He Chunhua interjected, “Did the Rongshan Sect send you back to renegotiate the terms of the loan?” It would be outrageous if this brat had returned on behalf of his sect to bargain against his own homeland.

“No renegotiation. None at all!” He Lingchuan waved a hand. “Sect Leader Xue said Great Yuan’s offer was acceptable. Rongshan has no intention of raising the price, but the existing collateral must be properly verified. In other words, Sect Leader Xue sent me back to inspect what the Yuan court has put on the table and supervise how the money is used. Only if everything proceeds according to the agreement, honestly and without deception, will the funds be released.”

He Chunhua and He Yue exchanged a glance, both visibly astonished.

Those few short sentences became more substantial the more they considered them, as well as more absurd.

Madame Ying voiced what they were...