After hearing Suijie's asking price, Wu Xinshan and Banerchan both agreed that he was making an outrageous demand. Even so, they also agreed that they should do everything they could to help him gather the resources.
In the secret chamber, Wu Xinshan said gravely, "In my opinion, one or two thousand Profound Yellow Beads is out of the question. Suijie is probably just naming an exorbitant price. We can bargain him down to five or six hundred, then add ten or twenty thousand Profound Yellow Essence. That should be enough."
Banerchan said, "Brother Wu is right. I agree. Even though Xu Yi is dead..."
"But evidence matters just as much. If we can't produce a shred of solid proof, who knows how many petty people will seize the chance to attack us?"
"After all, the three of us went through untold hardships to earn such a great merit. How could we not draw the envy of petty people?"
Chen Bingying's voice suddenly rose. "Let me see which bastard dares!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, his expression darkened. He truly hadn't considered that this might happen, but on second thought, there was indeed a very good chance it would.
Wu Xinshan said, "That's why we can't let the news of Xu Yi's death get out yet."
"First, we get the benefits and obtain that Ruyi Pearl from Suijie. Then everything will be settled."
"Even if petty people try to stir up trouble, they won't be able to."
Chen Bingying's eyes lit up. "That's a good idea. But we've already asked for quite a lot of resources. Now we're asking for even more. Without results, just talking won't be enough."
After a moment of silence, Banerchan said, "We've always had nothing but expenses and no results. It's only natural