After I Became a Divine Monarch, the Sect Wants Me to Marry In-Chapter 169: You’re So Old, You Must Have Been in Your 50s When You Established Your Foundation

Chapter 169: Chapter 169: You’re So Old, You Must Have Been in Your 50s When You Established Your Foundation

The place for negotiation was not inside the Sect, but it still fell under the Sect’s jurisdiction.

Gu An had not participated in such tasks before, so he still asked for some details.

"It’s hard to say, just try to get them to loosen up and talk about the serious implications.

They won’t be unreasonably difficult, but they will not go easy if they have the chance.

We also have a duty to perform well; if things don’t go well, it’s very troublesome."

While controlling her sword, Duanmu Qingping sighed, "In short, our position is to take complaints, to try and satisfy the visitors, and even to help them with tasks if necessary.

Besides, it’s about getting them to make demands so we can try to negotiate.

What’s most troublesome is when they’re vague and keep talking endlessly.

They want us to make an offer first and then they’ll demand an exorbitant price."

"Where’s our bottom line?" Gu An inquired.

Having a bottom line enabled better negotiations.

"They’ve lost a tenth and want us to compensate fully.

Our bottom line should be to reclaim all the damaged wood and then compensate for thirty percent of it.

Plus, a discount on the next transaction," Duanmu Qingping explained.

"Is it really because of us?" Gu An was curious.

"I don’t know," Duanmu Qingping said, "but regardless, once the goods are in their hands, it’s their responsibility to look after them. Even if it really smelled fragrant when we sold it, it doesn’t have much to do with us.

But if they insist it does, we have to accept.

Making a big fuss over a minor matter is not good for anyone.

Especially if it escalates within the Sect, it would be tough on everyone.

Even if the Sect leadership firmly says it has nothing to do with us, if leadership has to speak up over minor issues, then we have also failed in our duties."

"What kind of punishment would there typically be?" Gu An asked with curiosity.

Duanmu Qingping explained, "Our resources could be cut in half or even taken away, in addition to Sect resources, there are extra subsidies at Outer Peak.

They are significantly more than the resources provided by the Sect; this is a trading place and thus offers the most Spirit Stones of any position.

And even Merit.

For instance, our team of Golden Core has one hundred Spirit Stones, fifty points of Merit.

The Sect only provides thirty Spirit Stones and thirty Merits.

It’s easy to get Spirit Stones, but Merits are much harder to come by.

Staying here for a few years, many things could be exchanged.

Otherwise, why would we cling to staying in the back courtyard and not leave?"

Gu An thought it over and felt this was a loss.

If there were so many extra Spirit Stones, the price he asked for in exchange for logging was too low.

He needed to go back and raise the price. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

Being here meant getting one hundred and thirty Spirit Stones and eighty Merits a month.

Indeed, very high.

Elder Miao was surprisingly generous.

It seemed that the Spirit Stones weren’t easy to obtain.

However, he hadn’t received these resources for the month.

"You don’t get any in the first month, starting from the fourth month you will," Duanmu Qingping considered, then added, "If the Qingcheng Sect issue is handled well, next month’s resource collection will include them."

Hearing this, Gu An expressed his understanding—it was a three-month internship.

Only in the fourth month would there be an income.

"This time, the other side should send two people as well, most likely with cultivation levels similar to ours.

The higher the cultivation, the more importance they show; if their cultivation is low but they still ask for a lot, it means they completely disregard us.

This usually happens with larger Sects or major customers, especially when the final payment is still pending," Duanmu Qingping continued, explaining many after-sales issues along the way.

In short, it was mostly frustrating.

Basically, taking complaints.

No matter who was in the right, they couldn’t stand up straight and speak their minds.

After all, it was just after-sales service; they couldn’t decide anything.

And they didn’t dare offend the other side.

They were strictly forbidden from starting a fight.

"Follow my lead when we get there," Duanmu Qingping said.

But as soon as she finished speaking, a message talisman suddenly flew over.

It landed in front of them.

Then it entered Duanmu Qingping’s mind, and she showed a startled expression.

"What happened?" Gu An asked.

"I need to return to Outer Peak to handle important matters," Duanmu Qingping frowned deeply,

"You’ll have to go alone, Junior Brother."

Upon hearing this, Gu An was quite surprised, but he quickly thought of something.

Finally, he said, "Then go back, Senior Sister. I’ll go and see for myself."

Duanmu Qingping also thought of something and said, "Are you sure you want to go alone, Junior Brother? It might be better to come back with me, the punishment won’t be too harsh."

Gu An shook his head in refusal.

Someone was targeting him, and it was inescapable.

The more he evaded, the more troublesome it would be.

He had to go and see for himself.

Only he didn’t know if there might be an ambush along the way.

He needed to be careful.

At the same time, he was also curious about who was targeting him this time.

The Ring of Destiny didn’t react, so it seemed that it was not the team leader, and that powerful Manager was also unlikely.

Not even Elder Miao, it seemed that many people were looking forward to his misfortune.

Whether this was an ambush or trouble at Qingcheng Sect, he didn’t know.

The journey was smooth, and Gu An safely arrived at the designated mountain where there was a pavilion.

After meeting there, they would go to certain places to successfully negotiate.

Sitting in the pavilion from morning to noon, Gu An still hadn’t seen anyone.

Well past the agreed time, yet no one showed up, it seemed intentional.

Just as Senior Sister had said, even if they were late, he had to wait.

Finally, after midday, Gu An saw two Golden Core swordsmen approaching.

Both were in the Early Stage of Golden Core.

A man and a woman, both quite young, appearing to be in their late twenties.

Upon descending and seeing only Gu An, the man’s brows furrowed slightly, "A fellow daoist from Cangmu Sect?"

Gu An stood up to perform the greeting, saying, "From Outer Peak’s back courtyard, team one, Gu An."

"The new one?" the Immortal in the yellow dress spoke coldly.

Gu An understood their implication and thus began to explain, "This time I was supposed to come with my Senior Brother and Senior Sister, but due to an urgent message from Outer Peak, they had to rush back.

Therefore, we neglected you two fellow daoists, which was indeed our fault.

Hence we will try our utmost to consider the demands made by you both."

Since the other party didn’t know how many people actually came, he fabricated on the spot.

Conveying that it wasn’t a lack of regard for them, but rather an emergency at Outer Peak.

As for whether they believed it or not,

He certainly did.

"Heh heh," both of them chuckled coldly.

Gu An thought it seemed they didn’t believe him.

"By the looks of it, you were already not young when you reached the Foundation Establishment, right?" the Qingcheng Sect Immortal looked at Gu An with pride in her eyes,

"You entered Foundation Establishment at the age of fifty or sixty and then took nearly two hundred years to reach Golden Core, right?

Not only that, your skinny appearance suggests you are just a woodcutter in the Sect, right?

We don’t mean to look down on you, but what’s the difference between you and a good-for-nothing that does odd jobs?

Can anything negotiated by a good-for-nothing be taken seriously?"

Gu An looked at them and politely said, "Both friends..."

Before he could finish, the male from Qingcheng Sect waved his hand, "Forget it, forget it, it’s not that we don’t want to listen to you, but a dog can’t spit out ivory. We’ve adjusted our demands based on your last request, let’s go with that."

With that, he handed over an envelope.

Seeing this, Gu An reached out with both hands to take it.

Just as he was about to grasp it, the other person suddenly let go, and the envelope fell to the ground.

"It accidentally fell to the floor," they said with a smile.