PS: This chapter is an extra update in gratitude for reader Xun Xie's 30,000 Qidian coin reward (3/3).
Ye Xianmao's refusal had been within Su Xin's expectations, but the man's attitude was seriously problematic.
Su Xin secretly shook his head. No wonder Medicine King Valley's elders had handed the position of successor to Sun Buhai, who was younger than Ye Xianmao. It was not merely because of their attainments in the Dao of alchemy, but also because of their methods, scheming, and other such qualities.
Ye Xianmao was far too blunt and rigid. Medicine King Valley was clearly the weaker side right now. Su Xin had brought enough people to wipe out Medicine King Valley, yet this man still dared to take such a hardline stance. Was he courting death?
Even if Su Xin would not destroy Medicine King Valley due to certain concerns, if this attitude truly enraged him, then the outcome would be anyone's guess.
Had Sun Buhai been the Valley Lord instead, even if he had been unwilling to hand over the Spirit-Condensing Flower, he would at least have phrased things more tactfully.
Su Xin said flatly, "Valley Lord Ye, to put it bluntly, the Imperial Court is determined to obtain this Spirit-Condensing Flower. If I have come today and you still refuse to give it to me, then what awaits you in the future may well be the Imperial Court's armies.
"Besides, we are not here to rob you. I said I would exchange something for it. Take a look at what I have brought before you speak."
Ye Xianmao anxiously glanced into the valley. Why had that person not arrived yet? But Su Xin was so aggressive before him that he could only prepare to play along with him for the time being.
Yet just