Chapter 690: 0557: If you want to pass, leave money to buy your life (12 more chapters for monthly ticket)
Silence!
Except for the sounds of the Holy Sect Envoy's corpse convulsing twice on the ground, the entire cabin was as silent as death.
The Heavenly Demoness's pale face had turned an iron shade of blue from fright.
The Red River Three Killers, originally stiff as wood, now seemed as if nailed to the floor, daring not to move.
Snap! —
A piece of crumbling wood suddenly fell from a broken beam.
A large hand had anticipated its landing, carefully catching the wood.
Jiang Dali looked up.
The Fire King Ancestor Gold Hall tip-toed, chuckling obsequiously, and tossed aside the piece of wood that nearly fell on Jiang Dali's head.
"Don't put your hand over my head next time."
Jiang Dali lightly patted the Ancestor Gold Hall on the shoulder and said indifferently.
The Ancestor Gold Hall was taken aback and quickly nodded in acknowledgment.
Jiang Dali looked down at his chest clothing torn by the Jizu Taoist and snorted coldly, "The people of the Martial World nowadays, whenever they fight, apart from tearing clothes, there's no progress at all. To call them trash is an understatement."
With this statement.
Everyone present, on top of being nervous, sneakily glanced at the half-body of the Jizu Taoist embedded in the second-floor cabin, only his legs dangling.
They suddenly felt this expert from the Western Regions Demon Sect, who had committed countless evils, had met a too miserable death, less than trash.
"Heavenly Demoness, Red River Three Fools!"
Jiang Dali stood with his hands behind his back, calmly gazing at the Heavenly Demoness and the Red River Three Killers.
These four seemed to have their hearts jump to their throats at once, their facial muscles all tensed, and their foreheads ice cold.
They force a smile towards Jiang Dali, dared not even breathe heavily, nor move.
Because the Holy Sect Envoy had just demonstrated before them, a slight move, the result is more dazzling than fireworks.
These were two experts who under the Mountain Elder's input could communicate with the celestial, though not truly heavenly, they were much stronger than the usual people of the Gang Qi Realm in the Martial World, yet they died so spectacularly.
Jiang Dali's face was stern, and he looked sideways at the four, saying indifferently, "What are your plans now?"
The Heavenly Demoness and the Red River Three Killers felt an involuntary intense urge to urinate.
The Red River Three Killers opened their mouths to speak.
The Heavenly Demoness had already frantically smiled seductively, "Village chief, it was a mistake on this servant's part. This servant will leave now and definitely won't meddle in the dispute between the Fourth Prince and Princess Li."
"Nonsense!"
Jiang Dali barked, startling the four into trembling and coldly said, "I gave you a chance to leave earlier; you didn't leave then, thinking of leaving now? It's already too late.
Old rules, want a way out? Leave behind money to buy your life.
Either leave your lives or your wealth, the choice is yours!"
With this statement, the faces of the Heavenly Demoness and the others turned even paler.
Even the spectators felt pity and helplessness for these four.
Jiang Dali had indeed given them a chance to choose.
But the time given was too short.
Almost as soon as Sky Wolf Venerable and others had acted, it wasn't even a few moments, and their people had been killed.
They hadn't even decided whether to stay or leave, and their experts were already hammered to death.
Now staying put, leaving was difficult.
"Village...Village chief, this servant is willing to pay to buy my life."
The Heavenly Demoness forced a charming smile, while performing the "Loose Heart Monkey Secret Method" to enhance her allure.
Approaching Jiang Dali with graceful steps, underneath her big golden earrings, her pretty face blushing with a hint of coquettishness, she said, "This servant is proficient in various secret arts and is willing to serve you, the village chief, and will certainly provide you with stronger sensations than ordinary women!"
She said this, casting a glance at the bewildered Wang Yuyan, secretly chuckling.
The young masters on the merchant ship, witnessing such a scene, couldn't help but have various thoughts, even showing their true feelings under the influence of the "Loose Heart Monkey Secret Method."
Not far away, Li Xiangfang opened her mouth and then closed it again, sighing inwardly, the Heavenly Demoness was finished.
"Are you prepared to leave what you have to buy your life? Just this?"
Jiang Dali looked coldly at the Heavenly Demoness, then casually pointed at Wang Yuyan, "Do you think, with these, your value would be higher than hers?"
The Heavenly Demoness's smile froze, suddenly feeling an ominous premonition.
"You can be on your way now!"
Jiang Dali struck out with a palm.
Whoosh!!
A current of air transformed into a mighty whirlwind pushing forward.
The Heavenly Demoness screamed loudly, her heart felt like exploding, and she was unable to retreat, pinned down tightly by the fierce palm force and Qi Force, her face contorting in agony.
Bam!!
The Qi force surged outward, tables and chairs on both sides were blown away, plates and glasses whirled into the air, obscuring the view of the Red River Three Killers.
The Heavenly Demoness's body directly snapped a railing with a crack and fell into the sea.
Thunk thunk—
Two wineglass-sized golden earrings rolled onto the deck, clinking and lying on the ground.
Jiang Dali's black war boots stepped over, hands behind his back, coldly glancing at the Red River Three Killers.
The Red River Three Killers, without hesitation, knelt and shouted together.
"We three are willing to serve you, the village chief, and Black Wind Village from now on, we won't hesitate to climb a mountain of swords or descend into a sea of flames!"
"We three have wandered the Martial World for many years and have amassed some savings, which we are also willing to offer entirely to contribute to the village, as compensation for our mistakes."
"Please spare our lives, village chief! From now on, we are the Black Wind Three Fools, no longer the Red River Three Killers."
"Black Wind Three Fools?"
Jiang Dali's lips curled, and a smile gradually spread across his stern face, "Good, good name, hahaha, good name. You three seem foolish, but are not foolish at all, having you three dogs wouldn't be bad. Go, retrieve the Holy Sect Envoy's corpse."
"Yes!" Big Fool quickly complied.
"Is it not! It's supposed to be 'Wang'!"
Big Fool reminded.
"Wang Wang Wang!!"
Third Fool immediately started barking.
"Wang Wang Wang!"
Black Wind Three Fools all started barking, then leaped off the ship like dogs, diving down to retrieve the bodies.
Such a ridiculous scene made everyone hold their laughter except for Jiang Dali who laughed loudly, Wang Yuyan, who was amused to laughter, Fire King Ancestor Gold Hall and Yu Cheng'an who forced a smile. Others dared not laugh.
Even if they wanted to, they had to suppress it without making a sound.
One could only hear Jiang Dali's wild laughter resounding through the cabin, making it almost tickle everyone's feet.
The majesty of the Black Wind Village Chief was undoubtedly displayed at this moment.
"Master Jiang, I truly thank you for your righteous action; otherwise, I might have been defeated by my fourth brother this time and would have lost the qualification to compete in the royal contest."
Princess Li Xiangfang approached gracefully, bowing to Jiang Dali with a sincere smile of gratitude.
The smile on Jiang Dali's face faded, and he turned to look at Li Xiangfang, ignoring the fearful and wary guards beside her, and said, "I didn't act out of righteousness, Princess Li, and don't forget what you said earlier. If you forget, I might have to find a way to remind you."
At this statement, the guards beside Li Xiangfang were on high alert, extremely nervous.
If it were a commoner, they would have scolded loudly.
But standing in front of Jiang Dali made them feel very insecure, let alone yell loudly.
"Rest assured, Master Jiang,"
Li Xiangfang said with a tilt of her head and a soft smile, "Since I have promised you, how dare I forget it lightly?
However, the matter is significant. Let's move to a private place for further discussion."
"Um!"
Jiang Dali, with his hands behind his back, nodded indifferently and looked towards the sea.
Splash!
Black Wind Three Fools had already leaped from the water, carrying the body of the Holy Sect Envoy onto the deck, barking three times at Jiang Dali to report.
"Village Chief, the Holy Sect Envoy who fell into the sea has been retrieved!"
"Very good!"
Jiang Dali nodded lightly, then pointed to another envoy whose head was smashed, "Take the Holy Fire Orders from their bodies and throw their corpses back into the sea."
"Wang!"
The three obeyed and started to act.
One of the Holy Fire Orders had been pounded along with its owner's palm into his body, needing to be gruesomely dug out from the flesh.
The other Holy Fire Order was embedded in the cabin wall along with a severed arm.
Shortly, the two Holy Fire Orders were cleaned by the Three Fools and handed to Jiang Dali.
"[Yin Yang Holy Fire Order]
Level: 2nd Grade famous weapon
Weight: 47 jin 4 liang 3 qian
Effect: When used with the ancient Persian Martial Arts described in the Holy Fire Order, it can double the power of the Holy Fire Order Divine Skill.
Overview: Created by 'Mountain Elder,' the founder of the ancient Persian Martial Arts, to enhance the power of the Holy Fire Order Divine Skill. It's said to contain a portion of demonic nature power. When the Holy Fire Order Divine skill is cultivated or applied deeply, one's inner demons intensify, leading to devilish transformation.
Note: The essence of the Holy Fire Order Divine Skill is transformation through demonic influence, and it can't be executed if the heart is clear."
"Demonic nature power...?"
Jiang Dali squeezed the two Yin Yang Holy Fire Orders, feeling them closely, but his powerful Spiritual Sense did not detect any demonic nature power.
He assumed this was because he hadn't learned the "Holy Fire Order Divine Skill."
He glanced casually at the Divine Skill content described on the two dark tokens.
On the black surface of the tokens, there was an indecipherable Persian script, resembling آتشمقدسکارجادوییراآغازمیکند.
Right then, he couldn't be bothered to look any further.
This "Holy Fire Order Divine Skill" and the Holy Fire Orders would be fateful for Zhang Wuji in the future.
Jiang Dali hadn't planned to meddle with these items, which held little significance for him.
But since they were now delivered into his hands, he decided to pass them onto his nominal disciple, Zhang Wuji, as a gift for their upcoming meeting.
At this moment, on Li Xiangfang's command, the Shang ship, riddled with several large holes and in disarray, began to turn towards the harbor dock.
"Master Jiang, please come this way!"
Under the glow of the sheep lamp, a scent of Zhu Lan flowers wafted through the air as Li Xiangfang approached gracefully with a soft smile, gesturing with her hand.
"Um!"
Jiang Dali sidestepped, looked towards Fire King Ancestor Gold Hall and Wang Yuyan who was staring at him, and said, "Wait here for now; after I have discussed matters with Princess Li, we will set off."
"Yes!"
Ancestor Gold Hall and Yu Cheng'an responded in unison.
Wang Yuyan tiptoed a bit, peeking at Li Xiangfang, then nodded coyly with a restrained smile.
Together, Jiang Dali and Li Xiangfang ascended to the third floor.
Instantly, the tense and oppressive atmosphere in the entire merchant ship dispersed.
The surrounding guests felt as if a huge mountain had been lifted off their heads, regaining the relaxed feeling of before.
However, looking around at the chaotic scene of spilled cups and splattered blood on the floor, who could still afford the leisure to mention the elegant expression, "As the wine ends and guests disperse, only a stretch of moonlight slants across the smoke"?
Inside the room on the third floor of the merchant ship.
Jiang Dali sat down grandly, looking at Li Xiangfang who had moved to the side of a guqin, and said bluntly, "Princess Li, there's no need to play 'The River is Red' for me anymore. I am a simple man, not versed in music. It is already late, let's get straight to the point."
Li Xiangfang turned around, surprised, and chuckled, "Master Jiang, you truly are a man of quick words and quick deeds. Since that is the case, Xiangfang will also not beat around the bush."
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