"Keep it stable at thirty percent. It won't go any lower." Lu Xiaotian reported a pill-formation rate that was slightly above normal, yet still reasonable.
"Good. How should we contact you afterward?"
"Once you receive the spiritual materials, hand them to Che Da and Che Er." Lu Xiaotian spoke.
"Che Da and Che Er are quite strong, but if someone with ulterior motives starts watching them, trouble could easily arise." Dong Feng frowned. Although he very much wanted to reach an agreement with Lu Xiaotian, having the fire corpses handle the exchange of the spiritual materials was simply too risky. If too many of the materials inexplicably went missing, he would be unable to escape responsibility.
"The fire corpses are in the open. My people are in the shadows." Lu Xiaotian spoke evenly.
"Good. That puts my mind at ease." Dong Feng nodded. The two of them agreed on how they would conduct the exchanges from then on, and after settling the timing, they went their separate ways.
"Husband, are you all right?" Wu Xiuli hurried over when she saw Dong Feng return.
"I'm fine. Fortunately, he meant us no harm. Otherwise, it would have been a real headache." Only after returning did Dong Feng finally let out a long breath.
"There are so many of us, and only one of him. Could we really be afraid of him?" The deer demon said incredulously.
"All right. It's not often that someone can slip away right under this old man's nose and even turn the tables on a tail." Wu Weixin tried to smooth things over, and the group returned to the Disorderly Green Ruins.
Only after they had returned to their lodgings, and the deer demon and the others had left, did the seemingly relaxed expression on Wu Weixin's face