Chapter 2973 - 2974: Expert Showdown

Chapter 2973: Chapter 2974: Expert Showdown

"Xue Wenyuan is an officer of the Imperial Court. Aren’t you worried that disregarding his life will anger the emperor? Don’t you fear offending the Imperial Envoy Xue Wenhui and Xue Xin, who has already established his own faction in the military?" said the person with the highest inner strength.

"If none of you are afraid to offend them, why should I be?" Bai Ruozhu still appeared indifferent.

"We’re barefoot and unafraid of those with shoes. We remain in the shadows, impossible for them to find and seek revenge upon, unlike you. Can your family and your brother in the Capital hide from them?" the person added.

Bai Ruozhu squinted her eyes, "Hmph, quite perceptive."

"Know your enemy and know yourself, and you’ll fight a hundred battles without defeat. You throw the box over, and we’ll send the person over without backing out," said the person with the highest inner strength.

"And if I give it to you, can you open it?" Bai Ruozhu asked provocatively.

"Then leave that to Lord Bai to worry about."

Bai Ruozhu gritted her teeth, "Don’t play tricks, or none of you will leave."

"The same goes for you; dare to play tricks and Xue Wenyuan dies!" The other side was equally unyielding.

The two sides agreed and began the exchange. The person holding Old Master Xue started moving him towards Bai Ruozhu’s position, releasing his grip halfway there.

"Slowly walk forward, and then you’ll throw the box to me," said the person with the highest inner strength.

Bai Ruozhu glanced at Old Master Xue; his legs were trembling and his forehead was drenched in sweat, truly terrified.

She tossed the Mechanical Box towards the person with the best inner strength.

The opponent reached out to grab it in mid-air, using inner strength to pull the box towards him.

At that moment, Bai Ruozhu pulled Old Master Xue towards her, and Little Dengdeng’s wooden toy dog suddenly enlarged, transforming into the Puppet Dog, charging to block the people behind.

Jiang Yichun’s ice struck the box, causing it to change direction, flying towards Gao Zhou.

Gao Zhou leapt to catch the box, but the person reached out with his other hand and commanded, "Come back!"

His inner strength was profound, pulling the box towards himself, grabbing it directly into his palm.

Simultaneously, Old Master Xue was rescued, and everyone in the Xue Residence sighed in relief.

"Haha, we meet again..." The expert hadn’t yet finished speaking when a black shadow darted over, biting his arm.

He screamed in agony, followed by a gray shadow attacking his head—it was Xiaohei and the wolf spirit Xiaohui hidden with Xiaohei!

Jiang Yichun reached out to snatch back the Mechanical Box, sneering coldly, "Who really has the upper hand in the end?"

Bai Ruozhu is never one to only prepare two plans. She not only signaled Jiang Yichun but also secretly released Xiaohei to ensure both it and Xiaohui were ready.

Indeed, being well-prepared is the key to being foolproof.

"You promised but didn’t keep your word, despicable!" the person said.

"I handed the item to you; task accomplished, but I never said I wouldn’t snatch it back," Bai Ruozhu grinned mischievously, "You took hostages who can’t fight; isn’t that despicable?"

The injured person got captured, while three others escaped in the chaos, Gao Zhou and the Eternal King took the opportunity to kill or knock out the remaining people.

"Using poison against me is useless; I won’t say anything," the man’s mask was pulled off, revealing a square, country-shaped face, but nothing else remarkable.

"Even if you don’t speak, someone else will," Bai Ruozhu said.

The man sneered, "They know nothing, merely follow my orders."

Jiang Yichun took out a pill, pinched his mouth and stuffed it in, smirking, "Ask your partner if this poison affects inner strength experts."

Bai Ruozhu disliked hearing that, "Early or late efficacy, if I want to end you, you wouldn’t stand a chance."

The drug’s effects began to show; his consciousness was less clear than before, his gaze less sharp, yet he strained to shake his head, attempting to remain clear-headed.

"Girl, give him the antidote, I want a proper duel!" Eternal King stood up saying.

"Don’t cause trouble, don’t see a Martial Arts expert and want a match," Gao Zhou hurried to stop him, but Eternal King remained steady, refusing to budge.

Eternal King ignored Gao Zhou, stared at the man, "How about it? If you win, I’ll let you go; if you lose, spill everything you know."

"Zhou Yong!" Jiang Yichun shouted, "You’re not in charge here."

The man sneered, "This is Danliang; will they listen to you?"

Eternal King remained there, waiting as Jiang Yichun said, "Get lost, don’t force me to slaughter, today I want a proper duel with him."

Jiang Yichun angrily wanted to act, but Bai Ruozhu held him back.

"If you lose, won’t keep your promise to reveal everything?" she asked the man.

"You think I’m like you? We from River Jiang have our own code," he disdainfully said.

Bai Ruozhu pulled Jiang Yichun aside, "Let them fight, or your uncle will keep causing trouble."

She said, tossing a medicine bottle to Eternal King, "Antidote, if he escapes, you leave with him!"

"I’m not dead," Eternal King said displeased, pouring the antidote for the square-faced man.

Old Master Xue was terrified of collateral damage, nearly retreating to the corner. He looked at the unconscious or dead masked people scattered around, pondering more about the family heirloom his wife possessed.

On the other side, Eternal King and the square-faced man began fighting, blows and kicks exchanged at dizzying speed.

Bai Ruozhu and Little Dengdeng retreated inside to sit down, munching on seeds, watching the spectacle.

"Mother, I bet the big bad wins," Little Dengdeng said.

Bai Ruozhu rolled her eyes, "Then what is left for Mom to bet on? If I didn’t think he’d win, why would I risk this?"

Little Dengdeng chuckled softly, "Big bad, go for it!"

Eternal King was speechless, that kind of encouragement was worse than none, but having captured him once, did he always have to call him a big bad?

The two fought over a hundred rounds, Bai Ruozhu was nearly dozing off when finally Eternal King landed a palm strike, knocking the man to the ground, achieving victory.

"Haha, what a blast!" Eternal King laughed loudly.

"You win, I admit defeat," square-faced man coughed, spitting blood.

He sat up, saying, "Our Lord wants the Duan Family’s heirloom, but I don’t know exactly what it is. He just instructed me to keep an eye out, saying someone would help me find it. Our Lord never misses a detail; I simply followed orders."

"Is your Lord Qin Kaichang?" Bai Ruozhu asked.

"Qin Kaichang is merely an alias; don’t bother thinking you can catch him. He’s arranged everything and left ten days ago," the square-faced man replied.

Eternal King became intrigued, "Who exactly is your Lord? What’s his name? Does he think he’s a prophet?"