A Backup Plan

"What? You had already found someone willing to trade you Yougu Soft Gold Ore?" Upon hearing this, Uncle Ning Suxin's previously calm eyes flashed with surprise, unable to conceal the turmoil in his heart.

Uncle Ning Suxin had long heard of Yougu Soft Gold Ore. As a specialty of the Three-Ringed Golden Saber Sect, it had always been kept under strict guard by the sect. Though some had flowed out in previous years, the total amount had never been great. Especially recently, with Jiang Yukun's death, the confrontation between the Three-Ringed Golden Saber Sect and the Heavenly Sword Sect had reached a critical point where a great battle could break out at any moment. The Three-Ringed Golden Saber Sect's control over Yougu Soft Gold Ore was several times stricter than before.

Ye Tian needed a full hundred jin of Yougu Soft Gold Ore this time. Such an enormous quantity was not something just anyone could easily produce. What was more, Ye Tian had only decided today that he needed these materials, yet he had found someone to trade with by midnight. It was far too unexpected.

Uncle Ning Suxin's first reaction was that someone was setting a trap, deliberately using Yougu Soft Gold Ore as bait to lure Ye Tian away from the Heavenly Sword Sect with ill intent.

But when he looked again at Ye Tian's expression, Ye Tian was not flustered. He seemed to have had some confidence even before speaking. After calming down to think it over, Uncle Ning Suxin realized that, given Ye Tian's usual way of handling matters, Ye Tian could not possibly have failed to consider a possibility that even he could imagine. Yet under such circumstances, Ye Tian was still willing to believe that the other party would bring out Yougu Soft Gold