This Stays a Secret.

{Gu Yue Village Head Table}

Gu Yue Bo's eyes are black from lack of sleep, first, they were having a meeting about how to restructure after the recent wolf tide, then they talked about the new rising star in Bo Clan, then a village was attacked by a demonic cultivator, and now they're talking about a new A-grade gu master.

"You should have offered 200,000 along with all beauties he could ever want!"

"I told him that the clan can offer more than that and will provide anything else he may desire" ~ Gu Yue Mo Chen is likewise also tired, and isn't in the mood for being harrassed when he did more than good.

"There's nothing we could do, we offered a better deal, and the man still picked Xiong clan, even if we had offered 300,000 primeval stones, I believe he would have still said no." ~ Gu Yue Chi Lian is using a blood path Gu that helps one stay awake, everyone knew of the Gu, but didn't point it out.

"Oh? And why do you say that?" ~ Gu Yue Bo 'accidentally' crushed the Message Gu in his hand.

"That man didn't frown when Mo Chen mentioned that the Xiong clan couldn't afford to pay him, if anything he smiled a little. A normal mortal in front of benefits wouldn't be able to keep his cool, but this one is. . ." ~ Chi Lian pauses to stroke his beard ~ "Strange."

Gu Yue Bo rubs his forehead, "Are you implying that he thinks we won't keep our side of the deal?"

"I'm implying he went with the safer deal."

"Then you should also know that it doesn't make sense for a mortal to calculate that far ahead!"

"You know, we never confirmed that the person who killed everyone in the mortal village was a rank-3 Gu cultivator." ~ This time Mo Chen throws in a curveball.

"Your point Mo Chen?"

"Think about it, even the Xiong clan leader wasn't able to track the Demonic cultivator. Making it far more likely that the guy we're looking for is a rank-4 Gu master." ~ Mo Chen shows a look of concern but holds back from saying what it is.

"I feel like you're leaving something out" ~ Chi Lian could tell when his number one competitor was hiding something.

"I think we should keep the existence of this Demonic cultivator hidden, on account of not wanting another Flower Wine Monk." ~ Mo Chen isn't a businessman and doesn't like to touch upon the market that much, but he is a brilliant strategist, and especially good at remembering.

After thinking about it, Chi Lian nods ~ "Right, Gu Yue Dou is the only one the demonic cultivator didn't cut up, the man has no grudge against us. We should in secret get someone from the Tie clan, but otherwise, this stays between us."

Nodding as well, Gu Yue Bo Picks up a little piece of paper with a poem written on it, then slowly a faint smile grows on his face.