C179 (1/2)
Seven days passed.
Bringing the corpse Luo Chalou wanted, Zhou Tong dragged the time all the way to the seventh day before finally contacting the 'Bat King' Li Yun who he had met with with with the token. Only after waiting for half a day in the forest outside the Cloud Ascension City did Li Yun appear and bring Zhou Tong back to Luo Chalou.
”Speaking of which, we still do not know your name. Since you have already brought the corpse of a Zhennan Mansion cultivator with you, from today onwards, you should be classified as one of the Twelve Kings. Have you ever thought about giving yourself a name?”
The two of them slowly walked towards the quiet room on the top floor of Luo Chalou's house.
”Name?” To be honest, my name is Mo Li, and in my life, I have always been connected to the sword. Zhou Tong carried the body that was covered in blood and muttered to himself for a moment before laughing.
”Haha, good name, you are indeed domineering. With your strength, you might even be able to rank in the top three. From now on, you have to take good care of your brother.” Li Yun laughed out loud.
”That's only natural. Everyone, take care of each other.”
The two of them continued to chat as they arrived at the quiet room on the top floor of Luo Chalou's building. At this time, the rest of the Twelve Kings were already there waiting.
”Greetings, Sir. Mo Li has returned. Please grant her your wish, sir.”
The moment he entered the quiet room, Li Yun immediately bowed towards Fan Qingjue. After receiving Fan Qingjue's signal, he retreated to the Twelve King's seat.
”En, so your name is Mo Li. Not bad, from the looks of it, you seem to have fulfilled my request.” Fan Qingjue looked at Zhou Tong with interest and chuckled.
”Fortunately, I didn't fail my mission.” Zhou Tong said as he nodded his head. Then, he placed the body on his shoulder next to his feet.
”That's right. Even if it's just a corpse, we can still vaguely distinguish the aura of its State of Clarity when it was alive. It seems that you do have some skills.” Fan Qingjue looked at the corpse and laughed.
”Now that I have fulfilled Senior's conditions, I wonder if Senior will be able to fulfill his promise and grant me a position? Senior Li Yun has already talked with me, if senior can bestow upon me the title of one of the Twelve Kings, I think, my name would be 'Sword King'. ” Zhou Tong said as the corners of his mouth rose.
Hearing that, one of the twelve kings in line chuckled, and then became silent, but, this slight sound, made Zhou Tong frown slightly.
”Your name will be decided after that. Before that, I want you to meet two people.” Fan Qingjue laughed indifferently, and then raised his finger.
Seeing this, the 'Snake King' and 'Scorpion King' Yanzhi cupped their hands together and retreated. A moment later, the two bloodstained gunny sacks were carried by the two of them.
Looking at the figure who was struggling continuously inside the gunny sack, Zhou Tong's expression immediately sunk, because he could clearly hear two familiar female voices coming from the gunny sack.
The Yun duo released the gunny sack, and in the moment when the sack was released, Zhou Tong's face turned white. Inside the gunny sack were Xiao Hanqing and Yue Qingyao, and looking at the two of them, they seemed to be severely injured, with blood flowing from their mouths and noses, they looked to be in a miserable state.
”Do you know these two women?” Fan Qingjue cupped his chin towards Zhou Tong and chuckled.
” ”Yes, these two were originally my wives.” Clenching his teeth, Zhou Tong said with a low voice.
”You did not bring them back, and now I have brought them back for you, but the two of them are very resistant, obviously, they have their own opinions of you joining Luo Chalou, but now, I give you two choices, if you complete one, I can let you join Luo Chalou.” A playful smile emerged on Fan Qingjue's face.
”Senior, you're raising the price.” Zhou Tong's face darkened to the extreme.
”Right, I am not too clear on your background. However, you have once been part of the empire. Hence, your conditions will be a little harsh.” Fan Qingjue did not deny it at all and continued to laugh, ”Now, you can choose to kill the two of them or destroy the corpse that you brought back on the spot. This time, I will no longer raise the price and finish one of them. You are one of the new Twelve Kings. ”
Zhou Tong looked at Xiao Hanqing and Yue Qingyao, and Yue Qingyao still looked like a natural being, even though she had been heavily injured and captured, her face did not show any other expression, and as for Xiao Hanqing, her eyes were slowly filled with hatred, as though she was a sharp sword that was thrusting straight at Zhou Tong.
After taking in a deep breath, Zhou Tong's face became extremely ugly. Withdrawing his gaze, Zhou Tong said resentfully, ”Senior, although these two women have already abandoned me, they are my former wives. I can't do it. ”