The strong in the spiritual world are respected. Facing a Nascent Soul Master, he had to lower his proud head and show a gesture of submission, otherwise even if the other party killed him on the spot, the ancestor of the Zhou family might not be able to avenge him.
After all, the ancestor is old and usually practices in seclusion, so he doesn't take action easily. As a veteran Yuanying Venerable, although the ancestor's cultivation is higher than that of the black market owner, he may not be able to kill him if they really fight.
If he cannot be killed, he will face endless revenge from the black market owner in the future!
The ancestor is already old and can't stand the hardship. Once he is injured during the fight, it will be difficult for him to recover, and it will also give other families an opportunity to take advantage!
The ancestor is only suitable to exist as a stabilizing force.
In fact, most of the ancestors in the major forces are facing a problem - their lifespan is coming to an end. In order to live longer, they basically do not participate in the struggles between forces.
Chang Ming helped Qing Yuan up and said gently, "You go down and heal your wounds. Leave this to me."
Qing Yuan's previous words about Chang Ming being too busy to see guests were not meant to be perfunctory to Zhou Guang, but rather that he was indeed busy, busy consolidating his cultivation and gathering his strength. After all, he had just recently broken through to the Nascent Soul stage.
Seeing the harmonious and restrained aura around him, Qing Yuan knew that he had achieved some results. He said "hmm" and went down holding the dislocated shoulder.
Chang Ming sat down in the main seat and said in a cold voice, "Master Zhou, let's settle a score."
Hearing this, Zhou Guang's heart skipped a beat.
"Senior, the Zhou family sent people to sneak into Narcissus Pavilion with the intention of disrupting the auction. This was indeed the Zhou family's fault, and they are willing to compensate."
Although the half of Changming's face that was exposed showed that he looked very young, the age of a cultivator was not determined by appearance. Generally, after a cultivator entered the Jindan stage, his aging rate would slow down significantly, as if he were frozen in time.
Although Zhou Guang is over a hundred years old, he looks only in his forties or fifties.
Therefore, the relationship between cultivators is not based on age, but on cultivation level. The one with higher cultivation level is the senior, and the one with lower cultivation level is the younger brother.
And Zhou Guang's next words obviously whitewashed the Zhou family's behavior last night. The Zhou family's action yesterday was clearly aimed at destroying the entire black market, but in Zhou Guang's mouth, it became just to disrupt the auction.
Changming did not engage in verbal confrontation with Zhou Guang, but only watched his actual actions. Anyway, his strength was there now. If the compensation Zhou Guang mentioned could not satisfy him, then he would just wait and see.
"Oh? Compensation? Tell me about it."
Zhou Guang tried to test it out: "One hundred thousand spirit stones, one hundred bottles of elixirs, and three magical instruments, what do you think?"
Chang Ming: "One hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones, one hundred bottles of third-grade elixirs, and three third-grade magic tools? This apology from Patriarch Zhou is quite sincere. I accept it."
Zhou Guang had deliberately not mentioned the grade just now, wasn't it just to fool Changming? So that he would misunderstand, and if Changming really accepted it, he would then use the lowest quality stuff to make up for it.
However, now, after hearing what Changming reported, he felt dizzy in front of his eyes and regretted that he should not have been so clever on purpose!
How could he have known that the black market owner had such a big appetite!
"This, this is too much, Senior, the Zhou family really can't produce so many things!"
Let's not talk about anything else, just talk about the concept of 100,000 high-grade spirit stones. One high-grade spirit stone is equivalent to 10,000 low-grade spirit stones. 100,000 high-grade spirit stones is equivalent to 1 billion low-grade spirit stones!
The entire Zhou family can’t afford it!
There are also third-level pills, and there are 100 bottles. The alchemist employed by the Zhou family can probably only refine a few bottles of third-level pills in a year. To get 100 bottles, he has to use up the inventory!
He only has one third-level magic weapon, while many Jindan stage cultivators still use second-level magic weapons.
If Xue Huan knew about this, she would definitely sigh and say that Zhou Guang's life as the head of the family was rather miserable.
In fact, it’s not that Zhou Guang is miserable, but the entire spiritual world is in a state of resource tension or scarcity. The Zhou family is still relatively lucky.
Changming also knew that Zhou Guang couldn't afford it, but since it was a negotiation, how could he reveal his desired price right at the beginning?
It is inevitable that both sides will have to talk and haggle before they can reach an agreement.
The final compensation was set at 500,000 low-grade spirit stones, 100 bottles of second-level elixirs, and three second-level magic weapons.
Although Zhou Guang still felt very painful.
The compensation was settled. Chang Ming crossed one leg over the other and asked, "How much is Patriarch Zhou willing to pay to redeem your son?"
"What?" Zhou Guang was stunned.
"Aren't you here for your son?"
Zhou Guang came for his son! But he thought the compensation just now included his son's ransom. Bah, what ransom? Anyway, it meant to write off the matter!
He paid compensation, and Changming accepted it. Doesn't that mean the matter is over? Wouldn't the black market then have to let him go?
Otherwise, how could he be willing to bleed so much?
In the end, in Changming's eyes, that huge compensation was just an apology from the Zhou family for what happened yesterday?
Zhou Guang was so angry that his chest kept heaving, but he had to hold it in. Who told him that he was not as strong as others?
Looking at Zhou Guang's frustrated expression as he swallowed his anger, Changming raised the corners of his mouth and seemed to be in a very good mood.
When Zhou Guang saw that he actually smiled, he became even angrier. After a long while, he managed to calm down and said with a forced smile, "Then how much do you think is appropriate to give me, Senior?"
Chang Ming asked in return, "How much do you think your son is worth?"
Zhou Guang: “…”
He was choked by the question.
If you ask how much his son is worth, it must be priceless, but he certainly cannot show it that way during the negotiations.
Besides, Changming had already made a huge demand just now. Does he want to bite off another piece of meat from the Zhou family this time?
If this is true, then the Zhou family will be severely damaged, and may even fall from its position as one of the five great families!
As the head of the family, this is something he cannot tolerate.
Zhou Guang gradually straightened his back, his tone becoming a bit firmer. "Senior, before I came here, my ancestor specifically told me that our Zhou family is in business and should value peace. I don't want to break up with you, but if you insist on forcing me, then my Zhou family will not be easily bullied."
What he meant was that if Changming continued to ask for an exorbitant price, then don't blame the Zhou family for showing their claws.
Changming didn't say anything, but released his pressure that belonged to a Yuanying Venerable layer by layer, and watched Zhou Guang bend down little by little with a smile on his face.
Just like how he treated Qing Yuan before.
"The Zhou family is indeed not easy to bully, but do you think that I, Chang Ming, am easy to bully? Go back and tell your ancestor that I don't mind fighting him to see who is more difficult to bully. Get out!"
A maid came forward and said, "Master Zhou, please come in."
Zhou Guang threw his sleeves and left with a dark face.
Chang Ming said from behind: "Master Zhou, don't forget to send the promised compensation, otherwise, your son will have trouble eating and drinking."
This is a naked threat!
Zhou Guang said nothing and left.
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