Nangong Huo’s face immediately turned red with anger upon hearing this.
Gu Changsheng had not told him this before, clearly having anticipated the reactions of Nangong Huo and Nangong Lie.
For the esteemed eldest daughter of the Nangong family, a celestial maiden, to be reduced to a foot-washing servant – would the Nangong family still have any face left?
“Insolent!”
Nangong Huo roared, “Ye Kunlun, you disrespect your elders and are utterly arrogant. Today, I will discipline you on behalf of your parents!”
“You are not worthy!”
Ye Kunlun’s gaze turned cold, a chill spreading across his face. He raised his hand to slap Nangong Huo!
The burly old man beside Nangong Huo swiftly moved to shield him, blocking Ye Kunlun’s palm.
Qi Duangjiang was tall and robust, his short gray hair sticking up like steel needles. His narrow eyes held a hint of power.
“Qi Duangjiang, you shameless old fogey, what kind of person attacks a junior?”
Huang Jiuxian appeared, carrying a jar of wine, and immediately began cursing Qi Duangjiang.
“Loser!”
Qi Duangjiang glanced at Huang Jiuxian, “You were no match for me decades ago, and you are still no match for me now!”
“Boy, we’ll deal with your matters later. Watch me beat this guy until he’s spitting teeth!”
Saying this, Huang Jiuxian launched his attack towards Qi Duangjiang.
In an instant, their energies collided.
Ye Kunlun, not bothering with their conflict, said to Nangong Huo, “If you want the Star Soul Jade, you can have it, but there are two conditions. First, your Nangong family must publicly announce that Nangong Yunshao was discarded by me, Ye Kunlun.”
Nangong Huo snorted, “You’re dreaming. My Nangong family’s reputation cannot be tarnished.”
“Then scram!”
Ye Kunlun had lost his patience.
First Gu Changsheng, now Nangong Huo, did he truly think he had a good temper?
Today, he intended to shatter the Nangong family’s reputation and trample their arrogant pride into the dirt, grinding it under his heel!
He had no feelings whatsoever for Nangong Yunshao; her life or death meant nothing to him.
“You!”
Nangong Huo trembled all over, enraged by Ye Kunlun, “You are simply unreasonable!”
Anger was anger, curses were curses.
Nangong Huo had not forgotten his purpose. If he didn’t get the Star Soul Jade today, he would not leave, even if it meant death.
The one lying in bed awaiting rescue was his only daughter.
“Ye Kunlun, our Nangong family and the Qintian Tower have humbled ourselves. Do not push your luck.”
Nangong Huo’s tone softened, and he continued, “Aside from such humiliating conditions, name any other terms you desire!”
“Then I will give you one last chance.”
Ye Kunlun smiled.
Nangong Huo frowned slightly, feeling as though he had fallen into a trap carefully laid by Ye Kunlun.
“I will lend you the Star Soul Jade for three years. After three years, Nangong Yunshao’s life or death will be of no concern to me!”
“The condition is that your Nangong family’s ‘Wordless Book’ be lent to me for one year!”
Ye Kunlun stated his terms.
“The Wordless Book?” Nangong Huo revealed a hint of confusion, “I have never heard of such a thing. Are you mistaken?”
“You just need to nod or shake your head!” Ye Kunlun said.
“Very well, I can agree to your terms. However, if this item is not in my Nangong family, then it has nothing to do with me!” Nangong Huo agreed after some thought.
“Deal!”
Ye Kunlun glanced into the distance, “Old man, if you don’t finish this quickly, I’ll cut off your wine supply in the Wujian Prison from now on!”
Upon hearing this, Huang Jiuxian became agitated. His palms, which seemed to have enlarged several times, became even more fierce.
“Qi Duangjiang, take this palm strike!”
Qi Duangjiang’s expression turned slightly grave. After a brief entanglement with Huang Jiuxian, he found he could not overcome the opponent, and was even kept at a disadvantage by Huang Jiuxian.
“Decades ago I could defeat you, and I can still defeat you now!” Qi Duangjiang roared, his aura suddenly surging as he met Huang Jiuxian’s palm strike.
“Haha, let me see if your Duangjiang Palm has improved!”
As he spoke, their palm shadows clashed.
Boom, boom, boom—
A series of sonic booms erupted above the Wujian Prison.
After receiving Huang Jiuxian’s palm strike, Qi Duangjiang felt his blood churn and his qi surge. He staggered back several steps, a flush appearing on his face.
“Impossible, you, how could you have broken through again?”
Qi Duangjiang stared in disbelief at Huang Jiuxian, who had a splotchy nose and was grinning slyly.
At their age, breaking through again was nearly impossible without immense fortune.
“Qi Duangjiang, you truly haven’t improved at all in these past few decades. I think you’ve truly lived in vain!”
Huang Jiuxian, holding his wine pot, berated the crestfallen Qi Duangjiang.
Nangong Huo was also somewhat shocked. Qi Duangjiang’s strength was unquestionable; even the sect master of Jinglei Sect would be defeated in a fight against him.
He had thought that with his intervention, even if Huang Jiuxian was powerful, he would not be his opponent.
But unexpectedly, Qi Duangjiang had been defeated.
“Qi Duangjiang, get out quickly, or do you want me to beat you until you’re spitting teeth?” Huang Jiuxian took a gulp of wine and warned Qi Duangjiang.
“Old Qi, come back!”
Nangong Huo spoke. Since a deal had been struck with Ye Kunlun, there was no point in continuing the fight.
The most pressing matter now was to bring the Star Soul Jade home to save his daughter.
“Ye Kunlun, you will give me the Star Soul Jade now, right?” Nangong Huo asked.
“Take it!”
A silver glint shot towards Nangong Huo, and Qi Duangjiang caught it.
“Within a week, I will visit to collect the Wordless Book!” Ye Kunlun replied.
Nangong Huo wasted no more time and quickly left with Qi Duangjiang. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
“Young Master, you just handed over the Star Soul Jade like that.”
Feng Tutu was a little displeased; she had been looking forward to seeing Nangong Yunshao’s downfall.
Ye Kunlun knew she was unhappy and smiled, “The Nangong family is, after all, one of the Seven Great Clans of the Capital. Those conditions I mentioned earlier were deliberately to provoke them. Even if Nangong Yunshao died, they would never agree.”
“Your goal was the Wordless Book?” Feng Tutu looked enlightened.
Ye Kunlun nodded.
“But we’ve never heard of any Wordless Book in the Nangong family,” Feng Tutu said, then asked Wu Dao, “Have you heard of it?”
Wu Dao shook his head and replied, “If the Young Master says the Nangong family has a Wordless Book, then they surely do!”
“Your flattery is quite good; perhaps you should stop it from now on,” Ye Kunlun quipped. “As for the Wordless Book, perhaps only the past patriarchs of the Nangong family know about it.”
“Ah? What if that old dog Nangong Lie doesn’t honor the agreement?” Feng Tutu became a little anxious.
Ye Kunlun sneered, “Nangong Huo has already made a deal with me and taken my Star Soul Jade. If he fails to deliver the Wordless Book, I won’t mind reducing the Seven Great Clans of the Capital to six.”
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Nangong Family.
“Father,楼主 Gu, you did not fail us. We have retrieved the Star Soul Jade from that brat.”
Nangong Huo produced the Star Soul Jade and handed it to Gu Changsheng.
“Excellent.”
Gu Changsheng took the Star Soul Jade, then activated it with his spiritual energy, and tossed it gently. The Star Soul Jade hovered three inches above Nangong Yunshao’s forehead.
Faint starlight slowly flowed into Nangong Yunshao’s brow.
Having completed this, Gu Changsheng withdrew his hand and asked, “That brat Ye Kunlun is quite difficult to deal with. You must have paid a considerable price, nephew?”
Nangong Huo replied, “It was nothing. He just made a deal with me, and I agreed.”
“Oh? What kind of deal?”
Gu Changsheng, having witnessed how troublesome Ye Kunlun was, was curious about what conditions he might have proposed.