Jiang Ning didn't try to beat around the bush.
He knew that he wasn't going to get much done in Qingshan Sect without sufficient authority and power.
This wasn't the city. He knew no one, so he had to start from scratch.
Jiang Ning could do that, but he didn't want to waste time.
His mission was to save Lin Yuzhen and protect everyone outside the mountain. He wasn't interested in building his own empire in the mountain. Jiang Ning had no interest in doing that at all.
Liu Chuandao's pupils contracted when he heard what Jiang Ning had said. He had not expected such a demand from Jiang Ning and in such a forward manner.
He was negotiating with him like a businessman, attaching a price tag to every term and condition that had been placed on the table.
If both parties agreed to the conditions, they would have a deal. If they didn't, there would be no deal and they would part ways.
He was curious. What gave Jiang Ning the confidence to negotiate terms with him so brazenly? No one had dared to speak to him in such a manner for a very long time.
If he were to disregard Jiang Ning's origins and consider only his current circumstances, the man should be the one who was begging for Liu Chuandao's help. But their roles seemed to be switched.
"That can be done." Liu Chuandao nodded. He straightened his back and looked straight into Jiang Ning' eyes. "Now it's my turn."
Before Liu Chuandao could say anything, Jiang Ning rose to his feet, smiled at him and walked away.
"You can't make any demands of me right now."
Jiang Ning's utter lack of reason stunned Liu Chuandao.
What was the meaning of this?
This was a collaboration. Why was Jiang Ning the only one who could make demands? Why wasn't he allowed his own demands?
Jiang Ning wanted a place in his sect. He wanted a share of his authority. He wanted to use his daughter as a tool. Liu Chuandao, on the other hand, wasn't allowed to get anything out of the deal.
This was too much!
"I'm helping you deal with your problem. That should be enough," said Jiang Ning. "That's all I have to say."
Having said that, Jiang Ning pushed the door open and left.
Mr He smiled faintly outside the study. He watched Jiang Ning leave, then knocked on the door and stepped into the study.
The look of perplexity on Liu Chuandao's face intrigued him. He couldn't help but ask, "Did you make a deal with him?"
"That's not a deal!" Liu Chuandao slammed his palm onto the table. "We're at his complete mercy!"
Resentment built up steadily inside him as he thought about the conversation that had transpired. Why hadn't he fought back?
Jiang Ning had made so much
sense. He seemed to know exactly what Liu Chuandao was thinking. That had been why he had been so confident. He had known where Liu Chuandao's limits were and had pushed Liu Chuandao to his limits without ever crossing the fine.
How had he known what to do? He had just arrived in the mountain.
"He's not to be trifled with," Mr He said. "He seems to be able to read my mind with just a single look. He's been here for only a month."
Liu Chuandao nodded.
"Within this one month, he had instructed Third Miss very astutely and gotten our sect's politics all figured out." Mr He couldn't help but sigh. He was truly impressed.
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He had made full use of everyone and everything at his disposal. Everything had begun when Liu Chuandao had first spoken to Jiang Ning. From the moment that he had uttered "You're here" to Jiang Ning, the latter had begun his exploitation of Liu Chuandao for his ends.
Liu Chuandao had been the one who had given him that opening and Jiang Ning had seized it.
If Liu Chuandao had not said that to him, Jiang Ning would be having a harder time now trying to accomplish his goals.
"He knew that you would grow impatient eventually and seek him out. He succeeded in waiting us out," Mr Liu sighed." His patience outlasted ours even though his time is running out faster than ours." This was a clear display of Jiang Ning's forbearance and strength!
No ordinary man possessed such qualities in such measure. No ordinary man was that enlightened.
"Let's see what he gets up to," Liu Chuandao scoffed with grudging respect. "Qingshan Sect is rotting gn the inside We have to cut off the bits that have gone bad. I can't do that myself. But he's not from the sect, so he might just be the right person to do this job."