67: Chapter 67 He's the Only One

Supervisor Song shuddered and stammered, "Ki—killed? You, you killed... him?"

"The body is at the Security Bureau. The case is closed," Ming Yueguang said.

Supervisor Song became even more panicked.

At this moment, Li Yu spoke up, "Why did you kill him?"

"He stole a book of mine and prepared to flee the country. After I stopped him, he tried to use the book to threaten me, so I had no choice but to kill him." The female CEO looked at Li Yu with an innocent expression, a hint of subtle grievance in her peach-blossom eyes.

Of course, that might have been Li Yu's imagination.

He didn't pay too much attention to it. After all, it wasn't him who died, and there was a warning from the past. At worst, he would just be more careful in the future and avoid touching the female CEO's ancient books.

Supervisor Song had once said that this female CEO's strength was even greater than the Guardian of Ningyang City. A book that could cause such a powerful urban figure to abandon her company to retrieve it...

Its value was higher than hundreds of his own lives.

"Very well, I accept the position," Li Yu said. "What about the compensation?"

"The compensation for a Senior Cultivator is generally a million-dollar annual salary, plus a 50% order commission, with two assistants and one Guardian. Is that correct?"

"Yes, President," Special Assistant Yang replied.

Ming Yueguang nodded and looked at Li Yu, her brows slightly furrowed. "You have just become a Senior Cultivator, and you are ridiculously young. You surely cannot compare to a Senior Cultivator in terms of cultivating elites."

Li Yu didn't speak, but he understood in his heart that this was an attempt to lower his compensation.

Supervisor Song had not yet recovered from his shock.

Special Assistant Yang, however, looked calm. She felt there was no issue with this; after all, even though Li Yu had passed the Senior certification, his age destined that his experience could not compare to other Senior Cultivators.

It was normal to lower the compensation a bit.

"I have an idea!"

Ming Yueguang suddenly thought of something and clapped her hands. Her hands were slender and fair, painted with ice-blue nail polish, looking very soft and beautiful, which caught Li Yu's attention.

Ming Yueguang smiled, a flash of craftiness in her eyes, and said, "I think this compensation is not suitable for you. Based on your situation, I will give you a 3 million annual salary, plus a 70% commission. The assistants and Guardian remain the same. What do you think?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Special Assistant Yang was stunned, and Li Yu was also dumbfounded, unable to react for quite a while.

Wait, do you hear what you are saying?

That's not how you negotiate compensation, is it?

Is this reverse psychology?

Doing the opposite?

"Well? You still haven't answered me." Ming Yueguang leaned forward, looking like a girl next door, staring at Li Yu with curious eyes. The smile on her face even carried a hint of triumph from a successful prank.

In a daze, Li Yu looked at Ming Yueguang and felt that this person had become incredibly blurred, as if covered by a layer—no, several layers—of veils, making her impossible to fathom.

It wasn't until Ming Yueguang pressed him that Li Yu regained his senses. He gave a light cough and said, "I think this compensation is quite good."

"Then it's settled. Special Assistant Yang, write it down," Ming Yueguang clapped her hands.

"...Yes," Special Assistant Yang replied.

"Next is the second item: a reward," Ming Yueguang said. "You cleaned up the mess left by Xiao Tianci on the Eighth Floor and indirectly drove away a few troublesome people. You did a great job. I can give you a reward. Is there anything you want?"

"Yes!"

"What is it?"

"I want top-grade elemental spirit crystals, one of each element."

Li Yu looked serious.

The next evolution of the Silver Scale Bubble Fish requires various elemental spirit crystals. Currently, he only has the top-grade fire spirit crystal; the others are nowhere to be found.

Firstly, he had no money; secondly, he had no connections.

A single top-grade spirit crystal is worth over a million. That's just the theoretical price; in reality, considering market demand, the price is even higher.

The entire set would cost well over ten million. Relying solely on Li Yu's own salary, it would take several years to gather that many spirit crystals.

Neither Ming Yueguang nor Special Assistant Yang had expected Li Yu to make this request.

Special Assistant Yang said, "These items are extremely valuable. What do you need them for?"

Ming Yueguang didn't speak, but she also cast a curious gaze.

Perhaps it was just his imagination, but Li Yu felt that when this female CEO looked at him, that curiosity was genuine—a curiosity about all his information.

However, Li Yu didn't overthink it. He raised his hand and summoned the Silver Scale Bubble Fish, explaining, "My beast's next evolution requires top-grade spirit crystals of every element. Currently, I only have the top-grade fire spirit crystal, and I still need the others."

Special Assistant Yang watched the Silver Scale Bubble Fish swimming in mid-air, its eyes dull and so weak that it could be crushed with a light squeeze, and the corners of her mouth twitched slightly.

"Excellent evolution, using full-series top-grade spirit crystals..."

This isn't evolution; it's clearly burning money!

This is equivalent to installing a V12 engine into a Wuling Bingo. Are you sure it won't blow it up?

Moreover, the money to gather the full series of top-grade spirit crystals would be enough to raise a Lord-level beast.

Just as Special Assistant Yang was thinking about how to refuse Li Yu, Ming Yueguang's voice was faster than hers.

"Sure, no problem. Special Assistant Yang, write it down."

"President," Special Assistant Yang said helplessly, "This is an extremely irrational reward. The company has many high-quality beast eggs; I think..."

"Oh my, you are so long-winded. Being too long-winded will make you an old lady, you know."

"...Written down."

The atmosphere suddenly quieted down. Supervisor Song's heart beat faster involuntarily; he seemed even more nervous than Li Yu.

Special Assistant Yang also looked at Li Yu, her gaze sharp and scrutinizing.

Li Yu's expression became a bit more serious.

Everyone knew that only one last thing remained—their stance.

In fact, all the rewards, positions, and compensation were just groundwork, all serving this final stance.

If the stance is right, everything is easy to discuss.

If the stance is wrong...

What rewards? What positions? What compensation? They might all have to be changed.

Ming Yueguang stood up from her office chair and walked around the desk toward Li Yu. Halfway there, she slapped her forehead: "Oh right, the shoes..."

Just like when they said goodbye last night.

Ming Yueguang was wearing a pair of high heels made of frozen ice. Click, click, click, she arrived in front of Li Yu and looked at him with a smile. In her bright, jet-black eyes, there was no laziness, no craftiness, only pure desire and passion.

"Can you help me? I want to drive out those people who hold sinecures and let Bright Moon Company return to its former thriving state."

The two were very close.

A little over a foot away, Li Yu could even smell the faint fragrance drifting from Ming Yueguang's body and feel the breeze from her breath.

Whether Ming Yueguang didn't notice or not, her bending posture caused a flash of white between her snow-capped peaks to sway before Li Yu's eyes, and his blood immediately rushed to his head.

Who could withstand this!

Li Yu hurriedly looked away, but looking at the face so close at hand, his heart uncontrollably pounded.

"Mm... okay..."

Li Yu said somewhat unsteadily.

"Yay! That's great!"

Ming Yueguang cheered, her eyes squinting into crescent moons, filled with genuine joy.

...

After Li Yu and Supervisor Song left, the door closed.

Special Assistant Yang's expression immediately crumbled. She walked expressionlessly to Ming Yueguang, grabbed her clothes, lifted her up, and glared at her.

"You idiot, is that how you negotiate compensation? Actively increasing someone's compensation—are you afraid the company won't lose money?"

"And another thing, the full set of top-grade spirit crystals worth over ten million, you just gave them away like that! You could have at least given a rare beast egg! If the Chairman knows you spend money like this, he'll be furious!"

Ming Yueguang was dizzy from the panic, and with a fawning smile on her face, she said, "Good Xue'er, don't be excited. I have a hunch that he will definitely be worth more than the cost."

"Fine! Worth more than the cost. You are the President, I am just the assistant, I won't interfere." Special Assistant Yang put her hands on her hips and questioned, "What was that at the end? You even used a beauty trap. That flash of white—do you think I don't know you did it on purpose? If you don't explain clearly, I'll go and gouge out his eyes tonight."

Mentioning this, Ming Yueguang inexplicably lowered her head and smoothed her hair, covering her reddened earlobes.

Seeing her shy appearance, Special Assistant Yang was furious and pressed her again.

Only then did Ming Yueguang raise her head, her eyes carrying a strange light.

"You know my ability; I have never misjudged anyone, right?"

Special Assistant Yang was slightly stunned. As a long-time best friend and comrade-in-arms, she naturally knew about her sister's special ability.

"Alright, then tell me, what did you sense about this Li Yu?"

"Only him."

"What do you mean 'Only him'?"

"I don't know," Ming Yueguang looked at the ice-crystal high heels on her feet. "I only know the answer is 'Only him,' but why it is this way, why it must be him, I don't know. Whether it's that he is indispensable in terms of ability, or something else... I don't know."

"So that's why you tried every way to keep him."

"Yes!" Ming Yueguang's eyes were firm, carrying a meaning she herself hadn't even noticed, as she looked at Special Assistant Yang. "I want to solve this answer."