"Absolutely not!"
Ling Yun flatly rejected Ye Xingchen's suggestion.
What a joke. Ling Yun had agreed to work with Ye Xingchen so readily, not even asking who Ye Xingchen's enemy was. Now that he wanted her to let them go, she was still trying to make excuses.
If that was the case, he would really be a sucker. Did she really think that Ling Yun was so easy to bully?
Ling Yun stared straight into Ye Xingchen's eyes and stated his condition. "I must see both of them before daybreak! First, to confirm that they are really in your hands. Second, I need to confirm their safety and bring them back to Qingshui City. "
It was already past midnight, close to two in the morning. It was the height of summer, and the days were long and the nights short. In another two hours, the eastern sky would turn bright.
Ye Xingchen frowned slightly, revealing a trace of dissatisfaction. She seemed a little jealous. "You don't believe me?"
Ling Yun laughed. "If I didn't believe you, I wouldn't have agreed to work with you. But this isn't a matter of whether I believe you or not. It's a matter of whether I should or not. After all, I've already slapped hands with you and agreed to work with you. If you won't even let me see them, what's the meaning of that?
"Moreover, you should know better than anyone how big of a problem I've encountered this time. Who knows how many experts have come to Qingshui City to cause trouble for me? If it can't be resolved in a short time, and you keep appearing and disappearing like a ghost, and if you can't find them because of something else, who am I going to ask for them? "
Ye Xingchen lowered her head as if in deep thought. She knew in her heart that what Ling Yun had said was the truth. It was normal and reasonable for him to be worried.
"But …"
"No buts!" Without waiting for Ye Xingchen to finish, Ling Yun interrupted her and said confidently, "You only captured them to get me to work with you. On account of the great help you've given me tonight, I've decided to help you this once. Now that we've reached an agreement, you should naturally let them go.
"Also, I know you want to ask what if I don't keep my promise and go back on my word, right?"
Ling Yun took the initiative to voice Ye Xingchen's worries. He looked at her again and smiled. "Since you could capture them once, would it be difficult to capture them a second time? I can't always stay by their side and protect them. "
Ye Xingchen really couldn't refute Ling Yun's words. However, she was very unhappy in her heart. She glared fiercely at Ling Yun and said coquettishly, "Ling Yun, since you're so smart, do you really think that I captured them just to force you to cooperate with me?"
Ling Yun was stunned and asked, "Is there another reason?"
Ye Xingchen sneered, "If I hadn't made the first move that night, your two confidantes would've fallen into Sikong Wuji's hands a long time ago. I have ten thousand reasons to believe that if Sikong Wuji catches them, you'll regret it for the rest of your life!"
"Sikong Wuji is an expert in the Dao of Dual Cultivation, and he loves to pluck Yin to nourish Yang. He doesn't care whose woman she is!"
Ling Yun was stunned. He immediately thought of the consequences if Lin Menghan and Yao Rou were to fall into Sikong Wuji's hands.
It turned out that Ye Xingchen had captured Lin Menghan and Yao Rou not to threaten him, but to help him and protect his two women.
After a moment of silence, Ling Yun suddenly said solemnly, "I'm sorry. Thank you."
"Hmph!" Ye Xingchen twisted her delicate body and looked elsewhere at the same time. She muttered hatefully, "Treating my kindness as ill intent!"
Her posture was fake, but her heart was filled with sweetness.
Ling Yun smiled sheepishly and tried to smooth things over. "Well, since you saved them, it's only natural for you to teach them a lesson if they're disobedient and make you angry …"
Hearing this, Ye Xingchen suddenly turned her delicate body and glanced at Ling Yun with a pair of big, bright eyes. "Who wants to teach them a lesson? Tell me, how do you plan to thank me? "
Ling Yun was stunned again. He asked in confusion, "Didn't I agree to cooperate with you? Why do I still need to thank you?"
Ye Xingchen said leisurely, "Cooperation and gratitude are two different things … If you want to bring them back, you'll have to pay a little."
Hearing this, Ling Yun finally understood. Ye Xingchen was planning to collect gratitude fees!
Ling Yun was helpless. He spread his hands and said, "Just ask for anything, I'll guarantee that you'll be satisfied … Well, it's just a small matter, there's no need for us to ask for an exorbitant price, right?"
Ye Xingchen giggled coquettishly and said, "Look at how scared you are …"
Ling Yun said with a bitter face, "You also know that my family has been very poor since I was young. Even now, I don't have much family property, and I'm empty-handed …"
"Yes, empty-handed." Ye Xingchen extended a delicate finger and pointed at Ling Yun's left hand. She continued, "But aren't all your treasures in your ring?"
When Ling Yun heard this, what he was afraid of really happened. He only felt his heart bleeding, followed by a wave of pain.
If it weren't for his two women, he really had the intention of turning around and running away. He wanted to get as far away from Ye Xingchen as possible, but he had no choice but to agree.
At this moment, Big Brother Yun was like a miser. He hid his left hand tightly behind his back and carefully observed Ye Xingchen's expression. He asked hesitantly, "What … do you want?"
In Ling Yun's spatial ring, other than the almost empty arrows and the food and drinks he bought from the supermarket, the rest were undoubtedly treasures.
He thought about it. If Ye Xingchen really dared to ask for the Shennong Cauldron, the Devil's Blade, or the mysterious gourd, then he could only choose to fight Ye Xingchen.
These were all incredible treasures, and he couldn't give them to anyone.
Other than these three, Ye Xingchen had never seen his other treasures, such as the Divine Willow Wood or the Bodhi Seed, so naturally, she wouldn't know.
Then, according to Ye Xingchen's detailed investigation of him, what Ye Xingchen could ask for from him was Ling Yun's dragon saliva, the rare medicinal herbs brought back from Shennongjia, the Night-Luminescent Pearl, the King Emerald Stone, and the colorful Jadeite Haws.
Even so, any one of them was a priceless treasure, and Ling Yun naturally couldn't bear to part with it.
However, there was no other way. The cards were in Ye Xingchen's hands, and it was up to her how she wanted to play them.
Big Brother Yun could only put on a bitter face and wait for the verdict.
Ye Xingchen's beautiful eyes were full of vigor and became exceptionally bright. Her expression was as if she was about to start digging for treasures. She was incomparably excited.
"I heard you obtained a King Emerald Stone and a super Jadeite Haws?" Ye Xingchen began.
"I sold them a long time ago." Ling Yun wanted to cry, but no tears came out. "Even if I didn't sell them, I can't put them in my spatial ring. They're too big and heavy."
"Oh, the Shennong Cauldron isn't big or heavy … I just wanted you to take it out and open my eyes. Since you can't bear to part with it, then I can only apologize …"
Ye Xingchen stood up gracefully, as if preparing to leave.
"Hey, don't go …" Ling Yun hurriedly stood up and stopped her with a smile. He smiled apologetically. "I brought them with me, I brought them with me. It's fine to take a look."
Ling Yun suddenly thought that Ye Xingchen definitely wouldn't be able to take away such a big King Emerald Stone and the Jadeite Haws. Since the little demoness was curious, then there was no harm in letting her take a look.
Thinking of this, Ling Yun's body flashed and appeared in an empty space. With a single thought, two earth-shattering sounds could be heard. "Dong! Dong!"
He took out the king emerald that was like a big urn, as well as the super tanghulu.
This was the first time Ling Yun took them out after putting them in his spatial ring to show them to others.
The two priceless King Emerald Stones shone with a red and green brilliance as soon as they landed on the ground!
It was late at night, and Song Zhengyang had only removed the red jade in the middle of the Super Candied Haw. It was larger than a basketball and as red as blood. The color was bright, translucent, and dreamy. It bloomed with the most gorgeous red.
As for the larger Imperial Emerald Stone King, Ling Yun naturally made the cut face upwards. The cut was a translucent emerald green, glistening with green light. It was a shocking sight. It was full of transparent green, as if it was about to flow out of the stone.
Ye Xingchen instantly stopped in her tracks. Her beautiful eyes stared fixedly at the two stones as her delicate body remained motionless. She was clearly shaken.
These two huge pieces of jadeite could be said to have seized the fortune of heaven and earth. They were both common objects and not common objects at the same time. Anyone who saw them would inevitably be shocked.
Ye Xingchen stared at it for a long time. Then, her skirt fluttered in the wind as she walked gracefully to Ling Yun's side. She gently caressed the two pieces of jade and carefully examined them.
"No wonder …"
Ling Yun was secretly pleased and said proudly, "No wonder what?"
Ye Xingchen murmured, "No wonder it could shake the entire world of jewelry and jade. It really is something extraordinary."
Ling Yun didn't forget to remind him, "You said you were just going to watch."
Ye Xingchen quietly admired it for a while. Suddenly, she smiled sweetly and said, "I want you to use this imperial jade to make a statue of me. Mm … it doesn't need to be too big, just one foot tall will do. But you must carve it with all your heart and satisfy me."
Ling Yun immediately felt relieved.
If a statue of one foot tall was carved according to the proportions of Ye Xingchen's body, it wouldn't need much jade. This wasn't a high request, and Ling Yun was definitely willing to do it.
"I like this piece of top-grade red jade very much too … I want you to make a whole set of women's jewelry, including earrings, necklaces, bracelets, mm … forget the rings for now."
Ling Yun started to suck in a breath of cold air.
However, when he raised his head and saw that Ye Xingchen wasn't wearing any jewelry, he was moved and said generously, "Jewelry should naturally be given to beautiful women. I promise you."
Ling Yun thought to himself, Ye Xingchen, Big Brother admits defeat this time. Just treat it as a loan. One day, I'll get back everything with interest.
Yes, the interest Big Brother Yun spoke of was naturally Ye Xingchen herself.
"Put them away. Don't flaunt your wealth."
Ling Yun was speechless. You've already seen and touched it, why are you talking about not flaunting your wealth now? However, as if he'd been pardoned, he immediately put the two stones into his spatial ring.
Just when Ling Yun thought he could heave a sigh of relief, Ye Xingchen spoke again.
"Ling Yun, how many Luminous Pearls do you have left?"
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