"Fellow Daoist Li, I appreciate your offer of such a generous discount."
"But I have done nothing to deserve it, so I cannot accept. Let us follow your shop's rules. I will not pay a single spirit stone less."
"Then I will leave the Azure Flood Dragon Halberd in your hands. I will return to collect it in seven days, Fellow Daoist."
"I hope you will not disappoint me, Fellow Daoist Li!"
Liu Yu spoke calmly.
He had no shortage of a hundred or so spirit stones now. He had invoked his identity as a member of the Primordial Yang Sect to dispel any ulterior motives this man might harbor, not to gain some petty advantage.
"Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Liu. This Azure Flood Dragon Halberd will be restored to its original condition. I stake the reputation of the Li Family Refinery on it!"
"Simply come to collect it in seven days, Fellow Daoist!"
Hearing that he would not need to give a discount, Li Qiu immediately warmed to him, then gave his assurance in a loud voice.
"Naturally, I have complete faith in your decades of expertise in Artifact Refining, Fellow Daoist Li."
Liu Yu spoke mildly, then his voice turned cold as he shifted the conversation to his own demand:
"However, I have one more request. I hope you can fulfill it, Fellow Daoist."
"For certain reasons, I do not wish anyone else to learn that this spirit artifact is being repaired here."
"Let this matter remain between you and me. No third person must know."
"Do you understand, Fellow Daoist Li?"
As he spoke, Liu Yu narrowed his eyes slightly and stared into the other man's eyes, his gaze carrying the killing intent born of countless acts of slaughter.
Li Qiu had decent spiritual root aptitude and,