Chapter 615: I want it (3k)
“This…”
The words coming from the phone plunged the steward into an icy abyss. He looked up at Su Jiu, who was getting closer and closer, his legs trembling slightly. He licked his dry lips, forcing his voice to sound less nervous:
“Sir, can you come and support us in front of the auction house? We’ve encountered a strong opponent. If you don’t come, I might… might not be able to see you again.”
The other end of the phone was clearly filled with anger. The previous pirate issue had obviously made him very unhappy: “What do you mean?! Who dares to attack you in this black market at sea?”
Looking at the girl walking step by step, the steward put on a smile uglier than crying and continued to answer:
“It’s the Exorcist I mentioned to you before, the one we were going to intercept. Her strength is actually already at the Demigod Level. The information the Kamishiro Family found is probably false.”
He already regretted taking on this task. He should have realized that if the opponent was only War General Level, they couldn’t have gone undercover like this. However, he had held onto the fluke that even if they were stronger, they couldn’t escape their pursuit.
If he had the chance, he would definitely say a few words of “f**k you, f**k your grandma” to Shendai Yamaha. The items have misled me!
“Demigod Level…”
The person on the other end of the phone muttered, sounding quite tired. Then, he took a breath and said sternly into the phone, “What about those people from other merchant guilds? Why aren’t they helping you? Didn’t you sign a temporary trade alliance treaty before?”
The steward dared not speak carelessly. He quickly analyzed the situation for the other party and said, “I’m not sure, but if they were willing to help, the commotion here is so big, they should have come out by now.”
“Our guild’s general manager was just killed by pirates, and these people didn’t make a move… Wait for me, I’ll be there right away.”
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, and then the suppressed anger came out. Immediately after, only the sound of “beep, beep, beep” remained on the other end of the phone.
Hearing that his master was about to arrive, the steward felt a sense of relief. At that moment, a slightly cold voice sounded in his ear:
“How about it, do you want that Hundred Rivers Battle God to come?”
He suddenly looked up and found that Su Jiu had already come to him. In her hand, she held the seemingly harmless Loquat Branch, whose leaves exuded a sharp gleam.
Knowing that the Hundred Rivers Battle God would come to help him, he forced himself to calm down. He glanced at the sea behind him and broke into a cold sweat. He said:
“This is the fault of the Hundred Rivers Association, but Miss, I still hope you’ll stop in time. The Hundred Rivers Battle God is already on his way.”
His words emphasized the strength of the Hundred Rivers Association and his desire for peace. Obviously, he wanted to stall for time.
Su Jiu didn’t rush to act. Instead, her gaze fell on the steward. She pointed to the sea and said with a smile, “I ask, you answer, otherwise you’ll feed the fish.”
“Uh… okay!”
The steward clearly didn’t understand the girl’s intentions, but to save his life, he nodded frantically before Su Jiu could show any other expression.
With a slight smile, Su Jiu’s golden vertical pupils locked onto the other person’s eyes, not pausing for a moment. As if interrogating, she asked faintly, “How much do you know about the Divine Blood Potion?”
“Divine Blood Potion, you…”
Hearing this, the steward’s expression changed drastically, and his eyes flickered with evasiveness. Just as he was about to change the subject to stall for time, Su Jiu coldly interrupted him: “Five seconds. If you don’t answer, you’ll feed the fish.”
“I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you…”
He glanced at the dark sea again. He could almost see figures of giant creatures swimming beneath the surface. A few drops of cold sweat appeared on the steward’s forehead. He quickly answered:
“The Divine Blood Potion is a potion developed by the Kamishiro family to modify the bloodline. It is made from the blood of different Gods. It is said that the grade of the Divine Blood Potion also varies accordingly. Our guild could only buy some lower-grade experimental products before.”
Listening to the other person’s words, Su Jiu pondered for a moment, then squinted her eyes and continued to ask, “What kind of species are the ‘Gods’ you speak of?”
“To be precise, they are not Gods.”
When asked this question, the steward was slightly stunned. He also fell into thought. Finally, under Su Jiu’s move to raise her sword, he said uncertainly,
“They are descendants with rich divine blood. I can’t explain their specific appearance to you. You can refer to the Tengu projection in the auction house. He is also a descendant of God, but his bloodline is too diluted, so the Kamishiro Family is not very interested in him.”
After hearing this, Su Jiu also had some guesses of her own – the richness of the bloodline. However, to verify this guess, she still had to find a real God.
Then, she casually placed the Loquat Branch on the steward’s shoulder and asked again, “Answer me one more question and I’ll let you go. Do you know where I can see these so-called ‘Gods’?”
“Tokyo or Osaka, perhaps? After all, the Kamishiro Family’s foundation is nearby.”
The steward answered this question almost immediately without any hesitation. But after speaking, he realized Su Jiu was looking at him like an idiot, and then he understood that the other party didn’t mean that.
The latter raised the Loquat Branch in her hand. Her movements were slow but carried a strong deterrent: “The Kamishiro Family has so-called Gods. Do I still need to tell you? You’d better think carefully before you speak…”
Hearing this, the steward thought for about half a minute. He recalled what he had gained from chatting with Shendai Yamaha before. At this moment, he no longer had the intention to hide it for him and quickly informed her:
“Miss, I just remembered something. Shendai Yamaha revealed to me before that they were carrying next-generation species of Gods on that ship.”
“Next-generation species? Does that mean monsters with less concentrated bloodline?”
Su Jiu murmured, but then she sensed something and suddenly turned her head to look at the sky. She saw a Hundred Rivers figure wearing a black and white kimono flying into the air. However, the kimono on his body was tattered, as if it had been slashed more than ten times.
The steward also followed Su Jiu’s gaze. When he saw his support arriving, his face lit up with surprise. He quickly stood on tiptoe and waved, shouting, “Lord Baichuan, I’m here!”
“Who dares to kill so many people from my Hundred Rivers Association and the Kamishiro Family?”
The Hundred Rivers figure in mid-air heard this and looked down. His gaze swept across the corpses on the ground, and his face was instantly filled with rage. Countless sword shadows kept swirling around him.
His face showed an attitude of vowing to eliminate the culprit. His sharp gaze swept across the area below. He had learned from the phone call that the opponent was only Demigod Level. Although he was severely injured, dealing with an ordinary Demigod Level expert was easy for him.
“Sir, it’s her who killed them! I implore you to avenge our brothers!”
While Su Jiu’s attention was not on him, the steward suddenly exerted force with his feet. With a “bang” sound of metal, he leaped into the air and pointed at Su Jiu, shouting loudly.
Su Jiu quietly watched this masked hero “perform” and even felt like laughing. The Hundred Rivers Battle God at his peak might not be able to defeat her.
Now that he’s at low health, he still dares to challenge her. Is he still fantasizing about being Xiao Yan in the wild, fighting 1v5?
“It’s the Hundred Rivers Battle God himself coming to settle the score!”
“The Hundred Rivers Battle God seems to be quite severely injured, and this girl has shown Demigod Level strength. It’s estimated that a fierce battle will ensue.”
The passersby also exclaimed, thinking that there might be a good show to watch. Su Jiu’s strength far exceeded their expectations, but facing this Hundred Rivers Battle God, they thought she would still be struggling.
Further away, Lord Liu Yue the Deer saw this and wanted to go out to help, but was stopped by President Bai, who was holding a wine gourd. The latter took a sip of wine and smiled:
“You just stay here and look after the child.”
He guessed that Lord Liu Yue the Deer might have known Su Jiu for a long time, so he was a little more friendly to him.
Lord Liu Yue the Deer’s eyes narrowed slightly. He looked at the Hundred Rivers figure in the distance emitting an aura of a strong opponent and said in a deep voice, “I recognize the aura on that person. He is a War God Level expert. They, two of them, cannot possibly win.”
“Two people? No, she alone is enough.”
President Bai looked at him, then chuckled and shook his head. He turned to look at the sky in the distance, his words full of conviction.
…
“I will definitely slay her today…”
Hundred Rivers followed the direction of the steward’s finger to Su Jiu’s position. When his gaze fell on her smiling face, he was first stunned, and then he couldn’t say anything. He really didn’t dare to finish the second half of the sentence now!
In mid-air, the steward didn’t notice the current situation. He looked eager and continued to vent, “Lord Baichuan, this person killed our brothers and even took their monster crystal stones into her possession. This is utterly despicable…”
Su Jiu ignored his complaints, looked up at Hundred Rivers, and asked with a smile, “Slay what? Please, President Baichuan, clarify.”
Hundred Rivers’ face turned green from holding back, but he ignored the steward and gritted his teeth to finish his sentence: “Give her a treasure from our guild’s exhibition hall as thanks for helping us purge these traitorous merchants.”
“President Baichuan, it was I who helped you purge the traitors. If possible, please fulfill your promise. I have my eye on an ice-attribute medicinal material at the War God Level.”
Hearing Hundred Rivers’ reply, Su Jiu’s smile brightened slightly. She reached out towards Hundred Rivers’ position, her face filled with pride as if she had truly helped him a lot.
“Hundred Rivers… Sir?”
The steward was stunned. But after mingling in society for so long, he understood that his master was afraid of the other party and was acting like this. So, he quickly took advantage of their conversation and slipped away to another place.
“Xuan Youhua, Early Stage War God Level medicinal material. First-time consumption can increase the cultivation of those with ice-attribute bloodlines and has a chance to comprehend perfect skills…”
Seeing Su Jiu’s action, Hundred Rivers’ eyelids twitched. Then, he took out a small blue-green flower from his pocket and threw it over. With a dark expression, he gave a forceful flick of his sleeve and left.
Su Jiu took the small flower, feeling the faint chill emanating from it. Her gaze swept over the light blue color on it, and she knew it wasn’t as advanced as Floating Life Blossom.
Moreover, it didn’t increase her strength significantly, not meeting her expectations. Just as she was about to put it away, a cold little hand grabbed her other wrist…
“Um…”
When she turned her head, she met a pitiful little face. Her light purple pupils held a hint of desire. She pouted her lips and said in a low voice, as if she were making a desperate decision,
“I want it.”
