After I Became a Divine Monarch, the Sect Wants Me to Marry In-Chapter 212 - 197: What Do You Say the Letter Said? (Part 2)

Chapter 212: Chapter 197: What Do You Say the Letter Said? (Part 2)

Particularly, if the disciples of the Blood Refining Sect saw them, they would certainly launch a surprise attack.

But Gu An rejected that idea.

What he wanted was for the people of Blood Refining Sect to make a move.

In this way, he could lead everyone straight back to the sect.

And push the responsibility away.

To delay for one month if possible.

However, on their journey, they encountered no obstacles.

"Stop."

Gu An was stopped as soon as he approached.

"Who goes there?" The guard looked at Gu An and his companions with wariness.

"Our sect has purchased goods from your sect, I’ve come to deal with the after-sales service," Gu An said as he handed over an envelope: "You can ask Daoist Hu of your sect about it."

The guard took the envelope and read it.

After making sure there was nothing amiss, he said, "Wait here."

The wait was a bit long, but eventually, a middle-aged man arrived.

"Leader Gu of Cangmu Sect?" The middle-aged man greeted with a smile as he stepped forward.

As he spoke, people coming and going all around paused.

It was not because Leader Gu was widely recognized.

But because of the words ’Cangmu Sect.’

In an instant, those who looked over did so with a hint of hostility.

Some even considered attacking.

They had just felt that these clothes looked familiar; indeed, they belonged to the Cangmu Sect.

Gu An smiled, unperturbed by these people, and warmly said, "Manager Hu, you jest, we agreed to a pleasant evening over drinks."

A pleasant evening over drinks?

In a flash, everyone’s gaze turned back to Manager Hu.

A traitor of the sect?

To share drinks and pleasantries with the Cangmu Sect?

Manager Hu, who had just come out, furrowed his brows.

Where did this talk of sharing drinks come from?

But what good would it do to refute what the other had already said?

He could only leave this place first and discuss it later.

Afterward, Gu An entered the Blood Refining Sect’s Outer Sect, feeling like a lamb entering a tiger’s den.

On the way, Gu An got straight to the point: "What seems to be the problem?"

The other party seemed not to want to delay either, simply saying: "If Leader Gu follows me, you’ll understand."

Gu An followed him to the outermost foothills.

"Our Vajra Wood is usually kept with the chores disciples, and after it’s been split, it’s sent to various places.

Ordinarily, although Vajra Wood is tough to split, it can still be done. But the batch of Vajra Wood we received recently is impossible to split.

Even the pieces we did manage to split can’t be burned.

This has caused us considerable losses.

Some of the Pill Furnaces that need a constant fire, as well as the spirit beasts, have nearly all been affected.

The losses are severe, and the higher-ups of the sect are beginning to pay attention.

This time, your sect must compensate for our losses," Manager Hu said solemnly.

Gu An simply suggested to have a look first.

The issues described by the other party seemed excessive.

No matter what, there were other wood sources available here, and they could go cut some to replace it.

And if the wood did not suffice, other materials could serve as substitutes.

It wasn’t as grave as depicted.

It was just potentially a bit more costly.

With such a serious claim, it was natural to suspect they wanted more in compensation.

Hearing the other party talk like this, Gu An felt something odd.

Vajra Wood was the sect’s cheapest type of wood, how could there be a problem with it?

Passing through courtyards, Gu An saw piles of Vajra Wood at a distance.

People emerged from the courtyards, looking at Gu An and his company with surprise.

But no one dared to come too close or offend.

Persons brought by Elder Hu were by no means ordinary.

Especially their conversation, which spoke of equals.

Gu An also felt somewhat sentimental, realizing he had become a senior figure in the eyes of others.

These people were mostly disciples in the first or second layer of Qi Refinement.

Chores disciples usually weren’t strong.

He didn’t know how many layers of Qi Refinement were needed for the Outer Sect here.

Without thinking much, Gu An proceeded to the side of the Vajra Wood.

Shang Huoyu and Ruan Huan immediately inspected the Vajra Wood, their brows furrowing as soon as they examined it.

Soon they came over and said, "Senior brother, we’ve checked, it’s Vajra Wood."

Upon hearing this, Manager Hu’s brows furrowed: "How could that be? Don’t believe it? Try burning a piece and see."

Saying this, he had someone fetch a split piece of wood to burn.

Gu An simply watched.

Shortly after, the wood caught fire, but then it went out.

Seeing this, Manager Hu tossed the wood to Shang Huo: "Take a look for yourselves, is this not Vajra Wood?"

After examining, they too found it to be Vajra Wood.

"Is it possible that the wood is damp?" Ruan Huan asked.

"Do you think we’re all fools?" Manager Hu said discontentedly.

He felt these people came only to shirk responsibility.

"No rush, let me have a look," Gu An intervened to stop the argument.

Seeing this, Manager Hu finally calmed down.

Gu An approached the Vajra Wood, examining it closely.

He touched it - the texture was correct. He sensed it - there were no other issues.

After a more careful examination, he was very familiar with Vajra Wood.

Soon, his eyebrows slightly furrowed.

There was an odd qi within the trunk that transformed the Vajra Wood into something different.

Extremely faint, it was almost imperceptible.

If his own perception hadn’t been good, he might have failed to detect it.

"How is it?" Manager Hu asked.

"There seems to have been a problem during transportation," Gu An told Manager Hu: "Did you encounter any delays while transporting it?"

"Impossible," Manager Hu pondered for a moment; it seemed as if he recalled something but still shook his head firmly: "These were all transported back in a Storage Treasure, how could there be an issue?"

"How can there be no problems?" Gu An’s brows furrowed: "Could it be that we didn’t check properly when we made the trade?"

"That must be the reason," Manager Hu immediately said: "You need to take full responsibility for this."

"Could Manager Hu call the person responsible for the transportation? I’d like to ask him," Gu An requested.

"He was killed by your Sect some time ago, you can’t see him now," Manager Hu replied irritably.

Gu An: "...."

There’s no witness if he’s dead, right?

But the issue with the Vajra Wood certainly wasn’t transportation.

The problem stemmed from its place of origin.

Something that mingled with it caused the Vajra Wood to become like this.

He wondered if they had sold any during this time.

If the other party used it for construction it would be fine, but if burnt, that wouldn’t be good.

The reason for seeking out the transporter was to see if there had been any problems during transportation.

Indeed, they encountered something.

Finding the transporter was to make the other party feel guilty.

That way, it’d be easier to negotiate compensation.

Otherwise, insisting it was their fault would lead to exorbitant demands.

They could compensate fairly, but human greed was not to be underestimated.

How could they say, without a conscience, one could make better money?

"Speaking of which, we shouldn’t be responsible, as the product was fine when sold. The issue likely occurred during transport, your sect does bear some responsibility," Gu An spoke up.

"Leader Gu, don’t make those excuses. We had no problem with the transport; this is all your issue. Moreover, we suffered massive losses, which you also need to compensate," Manager Hu said earnestly to Gu An.

After pondering for a moment, Gu An directly offered: "We are in a partnership and out of humanitarian considerations, we can cover half the compensation. After all, there was no such issue when it was sold."

"Only half?" Manager Hu said discontentedly: "That’s too little; you know we are in partnership, and moreover, your Sect has killed so many of our people. It was your Sect who killed our transporter, not our failure to find people."

Gu An raised the offer.

Finally, after much back and forth,

Gu An made a decision: "Either compensate with all the Golden Wood or provide replacements; that’s our final offer."

Manager Hu agreed.

Gu An also let out a sigh of relief.

He was going to compensate in full anyway, he didn’t anticipate needing such lengthy negotiations.

He reached his anticipated outcome, and the other party was quite satisfied.

Without the prior dissatisfaction, where would the current satisfaction come from?

If he didn’t haggle, the other party would have actually felt at a loss.

Gu An sighed inwardly, this task was quite draining for him, as he was no expert.

The other party wasn’t a fool either, they likely also aimed for full compensation.

That’s why they asked for additional compensation, to shirk responsibility.

"Let’s collect the Vajra Wood," Gu An said to Shang Huo and the others.

Although he felt uneasy just taking it back like this, he still proceeded.

"Take back the split wood and don’t leave the scrapped pieces behind," Gu An instructed.

They had to take everything, lest someone learns that the problem came from its origin, resulting in greater compensation.

Manager Hu also called for people to assist.

He too breathed a sigh of relief; at least the Sect didn’t suffer any losses.

There was just that small incident during transport, and if delved into, it could really be their problem.

Thus, achieving this outcome satisfied him.

Both parties felt they had gained.

In the afternoon.

All of the Vajra Wood was collected.

With that, Gu An planned to leave.

Manager Hu naturally wanted to escort him out.

But barely a few steps out, suddenly a young man accompanied by two others approached.

They blocked Gu An’s way.

"People from Cangmu Sect?" The leading young man glanced at Manager Hu, then at the already vanished Vajra Wood, and looked towards Gu An with a cold smile: "I heard that Cangmu Sect emerged triumphant this time, powerful and strong. How about letting your subordinates and mine have a match? If you win, I will reduce the compensation by twenty percent. If you lose, you don’t need to do anything, just admit defeat. How about it?"

Gu An was quite surprised in his heart. A direct challenge? This was not dangerous. He feared the hidden ambushes. Things in the open are usually safer than those hidden.