"Impossible? Dragon Master Xiao, what are you thinking?" Ao Hong refused without hesitation. "How could West Sea Dragon Palace's Treasury possibly be given to you?"
"No, no..." Xiao Hua raised one finger and gently waved it. "This Xiao will not ask for all of West Sea Dragon Palace's Treasury. This Xiao only needs fifty percent!"
"Twenty percent..." Ao Hong immediately bargained, just like an old woman haggling over cabbages in a mortal marketplace.
"This Xiao's word carries the weight of nine tripods. If I said fifty percent, then it is fifty percent!" Xiao Hua declared decisively. "If I had intended to haggle with you, I would not have opened with fifty percent!"
"Thirty percent!" Ao Hong gritted his teeth. "Dragon Master Xiao, you simply do not know what thirty percent of West Sea Dragon Palace's Treasury represents!"
"Tch..." Xiao Hua snorted disdainfully. Pointing arrogantly at the Dongtian River Dragon race beyond the restriction, he said, "These dragons and Dragon descendants were entirely fostered by this Xiao's own hand. Do you think I do not know the state of West Sea Dragon Palace's Treasury? Besides, only with the West Sea Dragon Seat can you command the West Sea Dragon King. West Sea Dragon Palace's Treasury will be filled again sooner or later! But if you no longer have the West Sea Dragon Seat..."
Having said that much, Xiao Hua had no need to say anything further. Ao Hong knew how to weigh his choices.
"Fine!" Ao Hong narrowed his eyes and pondered for a moment before transmitting his voice. "This King agrees to exchange fifty percent of the treasury for the Dragon Seat. However... if Dragon Master can tell me news of the West Sea Fire Dragon Soul, this King is willing to offer another twenty percent!"
Xiao Hua smiled, his