"I know!" the skeleton whispered in his mind, "but...... Aren't I teasing them in the same way?"

Of course, in the current situation, the skeleton would not dare to say these words even if he was killed-after all, his strength has not recovered at all!

"That...... How can it be said to be a joke?--isn't this being negotiated?' the skeleton laughed, "it's just that the customer background is hard, and it's a bit overwhelming!--but isn't that what business is all about?"

"You ......" Andrea wanted to say more, but at this time, the child gently tugged at the corner of Andrea's clothes, signaling her not to disturb the skeleton. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Andrea had no choice but to dispel the continued "preaching", but she looked at Mi'er with some curiosity and asked, "...... Why are you stopping me from going to ......"

"Because I believe him!" she replied with a smile as she interrupted Andrea's inquiry.

"Really?" Andrea muttered as she looked sideways at the skeleton that was smiling at Elder Taishang in the distance.

............

Regardless of the interaction between Andrea and Mi'er, the skeleton at this time is still in the dilemma of "no collateral to rely on".

Because, no matter what the skeleton proposes to use as collateral, the other party's answer is always negative - although the object proposed by the skeleton is also cherished, it should not be the end of total denial anyway!

"It seems...... It's because you Cole family didn't plan to talk about it from the beginning to the end!" the skeleton smiled bitterly, "It's just that what I don't understand is...... Why are you, who have the absolute initiative, stalling for us? -- or ...... What else are you secretly trying to do?"

"No!no!no!" Elder Taishang shook his head and said with some smugness, "I have to regret to tell you that during the time we had just talked, everything was ...... It's all done!"

After speaking, Elder Taishang raised his right hand slightly and snapped his fingers at the back.

In an instant, the glow of the sun was ten thousand ways, and wisps of mysterious and inexplicable qi machines evaporated in the sky above the entire courtyard, instantly blocking this space.

"Didn't you say you had everything set up before, and why did you have to take the trouble to arrange it again in this small space?" asked the skeleton, curious.

"Of course, just in case!" Elder Taishang said with a smile, "Although there are magic circles placed above the entire Cole Family Mansion to limit your range of activities, so that you can't take a step out of the Cole Family......! Just in case, I have to 'wronged' you have been deceived!"

"In order to deal with me, your Cole family is really scheming and refusing to relax at all!" To this, the skeleton could only smile helplessly.

"Actually...... There's no need for you to think about it, is there?" Elder Taishang, who was afraid that the skeleton would make some drastic moves in a "desperate situation", tried to comfort him, "You can think about this matter differently, don't you? You can think about it as a friendship with our Cole family!-Besides, haven't you agreed to our request before?If you think about it like this, don't you feel much better?"

"Is there any? Why do I still feel uncomfortable?" the skeleton rolled his eyes and said speechlessly, "Besides, you can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense, when did I agree to your request?"

"It's the one before!" the Supreme Elder hurriedly "exclaimed", "Just now, when we were still arranging the formation around the Cole Family's mansion, didn't you negotiate with us 'through the air'?"

"Is there one?" said the skeleton disdainfully, "haven't you always been talking to yourselves?—besides, haven't I always said that you only had one ring in exchange?"

"A ring?" the Supreme Elder's face immediately turned cold, and his right hand gently stroked the long knife on his waist, and said with some condensation, "We have gone to such great lengths, are we ...... Just for one of your rings?"

"Alright, alright! I see!" the skeleton raised his hand to surrender and tell the other party not to be impulsive, "since you Cole family can't come up with a valid collateral...... So what?—Shall you give me that scepter of mine as collateral for your Cole?"

"What do you say?" said Elder Taishang with a non-smiling "hey", "Do you think we will spit out the treasures in our hands again?"

"It's not for you to spit it out!" the skeleton explained, "just as collateral!—aren't you Cole reluctant to take out the collateral?

"Are you stupid to us?" Elder Taishang roared angrily, and immediately pulled out his long knife and put it on the skeleton's neck, "That scepter is not as simple as an ordinary treasure!"

"So...... Are you planning to accept all of my treasures without giving anything?" the skeleton's eyes widened in disbelief, "You're not doing that, are you?—if that's the case, how can I believe your promise to let us go?"

"Don't worry!" Elder Taishang narrowed his eyes slightly, and smiled a little mockingly, "We'll leave you a useless treasure or two—but we won't include that staff!"

"......Yes! It should be the most valuable treasure on your body, otherwise, you wouldn't have been so obsessed with it—aren't all the 'unreasonable' mortgage demands you made earlier just to pave the way for you to get that staff back?" another Supreme Elder interjected with a sneer, "But unfortunately, we've already seen through your little trick - I'm sure that all the other treasures on your body add up to not worth that staff!"

"Why!" the skeleton smiled wryly, "it's just because it means more to me!"

"Isn't it because of its terror and strength?" another Supreme Elder interjected with a sneer, "Although we don't yet know the anti-heaven nature of this staff, the supreme magic contained in it is real—I'm afraid...... As soon as this staff is back in your hand, you won't be talking to us in that tone now!"