Hearing Zhang Yu say he wanted to raise the price, Su Lengyou's eyes flashed with understanding. Instead, she felt that Zhang Yu's behavior was much more normal this way.
Kuang Tianqing's gaze also shifted, and he sighed inwardly. Heh heh... looks like I was overthinking it. This is more like it. What cultivator climbs to the position of a Level 6 Sect Affairs Officer while still carrying all those naive notions from ancient times in his head?
So Kuang Tianqing said, "Then... what does Dao Lord Zhang want?"
Zhang Yu thought to himself, According to my persona, I should at least haggle over Le Mulan's sake. That would satisfy their expectations and make things seem more reasonable, right?
Hearing Kuang Tianqing's response, Zhang Yu continued, "I want two of the Evil Gods like the last batch."
Hearing that the other party wanted to double the reward in a single breath, Kuang Tianqing frowned slightly, but still nodded. "I don't have the authority to decide that. I'll need to ask those above..."
Zhang Yu stated his second condition. "I also require half the payment in advance."
Kuang Tianqing immediately rejected it. "Impossible!"
Zhang Yu insisted, "I'm taking enormous risks by doing this. And it may fail. Surely I can't take such a huge risk and get nothing if it fails? Half the reward must be paid to me in advance."
Seeing Kuang Tianqing about to argue further, Zhang Yu waved a hand. "Just report my demands. Your superiors will agree." Kuang Tianqing hesitated for a moment, but seeing the serious expression on Zhang Yu's face, he did as instructed.
Zhan Xian nodded inwardly. "Not bad. Le Mulan is of vital importance to the current Reincarnation Group. If we raise the price appropriately, they should agree."
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