Chapter 1129: Confirming Cooperation

Ye Liuyun wanted to ask what exactly caused a Clan Chief to undergo such a huge change.

"Could it be that Xia Tianqiong's intelligence network missed something?"

Ye Liuyun doesn't recall any major moves Cheng Wenjun made during this period.

But thinking about it, since they didn't discover Cheng Wenjun's arrival at Yi Cheng, it's clear their intelligence network is still far behind.

"After the Cheng Clan incident, I went into seclusion once! This seclusion wasn't for cultivation, but simply to calm myself, so I'm no longer as irritable as before!"

"And once a person's mind settles, many matters naturally become clear!"

Cheng Wenjun didn't hide anything and told Ye Liuyun directly.

Ye Liuyun also hadn't expected that a single seclusion could bring about such a huge change in him.

Nevertheless, despite his doubts, the tasks that need to be done must still be done.

Moreover, if Cheng Wenjun intends to harm him, even if he refuses reconciliation, Cheng Wenjun will still find another way.

When Cheng Wenjun operates from the shadows, he'll be even harder to deal with.

So he formally replied: "Since the Clan Chief can lower his own status and come to my Yi Cheng in person, what pretense do I have left! Reconciliation is also, in my view, the best approach.

I just don't know which aspects the Clan Chief referred to when he mentioned cooperation just now?"

Ye Liuyun wants to hear Cheng Wenjun's notion of "cooperation" in order to gauge his true intentions.

"Then I, the old man, thank Prince Ye for his generosity first!" He said it quite calmly, showing no trace of humility from lowering his status.

Ye Liuyun could not detect any flaw at all.

Cheng Wenjun continued: "There are many areas we can cooperate on, such as beast arenas, taverns…"

Cheng Wenjun also gave Ye Liuyun an overview of the Cheng Clan's strength.

Ye Liuyun saw his demeanor and realized he truly wanted to do business with him!

He was momentarily stunned.

Afterwards, he smiled and confessed to Cheng Wenjun: "Clan Chief, your suggestions are all good. It's just that I haven't adjusted my mind yet. If it doesn't waste your time, could I have some time to consider and plan?"

He truly had never had any such plan before!

Moreover, turning from an enemy into a partner instantly requires some adjustment on his part.

"Ha ha, I understand, you need some adjustment! No problem, I haven't been to Moyu Yi Cheng either, so I'll just wander around the city these two days.

Prince Ye, if you have any questions, you can call on me at any time. However, you'll have to ask Prince Ye to arrange my lodging!"

Cheng Wenjun readily agreed.

"Of course! Clan Chief, please go rest first; I'll immediately study the direction of cooperation!"

Afterwards, Ye Liuyun had someone arrange for Cheng Wenjun to rest.

The surveillance on Cheng Wenjun was not relaxed at all.

When only Xia Tianqiong and Ye Liuyun remained, Xia Tianqiong also sighed to Ye Liuyun.

That Cheng Wenjun used to be extremely domineering; not to mention you, even I find it hard to get used to seeing him like this.

Ye Liuyun nodded, stopped discussing Cheng Wenjun, and reminded Xia Tianqiong: "Your intelligence network didn't even gather the news of Cheng Wenjun arriving at Yi Cheng; it seems it still needs strengthening!"

Xia Tianqiong's face flushed, and she admitted her shortcomings.

"Yes! I'll investigate how he actually came over! Based on the timing, you just returned not long ago, so he shouldn't have arrived so quickly!"

"Hmm, that is indeed a problem; go investigate it thoroughly!"

Ye Liuyun also thought this was worth investigating. He guessed that the Cheng Clan probably also possesses Teleportation Arrays.

Afterwards, he summoned Liang Xue, Wu Qingcheng, Du Yan and others, and began studying possible avenues for cooperation with the Cheng Clan.

Meanwhile, Xia Tianqiong soon gathered some information.

"Each of the Cheng Clan's beast arenas contains a Teleportation Array. It's not only for conveniently transporting ferocious beasts, but also for moving people and supplies!"

After Xia Tianqiong obtained the information, she immediately told Ye Liuyun.

"If that's the case, then can't the Cheng Clan instantly connect all regions?" Ye Liuyun asked Xia Tianqiong.

"As long as a place has a Cheng Clan beast arena, you can teleport there instantly. However, the Cheng Clan's arenas are only concentrated in major cities or near a few large sects; they have none elsewhere," Xia Tianqiong confirmed.

"We can develop transportation!" Du Yan heard this and immediately thought of a lucrative business.

Over at Lan Ruobing's bandit troupe, the reorganization is almost complete, Yi Cheng has been built, and they're about to send people over to discuss how to start the transportation business!

If we use the existing Teleportation Arrays for transport, moving from north to south would save a great amount of time.

"But if we use their Teleportation Arrays, wouldn't that mean we're handing the business over to them? If the cooperation breaks, they could withdraw the transport routes at any time."

Ye Liuyun slowly shook his head. Moreover, the Cheng Clan's beast arenas can only teleport to major locations.

"I think we can handle the transport lines by cooperating with the Imperial Family!" Ye Liuyun thought for a moment, then said suddenly.

"Let the Imperial Family back us, establishing Teleportation Arrays in every Yi Cheng and city, shortening travel time across the entire Zhongyang Dalu.

Then we make it a fee‑based model, sharing profits with the Imperial Family while we retain management and ownership. What do you think?"

Ye Liuyun intended to open up transport lines across the entire Zhongyang Dalu.

By then, there will certainly be people who use the Teleportation Arrays to save time. And the duty of guarding the arrays…

If someone only transports goods, Lan Ruobing can adopt a combined Teleportation Array and transport fleet system to handle such business.

After Ye Liuyun shared his idea, everyone agreed.

"But what does this have to do with the Cheng Clan?" Xia Tianqiong asked, puzzled.

"Ha ha! It has nothing to do with the Cheng Clan; I got a bit off‑topic! However, we could cooperate with the three top forces of the Zhongyang Dalu!"

"That's great! Not only will those three major forces not target us, but we can also expand our intelligence network!" Xia Tianqiong said happily.

She had always worried that Ye Liuyun might end up fighting her own father!

Next, they continued to study cooperation with the Cheng Clan.

"We can supply them with ferocious beasts!" Wu Qingcheng said.

"How are the profits of the beast-fighting arena?" Ye Liuyun asked Du Yan.

He wanted to gauge whether it would be more profitable to let the Cheng Clan run the beast-fighting arena or to run it himself.

"The profits from the beast-fighting arena exceed those from the ships; we cannot abandon this line of business!" Du Yan immediately understood Ye Liuyun's thought.