Chapter 342 Mediation
"It seems like you are very familiar with the Nightmare Demon."
Xingli was not surprised at all. Instead, she was a little surprised that Li Muhan could tell that this was not the Realm of the Decree but the Realm of Nightmare on his first visit.
After all, the nightmare monster is extremely rare, and it can even be said that it has become extinct in the world. They exist in the dream world, which is a world of consciousness created by the characteristics of the nightmare monster. They rely on dreams of devouring all things to make themselves more powerful.
Nightmare demons are not good creatures. Humans or alien spirits whose dreams are devoured by them will be greatly harmed. In the dreams created by nightmare demons, all the fears perceived by life will become the source of their power, so making people suffer is the ultimate goal of nightmare demons.
However, Mengmeng is an outlier among the nightmare monsters.
This is some knowledge about nightmare demons that the people from the Archives Management Department gave Li Muhan after he captured Meng Meng.
So now, the moment he stepped into the hall, he was fully alert.
Because from this realm, it can be seen that the power of this nightmare monster is much stronger than Mengmeng.
"Come forward."
Sitting on the throne in the hall, a tall, delicate-looking woman dressed in gorgeous robes spoke to the two people at the entrance.
It seems that the woman is the Nightmare Demon, the president of the so-called Yunyin Chamber of Commerce.
".....Let's go." Xingli whispered to Li Muhan, and then took the lead and walked to the front.
Li Muhan didn't say anything. He decided to observe the situation first. After all, he didn't know what the black cat wanted him to do.
"Captain Xingli of the Nightingale Circus, right? I heard you were here to give me some money. Is that true?"
When they reached the bottom of the stairs, the woman raised her hand slightly, signaling the man and the cat to stop.
Then Xingli slowly transformed into a human form and looked coldly at the condescending woman: "I brought twice as much money, are you satisfied?"
The woman didn't look at the two of them directly. She held a long pipe in her hand. After listening to Xingli's words, she slowly took a puff of the pipe, then exhaled a puff of light blue smoke and slowly closed her eyes.
"Well... I don't even consider your money. The only reason I'm willing to meet you is because I admire you as a person, Xingli."
"...I don't want to have anything to do with you."
She took the box from Li Muhan's hand and threw it onto the steps. When the box slid to the woman's feet, she lifted her long legs and stepped lightly on the box.
"Now, let my brother go."
Brother? Li Muhan stared blankly at Xingli's back, and then roughly guessed the situation. Could it be that the other party had kidnapped her brother and was blackmailing her for money?
Dada——
The woman's high heels tapped lightly on the box, and then a giant black snake slowly crawled out from behind the woman's throne. It bit the box and swallowed it into its stomach.
"...Master, it is indeed twice the price."
The black giant snake looked at the woman and said in a low and hoarse voice.
"Miss Xingli."
The woman took another puff of her cigarette, then slowly raised her legs. The giant snake immediately crawled to her feet and acted as her foot pad.
"Perhaps I didn't make it clear to you last time. This money is just the monthly fee for your business in Pingjing City. As for your brother... he trespassed on my territory and injured my men. We will settle this account separately."
"..." Xingli bit her lip, as if she felt the woman's words were completely unreasonable. "We just arrived, and you came to our door to ask for money, and your attitude is extremely rude. Even in other cities, we have always paid our fees properly, and have never owed your Yunyin Chamber of Commerce a single cent! My brother was just dissatisfied with your attitude and wanted to come to your door to argue, but it was your people who started it!"
Dada——
The woman shook the pipe in her hand lightly on the armrest, and a wisp of light blue dust drifted out of the mouthpiece. The woman sighed and said, "The Nightingale Circus and I are old acquaintances. Of course, I know that when you tour in other cities, you always pay according to the rules, but..."
She straightened up slightly and looked Xingli in the eye for the first time. "Your brother did injure my people. This is a provocation to the Yunyin Chamber of Commerce. I'm sorry, Miss Xingli, I'm afraid this account can't be settled with money."
Xingli suddenly turned around, grabbed Li Muhan's wrist and pulled him in front of her.
"Hmm? Who is this kid?"
When the woman's eyes came into contact with the faint aura emanating from Li Muhan, she instantly lost her original interest, as if she felt that he was not something to be feared.
"He's a member of the Special Management Bureau."
Xingli explained concisely, with unquestionable firmness in her words.
However, as soon as she finished speaking, the woman's eyes turned cold, and the giant snake coiled under her feet spit out its tongue, as if warning them both.
"Special Management Bureau? Miss Xingli, are you trying to taunt me?" The woman's voice was filled with sarcasm and dissatisfaction. "You don't think that if you send someone from the Special Management Bureau, I'll be scared into letting him go, right?"
"No... I'm just looking for a solution. You can think of him as a mediator. I hope to use the power of the Special Management Bureau to ease the problems between us." Xingli answered calmly and calmly, trying to calm the tense atmosphere.
As Xingli finished speaking, the woman's pipe hit the armrest heavily, making a harsh sound. Her voice became sharp and full of majesty: "Don't be so self-righteous, little girl. Don't forget, this is my territory."
Every word she said was filled with an inviolable arrogance, which suddenly escalated the tension in the air.
"..." Xingli was still holding Li Muchan's wrist, but Li Muchan could feel that her hand was shaking.
"President Shuangyue... I just want my brother back. I will discipline him well." Xingli finally lowered his head and begged the woman humbly, "Please... spare him this time."
Seeing Xingli lower her head, the woman slowly leaned back in her chair and said, "You should have done this a long time ago, little sister... If I'm not mistaken, you should be a five-tailed cat demon."
Wuwei, that’s much stronger than Bai Ran.
Li Muhan weighed it in his mind.
"Yes..." Xingli nodded.
Then the woman propped her chin up with her hand, looked at Xingli with a slightly aggressive look and said, "Leave your four tails, and I'll let you take your brother back."
"......What?"
Xingli raised her head in astonishment, as if she couldn't believe that the other party would make such a request.
"I know it's not easy for you cat demons to cultivate, but the difficult training conditions are exchanged for extremely pure and extraordinary power. However, I believe that compared to your family, all of this is nothing, right? You can cultivate more strength, but the life of your family is only one."
The woman continued with a disdainful smile, "Besides, the Special Management Bureau is in control of the world now. What's the point of your strength?"
Xingli clenched her teeth, as if she was considering something. Li Muhan could feel her struggle through her hands.
Finally, she nodded, and five long black tails suddenly appeared behind her.
"...That's right, little sister."
"I hope you will keep your word, President Shimotsuki."
Xingli seemed to have made up her mind. Just when she was about to cut off her four tails, Li Muhan grabbed her hand.
The girl looked up in astonishment at Li Muhan, who had already walked in front of her, and asked, "...It's none of your business anymore, what are you going to do?"
"I still owe you money. Okay, give it to me."
Li Muhan turned his head and smiled at her.
"...No need for that. I, I can handle it myself. You can go first. Just take your companions and leave."
But Li Muhan ignored Xingli. He looked up at the woman named Shuangyue and said, "Alas, this isn't the first time I've dealt with nightmares. They're clearly the same species, but the difference is greater than the difference between humans and pigs."
The woman looked at Li Muhan coldly, as if she was a little dissatisfied with his sudden intervention: "My friend, you are from the Special Management Bureau, so I will forgive you this time, but if you dare to..."
"I understand what's going on, so I'm here to act as the mediator."
Li Muhan walked up the stairs step by step and headed towards the woman's seat.
"You, you captured someone's brother, so release him immediately. Illegal imprisonment is a violation of the Special Management Bureau's regulations, and you."
He turned to look at Yue Li again, and said to her in shock, "Your brother injured someone. He should pay the medical expenses and apologize. Then go to the Special Management Bureau to receive criticism and education."
Finally, he looked at both sides and spread his hands. "That's it. How about this? Do you accept mediation, both of you?"
"You don't know how to live or die." The woman sneered, and the giant snake under her feet suddenly pounced towards Li Muhan on the steps.
Two sharp fangs were clearly visible in its open mouth.
Just when Xingli was about to step forward to save Li Muhan, Li Muhan did not dodge or evade, but slapped the giant snake hard on the forehead before it could bite off his head.
The slap was accompanied by a loud bang, and the huge black snake flew out, spinning and slamming heavily into a pillar of the hall.
“…”
“.......”
Shuangyue and Xingli were both stunned, and while Shuangyue was stunned, Li Muhan had already walked in front of her. He raised his hand, took the pipe from the woman, and then broke it with one hand.
"What? You don't want to accept mediation?"
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