Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 457 Bargaining
His words were brimming with confidence!
When they met again, Li Yunjing was no longer an ordinary person.

Li Yunjing can protect his woman very well!

"Yes! I believe in your abilities!"

Liu Ruyan chuckled, but then her expression turned serious, and she said earnestly, "My current development is very good. I have great potential within the sect and can achieve even more! I don't want to give up my current life plan!"

"However, I do have a few people I dislike..."

Just then, before Liu Ruyan could finish speaking, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the door, followed by Fu Chao's voice: "Old Li! Get up quickly! If you don't come out, I'll think some vixen has drained you dry!"

Clearly, Fu Chao had been living in "Yanyu Tower" for some time and was quite familiar with the environment upstairs and downstairs.

He would often come over to check on Li Yunjing and see when she would wake up from her reverie!

Today, we really can't wait any longer!

Fu Chao then raised his voice and shouted.

Hearing his brother's joke, Li Yunjing couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Tell me who you're going to kill later! My good brother probably needs to talk to me."

Once Liu Ruyan was dressed neatly, resembling a lady from a prominent family, Li Yunjing got up and opened the door with satisfaction.

Seeing Fu Chao standing anxiously outside the door, followed by several maids from "Yanyu Tower"...

"You finally decided to come out!"

Upon seeing Li Yunjing, Fu Chao immediately breathed a sigh of relief, then winked and said, "How is it? Have you improved a lot in just over half a month?"

Li Yunjing laughed and scolded, "Stop being so glib! Haven't you been having so much fun these past two weeks that you don't even want to leave?"

Fu Chao chuckled and scratched his head: "That's true. But I'm not as dramatic as you, disappearing for more than half a month!"

As the two were chatting and laughing, Liu Ruyan also came over.

She changed into a simple and elegant dress, which made her look less charming but more graceful.

When Fu Chao saw her, his eyes widened immediately, and he stammered, "This is...?"

Li Yunjing introduced with a smile: "This is Liu Ruyan, my... old friend."

Fu Chao suddenly realized and quickly cupped his hands, saying, "So it's Miss Liu, my apologies for not recognizing you!"

Liu Ruyan smiled slightly and bowed in return, saying, "Young Master Fu, you're too kind."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Li Yunjing asked seriously, "Fu Chao, what do you want to see me about?"

"It's business!"

Fu Chao nodded: "Otherwise, why would I have ruined your good time?"

Fu Chao's expression turned serious, his gaze sweeping between Li Yunjing and Liu Ruyan, as if weighing whether he should say what he was about to say in front of Liu Ruyan.

Li Yunjing noticed his concerns, gently patted Fu Chao's shoulder, and smiled, "It's alright, Ruyan is not an outsider, just say what you want to say."

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan nodded slightly, a hint of joy flashing in her eyes. Her bright eyes looked at Li Yunjing with tenderness.

She said softly, "If you have something important to say, please speak frankly. If it is inconvenient for you, I can excuse myself for the time being."

"No need!"

Fu Chao waved his hand and laughed, "Since Old Li has said so, then I won't hide anything from him."

He lowered his voice, his tone grave, "The Zhao family matter is over!"

"Oh?"

Li Yunjing frowned, a cold glint flashing in his eyes: "How did the sect handle this?"

"Confiscate their property and exterminate their entire clan!"

Fu Chao paused for a moment, then continued, "But Zhao Zunxin, who escaped that day, has disappeared without a trace!"

"Ok?"

Li Yunjing frowned and asked in confusion, "We didn't even capture a master at the seventh level of the Golden Core Realm? That could be a huge problem in the future!"

"no way!"

Fu Chao sighed and said slowly, "That old bastard didn't even go back to the Zhao family that day! He just ran away, not even caring about his descendants! What a ruthless man!"

"I see!"

Li Yunjing suddenly realized, nodded, and smiled, "Let's go see Vice City Lord Wang! We can't skimp on the contribution points he owes us!"

"Yes! That's what I came to see you about!"

Fu Chao nodded and complained, "The people in the 'Enforcement Hall' have made a fortune, but we haven't gotten anything! Now, all we can do is take some contribution points to console our wounded hearts!"

"Alright! Let's go!"

Li Yunjing hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at Liu Ruyan and said softly, "Ruyan, wait for me here! I'll come back to you when I'm done!"

"it is good!"

Liu Ruyan nodded gently, a hint of tenderness flashing in her eyes. She smiled and said, "Yun Jing, don't worry, I'll take good care of myself. But you, with all these adventures, you should be careful."

"With you here, I will naturally be more careful."

Li Yunjing smiled slightly, reached out and took Liu Ruyan's hand, and said gently.

"Oh dear, I came here to discuss serious matters, how come I've ended up being fed a mouthful of dog food instead?"

Seeing this, Fu Chao couldn't help but tease him.

"Stop talking so much!"

Li Yunjing laughed and scolded, "Let's go!"

"Okay, but be quick and come back soon! Otherwise, someone might miss you..."

Fu Chao paused, his gaze shifting between Li Yunjing and Liu Ruyan, before revealing a meaningful smile.

"Shouldn't you give me an explanation for what happened between the two of you? I heard that Miss Liu stayed at the 'Yanyu Tower' for more than half a month. This is not the kind of treatment that an ordinary 'old friend' would receive."

Before Li Yunjing and Liu Ruyan could say anything, Fu Chao asked again, full of gossip.

Upon hearing this, Li Yunjing's face showed a rare hint of embarrassment, and he coughed lightly: "We'll talk about this later. Right now, dealing with the contribution points is the priority."

Liu Ruyan smiled slightly, a hint of slyness in her eyes: "If Young Master Fu is curious, why not come to 'Yanyu Tower' as a guest another day? I will personally brew you a pot of fine tea, and we can chat slowly."

"That's wonderful! I've been looking forward to Miss Liu's tea for a long time."

Fu Chao laughed and readily agreed.

Fu Chao was genuinely curious about Li Yunjing's romantic history.

Li Yunjing turned to look at Liu Ruyan and smiled helplessly, "This girl is never serious."

"Ruyan, I'm leaving now!"

Li Yunjing said softly.

Liu Ruyan nodded, nestled beside him, and the two walked side by side out of the "Yanyu Tower".

Only after seeing Li Yunjing and Fu Chao off did Liu Ruyan return to "Yanyu Tower".

As Li Yunjing and Fu Chao walked towards the "City Lord's Mansion," a dark figure silently flashed past under the eaves of a distant building, coldly watching their backs before disappearing into the twilight.

The two walked along the streets of "City of Glory," lost in their own thoughts, saying nothing and unaware that someone was secretly watching them.

At this moment, Li Yunjing was in a good mood.

Having found his long-lost soulmate, fulfilled his wish, and even gained a contribution point, what more could Li Yunjing possibly want?

Next, Li Yunjing will investigate the whereabouts of Yu Yunyi and Lü Ruoxi, and find out how the First Madam and Second Madam are doing.

"Fu Chao!"

Li Yunjing suddenly stopped and turned to look at Fu Chao beside him, his expression serious. "Don't you feel like someone is following us?"

After walking down a street, Li Yunjing suddenly felt something was wrong.

His divine sense did not detect anything unusual among the passersby, but his spiritual perception seemed to sense that something was wrong.

"I don't feel anything!"

Upon hearing this, Fu Chao frowned, pondered for a moment, shook his head, and said, "Have you been overworking yourself lately and are you too tired?"

Finally, Fu Chao looked at Li Yunjing with a lewd expression.

"You..."

After Fu Chao's outburst, Li Yunjing realized that he was being a bit paranoid.

The two soon arrived at the "City Lord's Mansion" and met Wang Tianhua again.

"Oh? You came here to contribute points?"

After hearing Li Yunjing's purpose, Wang Tianhua smiled and nodded, "How about this! You two, one million contribution points each." "What?"

Fu Chao was immediately displeased. If the other party hadn't been a high-ranking and powerful figure, he would have slammed his fist on the table.

The Zhao family is a prominent clan, and their territory even contains a spiritual vein!

So much wealth was seized by the sect, yet Wang Tianhua only gave them a mere one million contribution points.
Fu Chao said with dissatisfaction, "Vice City Lord Wang, the information we provided cleared away the hidden dangers for the sect and we also seized so many resources. A mere one million contribution points is really too little, isn't it?"

Keep in mind that one million contribution points are only worth one million low-grade spirit stones!

What does this mean?
Wang Tianhua is just trying to get rid of beggars!
"Cough cough..."

Wang Tianhua was so angry at Fu Chao's words that he almost spat out his tea.

What kind of Foundation Establishment cultivator is this?

He keeps complaining that one million contribution points is not enough?

However, Wang Tianhua glanced at Li Yunjing and then seemed to understand.

These two have seen a lot of money before!
That's why I don't care about a mere million contribution points!
Wang Tianhua put down his teacup, wiped his mouth, and gave a helpless smile: "Fu Chao, what you said really puts me in a difficult position! One million contribution points is already a considerable fortune for an ordinary cultivator. However, since you feel it's not enough, let's talk again."

“Vice City Lord Wang, we are not greedy people.”

Seeing this, Li Yunjing cupped his hands and smiled, "However, the Zhao family's wealth and resources are indeed far beyond this amount. The information we provided not only eliminated hidden dangers for the sect, but also brought huge benefits to the sect. A mere one million contribution points is indeed a bit unreasonable."

Since they could still talk, Li Yunjing smiled.

These days, who would complain about having too many spirit stones?

"Li Yunjing, what you said makes some sense!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Tianhua nodded: "However, sects have their own rules, and the allocation of contribution points is not something I can decide alone. How about this, I'll go and ask the city lord again to see if I can get you more rewards."

"That's more like it. We can't have worked for nothing."

Upon hearing this, Fu Chao's expression softened slightly, but he still couldn't help but mutter a couple of words.

Wang Tianhua smiled but didn't reply. Instead, he turned to Li Yunjing and said, "Please wait here for a moment. I'll be right back."

Li Yun nodded and said, "Thank you for your trouble, Vice City Lord Wang."

After Wang Tianhua left, Fu Chao plopped down in a chair and said with dissatisfaction, "That Wang Tianhua was clearly trying to drive down the price. If it weren't for the fact that he's the deputy city lord, I would have really wanted to have a good talk with him."

"Okay, stop complaining."

Li Yunjing rolled his eyes at Fu Chao and laughed, "Since Deputy City Lord Wang has agreed to consult the City Lord, it means there's still a chance for things to turn around. Let's wait patiently! Also, watch your words, don't be disrespectful!"

"Hehe! I was wrong! I got carried away and couldn't stop!"

Fu Chao sighed and said helplessly, "However, if the contribution points given in the end are still too few, I will not let it go."

Li Yunjing smiled and didn't say anything more.

Although Fu Chao is sharp-tongued, he still knows his limits.

There was no need for Li Yunjing to offer any further advice.

Not long after, Wang Tianhua returned with a smile on his face: "Gentlemen, good news. The city lord, after hearing about your contributions, has decided to award each of you an additional 500,000 contribution points. That means you will each have 1.5 million contribution points. What do you say?"

Upon hearing this, Fu Chao raised an eyebrow. Although he still felt it was a bit low, it was an increase compared to the previous one million.

He glanced at Li Yunjing, and seeing Li Yunjing nod slightly, he reluctantly said, "Alright, since the city lord has spoken, we'll accept it with reluctance."

"Young friend Fu is indeed straightforward. In that case, I will transfer the contribution points to your identity tokens right away."

Wang Tianhua laughed and said.

This deal was worth it!
It's important to know that these contribution points are actually negotiable!
However, in the operation to wipe out the Zhao family, all the forces of the sect were involved, and with everyone getting their share, Li Yunjing and Fu Chao naturally received less.

Wang Tianhua was helpless!

He has complicated relationships within the sect and needs to maintain relationships with various parties. It's impossible for him to offend others for the sake of Li Yunjing and Fu Chao.

He actually got those 500,000 contribution points after he went to pay a visit to the city lord!

If the city lord hadn't given his approval, none of these things would have been available.

There are too many wolves and not enough meat; that's the situation!
"Thank you, Deputy City Lord Wang. Please convey our gratitude to the City Lord as well."

Li Yunjing nodded, took out his identity token, and gestured to Fu Chao to hand it over to Wang Tianhua.

"You're welcome, this is what you deserve."

Wang Tianhua waved his hand and smiled, "However, I'm rather curious, what are your plans next? Will you continue cultivating in Glory City, or do you have other plans?"

"By the way! There's something I'd like to inquire about. I wonder if Vice City Lord Wang could offer some guidance?"

Li Yunjing seized the opportunity to ask.

Upon hearing this, Wang Tianhua's expression turned serious: "What is it? Just ask!"

When the conversation turned to serious matters, Wang Tianhua became earnest.

"That's right! I want to ask about the whereabouts of the sect's true disciples, Yu Yunyi and Lü Ruoxi. How are they doing now?"

Li Yunjing asked the question.

Fu Chao, who was standing nearby, worried that Wang Tianhua might not take the matter seriously, so he added, "Yu Yunyi and Lü Ruoxi are Li Yunjing's Daoist partners. We would appreciate it if Vice City Lord Wang could help us out!"

"Oh?"

Wang Tianhua was taken aback, then nodded and said, "In that case, I'll ask for you!"

As he spoke, Wang Tianhua took out his "communication talisman" and sent out several messages.

While Li Yunjing and Fu Chao waited, their identity tokens each gained an additional 1.5 million contribution points.

Wang Tianhua returned the two tokens to Li Yunjing and Fu Chao. The two took their respective identity tokens and saw that their contribution points had indeed increased.

Although Fu Chao was still somewhat dissatisfied, he couldn't say anything more and could only reluctantly accept the result.

As for Li Yunjing, it doesn't matter!
He has too much wealth; a million or two in contribution points won't make a difference!

Soon, Wang Tianhua received the information.

He glanced at the message and smiled at Li Yunjing, saying, "We have news about the two people you asked me to investigate! Yu Yunyi and Lü Ruoxi are currently at Shenxiao Pass, participating in the mission of protecting Shenxiao Pass against the Netherworld Ghost Sect!"

"Thank you very much, Deputy City Lord Wang!"

Having received the information from Wang Tianhua, Li Yunjing finally breathed a sigh of relief.

……

After leaving the city lord's mansion, Fu Chao couldn't help but complain, "That Wang Tianhua is so stingy. The Zhao family has so much wealth, yet he only gave us such a small contribution. It's infuriating."

"Okay, stop complaining."

Li Yunjing smiled and comforted him, "1.5 million contribution points is not a small amount. We have more important things to do next, so there's no need to dwell on these trivial matters."

"Okay, it's up to you."

Fu Chao sighed and said helplessly, "But what should we do next? Should we go to Shenxiao Pass immediately?"

"Yes! We're going! In three days, we'll enter the 'Mountain Crossing'!"

Li Yunjing's gaze sharpened, and he said in a deep voice, "Help us clear out the 'Crossing Mountains' and get some resources, then we'll head to the 'Youyue Kingdom'!"

Fu Chao nodded and said, "Okay, then go back to your sweetheart's world! I'll be waiting for you at the North Gate three days from now!"

"Huh? You're not going back?"

Li Yunjing looked at Fu Chao in surprise. What's wrong with this guy?
"Don't even mention it! Twenty days! Do you know how I spent those twenty days?"

Fu Chao gave a wry smile, and finally said, "Besides, when I settled the bill, it was 350,000 low-grade spirit stones! If I keep playing, I'll be broke again!"

"You guy!"

Li Yunjing patted Fu Chao on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Do you need me to lend you some spirit stones?"

"Never mind! I have spirit stones!"

Fu Chao laughed and said, "But I can't spend all my spirit stones on women! Besides, I've had my fill of fun after twenty days! I'll wander around the city these next few days and see if I can find some good stuff!"

"Okay! I'll do as you say!"

Li Yunjing laughed and said, "Let's split up and see you in three days!"

The two smiled at each other and then went their separate ways.

Li Yunjing walked towards the "Yanyu Tower," already planning his next move.

We returned to the third floor of "Yanyu Tower".

Just as Li Yunjing reached the door, it was opened, and the first thing he saw was Liu Ruyan standing inside, holding a cup of hot tea.

She smiled slightly and said softly, "I noticed you looked very serious when you came back, so you must have encountered some trouble. I made you a cup of tea, which might help you relax."

(End of this chapter)