It was not that he could not keep his cool. After observing Purple Gold Cave's words and actions, he understood clearly that Purple Gold Cave had made up its mind to take a bite this time. His earlier plan to settle things on the strength of goodwill was no longer something he could count on. There was no point in wasting more breath and going in circles.
What they needed to face now was how to resolve the problem while minimizing their losses.
However, his bluntness made Gong Lince somewhat reluctant to make his appetite look too ugly. Seizing someone else's weak point to extort them required a fig leaf, and for the moment, it was not easy for him to name a price outright.
To put it nicely, if you wanted to shake someone down, you needed justification. Otherwise, Skyfire Cult was not made up of dead men. If you could make trouble without reason, they could turn around and do the same to Purple Gold Cave's disciples.
"Elder Niu, you are directly involved. What do you think of Sect Master Yuwen's words?" Gong Lince suddenly tossed the question to Niu Youdao. Niu Youdao wanted twenty percent, so he assumed Niu Youdao would want to ask for as high a price as possible.
To put it bluntly, he hoped Niu Youdao would be the one to open his jaws like a lion, using Niu Youdao as a buffer and fig leaf before stepping in himself to mediate and profit.
Niu Youdao was somewhat surprised. He had come prepared to listen quietly and behave himself, intending not to utter a word. He had not expected Gong Lince to call on him.
He was no fool. How could he fail to understand Gong Lince's intention? He would not play the villain