Feng Jun's demand for sincerity goes beyond mere compensation; first and foremost, he wants a reasonable explanation.
If the explanation isn't reasonable, he's not even interested in discussing compensation.
Prefectural Governor Zhao hesitated for a moment, glanced at Elder Liao Brother, and then steeled himself to speak haltingly, "Actually, when I took office, I held Mount Zhige in high regard and even sent someone specifically to seek an audience with Mountain Master Feng…"
At first, his narration was a bit stilted, but as he continued, it became increasingly fluent.
The Magistrate and County Prefect beside him were utterly dumbfounded at this scene. For heaven's sake, how could you, as a chief official of a prefecture, speak in such a lowly and almost flattering manner, is that really appropriate?
