[Title: The Broken Temple Has Immortals, Chapter 25: Flush with Cash. Author: Snow Fills the Forest.]
With safety assured, there was no longer any danger. This was the perfect time to do business. Why sneak away?
Zhang Bancheng ran the figures in his head, then said to Tang Changsheng in delight, "I owe all this to you, Mage. Would you be willing to become an attendant of my household?
"No, no, not an attendant. What I mean is, I'd give you thirty percent of the profits from all my business. How does that sound?"
Tang Changsheng was startled. Thirty percent of the profits was no small sum!
He understood. Zhang Bancheng still worried despite having the Peace Talisman, so he wanted to pull Master Tang aboard his own ship.
"Ordinary gold and silver are of no use to me," Tang Changsheng said.
Zhang Bancheng smiled. "What you may not know, Mage, is that my business is substantial. We often have the chance to sail to the Sea Market. The Bright Pearl and White Jade I gave you last time came from there..."
The implication was clear: even if Tang Changsheng was a cultivator, Zhang Bancheng could obtain resources he needed.
In this Immortal Realm, immortals and mortals had close ties. Many things used by immortals existed in abundance among mortals, without such a deep divide between them.
Tang Changsheng thought it over. "In that case, I'll be shameless and accept!"
Zhang Bancheng breathed a sigh of relief. Shameless was exactly what I wanted. If you'd been too modest to accept, I'd be in trouble!
Tang Changsheng, however, knew he could never have accepted such benefits on his own. If Zhang Bancheng truly ran into trouble, Tang Changsheng would have no way to step in and resolve it.
But Master Tang