The First Marquis of Daxuan

Chapter 225 Buying Life (Please subscribe, please collect, please vote for the monthly ticket and recommend the ticket)
"Master Imperial Master, you'd better make it clear. Otherwise, if we can't come to an agreement on the price, Master Imperial Master, don't blame me for not giving you face."

Su Mu said, "We in Daxuan have a saying that brothers should settle accounts clearly, and there is another saying that villains should be dealt with first and gentlemen later.

The price is too high, Mr. Imperial Master, you are not happy.

I wouldn't be willing to accept a lower price, because then no one would be happy.

It would be better to talk about it first, and then I will release him."

Su Mu's voice was not loud, but ever since Liang Jinglue came to the fighting arena, all the monsters dared not make a sound.

In a place where tens of thousands of monsters gathered, even the sound of a needle falling to the ground could be heard clearly.

His words naturally fell clearly into the ears of the monsters in the stands.

All the monsters had incredible looks on their faces.

Is this tiny human bargaining with the Imperial Master?
Who does he think he is?

The monsters looked eager to try. As long as the State Master gave the order, they would definitely rush forward and tear Su Mu to pieces in the first place.

Liang Jinglue smiled and nodded, "That makes sense. But I am too self-righteous."

"Ling Yun is a second-level monster. According to the rules, the price of buying a second-level monster's life is two thousand taels of gold."

Liang Jinglue said slowly.

Today, the Demon Court also has its own monetary system, and the common currency is gold.

"Is the Imperial Master joking?"

Su Mu said.

Two thousand taels of gold are not enough to hire a killer from Jinfeng Tower to assassinate a person in the Transcendence Realm in Daxuan.

Besides, is Bao Lingyun an ordinary second-level monster?

"Master Su, please don't be anxious. Liang hasn't finished speaking yet."

Liang Jing smiled slightly and continued, “Ling Yun is the Thirteenth Prince of the Demon Court, and his status will be increased by another five thousand taels.

Lord Su, my demon court is not as vast and rich as the Great Xuan Land. Seven thousand taels of gold is already a lot for my demon court."

Su Mu looked at Liang Jinglue and felt a little strange.

He had heard Liang Jinglue's name too many times along the way.

In fact, he has always been very curious about this Demon Court Imperial Master.

A human being can become the national teacher who is second only to the emperor in the Demon Court, and the structure of the Demon Court was almost built by this person alone.

It is no exaggeration to say that he created the Demon Court.

Before they met, Su Mu had wondered what kind of person Liang Jinglue would be.

But when they actually met, he was still a little surprised.

The dignified Demon Court Imperial Master was actually bargaining with him so seriously for seven thousand taels of gold?

Seven thousand taels of gold is not a small amount, but it is definitely not a lot either.

Not to mention Daxuan, even in a small place like Wuling City, the lives of the eldest sons of those big families are worth more than seven thousand taels of gold.

Bao Lingyun is the prince of the demon court after all. Is his life worth only seven thousand taels of gold?

It’s probably more than ten times.

However, what Liang Jinglue said was not wrong. Yaoting was not as good as Daxuan. They had been established for a short time and had only used gold for a few decades. Their reserves were definitely far less than Daxuan's.

The purchasing power of seven thousand taels of gold in the Demon Court is much stronger than that of the Great Xuan.

“No gold!”

Just as Su Mu was pondering, a voice suddenly rang out.

Among the three survivors of the ten people who had duelled with Bao Lingyun before, one of them took a few steps forward and shouted to Su Mu.

"Captain Su, I am Huo Zhenting, the true disciple of the Divine Weapon Pavilion. If you trust me, how about letting me do it?"

He bowed to Su Mu and said seriously.

Su Mu remained silent.

Some monsters tried to stop him, but Liang Jing waved his hand slightly, signaling them to retreat.

“Captain Su, under the current circumstances, the Thirteenth Prince of the Demon Court cannot be killed.

Your goal should be to use it to gain the greatest benefit."

Seeing that Su Mu didn't speak, Huo Zhenting continued, "Let me talk to Yao Ting, I promise that you will definitely get much more than 7,000 taels of gold."

He was in rags and covered with scars, but now he was talking freely without showing any sign of embarrassment.

Su Mu also became interested and wanted to see what Huo Zhenting was up to.

"it is good."

He nodded and uttered a word.

Huo Zhenting showed excitement on his face and turned to look at Liang Jinglue, the national master of Yaoting.

"Master Imperial Master, if you want to buy the life of the Thirteenth Prince, we don't want gold."

Huo Zhenting said.

"what do you want?"

Liang Jinglue said with amusement.

"Ten thousand kilograms of dark gold stone, ten thousand kilograms of blood crystal, five thousand kilograms of dragon vine wood, and five thousand kilograms of Yin Ling jade."

Huo Zhenting said.

"too much."

Liang Jinglue shook his head.

"Ask for a high price, and pay it back."

Huo Zhenting said, "Reduce one thousand kilograms for each material."

"Five thousand kilograms of dark gold stone, three thousand kilograms of blood crystal, and one thousand kilograms of dragon vine wood."

Liang Jinglue said.

He bargained and cut the price in half, and even stomped his feet a few times.

"make a deal!"

Instead of refusing, Huo Zhenting agreed impatiently.

Su Mu blinked.

Don't use people with suspicion, don't use people who are suspicious.

Now is not the time to ask Huo Zhenting.

"There is one more condition."

Su Mu said, "The humans abducted by the Demon Court must be handed over to the Great Xuan Mission now."

"can."

Liang Jing hesitated for a moment and said.

At this point, Su Mu raised his foot, kicked Bao Lingyun to Liang Jinglue's feet with his toes.

Without Su Mu's suppression, Bao Lingyun jumped up, spat out a mouthful of blood, and stared at Su Mu like an aggressive vicious dog.

"I remember you!"

Bao Lingyun grinned and bared his teeth.

"That's enough. Isn't it embarrassing enough?"

Liang Jinglue scolded.

As soon as Liang Jinglue spoke, Bao Lingyun took a step back dejectedly.

"Just send the things and people to the Great Xuan Embassy. Master Imperial Master, goodbye."

Su Mu said while bowing.

He called Xu Chongyuan and others, and then brought Qian Yunshan, Huo Zhenting and the other two, and walked out of the fighting arena in a swagger under the angry gaze of tens of thousands of monsters.

…………

All the way back to the Daxuan Embassy.

Xu Chongyuan and other Taiping captains all breathed a sigh of relief.

So exciting!
Tens of thousands of monsters and the Demon Court’s imperial master, yet they managed to escape unscathed!
If there had been any problem just now, these people would have been left there without even making a single wave in the fighting arena.

Not only has he returned, but he has also brought back three people.

Well, it’s a pity for the seven people who were beaten to death by Bao Lingyun.

But there was no other way. In that situation, it was impossible to save everyone.

"Cattle!"

Huo Zhenting gave Su Mu a thumbs up and praised him.

"Amazing! I didn't know there was someone as fierce as Captain Su among the Taiping Captains."

"When you fell into the hands of the demon court, Lord Su had not yet grown up."

Qian Yunshan spoke.

"Thank you, Lord Su."

Qian Yunshan bowed to Su Mu.

"General Qian, you're too polite."

Su Mu smiled and said, "Who is this?"

He looked at the third True Yuan Realm warrior. "I am Zhuang Bufan, from Beiting."

The Zhen Yuan Realm warrior was silent for a moment and spoke slowly.

From Beiting?
Su Mu showed surprise on his face.

There is not only Daxuan country outside the wilderness.

In addition to Daxuan, there are many small countries, Beiting is one of them.

Beiting is located north of Daxuan, the northernmost part of the continent. It does not directly border the wilderness and is said to be covered with ice and snow all year round.

How could someone from Beiting appear in Demon Court?
"It turns out to be Brother Zhuang. I have heard of you for a long time."

Su Mu didn't pry into other people's privacy, he just said it casually.

Zhuang Bufan was also a taciturn person. After bowing and thanking him, he stood aside without saying anything.

"Brother Huo, how did you survive in the Demon Court?"

Compared to Zhuang Bufan, Huo Zhenting is much more talkative.

After a few words, Su Mu suddenly asked.

Warriors in the wilderness will be attacked by demonic energy, and ordinary warriors simply cannot stay in the wilderness for too long.

Huo Zhenting had been imprisoned in the Demon Court for many years. Not to mention the fighting in the martial arts arena, just the demonic aura alone should have turned him into a human demon.

But now he is still alive and kicking.

"The demon court is not stupid either."

Huo Zhenting said, "I am still useful to them, they certainly won't let me die easily.

The place where I was imprisoned was isolated from the demonic energy, and they would only release me once in a while if they forced me to duel."

Qian Yunshan nodded, indicating that he was in the same situation.

When the Demon Court captures people, ordinary people will naturally become blood food. Strong warriors or those with special skills will be kept and their value will be squeezed out before being eaten as blood food.

"What a bunch of beasts!"

After hearing this, Xu Chongyuan and others cursed angrily.

"Who made us inferior to others in skills?"

Huo Zhenting said casually, "But since I was able to obtain the Phantom Gold Stone, Blood Crystal, and Dragon Vine Wood, all the hard work I've endured over the years has not been in vain."

"Are you mistaken? These things are not yours."

Xu Chongyuan said.

"I know."

Huo Zhenting smiled and said, "Sir Su, if you give these things to me, I can not only help you forge a mysterious weapon with them, but also exchange them for 100,000 taels of gold!"

"Are you bragging?"

Xu Chongyuan didn't believe it.

Liang Jinglue, the Imperial Master of the Demon Court, offered seven thousand taels of gold, which was finally exchanged for these materials.

The value of the two should be similar, otherwise would Liang Jinglue agree?
The Demon Court’s Imperial Master is not a fool!
Now Huo Zhenting said that those materials could be exchanged for a mysterious weapon and 100,000 taels of gold. Isn’t this just bragging?

Compared with seven thousand taels of gold, the difference is more than ten times!
"boast?"

Huo Zhenting shook his head and said, "That's because you don't understand me.

I just have the ability to turn stone into gold, it depends on whether you believe me or not, Captain Su."

"I believe you, but it's not necessary."

Su Mu said lightly.

Huo Zhenting: “…”

你这不按套路出牌啊。

Since you believe me, why do you still reject me? Do you have a grudge against Jin Zi?
"No, Captain Su, those things are just a pile of rocks in your hands—"

Huo Zhenting said anxiously.

He went deep into the wilderness back then just to find these materials unique to the wilderness.

"Are you still a weaponsmith?"

Huo Zhenting looked at Su Mu and felt a little unbelievable.

He had witnessed Su Mu's strength with his own eyes. To have such strength at such a young age, he must have spent a lot of time and energy on martial arts training. How could he have the time to practice weapon-making techniques?

"I'm not."

Su Mu said.

Huo Zhenting breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that it wasn't the case.

"Captain Su, I know you have weapon forgers in the Taiping Division, but I'm not bragging. I'm afraid they don't even know how to use these materials."

Huo Zhenting said, "If you let me handle them, you will definitely not suffer any loss or be fooled."

"I know that your Divine Weapon Pavilion's weapon-making skills are the best in the world."

Su Mu smiled faintly and said, "But I have a weapon forger I am familiar with, and he also came from the Divine Weapon Pavilion."

"Are you also a disciple of the Divine Weapon Pavilion? Who, who dares to steal my business?"

Huo Zhenting was stunned for a moment, then said angrily.

Huo Zhenting is the true disciple of the Divine Weapon Pavilion. Strictly speaking, he is the true disciple of the previous generation. The true disciples of the Divine Weapon Pavilion today are actually Huo Zhenting's nephews and nephews.

If Huo Zhenting had not been imprisoned by the Demon Court for all these years, he might have been the elder of the Divine Weapon Pavilion by now.

"Zhang Zhongmei."

Su Mu said.

"Zhang Zhongmei?"

Huo Zhenting frowned, "There is such a person in the Divine Weapon Pavilion? You must have been deceived, right?

No, wait, you mean Ermei?"

His eyes widened, "When did Ermei become a weapon forger?"

Second eyebrow?

Everyone looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

That square-faced, righteous Zhang Zhongmei, has such a nickname?

"No, he has no talent for martial arts, so he can't become a weaponsmith."

Huo Zhenting shook his head and said, "You must have been fooled. Ermei is also in the delegation? Where is he? Let me talk to him. I have protected him a lot in the past. Now he is trying to steal my business?"

"He has gone to see the Holy Lord of the Demon Court. When he comes back, you can go and reminisce about the past."

Su Mu said.

He glanced at Huo Zhenting, Qian Yunshan, and Zhuang Bufan, and suddenly said, "Three of you, you almost died at the hands of the Thirteenth Prince of the Demon Court. Have you ever thought about revenge?"

"Of course I have thought about it!"

Huo Zhenting gritted his teeth and said, "But if you can't kill it, we are definitely no match for it."

He does not shy away from the fact that his skills are not as good as others.

"To take revenge, you don't have to do it yourself."

Su Mu said, "I have a friend who was born in Jinfeng Tower..."

"Golden Wind House's business has spread to the Demon Court? That's incredible!"

Huo Zhenting sincerely admired, "It's a pity that our Divine Weapon Pavilion's business is not suitable for doing business with the Demon Court. Otherwise, I would have wanted to transport the weapon-making materials produced by the Demon Court back to Daxuan."

Su Mu was also stunned by what he said.

Huo Zhenting's thinking is really extraordinary. No wonder he has not gone crazy after being imprisoned in the Demon Court for so many years.

When he talked about killing people, he immediately thought of doing business.

"If you are interested, I can contact my friend for you. From what I know about him, if he takes action to assassinate Bao Lingyun, he has a great chance of success."

Su Mu continued.

"I've heard of the Golden Wind Tower. How much silver does it cost?"

Zhuang Bufan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.

"For a second-level monster, one hundred thousand taels of silver is enough. Thirty thousand taels will be enough for each of the three of you."

Su Mu said casually.

"No need, I'll pay the 100,000 taels."

Zhuang Bufan said seriously, "But I don't have any silver on me right now. Can you lend it to me first, take me back to Beiting, and have someone return the silver to you immediately?"

"You've returned to Beiting, where can we find you?"

Xu Chongyuan blurted out.

"can."

Su Mu interrupted Xu Chongyuan and said calmly.

"Who is your friend?"

Huo Zhenting asked curiously, there are not many people in Jinfeng Tower who can assassinate Bao Lingyun.

"Jing Ke."

Su Mu uttered two words.

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