"Is there a problem with the number?"
He Ling asked with a frown. Ikasa's outburst made him suspicious.
"No. No problem. It is just that the number is much higher than I expected."
The young scholar relaxed his vigilance.
"The penalty fee is just a number, brother Ikasa. Unless you are negotiating in bad faith, you don't have to worry about it."
Ikasa smiled in response but in his heart, he was having different thoughts.
'Negotiating in bad faith, my ass! Your He Family basically forced me to take this step. Anyways, I don't plan to let the He's leech off me for long. As soon as I am strong enough, I will renegotiate the Contract.'
He thought as he added his thumbprint to the paper. A strong connection formed between Ikasa and the contract sheet. He Ling also added his thumbprint to the sheet and the contract glowed a brilliant white for a second.
