Chapter 998 - Apprentices Ceremony (2/2)

“It’s not like that. They’re trying to plunder something from me.”

Qin Haodong suddenly thought of something and asked, “President Lu, do you also have the Black Demon Pearl?”

Lu Xiaoyao asked in surprise, “Do you also know about the Black Demon Pearl?”

Qin Haodong nodded and said, “I happened to hear some legends about it.”

Lu Xiaoyao said, “Since you know it, I’ll get straight to the point. My ancestor is one of the Seven Families. I happen to possess an ancestral Black Demon Pearl.

“Originally, this matter was kept extremely confidential. No one else in our family knew about it. I don’t know how the Ghost King Sect found out about it.

“When I went out to collect herbs a few days ago, the Fifth Elder and the Sixth Elder of the Ghost King Sect launched a sneak attack on me and that was how I sustained this injury.

“The Fifth Elder injured me with his Gelid Palm in order to force me to hand over the Black Demon Pearl. For the sake of the people in the Lingwu Continent, I didn’t yield.”

He Ziwei asked, “Then how did you escape?”

Lu Xiaoyao said, “The Ghost King Sect is powerful. Both the Fifth Elder and the Sixth Elder were cultivators at the stage of the Grand Completion Realm. I was seriously injured and could not escape. They let me go.

“The people of the Ghost King Sect naturally had bad intentions. The Fifth Elder thought that no one could cure my internal injury due to the Gelid Palm strike. His purpose was to make me so desperate that I would eventually hand over the Black Demon Pearl.

“It’s a pity that they miscalculated.” Lu Xiaoyao said to Qin Haodong, “I also didn’t expect that there would be such a magic doctor like you in the world. You cured my injury. Thank you very much!”

Qin Haodong said, “Today is the tenth day, isn’t it?”

Lu Xiaoyao said, “That’s right. According to the agreement, the people of the Ghost King Sect will be here soon.

“Little magic doctor, I am grateful for your life-saving grace. I don’t want you to be involved in this mess. You’d better leave quickly.”

Qin Haodong said, “President Lu, how likely do you think you can defeat the people of Ghost King Sect?”

“To tell you the truth, I don’t even have a ten percent chance of winning. The Fifth Elder and Sixth Elder of the Ghost King Sect are both at the early stage of the Grand Completion Realm. They are on par with me. I can barely deal with one of them, but I have no chance of winning when pitted against the two of them.

“However, the Ghost King Sect is always causing harm to the world. The Black Demon Pearl is an heirloom that can’t be taken away by the Ghost King Sect. Thus, even if I die, I will not hand it over to them.”

Lu Xiaoyao’s face flashed with a trace of loneliness. “In normal times, I can get some of my friends in Jianghu to help me, but it’s too late now.

“The people of the Ghost King Sect have always been cruel and merciless. You should leave as soon as possible. They won’t let you go once they get here.”

Qin Haodong had a good impression of this geezer. Moreover, he had just taken extra five low-level Immortal Crystals from Lu Xiaoyao, so he decided to help Lu Xiaoyao get through this crisis.

“President Lu, we have nowhere to go tonight. Let us stay in your mansion. If the people of the Ghost King Sect come, maybe we can help.”

Lu Xiaoyao said, “Little magic doctor, I appreciate your kindness and know that you want to help me, but I really can’t agree. The Ghost King Sect is too strong. You’d better leave as soon as possible…”

While he was talking, there was a sudden commotion outside the room, followed by roars, curses, and sounds of fighting.

However, the disturbance soon ended. Then, a low voice resounded across the entire mansion, “Geezer Lu, you are not dead yet, right? The ten-day deadline is up. Hurry up and hand over the Black Demon Pearl.”

Lu Xiaoyao said regretfully, “Little magic doctor, it’s too late for you to leave now. Remember what I said. Stay in the room and don’t go out. Leave everything to me.”

After that, he rushed out with his housekeeper and the others.

Niu Cuihua said, “Hubby, should I drive these people away?”

Qin Haodong said, “It’s different this time. Even if you drive those people away now, they will definitely come back to bother President Lu again in the future.”

Niu Cuihua said, “Hubby, how do you want to deal with it?”

Qin Haodong said, “Do you mind if I kill these people from the Ghost King Sect?”

No matter what, Niu Cuihua was the First Elder of the Ghost King Sect. He should consider her feelings before killing the people from the Ghost King Sect.

Niu Cuihua shook her head and said, “The Ghost King Sect has always respected the Strong. There is no sentimentality between us.

“And these people wear their masks the whole time. I don’t even know what they look like. Thus, it doesn’t matter if you kill them.”

Her words were sincere. There were only two people in the world who she cared about. One was the man she loved the most, and the other was her brother, Li Tianxing, the sect master of the Ghost King Sect.

Qin Haodong was originally worried that Niu Cuihua would object if he helped Lu Xiaoyao. He immediately felt relieved after he heard what Niu Cuihua had said.

“Since you do not object, I’ll kill all of them to prevent any future problems.”

Niu Cuihua said, “Then, I can do it for you.”

She was now at the middle stage of the Grand Completion Realm, so it was easy for her to kill these two elders at the early stage of the Grand Completion Realm.

“No. I’ll do it myself.”

No matter what, Niu Cuihua was the First Elder of the Ghost King Sect. Unless there was no other way, Qin Haodong did not want her to kill the people of the Ghost King Sect.

After that, the three of them went to the window together and looked out.

Dozens of men in black stood in the yard, two of whom were wearing golden masks.

One’s sleeve was embroidered with five golden skulls, and the other’s sleeve was embroidered with six golden skulls. They were the fifth and sixth elders of the Ghost King Sect.

At this very moment, Lu Xiaoyao’s servants had been severely attacked and were either injured or dead.

This time, almost all the people from Ghost King Sect were masters above the stage of the Combination Realm, especially the two elders, who had reached the stage of the Grand Completion Realm. The difference in strength between the two parties was too large.

After Lu Xiaoyao came out, he said to the people of the Ghost King Sect angrily, “Stop!”