Setting this kind of price, anyone could tell that Shi Feng was furious about what Feng Xuanyang had done.
All that talk about misunderstandings was nothing but lies.
But everyone knew that. If everything could be written off as a misunderstanding, what would police even be for?
"Guild Leader Feng, I'm practically giving this away at a loss. If you're not interested, I've got quite a few others who'd love to work with me," Shi Feng said with a light chuckle.
He wasn't lying. Several kingdoms outside the Star Moon Kingdom had expressed interest in cooperating with the Zero Wing Guild. On top of that, a major financial consortium had taken a liking to Zero Wing and was willing to offer an extremely generous price.
At that moment, Feng Xuanyang's face turned iron-black, his eyes flashing with a cold glint that made it impossible to meet his gaze. Even Nan Lang, who stood nearby, lowered his head, his legs trembling as he feared Feng Xuanyang might fly into a rage and take it out on him.
When had Young Master Feng ever suffered this kind of humiliation? Anyone who had ever crossed him in the past had met a terrible end. Yet Shi Feng had toyed with him not once, but twice, even three times over.
No one could predict what this Young Master Feng might do next…
After a long pause.
"Guild Leader Black Flame, I'm being very sincere here. How about this — I'll settle for just five percent of the shares?" Feng Xuanyang suppressed his explosive fury and spoke with an unnatural calm.
"No room for negotiation. One percent. That's the absolute limit I'm willing to offer. If Guild Leader Feng doesn't have the sincerity, then forget it. I won't insist." Shi Feng felt something was off — this wasn't like Feng Xuanyang at all. That was why he'd been probing, and he hadn't expected Feng Xuanyang to be this patient.
Feng Xuanyang was always the arrogant, domineering type — someone who would throw punches at the slightest provocation. Yet here he was, humbly haggling. How could that not raise suspicions in Shi Feng's mind?
When something was out of the ordinary, there had to be a catch.
When Feng Xuanyang heard Shi Feng's answer, his teeth ground together so hard they nearly cracked.
A billion Credit Points was no small sum. Even for him, spending that much would sting. If it were for ten percent of the shares, he could just about stomach it. But one percent? In terms of both outward reputation and personal pride, that was completely unacceptable.
"Black Flame, you dare treat me like a fool? I'll make you pay a hundred times over!" Feng Xuanyang screamed internally. As long as he became a shareholder in the Zero Wing Guild, he could openly investigate them, plant people in their inner circle, and then every last member would be at his mercy. So he swallowed his towering rage and said in a low voice, "I understand. I hope Guild Leader Black Flame won't disappoint me. Let's schedule a time right now to sign the contract."
Shi Feng was startled by Feng Xuanyang's attitude. He had expected Feng Xuanyang to erupt in fury, leading to a bitter falling-out, followed by threats of an endless grudge and that sort of thing. This outcome was completely beyond his expectations — he could actually swallow all of this…
Willing to accept just one percent of shares — either Feng Xuanyang had gone mad and given up on himself, or he had something far bigger in mind.
Seeing through Feng Xuanyang's fox-like scheme, Shi Feng smiled and said, "What's the rush, Guild Leader Feng? I wasn't finished. Besides the billion Credit Points, I also want fifty percent of your Underworld Guild's shares. If you agree to that, I'll have no further objections."
"Black… Flame… you're courting death!" Feng Xuanyang roared in fury. He now knew for certain that Shi Feng had been playing him all along. And here he'd thought Shi Feng was just angry and deliberately inflating the price — he really had been too naive.
Shi Feng wanted to trade one percent of Zero Wing's shares for a billion Credit Points, and on top of that, he wanted fifty percent of the Underworld?
What was the Underworld? It was a force far beyond a first-rate guild. Forget fifty percent — Feng Xuanyang didn't even hold one percent himself, let alone hand fifty percent over to Shi Feng.
"Done pretending, Guild Leader Feng?" Shi Feng said with a faint smile. "I was actually enjoying this a little longer."
"Black Flame, don't think just because you can run White River City with an iron fist that I can't touch you. You underestimate the Underworld. Zero Wing is nothing more than one of the dominant powers in White River City, but the surrounding cities are already completely under our control. It won't be long before I personally destroy you and wipe Zero Wing off the face of the Divine Realm!" Feng Xuanyang's rage was boundless, like a maddened beast letting out an agonized shriek that sent chills down the spine. "Black Flame, you could have had a billion Credit Points to live out your retirement. Now you'll never get the chance. I'll corner you inch by inch until you're driven to a dead end, and you'll regret everything you've done today!"
Hearing Feng Xuanyang's furious tirade, Shi Feng was briefly stunned, then smiled and said, "I'll be waiting."
After that, Shi Feng ended the call.