Chapter 63 The Outcome of the Private Settlement

"One hundred thousand!" Patriarch Chen Sheng said, squinting his eyes. "Yun Bai, I will give you one hundred thousand Spirit Stones. I only want Chen Qiang; Li Pazi is already dead! Let this matter end here. Give my Chen Family some Face as well. An apology is fine, but forget about the kowtowing."

"Heh, does the Patriarch of the Chen Family not understand human speech? I already said, the two of them are a package deal, five hundred thousand. Not a single cent less, and they cannot be separated." Yun Bai coldly glanced at Chen Qiang and Li Pazi. "Otherwise, you can just wait and watch your precious Chen Qiang suffer endlessly in prison!"

At this moment, Chen Qiang and Li Pazi were already drenched in sweat. Under the pressure of Yun Bai's cultivation, both of them had turned deathly pale.

"Fine, fine, fine." Patriarch Chen Sheng glanced at Li Pazi from the corner of his eye, his gaze fierce, as if he wanted to devour someone.

Li Pazi shuddered violently, nearly falling over on the spot.

"Yun Bai!" Chen Yuan shouted from the side. "Yun Bai, during this time we have all received the mission to clear out the Cang Plains. In any case, we can be considered semi-comrades. Give me some Face, let's both take a step back. We will give you three hundred thousand! Chen Qiang will apologize to you and kowtow three times!"

"Three hundred thousand..." Yun Bai tapped his fingers lightly against the tabletop, as if deep in thought.

Although Yun Bai appeared calm on the surface, he was actually ecstatic inside.

Three hundred thousand! With these three hundred thousand in hand, it meant he was only five hundred and forty thousand away from acquiring the soul-stabilizing pill!

He couldn't push the Chen Family too hard; it was time to stop while he was ahead, Yun Bai thought.

"Three hundred thousand... fine. But as for these one hundred kowtows, there is no room for negotiation on this matter." Yun Bai leaned back in his chair and said indifferently without even lifting his eyelids.

"You are leaving absolutely no dignity at all," Chen Yuan spat out through gritted teeth.

The private room then fell into a long silence, the air so oppressive it felt as if it were about to solidify.

"Creak." The sound of the private room door opening broke the silence.

A person entered the private room and whispered a few words into Chen Yuan's ear. After Chen Yuan heard them, the person repeated them to Patriarch Chen Sheng.

"A variable?" Yun Bai had not heard the content of the person's whisper.

Patriarch Chen Sheng glanced obscurely at Du San and Captain Zeng Fu beside Yun Bai, then said in a low voice: "Fine, my Chen Family, I, Chen Sheng, agree to your conditions."

He stood up, took a stack of Spirit Banknotes from his Storage Pouch, and walked over to Supervisor Zhou Shengtai and Commander Yang: "Supervisor Zhou, Commander Yang, these are the Spirit Banknotes for three hundred thousand Spirit Stones. As the intermediaries, please verify their authenticity."

Supervisor Zhou Shengtai took them, looked at them, and then handed them to General Yang Cang. General Yang Cang looked up and glanced at Patriarch Chen Sheng, and when no one was paying attention, they exchanged an extremely subtle look.

General Yang Cang said indifferently: "Hmm, there is no problem with these notes."

"Many thanks to you both." After thanking them, Patriarch Chen Sheng turned around and scolded Chen Qiang and Li Pazi, who were almost scared to the point of fainting: "You two pieces of trash! Get on your knees! Apologize to Young Master Yun!"

"Apologize to my younger sister first!" Yun Bai looked coldly at the two of them.

"Miss Yun Qian, we two truly ate the heart of a bear and the guts of a leopard to dare offend you. This lowly one deserves to die a thousand deaths, but please be magnanimous and spare us. In my next life, I will be a beast of burden for you! Miss Yun Qian! Just treat me like a fart and let it go. I will never dare to do it again..."

Only now did Chen Qiang truly feel immense fear! Even when he knew that Yun Bai was a State Religion Cultivator who had emerged from the Black Prison unscathed, he hadn't been that afraid. He had only felt hatred; he was someone who sought revenge for every grievance, so how could he tolerate an enemy living in this world?

The root of all this sense of security came from the powerful local bully behind him—the Chen Family.

But he hadn't expected that when facing Yun Bai, the Chen Family would actually have to swallow their anger! He was thoroughly terrified. He dared not provoke Yun Bai again, fearing that one day the Chen Family would no longer be willing to pay the price for him!

Yun Qian didn't even look at these two pieces of scum.

"Kowtow! One hundred times. Hmph!" Chen Yuan kicked the two of them to the ground.

"Young Master Yun, Miss Yun, regarding this matter, our Chen Family expresses our apologies repeatedly. I have other matters to attend to, so I will take my leave first." Patriarch Chen Sheng cupped his hands, offered an apology with a fake smile, and hurried away. Chen Yuan followed closely behind and also disappeared.

After handing the Spirit Banknotes to Yun Bai and ensuring they were correct, Supervisor Zhou Shengtai and General Yang Cang also left.

"You two keep kowtowing here. If I find out that anyone kowtowed even one less, you'll see what happens." Yun Bai sneered, and taking his younger sister, he left the Fengtian Restaurant along with Captain Zeng Fu and Du San.

Leaving only two despised, vicious dogs on the spot to kowtow and repent.

Walking out of the restaurant to breathe the fresh air, the four of them felt refreshed.

"These three hundred thousand Spirit Stones will be enough to make the Chen Family's heart ache for a long time," Yun Qian said with a grin, linking her arm with Yun Bai's.

"You little rascal." Yun Bai smiled and tapped Yun Qian's delicate little nose.

"Haha, your negotiation skills and your Aura, kid, really make us look at you in a new light," Du San laughed. "Our Mo Sect branch is not located within the National Temple, follow me. I want to see if you were actually bragging or not."

"Ah, do I have to take a test later?" Yun Qian was a little nervous. She had never attended a school since she was young; she had been entirely self-taught and did not know what it felt like to take a test. She had only heard from others that tests were terrifying.

"Young Master Yun!" Young Master Huang Yue, who hadn't left, chased after them from the restaurant.

"Is there something Your Excellency needs from me?" Yun Bai raised an eyebrow.

"Young Master Yun, er, may I ask if the other young lady did not come today?" Young Master Huang Yue asked, feeling a bit embarrassed.

"You mean Shen Qi?" Yun Bai was stunned.

"Exactly."

"This matter has nothing to do with her. The negotiation table is treacherous, so it was inconvenient for her to come."

"I see. I was abrupt. I have a favor to ask; could you please pass this letter to Miss Shen? I arrived here yesterday with my grandfather, and I caught a glimpse of her on the street and fell in love with Miss Shen at first sight. I am also a State Religion Disciple, and since we are all of the same State Religion Family, I hope you can help fulfill my wishes." Young Master Huang Yue handed over a letter with both hands, his attitude sincere.

"Your grandfather? Could it be... Senior Huang Shouren?" Captain Zeng Fu and Du San exclaimed in surprise simultaneously.

Young Master Huang Yue bowed slightly and said: "Do you all know my grandfather?"

"Why?" Yun Bai asked, puzzled.

"Senior Huang Shouren is a famous scholar Cultivator. He once served as a Doctor at the Imperial Academy in the capital, teaching and nurturing people for many years, and his students are everywhere." Du San said seriously, his words revealing his admiration for the man.

"Mm. Our supervising Elder Zhou Shengtai, and Captain Deng Bin who saved us earlier, are all his students." Captain Zeng Fu added.

Yun Bai pondered for a moment, then took Young Master Huang Yue's letter.

"Fine, I agree to pass this letter to her. But I will say this first: everything must respect her own wishes."

"Many thanks!" Young Master Huang Yue was overjoyed.

Seeing that the matter was settled, Young Master Huang Yue took his leave and departed.