Chapter 2553 — Kang Jinglong's Idea
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"Young Master You, I saw you leave with Wei Zhao just now—nothing wrong, I hope?" Kang Jinglong asked with concern.
"It's nothing..." You Panhu shook his head. "We're both Leader Bai's students. Wei Zhao can only threaten and bluff me—he wouldn't dare actually do anything to me!"
Kang Jinglong nodded. He had once been Leader Bai's student too, so naturally he knew the rule. Leader Bai was unusually—almost incomprehensibly—averse to and disgusted by squabbles among his students. He could not tolerate conflict between them; anyone who broke that rule was out of luck: they could only pack up and leave.
"Then Young Master You must have called us here for a reason?" Huangmao asked. He did not believe You Panhu would gather everyone for a meal for no reason. Lately, both You Panhu and Kang Jinglong had kept a very low profile; since arriving at the school, the two of them rarely left campus, and even for lunch they usually ate in the school cafeteria.
"There certainly is!" You Panhu nodded and said, "Leader Bai gave Wei Zhao a packet of alchemist's materials. I wanted to trade him for it, but this time Wei Zhao won't budge—soft or hard, nothing works. No matter what I say, he refuses, and he just tells me he wants Qi-Gathering Pills, that without Qi-Gathering Pills there's no trade! Isn't that deliberately making things difficult for me?"
"Young Master You, are you sure those materials are definitely good ones?" Huangmao knew about the several times You Panhu had come off worse before, so he wanted to remind him to be careful and not fall for a trick.
"This time I can be absolutely certain!" You Panhu said. "This time, Leader Bai said it himself—the materials were left to him by his master—and Wei Zhao admitted as much too."
"Oh? Could it be that Wei Zhao is playing hard to get?" Zimao thought for a moment and said, "Hasn't he pulled that kind of trick several times before?"
"I thought the same thing before—that Wei Zhao might be playing hard to get. But when he told me he wanted Qi-Gathering Pills, I figured it probably isn't a trick!" You Panhu shook his head, dismissing the idea.
"I see..." Zimao hesitated, then nodded and said, "That makes sense. If he were playing hard to get, he wouldn't have been so adamant..."
"Exactly, and that's the headache. Brother Kang, you're a doctorate holder—full of wisdom and stratagems. Do you have any good suggestions?" You Panhu turned to look at Kang Jinglong.
"My suggestion..." Kang Jinglong mused for a moment. You Panhu's flattery had put him in fine spirits—he was indeed the most highly educated of them all. After thinking for a moment, he said, "I feel you should start with Han Jingyi!"
"Oh? Han Jingyi?" You Panhu was slightly taken aback, then his eyes lit up as something occurred to him! The medicinal cauldrons and alchemy ingredients he had given Wei Zhao before had all ended up with Han Jingyi. Which meant Han Jingyi was the one who ultimately benefited. Since Wei Zhao did not want to trade, then go to Han Jingyi!
When the time came, whatever Han Jingyi needed, if he could provide it, then Wei Zhao would surely help Han Jingyi make the trade! He had to admit, Kang Jinglong's idea was truly a good one—it could turn things around at the last moment!
"However, I suggest you'd best not ask her directly. You can first analyze and predict what Han Jingyi needs most right now. Take that thing with you, then go show it off in front of Han Jingyi, say a few provocative things, and ideally get Han Jingyi to want it herself. That way you hold the initiative and it'll be easier to negotiate. Otherwise, if you let Han Jingyi name her price, she might open her mouth wide and demand an astronomical sum, landing you in a trap..." Kang Jinglong warned.