Translator: Kazeyuki_ Editor: Jimmy_
Qin Wushuang was not in a rush to speak, yet Bao Bao feigned a vicious looking expression: “Do you have no eyes? You even dared to scheme against us, do you know where we are from?”
Those two only showed a face full of misery and shook their eyes. Their eyes were full of begging.
Qin Wushuang spoke in an emotionless tone: “Tell me, who are you guys?”
He also unsealed these two’s mute acupoints. Those two understood their situation and did not dare to yell. At this time, even yelling would not work. Qin Wushuang and his friends had prepared beforehand and arranged a layer of air around the surrounding walls. The sounds of someone’s voice would not be able to break through this room.
Those two exchanged a glance and did not know how to answer.
Qin Wushuang said lightly: “I will give you guys a chance to speak the truth. It’s because your crime is not enough to put you to death. It’s up to you guys whether you want to grasp this opportunity.
In a foreign land, Qin Wushuang did not wish to create unnecessary grudges. It would take a long time to travel to the Heavenly Emperor Mountain. It was completely unnecessary to kill these people over these insignificant disturbances.
Hearing Qin Wushuang’s words, a trace of hesitation flashed from the eyes of those two.
“Speak, our boss doesn’t like to listen to rubbish, not to mention lies. If it’s rubbish and lies, this is the end of your life.”
Bao Bao made a show of looking like he was serious about his threat.
Feeling helpless, those two looked at each other and hoped the other one would speak. Seeing them pushing off the responsibility to one another, Qin Wushuang pointed to that Hook: “You will answer.”
Hook expression turned bitter and he had no choice but to answer honestly: “Young Master, we were definitely blind as an owl. However, we truly never thought about killing you guys. We just want to knock you guys out with the sleeping agent and steal your things. We never thought about taking your lives.”
Bao Bao laughed coldly: “Harm our lives? Just with your strength? Stop with the rubbish, which powerhouse do you belong to in the Ironwood State city?”
Hook and Biao Zi exchanged a glance. That Biao Zi face showed a depressed look: “Don’t look at me, just tell the truth!”
The Green Tree Gang did such sneaky acts as a living in the Ironwood State City. Thus, it was not a shame to speak about it.
Hook could only speak candidly: “We are from the Green Tree Gang of the Ironwood State City.”
“Who is that one?” Qin Wushuang pointed at Manor Master Xiao who was unconscious on the side.
“That…That is our branch’s Manor Master.” Hook had no choice and could only tell the truth.
Qin Wushuang could not help but laugh: “A Manor Master? It’s a rather big fish. Besides Manor Master, what other figures does the Green Tree Gang have?”
“There is a lot.” Hook immediately regained his spirit when he talked about the Green Tree Gang, “In our Green Tree Gang, above the Manor Master, there are Elders, Guardians and Ringleader.”
Qin Wushuang said with a cold smile: “There is the Ringleader? What is his name, and how is his strength?”
Hook put on a miserable face: “Our Ringleader’s name is Zhou Guangshu, he is an elite warrior at the Refined Void Martial Stage. He is also a remarkable figure in the Ironwood State City.
The Ironwood State City was not worth mentioning in the entire Xuan Yuan Mound. If they were to compare the Xuan Yuan Mound to the Bai Yue Country, then at the most, the Ironwood State City was equivalent to a county city in the Bai Yue.
The Ironwood State City was only a state underneath one of the territories in the Orderly Mountain prefecture.
However, even such a little place had an elite warrior at the Refined Void Martial Stage. And it seemed that this level of strength was not the highest in the Ironwood State City.
“Zhou Guangshu?” Qin Wushuang mused upon this name and asked in a low voice, “in the Ironwood State City, how many are there that are stronger than your Ringleader, Zhou Guangshu?”
When facing outsiders, Hook did not want shame his own group. After a moment of thinking, he said: “About three or five.”
“Is it three, or five?” Bao Bao asked with a vicious expression, “Answer honestly, don’t play tricks! If there is a single word of lie, in turn I will twist or snap your necks.”
Hook could not help but tremble as he immediately explained in a hurry: “About seven or eight.”
Qin Wushuang said: “Who is the strongest?”
“The strongest is for sure Tie Meng, of the Ironwood Gate. His strength is a level higher than others. He is known publicly as the Transformation Void Martial State elite warrior!”
When Hook talked about this Tie Meng, he also sounded somewhat awed. Beneath his words, there was not a single trace of disrespect.
Inwardly, Qin Wushuang was stunned. Even this state city had an elite warrior at the Transformation Void Martial Stage? Then at the royal city of the territory, or the capital city of the prefecture, wouldn’t the level of elite warriors be even higher?
When he thought here, Qin Wushuang much more keenly felt that he could not slouch off. However, after some analysis, he knew that they were not on the level to not get bullied by them.
Only, presently, Qin Wushuang did not want to have side issues to continue appearing.
Inwardly, he thought for a moment and slowly nodded: “In the Ironwood State City, your Green Tree Gang should be a local bully. You must have regularly done a lot of similar deeds and made a lot of unearned money. Since you three have fallen into my hands, according to custom, the Green Tree Gang should come to ransom you guys.”
Both Hook and that Biao Zi all complained about the hardships. How could they not know their position? It would have been fine with other matters, since they had fallen into the enemy’s hands, it had shown them to be useless. At the Green Tree Gang, such situation was already considered highly embarrassing, much less being ransomed.
Most likely, the higher-ups of the Green Tree Gang would not lose their face to come and ransom them. Even if they did ransom them, for sure they would receive heavy punishment.
Hook immediately begged: “Young Master, good guy, noble warrior…We didn’t have eyes and did not know your background. We should die. To redeem us, please name a price. We will for sure pay you if it is within our abilities. Please don’t tell our Ringleader. Or else, we would punished by our gang’s internal rules for our blundering actions.”
The internal punishment was the less important matter. However, since they acted alone and did not report to the higher-ups about the case of the fat sheep, their selfish actions had gone against the rules of the Green Tree Leaf. This was the most severe point.
Once such selfish actions of not informing the Ringleader was discovered, it would be considered an act betraying their sect and ancestors. The internal punishment they received would not just be simple physical pain, but a couple of new holes in their body using knives.
Qin Wushuang never intended to alert the Green Tree Gang. Since this guy had said it this way, naturally it suited his desire much more. However, the more this guy spoke these words, the more Qin Wushuang could grasp the weakness in his heart. Thus, he laughed coldly: “I will tie you guys at the door of this inn and wait for your Ringleader to ransom you.”
The faces of that Hook and Biao Zi instantly turned pale. They kneeled down and repeatedly pressed their heads to the ground: “Noble warrior, absolutely not! Our Manor Master will definitely bear the price of the ransom no matter how much you would ask.”
Qin Wushuang glanced at that Manor Master intentionally: “He can’t even protect himself, what would he have to promise?”
Hook immediately said: “As long as we awaken him, he will take the responsibility.”
“He got hit by his own sleeping scent, how can I awake him?” Qin Wushuang said with a smile.
“Got hit by his own sleeping scent?” Both Hook and Biao Zi looked at each other with disdain. They had witnessed the style of Manor Master Xiao when he did business. He was always careful and almost never failed. Even if he had countered elite warriors in unfortunate events, he would not have knocked himself out with his own sleeping scent.
“Speak, what kind of sleeping scent did he use, is there an antidote?”
Dumbstruck, Hook only reacted after a while. He nodded like a chicken pecking on the rice: “Yes yes yes, Manor Master used the “Bewildered Sleeping Scent.” He always carried an antidote.”
Qin Wushuang said lightly: “Go find it.”
After received the approval, Hook immediately walked over as if he had received a general pardon. Both of his hands trembled as he searched and in a few moments, he had found a few small bottles from Manor Master Xiao. He put back the other small bottles except that small blue bottle. Instead, he put it next to the nose of Manor Master Xiao. Next, he used his fingertip to take out a little bit of the powder. With a flick, it went into the nose of Manor Master Xiao.
This antidote was rather miraculous. After Hook’s actions, in the blink of an eye, that Manor Master Xiao sneezed and slowly opened his eyes.
When he saw the strange faces of Qin Wushuang and Bao Bao, Manor Master Xiao immediately stood up with an alarmed expression. Although his body felt somewhat powerless after the antidote, all other parts had not been affected.
Qin Wushuang and Bao Bao seemed unworried as they only looked at that Manor Master Xiao with a sneer without any exaggerated reaction. They were not in a haste to make a sound.
The more they remained calm, the less confidence that Manor Master Xiao had inside his heart. How could he not know that this time, he had bumped into tough people.
“Manor…Manor Master.” Hook glanced at that Manor Master Xiao to inform him that this enemy was extremely powerful and was beyond their limits.
Initially, Manor Master still carried some lucky hope inwardly. However, after Hook’s glance, all of his thoughts had disappeared into smoke. He gave a long sigh and asked with decrepit: “You two, this time, I admit defeat!”
Bao Bao said with an eccentric tone: “Admit defeat? You should have the sincerity of admitting defeat.”
Manor Master Xiao said miserably: “What do you guys plan to do?”
“Of course to tie you guys up and wait for your Green Tree Ringleader to come and ransom you!”
Instantly, the expression on Manor Master Xiao’s face looked as if a viper had bitten him as the muscle on his face twitched rapidly. If the Ringleader learned of this matter, then for sure he would know that he had disregarded him and acted alone. By that time, it would be a death sentence by way of six holes in their bodies from three knives!
Hook immediately said: “Noble warrior, our Manor Master Xiao is a responsible figure. Certainly, he was sincere when he admitted defeat. For this matter, our Manor Master Xiao can take it, no need to trouble our Ringleader.”
“Is that so?” Qin Wushuang slowly said, “How much responsibility could a little Manor Master take?”
Manor Master Xiao asked miserably: “Let me ask you two, how much do you guys need to consider the matter closed?”
Bao Bao laughed mischievously: “We have been feeling a bit tight lately…”
Manor Master Xiao immediately said: “This is easy, I am willing to compensate you guys one hundred gold crystal stones!”
“One hundred?” Bao Bao calculated that they had only received thirty gold crystal stones for that storage bag. Yet, this Manor Master Xiao had directly opened with an offer of one hundred gold crystal stones. He was not being stingy at all. Just when he was about to ask Qin Wushuang’s thoughts, he heard his cold sneer.
“For three of you guys, three lives only worth one hundred gold crystal stones?”
Manor Master Xiao grit his teeth: “Two hundred!”
Qin Wushuang still shook his head in a neither slow or fast speed. This time, he was unwilling to open his mouth to speak.
On the other hand, both Hook and Biao Zi had showed a nervous expression as they stared at Manor Master Xiao. They were also worried about their personal situation. On the one hand, they hoped he would raise the price. On the other hand, they were also worry that if the loss was too great, Manor Master Xiao would lose favor before others!
However, if he did not put up a high enough offer, the other party would report them to the Ringleader to seek satisfaction, the result would be, of course, as miserable as they could think!
