diskusbooks Chapter 373 The choice is ours, not yours.
Chapter 373 The choice is ours, not yours.
Chapter 373 The choice is ours, not yours.
Zhong Liyu covered her mouth and stared at Jiang He with wide eyes.
His eyes were filled with undisguised surprise. Zhong Liyu had previously watched video clips related to the university competition, and they all said that Jiang He was like a villain or something. Zhong Liyu hadn't thought much of it until Jiang He grabbed Yue Shoucai's body and negotiated with Yao Xi.
Zhong Liyu didn't know where she went wrong, and how she ended up going from the Yue family to the Yao family.
The information was too much to grasp, and Zhong Liyu was a little confused. He just looked at Jiang He with unwavering admiration.
Li Ling didn't know what was going on either. Just a second ago, they were fighting Yao Xi to the death, and the next second they were sitting together discussing something. She remembered that they came to the Yue family after accepting a mission issued by Yue Cheng. The mission issuer was Yue Cheng.
Zhong Liyu and Li Ling were both completely baffled.
Long Aotian remained silent.
Bai Zhizhou and Jiang He then negotiated the price together.
Jiang He wouldn't let Yue Shoucai leave her side for even a moment. She sat in the room and softly parted her lips:
"One hundred million spirit stones."
"Ha, do you really think I'm a sucker? One hundred million spirit stones, where would I get that much money?"
“Taking over the Yue family will solve everything. Besides, you’ve been trapped here for so many years. Unless you betray your subordinates again, with Yue Cheng’s methods, you’ll be trapped for at least another few decades before you can break free. Trading decades for your son’s and your freedom isn’t a bad deal.” Jiang He didn’t back down an inch.
"You are the head of the Yao family. We don't need much. One hundred million spirit stones is just a small amount of money for the real Yao family. After all, the Yue family's territory has expanded several times over and they are cooperating with many families. Do you want to spend one hundred million to go out and settle accounts with the Yue family, or are you going to be trapped in the house and only be able to cultivate in secret?"
After Jiang He's analysis, Yao Xi's expression gradually softened. She knew that one hundred million spirit stones was no small sum, but if she could truly regain her freedom, it would be worth it.
Yao Xi looked at Jiang He with suspicion:
"The five of you can't even beat me, yet you want to fight Yue Cheng. If I remember correctly, with the abundant resources of my Yao family, he would have already reached the Nascent Soul stage by now, while the five of you..."
Yao Xi lowered her head: "It's just the Nascent Soul stage."
Bai Zhizhou crossed his arms:
"A business with no capital."
"We'll try anything, even if it's a long shot. If it succeeds, you can regain control of the Yue family; if it fails, it won't harm your interests."
"Ha, you make it sound so easy. It won't harm my interests. What if that grandson Yue Cheng finds an even more powerful cultivator to kill me?"
“I don’t think you’ll be afraid.” Jiang He tightened her grip on Yue Shoucai’s bandages, causing Yue Shoucai to let out a low groan.
"pain."
Jiang He stared blankly at Yao Xi, clearly displaying the hostage in her hands:
Sometimes the choice is ours, not yours.
Yao Xi's eyes were slightly red: "Okay, okay, I promise you."
Her gaze never left Yue Shoucai: "If anything happens to Shoucai, I will absolutely not let you off the hook, and I will keep my promise after it's done."
"Don't worry, we are not untrustworthy people, but..."
Jiang He paused:
"Establish a blood pact, a blood pact in the cultivation world. You are a 'Nian,' and this blood pact binds both of us."
Yao Xi was surprised. She had never intended to trust these cultivators in the first place. Their talk of helping her leave this place was probably just Yue Cheng's people trying to mislead her. So Yao Xi had always planned to deal with Jiang He first, and then kill these five people once she had taken the treasure.
But now, she never expected that Jiang He would make a blood pact.
Just as Yao Xi was about to agree, Jiang He focused her gaze on Yue Shoucai again:
“If you break your promise or kill any of us after the deed is done, all the consequences will come back on Yue Shoucai.”
Jiang Heming's gaze toward Yue Shoucai was gentle, but her words were icy cold.
"Impossible. I won't gamble with the life of the treasure hunter. If you're going to take something, take mine."
Jiang He shook her head again: "No, I want his life."
As soon as Jiang He's hand touched Yue Shoucai, Yao Xi became anxious.
Jiang He: "Have you forgotten that you have no choice? Whether you believe in us or not, you have to sign a contract."
Yao Xi suddenly laughed in anger. Having lived for decades, this was the first time a young cultivator had held her hostage. She wouldn't yield an inch, not even to that bastard Yue Cheng.
"Alright, alright, let's make a contract."
The contract was drafted by Jiang He, and Yao Xi signed it without even reading it.
"Is it okay now? I will cooperate with you and return the treasure to me."
Jiang He ignored Yao Xi.
To be honest, Yao Xi raised her child rather poorly, partly due to the lack of medication.
She channeled a wisp of wood spirit energy into Yue Shoucai's body. The child had been burning a fever for several days. When she found Yue Shoucai, he was already unconscious. If it weren't for the fever-reducing medicine in Jiang He's mustard seed pouch, Yue Shoucai might not have been able to withstand her several stabs.
"Stop! What are you doing to Shoucai?!"
Seeing the spiritual energy manifest in Jiang He's hand, Yao Xi immediately lunged at Jiang He:
"The contract is already drawn up, what more do you want? I knew you and Yue Cheng were in cahoots."
Jiang He gently placed her finger to her lips, making a "shh" gesture:
"He's asleep."
After handing Yue Shoucai over to Yao Xi, Jiang He decisively left with the others:
“On the third day after tomorrow, I will bring Yuecheng here. At that time, you should tie yourself up and scream in agony.”
As Jiang He's voice faded into the distance, Yao Xi took Yue Shoucai's hand and immediately checked on his condition.
She then realized that Yue Shoucai's fever had subsided, and as a spirit, she could naturally sense the spiritual energy.
Gentle wood-elemental energy flowed around Shoucai's body, and as her gaze moved downwards, Yao Xi quickly discovered several pills, a syringe, and an injection site on Shoucai's body.
Yao Xi hadn't been imprisoned for many years, so she naturally knew that these were antipyretic tablets and fast-acting medicines available at the Imperial Pharmacy.
Yao Xi swept the medicines onto the ground.
Who knows if these cultivators are using a feigned retreat as a tactic? She witnessed the ruthlessness of that female cultivator; even now, Shou Cai still has wounds left by her.
Yao Xi was about to destroy the medicine, but seeing Shou Cai sleeping soundly for the first time in so many days, she gritted her teeth and picked up the medicine.
She would trust them with her spiritual practice one last time. If this female cultivator dared to deceive her, she would make sure they couldn't even go to the underworld.
After silently uttering harsh words in his heart, Yao Xicai carried Yue Shoucai into the house.
She took one last look at the array made of yellow talismans.
If those five people succeed, she will repay them a thousandfold for every single thing they accomplish.
Jiang He walked several steps out of the Yue family ancestral home. The five of them had been in disguise since entering Yinhe Star.
Upon arriving at the desolate wilderness, Jiang He quickly began to examine Zhong Liyu's injuries. Zhong Liyu had been struck in the abdomen by a palm, and almost all of the skin cells on her abdomen had been burned, leaving a soft, sagging layer of skin covered in wounds.
Jiang He applied the herbs to her skin before beginning to channel wood spirit energy.
Zhong Liyu's injuries were quite serious. While he appeared lively and able to run a few steps during the fight, once they reached a secluded spot, he relied entirely on Long Aotian and Bai Zhizhou's support to avoid collapsing to the ground.
"Hiss, Yao Xi went too far. Luckily you were here."
After saying that, Zhong Liyu rolled her eyes and fainted.