Chapter 52

Yan Yan Lingji’s heart skipped a beat; she had not expected Su Xuan to know.

After her master escaped, he immediately gathered them, his former subordinates.

After their master was imprisoned all those years ago, they had been hiding in Han Guo, intending to find his whereabouts and rescue him. It was just that before they could find him, he had already emerged.

Afterwards, from their master Master Tian Ze, they learned that he had been released by Bai Bai Yifei.

In other words, Su Xuan had guessed correctly.

Immediately after, Yan Yan Lingji felt endless anger. What Bai Bai Yifei was plotting, she didn't care much about; what she cared about was that Su Xuan actually called her master a "dog." Such talk of stray dogs and mad dogs made her angry just hearing it.

If her master was a dog, what were they, who served him? Dog legs?

"Presumptuous!!"

Yan Yan Lingji’s voice was cold, containing endless fury.

Su Xuan smiled faintly, unconcerned, and continued, "Although I don't know what Master Tian Ze means to you, what I want to say is, if he dares to break in here, the only one who will die is him!"

"What deep hatred he carries or what great ambitions he has, I don't care. I only know that if he dares to come, I don't mind turning him into a... dead dog!"

Hearing Su Xuan’s words, Yan Yan Lingji’s delicate body couldn't help but tremble slightly, clearly filled with burning rage, but then she regained her calm, laughing instead of getting angry, "Is that so? Then I shall wait and see!"

She also wanted to see if her master really came, whether the person before her could still be as stubborn as he was now.

Seeing Yan Yan Lingji’s face change so quickly, Su Xuan was also stunned, sighing, "Women are indeed fickle creatures!"

He said, "Seeing you like this, I have suddenly changed my mind."

"How about we make a bet?"

"What bet?" Yan Yan Lingji wanted to see what Su Xuan was prepared to say, and couldn't help but ask with interest.

"If I defeat your master, I can spare his life, but as the price, you must serve me as your master, using your freedom to exchange for his life!"

Hearing this, Yan Yan Lingji subconsciously wanted to refuse.

She had a craving for freedom that was unimaginable to ordinary people.

After the battle of Regarding Baiyue, she had been imprisoned and had longed for freedom every moment.

Now that she had finally regained her freedom, how could she use it as a stake?

But as the words reached her lips, she changed her mind.

"Fine, I agree to bet with you. However, it sounds like I am the one paying everything. You haven't said what price you will pay if you lose?"

Although if she lost this bet, she would have to serve Su Xuan.

But Yan Yan Lingji had an indescribable trust in her master, Master Tian Ze. She firmly believed that her master would not lose. Conversely, if that slim possibility really occurred, such as her master losing.

Using her own freedom to exchange for her master’s escape could be considered fulfilling her duty.

Her master carried a blood feud and absolutely could not die here.

They, the Regarding Baiyue assassins following their master, had long been prepared to sacrifice themselves for him at any time; how could they be stingy with mere freedom?

Of course, she also wanted to know what price Su Xuan was willing to pay.

Su Xuan did not think too much and gave his answer, "If I lose, I will accept your previous proposal and serve Master Tian Ze as my master; that is also acceptable!"

"This is what you said!" Hearing Su Xuan’s words, Yan Yan Lingji appeared somewhat excited.

She seemed to have already assumed that Su Xuan would become her colleague.

Although Su Xuan was currently a man of the King of Han, given the formidable strength he had displayed, if he could be used by her master, there was no doubt that her master would gain a powerful assistant.

"I said it!"

Su Xuan replied again.

After concluding the bet, silence fell between Su Xuan and Yan Yan Lingji.

Su Xuan continued his path of consuming elixirs and cultivating.

Yan Yan Lingji, locked in the cage, watched Su Xuan cultivate for a while, felt bored, and simply withdrew her gaze.

She also prepared to cultivate for a while, but then discovered that the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth had been completely sealed off by Su Xuan using some unknown method. No, it wasn't just the spiritual energy of heaven and earth; even the internal energy within her body had been greatly affected.

The Qi-Sealing Technique did not just seal the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, but also the internal energy within Yan Yan Lingji’s body.

This was also the reason why, once she realized the truth that day, she had decisively given up struggling and surrendered.

Seeing that she could not cultivate, Yan Yan Lingji could only continue to support her chin, crouching in the cage, her eyes flickering, wondering what she was thinking.

Until a woman’s voice sounded in the room, "Is this the Regarding Baiyue demoness? She is truly beautiful and pitiful to behold!"

Su Xuan interrupted his Qi Refining process and slowly opened his eyes, looking at Lady Mingzhu who had arrived, "Since your cousin returned, you haven't been here for a long time."

"I thought the poison in your body had been cured by your cousin, but looking at it now, it seems not."

"The cousin you have been looking forward to for so long seems to be nothing more than this!"

Lady Mingzhu had originally intended to say something, but after hearing Su Xuan’s words, her brows immediately furrowed, and a hint of gloom appeared on her face.

The poison in her body was indeed something that weighed heavily on her mind.

What made her feel even worse was that her cousin was powerless against her poison.

According to her cousin, if she wanted to be cured, she would eventually have to find a way to obtain the antidote from Su Xuan.

Thinking of how difficult Su Xuan was to deal with.

Lady Mingzhu really did not want to face this person.

But because of the poison in her body, she had no choice but to face him.

"You are as annoying as ever!" Lady Mingzhu sighed.

Although she knew that Yan Yan Lingji was temporarily being held by the King of Han at Su Xuan’s place, her purpose for coming here was not Yan Yan Lingji.

She had no interest in these Regarding Baiyue people.

She looked at Su Xuan and said in a deep voice, "I want to make a bet with you!"

"Oh? What bet?" Su Xuan was also interested.

He had just made a bet with Yan Yan Lingji, and he hadn't expected that not long after, Lady Mingzhu would come to him, also prepared to make a bet.

So what was this called?

Great minds thinking alike?

"Bet on whether you can survive!"

"If you can't, you give me the antidote, and I can save your life!"

Lady Mingzhu was concise, but the meaning was very clear. Undoubtedly, this was another bet that required paying a certain price to exchange for one’s life.