"Hello, Lu Lin. It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Can Ming, one of Lord of Jingzhe's subordinates. You can call me Can Ming."
Can Ming was a middle-aged man who looked rather ferocious, though his large belly undermined the fearsome air on his face.
Lu Lin wasn't especially pleased by Can Ming's arrival. After all, Lord of Jingzhe had bought him.
Still, there was no need to take it out on him. It had been Lord of Long Xing who traded him away. Even if Lu Lin hated anyone for it, he wouldn't vent his anger on someone who valued him.
"Lord Can Ming."
"Lu Lin pays his respects to Lord Can Ming. Thank you for Lord of Jingzhe's high regard."
Lu Lin spoke neither humbly nor arrogantly. He didn't try to draw closer, but he didn't deliberately keep his distance, either.
Can Ming could naturally sense how Lu Lin felt.
He understood.
But Can Ming was worthy of being someone Lord of Jingzhe had sent. He was a consummate diplomat.
"Lu Lin, Lord of Jingzhe couldn't come meet you this time, but he values you no less for it."
"This is a gift from Lord of Jingzhe. Please accept it."
Can Ming took a manual from his Storage Ring. "This contains the fourth through sixth levels of the Soul Whisper Curse. Lord of Jingzhe secured all of them for you. As for the final three levels, the seventh through ninth, even Lord of Jingzhe couldn't obtain them. You'll have to work hard and get them yourself someday."
"This is the Iron Dragon Body Refining Art. Its value is at least twenty times that of the Great Grade Innate Art you're cultivating now. You can try practicing it later. It definitely won't disappoint you."
"This Storage Ring contains the