergreen Whisker Carp were truly so scarce, would Jiang Daorong have been willing to bring out so much wine?
It probably would not