158: Chapter 158 I need to consult the Alliance Leader for a decision

Gu Shuangshuang rolled her eyes at him and actually lay down right beside Qin Ruoxue, adopting an air of "sisters sharing a bed."

Chun Xiaobai was certain that this lawless woman wouldn't truly take any desperate risks before getting her hands on the benefits, so he turned and walked out of the Immortal Cave.

Gu Shuangshuang's asking price was simply too ridiculous.

He felt it was a bit unreliable; if he truly pushed that group of people too hard, they might just conduct a carpet search of Wanling Mountain.

Although the wind was strong here on the cliffside and could disperse scents, who could guarantee that those Nascent Soul old monsters wouldn't notice something when their Divine Senses swept over?

When that time came, they would truly be rounded up in one go.

After thinking it over, he still decided to modify the conditions.

He cut the price directly in half, changing it to fifty Heaven Rank Magic Treasures and one hundred million Spirit Stones, while the other Medicinal Pills and Talismans were likewise halved.

As for the Tiansha Valley side, he didn't change it; it remained three Heaven Rank Magical Artifacts and ten million Spirit Stones.

Leaving the Immortal Cave, he handed these two freshly made image-recording stones, along with the previous ones, to Fang Yuan and Xiao Zhang, who had been waiting for a long time.

The two excitedly took them; they had heard the voices inside the cave just now and didn't believe the guys outside could stay still after hearing them.

However, Chun Xiaobai was somewhat hesitant; he stared at the two of them, muttering in his heart.

These two guys wouldn't just leave with the image-recording stones and never come back, would they?

He had witnessed Gu Shuangshuang's ruthlessness with his own eyes—poisoning people directly—there was no longer any morality to speak of.

If these two guys were implicated and someone followed the clues to hold a grudge against them...

Forget it!

Anyway, that woman Gu Shuangshuang was still in his hands. If she dared to lie to him, he would deal with her first!

"Go quickly, and be careful on the way," Chun Xiaobai waved his hand.

"Alright, Great King! You can rest assured!"

Fang Yuan and Xiao Zhang took their orders and left, leaving only Bai Jiner standing there, pouting her small mouth, looking at Chun Xiaobai aggrievedly, then looking back at the deep Immortal Cave.

It was unclear what she was so upset about.

Soon, Fang Yuan and Xiao Zhang delivered the image-recording stones into the hands of the two factions on Wanling Mountain.

On the Righteous Alliance's side, Envoy Zhang was the first to receive an image-recording stone. Before he could even open it, the surrounding Elders and Sect Masters all gathered around expectantly.

"Look! Look!" Lu Qinghsan was the first to speak, his tone certain. "I said we couldn't compromise! See, by not compromising, didn't they take the initiative to send news?"

Looking as if he had everything under control, he continued, "You don't understand. Dealing with those Devil Heads, the softer you are, the more they take a mile when given an inch!"

"Right, right, right! Elder Lu is absolutely correct!" The various Elders and Sect Masters chimed in one after another.

The two Grand Elders also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Now, as long as they could save their sons' lives, everything was negotiable.

But when Envoy Zhang opened the image-recording stone, what came out was a coarse, ear-piercing, strange laugh.

"Jie jie jie!"

Immediately following was a string of prices: "Fifty Heaven Rank Magic Treasures! One hundred million Spirit Stones..."

Finally, the screen revealed Qin Ruoxue's body flushed red, curled up like a shrimp. Although the key areas had been blurred by Chun Xiaobai.

But with the Realm and eyesight of those present, they naturally saw at a glance that she had been poisoned by some extremely overbearing high-grade hehuan powder.

Boom!

Everyone's brains buzzed, and they were all dumbfounded!

Wasn't it agreed that the price would be lowered?

How the hell did the price go up instead?

And it went up tenfold!

"Preposterous! Simply preposterous!" Someone finally snapped out of the shock, shaking with anger and roaring in fury.

"How dare Tiansha Valley do this!"

"How is this any different from a true Devil Head?!"

"A rat hiding its head and showing its tail! To dare humiliate us like this! Do they really think my Righteous Path has no one?"

For a moment, public indignation was aroused, and powerful auras soared into the sky, shaking the mountain rocks loose.

When had these big shots, who were usually high and mighty, ever been toyed with like this?

A mere Tiansha Valley Disciple dared to play them in the palm of his hand; this was practically stripping the skin off their faces and trampling it on the ground!

After a bout of angry cursing, everyone turned their gazes toward the two Grand Elders.

At this moment, the faces of these two were as black as the bottom of a pot, their gazes like poisoned knives, staring fixedly at Lu Green Mountain.

Wasn't it you who said the price would drop if we ignored him?

What is the meaning of this sudden price hike?

Doesn't this mean we've directly missed the best time to save them?

If we had agreed before, their sons would have been back long ago!

Now it's great, it's jumped straight to fifty Heaven Rank Magic Treasures—can you damn well produce them?

And at this moment, Lu Green Mountain's soul was already fleeing in fright, cold sweat dripping from his forehead: "That... that... it should..."

He stammered for a long time but couldn't come up with a reason.

"It's all because of your damn big mouth!" One of the Grand Elders could no longer endure it; his figure flashed, and he directly grabbed Lu Green Mountain.

He pinned him to the ground and gave him a frantic rubbing, beating him until he wailed repeatedly, and the entire mountaintop shook along with them.

Seeing this, the other Elders also rolled up their sleeves, preparing to go up and punch him to vent their anger.

However, just as they took a step forward, Envoy Zhang suddenly roared.

"Stop!"

Everyone's movements froze, and they all looked at Envoy Zhang. Someone said indignantly,

"Envoy Zhang, it was this fellow who deluded people and made us miss the best timing!"

"Now that it's risen to fifty Heaven Rank Magic Treasures, it's obvious that the other side has flipped the table!"

Envoy Zhang didn't answer; his brows were tightly knit, and his face was even somewhat pale.

Because while others were unclear about Qin Ruoxue's identity, as an Alliance Envoy, he could guess some clues—this woman was very likely related to that legendary 'Emperor Pavilion'!

The Emperor Pavilion!

That was an existence that even their Alliance Leader couldn't hope to associate with!

If they truly offended the Emperor Pavilion, everyone here would have to die!

He instantly realized the severity of the matter and also understood.

They had all been played by that bandit from Tiansha Valley!

The other party had been holding the trump card of Qin Ruoxue all along; before, he was just playing house with them.

At this moment, he realized that Tiansha Valley had never taken them seriously; this was just deliberately letting them stall for time themselves.

Once something happened to Qin Ruoxue, the blame would surely fall on them for their repeated bargaining. When the Empire came down with its wrath...

Envoy Zhang knew this matter had completely exceeded his range of control.

He took a deep breath and immediately spoke in a heavy voice.

"I need to consult the Alliance Leader for a decision on this matter!"

"What?"

Everyone was shocked in their hearts. Even the Alliance Leader was to be disturbed?

One must know that such trial disputes among juniors happened almost every day; when had trouble ever reached the Alliance Leader's head?

However, they also soon realized that the key to the problem probably lay with Qin Ruoxue.