I Don't Agree to the Terms
Chapter 210 - 131: This Qinggong is so good he directly hit the antlers

Chapter 210: Chapter 131: This Qinggong is so good he directly hit the antlers

After casting a divination, Gu Shanhai saw a sign of good fortune, which moved him to tears. After all this time, he had finally encountered a positive omen.

This auspicious sign was naturally for the events after his arrival at Heaven Sect, where he truly was able to discover many valuable plants.

As for the mentor-apprentice pair, Gu Shanhai had casually learned a bit about them. The middle-aged man was named Song Cheng, while the young girl was called Chen Liu. The former was a Heavenly Sect Elder, and the latter, of course, a Direct Disciple. The two had set out to investigate an incident involving the annihilation of a family, and it was during this that they stumbled upon traces of the Demon Sect.

The whole affair naturally revolved around the "Ten Thousand Transformation Divine Skill". Though they had managed to grab hold of the Demon Sect’s tail and, thanks to Gu Shanhai, successfully secured the "Ten Thousand Transformation Divine Skill", what followed was being targeted by the Demon Sect’s reinforcements. Before making a move, they even poisoned Song Cheng to avoid complications.

Unexpectedly, Song Cheng still managed to escape with Chen Liu, and then they encountered Gu Shanhai who gave Song Cheng a halo of protection. With that, Song Cheng practically wiped everyone out.

After listening to the specific details of the story, Gu Shanhai fell silent—the world’s safety standards really were appalling, with family annihilation seemingly a common occurrence.

If it hadn’t been for the fact that the exterminated family had ancestors who were disciples of Heaven Sect, this incident might have been left unresolved.

"I have a small question for you two."

On the road, Gu Shanhai had been holding back for a long time but eventually he asked, "Why do Heaven Sect members wear white while Demon Sect wears black? Was this agreed upon or what?"

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Song Cheng thought Gu Shanhai was about to ask some profound secret, but he ended up asking such an unreliable question.

"Well, it might just be a coincidence..." Song Cheng wasn’t sure how to answer; he really didn’t know why that was the case. Everyone just dressed that way as a convention.

"Oh, well I can understand why you wear white, but the Demon Sect wearing black as night-errant gear seems flawed. In broad daylight, doesn’t it make you more noticeable?" Gu Shanhai continued to inquire.

"It’s to... distract others... I guess." Song Cheng himself didn’t even know why Heaven Sect wore white, so how could he possibly know why their adversaries, the Demon Sect, would wear night-errant gear.

"Are you sure?" Gu Shanhai questioned back.

This made Song Cheng feel even more uncertain; he didn’t know at all.

"Fine, it seems you’re not sure either, so you probably don’t know," said Gu Shanhai, expressing his disappointment. He then asked, "Given our current pace, how long will it take to reach Heaven Sect?"

Gu Shanhai certainly didn’t want to travel with them for months on end—he had business to attend to in the capital city.

"With our speed, at most a month or so will suffice," Song Cheng answered directly, based on the time it took him originally and Gu Shanhai’s current pace.

"A month or so, huh? That’s acceptable. But speaking of which, if I lead you back to Heaven Sect, what are you prepared to offer in return?" Gu Shanhai asked outright.

The Heavenly Heart Pill was a direct payment for saving them. Now, however, the situation was different.

Judging from the current situation, the Demon Sect would definitely not give up, so they were bound to conflict with them again.

Gu Shanhai certainly would not take action himself; he would only provide Song Cheng with a halo of protection and let him fight. Even so, he would still need to charge a fee.

Song Cheng, when he heard this, found himself in quite a predicament. The most valuable thing he had was the Heavenly Heart Pill, which was originally intended for Chen Liu’s consumption but ended up being used to save their lives.

The martial skills he had certainly couldn’t be given away without permission from Heaven Sect, or he would face the penalty of being stripped of his martial abilities.

As for other items, he felt that Gu Shanhai wouldn’t be impressed with any of them, making it hard to set a price.

"Senior, just tell us what you need directly. If it’s within my power to give, I definitely won’t refuse," Song Cheng said, left with no alternative. What else could he do?

"Tsk, you don’t have anything good on you; forget it, let’s first go to Heaven Sect. You can get it from your Heavenly Sect Master when we arrive. If he doesn’t give it, I can just take it myself." Gu Shanhai indicated that payment didn’t necessarily have to be immediate and could be deferred, accruing interest over time.

After all, there was no standard; he could later try asking for a high price.

As a righteous hero, the necessary tactics were to be good at moral coercion and standing on the moral high ground to make a point. As for performing acts of chivalry and upholding justice, those were not really necessary to learn.

"That’s... not very good, is it?" Song Cheng was flabbergasted. With such strength, how could he also be so shameless?

"What’s wrong with it? Your trip is on official business, and any expenses or losses along the way are definitely going to be reimbursed by Heaven Sect. Take my advice, go back and tell your Sect Master that the Heavenly Heart Pill was a loss incurred in the line of duty. You wouldn’t want your disciple to go without a Heavenly Heart Pill, would you?" Gu Shanhai spoke with a hint of seduction in his tone.

The novice Chen Liu was somewhat tempted by this idea, but the more seasoned Song Cheng knew it was wishful thinking. What was gone was gone, and the only way to obtain another would be to accumulate enough merits this year to exchange for one for Chen Liu.

"Senior, you’re joking. Once it’s gone, it’s gone," Song Cheng immediately refused.

"Tsk, have a little sense of decency," Gu Shanhai commented wryly.

Along the way, he engaged in sporadic conversation with Song Cheng, who was growing weary, while Chen Liu seemed to have discovered a new world of possibilities. Gu Shanhai’s strange remarks at first seemed implementable—oh, indeed they were implementable, as long as she had Gu Shanhai’s strength, then even the most bizarre of actions wouldn’t matter.

So, they continued on for the better part of the month. Along the way, they encountered a few shortsighted individuals, but unless they were from the Demon Sect, Song Cheng’s status as a Heavenly Sect Elder was enough to smooth things over, and they even managed to mooch quite a bit of food and drink on the road.