298: severed finger

The Third Elder and An Hefeng were not fools, and they quickly deduced many things from the limited information.

First, everything in the Black Gold Domain had been sold out.

That meant the expert had a demand for many items, even for some uncommon Heaven And Earth Treasure.

This was because, in that warehouse in the Black Gold Domain, there were many things that were almost never used, just sitting there taking up inventory space.

Although they still hadn't determined the specific needs of that Immortal Lord expert, as long as they took those Heaven And Earth Treasure that were helpful for Cultivate, there would likely be no problems.

One billion Top-grade Immortal Crystals!

An Ruoxuan, that stubborn girl, really has good luck!

However, what a pity!

After a simple discussion, the Third Elder took An Hefeng to the previous secret room and pushed the door open directly.

In just a few hours, An Ruoxuan had already been tortured beyond recognition. She hung her head, her body stained with blood, looking absolutely miserable.

Even two of her teeth had been pulled out, and her fingernails had all been torn off as well.

Although this torture was insignificant to a Cultivator, An Ruoxuan's cultivation base was sealed, so she could not block the pain or heal her injuries.

Therefore, the pain brought by this torture was incomparably clear and real.

An Hefeng smelled the blood in the room and frowned slightly.

The Third Elder asked, "Has she spoken?"

The masked woman shook her head, indicating she had not spoken.

The Third Elder didn't say anything more and directly ordered, "Continue."

His voice was extremely cold, completely uncaring about An Ruoxuan, his own kin.

By Bloodline, An Ruoxuan was considered his niece, but he didn't care at all.

The An Family was in business; everyone was very shrewd, and for shrewd people, feelings were naturally not that important.

This was a common flaw of everyone in the An Family; let alone the Third Elder, even An Ruoxuan was about the same.

After speaking, the Third Elder left the secret room with An Hefeng.

"Second Young Master, that Immortal Lord expert in the Black Gold Domain must not be neglected. I will have people organize the resources immediately, and you will take people there."

Since An Ruoxuan wouldn't speak, he couldn't figure out the situation of this transaction, so he could only take the items there first.

An Hefeng asked cautiously, "The other party is an Immortal Lord expert. With items worth one billion Top-grade Immortal Crystals, could they be planning to double-cross us?"

"Besides, the person bought out the entire Black Gold Domain. Which Immortal Lord expert would be bored enough to buy so many useless items? And these one billion Top-grade Immortal Crystals might not all be like that; is it possible there are specific items?"

The Third Elder frowned upon hearing this; both possibilities indeed existed.

He suddenly looked at An Hefeng with some appreciation. He didn't expect this Second Young Master to be so meticulous. He had been too excited earlier and almost forgot about this.

Thinking of this, the Third Elder still said,

"We must get more information from An Ruoxuan, otherwise there are too many variables."

"An Ruoxuan definitely cannot gather items worth one billion Top-grade Immortal Crystals quickly. Let's strive to pry open An Ruoxuan's mouth within three days."

An Hefeng immediately said, "We can use other methods. Although An Ruoxuan's parents are dead, there are still two people by her side."

Hearing this, the Third Elder raised his eyebrows, immediately knowing who An Hefeng was talking about.

Both of these people grew up with An Ruoxuan. One of them was her guard, named An Ye. This person was a servant that An Ruoxuan's parents had picked up and brought back to the An Family.

However, he had the cultivation of a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal Perfection, so he was not easy to deal with. At least it would require a Cultivator like the Third Elder, who was at the Early Stage of the Immortal King, to easily take him down.

But if the Third Elder made a move, I'm afraid the matter would not be able to be covered up.

There was another person, a servant who had taken care of An Ruoxuan since she was young, named Xiao Kui. For An Ruoxuan, who had lost her parents, she treated this Xiao Kui like a younger sister; the two were extremely close.

An Hefeng stepped forward and whispered two sentences.

Soon, the Third Elder's eyes lit up.

"In that case, An Ye is afraid to be doomed, and we can still pry open An Ruoxuan's mouth."

He looked at An Hefeng with increasing satisfaction. This Second Young Master was truly clever, and his initial choice had not been wrong.

The Third Elder returned, entered the secret room again, and walked towards An Ruoxuan.

Looking at An Ruoxuan, who was fixed to the iron chair, he looked towards her hand, only to see a ring on her index finger.

This was left to her by An Ruoxuan's mother, and she had treasured it since she was a child.

The corner of the Third Elder's mouth revealed a cold smile. He raised his hand and swept it, and that finger of An Ruoxuan directly broke off.

An Ruoxuan, who had originally fainted, woke up suddenly. Her expression was incomparably ferocious, but it was as if her tongue had been cut out, and she could only curse inarticulately.

The Third Elder sneered and turned to leave.

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Heavenly River Domain.

On the street not far from the Treasure Hunting Chamber of Commerce, An Ye sat in a restaurant, drinking wine while looking in the direction of the Treasure Hunting Chamber of Commerce.

He frowned slightly.

What's going on?

Under normal circumstances, it was normal for an order of one billion Top-grade Immortal Crystals to take a long time to process, but he always felt uneasy in his heart, feeling as if something was about to happen.

As this thought surfaced, his mood became inexplicably irritable.

After hesitating for a moment, he stood up, ready to head towards the Treasure Hunting Chamber of Commerce.

As a Cultivator, sometimes instincts were not empty talk. Whether it was true or false, he had to confirm the Young Miss's safety.

But just as he was about to walk towards the Treasure Hunting Chamber of Commerce, two things flashed and suddenly appeared on his table.

The moment he saw the items, An Ye's pupils contracted sharply, and a bone-chilling aura erupted suddenly.

That was... An Ruoxuan's finger!

He was the person who watched An Ruoxuan grow up. He might not recognize the finger alone, but this ring was given by An Ruoxuan's mother; how could An Ye not recognize it?

Looking at the bloody finger, the killing intent in An Ye's body reached the extreme.

Something really happened!

Damn it!

But why would something happen inside the Treasure Hunting Chamber of Commerce?

He took a deep breath. For the sake of An Ruoxuan's safety, An Ye did not explode immediately but looked at the letter with cold eyes.

"If you want to save An Ruoxuan's life, come to the Eastern Suburbs Sea Coral Forest."

The Heavenly River Domain was extremely vast, and that place in the Eastern Domain was already extremely remote. Almost no Cultivators went there; it was mostly filled with Yao Beast.

An Ye's eyes were gloomy to the extreme. He was not a fool; he naturally understood that the person who harmed An Ruoxuan was planning to silence him as well.

But for An Ruoxuan's sake, he had to go.

Damn it!

Who exactly is it!?

He really didn't expect that someone would dare to make a move on An Ruoxuan inside the Treasure Hunting Chamber of Commerce.

It was clear who the person behind this was; it was definitely someone from the An Family.

The Third Elder, or the Second Elder?

Or could it be... the Grand Elder?

An Ye's eyes were cold to the extreme, but he calmed down quickly. He was also someone who had experienced great storms and waves; he would not lose his mind completely under any circumstances.

After calming down for a moment, An Ye began to think of countermeasures.

The other party asked him to go to the Eastern Suburbs Sea Coral Forest, which meant that An Ruoxuan was still safe for now.

Soon, An Ye thought of a plan. He raised his hand and signaled for the waiter to come over.

When the waiter came over, he immediately smiled and said, "Guest, what would you like?"

An Ye just said indifferently, "I don't want anything, just three pots of small wine, the blue bottle one."

The waiter was slightly stunned, then his expression changed drastically. He looked at An Ye deeply, then bowed respectfully:

"Please wait a moment, my lord."