Chapter 50 is about temporarily dying.
"Don't rush, Twelve."
Su Yu stood to one side, her slender index finger resting on the sword's surface. With a gentle push, the sharp weapon moved away.
He looked at Yu Ronglan, his icy lips uttering devilish words: "Come on, now it's time to tell us what benefits you can give us."
The fierce glint in Yu Ronglan's eyes froze, and he seemed to laugh in anger: "What benefits? You would give benefits to the enemy?"
The aggressive young man sighed inwardly.
Hua Xiaoxian is still easier to fool.
Su Yu raised the recording stone in her hand again: "It seems that selling it to the ghost market is a good choice. Hmm, how about the ghost market in Yuan City?"
Yu Ronglan: "..."
That would just mean giving every demon in the entire Yuanfu a share.
"I was wrong, Senior Brother. I shouldn't have deliberately played the victim to get your unconditional help."
Yu Ronglan quickly knelt down. Even though his feet were frozen in place, it did not stop his knees from bending in order to prove his innocence.
He raised his head, his face serious and resolute.
"One price: 20,000 high-grade magic stones to buy my life."
"Eighty thousand? Your two demonic lives are only worth twenty thousand?"
"Fifty thousand! That's really all! Do you think high-grade magic stones are as cheap as cabbages?!"
"Then I'll add another hundred years of your life to your service."
"Okay, deal!"
"Oh dear, that's too little," Su Yu thought. "With Yu Ronglan's current cultivation level and talent, even if he tries harder to break through, a hundred years wouldn't be much different."
Yu Ronglan quickly swore an oath to establish a contract, then handed over the magic stones and swiftly settled the matter.
He's too tired, he needs to rest for a while.
At least I managed to save some money for living expenses.
"Senior Brother, our lives are in your hands now." He raised one arm and waved.
"How come it's only 20,000?"
Su Yu roughly scanned it with her magic.
“Uncle Lu will cover the remaining 30,000.” Yu Ronglan turned her hand, and her fist, encased in ice, pointed at the still unconscious Lu Xiuying.
He still has to work hard for another hundred years, but Lu Xiuying doesn't need to.
"Okay," as long as the money is there, "just give this 30,000 to my son, Twelve."
Feng Huaijin, standing to the side, kept a straight face, trying his best to suppress the urge to curl his lips upward.
Yes, that's right, he and his brother are family.
Su Yu melted the ice on Yu Ronglan's body, and then, "Crack—".
"Su Yu, what are you doing? You've frozen my Uncle Lu to the ground!" Upon seeing this, Yu Ronglan jumped up and rushed towards the ice sculpture.
Su Yu grabbed the back of his collar with disdain to stop him: "Where did your cleverness go?"
"It's just a temporary death. Once I've finished my task, I'll bring back the lively Uncle Lu you always were."
"Oh," Yu Ronglan said obediently, "then hurry up, or you'll really freeze to death."
Su Yu said quietly, "You're starting to order me around now?"
The men gripping his collar began to exude a chilling mist.
"Holy crap! Senior Brother, I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong!!"
After the commotion, the situation still needs to be sorted out.
Su Yu pretended to take out the retractable sword, a product from the system lottery, from his storage ring. He never expected that this thing would come in handy.
The retractable sword produced by the system looks almost identical to the real thing; it's impossible to tell the difference through the recording stone.
He held the fake sword and traced it back and forth on Lu Xiuying's ice sculpture, pinpointing the location of his heart in his chest.
"That recording stone used for the quest can record sound, right? Let's catch a small animal to add the voice."
"Okay, Senior Brother." Yu Ronglan quickly replied, and soon returned carrying a rat-beast the size of a rabbit, which Su Yu had also frozen.
According to the record stone, a loud bang signaled the death of the mission target.
After completing the task, Su Yu deftly melted the ice around Lu Xiuying's body and said to Rong Lan, "Alright, you can explain it to him yourself. After that, hide him well."
Yu Ronglan hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but stopped herself.
Su Yu decisively reached out her hand: "Add more money."
"Here you go," Yu Ronglan said, taking out the money bag containing three thousand high-grade magic stones and gently placing it in Su Yu's hand.
Damn it, his living expenses have been cut again.
Su Yu bounced the toy with satisfaction, then pointed at Lu Xiuying and said, "In the Ghost Market of Yuan City, find a demon named Lin Yi. Just say she was recommended by the chief disciple of the Yuan Clan, and she'll help."
"As for how to bring him back without being discovered, he's been on the run for so many years, he must have some experience, right?"
“Yes, we can handle these things ourselves,” Yu Ronglan said. He hadn’t expected Su Yu to have such a deep connection with the Ghost Market, but this was also to his advantage and reassured Mo. He took a deep breath and said solemnly, “Thank you.”
The fact that Su Yu was willing to make this deal with him was already an immense favor to them.
“I’ve received my payment,” Su Yu patted Feng Huaijin on the shoulder, indicating that they could go back. “Let’s go.”
Go back and tell them that Yu Ronglan is dealing with the body and will be back soon.
Going back... going back would just be chaos too.
He wondered why he hadn't seen any demons come out to search for him all day. It turned out that they were all fighting with the city lord's mansion. The formations were all activated, and the fighting was so fierce that it was dark and chaotic.
Su Yu's eyes were lifeless, and she felt that the situation was getting worse.
Why is he being asked to clean up another mess?
"Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother!" Zhu Shan shouted excitedly upon seeing them, as if his powerful backers had arrived. "The City Lord of Yulang City is concealing its strength. They even followed you after you left earlier. It must be related to the mission objective!"
"Wan Qin is breaking the formation, so you senior brothers will be able to come in and help us beat the demon soon!"
Su Yu said coldly, "The mission target is dead. The image stone serves as proof. Don't waste time arguing with him."
Nonsense, of course he knew they were related, otherwise would he have allowed Lu Xiuying to be hidden in the secret room of the city lord's study?
But he accepted the magic stones.
We still need to cover for Yu Ronglan.
Upon hearing this, Lord An, who was struggling to break through the encirclement, turned his head in disbelief and stared at the direction where Su Yu was.
His eyes were bloodshot, and he laughed bitterly twice: "Haha, well done, the chief disciple of Yuanfu is indeed capable..."
Su Yu didn't even glance in his direction. She calmly stomped her foot lightly, and white mist and ice spread from her feet to the surrounding area, instantly creating several more ice sculptures in Yulang City.
The seaside is wonderful; the abundant moisture makes it easier for ice to form.
He had timed it perfectly; it would only freeze for half an hour, and the ice would thaw after they left, so they wouldn't die.
Of course, if you were to use drastic measures, you could freeze him to death, but there's no need for that right now.
Let Yu Ronglan come up with some excuses for them later.
"Candlelight!" he suddenly shouted at her.
This girl is eager to break off an ice sculpture's head. If she manages to break it off, will it still live?
Su Yu gave her a gentle but dangerous smile: "Don't damage my artwork, understand?"
...He didn't actually want to be a pervert.
Zhu Shan silently withdrew her hand. She understood that it was better if her senior brother didn't smile, because if he did, demons would suffer: "I understand, I'm sorry, senior brother."
Then she can go back and catch a few more junior brothers and sisters who can also use ice, and have them freeze small ice sculptures for her to play with.
The other disciples silently noted that their eldest brother loved ice sculpture art but disliked other demons touching his ice sculptures.
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