Long-Term Cooperation(2)

Chapter 15: Long-Term Cooperation(2)

"If I wanted to steal from you, I would have long done it," Shengong Linfang angrily responded.

Fang Yuan didn't know his condition, so he could use some of that fear to make a deal.

"I asked you to tell me the price," He further added.

"We can complete the deal on yesterday's price."

Fang Yuan responded after a short period of silence. Even though Shengong Linfang made his intention of wanting to make a deal clear, Fang Yuan knew he couldn't refuse it.

The world was peaceful, but cultivation was still cultivation. It was nothing for the Shengong family to harm him and his family while still adhering to the law.

"I know you are doing it out of fear, but trust me, I have no ill intentions."

Shengong Linfang commented. Since Fang Yuan set yesterday's price for the deal, he accepted it since the cheaper he acquired the wood, the better his margin, and the closer he would reach his goal.

Shengong Linfang's nonchalant personality appeared after Fang Yuan accepted the deal. He didn't fear Fang Yuan's refusal anymore since his saying yes even once was more than enough.

"How much wood do you have?" He asked.

Fang Yuan didn't want to tell the truth, but seeing today's behavior of Shengong Linfang, he decided not to hide the amount. A lie could worsen his situation, and he didn't want that.

"Senior, I have 598 kilograms of Crimson wood with me."

Shengong Linfang raised his eyes in surprise since a middle-quality first-grade Crimson wood tree weighed around 500-600 kg. It meant that Fang Yuan had a complete tree.

The next moment, he felt a stinging pain in his heart since the value would have doubled if the tree was complete. The untouched law in a whole tree was more useful than what was in a block of wood. It could be used for cultivators to meditate upon.

When Fang Yuan noticed the expression, he didn't understand what caused it. But he didn't ask Shengong Linfang about it and remained silent.

"Can you get more of the wood?"

Shengong Linfang suddenly had an idea and asked Fang Yuan. He didn't ask Fang Yuan about the source of the wood since secret realms existed on the Qingtian continent.

He believed Fang Yuan must have come across a secret realm, and from there, he got the tree.

Fang Yuan's heart skipped a beat when he heard the question. He was about to refuse but stopped when he heard what Shengong Linfang said next.

"I will not try to steal your secret realm. I am sincere from my side to do the trade, so you should be too."

Shengong Linfang's tone contained a mixture of sincerity and sternness. In a trade, both parties were equal, but since Shengong Linfang was forcing the trade, he was the lower party. But he had no intention of letting that happen, so he tried to use his prestige.

It immediately worked with Fang Yuan. At the end of the day, he was just a boy who had lived his entire life in a backward city like Yellow Peach City. There was another reason for him to do that.

He came from a poor background, so his sudden wealth and the change it might bring to him in the future could cause issues. The continent was peaceful, but even a nobody like Fang Yuan knew if the truth of the Broken Pagoda were to be known, it would cause bloodshed across the world.

Shengong Linfang's misunderstanding gave him a way out of the situation, and the latter decided to utilize it. Fang Yuan couldn't help but become shocked at his quick thinking.

'Has the Broken Pagoda enhanced my mental strength too?' He couldn't help but think in his heart.

Shengong Linfang had another misunderstanding when he saw Fang Yuan's shocked expression. He thought it was due to him finding the secret of the secret realm.

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"I want us to take an oath before making the deal."

After a long pause, Fang Yuan stated with a determined expression. He didn't disdain the idea of having an exclusive buyer for the crimson wood, so it wasn't difficult for him to come to a decision.

The long pause was only due to his hesitation and fear for the background of Shengong Linfang.

"What kind of oath?"

"You need to vow that you won't have any ulterior motive toward my secret realm, and you cannot tell anyone about my identity before taking my permission."

Shengong Linfang raised his eyes in surprise since the change in Fang Yuan was shocking. Before the pause, he was a frightened kid, but now he seemed determined, like a mature being. He was confused about who the real him was in the two situations.

"If I take the oath, I can be the only buyer of the crimson wood." Shengong Linfang wasn't against taking the oath since it would simplify the situation between the two.

Fang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart when he heard Shengong Linfang. There were two reasons for that. The first was that things would return to normal with the oath, and the second was his fear of Shenrong Linfang asking to be the only buyer for him. He had only been to one city and had already seen great wealth opportunities. He couldn't leave all of that to one person alone.

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Fang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief as he jumped on his bed. His heart was still pounding, thinking about what he had just done in the market.

He not only found a buyer but no longer needed to worry about others finding his secret. He only needed to sell the wood to Shengong Linfang. Whatever issues arose with it were left to him to solve. He had nothing to do with it since the former would keep his identity secret.

(Chapter End.)

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A/N: Please do comment on what you think of the chapter and what I can do to improve the story.