Chapter 995 Negotiations
Xu Chuniang heard Gong Lao’s words, “Isn’t it good to be targeted by them?”
“It’s hard to say, danger and opportunity go hand in hand, right?”
Gong Lao wanted to say something, “These great powers are very seriously tilted towards each other, and they are internally coiled and disjointed, if you accidentally offend someone, you will probably be sent to a bitter cold place, just like me.
Joining these great powers does give you more opportunities, but it also means that you have to unconditionally obey their arrangements and dispatches, and can’t have your own thoughts.”
Not having your own thoughts, this was never the path Xu Chuniang wanted to take.
Her original intention of entering the fighting arena was only to earn immortal crystals, and she didn’t want to lose herself by getting involved in the various forces.
She remained silent for a moment and suddenly said, “What if I reject all the solicitations from these great powers?”
Elder Gong sighed quietly, thinking of himself once upon a time.
He used to be unable to look at these dictatorial big powers and only wanted to cultivate alone and silently, but cultivating alone was too slow, he persisted for thousands of years, and in the end, he helplessly surrendered to reality.
Xu Chuniang’s situation, however, was far better than what he had been in the beginning.
“You signed a contract with the fighting arena, you are considered a person of the fighting arena, even if you do refuse the solicitations of those great powers, for the sake of the fighting arena, they won’t make things difficult for you, so there’s no need to worry too much.
However, you must pay attention, never offend these big forces, so as not to incur retaliation.”
“Thank you Elder Gong for mentioning this, don’t worry, I have my measure.”
Hearing this, Xu Chuniang finally felt a little more at ease, even if she had more confidence in her own strength, she wouldn’t be arrogant enough to think that the Human Immortal Beginner’s realm would be able to fight those Heavenly Immortal powerhouses and Immortal Kings.
Seeing that she had listened to her words, Gong Lao nodded in relief, “If I’m not wrong, those people will be looking for you soon, I still have some things to do, so I’ll talk about it here today, and I’ll come back to see your fight in a few days.”
Sending Gong Lao away, Xu Chuniang closed the courtyard door, and before she had time to clean up the tea on the table, she received a summons from the fighting ring steward, inviting her to the front hall.
When Xu Chuniang arrived, the steward had already been waiting for a long time, and when he saw her coming, he hurriedly got up to greet her with a smile on his face.
“The summoning was hurried this time, it didn’t disturb Fairy Xu, did it?”
Xu Chuniang shook her head, “I happen to have nothing to do, so I can’t talk about disturbing you.”
The steward laughed, and after inviting Xu Chuniang to take a seat, he asked with great meaning.
“I’m sure Fairy Xu also knows who the real owner of our fighting arena is, right?”
Xu Chuniang had a rough guess as to the steward’s intentions, and followed his words, “I’ve heard a little about it, and I’ve heard that the true owner of the fighting arena is Immortal Xuan Gui in the Three Heavens.”
The steward gave Xu Chuniang an approving glance and nodded with honor.
“Not bad, it seems that Fairy Xu doesn’t know nothing about the fighting arena… Speaking of Fairy Xuan Gui, who in the Lower Three Heavens doesn’t know about her? Not only is her strength superb, she’s also the younger sister of Immortal King Yu Li in the Four Heavens, her status is distinguished and honorable.”
Xu Chuniang nodded cooperatively, “The Steward made a special trip for me to come here, it shouldn’t be just to talk to me about this, right?”
The Steward smiled, taking out a paper with a long-prepared contract and handing it to Xu Chunniang.
“I summoned you here this time, I do have something to discuss with you, Fairy Xu can take a look at this contract in my hand and see if there are any unsatisfactory points here.”
Xu Chuniang took the contract, swept a glance at its contents, and was secretly concerned. She hadn’t expected that the first major power to approach her would be the fighting arena.
Thinking about it, being close to the water, the fighting arena had a natural advantage over other major powers.
The conditions offered inside this contract were much more generous than the one she had signed before, only that once she signed this contract, it wouldn’t be that easy for her to leave the fighting arena in the future.
According to what was stated in the contract, not only could she refuse a portion of the bouts, she could even take the initiative to pick her own opponents.
What made her heart flutter the most was that as long as she signed this contract, her bets for all future fights would be unlimited.
Xu Chuniang thought about it for a moment before she figured out why the arena had done this.
Not long ago, she had utilized the power of the Spirit of Speech in her battle with the Corrupted Grudge, and the Dojo should have seen her strength and potential and wanted to use it to draw her in.
The steward observed Xu Chuniang’s reaction, ”How is it? Are you still satisfied with the conditions on this contract, and if you have any grievances, feel free to mention them.”
Xu Chuniang put down the contract in her hands and looked at the steward, “I’m satisfied with the conditions offered by the arena, it’s just that the future is still long and I have no intention of staying in the arena all the time.”
The Steward said, “What’s wrong with staying in the fighting arena? You can earn immortal crystals and make a name for yourself, why not?”
Xu Chuniang laughed and didn’t answer, getting up and offering her farewell.
“That contract I signed with the fighting arena before was just fine, there’s no need to re-sign another one, if there’s nothing else, I’ll go back first.”
“Wait, Fairy Xu don’t be in a hurry, anyway, after you go back, there’s not much to do for a while, what dissatisfaction you have with this contract, you can still discuss it again.”
The steward persuaded Xu Chuniang to stop.
The task given to him by the higher-ups was to keep the person in the arena no matter what, and make sure not to let the other forces snatch them away.
Xu Chuniang didn’t want to tear her face off with the steward, and sat down, pretending to re-examine the contract, but in reality, she was thinking about how to negotiate the conditions, so that the arena would cancel her betting limit.
“Actually, I understand what the dojo means, wanting to re-sign a new contract with me, it’s because it doesn’t want me to join other big powers, right?”
“Since Immortal Xu guessed it, then I won’t hide it from you, there are many people who join the fighting arena every month, but the ones who are able to stand out from so many fighters are rare, and the ones who become famous in one fell swoop like Immortal Xu are even more rare.”
The Steward politely said, “If all the fighters that our fighting arena has worked so hard to cultivate are scooped up by others, wouldn’t it be a basket of water?”
Xu Chuniang had entered the fighting arena less than two months ago, and she had already outshone many fighters who had been in the arena for several years, or even more than ten years.
If she kept up this momentum and continued to win, every fight would be packed, and she could definitely become the money tree in the arena.
In that case, the arena naturally refused to let her be poached by other forces.
Xu Chuniang nodded in understanding, ”Steward is right, it’s just that this contract is not quite to my liking.
How about this, let’s change the content of the contract a bit, during my time in the arena, I won’t join any of the forces, how about that?”
The steward pondered for a moment, understanding Xu Chuniang’s meaning, she neither wanted to join any of the forces, nor was she willing to become too deeply entangled with the fighting arena.
However, if she did so, although it wasn’t as direct as signing a direct contract, it wouldn’t damage the interests of the fighting arena, so it wasn’t a bad idea. (End of chapter)