The Demon Swordsman 2
Ch. 248 - Betting
Xin Chen gasped while Ye Long repeatedly frowned, he looked at his master and Xin Zhan alternately.
"Are you splitting up? Hey, your new skills are good too! But somewhat unlike, this one's eyes are blacker and her skin is unlike mine."
Xin Zhan was no different from what Ye Long muttered, moreover the creature hid itself behind a large robe. More like a rare, rarely seen demon. At that time he only understood as a figure who had seized the name of the Four Surveillance Units are known to nurture many strange demons, not unnaturally their leader has unique animals.
"My master's skin is more like a chicken incubating eggs, sick!"
"It's a lizard of this one."
Xin Zhan cleared his throat, trying to pull out his smile that had disappeared earlier. Trying to talk as quietly as possible.
"Did Young Master like to hear Emperor Qin's message?"
Xin Chen spoke with a slightly heavy intonation, even more so when he saw Xin Zhan's thick brows furrowing as if recognizing his voice.
"No need to mince words, we are not like the nobles of this rotten Empire. A lot of talk, which worked someone else," Xin Chen replied with quite a stab, making Xin Zhan's face slightly piqued. Repeatedly he tried to steal a glance into the hood of the robe, not visible in front of him the figure of a fingernail.
"You mean?"
"We will not harass anyone in this Empire and will not establish any cooperation with you. If we do that, I'll cut off my tongue first. Go awayl. No one volunteered to offer you a place to live here."
Xin Chen's eyes were fixed on the rope with clam eyes on Xin Zhan's wrist, not just one but two. Meanwhile Xin Zhan who was quite surprised by his answer could only nod despite disagreeing.
"Message from Emperor Qin, he knew you were not a bad person and intended to call you to a mission that failed our First Pillar to carry out."
Xin Zhan continued even without the figure asking. "He wants you to bring back the Devil Sword. And with that Emperor Qin will pay you with ten million gold coins as well as the entire land in this valley to be yours. Entirely. Sorry I was so rude to say it. But I also have no other choice, just to have this message delivered to you."
At first glance, behind the hood of the black robe Xin Zhan could see the figure opened his eyes, a glimpse of blue light visible even though only vague. The figure went through it without saying anything more. The gate was wide open, the people of the Four Surveillance Units standing guard at the gate had been aware of his arrival since a few minutes ago.
Beside that Xin Zhan could only turn his body around, seeing the figure pass by without turning his face back. He clenched his hands tightly for a moment, expecting something from this meeting that might be able to convince him. That his father could still be saved, by any means, even without the presence of Lan An was now decided to cease unilaterally by Emperor Qin a few days ago.
Lan An could no longer serve, the curse within him had indeed disappeared but the fatal wound on his body could not heal in the next three years. He was finished to his bones, so standing up was even very difficult to do. But compared to all that, the thing to be grateful for was that the man was still alive. And right now the First Pillar seat was empty.
In this chaotic situation, everyone pointed to him replacing Lan An. Xin Zhan was unable to do anything, he also felt helpless before the Qing Empire that was holding his father inside the deepest prison. The young man looked down at the ground that was getting wet from the speck of rain under his feet, the few bodyguards beside him made Xin Zhan realize that the rain was starting to fall and they had to rush away before it got any heavier
It's just that the stormy wind was very fast coming and sweeping the dusty land with rainwater, Xin Zhan did not budge in his place and just stared at the tall gate in front. Didn't want to get out of there before the Leader of the Four Surveillance Units gave his answer. The two bodyguards began to rush to persuade him to leave, they were already drenched. The rain accompanied by lightning came without a sign.
"I don't want to see my mother cry any longer .." she muttered with a glare at the dark rain sky. The bodyguards that came along with him could only wait until Xin Zhan left. They can't leave him here alone.
The report is clear. The leader of the Four Surveillance Units did not want to establish any cooperation with outsiders. And the agreement for the secret mission offered by Emperor Qin was rejected outright by him.
Two hours passed and Xin Zhan's finger skin began to turn blue, the blood all over his body as if depleted by the cold rain that continued to pour over the land in the middle of the valley. His guard had run out of sense to persuade Xin Zhan but the young man remained adamant to wait.
"Even if I have to wait up to a week here ...."
A drop of water fell on the end of her wet hair, Xin Zhan stared at the gate.
"Young Master Xin, you've already dropped the Xin clan's pride!" finally his bodyguard started to ride black, he was too cold to just think about his manners back. And the actions of young people who he thought did not understand anything as if they did not think about how the fate of their own honor.
"Why would I think of self-esteem if that person had even saved my life. And also, Uncle Lan's life."
"-you mean?"
There was a moment of silence, Xin Zhan did not want to continue his sentence even as the bodyguard was busy asking him over and over again. It made him start to get irritated and almost let out a sound before from the inside came the noise. The iron rubbed against each other and the big door opened wide. Just to open the gate alone required ten adult men to be able to make the thing move.
From there, it looks like someone is getting ready to continue his journey. This time he only wore protective caping, revealing his lower half of the face. Xin Zhan didn't pay much attention to that. His mind was filled with messages he had brought from Emperor Qin.
"What can I do to hear your answer?"
"I rejected it clearly. What else do I need to get straight?"
Xin Chen and Ye Long walked by his side, the young man touching the end of his sword hilt with a confident look.
"Fight with me. If I win you have to agree. If I lose, I'll never set foot here again."
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Not that I don't want to up a lot2, Thor is managing two books at the same time. The meter is here and there. College was left. No, this less bab2 will be replaced by sma crazy up. So stay santuy my friend mwehehe
Good health and don't forget to be happy!
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