Sincerity

Taking the list, Liu Yunan opened the top one and skimmed through it at a glance.

He was used to this.

Usually in the sect, when he handled matters in the Affairs Hall, he operated like this; otherwise, it would be too troublesome to get up and fetch everything one by one himself.

Li Zhouxuan sat down, feeling a bit awkward.

He silently repeated in his heart: These two only look young, but they are not ordinary children, not ordinary children. They are cultivators, cultivators, cultivators—powerful cultivators proficient in magic!

Because when Liu Yunan went to the cultivation world to trade with the Duobao Pavilion previously, he didn't do anything else after the trade; he just wandered around Yuanling City, inquiring about goods and prices.

Therefore, looking at the lists in his hand, he was very clear about whether the additional items could be purchased and how much they should be priced.

Although these three sects had added quite a few items to their purchases, they were all common items in the cultivation world. The vast majority were sold at the Duobao Pavilion, and their own sect could even produce some of them.

The Li clan's needs were much less. The quantity and variety of their additional purchases were not large, but most of them were relatively high-tier items, very likely intended for their patriarch, Li Zhanying.

So, after he quickly finished reading the three booklets, he looked up at Li Zhouxuan and said:

"No problem. All the items on here can be sold to them. I will give you the prices in a moment. As agreed before, we will collect a one-third deposit first."

Seeing his confirmation, Li Zhouxuan was delighted and nodded repeatedly, saying:

"Great, great. Then we will trouble your esteemed sect. The three sects have already given me the deposits for the other goods over the past two days. It's just that the deposits for the additional goods haven't been collected yet because the pricing wasn't clear. I will go collect them tonight."

Qin Jianghe suddenly spoke up:

"After the deposit, we won't enter the imperial city to collect it anymore. Since we will be trading long-term from now on, doing so would be too conspicuous and easily expose us. In the future, for matters regarding our trades, send someone reliable to the Gu Clan's North and South Goods Store on Hefeng Street. Someone from our sect will coordinate with you there."

Hearing this, Li Zhouxuan understood immediately and nodded, saying:

"Indeed, indeed."

As he spoke, he raised his hand, picked up the pen and paper aside, and wrote down the words for 'Hefeng Gu'. Moreover, the three characters were missing strokes to the extent that ordinary people could hardly recognize them at all.

Not writing complete notes was his habit since childhood.

He then carefully tucked the piece of paper into his robes, planning to completely destroy it after confirming the location.

However, Li Zhouxuan had not forgotten what Qin Jianghe and the others said when they proposed giving the middleman position to the Li clan.

So, after discussing the invoices, he took the initiative to ask:

"I wonder what your esteemed sect meant a few days ago when you expressed the hope that our Li clan would show sufficient sincerity? I hope you two can speak plainly so that we can discuss it early."

Seeing him ask, Qin Jianghe thought for a moment and first said:

"Our sect hopes that the sincerity shown by the royal family is continuous."

Hearing this, Li Zhouxuan nodded and replied:

"That is natural."

Seeing him nod, Qin Jianghe's expression became very gentle. He smiled at him with pursed lips, seemingly a bit embarrassed, and said:

"Therefore, this sincerity might be required in large amounts, and it might need to be ongoing."

The implication was: the things we need you to do are not just one or two things. As long as you continue to be this middleman, you will have to keep helping us do many things.

Li Zhouxuan naturally understood.

After understanding, he fell silent.

What should he do if he suddenly felt that agreeing to be this middleman earlier was a bit hasty?

But out of his consistent goodwill towards the Lingxian Sect, Li Zhouxuan did not rush to a conclusion and instead continued to ask:

"Will the sincerity your esteemed sect wants our Li clan to show infringe upon the interests of our Li clan or have a bad influence on our country?"

Qin Jianghe smiled at him again and said:

"Objectively speaking, theoretically speaking, absolutely not."

After all, their goal was to develop the mortal realm, so the Pusi Country, which fell under the category of the mortal realm, would naturally not suffer any bad effects.

Theoretically, this was correct.

But if they had other selfish motives, that would not be within the scope of the Lingxian Sect's promises.

Receiving Qin Jianghe's answer, Li Zhouxuan fell into a long silence again.

He was weighing the options.

The patriarch had also said before that this matter was entirely up to him to decide.

Regardless, he was an emperor cultivated by the Li clan. He was equivalent to one of the leaders of the Li clan, the other naturally being Li Zhanying.

Li Zhanying's attitude was to trust the Lingxian Sect; the rest depended on Li Zhouxuan's own thoughts and decisions.

Liu Yunan and Qin Jianghe did not urge him. Instead, the two of them relished the various exquisite snacks and pastries placed on the table.

Although the taste could not be compared to what Fuzi made.

But for ordinary people, it was already a rare delicacy. The two, who came from bitter backgrounds, were not picky at all and ate heartily and happily in big bites.

After a long time passed.

Qin Jianghe and his companion had almost polished off everything on the table before Li Zhouxuan finally spoke again:

"Alright. From today onwards, within the scope of the Lingxian Sect's promises, our Li clan will definitely show absolute sincerity."

Immediately after, he added:

"Please tell me, you two, what does our Li clan need to do for this first show of sincerity?"

Receiving his answer, Qin Jianghe used a dust removal spell on his crumb-covered hands and then got straight to the point:

"We are deeply honored by the Li clan's trust. For this first show of sincerity, we hope the Li clan can help us connect with neighboring countries to expand our goods trade."

Between countries and royal families, there are always stable connections, so it was best for the Li royal family to act as the middleman to pull the strings.

This was also one of the reasons why the Lingxian Sect chose the Li royal family as their trade middleman.

What they wanted was not just to do business with the three major sects in the Pusi Country, but to trade with every sect in the mortal realm.

Hearing this, Li Zhouxuan was extremely shocked. He looked up at the two youths opposite him.

He hadn't expected the Lingxian Sect's appetite to be so large. The three major sects plus their Li clan were not enough; they actually wanted to do business with other sects in neighboring countries!

However, since he had already promised, he would not go back on his word. This was the sincerity their Li clan had resolved to show.

But he still weighed his words as he said:

"Trading with neighboring countries might not be as easy to achieve as with the three major sects in our country. There is a lot of communication and liaising involved."

Qin Jianghe gently shook his head and said:

"It doesn't matter, this situation is expected. We are not in a hurry. Right now, we have only just reached a trade agreement with you all. The royal family can take its time; striving for stability is enough."

Hearing him say this, Li Zhouxuan breathed a sigh of relief and nodded in agreement.

"Very well. I will start working on this matter, but it will definitely be under the condition of ensuring the stability of our national conditions. I am not sure how long it will take, but our Li clan will certainly do our utmost to accomplish it."