thefictionvixens Chapter 1910: Declare war?
Chapter 1910: Declare war?
Chapter 1910: Declare war?
Zhao Sanshui is quite familiar with the strength of Xiaoyao Zhenxian. Even if two Xiaoyaos are combined, they may not be able to defeat him!
He dared to come to Hongye Ridge because he believed that even if he could not win, as long as he was alert enough, escaping would not be a problem.
After leaving his tribesmen behind, he continued to go deeper into Red Leaf Ridge, strolling leisurely along the way.
After turning an intersection, a pavilion appeared not far away.
The pavilion is very rough, with almost no decoration. The pillars and the inside of the top are not even painted, giving it a rough look.
There is a stone table and four stone benches in the pavilion. They are also very rough, but give people a feeling of vastness.
A middle-aged man was sitting on a stone pier. On the stone table there was a pot of tea and four teacups.
The man was drinking tea. When he saw the handsome boy coming over, he raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Your aesthetic taste... is not very good."
"I'm already in Nascent Soul stage, why should I put myself in a difficult position?" Zhao Sanshui replied disapprovingly.
Then he walked into the pavilion and sat down casually, "What's your name, fellow Taoist?"
"Call me Chaoyun," the paranoid man pointed at the teacup, "If you want to drink, pour it yourself. What's the matter?"
"Your aura is not very pure," Zhao Sanshui was not the kind of person who would just take the challenge.
As a large family with a history of tens of thousands of years, it has a profound heritage, which can be fully reflected in the way it treats people.
Hearing this, the paranoid man smiled indifferently, "Then I'll take it as a compliment."
Although these people in the team came from the Jueling World and did not have any decent inheritance, they all had their own pride.
They admitted that their cultivation methods were not good enough, that they had too little systematic knowledge, and that even with the same level of cultivation, their life spans were much shorter...
But, so what?
People like the Paranoid and Old Lady Jia both tried to reach the supreme level twice. At least they did not die even though they failed the first time.
This is not the case in the world of immortal cultivation. Once the infant condensation fails, one will die on the spot.
Therefore, the paranoid people didn’t think that there was anything that couldn’t be faced directly - have you heard of the second condensation of the infant?
"Praise?" Zhao Sanshui frowned slightly, which was rare. "What do you mean?"
He is not angry even though his aura is not pure. Is this a case of possession, or... some other method?
"Do you think we are that close?" The paranoid man raised his eyelids and said reluctantly.
"I'll give you a cup of tea to explain your purpose... Don't you know that the time of the Nascent Soul is precious?"
A cup of tea time... Zhao Sanshui sighed inwardly: This Yuanying, you are really a bit arrogant!
However, he had already made up his mind not to conflict with the other party easily, so he spread his hands helplessly.
"I just want to get some information and confirm some rumors."
"Then go ahead," the paranoid man waved his hand casually, "We are not that close... I, Hongyeling, don't need to explain to outsiders."
Zhao Sanshui smiled and said, "It's not a matter of friendship, but if Xiaoyao Zhenxian really dies, it will bring about a lot of turmoil."
He was already certain that there were at least two Nascent Souls in Hongye Ridge, but... if there were only two, it would still not be enough.
"Then let's just say it's turbulent," the paranoid man answered slowly, "Shouldn't he be punished for coming to someone else's house to cause trouble?"
Previously, we only exposed one golden elixir because we did not want to attract too much attention and wanted to let the matter of the spiritual vein ferment slowly.
When outsiders gradually accept the current situation, exposing two more Nascent Souls will not matter, so he will handle this matter.
Finally, he snorted coldly, "Besides, who saw that we were the ones who killed him?"
In fact, he was a little skeptical in his heart. As a true immortal from a family, you are worrying about the affairs of independent cultivators. Aren’t you on the wrong channel?
However, Zhao Sanshui still smiled slowly and said, "We just heard that this matter has been widely circulated..."
"There are many lawless and reverent people in this group of casual cultivators. I am only giving them some gentle reminders."
The paranoid man said slowly, "I hope the Zhao family doesn't add fuel to the fire, otherwise there might be trouble... Why don't you leave?"
"Haha," Zhao Sanshui chuckled, and no one knew what it meant.
The next moment, he said with a serious expression, "I have something very serious to ask for your advice."
"Let's not talk about boring things," the paranoid man said bluntly, "Red Leaf Ridge...is not as weak as you think."
Zhao Sanshui shook his head and said seriously, "It's not boring, but... Can the Zhao family buy a servant from you?"
"Oh?" The paranoid man was somewhat surprised. He really didn't expect that the other party would make such a request.
Taoist Jiao now has enslaved four people in total. Except for Qi Yang who was forcibly restrained, the other three are enslaved voluntarily.
It is absolutely impossible to let these four people go, especially Qi Yang and Wu Laoliu.
However, the other party's request also made the paranoid man curious: Isn't this the best opportunity to get some information?
So he asked with interest, "Who are you planning to buy and what price are you willing to offer?"
Can we really talk? Zhao Sanshui thought it was unlikely - even though he was under a ban, he still had fighting power, and he was still a golden elixir.
Even if we put aside the factor of face and hand the person over directly, wouldn't the method of restriction be known to others?
But he was not in a hurry to make a fuss. He had no intention of hiding this matter. "You have a golden elixir servant, Wu Laoliu, right?"
"It's really him," the paranoid man shook his head, feeling a little amused.
That guy's ability in appraising treasures is quite high, and he said at the beginning that it was because of this skill that he got into trouble.
However, Wu Laoliu did not hide anything and wanted to explain something, but unfortunately, the boss was not interested in listening.
But from that time on, everyone realized that this guy was in trouble.
So the paranoid man shook his head and said, "As for him, others might consider it, but not him!"
Zhao Sanshui did not show any surprise, but just smiled and asked, "But is it because of his identification ability?"
"Not entirely," the paranoid man shook his head, becoming more certain of the fundamental reason why the other party came to his house.
He said bluntly, "This person has learned our secret technique, there is no way he can leave alive!"
This is actually true. Wu Laoliu has a tag on his body to identify friend or foe. The team is considering whether to pass the flash to him.
Anyway, there is no need to worry that the restrictions of the beast taming technique will be spread out.
As for the other three Jindan servants, they did not receive the same treatment as him.
However, the paranoid said this to test whether the other party wanted to see whether Wu Laoliu was alive or dead.
However, in Zhao Sanshui's eyes, his tentative intention was too low-level.
But he didn't say it out loud. After all, his original mission was to explain the pros and cons.
His face was serious, "Fellow Daoist Chaoyun, do you know the true identity of this Wu Laoliu?"
The paranoid man smiled disdainfully, "Is it necessary to know his true identity?"
"Anyone who dares to offend Hongye Ridge must atone for his mistakes. We don't care whether he was good or bad before!"
Zhao Sanshui nodded, "You are all genuine people, I admire you!"
However, he immediately changed the subject and said, "But fellow Daoist, do you know...he is the Wu Minxi that Baiyao Valley has a bounty for?"
Although Baiyao Valley is called a valley, it is actually one of the five major gates.
It is worth mentioning that this sect focuses on alchemy and targets the entire market of immortal cultivators.
So even though the families and independent cultivators were not very friendly towards the sect, Baiyao Valley was not targeted much.
"Wu...Minxi?" The paranoid frowned slightly, then shook his head simply, "Ant, never heard of it!"
"Fellow Daoist, this... okay," Zhao Sanshui was really a little surprised, but the other party's logic was indeed correct.
To the Nascent Soul, the Golden Core is just an ant. Considering that this group of people live in seclusion and rarely go out, it is normal that they are cut off from the news.
Moreover, only relatively larger forces would pay attention to Wu Minxi's matter, after all, it involves the reputation of Baiyao Valley.
"He took advantage of Ding Zhizhi's opportunity and stole the ancient secret book "Seven Star Soul-Resurrection Needle Book" from Baiyao Valley, and was listed on the Three Thousand Years Dark List."
Three thousand years of darkness meant more than just being wanted.
Not only is the wanted period long, it also means that even if Wu Minxi advances to the Nascent Soul stage, Baiyao Valley will not let him go.
Moreover, the wanted person is An Bang, which shows that Baiyao Valley does not want to make the matter known to everyone, which is consistent with the rumors.
"Oh?" The paranoid man raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and his interest was somewhat piqued. "Has he ever done this kind of thing before?"
However, having said that, he had no interest in calling Wu Lao Er over.
Then, his expression became serious, "Then Daoist Brother Zhao is here to buy someone. Does that mean the Zhao family is also interested in this secret book?"
"You can't say that," Zhao Sanshui said sternly, "My Zhao family...is just on good terms with Baiyao Valley."
"Heh," the paranoid snorted with a forced smile and didn't even respond.
Your Zhao family wants to be on good terms with Baiyao Valley, but you come to my Hongye Ridge to buy people - how did you come up with this!
Zhao Sanshui said solemnly, "The reward from Baiyao Valley will all belong to you. The Zhao family has some other intentions."
——We are not greedy for the reward, we simply want to do a favor and are willing to pay the price.
“Heh,” the paranoid snorted again, “Then let Baiyao Valley come and talk to me about Hongye Ridge.”
"Eh?" Zhao Sanshui was a little surprised. "Fellow Daoist Chaoyun, why don't you call Wu Laoliu to find out more?"
"Understand what he does?" The paranoid man looked at him strangely. "I've already said that we don't care whether he was good or bad before."
Zhao Sanshui's expression finally became a little serious. "That is to say, even if Baiyaogu comes, you may not release them?"
The paranoid man nonchalantly replied, "We'll talk about it when the time comes."
"Okay, I understand," Zhao Sanshui finally realized how stubborn these people were.
He said "we'll talk about it when the time comes", but in fact he didn't even take Baiyao Valley seriously.
Then he asked curiously, "Excuse me, where are you from?"
The paranoid man looked at him indifferently for more than half a minute. Seeing that the other party still had no further explanation, he snorted coldly.
"Are you... planning to declare war on Hongye Ridge on behalf of the Zhao family?"
(End of this chapter)