bookrebus Chapter 774: Fateful Encounter, Punishment! Punishment!
Chapter 774: Fateful Encounter, Punishment! Punishment!
"This...I..." Yuchi Chunlei hesitated.
It's not that she doesn't dare to take action. In fact, although her cultivation is extremely high, her brain is not very good, so most of the time, she is better at using force to persuade. The reason why she hesitated at this moment was mainly because she was thinking that her junior brother didn't seem to have said before that she could take action, nor did he say that she couldn't take action.
This made her a little unsure for a moment, so after hesitating for a long time, she finally said:
"You must cooperate with us!"
"What if I say no?" Gu Xiu asked.
"This……"
"Then you should at least make a request."
Yuchi Chunlei answered.
"Require?"
"Yes, I've seen other people negotiate, and even if they can't reach an agreement, they'll at least state their demands. How can you just reject me without even mentioning any demands?"
You have already asked for 50,000 spirit stones, do you still need to make demands?
Gu Xiu looked strange.
I felt that this person didn't seem very smart, so after thinking for a while, I said, "Since you want me to make a request, then let me tell you this. My request is very simple."
"Well, tell me!"
"Tell your junior brother to come and talk to me."
"what?"
“Is this a difficult request?”
"Well... my junior brother said he doesn't like meeting or talking to people... that's why he asked me to come..." Yuchi Chunlei was a little worried.
"It's just that I don't like meeting or talking to people, not that I can't meet or talk to people."
"That's what I said, but..."
"It seems that your junior brother has no sincerity in cooperating."
"Of course not. It was my junior fellow apprentice who asked me to invite you to cooperate."
"Really?" Gu Xiu asked back, "If you're so sincere, why can't you come in person?"
"This one……"
"Since we're collaborating, we naturally need to trust each other. With all due respect, I have no idea what either of you are, or where you come from. You're even being hesitant to invite me to collaborate. With that kind of attitude, I can't help but suspect you're just going to use me and then get rid of me."
"That's impossible. My junior brother is a very good person and would never do such a thing."
nice guy?
Gu Xiu just smiled and said:
"Your Excellency asked me to propose conditions, and now my conditions have been put forward. What you should consider now is to have a thorough discussion with your junior brother and reply to me after the results are reached, rather than continuing to entangle here, which will only make me more reluctant to cooperate with you."
"Farewell!"
After saying this, Gu Xiu turned around and left.
This time, Yuchi Chunlei finally stopped pestering him and just looked at the other person's back with some worry.
She thought that her action would be successful immediately, but she didn't expect the final result to be like this. Helplessly, she could only return to her residence in disgrace.
"What happened?" Xu Wanqing became excited as soon as she saw her come back.
"Xiaoqing, I'm sorry, I messed up." Yuchi Chunlei had a sad face and repeated what she had just said to Gu Xiu one by one.
But after hearing her words, Xu Wanqing was stunned: "You said... you promised him 50,000 spirit stones???"
"Yes." Yuchi Chunlei nodded. "We only have a little over 60,000 spirit stones now. 50,000 spirit stones are almost enough to drain us out. I didn't expect him to refuse. This guy is really greedy!"
"Do you think 50,000 spirit stones are a lot?" Xu Wanqing asked.
"Not much?" Yuchi Chunlei was surprised. "When I was in the sect, I couldn't even use up a thousand spirit stones a month. Fifty thousand spirit stones should be enough for me for several years at least!"
These words left Xu Wanqing speechless.
indeed.
When Yuchi Chunlei was in the Qingxuan Holy Land, she hardly spent any spirit stones every month. After all, her level of weapon refining was very high, and she usually had enough refining materials and elixirs. Moreover, since she rarely left Qingxuan, spirit stones were of little use to her, so her monthly salary in the sect was simply only one thousand, just for the sake of her token.
She really didn't expect that this would give Yuchi Chunlei some kind of illusion.
I actually think 50,000 spirit stones are a lot...
Yuchi Chunlei obviously noticed Xu Wanqing's gaze and said weakly, "I might not be very good at negotiation."
Is this just a lack of skill?
Xu Wanqing was almost exhausted from her anger, but she couldn't lash out yet, and at the same time she felt a terrible headache.
Yuchi Chunlei is a fool. She may be really strong and obedient, but now that the Master has fully announced the news about the Canglong Secret Realm, it means that there will inevitably be a lot of competition. Relying solely on strength is far from enough, and she herself dares not even stand in the open because of her Taixu Wax Heart.
otherwise.
If she really got something good in there, and someone else asked her to hand it over, would she hand it over or not?
and so.
She needed an ally, or at least an ally who was smart and could adapt to changing circumstances.
And think about it.
Guan Qiyu is a suitable candidate. Although she is not familiar with this person, since this person can gain the favor of Mi Xinghe, he must not be a fool. Moreover, because of Mi Xinghe's favor, if used properly, she can bring this person along and tie a supreme being to her chariot.
This is the perfect candidate!
It's just a pity...
"Xiaoqing, why don't you go?" Yuchi Chunlei suggested, "I'm so stupid that I was rendered speechless by a few words from Guanqiyu. If you went instead, you would definitely be able to convince him."
"I can't." Xu Wanqing shook her head.
"why?"
"I...I can't have any contact with him for some reason. Even if we work together in the future, I will try my best to avoid too much contact with him."
"But……"
"It's okay, I'll think about it." Without waiting for Yuchi Chunlei to speak, Xu Wanqing waved her hand to send the guest away.
This……
Yuchi Chunlei didn't understand.
She felt that her junior brother had changed, as if he was timid in everything he did. Previously, when he came to the academy, he wouldn't even step on an ant and would choose to take a detour. Several times after that, he seemed very strange, as if he would never refuse someone's request.
She would never have thought of it anyway.
The person he thought was his junior brother turned out to be his junior sister. He never imagined what kind of terrible curse his junior sister was suffering from.
After Yuchi Chunlei left, Xu Wanqing couldn't help but feel worried.
The existence of Taixu Wax Heart made it impossible for her to refuse other people's requests, so she didn't dare to go to Guan Qiyu to discuss cooperation, because once she discussed cooperation, she had to do everything she promised and couldn't go back on her word. This would cause big problems, and she might even end up doing nothing.
Can……
Now Guan Qiyu has refused and specifically asked to go by himself.
so what should I do now?
Or why don’t we just go ahead with Yuchi Chunlei and me without any help?
Can……
Thinking of Yuchi Chunlei's stupid brain, Xu Wanqing felt that it was not very reliable.
After thinking for a long time, until the night deepened, Xu Wanqing finally plucked up the courage and headed towards Guan Qiyu's residence.
She spent most of the day preparing a set of rhetoric for herself.
As long as nothing unexpected happens, she will always have the right to speak. As long as she has the right to speak, she is confident that she can avoid the other party making unreasonable demands and forcing her to agree to unreasonable promises.
even.
When she was in front of Guanqiyu, Xu Wanqing reviewed the game for a long time.
After confirming that everything was correct, she walked forward and gently knocked on the other person's door.
only……
No one is here!
She prepared a complete set of perfect excuses, but in the end it was all in vain. Guan Qiyu was not in the room, and no one responded no matter how many times she knocked on the door.
"what happened?"
"Where could he go at this late hour?"
Xu Wanqing frowned, feeling something was wrong. This was an academy after all, and Guan Qiyu was actually an outsider just like them. On someone else's territory, a normal person should stay in their room at this time. How could they run around everywhere?
but.
Although she was confused, she really didn't know where the other person had gone, so she had no choice but to turn around and go home.
only……
Just as she passed a fork in the road, Xu Wanqing suddenly froze in place as if struck by lightning.
Pale face.
His eyes showed fear.
In the direction she was looking, two children, a boy and a girl, were coming from a distance. The little girl, with two pigtails sticking up, was jumping up and down and said to a red-haired child beside her:
"Yun Zheng, did you hear that? Grandpa Sang just said that Master has also come to Zhongzhou!"
"Do you think we'll run into him next?"
"I miss my teacher so much. Oh, and Uncle Broken Star and the others!"
"If they see me, they will be shocked. I am a little master now!"
"..."
The girl's young face was filled with anticipation and excitement.
The red-haired boy next to the girl had a blank expression on his face. However, this seemingly cold boy nodded without hesitation at the girl's words.
"miss you!"
"I miss the teacher too!"
If Suixing were here and saw these two children, he would have definitely started screaming.
Because these two people are none other than others.
They were exactly two of Gu Xiu’s three students.
Xiao Ping'an and Yun Zheng!
just.
Suixing would be pleasantly surprised, but at this moment, Xu Wanqing, who happened to see the two of them, only felt that disaster was coming.
Because the moment she saw Xiao Ping'an, the terrifying voice that had not appeared in a long time came into her mind:
"As a kind person, he actually used vicious means to snatch the Taixu paraffin."
"You must be punished! You must be punished!"
next moment.
Heart-breaking, soul-shattering, the punishment of slow slicing!!!
At that moment, the only thing Xu Wanqing could do was to flee in panic and then accept the endless torture.
Fortunately.
Xiao Ping'an didn't notice her.
only……
The jade pendant that Xiao Ping'an was wearing flickered, and a few cold lights flashed faintly.
……
When Xiao Ping'an and Yun Zheng arrived at Taihang Academy and Xu Wanqing was experiencing the greatest pain in her life, Gu Xiu, who was standing in front of the academy's Crime Writing Building, was looking at the person in front of him with full vigilance:
"The person who left me a message..."
"It's you?"