Competition

After speaking, Qin Ming and Qing Yan walked towards the exit. Since he did not want to talk, then there was no need to talk; it was not as if Qin Ming absolutely had to negotiate.

At worst, they would fight!

"Wait…" Just as Qin Ming and Qing Yan were about to walk out of the hall, the Middle-aged Man hurriedly called out.

As he shouted, he stood up and trotted over, blocking Qin Ming and Qing Yan.

"This matter can be discussed, it can be discussed." The Middle-aged Man said in a conciliatory tone.

"Oh?" Qin Ming smiled slightly. "It would have been better if you had been like this earlier; was all this trouble necessary?"

If the matter could be resolved simply, Qin Ming still hoped to resolve it simply. He still had enemies from the Scorpion Faction who might arrive at any moment, and he needed to save all his energy for them.

Sitting back down in his seat, the Middle-aged Man was much more polite this time.

"And this person whom Jue Xin betrayed is…?"

"I am Qing Yan." Qing Yan cupped his hands.

The Middle-aged Man also politely returned the gesture and said, "Jue Xin is scum for betraying his mentor. How about I hand Jue Xin over to you to deal with as you please? What do you think?"

Qin Ming smiled slightly and nodded in agreement.

The Middle-aged Man did not even ask how exactly Jue Xin had betrayed Qing Yan, which suggested he knew the details of Jue Xin's betrayal very well.

He had just been playing dumb, not wanting to discuss this matter at all, and only wanted to fool the two of them into leaving. Now that he saw there was no other way, he was finally willing to hand over Jue Xin.

"Then what about the divine artifact alchemy furnace?" Qin Ming said. Just now, only the handling of Jue Xin had been discussed; the divine artifact alchemy furnace had not been mentioned.

"The divine artifact alchemy furnace was presented by Jue Xin, so naturally it belongs to our Pill Alliance." The Middle-aged Man said as if it were a matter of course.

"Shameless." At that moment, both Qing Yan and Qin Ming felt that the Middle-aged Man before them was truly shameless.

"Absolutely not! The divine artifact alchemy furnace belongs to him, and it must be returned." Qin Ming said firmly.

The Middle-aged Man furrowed his brows and said, "That is impossible. The divine artifact alchemy furnace is currently in the hands of the Venerable, not with me. I have no authority to give it to you. Why don't you ask the Venerable for it? In any case, I cannot get it back."

"It seems you are intentionally refusing to give it up?" Qin Ming said indifferently. Whether it was in the Venerable's hands or not was just a matter of his word. Moreover, even if it were in the Venerable's hands, could it not be returned?

Hearing this, it was clear that the Middle-aged Man was deliberately making things difficult.

"You are putting me in a very difficult position by doing this!" The Middle-aged Man stood up, his Aura exploding outward; he was clearly at the Peak Martial Emperor level.

Qing Yan's expression became somewhat ugly; he was only a Martial King.

"I am only taking back what belongs to us; what is there to be difficult about?" Qin Ming also stood up, his own Aura even stronger, as he stood in front of Qing Yan.

The Middle-aged Man's expression changed slightly as he suddenly remembered that the person before him was the Sect Master of the Feather Transformation Sect, known as the number one Martial Emperor in the world.

"This would make our Pill Alliance lose a lot of Face; where would we put our Faces?" The Middle-aged Man continued.

"Oh? Then what do you want? Regardless, I must take back the divine artifact alchemy furnace!" Qin Ming sat back down in the chair, crossed his legs, and said.

The Middle-aged Man sat down, thought carefully for a long time, and then said, "How about this: let's have a competition. If you win, the divine artifact alchemy furnace is yours. If you lose, then all of the Feather Transformation Sect's territory will be given to our Pill Alliance."

Qin Ming laughed, "How could there be such a good deal? To use my own things to compete against myself—you really thought of that."