Prince Zongzan frowned, his two striking thick eyebrows furrowed, and glared at Li Huan.
"Since I failed to become the son-in-law of the Western Xia, why should I give you money?"
Good heavens!
Who gave him the guts to cheat like that!
Prince Zongzan said, "Besides, I didn't eat your lunchbox, nor did I take your lunchbox. If I gave you money, wouldn't I be a fool!"
Li Huan sneered.
"This is the last time I'm asking you, are you going to hand over the one million taels of silver used to buy boxed lunches or not!"
Prince Zongzan, with his neck stiff, said, "The dignified leader of the Central Plains martial arts alliance, are you trying to force a sale?"
Li Huan said no more, grabbed the teacup on the table from a distance, and placed the tea in his palm.
Prince Zongzan shouted, "I am a veteran of countless battles and possess extraordinary courage. How could I possibly fear your threat of force!"
Li Huan quickly channeled his inner energy, unleashing extremely cold true qi, which transformed the tea in his palm into thin slices of ice!
Immediately, Li Huan swung out a palm, striking Prince Zongzan in the lower abdomen.
The borneol instantly pierced the acupoint below the lower abdomen.
Prince Zongzan screamed, clutching his abdomen: "You are so treacherous, attacking my vitals..."
Immediately afterwards, Prince Zongzan felt an itch and numbness in his wound, as if many ants were biting him.
He couldn't stand the intense itching and scratched desperately.
To his surprise, the more he scratched, the itchier it became, and the more it itched, the more painful it became, causing him to tremble all over and his face to contort.
"It's so itchy...it hurts so much..."
Dozens of Tibetan warriors were so frightened that their faces turned ashen. They dared not attack Li Huan, nor did they dare to help Prince Zongzan.
Li Huan said, "I sell boxed lunches at my stall, and I always uphold honesty. I never cheat customers or bully them because of my martial arts skills! However, if a customer cheats me, I must punish them severely so that they will remember it for the rest of their lives!"
Prince Zongzan wailed, "You...you used some kind of hidden weapon to hurt me...ow...ow..."
Li Huan said, "Listen carefully! This is the unique hidden weapon of the Tianshan Lingjiu Palace—the Life and Death Talisman!"
"Once you are afflicted by the 'Life and Death Talisman,' you will be tormented by the inability to live or die! You will suffer unbearable itching and pain for eighty-one days, endlessly repeating the cycle!"
Prince Zongzan was terrified: "Give me the antidote! Give me the antidote..."
Li Huan said, "There is no antidote for the 'Life and Death Talisman'. It can only be neutralized by using a unique divine skill! If you want to get rid of the pain, you can take a relief pill to ensure that it will not recur for a year, but you must take the relief pill again next year at this time!"
As the heir to the throne of the Tubo Kingdom, Prince Zongzan was pampered and lived a life of luxury. How could he have ever suffered such painful torment and abuse?
Thump!
Prince Zongzan knelt down, tears and snot mingling together.
"Alliance Leader Li! I know I was wrong... I'll give you one million taels of silver... I beg Alliance Leader Li to have mercy and use your divine power to dispel the 'Life and Death Talisman' for me... I beg Alliance Leader Li to have mercy... have mercy..."
Li Huan said, "Stop delusional! Since I've planted a 'life-or-death talisman' on you, how could I possibly remove it immediately?"
Li Huan unzipped his fanny pack and took out a "relief pill".
"If you truly repent, I might consider giving you a remedy pill!"
Prince Zongzan clutched his lower abdomen, trembling as if electrocuted, and wailed, "I truly repent, truly repent! Quickly, give me some medicine to relieve the pain..."
Li Huan said, "You think you can truly repent just by talking? Nobody believes that!"
He put the "relief pills" back into his pocket.
"Wait until you demonstrate through your actions that you have truly repented before you come to see me!"
After saying that, Li Huan turned and left.
Prince Zongzan collapsed to the ground, curled up like a shrimp, and screamed incessantly...
Li Huan returned to where she was staying.
Upon entering the hall, one is greeted by three chests of jewels, gleaming brilliantly.
Bao Butong, Xiao Feng, Duan Yu, A Zhu, A Bi, Mu Wanqing, and Zhong Ling sat at the table drinking tea and chatting.
"Alliance Leader Li!" Bao Butong said with a smile, "My young master has sent over jewels worth 500,000 taels of silver!"
Li Huan nodded: "Young Master Murong is quite trustworthy, which is better than the Tibetan prince."
Xiao Feng hurriedly asked, "Is the prince of Tibet really going back on his word and refusing to pay the silver?"
Li Huan said, "Yes, Big Brother guessed right."
Xiao Feng said, "That brat failed to become the prince consort and was furious, so he deliberately refused to pay the money for the boxed lunches!"
Li Huan said, "It's alright, I've already placed a 'Life and Death Talisman' on him, so he's been punished!"
"Life and Death Talisman!"
Xiao Feng and the others were shocked.
Li Huan said, "I hate people who break their promises the most in my life, and they must be severely punished!"
A flicker of lingering fear crossed Bao Butong's eyes.
He knew that if Murong Fu lost the bet and refused to pay 500,000 taels of silver, Li Huan would definitely plant a "life-and-death talisman" on him!
Li Huan said, "Bao Butong, you take some men and collect the five thousand boxed meals."
Bao Butong put away his folding fan, clasped his hands in a fist and said, "No rush, no rush! I have something I'd like to discuss with Alliance Leader Li."
"What is it?" Li Huan asked.
Bao Butong laughed and said, "After the Mid-Autumn Festival comes the Double Ninth Festival! My young master has decided to hold a grand 'Martial Arts Culinary Conference' in Suzhou City, and I earnestly request Alliance Leader Li to participate!"
A martial arts food festival?
What is Murong Fu up to?
Li Huan's eyebrows furrowed slightly.
Xiao Feng, Duan Yu, and others were also curious.
Bao Butong said, "Please don't misunderstand, my young master is holding the 'Martial Arts Culinary Tournament' to taste the delicacies of the world and make friends with heroes from all walks of life."
Li Huan cursed inwardly.
They're using a false pretense to sell dog meat; their intentions are sinister!
Murong Fu's true purpose was to use Li Huan's reputation to gather heroes from all over the world, take the opportunity to buy off and win over capable generals, and prepare for the restoration of the Yan Kingdom.
Perhaps, an even bigger conspiracy is hidden.
In order to restore the Yan Kingdom, Murong Bo deliberately leaked false information to the "Big Brother," which led the "Big Brother" to ambush Xiao Feng's mother and clansmen in the Luanshi Valley outside Yanmen Pass. This ignited Xiao Yuanshan's rage for revenge, thus triggering a bloody storm.
Murong Fu was extremely cunning and would naturally employ similar vicious methods as his father, Murong Bo.
Li Huan decided to play along.
First, agree to Murong Fu's request to hold the "Martial Arts Culinary Tournament," and then see what tricks Murong Fu can come up with!
Li Huan laughed and said, "Excellent, excellent! Holding the 'Martial Arts Culinary Competition' is exactly what I wanted! I will definitely participate!"
Bao Butong clasped his hands in a gesture of gratitude and said, "Thank you, Alliance Leader Li!"
Li Huan said, "Tell Young Master Murong to make this 'Martial Arts Culinary Tournament' a grand spectacle, attracting renowned chefs and heroes from all over the world to gather in Suzhou!"
Bao Butong said, "Please rest assured, Alliance Leader Li, my young master will do his utmost to live up to your expectations!"
After a few seconds of pause, Bao Butong looked at Duan Yu.
"Young Master Duan, Miss Wang said that she will also participate in the 'Martial Arts Culinary Competition' and compete in cooking skills with everyone else!"
Upon hearing this, Duan Yu's eyes lit up!
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