"Yes, there's another point. Although Lin Yi doesn't want to talk to me directly, it doesn't mean that he has to force you to talk to him in person. After all, it's not only us who need leeway, it's the same for him." Lu Pingan analyzed.
"Then?" Chen Jiu signaled him to continue.
"I think that Lin Yi must have a request, and he definitely wants to talk to us, but he doesn't want to talk to me like this. First, he thinks it's too passive, and second, he thinks it's too embarrassing. Maybe he's looking for a mouthpiece to talk to," Lu Pingan said.
"Who?" Chen Jiu asked.
"Xin Yijie." He was the only one who could talk to Lin Yi and win Lin Yi's trust among all the high-level Gold Core cultivators in Green Cloud Sect in the north island.
"Okay, then you go to him." Chen Jiu's eyes flashed with a hint of fierceness. After this incident, it was obvious that Xin Yijie would be a dead man.
When Lu Pingan came to him, Xin Yijie was still trying to win over other high-level Gold Core cultivators. He knew that it was a critical period for him to win the hearts and minds of the people. One more supporter meant one more momentum and one more chance of winning.
Xin Yijie's blood turned cold when he saw Lu Pingan, Chen Jiu's direct disciple. His first thought was that the matter was exposed, and Highest Elder was going to punish him!
When he understood what Lu Pingan meant, he couldn't help but be stunned. Judging from Lu Pingan's words, Highest Elder was going to negotiate with Lin Yi on an equal footing, and Lu Pingan and himself were the representatives of the two parties?
Xin Yijie certainly didn't dare to agree to this kind of thing without permission. After understanding Lu Pingan's meaning, he quickly ran to Sky Cliff to ask Lin Yi.
"Since they want to talk, let's talk. We won't lose anything anyway," Lin Yi agreed casually.
"Then … how do we talk?" Xin Yijie said weakly.
"Can't you wrangle?" Lin Yi glanced at him.
"Wrangle?" Xin Yijie stared blankly and said, "Grand Master, we should have a goal in our negotiation. Is wrangling with each other our goal?"
"That's right. Wrangling is our goal. He can talk however he wants. All you have to do is one thing. Don't object or agree. In short, it's wrangling. Once you've wrangled yourself until you faint, you'll have succeeded," Lin Yi said.
"Wh … why?" Xin Yijie did not understand what Lin Yi meant at the moment. Since it was just wrangling for the sake of wrangling, what was the point?
"There are two reasons. First, it is Chen Dongcheng who is half-dead, not our people, so they should be the ones who are anxious. We have no reason to be anxious at all. When it comes to negotiations, it has always been the one who is anxious who suffers. Just wait and see. After wrangling for a long time, they will definitely lose their cool. That will be our chance." Lin Yi advised.
"Yes, yes." Xin Yijie nodded and asked, "What about the second one?"
"The second is you," Lin Yi said, looking at him.
"Me?" Xin Yijie was puzzled.
"Let me ask you. Have you had any success in winning people's hearts these days?" Lin Yi asked.
"Uh … very little …" Xin Yijie was embarrassed. It was not that he did not work hard, but his strength and status were too ordinary. Usually, no one paid attention to him among the Gold Core Stage higher-ups. At this critical moment, he did not have much appeal at all. Even if they were dissatisfied with the Chen Family's faction, they would only laugh and say that he was overestimating himself after listening to his suggestion. Very few of them took it seriously.
It was actually better now. Due to the deterrence brought by Lin Yi's display of power, the other Gold Core Stage higher-ups no longer looked down on Xin Yijie like before. After all, in their eyes, even if Lin Yi was not comparable to the Highest Elder, a Nascent Soul Stage old monster, he was definitely not someone that they, the Gold Core Stage experts, could compete with. However, it was unrealistic to say that he could be easily won over.
"So, this negotiation is an opportunity to increase our influence," Lin Yi pointed out.
Xin Yijie finally understood when he heard this. He patted his head and said, "I understand now. Granduncle, you mean that this negotiation should not only be delayed, but it should be delayed to the point that everyone knows about it. In this way, we can form a concept in the sect that you and the Highest Elder are equal in status. As your negotiation representative, I can also increase my status and influence!"
"Yes, but there's another meaning. Everyone knows that the Green Cloud Sect in the north island is divided into the local faction and the Chen Family faction. Now, the Highest Elder of both parties is the representative of the Chen Family faction. So, who do you think is the representative of the local faction?" Lin Yi said with a smile.
"Of course, it's you, Granduncle!" Xin Yijie's eyes lit up.
The reason why he couldn't rope in the senior management and disciples of the Gold Core Stage of other local factions was that they didn't believe that he could shoulder the burden of the local faction. Now, Lin Yi stood out and made a rallying call. Not only did he easily get rid of Chen Dongcheng, but he also forced the Highest Elder to sit down and negotiate patiently. This was something that even Hong Zijun, the head of the sect, couldn't do!
In this way, once the idea of being an equal was deeply rooted in people's hearts, it was impossible for Lin Yi not to be the leader of the local faction. Because all the senior management and disciples of the Gold Core Stage of the local faction would gather spontaneously. Once the momentum was formed, it would be unstoppable!
"So, why don't you go and wrangle with him?" Lin Yi shrugged.
"Understood!" Xin Yijie immediately went with confidence.
What happened next was just as Lin Yi expected. Although Xin Yijie usually looked honest and sincere, his brain was actually very active. He was able to argue with Lu Pingan with great eloquence and was not at a disadvantage at all.
Lu Pingan almost went crazy. He thought he could relax a little without facing Lin Yi directly, but he didn't expect such a guy to come. At first glance, he looked like an ordinary pot of warm water, but after a long time of contact, he knew that this guy could never be boiled. He was no less difficult to deal with than Lin Yi.
In the end, there was only one word, there was no way out.
But he couldn't turn against him openly. After all, in this negotiation alone, they were the passive and weak party. Moreover, it was not that the other party didn't cooperate. Instead, it should be said that they were very cooperative. They just kept talking and wasting time. The other party was determined to fight a protracted war. What could he do?
If it weren't for Chen Dongcheng, Chen Jiu would have turned against him long ago. But now, he could only grit his teeth and suppress his anger, instructing Lu Pingan to continue to grind with Xin Yijie.
But as time went on, Lin Yi's image and status in the Green Cloud Sect of the north island really changed!
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