Li Lan pondered for a moment before replying:
"Hehe, Elder Zou flatters me. This junior is merely scraping out a living."
"Besides, Manager Lu has treated me well, and working at Mirror Snow Pavilion has been quite good."
"And Mirror Snow Pavilion is also a member of your Trading Alliance, is it not?"
Li Lan smiled, his tone exceedingly tactful.
Upon hearing this, Zou Pinghai wore a smile that did not reach his eyes, revealing no hint of anything amiss. He got straight to the point and said:
"Actually, This Old Man has come this time on a personal matter. I wish to invite you to become a guest elder of my Zou Family and cultivate some high-grade Spirit Plants for this clan."
"As for the terms, they will be double what Mirror Snow Pavilion offers you. And if you have any other requests, you may raise them as well."
After hearing him out, Li Lan merely considered it briefly before tactfully declining. "Many thanks for Elder Zou's kind regard."
"However, this junior has already made an agreement with Manager Lu and signed a contract to farm land for Mirror Snow Pavilion for thirty years. During that period, I cannot join any other force. I fear I must disappoint Elder Zou."
Zou Pinghai frowned upon hearing this. He had not expected such an agreement between them, so he asked:
"Hehe! Then what if This Old Man can persuade Manager Lu?"
"Would you be willing on your end?"
Li Lan had not expected the other party to be so persistent. The meaning of refusal in his words had already been quite clear.
"This..."
Though Li Lan was now a Tier 3 Spirit Plant Grandmaster, he still did not dare offend this high-ranking elder of the Myriad Paths Trading Alliance.
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