Realm of the Night God

Chapter 677: Selling Friends for Profit

For Yang Haoran, how others viewed him was of no concern to him. What he cared about more was his own strength. As long as his strength improved, he could then reason with others, and his words would carry more weight.

So, the words he spoke to Fair Young Man at this moment were not meant to deceive, but were genuine.

However, Fair Young Man did not take his words to heart and was more concerned with the conditions Yang Haoran had proposed.

"My profession has its specialties, and I'm a demon hunter, not an Underworld Envoy or a spirit master. I'm not going to go around catching ghosts for Yang Divine Envoy. In the past, I did encounter some ghosts, including undead and evil spirits, but I directly used my star spiritual power to scatter their souls. Right now, I don't have any ghosts on hand. Moreover, even if I did, ordinary undead and evil spirits wouldn't be of interest to Yang Divine Envoy unless they came in a certain quantity." Fair Young Man said with a smile.

Yang Haoran felt a pang of disappointment, unsure whether Fair Young Man truly had no ghosts or was just pretending. Since the conversation had reached this point, he could only retreat and propose an alternative condition.

"You're right, my profession has its specialties, and asking you for ghosts is indeed not suitable. How about this: you give me a demonic pill, and I'll help you. As a demon hunter, demonic pills should be within your area of expertise, right?" Yang Haoran said with a smile.

"Heh heh, is Yang Divine Envoy joking with me? If you're interested in demonic pills, why did you give Officer Bai the corpses of two great demons earlier? Isn't that a contradiction?" Fair Young Man asked with a smile.

"I'm not uninterested in demonic pills; I'm just uninterested in two demonic pills. Two pills are too few; I'd rather do a favor and get a few more. That would be different," Yang Haoran replied with a smile.

"Two great demon corpses' worth of demonic pills aren't enough for Yang Divine Envoy?" Fair Young Man asked, slightly surprised.

Yang Haoran didn't respond but smiled and nodded."If I ask for your help this time, how many great demon demonic pills would it take to move Yang Divine Envoy?" Fair Young Man asked, his smile faltering.

Yang Haoran smiled and stretched out both hands, extending all ten fingers, making his intentions clear.

Fair Young Man's gaze swept over Yang Haoran's hands, and his smile froze. After a moment, he looked at Yang Haoran with an incredulous gaze, as if looking at a fool.

"Yang Divine Envoy, have you gone crazy? You want ten great demon demonic pills as payment? I know you're ruthless, but this is too much. Is your heart made of coal? Giving you ten great demon demonic pills as payment would mean I'm doing it for nothing. What's the point of this trip then?"

Fair Young Man had just been speaking about the righteousness of demon hunting, even elevating it to a racial level, but now that his own interests were involved, his tone had changed.

"The point of this trip should be clear to you, a smart person like yourself. With your intelligence, how could you not know the purpose of this trip?" Yang Haoran said with a smile, seemingly unaware that he was being outrageous.

However, Fair Young Man's reaction was far from calm.

"I don't know what Yang Divine Envoy is talking about. Ten great demon pills are definitely impossible. Counting the two great demons you killed earlier and this Officer Bai, that's only three great demon pills. Moreover, even if we kill Officer Bai, it's not certain that the great demon corpses in her independent space will explode, which means I might only get one great demon pill. I'm using ten great demon pills to exchange for Yang Divine Envoy's help, but in the end, I might only get one great demon pill. Would you do such a deal, Yang Divine Envoy?"

Fair Young Man's emotions were somewhat agitated as he spoke, and he paused for a moment before continuing.

"Hmph, there's another important point. I just hope Yang Divine Envoy won't intervene in this matter, and I didn't necessarily want to ask for Yang Divine Envoy's help. Our side has three two-star demon hunters, and we can definitely handle Officer Bai without needing to pay a high price for Yang Divine Envoy's help."

Facing the agitated Fair Young Man, Yang Haoran's smile remained unchanged, still as calm as before.

"First, let's talk about the first issue. I think you know the significance of this trip, but you say you don't know what I'm talking about. So, I'll give you a reminder. After Officer Bai is killed, only one great demon pill can be taken from her body. However, if Officer Bai doesn't die and remains alive, her value will be far more than just ten great demon pills. With Officer Bai's beauty, I believe her value will increase tenfold or even a hundredfold based on the ten great demon pills. I think you believe this too, don't you?"

Yang Haoran asked Fair Young Man with a smile, but the latter frowned and gave a poor performance, trying to deny it.

"Yang Divine Envoy, you're joking too much. Even if a great demon is beautiful..."

Fair Young Man wanted to explain, but Yang Haoran cut him off with a wave of his hand.

"Enough, you don't need to cover up anymore. You demon hunters buy and sell demons with high beauty values, using them as pets or gifts for other nobles. This is no secret, and I know the details, so I won't make a random offer for Officer Bai's price."

After listening to Yang Haoran's words, Fair Young Man didn't even think about explaining anymore, because he knew Yang Haoran was right. Since both parties knew the truth, continuing to argue would be pointless.

Seeing Fair Young Man's unhappy expression, Yang Haoran secretly laughed to himself, but his facial expression remained unchanged, still with a faint smile.

"The first issue, I believe you know I'm right. So, let's move on to the second issue. According to you, you have three two-star demon hunters, and you can handle Officer Bai without my help. But I'm not convinced. This is Lecheng, and Officer Bai is a senior Spirit Police officer. Do you dare to say she doesn't have any escape routes or ways to ask her companions for help?"

Facing Yang Haoran's smiling question, Fair Young Man remained silent, not saying a word.

Yang Haoran observed Fair Young Man's reaction and continued to smile.

"If there aren't any, that's best. With your three two-star demon hunters' strength, you'll definitely be able to take down Officer Bai easily. But if there are, do you think you have any chance of leaving Lecheng? Not to mention whether you can escape Lecheng, but if this matter is exposed, my reputation will be ruined, and everyone will know I'm a selfish person who sells out friends for personal gain. I'll also have to face the Spirit Police's revenge. Would you do this deal if you were me?"

After a brief pause, Yang Haoran continued to smile.

"With my help, I guarantee that this matter will be completely successful. Not only can I help you capture Officer Bai alive, but I can also prevent her from seeking help from the outside. Combining the first and second issues, think carefully, is ten great demon pills really too expensive?"

After finishing his words, Yang Haoran didn't continue to speak, but instead waited for Fair Young Man's response with a smile.

"Earlier, I thought Yang Divine Envoy wasn't very smart, but now it seems I was the one who was blind. Yang Haoran is a clever person, and I admire him. Alright, let's do it your way, ten great demon pills it is!"

Fair Young Man's face regained its smile, and the unpleasant expression earlier was just an act to guard against Yang Haoran's potential price hike. Now that he had heard Yang Haoran's long speech, he knew the price was hard to negotiate down, since both parties knew Officer Bai's value. Therefore, he didn't haggle anymore and instead showed his inner joy on his face, agreeing to Yang Haoran's request.

Fair Young Man waved his hand, and five great demon pills were taken out of his independent space, floating in front of Yang Haoran.

"I believe Yang Divine Envoy can see that I'm not a fool. Paying the full amount at once isn't something a smart person would do, so I'll pay half first, and the remaining half will be given to you without exception after the task is completed."