Chapter 426: Money Can Make the Devil Turn the Mill (1/3)

In an instant, the surroundings fell silent and came to a standstill.

Heaven and Earth lost their color, like a black-and-white photograph.

Li Heng could perceive that after this Wujian Manager spoke these words, an invisible force descended here; it was precisely this force that caused everything currently happening.

The Wujian Manager sneered.

"How could the one who sets the rules be bound by them?"

He looked up toward the sky, and a hazy mist emerged; the mist constantly twisted, transformed, and evolved into various scenes of hell, as if this mist were the collection of all hells.

Li Heng's expression was somewhat subtle.

He had originally thought this was a brand-new Disaster, but sensing it carefully, it was different from a Disaster; it could only be said to be tangentially related. What on earth was this thing?

"Wujian, I request to arbitrate this person."

The Wujian Manager spoke in a cold voice, pointing at Li Heng.

"This person set a trap for me, tricking me into signing an Infinite Contract, which has already caused the Dizi Wuhao Kezhan to suffer losses of over half, and I suspect the Underworld Money on this person is fake. I ask Wujian to thoroughly investigate!"

Li Heng discovered that he could not move at this moment.

It seemed an invisible force had imprisoned him; even if he unleashed all his power, he could not break the imprisonment. Unless he used Source Power, though there was no rush for this matter.

He wore an amused expression, continuing to watch this mist in the air. And this mist, having received the Wujian Manager's words, began to continue evolving; the scenes of hell vanished, turning instead to evolve fragments of past history.

However, it did not uncover any abnormalities.

The historical fragments started from when Li Heng and the little golden dragon first arrived on Wujian Road and played all the way to the present, even repeating several times, yet no evidence was found that this Underworld Money was fake.

The Wujian Manager was stunned at the sight.

That made no sense!

Even with Wujian personally taking action to investigate, it couldn't be found?

"Wujian Manager, what exactly are you making a fuss about?"

Li Heng spoke with a half-smile.

"Hmph! Don't think you've already won; the reason I chose to take action means I have the certainty of victory. Even if those Underworld Money of yours are real, so what!"

The Wujian Manager said with an ugly expression.

Clearly, he was not as tough in private as he appeared on the surface.

"Wujian, I use the name of the Dizi Kezhan manager as collateral to conduct a fair Life and Death duel with this person; if I lose, he can inherit the position of Dizi Kezhan manager!"

This old manager continued to speak.

In an instant, with a boom, the black-and-white scenery around them changed again; the many buildings inside the inn faded and retreated, and the two of them arrived directly in a Jingjichang shrouded by thin mist.

The Wujian Manager looked at his surroundings and sensed the power within his body, feeling relieved in his heart; it seemed everything was according to his plan.

Li Heng felt somewhat moved—this was supposed to be a fair Life and Death duel?

He hadn't even agreed to it himself.

Moreover, he discovered at this moment that the force imprisoning him had vanished, and he could move again, but his cultivation within his body was suppressed by some kind of force, and suppressed to the minimum.

Although he hadn't completely become a mortal, it was about the same.

And this force was extremely strange; it seemed to be some kind of iron-clad rule specialized to the extreme, making it difficult for his power to break through. Unless he used Source Power, he could only remain suppressed.

Clearly, this was the Wujian Manager's trump card.

At this moment, the Wujian Manager smiled triumphantly.

"I presume you have already noticed that your cultivation has been suppressed. At this moment, are you surprised, flustered, and feeling that this is not a fair Life and Death duel?"

"If you think so, you are greatly mistaken."

"What I have to pay is the precious status of an inn manager, while what you pay is merely your insignificant life; the two cannot be equated! You are currently equivalent to using a small stake to win big, so you must pay a price; therefore, having your cultivation suppressed is very fair, isn't it?"

"And I, I have not had my cultivation suppressed!"

As his voice fell, the Wujian Manager's aura surged; terrifying yin energy erupted, and the Wave that soared into the sky echoed continuously throughout the Jingjichang, like the waves of a vast ocean.

"Now, you should die!"

"Know that what I lose is my status as a manager, while what you lose is merely your life! From this, one can see the weight of you and me in the eyes of Wujian!"

The Wujian Manager grinned hideously and struck instantly.

He originally did not want to initiate a Life and Death duel; after all, it required bearing great risk. If this person's net worth were higher than his status as a manager, then it would be he who was using a small stake to win big and having to pay a price.

But now it seemed he had won after all!

Li Heng was thoughtful; so that was how it was.

In a gambling match, both sides must put up their own Chip.

And for a relatively fair gambling match, the chips on both sides should also be equal—for instance, both sides must pay with their lives, or both sides bet one million.

One couldn't bet one million with ten cents; that wouldn't be fair.

And in this duel.

The status of an inn manager was very valuable, while his life was not valuable at all; if he used his life to bet on the status of an inn manager, that was using a small stake to win big, and he must pay an additional price.

Otherwise, it would be felt that this gambling match was not fair enough.

Of course, Li Heng still wanted to complain; this duel wasn't something he had initiated, and the chips on his side weren't added by himself, so how could this count as fair?

It seemed that either this Wujian was inherently unfair.

Or this Wujian Manager was rigging the game behind the scenes.

The Wujian Manager rushed toward Li Heng rapidly, deciding to end the battle quickly. Now, no matter what kind of Sacred person this was, in this Jingjichang, under the suppression of Wujian, they were already like a mortal and not worth mentioning; he had the confidence and the ability to kill them in seconds!

Then, Li Heng spoke calmly.

"Wujian, I have money."

The Wujian Manager was taken aback upon hearing this, then immediately burst into loud laughter.

"What, you still want to use Underworld Money to bribe Wujian? What a joke! Wujian is Absolutely fair; besides, with that little bit of money of yours, you want to bribe Wujian? Die!"

He roared, having already charged in front of Li Heng.

Then, the next moment, the Jingjichang fell silent once again.

The Wujian Shopkeeper's body could not move; the power that had just been ready to erupt, intending to tear Li Heng into pieces, was frozen, leaving only his thoughts capable of movement. This feeling was extremely uncomfortable, just like being interrupted halfway through urinating.

He was very confused; what was happening this time?

Before he could finish thinking about what was going on, an invisible force descended, directly pulling his body away, distancing him from Li Heng, and the two returned to their previous positions.

At this moment, the Wujian Shopkeeper could barely move a little.

But he was unable to launch any attack against Li Heng.

"How much money do you have?"

An indifferent voice rang out across the Jingjichang.

Upon hearing this, the Wujian Shopkeeper was completely dumbfounded; this was actually Wujian's voice, what was going on? Could it be that Wujian was truly tempted by the money on this person? Why, how could this be possible?

Seeing this, Li Heng smiled slightly, not surprised in the slightest.

I already said, money can make the devil push the millstone.