After coming out of the Seekers Guild, it took Lin Fan quite a long time before he could calm Angela down.
In the end, he had no choice but to bribe her with some cake from a cake shop nearby and they spent an hour eating cake before they could finally leave. Of course, it didn't take them an hour to eat cake, it was just Angela eating cake for an hour.
But in the end, he was able to placate her and they were finally heading back to the home that the Xu Family provided for them.
When they arrived, there was already someone waiting outside the door for them.
As they approached, they saw that it was Xu Lin along with one of the elders of the Xu Family.
When Xu Lin and that elder saw the beast carriage approaching, they didn't mind it at first, but once they saw Lin Fan come out of the beast carriage, they immediately came over to him.
Xu Lin immediately said, "Senior Lin, you're finally back. We've been waiting for you the entire time."
Lin Fan slightly knitted his brows when he heard this and he asked, "What is it? Did something happen?"
Xu Lin looked around before saying, "Please come with me, it's not safe to discuss this here."
Lin Fan nodded since this involved his investment, so it wasn't a bad idea to be safe.
Xu Lin brought them through a secret entrance into the Xu Manor and they were led to a meeting room where all the high level members of the Xu Family were gathered around a table with the Xu Family Head sitting in the middle.
Once Lin Fan came in, all of them revealed looks of relief because even though they didn't know exactly how strong Lin Fan was, just his identity as a Pill Line Alchemist was enough to give them confidence. Just a few Pill Line Pills would be enough to let them break through, not to mention what kind of pills he could give them in the future when he became stronger.
When the Xu Family Head saw Lin Fan come into the room, he immediately turned to him with a wide smile and said, "Brother Lin, you're finally back! We've been waiting for you for over a day now, we were getting worried."
Lin Fan gave a nod in response to this before asking, "Is something the matter, Brother Xu?"
Lin Fan could understand why he was so anxious because this was a matter that involved the survival of the entire Xu Family. Previously, the One Shadow Organization had already pushed them against the wall and now that they were finally seeing some form of relief, they didn't want to lose it.
It was only a single day for Lin Fan since he had no stakes in this other than some investment, but for the Xu Family, it was enough for them to think that Lin Fan had abandoned them.
Without the support of a Pill Line Alchemist like Lin Fan behind them, they definitely weren't as confident in dealing with the One Shadow Organization.
The Xu Family Head revealed a serious look as he said, "Brother Lin, we've already received information from our source in the One Shadow Organization that they are planning to attack us soon."
Lin Fan gave a nod before asking, "They're already taking the bait so soon?"
This was the plan that Lin Fan had given to the Xu Family Head before heading off on this mission.
He had the Xu Family Head leak details about his imminent demise while locking down all information that he had been cured. The Xu Family Head had mobilized all the resources of the Xu Family to achieve this, even capturing the spy of the One Shadow Organization and feeding them false information.
On that topic, the identity of the spy was actually quite shocking for the Xu Family since it was actually one of their talented younger generations. He had been tempted with promises of becoming the disciple of the One Shadow himself if he switched sides. As someone with ambition, naturally this resonated with this person who didn't want to be stuck as just a young talent from the Xu Family with limited resources.
Lin Fan thought for a bit before asking, "Do you have information on when they are attacking?"
The Xu Family Head picked up one of the documents in front of him and slid it over to Lin Fan before saying, "According to our information, they are planning to attack us in three days. This is a list of the forces that they have gathered so far."
Since the One Shadow Organization had a spy in the Xu Family, naturally the Xu Family also had a spy in the One Shadow Organization.
It was one of the people who had been kneeling in front of the One Shadow earlier, listening to his orders. As soon as he could, he had sent this information to the Xu Family through a secure line.
The one difference between the One Shadow Organization and the Xu Family was how much they invested in their intelligence networks.
Because of this difference, there was a different level of security when it came to their private lines. In the end, this difference in security was what caused the One Shadow Organization's spy to be caught while the Xu Family's spy was completely undetected.
Lin Fan tapped his finger on the table as he read over this material. Based on what he could see, it seemed like it would be quite simple for the Xu Family to take care of the One Shadow Organization, but he didn't think so.
After all, reports like this never showed the trump cards that these organizations were hiding since only the leaders would know about this. Without information on these trump cards, there was still plenty of uncertainty with this fight.
But Lin Fan was also confident that even if there were a Child Soul Realm Expert that came, he would be able to deal with it. Not to mention that that would be close to impossible since there was basically no Child Soul Realm Expert that was related to any smaller forces. This was something that he had learned from various sources after coming to this upper realm.
So the only thing Lin Fan needed to care about now was how much he could get out of this.
Lin Fan closed the file that he received and put it back down on the table before tapping on it a few times. After tapping on the table for a bit, Lin Fan turned to the Xu Family Head and said, "It isn't impossible for me to help you guys with this, but before we decide anything, there is something else we need to discuss."
The Xu Family Head was a bit nervous as he asked, "Brother Lin, what is it?"
Lin Fan deliberately paused to put them on edge for a bit before saying, "Well, it's very simple. Because of these extra variables, it's clear that I will be doing extra work, so of course I think we should renegotiate the percentage that I will be taking."
The Xu Family Head relaxed a bit since this was different from what he was expecting to hear, but he still had a difficult look on his face as he asked, "Brother Lin, how much are you expecting? If you don't mind, we can add another 10% to your share."
Lin Fan revealed a smile which lured the Xu Family Head into a false sense of security before suddenly saying, "20% more or you can do this alone. I'll just provide you with a few pills to help you with this fight."
All the members of the Xu Family took a cold breath when they heard this.
It had to be known that Lin Fan's current share was already 30%, which was a show of the Xu Family's sincerity and how much they valued him. If he were to receive another 20%, that would mean that he would be receiving a full 50% of the loot that they would receive, which was equal to what the Xu Family would be receiving as a whole.
Just a single Lin Fan would be receiving as much as the Xu Family as an entity. For the Xu Family Head to explain this to the rest of the family, it would be a bit hard.
He was willing to offer Lin Fan that extra 10% because he wanted to give his own shares to Lin Fan as goodwill for saving his life, but who knew that Lin Fan would suddenly ask for 20%. This was just too much for him to accept.
After thinking about it, the Xu Family Head said, "I can't do 20%, but will you accept 15%?"
This was his limit since this was already taking into account his second brother's share as well. His second brother would definitely be willing to give up his portion after what Lin Fan had done for him, so he was certain that he could get this 15% if Lin Fan agreed. He just hoped that Lin Fan would agree.
Lin Fan pretended to think for a bit by tapping his fingers on the table before saying, "Alright."
Lin Fan's goal was 15% to begin with, he had only given 20% because he wanted to use this higher price point to slowly negotiate down to what he wanted. Moreover, if they wanted to give him more than what he was looking for, he would have no reason to turn it down.
After deciding this, everyone gathered around the table as the Xu Family Head said, "Our plan is…"
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