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Inside a quiet room at Wu Manor, Wu Zunyuan and Xun Min were drinking together. Several exquisitely prepared delicacies sat upon the smooth Jade Stone table, while You Shuren reported the results of the negotiations with the Meng Family.

"Hmm, that brat from the Meng Family really is the sort who won't let go until he sees the rabbit. He's cost us dearly!"

Wu Zunyuan's expression was rather unsightly. Of the two gift lists, the resources on the first had mostly been carved out from assets under his own family's name. Over the past few days, he had endured no small amount of grumbling from the old fellows, and even his children had voiced strong objections, leaving him thoroughly vexed.

Likewise, the Eight-Armed Asura Painting on the second gift list had been taken from his own family's treasure vault.

Fortunately, the visualization method and fist art within had already been sorted out. Although the inheritance of divine intent was missing, making it impossible to ascend to the heavens in a single step, it had not truly been lost.

Xun Min's expression was no better. The rest was one thing, but the Moon Essence Dew was an important resource he had used to cultivate connections and build a network for his future control over the family's great authority. Yet he had no choice but to hand it over to quell the Meng Family's fury. Naturally, he was unwilling and resentful, and he found his disaster-courting dead son even more loathsome.

Yet before the two could breathe a sigh of relief, You Shuren revealed Meng Zhao's first condition.

Wu Zunyuan had no real objection to it, nor did he spare it much thought. After all, it was something Meng Zhao had asked the Xun Family to do; it had nothing to do