Chapter 440: Changing the Contract
"It's impossible to give up. I've already agreed." An Yan said disapprovingly, and then said, "Don't worry. Have faith in me."
"I do have confidence in you, but not in Qu He. Look at the way he behaves, he doesn't make people trust him at all." Yan Qingqiu thought that something was not right. He had a vague feeling that something was not right and he shouldn't have agreed to it at all.
"How about this, I'll let Yan Qingqiu take you away first, and I'll handle this here." Li Rongsen thought about it and this was the only solution.
"How are you going to deal with this?" An Yan asked him with a serious look.
Li Rongsen said: "I will beat him."
"Please be kind. If he beats you beyond recognition, you won't be able to live like a human being." Yan Qingqiu pulled Li Rongsen aside.
An Yan said, "Okay, don't worry about it, it's not a big deal."
"You never seem to care about life and death." The eldest lady of the East Mansion frowned.
"Of course I am afraid of death, but I have already promised it, so I have to do it." An Yan said with a smile.
Soon, many spectators came to the stands. No one knew where they came from. Many of them were strangers to An Yan, and even the old man was someone she had never met before.
But there were three people they were very familiar with.
Bei Mo from the North Courtyard got off his luxurious carriage. He had accumulated even more wealth since starting a business with Li Rongsen. He walked over to Anyan and said to her, "I heard you were going to take three slaps from him."
"That's exactly what I meant." An Yan nodded.
"The life of the Lord of West City is much more precious than those ten pearls." Bei Mo said seriously and glanced at Li Rongsen again.
An Yan just chuckled and didn't answer.
Li Rongsen glanced at Bei Mo, motioning him to come aside, and asked him, "Did you bring anyone with you?"
"Everything has been arranged. We will never let him take over West City easily." Bei Mo told Li Rongsen firmly.
Li Rongsen nodded. He was determined to keep An Yan's position as the Lord of West City at all costs. How could he allow others to covet it? He then gave the old man another look.
The old man also came over and said, "West City is ready. The worst that can happen is war."
"Okay. Then just wait." Li Rongsen nodded slightly.
"I'm going to assassinate Qu He." Yan Qingqiu suddenly came in and spoke.
"Of course that won't work." The old man frowned.
Li Rongsen looked at Yan Qingqiu and said, "Don't worry, I won't let Anyan get hurt."
At this time, the old man from the southern suburbs came over and said, "It's been a long time since it's been this lively here."
"Stop talking nonsense, you old bastard." The old man sneered at him.
"Why, this is the city lord you chose, yet you have no confidence in her? I am full of confidence." The old man from the south suburbs laughed and then walked towards his seat.
The next person to come over was Qinghua, the lord of Flower Snake Mountain. He came up to An Yan and said, "Although you are the city lord, you are a woman after all. How can you promise a man to hit you three times? You should let this old man come forward."
"That's true." Yan Qingqiu nodded slightly.
The old man also said: "I would like to, but the city lord doesn't want to, and Qu He doesn't want to."
Qinghua said: "What a trouble! We can just wipe him out in one fell swoop. Why do we have to give him a lot of space? This will only make him more arrogant. We might as well just destroy him."
Everyone was curious. Qinghua used to be a quiet nobody, but now he was quite helpful to Xicheng. They also heard him say to Li Rongsen, "I brought half of my brothers here today. Let me know if you have anything to say."
Li Rongsen nodded and said, "Okay, I'll follow your instructions later."
The old man thought that Li Rongsen was very powerful. He had conquered all the lords in the four surrounding areas. It was obvious that he had to trick him into coming back to be a city slave. But then he thought that Bai Yucheng was not bad either, if he was willing.
At this time, Qu He came over. He had changed his clothes. He got a woven sweater that looked like iron wire from somewhere, and it was glowing blue.
"This piece of clothing seems to make the energy ten times stronger." Qinghua on the Flower Snake Mountain said, and couldn't help but be shocked.
Yan Qingqiu also felt a headache. He immediately said to Qu He, "What kind of weird thing are you wearing? This is considered cheating."
Qu He ignored Yan Qingqiu and said to An Yan, "We agreed before that you would take three blows from me, but we didn't say I couldn't wear equipment. West City Lord, you're not afraid, are you?"
An Yan sneered and said, "Where did you get those clothes?"
"Don't worry about it. I bought this at a high price. I didn't steal or rob it." Qu He said with a smile.
"Qu He, I have to remind you. It's not that you can't wear this dress, but this dress can easily backfire on you." An Yan had to remind him. She recognized this dress.
In many reincarnations, someone has worn this dress and even treated it as a family heirloom because it can give people unlimited power, but because of this, they also have to endure more backlash.
If he uses the power of this garment just for his own selfish desires, he will inevitably suffer the consequences.
But Qu He didn't think so. He believed that if he wanted to take over West City, or even the entire territory, it all depended on this piece of clothing. As long as he defeated An Yan today, everything would be smooth sailing.
Qu He clenched his fist in the air, and immediately a life and death contract appeared. He said, "Sign it. Whether you live or die, you will bear all the consequences. If you can't withstand three of my blows, you must give me West City. Otherwise, I will give you ten pearls."
"I think this is very inappropriate." The eldest lady of the East Mansion said as she walked forward.
Qu He said, "What's wrong?"
"Can ten pearls compare to the size of a city in the West City?" the eldest lady of the East Palace asked him.
Of course, that wouldn't work, causing everyone around to talk about it. Then Bei Mo said, "Even though it's a bet, it should be fair."
"You guys seem to have received a lot of benefits from Xicheng, otherwise why would you still be speaking up for her?" Qu He glanced at the crowd and said, "You should think carefully. The owner might be transferred soon. If you offend her now, aren't you afraid of the consequences in the future?"
"What big talk you are talking about? We haven't even started the competition yet." The old man looked down on him.
Qu He laughed heartily and said, "Old man, I'm going to deal with you first."
Listen to what the East Palace's eldest lady said: "Stop talking nonsense. If you lose, the ten pearls plus your city and river will be handed over to the West City. That's fair."
"You really know how to take advantage of others." Qu He was a little unhappy.
"Don't you think so? West City has so much land and so many treasures. It is definitely many times better than your place." The eldest lady of the East Mansion retorted him rudely.
Qinghua of Flower Snake Mountain also stepped forward and said, "If you refuse, this competition will be cancelled. We will also regard you as a deliberate provocation, disrupting the peace here, and we will teach you a lesson together!"
Bei Mo also agreed and said, "Qu He, you better take it easy and don't get too excited. It won't be a good sight if several families fight against one."
Only the old man in the southern suburbs was just watching the show. However, when he noticed Li Rongsen looking in his direction, he immediately understood the meaning in his eyes. For some reason, he dared not stand by and watch coldly anymore. He walked up to Qu He and said, "Competitions are about fairness. If you don't agree, just give up. It will save us time."
Qu He believed that he was bound to win, and he could not stand so many people questioning him, so he immediately said, "Okay, I agree." Then he modified the contract and added his city and river to it.
(End of this chapter)
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