Chapter 644: Chapter 644
"Hmph! Such arrogance you have, sir, not afraid the wind will snap your tongue?" Before Murong Baiyun could speak, an elder in a green robe sneered ahead of him.
"And what are you? Worthy of talking to me?" Zhang Xiaohao scoffed.
With a flicker, he was already in front of the elder.
So fast that everyone present couldn’t react in time.
The elder in green garments felt but a blur before his eyes, and despite his cultivation at the Peak of Control Realm, he couldn’t react in time.
By the time everything came to a halt, he realized he was lifted off the ground by his neck, forcibly hoisted up from the dirt.
"Ah! You lowlife, dare to launch a sneak attack on me, courting death!" the elder in green shouted angrily.
A tremendous True Qi burst out wildly, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not muster even a trace of it.
It was as if all the True Qi inside him had been completely sealed.
"Old thing, weren’t you in a rush to die? I’ll grant you your wish!" Zhang Xiaohao said indifferently.
His gaze turned cold, his hand tightened, and he pinched towards the elder’s throat.
"No, please! I’m willing to offer 500 billion RMB..."
Before Murong Baiyun could finish his sentence, the elder in green’s neck was brutally snapped by Zhang Xiaohao.
With the breath gone, he couldn’t be deader.
"What’s that, you’re offering 500 billion RMB to buy his corpse? Hmm, that’s a possibility!" Zhang Xiaohao said with amusement.
He casually threw the corpse of the elder in green beside him.
Murong Baiyun’s face turned from green to red and then back again, ultimately restraining all expression.
As for the other two robed elders, they alternated between looking up at the sky and down at the ground, feigning ignorance.
"Brother Zhang is joking." Murong Baiyun said with a forced smile.
"Joking? Do I look like I’m joking with you?" Zhang Xiaohao scoffed.
"Hehe." Murong Baiyun laughed awkwardly.
He was already cursing the elder in green inside his heart. If you have no strength, why put on airs? And if you’re going to show off, at least have the strength to back it up!
"Speak! How do you plan to resolve these two matters? With compensation, or do you want to take a punch from me?" Zhang Xiaohao said playfully.
"Brother Zhang, to be frank, even if you were to sell me, I couldn’t come up with more than a trillion." Murong Baiyun said with a bitter smile.
"No problem! If you don’t have the money, then take a punch from me. After one punch, life or death, no regrets, I will not bother you further!" Zhang Xiaohao said earnestly.
Hearing Zhang Xiaohao’s words made Murong Baiyun’s scalp tingle.
Had he not witnessed Zhang Xiaohao’s strength, he might still have a bit of confidence in taking his punch.
But after seeing Zhang Xiaohao’s ability to annihilate someone at the Peak of Control Realm as easily as slaughtering a dog, even if the three of them ganged up, he had no confidence that he could withstand Zhang Xiaohao’s full-force punch.
Even if he could take it, he would likely end up dead or crippled. What use then for preserving a ’useful body’ to compete for the position of Family Head?
"You two, get out!" Murong Baiyun said sternly.
"As you command, young master Baiyun!" The two robed elders replied respectfully.
With a flash, they hurried out with astonishing speed.
Once they were gone, Murong Baiyun said,
"Brother Zhang, may I have a word with you in private!"
"Can’t we talk here?" Zhang Xiaohao said.
"This matter must only be known between the two of us!" Murong Baiyun said earnestly.
"No way, honey! We’re going to follow you wherever you go." Zhao Ling’er cooed.
She clung to Zhang Xiaohao’s arm, swaying it back and forth.
"Zhang Xiaohao, it’s perilous here, do you really have the heart to leave us both behind?" Zhou Yating said with a pitiful expression.
"You two stay put, and if you dare to wander off, just wait and see how I’ll deal with you!" Zhang Xiaohao ordered, his face stern.
After speaking, he looked at Murong Baiyun.
"Let’s go!" said Zhang Xiaohao.
"Mm." Murong Baiyun nodded solemnly and entered the room inside.
Zhang Xiaohao followed, keeping his Soul Power alert to every move outside.
"So, tell me, how do you plan to solve these two issues?" Zhang Xiaohao asked.
"Brother Zhang, to be honest, I’m out of money! At most, I can bring out two trillion, and that’s the wealth I’ve personally saved up over the years," Murong Baiyun said with a grim face.
He hadn’t expected that trying to be crafty would backfire on himself. Read full story at 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝※𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖※𝕟𝕖𝕥
"No money? So, are you planning to take a punch from me?" Zhang Xiaohao said with a playful tone.
"I plan to use an item to offset all the debts! What do you think about that, Brother Zhang?" Murong Baiyun asked.
"One item to wipe out over ten trillion in debt? Do you think it’s made of gold?" Zhang Xiaohao mocked.
"Rest assured, Brother Zhang! This item is definitely worth more than ten trillion!" Murong Baiyun said solemnly.
"Oh yeah? Show me," Zhang Xiaohao said, his interest piqued.
He wanted to see what an item worth more than ten trillion actually looked like.
"Mm." Murong Baiyun nodded heavily.
He casually tore his clothes to shreds.
"Oh man! You’re not proposing to settle the debt with your body, are you? Let me tell you, don’t think because you’re fair and tender, you can appeal to everyone! I’m not interested in that," Zhang Xiaohao teased.
"Heh." Murong Baiyun let out an awkward chuckle.
He tore open the fabric over his chest and solemnly took down a crystal-colored key that was hanging around his neck.
The key was only the size of two fingers and was broken in the middle. Murong Baiyun was holding just the latter half of the key.
"Brother Zhang, I want to use this item to offset all the debts!" Murong Baiyun stated earnestly.
"A broken key, are you sure it can wipe out more than ten trillion?" Zhang Xiaohao said, amused.
"Mm." Murong Baiyun nodded heavily.
His face showed reluctance as he fondled the half-piece crystal key, a fierce expression crossing his features.
"This damaged crystal key is something the current Family Head of the Murong Family commanded. It took the combined overt and covert strength of the Murong Family, three months of time, incalculable manpower and resources, and the sacrifice of over twenty individuals from the Void Transformation Realm! It was only after all that, in a certain secret realm, that we acquired this crystal key," Murong Baiyun recounted gravely.
"Just making up a backstory for it, do you think I’ll believe you?" Zhang Xiaohao said, his mouth curving into a smirk.
To prove the credibility of his words, Murong Baiyun tore off all his clothes, revealing scars from slashes all over his body.
From his neck down, there were varying sizes of scars which, together, numbered at least a hundred if not two hundred.
"To obtain this crystal key! I’ve sacrificed all the forces I’ve secretly cultivated over the past twenty years! Now, only four of them remained, but you, Brother Zhang, managed to kill two of them with ease, leaving only two!" Murong Baiyun said with a wry smile.