"my Witch Clan has lost this battle. We admit defeat. Whatever conditions you have, Fellow Daoist Qingfeng, please name them!"
Houtu raised a hand and blocked the Witch Clan cultivators and Human Race Allied Forces below from view, speaking with Qingfeng in private.
"Senior Houtu is refreshingly straightforward. In that case, I won't beat around the bush. My request is simple.
"As for Fellow Daoists Feng Bo and Yu Shi, I have no intention of humiliating them either. The Witch Clan may offer some Innate Spiritual Treasures and cultivation resources to ransom them back.
"Whatever Senior thinks they are worth, that is the ransom you may offer. I will not haggle over it."
Qingfeng's words were magnanimous, showing no intention of using Feng Bo and Yu Shi to threaten or extort the Witch Clan.
Yet this only made Houtu even more wary. This junior is very skilled at manipulating people's hearts.
Even for the sake of Feng Bo, Yu Shi, and the Witch Clan's reputation, Houtu could not possibly produce a pile of junk as ransom.
The ransom would necessarily have to match the status and standing of the two Quasi-Sages, Feng Bo and Yu Shi.
Although it seemed that Houtu held the initiative over the amount of the ransom, in reality, she had little room to maneuver.
But now that Qingfeng had given ground on the matter of Feng Bo and Yu Shi, Houtu would find it difficult to press him too hard over the Witch Clan cultivators and Chi You.
Could Houtu reject Qingfeng's goodwill?
She could hardly say, "Let's keep negotiating!"
Houtu looked at Qingfeng expressionlessly.
"Rest assured, Fellow Daoist. The Witch Clan will not let you suffer a loss.
"What price must my Witch Clan pay for you to release Chi You and the remaining Witch