Thinking that Marquis Coruas had agreed to give him fifty thousand Gold Coins without even a meeting, Zhao Guang felt delighted.
For Marquis Coruas, fifty thousand Gold Coins might not have been a lot, but the act of extracting them was certainly satisfying.
Indeed, others might not have been able to produce such an amount, but Marquis Coruas had to. After all, he had orchestrated the entire affair, and if he did not deliver, his reputation would have been stained.
If that were the case, others would likely not collaborate with him so readily in the future.
Everyone had hurried over like defeated roosters, only to find such an outcome.
At first, caught up in the excitement, they hadn't felt it, but now they were truly exhausted. Not just exhausted but also cold. Indeed, it was winter now. How had they not felt this upon arrival?
With everyone assembled, a document was quickly signed, although they wouldn't dare deny it even without the document.
