Chapter 234

After that group of people had completely walked far away, Long Xuan then boldly walked toward the battlefield, preparing to see if there were any leaks to pick up.

That group of people was in a hurry when they left; it was possible that there were heavy treasures left behind that they didn't collect.

As soon as he arrived at the battlefield, he was shocked by the terrifying battle scene; the ground was riddled with holes under this battle; who knew how many giant pits were stepped out.

Many Gu Cultivators were directly trampled to death; the shape of the corpses was simply unbearable to look at.

If he hadn't already killed enough people, seeing this kind of scene for the first time might have made him vomit.

He collected his mind, no longer looking at those strange-shaped corpses, and prepared to immediately clean up the battlefield; after touching the corpses, he would leave as soon as possible.

That fat man known as the Third Young Master was obviously the fattest, so Long Xuan subconsciously walked toward him first.

Looking at this fat man with tattered clothes and covered in blood, Long Xuan sighed endlessly.

Not long ago, he was still arrogantly showing off his wealth in Tianyue City; now it's good, he's been targeted by those who hate the rich, right? Had he ever thought that he would end up like this today after showing off his wealth?

Long Xuan shook his head, scanned this Third Young Master carefully from top to bottom, and soon discovered progress in the position inside his chest clothes.

He was overjoyed in his heart; there really were treasures left behind, so he immediately stretched his thieving hand over.

However, just as his hand reached into this fat man's clothes, the fat man's tightly closed eyes suddenly opened, staring at him with wide eyes.

This scene, I'm afraid anyone would be scared half to death.

Long Xuan never thought that this corpse would suddenly fake death; he had no psychological preparation, and caught off guard, he was truly given a shock, immediately scared into retreating several big steps.

His heart was beating wildly, and he looked at this Third Young Master with great surprise; this Third Young Master actually wasn't dead thoroughly and was alive again.

What a joke; that group of people acted so meticulously, actually leaving a living mouth; don't they know about finishing off? How could they commit such a low-level mistake.

"Cough cough!"

The Third Young Master coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood, looked at him with a pale face, and said weakly: "Let you down; I'm still alive; don't look at my dantian being crippled, but taking your life isn't difficult; if you are sensible, then retreat; I'll pretend this thing never happened."

After Long Xuan calmed down his frightened heart, he asked curiously: "What you hid in your clothes should be a storage ring, right? I didn't expect you didn't put all your treasures in the belly of the Three-Legged Golden Toad."

"I believe a multi-treasure merchant has plenty of trump cards and has things enough to threaten me."

"It's just that I'm curious, how exactly did you fake death to deceive that group of people?"

"That group of people actually didn't finish you off, and even forgot to check the storage ring in your clothes."

"If it were me, after killing someone, I would definitely burn them to ashes; otherwise, even if the enemy didn't fake death, there might be clues left on the corpse enough to know my identity."

"From the wounds on the corpse, it's easy to deduce the identity of the perpetrator; that group of people actually committed such a low-level mistake."

Long Xuan's thoughts turned rapidly; although he felt wary of this multi-treasure merchant, he still didn't retreat immediately.

Because he needed the Gu formula of the Three-Legged Golden Toad, and taking advantage of this Third Young Master's weakness, and that strongest Three-Legged Golden Toad also being dead, it was precisely the opportunity to touch out the Gu formula of the Three-Legged Golden Toad; how could he easily retreat?

If he didn't grasp this opportunity today, it would be difficult for him to want to collect the Gu formula of the Three-Legged Golden Toad again.

The power of the Qian Clan Merchant Association is far stronger than the Long Clan; how could the unique Gu formula of the Three-Legged Golden Toad be so easy to have ideas about?

"Hehe." The Third Young Master smiled miserably, his face pale as he said: "You really think they would be so stupid?"

"I tell you, there are no stupid people in this world, because stupid people simply cannot survive in this world."

"If they were truly stupid, how could they plan such a perfect assassination plan, and almost kill me."

"There aren't many people in history who have succeeded in assassinating multi-treasure merchants, but they succeeded."

The Third Young Master revealed anger, released fierce light in his eyes, and said with hatred soaring to the sky: "The reason I can live is not because they are stupid, but completely because they deliberately wanted to leave me a life!"

"The fake death pill I took was useless; the approach of smart people is to grind the corpse to dust; how could they give the Qian Clan a chance to find the murderer?"

"Hehe! Clearly they could kill me, but they didn't, only crippling my dantian; they really thought I was easy to deceive?"

"Those good brothers of mine truly treated me as a fool; if it were an outsider who made a move, they would definitely kill me; only moving against a fellow clan member would leave me a life."

"It's not because they are kind-hearted and consider the brotherhood; it's because they are truly too cautious in their actions; they want to leave themselves a way out, considering the risk of the matter being exposed."

"There is no wall in the world that doesn't leak wind, and killing a fellow clan member and moving against a fellow clan member are two completely different sentencing standards."

"Killing a fellow clan member pays with one's life, regardless of aptitude, regardless of identity, but moving against a fellow clan member doesn't pay with one's life; the crime doesn't reach the point of death, and even after a period of time, it might be completely fine."

"They fear the risk of death, which is why they crippled my dantian and left me a life."

"And as long as I become a cripple, it's impossible to compete for the position of Family Head again; whether I am dead or alive has little impact on them; that's why I luckily picked up a life."

"Hehe! My good brothers, their actions are still not decisive enough; because they fear death, they didn't cut the weeds and dig up the roots for me."

"They really thought that once I become a cripple and have my power taken back by the family, I can't do anything to them? Truly naive!"

The Third Young Master clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and roared with hatred soaring to the sky.

Hearing this, Long Xuan finally suddenly realized.

So it was a drama of brothers killing each other for the sake of competing for the position of Family Head.

This scene is simply too common in large families; even in the Long Clan, it happens from time to time; that person named Long Buhui was even locked into the Holy Tree Land because of this, guarding the Holy Tree for a long time.

This Qian Clan Merchant Association has a large family and a big business; the situation of brothers killing each other for the sake of competing for the position of Family Head is likely even more serious.

The current Family Head of the Qian Clan has given birth to more than ten outstanding geniuses in one breath, more than ten candidates for Family Head; their family is even more chaotic.

The Family Head of the Qian Clan, this big smart person, even delegated power to every candidate for Family Head, letting each of them manage one region; in the end, whoever earns the most wealth is the next Family Head.

Although this method can definitely select the most outstanding Family Head, the drawbacks are equally obvious.

That is, the power mastered by every candidate for Family Head is simply too large; everyone has wealth that can rival a country, and everyone can produce infinite destructive power.

If these ten or so candidates for Family Head are not handled well, it is very likely to trigger internal chaos in the Qian Clan, and even cause the Qian Clan to suffer a heavy blow.

Now the Qian Clan has already begun to appear chaotic; I don't know what kind of crisis will be brewed in the end, and whether Qian Jinjin, also as one of the candidates for Family Head, can safely survive this crisis.

Long Xuan began to let his imagination run wild; he was now thinking about whether he could directly snatch the Gu formula of the Three-Legged Golden Toad from the Third Young Master through robbery.

Although he is now in a weak state and it is inconvenient to make a move, the combat power of his five major clones is simply terrifying.

Now the Third Young Master has suffered heavy injuries, and the strongest Three-Legged Golden Toad is also dead; it is absolutely a once-in-a-lifetime good opportunity.

Although he is a multi-treasure merchant and definitely has many powerful trump cards on him, Long Xuan is confident that his winning percentage is still greater.

However, this idea was just born not long ago, and he quickly gave it up.

It's not that he is worried about not being able to beat the Third Young Master, it's completely because he has the same psychology as the mastermind who assassinated the Third Young Master, worrying about the matter being exposed, and then being hunted down by the Qian Clan Merchant Association.

He must consider this consequence clearly; he has always been cautious by nature and is absolutely unwilling to do risky things.

The Qian Clan Merchant Association spans major regions, masters countless wealth, and has strong experts like clouds in the clan; the number of Gu Kings might be too many to count; it is absolutely not something he can afford to offend now.

He absolutely cannot guarantee that after he kills someone, the people of the Qian Clan Merchant Association will definitely not be able to find him.

Things that the other candidates for Family Head who made a move on the Third Young Master couldn't guarantee, how could he guarantee? He is not that arrogant.

The Gu worms in this world are strange and varied, and their abilities are one more incredible than the other.

So don't ever think that you have done it very cleanly.

For example, there are Gu worms with divination abilities or prophecy abilities in this world, which might directly predict who the murderer is; what is the use of him doing it cleanly?

So out of a cautious psychology, Long Xuan ultimately didn't have the idea of killing for treasures, but intended to obtain his Three-Legged Golden Toad Gu formula through trading.

It is impossible for any clan to take a unique Gu formula for trading, but there is nothing absolute in the world.

If it were in the past, even if he took out heaven-defying wealth, the Third Young Master would never trade the unique Gu formula of the family.

But now it's different from the past; the Third Young Master's dantian has been destroyed, and his path of cultivation in this life is completely crippled; no Gu Cultivator can accept the result of becoming a cripple.

But what if something that can repair his dantian appears at this time? In order to regain a new life, in order to take revenge, will he betray the interests of the family and choose to take the unique Gu formula of the family for trading?

Long Xuan feels that the possibility of the Third Young Master choosing to trade is very large; not just him, most people in this world would choose to trade when encountering this situation, right?

People are selfish; they can't even live themselves, so how would they consider so much; who can endure being a cripple for a lifetime?

Since he doesn't intend to kill for treasures, he only has the method of taking out the Heaven-Mending Pill now; Long Xuan took a deep breath and immediately said: "How about we make a deal?"

"I have something that can repair your dantian, but you must take the Gu formula of the Three-Legged Golden Toad for trading."

"I can guarantee to you that I only take the Three-Legged Golden Toad Gu formula for reference; I will absolutely not refine this kind of Gu worm."

"And as long as I don't refine this kind of Gu worm, the matter of you leaking the unique Gu formula of the family will never be discovered; you can rest assured and boldly trade with me."

Long Xuan's words, unsurprisingly, immediately made the Third Young Master widen his eyes, his breathing quickened, and he looked at him as if he wanted to eat someone, his emotions extremely excited as he said: "Is this true? Do you really have a divine object that can repair a dantian?"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! You are lying to me; I am a person in charge of a region of the Qian Clan Merchant Association, having handled countless treasures, and am the most knowledgeable person, but I have never seen a pill that can repair a dantian."

"Don't say I've seen it; I haven't even heard of it; a pill that can repair a dantian is simply unheard of; you must be lying to me!"

The Third Young Master shook his head frantically, simply not believing that such a pill existed in this world; how could it be such a coincidence that he was just crippled and happened to meet someone who just happened to have something to repair his dantian; this is also too coincidental.

If such a pill really existed, then he would have been dead by now; how could the enemy dare to only cripple his dantian.

It is precisely because it is impossible to repair a dantian in this world that he has completely lost the ability to make a comeback, and the opponent left him a life.

But although he determined in his heart that this news must be fake, he still looked at Long Xuan with expectant eyes, wanting to believe, yet not daring to believe, extremely conflicted.

(End of chapter)