Chapter 284 Mysterious Merchant Su Jiu (4k)
A very strange scene unfolded ahead as a hand as white as jade emerged from the still trembling black robe and firmly pressed Xiangzi’s head onto the table. The latter seemed like an infant unable to resist, only able to look askance at the Dragon Girl’s mask beneath the black robe with a face full of terror.
“Heh heh, it seems you’ve misunderstood something? I’m not begging you, I’m telling you the truth.”
As everyone watched in shock, a crisp laugh slowly echoed from within the black robe. The black hood was suddenly blown open by a gust of air, revealing the girl’s wild laughter. The girl was still trembling, caused by her excited emotions.
The Crimson Flame mark between her eyebrows burned as if on fire, and the flames flickering in her eyes seemed to tell the other party that they had provoked someone they shouldn’t have.
The sudden turn of events caused the situation to change dramatically. The subordinates looked at each other, not daring to step forward. Xiangzi took a deep breath, calmed down, and said in a deep voice, “It was my fault for being blind. I beg this… Your Grace, the Monarch, to spare me. I am the second daughter of the Suzuki family, one of the eight pillars of Sakura.”
“Monarch… that black-robed girl just now has Battle King level strength?!”
“She must have also come to compete with us for the Crimson Flame Sparrow… a Monarch-level expert is also competing, our chances are slim.”
“Alas, I only hope there are more Crimson Flame Sparrows for sale.”
The crowd, who had just been mourning for Su Jiu, fell silent. The students who were about to shop also looked down, and the Magical Capital University side was even more surprised. The two who were about to help froze in place, exchanged glances, and both saw the astonishment in each other’s eyes.
Unlike the astonishment of these students, the white-haired girl, Heather, stared directly at Su Jiu’s mask, a chilling glint flashing in her eyes. On that face, she sensed a very similar aura, a bloodthirsty killing intent, but one different from her own—if she had to describe it in terms of alignment, she was chaotic evil, while the other was lawful neutral.
This feeling was peculiar, but she could sense that the other party was no benevolent person. However, if possible, she wanted to recruit the other party into the Ancient God Sect and make them her new Priest.
“Is this lady joking? You started this, and you don’t plan to leave so easily, do you? Don’t worry, I won’t kill you, because killing you is useless… but you have to pay a price for making a mistake.”
“How about carving the character ‘Kou’? Heh heh, that must be glorious, right?”
With her head tilted, a cold smile on her lips, Su Jiu suddenly chuckled. One hand firmly held Xiangzi’s head, while the other hand glowed with flecks of flame, her fingertip slowly approaching the other’s rather delicate little face, causing the tender white skin to turn red and blister…
If it were ordinary enemies, it would be one thing, but Xiangzi was different. The series of plans she had concocted, and the K Organization’s evil deeds, were not much different from the Ancient God Sect, and in some aspects, even surpassed it.
If Su Jiu had not intervened in time, the pollution and the retaliation from the sea tribes would have caused tens of thousands of residents in the southern sea regions to suffer.
“You crazy woman! How dare you humiliate me like this, aren’t you afraid of retaliation?!”
Seeing the Crimson Flame getting closer, Xiangzi felt pain and cried out with terror in her eyes. She wanted to get away from Su Jiu’s flame-covered finger, but sadly found herself unable to move, only able to watch Su Jiu’s finger get closer and closer.
With a “sizzle…”, Su Jiu, like a demon, under the public gaze, accompanied by Xiangzi’s miserable screams, finally carved out a “crown” bit by bit with her finger.
“Whoosh!”
“Miss… there is an old saying in the Dragon Country, ‘show mercy where you can’! It’s not appropriate for a Battle King level expert like you to bully the weak like this, is it?”
As if unable to bear Xiangzi’s humiliation, a faint sound of breaking wind finally rang out. Everyone’s gaze followed, only to see a middle-aged man in coarse cloth with a mustache suddenly appear. He stood under the eaves of the tavern opposite, holding a katana emitting white electric light.
Seeing the appearance of the middle-aged man, Xiangzi cried out loudly, as if she had found a savior, “Uncle Two, save me!”
“Heh heh… if I were just a student of Warrior Class, would you still step forward?” Stopping what she was doing, Su Jiu still firmly pressed Xiangzi’s head with one hand. Under her frightened gaze, she slowly looked up and asked faintly, seemingly unwilling to let Xiangzi go so easily.
“I won’t argue with you about these principles… I can sense that your aura has not reached Intermediate Battle King, right? You should know that killing you is as easy as flipping my hand!” The middle-aged man with a mustache looked at Su Jiu and said in a deep voice. The katana in his hand emitted silver arcs of electricity, giving him the urge to make a move.
“As easy as flipping my hand? Hmph…”
Su Jiu smiled faintly, and a Crimson Flame long sword seemed to appear out of thin air, standing by her side with a faint dragon’s roar. Her aura grew stronger, gradually reaching the same level as the middle-aged man with a mustache.
“Your Excellency is truly going to take action against my Suzuki family?” Looking at the Crimson Flame long sword Su Jiu held in front of her, the middle-aged man with a mustache had a look of surprise in his eyes. His face twitched slightly, and his voice gradually became colder.
“If you don’t understand how to apologize properly, Miss Xiangzi’s face might be in danger.” Su Jiu said with a faint smile, her words carrying a hint of indelible killing intent. This killing intent stemmed from being chased like a stray dog by Xiangzi, and the helplessness and bitterness she felt at that time.
Now that she had the strength, how could she let the other party leave so easily?
“Truly arrogant! Let’s see if your sword is faster or my saber is stronger.”
Su Jiu’s demeanor caused the middle-aged man with a mustache to become instantly furious. He laughed in extreme anger, and after a moment, a sinister look flashed in his eyes. He whispered to the War General level servant beside him,
“While I’m fighting her, you guys snatch the young lady back.”
Then, his figure flickered and turned into a white shadow, charging towards Su Jiu. The katana drew a white light. The electric arcs on the silvery katana crackled in the air, sounding rather terrifying.
“Hold her down for me. I’d like to see if the swordsmanship of the Sakura Country is as mysterious as the legends say.”
Looking at the white light rushing towards her, Su Jiu casually handed Xiangzi, whom she was holding, to Bai Zhi, who was watching from the side. She reversed her grip on the long sword, then stomped her foot, and shot out like a flaming meteor!
“Clang clang clang!”
The two collided violently. Fine sparks of light flashed from the saber and sword. Silver electric arcs and Crimson Flames continuously clashed and exploded. The silver serpentine arcs and clusters of fire rained down on the surrounding crowd like a torrential downpour, as if it were the end of the world.
The students and passersby on the side hurriedly erected energy shields. Battles between Battle King level experts were rare, especially a duel of saber and sword. Was the saber stronger, or the sword faster?
“Kill that foreign devil! This is Chuan Yu’s Flower City, not Tokyo. Why should they have special privileges?”
“What domineering flames! Those electric arcs are actually being completely swallowed halfway. Could this young lady in black be a student from some school?”
“Student? Professor! I’m from one of the top five universities. Such a student is impossible. It’s not just a matter of level that they can’t reach… it’s that their fighting style is too proficient, as if they’ve been living on the edge of a knife every day—somewhat like experts from some large factions.”
For a time, everyone was thoroughly entertained, and many were cheering for Su Jiu. They didn’t know Su Jiu, but they knew that her opponent was an unreasonable Sakura Country devil, which was enough. At the same time, some began to speculate about Su Jiu’s true identity.
Seeing the middle-aged man with a mustache charge out and engage Su Jiu in a fight, the servants let out a collective roar, then clenched their weapons tightly, carrying an impenetrable dense killing intent, and charged towards Bai Zhi.
“She can’t also be Battle King level, I should be able to escape…”
And Xiangzi, whose head was being held down, saw Su Jiu leave and began to have thoughts of escaping. She glanced at Bai Zhi under the black robe, then planned to rush into the crowd. As for whether those students would get hurt, it had nothing to do with her!
“Illusion Sea!”
Just as she was about to take her first step, a great force came from behind. Bai Zhi grabbed her neck like an eagle catching a chick, and pressed her onto the table again. Xiangzi, however, wore a faint smile and shouted, “Hahaha! I’ve successfully escaped!”
“Behave yourself… or I’ll kill you directly!”
Quite disdainfully pressing Xiangzi, who was still smiling foolishly, through her clothes, Bai Zhi looked at the surging crowd. A rotating white flower bud reappeared in her hand. With a gentle blow, as countless petals fluttered, a murderous aura rapidly spread out.
Immediately, the footsteps of the many servants holding beast weapons suddenly stopped. Their eyes widened slightly. After a moment, blood spurted from their necks, and their bodies collapsed strangely like cut wheat…
Obviously, Bai Zhi didn’t want to cause trouble for Su Jiu. Those lying on the ground were just holding their necks. After all, they were War General level, so they wouldn’t die so quickly.
Watching this scene, the students’ eyes revealed a hint of horror. It was too bizarre. Not only was Su Jiu powerful, but the girl with the white fox mask beside her was also so powerful that it gave these students a strange sense of detachment—the art style seemed completely different.
“You can’t beat me… Full Moon Style!”
And on the other side, after another clash, Su Jiu gained the upper hand. She smiled faintly, and as she swung her long sword, a huge disk like the sun appeared on the sword. A scorching aura erupted from the sword, and she fiercely slashed at the middle-aged man with a mustache. The strong wind seemed to be capable of scorching the air.
“Such powerful swordsmanship, I’m no match for you.”
The middle-aged man with a mustache was already covered in scorched sword marks. Hearing this again, he looked up and felt the powerful aura from the tip of the sword, his courage was immediately scattered. His eyes trembled, he stamped his foot on the ground, and his body leaped up. Then, not daring to block, he quickly jumped onto a rooftop.
Panting, he looked at Xiangzi’s location and found her still in place, her movements unchanged, just that someone else was holding her. He then looked at all his fallen subordinates, and his heart sank to the bottom. He had failed this time…
He then turned to look at Su Jiu, who was still acting as if nothing had happened. After a moment of silence, he said in a low voice, “Give me a price. My Suzuki family admits defeat.”
He knew that the Dragon Hunters would also favor Su Jiu when they arrived, as Xiangzi had started the trouble first. The best way now was to settle it privately, especially since they still needed to buy the Crimson Flame Sparrow… it was not suitable to cause more trouble.
“Heh heh… I won’t cheat you either. Thirty Intermediate Magic Crystals.” Hearing that the middle-aged man with a mustache had finally understood the situation, Su Jiu said with a faint smile. It was not appropriate to kill people in public. Facing these bastards, she would extort as much as she could.
“Alright… deal, take it.” The middle-aged man with a mustache breathed a sigh of relief and quickly took out a small brocade bag from his storage bag and threw it towards Su Jiu.
He originally thought Su Jiu would ask for an exorbitant price, but he didn’t expect her to only ask for thirty Intermediate Magic Crystals. Although this was already a lot, for them who were competing for the Crimson Flame Dragon Egg and the Nine-Transformation Soul-Returning Grass, it was more than enough, it would just sting their flesh.
Catching the brocade bag, Su Jiu casually glanced at its contents and then put it away. She knew that the other party would definitely have a lot of Intermediate Magic Crystals, but she didn’t really ask for much, instead choosing a range that the other party could accept.
After all, there was still a black-clothed figure from the Ancient God Sect watching covetously. She couldn’t reveal her identity and kill these Sakura Country devils without any evidence. Beating them up was enough—she still had things to sell.
“Heh heh… go on, keep dreaming.”
Seeing Su Jiu accept the money, Bai Zhi casually released Xiangzi and kicked her in the butt. Watching her fall to the ground with a thud and smile foolishly, she covered her face and chuckled lightly.
Slowly landing, the middle-aged man with a mustache bowed and took Xiangzi to a corner. He looked at her foolishly smiling expression and then showed an angry look towards Bai Zhi, but he didn’t dare to make another move. He quickly called for some Priests to treat his subordinates.
“Won’t that old guy stand us up? We’ve already fought a battle, and he’s still not here.”
“Let’s wait. It’s really stressful that there are Battle King level experts competing this time.”
Just as everyone thought this was a side note and began to discuss why the mysterious merchant had not yet arrived.
“Everyone, I believe you are all here to purchase Crimson Flame Sparrows, right?”
Su Jiu lightly stepped onto the eaves of the tavern opposite, her gaze slowly sweeping across the surroundings. Her gaze paused slightly when she looked past certain places. A light chuckle echoed in everyone’s ears within the venue.
“It was this humble woman who contacted all of you yesterday. If you don’t mind, you can start bidding now. I only have 8 Initial Stage Warrior level Crimson Flame Sparrows. The highest bidder wins.”
