Gong Lince, upon receiving the report, did not immediately agree. Though he had already made up his mind, he still asked the other Elders for their opinions.
The other party's demands were fairly reasonable. They had people and property as collateral, and quite a few of them were Yuan Gang's and Guan Fangyi's trusted subordinates. They would not simply abandon them.
Even if they did abandon them, trading one flying mount for the legitimate acquisition of other flying mounts would not be a loss.
The Elders' opinion was to agree, and Gong Lince accepted their view.
When that disciple appeared again, he gave Mo Lingxue a slight nod. Understanding at once, Mo Lingxue seemed to have made up her mind. She turned and said, "Fine, I'll make an exception this once." She pointed at the writing materials held by a disciple nearby, indicating that they should draw up a written agreement.
Yuan Gang started to step forward, but Guan Fangyi reached out and seized his arm. Yuan Gang turned to look at her, reading the question in her eyes: Are you really going to do this? Are you sure?
Yuan Gang grabbed her wrist, pulled her hand away, walked over to the writing materials, picked up the brush, wrote out the agreement, and affixed his seal.
Mo Lingxue raised her chin toward Guan Fangyi again. "Since the two of you are leaving, Matchmaker might as well affix her seal to the agreement too."
Guan Fangyi was still hesitating when Yuan Gang urged, "Time is limited. Hurry up."
At this point, she could only trust Yuan Gang. Guan Fangyi stepped forward and affixed her seal to the agreement.
After taking the agreement and examining it, Mo Lingxue smiled in satisfaction. She put it away, personally accompanied the two of them, and