338: Royal children

Jin Jiuzhou's words made Zhou Luo fall into deep thought.

Originally, he thought that the high-level personnel sent by Tianxia Tavern would be an ordinary person in charge, at least lower than Jin Jiuzhou.

In that case, he might be able to continue cooperating with Tianxia Tavern long-term based on his relationship with Jin Jiuzhou.

But now, someone whom even Jin Jiuzhou had to be respectful towards suddenly intervened.

Then things became a bit tricky.

He returned to the main building, sat upright in the main seat, his brows slightly furrowed.

From the current perspective, the most important thing is Tianxia Tavern's view of him.

Currently, the industries they cooperated on have clearly become sought-after in the Immortal City, with annual profits calculated in the hundreds of thousands.

Precisely because of this, who knows how many people are secretly coveting them.

If it hadn't been for Jin Jiuzhou and the Tianxia Tavern behind him before, this industry wouldn't have grown so large.

Now that Tianxia Tavern has sent someone with such great authority, could it be that they want to monopolize these industries?

If that's truly the case, then he must cut his losses in time.

When he first cooperated with Tianxia Tavern, Zhou Luo had anticipated this outcome.

Now that so many years have passed, he has also made a lot of profit.

Before his strength here has risen, it is still not advisable to contend with a major power like Tianxia Tavern, which has the background of the Fiery Cloud Royal Family.

If possible, he would resolutely choose to give up these industries.

Just as Zhou Luo was anxiously contemplating these matters, the next day, the new person in charge of Tianxia Tavern sent someone to convey a message, asking to see him.

Zhou Luo changed into a green long gown, hid a soft armor inside, and after being almost fully armed, headed straight towards Tianxia Tavern.

As soon as he appeared, he was directly welcomed into the tavern's person-in-charge room.

Standing at the door of the room, his face was serious, his expression solemn.

"Come in."

A leisurely, indifferent female voice came from within the room, sounding like it warned strangers away.

The servant responsible for guiding cautiously pushed open a side door, making a gesture of invitation.

Zhou Luo's eyes flickered slightly, and he stepped in.

He would take whatever came his way; he wanted to see what the other party truly wanted.

A moment later, he entered the room.

Before him, what met his eyes was a woman wearing a snow-white long dress. Her features were proper and exquisite, her skin fair as snow, her beautiful hair shining brilliantly in the sunlight, and her eyes and brows possessed an unspeakable beauty.

She sat there, like a blooming white lotus, to be admired from afar but not to be trifled with.

Her beautiful eyes looked over; in those cold eyes, no emotion could be felt.

Zhou Luo stood there, neither humble nor arrogant, his expression calm, and nodded in greeting.

Given his current status and position, he didn't need to perform a great bow before a Foundation Establishment Realm Cultivator.

That's right, the woman before him was just a Foundation Establishment Realm Cultivator. It was only because she held an Elder token that she made Jin Jiuzhou run off dejectedly.

"You are Zhou Luo?" the woman asked indifferently.

"Yes, Daoist friend, may I know why you sought me?" Zhou Luo said gently.

He couldn't appear too respectful; that would only make people think he was easy to bully, which would be unfavorable for the subsequent conversation.

"My name is Long Yunshuang," the woman said in an understated tone.

However, these words, upon reaching Zhou Luo's ears, were like stirring up a thousand waves.

A hint of surprise flashed across his face, and a layer of shock appeared in his deep eyes.

Because he remembered that the Fire Cloud Country's Royal Family seemed to have the surname Long.

The other party was actually a Royal Family descendant.

No wonder she possessed Tianxia Tavern's Elder token.

In an instant, Zhou Luo suddenly had the idea of unconditionally handing over all industries and then retreating completely.

With the other party's background, he had absolutely no capital to contend with them.

As the actual controllers of Fire Cloud Country, the Fiery Cloud Royal Family is truly a top-tier power.

It is dominant in the Central Continent's great city, controlling six major continents with its own power. It has countless Nascent Soul experts under its command, and even supreme experts in the Refining Void Realm.

It can be said that in Fire Cloud Country, the Fiery Cloud Royal Family is the Master of all powers.

Anyone who comes from here, no matter where they are placed, is a highly respected existence that no one dares to provoke.

Not to mention Azure Origin Sect, even the largest Sect in the Golden Cloud Domain is not qualified to contend with the Fiery Cloud Royal Family.

It's just that because the Fiery Cloud Royal Family has many collateral branches, not all Royal Family descendants possess such great influence.

Looking at Long Yunshuang, she should not be a direct descendant of the Royal Family.

If she were a direct descendant, there would be no need for her to come here at all.

For a moment, countless thoughts surfaced in Zhou Luo's mind.

And among these thoughts, what he could be sure of was that the white-dressed woman before him was not easy to provoke.

Long Yunshuang just quietly watched him.

"Manager Long, may I know if there is anything you need to instruct?"

Zhou Luo's tone became more respectful, but he wasn't intimidated by the other party's identity.

Because he understood very clearly that since the other party's background was so vast, whatever he did would be meaningless. It would be better to maintain his original demeanor and see what the other party truly wanted to do.

Long Yunshuang's heart stirred slightly; she felt that the person before her was quite composed.

She asked calmly, "Zhou Alchemist, do you still wish to continue cooperating?"

Her main purpose for coming to Qingyuan City this time was actually to "gain experience".

If she could achieve something here, her future promotion in Tianxia Tavern would be faster.

Therefore, before this, she had to ensure that the person cooperating with Tianxia Tavern would not feign compliance while acting contrary, deceiving those above and below.

After all, she was air-dropped here; she didn't know many things about this place.

That's why she was annoyed that Jin Jiuzhou, the former person in charge, was still here. As for seeking out Zhou Luo, it was naturally to ensure that the cooperation between them could continue.

Facing these words, Zhou Luo said seriously, "Everything still depends on Manager Long."

These words made Long Yunshuang very satisfied. She stared at the other party and slowly spoke.

"Our cooperation can continue, but the content of the cooperation needs to be changed."

Before coming, she had already roughly understood the situation here.

She was very clear that if they separated from Zhou Luo and his people, these industries might still continue to be profitable, but the profits would definitely decrease.

This was not what she wanted to see.

Since that was the case, they definitely had to maintain cooperation for the time being.

"May I know how Manager Long intends to proceed?" Zhou Luo asked.

The meaning in the other party's words was very clear; he was more curious about what the other party wanted to do.

"Yield another two points of profit," Long Yunshuang said directly.

Zhou Luo's eyes flashed, and he roughly guessed the other party's thoughts.

It was nothing more than wanting to achieve results here, just like Jin Jiuzhou.

And the best way to achieve results was naturally to squeeze him, their cooperation partner.

"Of course, but what does Manager Long plan to compensate?" Zhou Luo retorted.

He had already calculated that the other party would not casually break the cooperation.

Therefore, with the roles reversed, he had to strive for a shred of benefit within the permissible range.

Long Yunshuang raised her eyes and looked at him.

She didn't expect the other party would actually plan to haggle.

"What do you want?"