Sun Mingcheng had a determined look on his face, as if he would not get up unless Han Zhangxiang punished him.
He was not kneeling for himself, but for the dozens of cultivators of the Sun family. There were two idiots in the Sun family who killed members of the Han family and almost caused a disaster. He had to admit his mistake.
If Han Zhangxiang let them go back like this, he would be afraid. What if the Han family was playing dirty tricks! Let him relax his vigilance and then wipe out the entire Sun family.
Han Zhangxiang frowned, pondered for a moment, and asked in a deep voice: "Friend Sun, killing someone means paying for one's life and paying off a debt is a matter of course. Since they did it, I'll leave this matter to you to handle. I respect your decision."
A fierce look flashed in Sun Mingcheng's eyes. He grabbed the green flying sword and pierced the hearts of two tribesmen.
"Killing someone means paying with your life. This is an eternal principle. Our Sun family will take out 15,000 spiritual stones to compensate the families of the three young friends who died. I was not strict in my discipline. Fellow Daoist Han, you can kill me or chop me up. I will accept it."
Sun Mingcheng turned his wrist and handed the flying sword to Han Zhangxiang.
Han Zhangxiang narrowed his eyes and asked, "Really? What if I want to kill you?"
"Sun admits it. A life for a life. As the head of the clan, I am not strict enough in disciplining the children. Fellow Daoist Han, you can do it!"
Sun Mingcheng closed his eyes and his body trembled slightly. Obviously, he was still a little scared.
Han Zhangxiang's face turned cold, and the flying sword in his hand flew out and stabbed in front of Sun Mingcheng.
"Fellow Daoist Sun, this matter is not your fault. After all, they acted on their own and it has nothing to do with you. Please stand up! Our two families are in-laws." Han Zhangxiang personally helped Sun Mingcheng up.
Sun Mingcheng had the courage to come and apologize in person, and Han Zhangxiang naturally had the magnanimity to tolerate others.
Han Zhangxiang is an experienced man. He firmly believes that Sun Mingcheng must have a backup plan. If he really kills Sun Mingcheng, the consequences will be serious.
A small spirit stone mine, worth hundreds of thousands of spirit stones, can be mined for decades without any problem, thus speeding up the development of the family.
Before this, the Han family controlled two small metal mines, but they had been mined out. With this spirit stone mine, the Han family had an additional source of income.
This is a spirit stone mine, not a metal mine. Extracting ore from a metal mine requires multiple processes, which consumes a lot of manpower and time.
The refining process of spirit stone ore is not as complicated as that of metal ore. It depends on what kind of metal it is. If it is a commonly used metal ore, such as black iron ore or black gold ore, it is not worth many spirit stones. A small black iron ore mine is worth more than 100,000 spirit stones at most. The spirit stone mine is different. A small spirit stone mine is worth at least hundreds of thousands of spirit stones.
Sun Mingcheng burst into tears and choked up, "Friend Han, I'm sorry for you. I didn't discipline you well! I..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Han Zhangxiang.
"Well, let the past be the past! Get up now!"
Among immortal cultivation families, there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests.
To be honest, if Sun Mingcheng had not come to apologize and the Han family had found out the truth, Han Zhangxiang would definitely have destroyed the Sun family. This would have been a naked invasion. Now it is different. Sun Mingcheng took the initiative to come to apologize, which shows that this matter has nothing to do with the Sun family and was only done by some individuals in the Sun family. Of course, Sun Mingcheng might be the main culprit, but some members of the Han family died, so Sun Mingcheng found two scapegoats.
Han Zhangxiang helped Sun Mingcheng sit down. Sun Mingcheng was very nervous and kept saying that he was wrong.
"Fellow Daoist Sun, what are you going to do with that spiritual stone mine? Are you going to report it to Tinghai Pavilion?"
Han Zhangxiang's tone was flat, and he didn't dare to guarantee whether Sun Mingcheng had sent someone to contact Tinghai Pavilion.
Logically speaking, the spirit stone mine is located in the Han family's territory and naturally belongs to the Han family. The problem is that the Han family is a subsidiary force of Tinghai Pavilion. Strictly speaking, the Han family's territory is the territory of Tinghai Pavilion, and Tinghai Pavilion has the right to dispose of this spirit stone mine.
Han Zhangxiang did not kill Sun Mingcheng for this reason. He was prepared for the worst. If he killed Sun Mingcheng, the people of the Sun family would inform Tinghai Pavilion and turn the tables, accusing the Han family of murdering Sun Mingcheng for the sake of the spirit stone mine. Even if Tinghai Pavilion would not severely punish the Han family, the Han family's reputation would be ruined.
He kicked the ball to Sun Mingcheng. If Sun Mingcheng's answer did not satisfy him, Han Zhangxiang could still ask him to change it. If Sun Mingcheng's answer satisfied him, then it would be even simpler. This was Sun Mingcheng's decision, just like the two dead members of the Sun family, they were destined to die. There was a different meaning for Han Zhangxiang to take action and for Sun Mingcheng to take action.
"Our Sun family is a subsidiary of the Han family. If you hadn't given us a place to live, our Sun family wouldn't be where we are today. Fellow Daoist Han, you can decide how to deal with us. I will listen to you."
Sun Mingcheng's face darkened and he spoke sincerely.
Han Zhangxiang pondered for a while, then said, "Let bygones be bygones. This spiritual stone mine was discovered on our Han family's territory. It wasn't easy for you either. How about a 60-40 split? Our Han family gets 60%, and your Sun family gets 40%. Let's mine together and make a fortune together. What do you think?"
Only with common interests can Sun Mingcheng be tied to his own warship. Whether killing Sun Mingcheng or destroying the Sun family will sow disaster for the Han family.
Five hundred years ago, the Tang family of Qingbang Island was destroyed by the Zhang family. Among the five hundred cultivators in the Zhang family, fifteen were foundation-building cultivators and were very powerful. A hundred years later, on the birthday of the ancestor of the Zhang family, all the Zhang family members went back to celebrate and were killed. A line of blood was left on the wall: The murderer was Tang Yunqing from Qingbang Island.
Therefore, destroying a family would leave behind great disasters, and there was no absolute certainty. Han Zhangxiang did not want to do this. The Han family's current development momentum was booming, and it would be best to have this spirit stone mine. Without the spirit stone mine, the Han family would continue to develop.
Sun Mingcheng was somewhat tempted. He glanced at Han Zhangxiang cautiously, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Forty percent is too much. Thirty percent will be enough. We were at fault in this matter first."
Han Zhangxiang said that he would give him 40% to give face to Sun Mingcheng. If Sun Mingcheng believed it, then he would have lived in vain all these years.
"Thirty percent? Don't you think it's too little?"
Han Zhangxiang said with a smile, and Sun Mingcheng felt a little scared when he saw Han Zhangxiang's expression.
"It's a lot, a lot. Our two families will become rich together. Sun is speaking from the heart."
Sun Mingcheng nodded quickly, thinking to himself, "It's just as I expected. If Han Zhangxiang really wants 40%, he will probably kill him."
Han Zhangxiang nodded in satisfaction, a sincere smile on his face, and said: "Fellow Daoist Sun, then it's settled. Send someone to the Lingshi Mine! Remember, you must keep it a secret. This is the source of wealth for both of our families. If the news leaks out, it will not benefit anyone."
What he was most worried about was that the news would leak out and reach the Chen family. The Chen and Han families fought over this, and finally had to ask Ting Haige to intervene.