The Eldest Princess seemed to realize something and immediately shouted, "Lin Ke, you faithless scoundrel!"
"We agreed that I would pay you another three Spirit-Gathering Treasure Pearls after entering your Golden Wing Sect. Are you going back on your word now?"
Hearing this, Lin Ke looked at True Person Hanjiang. "You heard her. One princess is worth just four Spirit-Gathering Treasure Pearls."
"If your Illusionless Gu Sect wants to take her away, just give us treasures of equal value."
"As for a ceasefire, my sincerity is worth only one Spirit-Gathering Treasure Pearl."
"If we can't reach an agreement, we'll keep fighting."
"I don't mind collecting more blade spirits anyway."
Shi Yuan immediately stepped forward, sweeping his Black Spear. "If we kill the princess outright, you won't get anything. Why should we give you treasures?"
"What wishful thinking! At worst, we'll fight a bloody battle here until a victor emerges!"
Shi Yuan could let hot blood rush to his head, but True Person Hanjiang could not. At this moment, the True Lord of the Five Poisons was behind them, preparing for battle with the Imperial Clan.
And he merely wanted to use the power of the Spirit Stone Veins to increase the Illusionless Gu Sect's forces.
Fighting Lin Ke now until the fish died and the net broke was certainly not wise.
Besides, that idiot Lin Ke had yet to see through the Illusionless Gu Sect's intentions, and the men he had brought could not defeat Lin Ke's group anytime soon. Prolonging the battle would do no good.
What harm was there in letting them hop around for another couple of days? For now, he would find a way to make a trade or two and put out the flames of war. Later, as long as he found a way to