"Go upstairs first."
With a mixture of coaxing and trickery, Lin Shuguang got Lin Xiaoxi upstairs.
"Be more careful next time you come." Lin Shuguang spoke quietly to Silver Seraph, then headed toward an unoccupied spot off to one side, also ensuring he could rush to Lin Xiaoxi at any moment if anything happened.
After a moment of silence, Silver Seraph followed him.
The look in that little girl's eyes just now had almost made him think his wings were going to be torn off by force. Fortunately, Lin Shuguang had intervened in time to prevent that disaster.
"..."
He followed silently behind Lin Shuguang.
Silver Seraph seemed not to have recovered from what had just happened.
Given his exalted status, everyone in the organization lowered their heads at the sight of him, not daring to look him in the eye. Who would ever approach him with wide, blinking eyes like Lin Shuguang's sister and then grab his wings... The fact that a little girl could actually grab his wings was bizarre enough!!!
Before long, the two reached a pavilion off to one side.
"So, what did you want to see me about?" Lin Shuguang asked casually, sitting on a stone stool.
Only then did Silver Seraph come to his senses. "I reported your matter to the higher-ups. We can't give you a Hundred Resonances-level Martial Artist Cultivation Method. That's core material, unless you become a core member of our organization. But I'm sure you understand that being a core member isn't just something you say."
Lin Shuguang's expression remained unchanged. Since the other man could say this, it naturally meant he had an alternative ready. Wasn't that how negotiations worked? Each side named a price they considered appropriate. So he listened quietly, without interrupting in humiliated anger simply because