The Ghost King Who Seeks Death

The man glanced at Ye Chen but did not ask further.

He then looked at Chen Ruxin, stroking the cat in his arms as he said: "You mean Old Ghost Li? Old Ghost Li is dead. That's right, I killed him. Now, all the territories and assets of the Black and White Alliance have been taken over by my Origin Alliance. You may call me the Ghost King!"

The man's tone was calm, his face full of confidence.

The Ghost King did not summon any pets, and his Rank could not be determined.

Ye Chen looked at the sofa to the side, pulled Chen Ruxin over, and sat down on his own accord.

Seeing this, the Ghost King's brows furrowed slightly with a hint of dissatisfaction, and his gaze towards Ye Chen became a bit sharper.

"Leader Chen, why not take off your mask? That way, we can be honest with each other." The Ghost King sized up Chen Ruxin's figure. Her perfect proportions, slender jade fingers, and curvaceous body all made the Ghost King certain that Chen Ruxin was undoubtedly a top-tier beauty.

The Ghost King was thirty-one years old. He had never been a decent person and remained unmarried to this day. After the chaotic times began, he rose to power aggressively and was now never short of women by his side.

But this was the first time the Ghost King had seen a woman with such temperament as Chen Ruxin. Furthermore, since she was also an Alliance Leader, the Ghost King held her in even higher regard.

Chen Ruxin took off her mask, and the Ghost King's eyes went straight.

Suddenly, a strong sense of possessiveness arose in the Ghost King's heart.

Ye Chen saw the Ghost King's change in demeanor, and killing intent rose in his heart.

Chen Ruxin spoke up: "You killing Li Yu is your own business; as an outsider, it is not my place to ask. But Your Excellency has detained my people and demanded a ransom from me. I do not understand the meaning of this."

Even on someone else's turf, Chen Ruxin maintained her due assertiveness.

"Hahaha, Leader Chen, you are joking. It is not that I am unreasonable, but your subordinates are ignorant. Li Yu is dead, and naturally, everything of his has been taken over by me. I asked him to do business with me, but he refused and even killed one of my brothers. What I want is not a ransom, but compensation." The Ghost King crossed his legs, his deep eyes fixed on Chen Ruxin.

Chen Ruxin clearly did not believe this explanation and sneered: "Your Excellency, that is somewhat immoral. Doing business with anyone is fine; the Tiandao Alliance has no reason to refuse. Your explanation is clearly hiding something. Since I have come, I am here for sincere negotiations. I hope Your Excellency can be more honest. Neither of us is a fool, so there is no need to cover things up."

The Ghost King's previous explanation had clearly treated Chen Ruxin like a fool.

The Ghost King laughed: "As expected, I cannot hide anything from Leader Chen. Indeed, I only have two conditions. First, all goods must be sold to my Origin Alliance at a fifty percent discount. Second, pay us 100,000 gold coins every month as protection money. If you do that, I will not hinder your business in H City."

"Who knew your subordinates would disagree? I just wanted to invite them to stay here for two more days to think it over properly, but your subordinates tried to escape. I sent men to chase them, and he killed one of my brothers. Tell me, isn't that a bit excessive?"

"Haha, Your Excellency Ghost King, you really are joking. Selling at a fifty percent discount would mean we lose money. Why would we do business at a loss? And 100,000 gold coins for protection money? We don't even earn 100,000 in a month in H City. Isn't asking for 100,000 in protection money too unreasonable!" Chen Ruxin said coldly, her heart already filled with anger.

The Ghost King crossed his legs, stroked his chin, and remained indifferent.

"Whether you lose money or not is your business; I only care about making a profit. Whether you agree or not is your business!"

Chen Ruxin said with slight anger: "Your Excellency, this is somewhat unreasonable."

"Hahaha!" The Ghost King looked at his subordinates behind him and laughed loudly: "She said I am unreasonable! Hahaha, she said I am unreasonable!"

The subordinates behind him said fawningly: "Haha, when has our Lord Ghost King ever been reasonable!"

"Exactly, exactly! Trying to reason with Lord Ghost King is like playing the lute to a cow!"

The smile on the Ghost King's face stopped abruptly, and he slapped that person across the face: "What are you saying? If you don't know how to speak, shut your mouth!"

That person immediately shut his mouth.

The Ghost King turned to look at Chen Ruxin: "Leader Chen, you must watch your words! Don't forget, this is H City, not your Z City!"

"Fine, I have brought the ransom. Where are my people!"

The Ghost King waved his hand, and ten men walked towards a room. Before long, five bloodied people were dragged out, their entire bodies bound, and they were thrown directly onto the ground.

The five people lay on the ground, on the verge of death.

Seeing this, Chen Ruxin called out anxiously: "Elder Wu!"

Elder Wu raised his head with difficulty, one eye swollen shut, and said in an extremely parched voice: "Alliance Leader, I... I have failed you. It is... it is my incompetence!"

Ye Chen looked at the five severely injured people, his brows furrowing tightly. Without needing to think, he knew they must have suffered inhuman torture.

Chen Ruxin also had not expected the Ghost King to be so brutal, actually beating the five of them into such a state while still alive.

The other four lay on the ground, lips cracked and faces pale. If not for the slight twitching of their eyelids, one would have thought they were already dead.

Chen Ruxin took out the ransom and threw it directly on the ground, saying angrily: "The ransom is given to you. Release my people now!"

The Ghost King just glanced at the gold coins in the bag and made no move.

Seeing that the Ghost King remained unmoved, Chen Ruxin suppressed her anger and said: "The ransom has been given to you. Why haven't you released my people yet?"

The Ghost King stood up, walked over to the five people, and kicked Elder Wu.

"Ah!" Elder Wu let out a heart-wrenching scream, veins bulging on his forehead, cold sweat pouring down. The intense pain made Elder Wu gasp.

"What are you doing!" Chen Ruxin could no longer suppress the anger in her heart.

The Ghost King came before Chen Ruxin and chuckled: "Leader Chen, sorry, I have changed my mind. Gold coins don't hold much attraction for me. What I want more is you. Be my wife. I guarantee that you won't need to hunt a single monster in the future, and your leveling speed will still be extremely fast! How about it?"

Chen Ruxin glared at the Ghost King and said coldly: "You are truly courting death!"

"Hmph, don't be ungrateful!"

"The gold coins have been given to you. Release my people now! Otherwise, I will not let you off!"

The Ghost King laughed again: "Not let me off? Just you? Don't forget this is my turf. I won't let you leave! No one is going anywhere! I am telling you, today, whether you agree or not, you must agree! You have no choice!"

"Alliance Leader, you! You must leave! Don't worry about us! To die for the Tiandao Alliance is our honor. You must leave! These people are not human! They are devils. You will be in danger if you stay here! Alliance Leader! You must leave! You must leave!"

Elder Wu endured the pain on his body, struggled to break free from his ropes, took out a long sword, and stabbed towards the Ghost King.