257: A pulling and tugging

Gu Changan had not walked far when Young Master Lei's voice drifted from behind.

"Wait!"

"If you don't want your business exposed, you'd better sit down and talk!"

Gu Changan's footsteps paused, and he stood still.

"Are you threatening me?"

His voice carried a trace of coldness. After a pause, he added, "You had better have something important to say!"

After speaking, his eyes beneath the cloak continuously scanned the four people present.

Even the shopkeeper behind the counter was included in his scrutiny!

Young Master Lei looked at the vigilant Gu Changan before him and frowned slightly.

His original intention was to reach a deal, and he had already thought of a strategy before coming down.

He needed to show goodwill!

Yet now, things had turned tense and hostile!

Perhaps he had been too impatient just now.

However, he had no choice but to be impatient!

Who knows, this person might trade with someone else once he leaves!

After all, he was not the only one in the know.

Besides, he was essentially cutting in line.

It all depended on what the person in front of him needed!

Thinking of this, Young Master Lei's expression softened again.

He smiled and said, "Let's sit down and talk!"

"The result is guaranteed to satisfy you!"

"Instead of trading with others, you might as well trade with me!"

He finished speaking and waited for Gu Changan's response, but who knew that he would be met with Gu Changan's Golden Core Stage Aura.

"Speak! How did you find out?"

Young Master Lei's two subordinates hurriedly raised their own Golden Core Stage Auras to contend with Gu Changan.

Seeing that he couldn't gain an advantage, Gu Changan had no choice but to withdraw his Aura.

In fact, Gu Changan had only used one percent of his strength!

After all, he was afraid that his Golden Core Stage Aura was too strong and would cause deaths!

He was here to trade, and also here to provoke a conflict!

He did not want to get himself involved in trouble!

Gu Changan returned to the table and sat down, looking at Young Master Lei opposite him.

"Do these people around you know?"

Young Master Lei immediately understood and hurriedly waved his hand at the group.

A Golden Core Stage guard went out the door and stood guard outside.

A Golden Core Stage guard retreated to the second floor and stood guard at the staircase.

The Waiter pulled the shopkeeper into the back kitchen.

Young Master Lei looked around: "Now you can speak!"

Gu Changan did not rush to reply, but instead asked first: "Who else knows?"

"I want him dead!"

Young Master Lei frowned slightly, his mind weighing the options.

The one who knew was probably just the Waiter, but trading a Waiter for a low-grade golden core pill was a deal worth making!

After working out the key point, his brow relaxed: "There is only one person who tipped off the news!"

"After the matter is concluded, I can hand him over to you, Senior!"

Gu Changan's expression softened, and his whole body relaxed.

Young Master Lei continued: "However, he also learned it from someone else!"

"I suspect that this secret of yours, Fellow Daoist, is no longer a secret!"

Gu Changan feigned an angry expression and, with a bang, crushed the wine cup in his hand.

Then, white powder slid from his fingertips.

Young Master Lei calmly took a sip of wine: "So, shall we discuss our trade now?"

Gu Changan calmed his mood before speaking seriously: "Speak! How do you want to trade?"

Young Master Lei showed an excited expression and leaned forward: "Senior, do you really have a core formation pill for sale?"

Gu Changan did not make a sound, just quietly looked at the other party.

Young Master Lei felt the pressure and had to change the subject: "What does Senior want to exchange it for?"

Gu Changan smiled contemptuously: "You don't have what I want!"

"Tell me what you do have!"

Young Master Lei was rebuffed and felt uncomfortable: "How do you know I don't have it?"

"You haven't even stated your conditions!"

Gu Changan sneered and retorted: "I don't need Golden Core Stage treasures!"

"Anything I need can be exchanged for with a low-grade golden core pill!"

"What else would I need?"

"You don't have Nascent Soul Stage treasures either!"

"It's not that I'm looking down on you, but if you had them, you wouldn't be coming to me now to exchange for a core formation pill!"

Young Master Lei was choked for words, glaring, but helpless.

After all, the other party's analysis was logical and made sense!

He hurriedly downed a few cups of wine to ease the awkwardness.

"Then Senior, please suggest a plan!"

"As long as I can get it, I will go through fire and water to bring it to you!"

Gu Changan said with a mocking tone: "If there are no Nascent Soul Stage treasures, you must at least have information about Nascent Soul Stage treasures, right?"

"Or perhaps some information about the Nascent Soul Stage or an Immortal Cave?"

Young Master Lei's face turned red, and he hurriedly poured wine to ease the awkwardness!

However, he was thinking to himself, does his Family really have any Nascent Soul Stage treasures for sale?

Or perhaps news of a Nascent Soul Stage Immortal Cave would do?

But after thinking it over, it felt like all this information was very far from him.

He was just an ordinary Family disciple, and only at the Foundation Establishment stage.

He usually didn't pay attention to such Nascent Soul Stage information.

Besides, this information wasn't common knowledge that he could hear anywhere, right?

However, the Family seemed to have had some movements recently.

The Nascent Soul Ancestor seemed to be frequently mobilizing something towards the Blood Fiend Alliance's territory in the south.

Every time he saw what was being transported, it was something with blood attributes, and the blood Qi was overwhelming when near.

Could it be related to Nascent Soul Stage treasures or an Immortal Cave?

He didn't know either!

However, the things the Nascent Soul Ancestor cared about weren't simple, were they?

In all likelihood, they were things at the Nascent Soul Stage level.

This should count as information about Nascent Soul Stage treasures, right?

However, trading this to the person in front of him would be considered betraying the Family.

What if they investigated it later?

He would be selling this piece of information just for a low-grade golden core pill!

Would it delay the Nascent Soul Ancestor's affairs?

Were there any remedial measures?

Or perhaps, after getting the low-grade golden core pill, he could just kill the other party?

Or lure the other party to explore that place?

And then have him discovered by his Family's forces and wiped out easily?

Besides, he could report it too!

He was quite good at playing the thief calling out "catch the thief"!

Young Master Lei's sense of guilt dropped significantly in an instant.

Since the other party was courting death, he couldn't blame himself!

Anyway, he had probably guessed the other party's identity from this ambiguous disguise.

In all likelihood, it was that Golden Core Stage Shopkeeper from the main store of the Treasure Pavilion.

He would recognize such a person even if he turned to ash; he was considered one of the Wu Family.

It's just that after dealing with him, it would be hard to handle the aftermath.

It might even cause a dispute between the two families.

But these were not things for him to consider anymore.

As long as the low-grade golden core pill was in hand, who cared if the world turned upside down?

Young Master Lei figured it all out and lowered his voice:

"You know what, I actually do have it!"

"But I dare to give it, do you dare to take it?"

Gu Changan was slightly taken aback; he didn't expect the results to progress so smoothly?

He agreed just like that?

However, while a low-grade golden core pill was easy to obtain, the authenticity of such information would need to be verified.

Gu Changan smiled slightly: "Is your information guaranteed to be true?"

"Do you dare to swear a Heavenly Dao oath?"

"If you dare to swear it, we can conclude the trade!"

"I'm just afraid you won't dare to trade!"

"Besides, aren't you afraid of betraying your Family by doing this?"