"Fellow Daoist, four hundred Gold Essence Coins is no small sum."
The cultivator surnamed Liang held up two money pouches and looked at Xu Taiping with a beaming smile.
"Too little, far too little."
Xu Taiping waved his hand repeatedly, then held up three fingers and said:
"If you want me to act, it'll cost at least three thousand Gold Essence Coins."
At those words, the corner of the cultivator surnamed Liang's mouth could not help twitching.
"What, a sect as big as your Cloudview Palace can't even scrape together three thousand Gold Essence Coins?"
Xu Taiping spoke with a look of contempt.
The cultivator surnamed Liang forcibly suppressed his anger, then continued smiling as he spoke to Xu Taiping in a conciliatory tone:
"Fellow Daoist, Gold Essence Coins are far too precious. Only a few of our Cloudview Palace elders can produce that many at once. Please wait a moment. Once our elders arrive, they can discuss it with you."
Hearing this, Xu Taiping looked thoroughly unconvinced.
"Who knows whether your elders have three thousand Gold Essence Coins on them? Aren't you trying to snare a white wolf with empty hands? This deal is off!"
With that, he raised his fist force another notch.
Beneath that terrifying fist force, both the cultivator surnamed Liang and the cultivator surnamed Qin felt their hearts quake violently, once again relieved that they had not rashly fought Xu Taiping.
"You jest, Fellow Daoist. The elders arriving shortly are all attendants of the Nine Prefectures. Never mind the rewards for Nine Prefectures missions-their monthly salaries from the Nine Prefectures alone amount to at least nine hundred Gold Essence Coins. How could they not have three thousand?"
The cultivator surnamed Liang hurriedly explained to Xu Taiping.
Hearing this, Xu Taiping immediately felt reassured.
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