After seeing Huang Xiao's expression, Yin Huju gave a wry smile and said, "So this matter is very simple. It's just that none of us really thought anyone would hand over the Jade Slip after obtaining it. But we all forgot that Liu Chongming isn't a member of any Great Power. He has no backing, and on his own, he simply cannot protect a treasure like this. Handing over the Jade Slip might be a good choice. As long as he isn't too greedy, the Great Powers might agree to some of his conditions."
Huang Xiao fell silent for a moment. What Yin Huju had said had not occurred to him either.
Now that he heard Yin Huju put it that way, he felt it made perfect sense.
Liu Chongming was only at the Half-Step Martial Realm. Holding on to the Jade Slip was courting death.
The wise course was to hand over the Jade Slip in exchange for benefits. As long as his demands were not too outrageous, those Great Powers would probably agree.
Of course, this could not be a private transaction. Otherwise, what did a mere Half-Step Martial Realm practitioner amount to before those powers? They could kill him with a casual flick of the hand.
In that case, he had to make a public stir over it.
Only by making it known to everyone would those powers have to consider their reputations, even if they wanted to strike underhandedly during the transaction.
Besides, as long as Liu Chongming's demands were not excessive, those powers would not necessarily insist on killing him.
"Have you found out who Liu Chongming plans to give the Jade Slip to?" Huang Xiao asked.
"That's the key," Yin Huju said. "For now, Liu Chongming has only spread the word. He hasn't said