Chapter 170 Transaction
Reminded by the hook-nose middle-aged man, Laura instantly realized that it would be alright to let these two lead the way. She then looked at Su Jiu’s face and tentatively asked, “You two, what do you mean…”
However, she knew Su Jiu’s temper, so she had to lower her status.
Meeting the other’s gaze, Su Jiu became even more excited. This wasn’t just sending a pillow; it was shoving your face into a pillow and asking: Want to sleep?
This wasn’t a question of sleeping or not, but sleeping with dignity!
But realizing there was still money to be made, Su Jiu subtly signaled to Yun Xi not to agree immediately. She then put on a troubled expression and explained to the hook-nose middle-aged man in front, “But my sister and I are returning to Dragon Country tomorrow… doing anything else will inevitably affect our itinerary.”
Pausing, Su Jiu exchanged a glance with Yun Xi and began to chant, “Moreover, we have already completed the requirements of the oath. It would be inappropriate to do anything else, and hasn’t Miss Laura already found someone else?”
“That’s indeed the case.”
The hook-nose middle-aged man was taken aback by this, then nodded slightly, agreeing with the sentiment. He then changed the subject and asked Laura, “What price did you name for that Lilith you contacted?”
Laura helplessly waved her phone and gave Su Jiu a wry smile, saying, “3 million dollars. She’s truly insane. Our family just spent 2 million dollars, how can we give her so much money?”
“Such a sky-high price, is she an important figure in this sacrifice?”
Upon hearing 3 million dollars, the hook-nose middle-aged man’s expression changed slightly, but he still asked. If the other party was an important figure in this sacrifice, it could be considered.
“No… but her master is an important figure, seemingly an old blood clan viscount and a high-rank battle general. She’s banking on the fact that our Lobey family has no other options and can only find her, which is why she dares to set such a price,” Laura shrugged, her words full of helplessness.
Hearing this, the hook-nose middle-aged man said no more and simply focused on driving. The atmosphere became heavy, and Laura also wore a look of helplessness.
After an unknown amount of time.
Seeing that the atmosphere was almost right, Su Jiu hooked her lips and suddenly asked Laura, “Why must you have blood clan members lead the way for this sacrifice? Logically speaking, this sacrifice should be quite significant, and there should be many people who know about it. You should be able to find out the location easily.”
After speaking, Su Jiu quietly watched Laura’s face. She had a feeling that the following answer would involve the core of this sacrifice. As expected, Laura waved her hand and explained:
“Indeed, people with some status would know the location. This is a sacrifice initiated by Count Sam. How could he agree to let the corpse demons, who are sacrificial offerings, enter? So he arranged for a blood clan identity check, allowing only nobles of the爵士 (Jueshi – Marquis) rank and above to enter the sacrifice.”
“If it were just an identity check, it would be fine. But that old count found out about my receiving primal blood from a Marquis, he expressly forbade me from participating, and refused to let other blood clan members bring me in, otherwise I would be killed on sight.”
“So, to enter, I need someone else’s identity as a disguise, and to be vouched for by another blood clan member to sneak in. The Lobey family has been searching for so long, and only this noblewoman named Lilith is relatively reliable, especially since she is returning to Bear of the Snow soon.”
“Is that so? But when the time comes, if we are discovered, how will we retreat?”
Hearing this somewhat plausible explanation, Su Jiu lightly nodded, her brows slightly furrowed as she contemplated the current operation.
She had a rough guess that it was Lucica who spread the news of Laura obtaining the bloodline, and it seemed that the bloodline would play a significant role in this sacrifice.
Her participation with Silly Duke would undoubtedly create a different scenario, and it was possible that their opportunity would be completely snatched away by the two of them.
After all, even her clone was of Duke level bloodline, while her own bloodline had been evolved several times by the Dragon Head ring. She was not as simple as an ordinary first-time acceptor.
Hearing this, Laura saw that there was hope and quickly explained, “Our family has also paid a price to hire a master at the Initial Stage Battle King level to meet us. That count is old and cunning, and with his character, he would never resort to a mutually destructive tactic.”
Seeing Su Jiu’s indecisiveness, Laura thought she found it too dangerous and hurriedly continued, “Miss Su Jiu, aren’t you two returning to Dragon Country? That count’s hand wouldn’t dare to reach into Dragon Country, and as long as this matter is settled, our Lobey family will definitely reward you handsomely.”
“A handsome reward?” Su Jiu somewhat doubted if Laura was making empty promises. If there were such handsome rewards, why wouldn’t she directly agree to Lilith’s request?
At this moment, the hook-nose middle-aged man spoke up. After much thought, he said seriously, “If Miss Su Jiu agrees, I can give you a finger technique skill, which is definitely more valuable than those three million dollars.”
“Finger technique?”
Su Jiu asked in confusion. She had originally planned to extort more spirit stones, but suddenly a jackpot appeared.
“This finger technique was also obtained by the Lobey family in the past by killing a War God level Other. Ordinary human toe bones simply couldn’t support the use of this finger technique, so it has been preserved until now,” the hook-nose middle-aged man smiled.
“You are from the Sword God family, so this can be given to you. Even if you can’t use it, you can sell it at auction.”
Su Jiu frowned, wanting to refuse. At this moment, Yun Xi gently tugged her sleeve, signaling her to agree with her eyes, which surprised Su Jiu.
The next moment, Yun Xi’s voice, like E Huo’s, echoed in Su Jiu’s mind.
“Agree to him! We blood clan can also cultivate the finger technique of the Other.”
After some haggling, Su Jiu “reluctantly” nodded and said with a troubled expression in Laura’s expectant eyes, “Alright, but you need to prepare Awakening Stones for me. My bloodline hasn’t fully awakened yet, and I rushed over here.”
“Awakening Stones, the Lobey family can still provide quite a few. This is what we should…”
The middle-aged hook-nose man nodded, but the next moment, his expression became somewhat distorted with surprise. He almost lost control of the steering wheel and exclaimed, “Wait, what? You killed a high-rank battle general before your second bloodline awakening?”
He suddenly realized a terrifying problem: Miss Su Jiu might be even more terrifying than Yun Jing back then. The magnificent scene of Yun Jing suppressing mountains and rivers with a single sword, freezing a thousand meters, seemed to reappear before his eyes.
Holding wine in the wind, with a celestial deer as a sword, such unparalleled elegance.
He looked at his reflection in the left rearview mirror, revealing a hint of relief in his eyes. Fortunately, this was his ally. He had a premonition that within three years, she would definitely be a major force active on the demon battlefield.
With the strength of being invincible among peers at the Battle General level, upon reaching the High-Rank Battle General level, or even the Battle King level, she might be able to single-handedly fight those demon lords of the same level.
Time passed quickly in the car. Half a day went by, and the car soon entered a not-so-large town, surrounded by a vast citrus orchard, faintly emitting a floral fragrance. At the entrance of the town, three words were hung: “Lobey Town”.
However, the surroundings exuded a chilling aura. On the utility poles stood several bats like sentinels, their blood-red eyes quietly staring at Su Jiu and the others, faintly radiating malice.
At this moment, Su Jiu also suddenly opened her eyes, a flash of red passing through, and she softly said:
“Someone is waiting for us.”
