"Han San is in the hands of the Wushen Mountain?!"
Yan Shouyi's pupils constricted, and he stiffened his neck, turning to look at Hu Chai.
He saw a smile of a defeated scheme appear on Hu Chai's face, a smile that sent chills down everyone's spines.
Some people kill out of necessity, to stay alive.
But Hu Chai killed for pleasure, for the thrill of watching a life fade away. A chillingly strange aura emanated from Hu Chai.
"Ahem! I'm truly sorry!"
Hu Chai said apologetically to Yan Shouyi, "Han San has a special identity. I originally wanted to keep him for myself to enjoy, but I didn't expect these damned Taoists to expose him! President Yan, you must understand how I feel. After all, we are of the same kind!"
Who the hell is the same kind as you!
Yan Shouyi forcibly suppressed his anger, walked up to Hu Chai, and asked him word by word, "Han San was captured by your people?"
Hu Chai smiled and replied, "Yes. Han San brought a bunch of damned Taoists to our Wushen Mountain territory to cause trouble, so of course, I had to capture them?"
In the past few days, Yan Shouyi had been busy evading the eyes of the major sects and had no time to contact Han San and the others.
He never expected such a major event to happen in just a few days!
Han San was well-known; he was the next successor of the Maoshan Sect. Now that he had fallen into the hands of Wushen Mountain, would his days be pleasant?
His fate would undoubtedly be more miserable than that of these seven insignificant young Taoists! Big Wind Fiction
The thought of what Han San was currently enduring made Yan Shouyi feel a pang of unbearable pain.
He had to find a way to rescue Han San!
"Where is Han San now?" Yan Shouyi asked.
But Hu Chai seemed to intentionally play cat and mouse with Yan Shouyi. He invited Yan Shouyi to sit down again and said politely,
"President Yan, please don't be angry. You must also understand Han San's special identity. It's not that I deliberately want to hide him."
At this point, Hu Chai still thought Yan Shouyi was angry because he "wasn't handing over Han San to be tortured together."
Yan Shouyi took a deep breath and asked again, "Where is he?"
Hu Chai continued to beat around the bush, "As far as I know, President Yan and Han San seem to have a good personal relationship. I don't know if the truth is as President Yan said earlier, that President Yan doesn't think highly of Han San at all."
"Leader Hu," Yan Shouyi said with a dark expression, "Please stop beating around the bush. Where is Han San now?"
"He's in this village, but if I don't give the word, you won't be able to find him," Hu Chai said with a grin that didn't reach his eyes.
Yan Shouyi's eyes turned cold, "What do you mean by that, Leader Hu?"
"President Yan, don't misunderstand me. I'm not targeting you," Hu Chai said with a chuckle, then his gaze suddenly turned sharp. He pointed at Old Jin, "I'm targeting him!"
Old Jin's breathing hitched.
The courtyard suddenly fell silent, the air seemed to freeze. Xu Shengnan quietly locked the courtyard gate.
Dog Taoist, Bodhi Monk, Changshan, and Long Feicheng were on high alert, their eyes occasionally scanning their surroundings, ready to act at any moment.
Yan Shouyi's voice was low, "Please explain yourself more clearly, Leader Hu."
Hu Chai laughed, "Jin Xiu, stop pretending. Do you really think I can't recognize you? The ancient physicians of the Qihuang Sect are few and far between in this world. How could our Hanshang Sect not pay attention to a rising talent like you?"
So Hu Chai had known Old Jin's identity all along!
Old Jin broke out in a cold sweat. His mortal enemy was right in front of him, and he knew him inside and out, yet he pretended to know nothing.
If Hu Chai had wanted to attack him, he would have already fallen into a trap.
At this point, there was no need for Old Jin to continue playing dumb.
He said in a deep voice, "You from the Hanshang Sect, what do you want? Do you want to poison me like seventy years ago and force me to hand over the Qihuang Sect's ultimate techniques?"
Thinking of the suffering endured by the older generation, Old Jin had even prepared to perish together.
His only concern was whether he would implicate Yan Shouyi and the others, as their purpose was to go to Changbai Mountain, and the people of Wushen Mountain were the local powerhouses. Angering them would have even more severe consequences than provoking the major sects.
"Hey, look at what you're saying. Times have changed, and we can't kill people as we please anymore," Hu Chai scoffed at Old Jin's seriousness.
But wasn't he the one who killed without batting an eye?
Hu Chai continued, "I covet your Qihuang Sect's ultimate techniques, that's true. However, President Yan and I have a close relationship now, so I won't do anything to break ties.
Yan Shouyi thought: At least you still have some humanity.
Even though he really didn't want to be associated with Hu Chai.
Hu Chai patted Yan Shouyi's shoulder and asked,
"President Yan, how about this: you do me a favor, I'll hand over Han San to you, and you hand over Jin Xiu to me. I know it's hard for you to give him up, but this is an equal exchange, mutually beneficial, right?"
Yan Shouyi stared blankly at Hu Chai.
Did this Hu Chai think that I considered Old Jin merely an object by my side?
That he could be casually exchanged?
One really couldn't view this guy's thought process from a normal person's perspective!
Yan Shouyi shook his head with a dark expression, "Old Jin is not my subordinate. I cannot trade him."
"Then what about Han San?" Hu Chai didn't believe Yan Shouyi, and continued to incite him, "Han San is the most outstanding disciple of the Maoshan Sect. Don't you want to kill him? If Han San dies by your hand, the Folklore Research Society will surely become famous. Perhaps all of us, the other four major powers, will eventually be led by President Yan!"
Hu Chai, as if at a vegetable market, kept throwing out various "tempting" conditions, hoping Yan Shouyi would compromise and facilitate this deal.
However, Yan Shouyi's attitude was firm, "This matter is not up for negotiation. Leader Hu, let's talk about something else. I'm determined to get Han San, you can make other requests."
Unexpectedly, Hu Chai immediately lost interest.
He said indifferently, "To be honest, this is also because I admire President Yan. If it were anyone else, I would have already asked them to leave. I, Hu Chai, have reached this point in my life where I can basically obtain whatever I desire, except for the ancient medical techniques of the Qihuang Sect. Other than that, I have no other requests."
"Since President Yan is unwilling to part with him, then this transaction is over. How Han San is ultimately dealt with is our Wushen Mountain's own business, and President Yan doesn't need to concern himself with it."
Saying this, Hu Chai seemed to intend to drive Yan Shouyi and his companions away.
But how could Yan Shouyi leave now? Han San was still in Hu Chai's hands!
Just then, Old Jin, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke,
"Hu Chai, President Yan has no right to decide my whereabouts, but I can myself! Let's make a deal, are you interested?"
Hu Chai, who had already turned around, suddenly showed a playful smile upon hearing this.
He asked curiously, "Oh? What deal?"