Volume Four: Buddha Saves No One, Only I, the Demon, Deliver Them - This Is One Huge Misunderstanding (Part One)

The haggling went on for three days. Luo Qian reckoned the Old Roughworker must have finished converting the building and villa into Immortal Jade residences by now, so he decided it was time to bring the negotiations onto a formal footing.

Making things formal did not mean revealing his bottom line. That would put him at a disadvantage in the negotiations. He continued with his plan for the talks.

"Senior, our plan is for the two of us to develop Jade Clarity Heaven together. We'll clear out those parasites, and that work will count as our stake in the project. You'll contribute half the land they control in Jade Clarity Heaven and receive an equal stake. Once they're gone, we'll each put up half the funding to develop that land and split the profits equally."

Over the past few days of talks, Yao Shu and his daughter had gained some understanding of these business terms from the Lower Realm.

"Impossible!" Before Yao Shu could speak, Yao Siyu slammed the table and sprang up. "That land all belongs to the Yao Family. What gives you the right to take half?" Luo Qian said evenly, "If you don't clear out those parasites, you'll only be its owners in name."

"But your price is far too high. You want us to hand over half our land? There's no bargain that good in the Immortal Realm."

Luo Qian looked at Yao Shu. "What do you think, Senior?" Yao Shu turned to lecture his daughter. "Young people shouldn't be so impulsive..." Luo Qian cursed inwardly. That old fox is quite skilled at pointing at the mulberry tree to curse the locust.

"We can discuss the plan further. But what exactly do you intend to develop?" Yao Shu asked. "We'll build Immortal Mansions on the land