"Hah…"
Murong Fu was so angry that he laughed. The voice of his internal energy suddenly became louder and shook the surroundings."The Murong family's world-renowned Stellar Transposition technique is only for a hostage? Ling, don't have a big appetite!!”
What he meant was that people with too big an appetite would easily be stuffed to death!
The group of martial artists who were watching the show were also in an uproar. They all felt that Ling Xiao, the kidnapper, was simply too stunned. Could it be that there were six hostages here, and he still wanted to exchange them for six secret manuals?
Wasn't this lion's mouth a little too big?!
" Young Master Murong, you're wrong…" Ling Xiao didn't feel that his appetite was too big,""Seven days ago, I only had your cousin as a hostage, and the condition was the secret manual of Shifting Stars. Now, I have six hostages. If the condition remains the same, wouldn't it be unfair to me? You have to know that I have worked hard for the past seven days!”
As he spoke, he glanced at Li Qingluo.
He had indeed worked hard for the past seven days!
Li Qingluo felt his gaze and her heart skipped a beat. She blushed and tried to remain calm as she sat on the swing. She didn't dare to ruin her master's plan!
" You..." Murong Fu obviously wouldn't agree to this condition, so he continued to bargain.
However, Ling Xiao interrupted him without hesitation.""Young Master Murong, you're a smart person, so you should understand that I'm the one who has the initiative now, so…you don't have the right to bargain, right?”
Murong Fu's eyes darkened.
He had been observing his surroundings the entire time. At that moment, he was certain that although the Pu Ming Pagoda that Ling Xiao was in was not very tall, with only five floors, there was only one exit, and that exit was right in front of him.
In other words, Ling Xiao was now surrounded and would not be able to escape even if he had wings!
First, he would exchange the secret manual for a hostage, and then…
Thinking of this, his expression turned serious. I promise you!"
"Very good!" Ling Xiao smiled, his smile was rather strange.""I've long heard that Gusu Murong's character and martial arts are top-notch, and everyone in the martial world praises him. Now that I've seen him today, he really lives up to his reputation. For the sake of his family, he's even willing to sacrifice his ancestral arts.”
As he spoke, he took out a long sword that was emitting a cold light from somewhere. He patted Bao Butong's fat face with the scabbard and pointed at Wang Yuyan, Li Qingluo, A'Zhu, and A'Bi.
"Do you want generals, relatives, or maidservants?”
"Of course it's my uncle…"
Before Murong Fu could finish his sentence, his expression changed and his pupils constricted.
Only then did he realize that he had been tricked by Ling Xiao!
Ling Xiao had intentionally pointed out Bao Butong and the others 'identities so that he could make a choice in front of everyone. Whether he chose to be a guard, a relative, or a maidservant, no matter who he chose, even if it was a feigned civility under special circumstances, it was hard to guarantee that the others would not feel a trace of resentment!!
This person's instinctive reaction and this trace of resentment might not be big, but in the future, it would more or less affect the attitude of the others towards him!
Most importantly, he could only choose Li Qingluo!
Li Qingluo was the owner of Mantuo Villa, and Mantuo Villa had the Blue Jade Cave that was extremely important to him. There were countless martial arts manuals inside. As long as he saved Li Qingluo, he could even empty the entire Blue Jade Cave…This was the most beneficial choice for him.
For the sake of the great cause of restoring the country, Murong Fu had always been an egoist!
However, if he made this choice, he would not have to worry about the opinions of many martial artists. After all, it was normal for him to save his aunt first out of filial piety. It was reasonable, but would his cousin hate him?
Even if Bao Butong and Feng Poliu were sensible, would they still be loyal to him in the future?
Even if they were still loyal, could he still trust them?
Where are the two maidservants, A'Zhu and A'Bi?
In that split second, many thoughts flashed through Murong Fu's mind. He vaguely realized that Ling Xiao's goal might not be the secret manual of Shifting Stars…This person was targeting him!!!
"Hehe, Young Master Murong, did you encounter a problem?”
Ling Xiao looked down at him and said with a smile.
In order to complete the main mission, he had already come up with a whole set of plans. Being familiar with the original work, he knew very well that Murong Fu had achieved nothing in the end because of his poor martial arts. However, more importantly, he cared too much about his reputation and his great cause of restoring the country!
He was obviously a selfish hero, but he had to pretend to be a righteous hero…This was his weakness!
Murong Fu had no other choice.
He stared at Ling Xiao with a face full of malice." A man of his word is a man of his word. Since I've agreed to your conditions, I, Murong Fu, will not go back on my word. Let my aunt go, and the secret manual will be yours!"”
As he spoke, he took out a book from his bosom. There were people with better eyesight around him. They saw the four ancient characters "Shifting Stars" written on the cover at a glance, and they could not help but hold their breaths.
Shifting Stars was the ultimate technique of the Murong family, a technique that was famous throughout the martial world!
"Young Master Murong is so righteous. You saved your elders without hesitation. We admire you!”
"Damned brat, Young Master Murong has already taken out the secret manual. Why aren't you letting Madam Wang go?!”
"Humph! If you go back on your word, we will immediately go up to the tower and take your life without Master Murong's summoning!”
There was an inevitable uproar in the crowd, and Murong Fu felt relieved. Obviously, he had chosen to save Li Qingluo first, so it did not cause any misunderstanding…But even so, he still saw Bao Butong, Feng Poliu, A'Zhu, and A'Bi on the tower. Their eyes dimmed.
What made him feel strange was that his cousin Wang Yuyan had been expressionless the entire time, as if her mind was wandering and she had not heard what was happening in the outside world.
"I've already taken out the secret manual. Why aren't you letting him go?!”He was in no mood to think about anything else as he stared at Ling Xiao and questioned him.
Ling Xiao was still calm." Young Master Murong, you're looking down on my professionalism. You took out a book and said it was a secret manual of the Shifting Stars. How do I know if it's real or fake?" If it's fake, won't I suffer a huge loss?”
"Humph! How could the reputation of my Gusu Murong be tarnished by a mere secret manual?”When Murong Fu heard this, he could no longer suppress the anger in his heart.
"Ling, don't go too far!”
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