94: Agreement reached

“A corpse?”

Lu Ze was quite interested when he heard this answer.

The matter that the heads of these Families were discussing here actually only involved obtaining a corpse?!

Moreover, this corpse was sealed within a Formation, and it could only be opened with the jade token given by Cheng Ran. This was truly peculiar.

Although Lu Ze didn't fully understand how much power the jade token Cheng Ran gave him could exert, just the fact that this token allowed him to freely enter any Human Base meant that it was something recognized by the Demon Subduing Division and even the entire Human Base!

A Formation that required such an item to open likely contained someone who was no ordinary individual.

However, what concerned Lu Ze more was, what could be gained from just a corpse?

Or perhaps, these Families already had clear information that this corpse belonged to a peerless powerful individual, and it still hid some unparalleled secret techniques?

Old Song immediately knew at a glance that Young Master Lu's mind was once again wondering what benefits could be found in that corpse.

He no longer concealed anything and said directly, “Young Master, don't think too much yourself. This corpse naturally contains good things, but you won't be able to get them. Anyway, this corpse is useless to you, and you won't suffer any harm if you lose it. How about reaching an agreement with me and the others?”

“If you are uneasy, I promise you that after the corpse appears, I will let you see it first. If you find anything, it will all be yours! I am being sincere enough, aren’t I?”

As soon as Old Song made this statement, the other Family heads had no objections.

Lu Ze thought for a moment and nodded, “Since Old Song has said so, then this Young Master will not decline. At that time, this Young Master will naturally, as promised today, lead the people from each Family to find the location of that Formation and corpse.”

Upon hearing this, a smile appeared in everyone's eyes.

“However…”

Lu Ze suddenly spoke, “This Young Master will state the ugly truth first. If, within the ruins, anyone tries to play tricks or harm this Young Master at a critical moment, then don't blame this Young Master for being merciless!”

In this room, the person Lu Ze trusted most was Fu Liang. As for Qin Wan and Song Wushuang, although they had some acquaintance with Lu Ze, it hadn't reached the point of confiding in each other. The Tang Family and Xia Family, to be precise, even had some grudges with Lu Ze.

If anyone in the ruins harbored ill intentions, then he wouldn't be blamed for acting ruthlessly!

“Naturally!”

Old Song smiled, “Entering the ruins means it's no longer under the control of the Demon Subduing Division. If someone truly has malicious intentions towards you, I even hope you will definitely slay that person!”

“Wushuang!”

Old Song suddenly called out Song Wushuang’s name.

Song Wushuang struggled to support herself and stood up, “Wushuang is here!”

“I am giving you an order today: after entering the ruins, you must obey Lu Ze's commands! Do not disobey in any way. If you cannot do this, then do not return to the Song Family!”

As soon as Old Song said this, many people in the room were somewhat surprised.

Issuing such an order was practically telling Song Wushuang to entrust her life to Lu Ze!

“Yes!”

Song Wushuang immediately agreed.

Qin Xiaoxiao and Xia Ning exchanged glances, tacitly remaining silent, while Tang Wenxiao, who was sitting by the side, even picked up his teacup and began to drink tea.

Meng Yanxing saw that the discussions were almost finished, so he took the cigar out of his mouth, exhaled a puff of smoke, and said, “Since everything is settled, you juniors can disperse. We still have some matters to discuss.”

Lu Ze and the others nodded and walked out of the room.

Outside the room, a person from the Song Family was already waiting for them, leading them to another courtyard to rest.

It wasn't until their figures disappeared that Xia Ning's stiff body suddenly slumped. He leaned on the table and found a nearby seat to sit down.

Inside the room, Qin Xiaoxiao, seeing this, immediately began to mock, “Oh, after being suppressed for over a decade, you're already weak? Do you want to drink some tonics to replenish yourself? Otherwise, in another two years, you, the current head of the Xia Family, will…”

Before she could finish speaking, Qin Xiaoxiao noticed something was wrong. Xia Ning’s eyes suddenly began to dart around, and even a little sweat appeared on his forehead.

“What's wrong with you?”

Qin Xiaoxiao stood up and quickly walked to Xia Ning's side, her hand naturally reaching to rest on Xia Ning's wrist.

Xia Ning immediately snapped back to attention, pulling his wrist away, and forced a smile, “An old injury flared up, it’s nothing.”

Anyone could see that Xia Ning was hiding something, but they found it difficult to press him. Qin Xiaoxiao tried to speak several times but held back.

Meng Yanxing, however, was not surprised by Xia Ning's reaction. He had long expected Xia Ning to be like this.

He put the cigar back into his mouth, sighing slightly in his heart.

Xia Ning entered the Demon Subduing Division at the same time as him. Xia Ning's Aptitude back then was much better than his. If Xia Ning hadn't always been overshadowed by that person, perhaps he would be doing even better than him in the Demon Subduing Division now!

Sometimes, a towering figure is both a benchmark that guides one forward and a mountain that suppresses one.

Xia Ning, ah, has been completely crushed by this mountain… Lu Ze and the others were led to a courtyard where there were doctors, food, and drinks; everything was prepared.

Lu Ze and Fu Liang, being unharmed, found a seat and ate while watching the other three receive treatment.

Lu Ze picked up a pastry, took a bite, and then summoned the System to check his current Demonic Points.

【System notification: Today, Host spent 11,000 Demonic Points to increase cultivation, and 3,000 Demonic Points to exchange for six Evasion Talismans!】

【Host's current remaining Demonic Points: 14,135!】

More than 20,000 Demonic Points, half of them were already spent.

However, they would soon enter the ruins, where they could obtain a large number of Demonic Points, so there was no need to specifically go out and kill demons these few days.

“Young Master Lu, here, take this.”

Fu Liang's voice beside him pulled Lu Ze's thoughts back.

Lu Ze glanced over and saw Fu Liang handing him two Talismans.

Looking down, Lu Ze recognized these two as the Evasion Talismans exchanged from the System.

Before the battle with Wang Jun, Lu Ze had given Fu Liang three Evasion Talismans and also told him how to use them. During the battle, Fu Liang used one, and now he was returning the remaining two.

Fu Liang chuckled, lowering his voice, “Young Master Lu, although I don't know where these came from, I know they must be very precious! These things can save your life at critical moments. One less used means one less available. You keep them!”

Lu Ze reached out and pushed Fu Liang's hand back, “Since I gave them to you, you keep them. I still have more.”

Fu Liang also knew the power of these things; they could instantly teleport. Such items surely weren't plentiful. Lu Ze giving him three probably meant he didn't have many himself.

Truthfully, if such items appeared in someone else's hands, Fu Liang would even snatch them.

But these belonged to Young Master Lu. If Young Master Lu, because he gave him three, had none left for himself at a critical moment, what would happen if he found himself in danger?

Fu Liang firmly pushed the items into Lu Ze's hand, his face serious, “Young Master Lu, I know these things are not easy to come by. Although you now have several backers, you are also being targeted by many people and are very likely to fall into a trap. You need these more than I do!”

Seeing Fu Liang's serious demeanor, Lu Ze smiled and shook his head, placing the two Talismans on the table. He then put his right hand into his pocket, took out three more, and placed them on the table as well.

“I have plenty of these. If you don't believe me, I can take out two more.”