All of a sudden, Ye Wucan closed his eyes deeply.
Only after a long while did he open them again and say, "This manor lord can agree to you for now, but you must remain in Willow Leaf Holy Manor. I must first seek an answer from Murong Jianyun."
He had finally thought it through. With layer upon layer of pressure bearing down on him, he had no choice but to compromise with Sikong Jing.
But he needed to know Murong Jianyun's true attitude toward Sikong Jing.
Only if Murong Jianyun was willing to genuinely cooperate could they be assured of withstanding Dragon Controlling Mountain's all-out assault.
Only if Murong Jianyun truly valued the Overlord Soul heir would they have the confidence to proceed.
But before that, the Overlord Soul heir had to remain under their control. Only then, should anything happen, could they advance or retreat in proper order.
For instance, if Dragon Controlling Mountain came to kill them, yet the Tyrant Heaven Chamber of Commerce failed to arrive...
Then they could hand the Overlord Soul heir over and try talking things over with Dragon Controlling Mountain, while also finding ways at any time to force the Overlord Soul heir to hand over his possessions...
Following Ye Wucan's decision, everyone turned to look at Sikong Jing again.
Sikong Jing smiled and spoke indifferently. "No problem. But I need a public betrothal. Only once the betrothal is completed will I hand the Overlord Soul Hundred-Man Army-Slaying Formation over to you..."
"As for the things belonging to the Primal Heaven Map, we can continue discussing those later."
Ye Wuzhi, Su Zhenglong, and the others were somewhat surprised by Sikong Jing's decision. He had actually agreed to remain in Willow Leaf Holy Manor for the time being?
Sikong Jing merely gave them