"How could I trust that you can retrieve those things?" Yue Hongyan did not want anything more to do with Lin Shen, yet she desperately wanted to turn and leave.
But the allure of the Book of Fate and the Netherworld Marriage Great Technique was simply too great, rooting her feet in place.
"You don't have to trust me." Lin Shen truly had no way to prove it.
"Bring the things back. Once I see them, we can talk again," Yue Hongyan said after a moment of thought.
"There's nothing to discuss. Retrieving the Book of Fate carries too great a risk. Success or failure, I get my reward first. I can give you the Netherworld Marriage Great Technique as a deposit then," Lin Shen said.
"How do I know you won't go back on your word after taking the reward?" Yue Hongyan asked.
"You don't have to trust me either. Let's just pretend I never brought this up and leave it at that. Thank you for your hospitality, but I won't be staying for the meal. We can contact each other again if anything comes up." As Lin Shen spoke, he prepared to rise and leave.
"Wait." Yue Hongyan's expression flickered uncertainly. Seeing that Lin Shen truly intended to leave without the slightest hesitation, she gritted her teeth and stopped him.
"What else does Yue Grandmaster need?" Lin Shen turned back and asked.
"Sit down first. There is something I want to ask you." Yue Hongyan's feelings were incredibly complicated at that moment.
If Lin Shen had merely been an ordinary person, she would not have cared about any of this. But she knew that he was not only the Pavilion Master of the Central Sky Star Region Pavilion, but had also recently carried out a patrol mission in