439: Chapter 438 I'll sell you 100,000 spiritual points

Hearing Chu Xuan's words, Lin Liguo and the others all felt refreshed and invigorated.

This forced mission had been truly stifling, especially this second trial where they were suppressed so severely. Now they had finally vented their frustration; even if they were to die shortly, they would have no regrets.

"Chu Xuan, you might have misunderstood me."

Li Na took a deep breath, her face turning solemn. "The reason I acted as the villain just now and made your subordinates change the lamp wicks was actually to protect them.

If I hadn't done that, Long Shan and Shen Ba definitely wouldn't have let them off afterward. It was better to gamble on a slim chance of survival..."

"But now Chu Xuan is also protecting you."

Cai Hou chuckled. "You pressured official personnel like that, and as an official Inspector, Chu Xuan didn't kill you immediately. He's already given you a chance; why don't you cherish it?"

"Are you trying to kick me while I'm down?" Li Na glared fiercely at Cai Hou.

"Who else is there to blame?" Cai Hou's expression instantly turned cold. "I warned you long ago not to trust Revelation. You thought you were being clever, but that only resulted in a loss of strength. If you had taken more risks in a few more missions, you might have had a chance to recover.

But following that, on the Mountain Road, it was clearly Chu Xuan who saved you. Even if you didn't know his exact identity, you should have seen that he was with these Night Watchers, right?"

Cai Hou sneered repeatedly. "Yet not only were you ungrateful, you weren't even willing to stay on the sidelines. You just had to step in, pick a side, and choose to kick him while he was down. Now that things have reached this point, who else can you blame? You actually still want to fool your way through? I think you really have a death wish!"

Li Na was fuming with rage and gritted her teeth hard.

"Li Na..." The Double Cannon Brothers walked over and patted her shoulder, saying in a low voice, "Don't say any more. If you've made a mistake, you have to admit it. We'll accompany you."

Li Na looked slightly dazed.

"Chu Xuan, Li Na was indeed in the wrong just now. Please spare her this once." At this moment, the Double Cannon Brothers showed shame on their faces, but they still spoke up together:

"Moving forward, there are still thirty-eight floor lamps that haven't had their wicks replaced, and five of them are discharging electricity. We are willing to keep replacing them until we've tested for three of those lamps. What do you say?"

Chu Xuan slightly raised his eyelids. "I don't mind if you want to accompany her, but as I said, it's all the remaining ones!"

"Please give us a path to live." The Double Cannon Brothers pleaded. "Li Na just didn't want to offend Shen Ba and Long Shan. Even without her pressure..."

"So you're willing to offend me instead?" Chu Xuan countered.

The Double Cannon Brothers were momentarily speechless.

Chu Xuan said, "I'll give you a path to live. As long as you replace all the remaining wicks, regardless of who lives or dies, I will let bygones be bygones regarding today's matters."

Both men looked bitter, then nodded and sighed deeply. "Fine. Our lives were saved by you; now we're giving them back!"

As they spoke, the two of them both picked up wicks and began replacing them quickly.

Their steps were identical, and their speeds were similar.

Very soon, in just five or six seconds, two more lamps lit up.

But almost simultaneously, on the lamp posts of the floor lamps they were replacing, complex patterns glowed, and a strong electric arc suddenly erupted.

Accompanied by a burst of blue-white light, both of the Double Cannon Brothers were sent flying. Their entire bodies were charred, and their flesh was torn open.

Chu Xuan's eyes immediately showed a strange look.

These floor lamps had no switches or wiring, yet they could erupt with such strong current. This truly caught him by surprise.

He looked deeply at the glowing complex patterns on the lamp post, thinking to himself that even if this level of current couldn't harm him, it would probably leave him paralyzed for a moment.

"Continue!"

By this time, the Double Cannon Brothers had already crawled up from the ground.

Although their condition wasn't as good as Long Shan's earlier, they were much better off than the three Night Watchers and could still move on their own.

Gritting their teeth, they continued to replace the wicks.

Li Na looked slightly dazed as she gazed deeply at Chu Xuan. Her former gratitude was gone, replaced by a deep sense of complexity.

"I'll accompany you." Li Na grabbed a wick.

"It's not you accompanying them; it's them suffering along with you," Cai Hou chuckled mockingly. "Poor foolish brothers, just how much of her 'enchanting soup' have you drunk? You're truly beyond saving."

Li Na's movements stiffened.

The Double Cannon Brothers both turned their heads and glared at Cai Hou. "Shut up! Ours is the most sincere friendship. How could you understand?"

Cai Hou raised his hands. "Fine, fine, fine, I don't understand..."

Ignoring the three of them replacing the wicks, Chu Xuan shifted his gaze to Shen Ba, whose expression was shifting nearby, and said calmly, "Next, is it your turn?"

Shen Ba narrowed his eyes. "Chu Xuan, I don't want to argue with you, but don't go too far."

"I'm going too far?" The corner of Chu Xuan's mouth curled up. "Your attitude wasn't like this just now, was it?"

"What exactly do you want?" Shen Ba said in a low voice.

"I'm just fulfilling our agreement." The smile on Chu Xuan's face deepened, making no effort to hide his mockery.

"Didn't you want my wine? 1,000 catties—I can give it to you. But is your spirituality value ready? A total of 100,000 spirituality value. How do you plan to give it to me?"

Shen Ba's face immediately darkened. "Are you playing me?"

"This was the price you set yourself: 100 spirituality value per catty of wine. 1,000 catties is 100,000. What? Can't you produce it?"

Chu Xuan's face also darkened. "My wine might not even be buyable for 1,000 spirituality value per catty. I'm selling it to you for only 100, and yet you can't produce it. Are you playing me?"

Shen Ba remained silent for a moment before slowly saying, "I'll give you 1,500 spirituality value. Sell me 15 catties..."

Chu Xuan raised his hand. "Give it to me."

Shen Ba's eyes flickered, and a test tube suddenly appeared in his hand, containing a thick, bright red liquid.

"This is a tube of refined blood from a transcendent creature. Drinking it provides approximately 1,800 spirituality value. However, considering the time and effort required to refine the tyrannical aura and residual consciousness within..."

Chu Xuan interrupted, "Give it to me."

Shen Ba frowned. "Where is your wine?"

Chu Xuan directly took out the greed tank and said indifferently, "I have plenty of wine."

Shen Ba waved his hand and tossed the test tube over. After Chu Xuan caught it, he performed a System verification. It was indeed as Shen Ba had described, so he directly stored it in his Exclusive Space.

Then, Shen Ba took out a wine gourd and threw it over.

After Chu Xuan caught it, he didn't pour any wine but instead asked, "How do you plan to pay the remaining spirituality value?"

"What do you mean?" Shen Ba's expression changed slightly.

Chu Xuan's expression was calm. "A total of 100,000 spirituality value. How do you plan to pay the rest?"