Chapter Three Hundred and Ninety-Nine: The Final Slice of Unending Pinduoduo
The next day, when Young Master Sang returned to the Thunder Prison Palace, he found no trace of Long Xiao.
After casually asking a demon servant for information, he learned, “Today, the Lord summoned several clan leaders of the Demon Clan to discuss secret matters and is not seeing any guests for now. Should I report back when the Lord comes out?”
“No need, I won’t disturb Dragon Lord,” Young Master Sang silently replied.
… Summoning several leaders from the Demon Clan, huh?
It seemed that old coot wasn’t planning to hand over his daughter’s ransom peacefully.
He figured that this group of old fogies must be hatching some plans for tomorrow.
After leaving the Thunder Prison Palace, Young Master Sang activated his sight and peered past the grand doors, seeing Long Xiao along with three powerful demons deep in a secret discussion.
Just as he suspected.
“… Tomorrow is that kid’s last chance.”
Long Xiao said solemnly, “To be honest, up until now, my people still haven’t figured out how Sang Che managed to sneak away with Huan’er.”
“That kid, after all, possesses the Original Immortal Talisman. His methods are very peculiar, so we must act with extreme caution.”
As he finished speaking, an old white-haired man, thin and sinister-looking, rested his chin in thought: “As the Lord says, this matter is indeed suspicious.”
“Last time I teamed up with Ying Huan to ambush his wife, we failed. And now, merely half a month later, he’s already traveled a great distance from the Human Clan to kidnap the Little Princess?”
“In just half a month, from plotting to preparation to action, even if that kid is brilliant, it’s a bit hard to believe, right? This is on our Demon Clan’s territory, right under the noses of us Ascendant Realms. It’s hard to believe there was no movement at all.”
“I agree with the old man Zhen Fu,” said a strong older man with impressive muscles despite his age. “That Human Clan kid definitely has something going on.”
“Just saying he has something up his sleeve, what exactly are you proposing?” snickered a white-skinned, effeminate man on the side. “Without a plan, aren’t you just staring at the wall? Or do you plan to leave the Little Princess with that Human?”
“You old sissy, why don’t you come up with an idea?”
“Xuan Ao, who are you calling an old sissy? Can’t you think straight?”
Seeing the two clan leaders about to argue again, Long Xiao raised his hand: “Regardless of whatever tricks that kid is using—”
“We must think of a way to rescue Huan’er first.”
“For that, I require the assistance of the three of you.”
The three simultaneously cupped their hands: “As you command, Lord.”
“First, since that kid’s goal is the Original Immortal Talisman,” Long Xiao slowly analyzed, “before he sees the item, Huan’er shouldn’t be in immediate danger.”
“If he plans a bait-and-switch, our only chance to act is when the exchange happens.”
“At that time, Zhen Fu and Hu You, I need you two to hide in the shadows. Once I confirm Huan’er is safe, you two can spring into action.”
“I’ll have Ying Yao set up for support. After that kid inspects the talisman, he should let her go. The moment he releases her, Ying Yao will immediately assist.”
“As soon as Ying Yao’s team safely brings Huan’er away, the four of us will combine our powers to deal with that bastard!”
“When the time comes, not only will the talisman not be taken by that kid, but he may even be able to extort more items from the Demon Cult as his ransom.”
“This plan is genius!”
The three shared glances and smiled.
Only Young Master Sang, eavesdropping from a distance, buried his face in his hands in despair: What genius? This is no different than having no plan at all!
Have any of you considered the possibility that I won’t show up? Or that I might have left some backup with the Little Princess?
This is just a reckless whim without any room for error or preparation; it hardly counts as a plan.
I even briefly worried that you all might have a conspiracy against me.
And in the end, you just admitted you’re going in blind.
But Young Master Sang could understand. After all, these old demons had lived for thousands of years, and for them, the simpler the situation, the more likely brute strength would crush everything.
In their minds, four Ascendant Realms would have an advantage over just one Ascendant Realm.
No matter how talented that Human kid was, under the destructive strength of four Ascendant Realms, he could only meet his doom.
“Sigh.” After discussing the plan, Long Xiao suddenly sighed again.
“It’s just a pity. The Immortal Medic has yet to offer any assistance.”
At this point, the Snake Demon Patriarch Zhen Fu asked, “Speaking of which, it seems like you’ve been trying to recruit the Immortal Medic for quite some time. Any results?”
“Yes and no.”
Long Xiao stroked his beard: “The Immortal Medic has agreed to come live with us, but she can’t vanish from the Human Clan too suddenly, fearing the Demon Cult will catch wind of it.”
“So, she said to wait a few more days, and once we send her an additional hundred thousand spirit stones as a hush fee to deal with Sang’s family staff, she’ll leave.”
“This issue with Huan’er, though, we wanted the Immortal Medic’s help, but unfortunately, Sang Che is no longer with the Demon Cult, and the Immortal Medic has no way to contact him, so it’s really helpless.”
“However, once the Immortal Medic agrees to live in our Demon Clan—”
Long Xiao’s eyes sparkled with vigor: “We’ll be even more confident in facing that Human kid!”
“When the time comes, I wonder what kind of expression that kid will have when he sees his beloved concubine betraying him and siding with our Demon Clan?”
Just thinking about it made him grin with satisfaction.
The other three old patriarchs also laughed along.
Meanwhile, Young Master Sang listening in felt a mix of anger and amusement.
… Seriously.
If any of you had ever shopped on Pinduoduo, you wouldn’t trust a single word from that girl Si Jingzhu.
First, she demands a billion spirit stones, then a Ten Thousand Year Blood Demon Dan, and later starts lowering her expectations, asking for “just a few more spirit stones or some pills, treasures, techniques, opportunities, etc.”
Every time you think you’ve finally satisfied her appetite, she just dangles a new bait.
Just like how the final slice on Pinduoduo never seems to end.
Honestly, even Young Master Sang rarely resorts to such unscrupulous ways to make money these days.
But clearly, Si Jingzhu feels absolutely no moral obligation toward the Demon Clan.
After all, she herself has no morals.
She really intends to exploit the last bit of value from the Demon Clan, in exchange for her chance to get praised.
Tsk, and this old man looks so innocent, almost hoping to see her fail.
Now, Young Master Sang found himself wanting to witness when that old man finally ends up pennyless and is left utterly enraged, wanting to tear himself apart.
That should be quite the delightful sight.
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