Hearing the booming voice of that man, I felt that my internal organs almost seemed to be pricked by needles, I wasn't the only one who was feeling like that, the others with me began to be stricken with fear, but it's just that in my case, the effect was more intense due to my current enhanced sense of hearing .
Not giving me anytime to say anything to Li Fu, the guy outside the building continued to say :
Since I know you already here, why don't you come out, are you waiting for me to come and get you to come out myself, fine then .
" Wait, I'm coming out .
I yelled in a hurry and began to step out of the building, thinking that even though the situation was quite dire, I still have some confidence to act as a deterrent and the perfect decoy for those guys for these guys to escape .
If I let him come into the building, then everyone other than me here is doomed, I would not want that to happen after doing all this to save them, I didn't want to see them die on my watch, so there was no other choice but to go and meet that guy .
Senior Brother don't .
Li Fu tried to stop me, but I just leaned into his ears slightly and whispered :
" After I began fighting with that guy, I will try to create an opening for you and these guys, be sure to take advantage of the situation and lead this guys back to the city, here's the permit, but after getting back wait for a two incense sticks of time before going back .
Without giving him a chance to say anything, I began moving towards the door, I was relieved to see that before I let him go, the purple eyes of his returned, even though their lustrous wasn't as apparent as before, but for some reason, it gave me more confidence about them being able to make it out of here successfully .
I got out of the building and what came into my view was a slim guy with green lips, he was putting a mask and dressed in a dark robe that made identifying what he looked like under quite difficult task .
What made me unsettling was the fact that his body didn't seem to have any abnormality, like irregular breathing, even though he should have crossed quite the distance and his movement speed was nothing short of fast .
Another unsettling point laid in the fact that I wasn't able to see through him at all, all I was seeing is that he seemed to hiding his strength, but it was clear to me that the guy in front of me should have surpassed the scope of my detection ability .
As I looked at him and began sizing him up as I began to take a few steps forward to meet him, still carful with my steps since the traps hadn't been removed .
He was too doing the same, from behind the mask his eyes didn't left me for even a second since I came out, after I stood opposite to him while keeping some distance between us, he was actually the one to speak, saying :
So you are the one they choose to send out first to die, no worries in fact I even preferred things to go that way, I still have some use for those girls after all .
Hearing this, I directly took out the Blood Sucking Sword and it directly crashed into the floor, I was now sure that the guy in front of me was the one responsible for the ugly deaths that befell the people inside the temple, hearing this was enough to complete enrage me .
If not for the fact that I still had some restrains, thinking about what might happen if I were to recklessly take the initiative to attack, I only squeezed the hilt of the sword in frustration and didn't do anything else .
So you already seemed to have went there and saw everything, judging by your eyes that is burning with hatred, I like them very much, you also have Blood Sucking which is given only to a few people, I'm beginning to become more and more curious about your identity, mind filling me in .
He said this teasingly while taking one step closer towards me, I tensed slightly and almost took a step back in response, but seeing the playful smile on his face, I didn't want to let him see me retreat, so I forced myself to stand still .
There was also the fact that he know about the Blood Sucking Sword, which of not for the Panel I shouldn't have no clue about it, I couldn't help but wonder about who exactly own the other swords and what exactly does possessing one mean ? .
I not able to answer any of his questions without endangering myself, I chose to remain silent, yet he seemed to have no intention on dropping this conversation, with another step forward he said :
So, tell me since you are here with those girls and my slaves are nowhere in sight, can I assume that you have dealt with them all .
I didn't want to indulge in such a pointless conversation with him, but thinking that it might force him to focus his aggression on me, I finally nodded my head in response .
He didn't seem to be that much affected by hearing this, in fact he seemed to be even more happy now that he heard that, I didn't get what exactly was going on with him, but after he released a soft chuckle at my bewildered expression, he said while clasping his hands :
Good, good, good, you really are a good guy, I want you to be my slave even more now, even though you don't look that strong, you were actually able to deal with over 10 people in the 5th Layer of Flesh Tempering and one in the 6th layer, awesome, awesome .
I really began to find dealing with that guy more and more difficult, I'm even beginning to think that he might not be right in the mind, not having a clue about why he wanted me to be his slave, but even if I knew, my answer would still be no, so there was no need to even say more .
Tell me, in what Flesh Tempering Layer are you in ? .
Hearing this question I couldn't help but become even more tensed, but there was also a bit sense of relief, finding out that he can't see through my Practice Realm, meant that I might still actually have a chance in this fight .
Keeping yourself silent, huh, well, no matter I would be able to get the answers of all my questions out of you later, but let me ask you one thing, did you collect the Elixir in the cauldron ? .
I already expected him to continue talking, after all the situation might not be quite clear to him yet, so he too was cautious in regard of how to deal with this situation, that's the reason why keep moving towards me one step at a time, wanting to squeeze every piece of information he can from me before attacking me .
But I would have never expected him to still ask about the fate of what was in the cauldron, his playful tone also disappeared and his tone become quite grave and stern, seeing his sudden question about this and the sudden change in his attitude took me by surprise and he was able to clearly notice this, but he seem to have misunderstood my reaction for something else entirely, he said :
I really have a keen insight into the hearts of people just as Master had praised me before, so I really didn't misjudge you, well, things would be much easier to deal with here, so how about this, hand over the Elixir, join our Evil Tigers and I promise to treat you well .
So he really believe that I had stored the Elixir and took it instead of destroying it on the spot, should he know about what I did with that precious Elixir of his, what will his reaction be then, I wonder .
No, my line of thought is wrong, seeing how concerned he is about it, I'm certain that it's quite important to him, I might be able to take advantage of that to strike a deal with him, but I first need to make my terms more favorable to him .
" I indeed have it with me, but..... .
This was the first time I spoke back to him and I still didn't give him a full sentence, just affirming that I had indeed collected the Elixir and that it was with me, now I was waiting for him to take the first step .
His eyes narrowed slightly as stared at me, but then he laughed out loud then said :
Well, state what you want, I can even agree to share some of it with you, but you need to be careful not to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink the cup of bitterness .
Seeing that he did not disappoint me and indeed took the bait, I began whistling soundly while moving back and forth, then I said :
" Well, I don't even know what is the name of Elixir nor do I know its effects, so even though I did collect it, I planned to sell it later, so I really don't care in the slightest about giving it to you for the right price .
Staying silent for a short breath, I then continued to say in a nonchalant tone :
" I also couldn't care less about spilling it here all over the ground, that black liquid can't be anything good anyway, so keep that in mind .
You dare .
If I really have some of it, I would have spilled it over already after hearing what he just said, wait, let me check the Beast Pouch of that guy leading the group from before, I reached out for the Beast Pouch and with the visualizing method that Master and Senior Brother taught me, I began to imagine reaching for a vial similar to the one I had seen in the hall just now .
Well, I might actually be in quite the luck, a Vial did appear in my hand, with my current sense of smell I was able to become certain that this vial did actually contain some of that Elixir they were brewing, as expected from a den of thieves, no one inside was a good guy .
That guy in the 6th layer Flesh Tempering actually scooped some of that Elixir for his own personal use, I'm thankful for him, this will give me more confidence in dealing with that guy in front of me .
Unsealing the Vial, I let some of that cursed black liquid on the floor, just as a few drops fell, the guy on the other side reaction was quite severe, I saw that his eyes became red in an instant and I had no doubt that if he weren't afraid that I would be crazy enough and really do what I said I would do, he would have directly attacked me .
Looking at him struggling to keep composure and remember how crazy were these guys, I stopped spilling the content of the Vial and sealed it again and said :
" Well, I believe that I do dare .
What do you want ? .
" Well, since you have become much more reasonable to talk to, I would like for us to share some information with one another first, like what is that Elixir and what its effects are ?.
I was able to see that he was losing patience, but surprisingly he was still unwilling to risk anything bad happening to that Elixir of his, why was that, I had some guesses, but I still want to hear more about it from his mouth directly, he stayed silent for some time, then said :
It's a special Organ Quenching Medicinal Bath, it's a medicine used to quench the Organs and can help in making those at the Organ Quenching stage or lower achieve a breakthrough, it's quite helpful to those at the Flesh Tempering stage as well .
Hearing what this guy said, I was certain that he was keeping some things from me, even the name of this bath sounded fishy, but at least I able to gain some useful information regarding his strength, that guy was an Organ Quenching Martial Practitioner .
I turned to look at the Vial in my hand and acted as if I was quite shocked and happy about this, wanting to make him think that I too have taken his bait, I kept looking at the Vial in hand affectionately but my full focus was still on him, just as he tried to make a move, I lit the bottle I was holding to fall on the floor and instantly the earth absorbed its content .
You, you...., you are crazy .
" I guess I am, tell you what, since I'm a crazy idiot then if I broke two or three more of these vials as a punishment for what you were trying to do just now, it shouldn't be much of an issue, after all I'm a crazy person .
Saying this I tried to reach for another Vial and him seeing my attitude earlier already made him certain that I'm hooked on the idea of using the Elixir but not as hooked on this as him is, so he gritted his teeth and still retreated back to his original position and fell into silent, most likely cursing my whole bloodline over and over .
Turning towards the guys that were hiding in the building, I smiled widely and said :
" You guys can come out now, don't worry our friend here don't bite .
After my words sounded into the ears of Li Fu and the others, they were hesitant at first, but Li Fu still held Liu'er hand and stepped outside, soon followed by the group of girls directly soon after, even though they were quite shuddering from fear, but they had thankfully still came out .
If they had choose to stay hidden, the situation would have been quite difficult to handle, but luckily that wasn't the case, I turned my gaze back towards the guy who I realized that I hadn't known his name and said :
" Well for my first demand, I would like for you to let my friends here go and in return I will stay here with you, then after making sure they are out of danger, I would hand over the goods to you after getting a good price for it of course , so what do you say ? .
He took sometimes to let everything I was saying sink in, during this I saw that the other person was a keen nose and insight among our group Li Fu was looking at where the black liquid was spilled just now with a frown on his face and a cold glint in those weird purple eyes of his .
He looked at me with a questioning look, I nodded at him, even though this answer shouldn't have meant anything normally, he still accepted it and nodded as well, he was able to grasp what I was trying to tell him, at least the cold glint from before seem to be no longer aimed at me anymore .
Seeing that the opponent was taking too long, I said :
" How, do you agree or should I destroy all the 22 or more viles that I have with me ? .
Don't, I agree, these guys can go as long as you stay, but they better not let me meet them again .
His threat was like an invisible blade that moved in the air with his words and cut the throats of all the girls present, their legs became shaky like jelly and they almost collapsed on the floor directly .
" Well, you better not let them see you too, after all, you Evil Tigers are quite famous for your vicious actions, so it won't be difficult for the official to hunt you down, if they were to report you, don't you think ?.
My words shut him down and made the flame of confidence that was about to die down in those girls to rekindle once again and flare even more, after the scene become quite silent, the guy said impatiently :
I'm in a hurry, are you all going or am I burying you all here ? .
" OH, YOU DARE ??? .