Who hid My Corpse!

"I didn't expect it to be so easy to succeed."

Tupac watched Hewinia, who had lightly eaten breakfast and then left the dining room, slowly stuffing a piece of steak into his mouth, speaking vaguely to Phinis.

"I originally thought you would have to offer a higher stake to persuade her again, but it turns out she's quite loyal to her promises. It seems we didn't even need to make this trip."

"If we hadn't come, we couldn't be certain," Phinis leisurely sipped his steaming hot tea, "Her agreement indicates that Daniel didn't offer a better price."

While speaking, Phinis put down his teacup, his brows slightly furrowing.

"But if that's the case, why did that guy Daniel bother to come at all? Logically, the Taichu Two Families wouldn't undertake such pointless actions. Since they came even after knowing my terms, they must have some ulterior motive. Also, Daniel seems different from when he was at the academy. Did the Ether family instruct him in some way?"

Phinis talked for a long while but received no response. He turned his head to find Tupac's attention still outside the window, watching Hewinia as she walked away, the slight curl of his lips making Phinis feel a bit uneasy.

"Tupac, should I remind you," Phinis said, "You are engaged to my sister."

Only then did Tupac seem to snap back to reality, smiling as he said, "Of course I haven't forgotten... By the way, where is Orenna? I haven't seen her."

"I will call her over."

"There's no rush," Tupac waved his hand, then voiced Phinis's biggest worry, "Phinis, is there a possibility... that we can renegotiate our deal?"

Phinis immediately narrowed his eyes, "What? You want to raise the price too?"

"Of course not, do I look like that type of person?" Tupac said earnestly, "Besides, aren't our families already in a cooperative relationship? This wouldn't be raising the price, just a friendly review of our transaction."

Phinis had already guessed what Tupac wanted, as the man hadn't bothered to hide it: "You want Hewinia?"

"Heh heh heh," Tupac rubbed his hands somewhat "sheepishly," "Indeed, I have such thoughts. Of course, I know her worth, so I would let my family appropriately reduce our previous demands."

As expected.

Phinis's expression didn't change much: "What about my sister?"

"Orenna... Well, Orenna is also excellent, but you know me, I hate arranged marriages the most," Tupac said with a smile, "I believe Orenna feels the same way, she obviously likes you more than she likes me, Phinis."

Phinis gave Tupac a brief glance.

He had to admit, he was impressed by Tupac's thick-skinned audacity, how such lies came so easily from his mouth.

Yet, it wasn't entirely a lie.

For someone of Golden Rank, the requirements for a spouse were quite stringent, especially within the large families, where it was absolutely forbidden for offspring of Golden Rank to breed with an "inferior" partner, for fear of losing even a trace of "essence."

So in choosing a spouse, their range was not broad. An eighteen-year-old Copper Rank maiden of celestial beauty was considered inferior to a fifty-year-old virgin of High-Quality Silver Rank.

From this perspective, Hewinia was indeed a very prime choice, otherwise Phinis wouldn't think about marrying Hewinia after everything was settled.

It was not only a "blessing" for Hewinia but also a comforting and valuable choice for himself. After all, Hewinia was not only a Golden Note but also a very attractive one.

Yet, inconveniently, Tupac had taken an interest in her too.

Although slightly displeased internally, Phinis didn't turn hostile or angry but started to seriously consider the feasibility of this new deal.

He soon realized that he had no grounds to refuse.

Because Hewinia was, after all, not yet their family's property, whereas the property exchanged in his dealings with Tupac was tangible.

Hewinia could at most bring one or two Golden Note descendants to the family, and the likelihood was extremely low. If a Golden Note breeding with another Golden Note could guarantee Golden Note offspring, then Golden Notes wouldn't be so rare.

Furthermore, if Tupac took Hewinia, then the Lawrence Family could justifiably take back Orenna, who had been promised away, which was also a valuable bargaining chip that could be leveraged elsewhere later.

Realizing this, any displeasure in Phinis's heart completely dissipated, and he made his decision.

Thus Phinis leisurely picked up his teacup, sipped a little under Tupac's expectant gaze, and said, "That depends on your own skills, after all, Miss Hewinia is not yet my family's person."

Tupac, hearing Phinis's implication, smiled even more brightly.

As long as Phinis didn't interfere, no one besides the Taichu family could compete with Tupac.

That little beauty is mine.

Thinking of Hewinia's perfect appearance, and the faintly discernible Golden Seventh Sound hidden under her coat, Tupac felt a tantalizing itch in his heart.