Liu Ruyan smiled slightly, with a hint of cunning in her eyes: "If Young Master Fu is curious, why not come to ’Smoke Rain Tower’ another day as a guest? I’ll make you a good cup of tea, and we can chat slowly."

"That sounds great! I’ve been looking forward to Miss Liu’s tea for a long time."

Fu Chao laughed heartily and agreed directly.

Fu Chao was truly curious about Li Yunjing’s romantic history.

Li Yunjing turned to Liu Ruyan and smiled helplessly: "This guy is always so unserious."

"Ruyan, I’m leaving first!"

Li Yunjing said softly.

Liu Ruyan nodded, leaned beside him, and the two walked side by side out of ’Smoke Rain Tower.’

Only after Li Yunjing and Fu Chao were sent off did Liu Ruyan return to ’Smoke Rain Tower.’

As Li Yunjing and Fu Chao walked towards the ’City Lord’s Mansion,’ a shadow silently flashed under a distant eave, observing them coldly before disappearing into the twilight.

Walking on the streets of the ’City of Glory,’ both had thoughts on their minds, saying nothing, unaware of someone watching them from the shadows.

At this moment, Li Yunjing was in a very good mood.

He found his long-lost confidante, fulfilled his wish, and received contribution points. What more could Li Yunjing want?

The next step for Li Yunjing was to investigate the news about Yu Yunyi and Lv Ruoxi, to see how the First Lady and Second Lady were doing.

"Fu Chao!"

Li Yunjing suddenly stopped in his tracks, turned his head to look at Fu Chao, and said seriously, "Do you feel like someone is following us?"

After walking down a street, Li Yunjing suddenly felt something was amiss.

His Divine Sense didn’t detect anything unusual among the passing pedestrians, but his intuition seemed to sense something was off.

"I don’t feel anything!"

Fu Chao furrowed his brow at the thought, shook his head, and said: "Perhaps you’ve been working too hard lately and are a bit exhausted?"

Saying this, Fu Chao looked slyly at Li Yunjing.

"You..."

Being teased by Fu Chao, Li Yunjing also felt he might be being paranoid.

The two soon arrived at the ’City Lord’s Mansion’ and once again met Wang Tianhua.

"Oh? Came for contribution points?"

Upon hearing Li Yunjing’s intention, Wang Tianhua nodded with a smile, "How about this! Each of you will receive one million contribution points."

"What?"

Fu Chao immediately disagreed, and if the person wasn’t such a high-ranking figure, he would have slapped the table.

The Zhao family is a prestigious clan, their territory even has Spirit Veins!

So much wealth was seized by the Sect, only for Wang Tianhua to give them a measly one million contribution points?

Fu Chao unhappily said: "Vice City Lord Wang, the information we provided helped the Sect clear hidden dangers and seized so many resources, a mere one million contribution points is really too little, isn’t it?"

After all, one million contribution points only equates to one million Low Grade Spirit Stones!

What does that even count as?

Wang Tianhua is really treating them like beggars!

"Cough, cough..."

Wang Tianhua was so startled by Fu Chao’s words that he almost spewed out a mouthful of tea.

What Foundation Establishment Realm Cultivator is this?

Opening and closing his mouth, disdaining one million contribution points?

But Wang Tianhua glanced at Li Yunjing and seemed to understand.

These two have seen big money!

Therefore, they look down on a mere one million contribution points!

Wang Tianhua put down the teacup, wiped his mouth, and showed a helpless smile: "Fu Chao, you’re really putting me in a difficult position with these words! For a regular Cultivator, one million contribution points is already quite a considerable fortune. However, since you feel it is not enough, let’s negotiate further."

"Vice City Lord Wang, we are not greedy people."

Li Yunjing cupped his hands and smiled: "But the wealth and resources of the Zhao family indeed far exceed this amount. The information we provided not only cleared hidden risks for the Sect but also brought great benefits. A mere million contribution points doesn’t quite suffice."

Since negotiations were ongoing, Li Yunjing also smiled.

In these times, who would dislike having more Spirit Stones?

"Li Yunjing, you do have a point!"

Wang Tianhua nodded at his words: "However, the Sect has its rules, and the distribution of contribution points is not solely up to me. How about this, let me consult with the City Lord, and see if I can secure more rewards for you."

"That sounds better, we can’t be working for nothing, right?"

Fu Chao’s expression softened slightly upon hearing this, but couldn’t help mumbling a few words.

Wang Tianhua chuckled, not responding, but instead turned to Li Yunjing and said: "Please wait here for a moment, I’ll be right back."

Li Yunjing nodded and said: "Thank you, Vice City Lord Wang."

After Wang Tianhua left, Fu Chao sat heavily on a chair and grumbled: "Wang Tianhua is obviously trying to lower the price. If it weren’t for him being the Vice City Lord, I would have a serious discussion with him."

"Alright, stop complaining."

Li Yunjing cast a glance at Fu Chao and said with a smile: "Vice City Lord Wang has agreed to consult with the City Lord, which means there’s still room for change. Let’s wait patiently! Keep your speech respectful, don’t be rude!"

"Hehe! I was wrong! Got carried away and didn’t hold back!"

Fu Chao sighed helplessly: "But if the contribution points at the end are still too little, I won’t let it go easily."

Li Yunjing smiled and said nothing more.

Fu Chao’s personality, though sharp-tongued, is still reasonable.

Li Yunjing didn’t need to say much to persuade him.