Chapter 346

The tiger clan intends to redeem the White Tiger Demon King and Xuehu Yaowang; as for that, Qi Xiong doesn't really care.

Compared to Huling, he is still more concerned about Fomen, especially after the Wanfo Grand Assembly, which is Fomen's Buddha's Birthday.

As the name suggests, it is the day the Buddha was born into the world.

That day is the most important day for the entire Fomen; believers under heaven celebrate together, and more importantly, the strong ones of Fomen in the West Continent will also send people to Dongzhou on that day.

This has almost become a convention.

And these strong ones of Fomen from the West Continent, each time they come, outwardly say they are jointly celebrating the Buddha's birthday with the Fomen of Dongzhou.

But in reality, they are all here to help develop the Fomen of Dongzhou.

Every Buddha's Birthday is a confrontation between the major immortal sects of Dongzhou and the Fomen of the West Continent, with Dao Yi Sect being the first to bear the brunt.

So right now Qi Xiong doesn't have much energy to deal with Huling; during this period he has been busy handling affairs of the West Continent's Fomen strong ones.

According to intelligence, the Fomen strong ones from the West Continent have already set out, and their numbers are many more than before; it seems this time the Fomen have big designs on Dongzhou.

Hearing this, Hong Zun wore an expression of disbelief.

"Leave it to me to decide?"

"En, just handle it yourself; I've had Ba Hu contact you, and then you can discuss it among yourselves."

"Oh, I see."

"Also, don't fall out with Putuo Temple; you know after the Wanfo Grand Assembly comes Buddha's Birthday, and we must prioritize the bigger picture."

"Shī xiōng, you still don't trust me?"

"Heh, you're the one I least trust."

After repeatedly urging, be restrained at Putuo Temple, don't cause trouble; everything can be discussed after Buddha's Birthday.

Upon hearing that, Hong Zun nodded repeatedly, and only after Qi Xiong hung up the Formation did he look toward the side at Shi Song, Zhāng Tiānzhèn, Qing Shi, Bai Hua Xianzi, and others.

His expression changed, and he curled his lips into a smile, saying.

"You all heard that."

"We heard it; the tiger clan wants to redeem the White Tiger Demon King and Xuehu Yaowang."

"They will surely send someone to handle the transfer; most likely it's another Demon King."

Qing Shi said softly; upon hearing this, Hong Zun, Zhāng Tiānzhèn, and Shi Song, who were gathered together, all let out a series of cold laughs.

"Heh heh, another Demon King has come............"

"Heh heh.............."

Accompanied by the laughter, the air seemed to turn cold; the one who had been eating happily, Jue Ming, now glanced oddly in the direction of Hong Zun and the others.

"What are these guys up to, laughing so evilly?"

He muttered suspiciously, then shifted a bit and continued eating with his head down.

Regarding the tiger clan's offer to exchange the White Tiger Demon King, Hong Zun never considered agreeing from start to finish.

Moreover, Qi Xiong had even handed over the decision-making authority to himself, so there's even less to say.

Having gotten hold of a Demon King, could we release it? The tiger clan is just overthinking.

However, since the tiger clan still wants to send over a Demon King, Hong Zun naturally won't refuse; he'll just accept it with a smile.

They were still discussing when Ba Hu soon contacted Hong Zun.

On the Formation Light Curtain appeared a mighty tiger king; that is the tiger clan's Clan Chief.

"Hong Zun."

His voice rang like a great bell, his expression stern; indeed he was extraordinary.

But Hong Zun naturally wasn't hollow; he chuckled lightly.

"Ba Hu Clan Chief, long time no see."

"Cut the nonsense; what conditions must Dao Yi Sect meet to release the White Tiger and Blood Tiger?"

Ba Hu obviously didn't want to waste words; hearing that, Hong Zun spoke with a strange expression.

"You really didn't mention the Black Tiger Demon King at all."

"Huh???"

Upon hearing that, Ba Hu was stunned, then turned his head to look at the other tiger clan Demon Kings and said.

"Is the Black Tiger Demon King also bound?"

Seeing that, Hong Zun's mouth twitched; damn, you still don't know that the Black Tiger Demon King has been bound?

What's the situation with this Black Tiger in the tiger clan? Is it a fringe Demon King?

Faced with Ba Hu's questioning, the tiger clan Demon Kings stammered in reply.

"Seems so."

"Probably."

"Uncertain."

"Clan Chief, I think we should focus on the White Tiger Demon King and the Blood Tiger Demon King; first we must rescue them."

"Yeah, we'll talk about the Black Tiger Demon King after we investigate it clearly."

"Hmm, that also makes sense."

Upon hearing that, Ba Hu nodded in agreement; because the Formation wasn't cut off, their conversation was completely heard by Hong Zun and the others.

Shi Song, Zhāng Tiānzhèn, and Qing Shi all twitched at the corners of their mouths; waiting for you to investigate clearly, damn, the Black Tiger Demon King is probably already dead of old age.

"Hong Zun, we'll talk about the Black Tiger Demon King later; first let's discuss the White Tiger and Blood Tiger— as long as Dao Yi Sect agrees to release them, the tiger clan......................."

Damn it all like this, Ba Hu still doesn't mention the Black Tiger Demon King; even Hong Zun feels a pang of pity for it— just what kind of tiger clan Demon King is this guy?

After hearing Ba Hu's conditions, Hong Zun didn't think further and immediately nodded in agreement.

"Sure, but we're currently at Putuo Temple; send someone over to make the handover."

Such a straightforward answer, instead it left Ba Hu at a loss—no, this negotiation should involve some back-and-forth, right?

I've put forward my terms; you should raise the stakes on your side, then we haggle a bit, and only after that do we reach a consensus—that's how it should be, right?

You skipped the process and jumped straight to the result?

And despite having dealt with the Human Race quite a bit, Ba Hu is still encountering this situation for the first time.

It had even prepared for a major loss; the terms it just put forward were merely a probe—if Dao Yi Sect disagreed, it could still raise the stakes.

But who would have thought, Hong Zun agreed outright.

Is this old thing a greenhorn? No way—Hong Zun knows he's a typical old fox, crafty and experienced.

Strange, very strange, but since Hong Zun has already agreed, Ba Hu naturally won't say more.

Afterwards, both sides agreed on a time for the handover, and the call ended.

At Huling, the demon kings watched the blood curtain fade, each of their faces extremely complex.

A handover? Why does that sound so familiar?

You all heard that—who will go to the Buddha's Realm to retrieve the White Tiger, Blood Tiger?

Ba Hu spoke up at this point, hearing which, none of the demon kings stepped forward.

They recalled that the Xuehu Yaowang had apparently been taken away just like that back then.

They had clearly gone to fetch the Heihu Yaowang, but ended up getting themselves involved instead.

That was still within their Huling, but this time they're going to the Buddha's Realm, which is Human Race territory; although it's not the Dao Yi Sect, it's definitely not safer than Huling.

Even on their own turf they've been wiped out by the Dao Yi Sect—going out would be even more dangerous.

No, we can't go.

Seeing this, Ba Hu frowned, a terrifying aura spreading out as he let out a low roar.

"What, you're just supposed to do a handover, and you've all gone mute?"

"Clan Chief, there's probably a trick in this."

"A trick?"

"Yeah, the Dao Yi Sect is always full of schemes; there's definitely something wrong here."

"But Hong Zun has already agreed."

In the end, it was the Zhi Hu Yaowang who stepped forward to speak, though Ba Hu remained somewhat doubtful—after all, the matter had already been settled; surely the Dao Yi Sect wouldn't go back on its word, right?