"What opportunity, Qingwu?" The Taishang Sect Master asked expectantly.
She did not want to die, nor did she want to become Guanghan Palace's eternal sinner. If she had a choice, Ye Yingyue wanted neither.
I fear being crushed to pieces most of all, yet I still want to keep my innocence in the Human World.
Being willing to sacrifice their own saintess for the Laozi Inheritance did not mean the Taishang Sect Master did not love her sect. But loving the sect also did not mean she could calmly die for its lineage.
People were complicated creatures.
"Qin Sheng proposed four conditions." Yi Qingwu looked solemn.
I, Qin, clearly only made two demands. Altering my will so freely was nothing but gilding the lily!
"Four? Fine." The Taishang Sect Master felt they were all minor matters. Staying alive mattered more than anything.
"First, you must apologize to him and show sufficient sincerity."
The Taishang Sect Master understood the implication. They wanted compensation.
Pay it!
Guanghan Palace had an ancient inheritance, a long history, vast lands, and abundant resources. What could they not afford to compensate?
"I was the one who offended him first. It is only right that I offer restitution." Ye Yingyue nodded.
In truth, among the great sects of Ziwei and Beidou, when such things happened, the side in the wrong generally compensated the side in the right. Their strengths were usually comparable, after all, and no one would casually resort to war.
After the matter of the Immortal Mansion World ended, even when the atmosphere between Great Xia and Jiuli had become so tense, the two imperial dynasties had not truly gone to war.
"Given his background and fortune, ordinary treasures will never satisfy him," Yi Qingwu emphasized.
The Taishang Sect Master pondered it. That did make