649 Negotiation Failed (1/2)

”You reckless girl, look! You nearly got yourself into big trouble.”

The white-bearded old man watched Happy and the others enter the headquarters of Towering Palace before he turned his head around and tapped his granddaughter's head repeatedly. It was very painful, and she tried to dodge his finger, but she did not dare say anything. Clearly, she was terrified by what happened earlier.

”What? Not saying anything now?”

When the white-bearded old man saw that his granddaughter had decided to behave, his tone became stern, and he continued lecturing her. ”You know how good he is now?”

The granddaughter said nothing.

When the players by the side saw the white-bearded old man lecture the girl, all their questions were answered, and smiles blossomed on their faces.

”Don't go assuming that you can show off just because you have some skill. Did you see what happened? He didn't even want to bother with you or fight against you for this. Don't be so rash and reckless next time.”

”Got it…” The teenage girl hung her head while looking dejected and listless.

The onlookers found that quite amusing. Once they learned of the details from the players nearby, all of them, regardless of whether they were Chinese or foreigners, laughed nonstop.

But when they thought about it, they realized that Happy had possessed a clear grasp of his surroundings and even dodged a high-tier hidden weapon attack with ease, so quite a number of foreign players who had looked down on Happy stopped regarding him with scorn.

The players remained outside Towering Palace's headquarters and began making guesses as to how the negotiations between Towering Palace and Happy would end.

Would they maintain their peace, turn against each other completely, or would something unexpected like just now happen again?

*****

The atmosphere in the living room of Towering Place' headquarters was frozen.

Once Happy sat down, he went straight to the point and asked Clear Music where she stood. He did not give Towering Palace a chance to think or drag things out.

”Brother Happy, we're angry about the matter at Sky Demon Sect as well. The foreign players' act of attacking the top clan in China is an open provocation to Chinese martial artists!”

”So, Tower Master Music, you do agree with my idea of chasing out all foreign organizations, yes?” Happy did not wait for her to finish speaking before he interrupted her, and he effectively threw Clear Music's plans of changing the direction of the conversation. ”Then, I believe that the popular opinion that Towering Palace is the mastermind behind this is just a rumor.”

Clear Music was stunned silent.

Happy spoke quickly, and his firm words as well as burning eyes put pressure on her. It was the first time she sensed it since their conversation.

”But Young Swordsman Happy, I don't think there is a need to chase away all foreign powers.”

”Of course there is!” Happy answered without hesitation. ”Each foreign organization has come here with ambitions. Perhaps we only have one Three Dragons Guild now, but soon, more Three Dragons Guilds will appear, or perhaps more organizations like them will be manipulated by other powers into becoming their weapons.

”To prevent misunderstandings, I believe that there is a need to chase away all foreign organizations. As for the merchants, we can accept them and keep them.”

”But Young Swordsman Happy, you should know that Towering Palace has major business deals with all the foreign organizations. If we do this, we'll suffer a lot of losses, which puts me in a very troublesome situation now.”

Clear Music could sense that she had gotten caught in Happy's tempo. She sucked in a deep breath and tactfully removed herself from it.

Musical Note and Hai Dongqing instantly became nervous upon hearing her last words. They stared at Happy to not miss even a single negative emotional change on his face.

It was clear that Clear Music was trying to increase her own bargaining chips.

If Happy continued making requests of her, he would appear to be trying to make them do something impossible.

Happy changed his tone of speaking and said indifferently, ”Based on what I understand, you have quite a lot of resources in the coastal area, and your resource points are rather rich as well. You gain a lot more profit compared to us.

”You do not want to give up on your business deals with the foreign organizations, but instead, you should use another method to cooperate with them. I believe that they will not easily give up as well. Tower Master Music, do not give up on the many things that will come to you for temporary gain.”