Chapter 2931

A group of Emperor Respect Realm cultivators all stared at him in astonishment. The dark-faced big man clearly didn’t expect that the palace master of his own family would give such an answer. For a moment, his mouth gaped wide and his expression was dull.

Li Jiao said, “I don’t know when this kind of trash sneaked in. He dares to pretend to be an elder of my Li Long Palace. Palace Master Yang, you are magnanimous and don’t bother with small people. Don’t argue with him.”

Yang Kai said coldly, “Since it’s trash, it should be cleaned up.”

Li Jiao quickly said, “What Palace Master Yang said is extremely correct.”

As he finished speaking, he raised his hand and slapped towards the dark-faced big man. In an instant, the wind and clouds surged in the main hall.

When the huge palm print crashed down, the dark-faced big man clearly hadn’t reacted yet. But even if he had reacted, with his cultivation base of the first level of the Emperor Respect Realm, he would definitely not be Li Jiao’s opponent.

With a shrill scream, the dark-faced big man was slapped to the ground. Countless bones were broken, blood overflowed from his mouth and nose, and he fainted directly.

The main hall was so quiet that a pin drop could be heard. All the elders of the Li Long Palace felt their heads go blank. They never expected that the palace master would actually attack an elder of his own family. For a moment, their hearts felt cold and their bodies were icy cold.

Li Jiao was not a moody person. Every elder at the Emperor Venerable Realm present had followed him for at least a hundred years and had made great contributions to the Li Long Palace. However, Li Jiao actually attacked his own people in order to curry favor with an outsider. Such a practice inevitably made people feel a little disheartened.

The dark-faced big man was hit like this. Even if he didn’t die, he was seriously injured. At least it would take him a month or two of cultivation to recover.

In full view of everyone, Li Jiao raised his hand again and directly threw the dark-faced big man out of the hall. His gaze was cold and stern as he looked around and snorted, “Not having eyes at home is just embarrassing. Not having eyes outside is losing one’s life. I hope everyone will keep this in mind.”

These words containing a hint of warning entered the ears of the crowd, making them shiver involuntarily and their expressions varied.

Li Jiao turned his head and looked at Yang Kai with a dry smile and said, “I wonder if Palace Master Yang is still satisfied?”

Yang Kai smiled lightly and said, “Brother Li is handling his own family affairs. What does it matter whether I am satisfied or not?”

Only then did Li Jiao heave a sigh of relief and said with a light breath, “I wonder why Palace Master Yang has come here？”

Yang Kai smiled and said, “To collect the money. Didn’t Brother Li guess it just now? Why ask when you know.

Li Jiao’s face changed drastically, and he wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and said, “Palace Master Yang, don’t be joking. Don’t be joking…”

“Do I look like I’m joking？” Yang Kai looked at him indifferently.

Li Jiao was now uncertain about what Yang Kai had come for. Logically speaking, the debt of 40 million high-grade source crystals owed each year really wasn’t worth Yang Kai going to such lengths and making a personal trip. But his expression didn’t seem like he was joking either, which made Li Jiao’s heart pound.

Owing such a huge sum of money to someone always made him feel inferior and lack confidence when speaking. If the Lingxiao Palace doesn’t have such profound heritage perhaps the Li Palace would have resisted to some extent. But precisely because Li Jiao knew very well the depth of the Lingxiao Palace, he didn’t even have the slightest thought of resistance.

After all, the Lingxiao Palace was related to Master Ji Ying, had three great demon kings sitting in town, and even had a dragon… Such a lineup, how could the Li Palace compare？ If they really angered the other party, the fate of the Wenqing Sect would be the tomorrow of the Li Palace.

For a moment, Li Jiao accompanied with a smile and didn’t know what to do.

Yang Kai suddenly said, “Brother Li, you can’t take it out？”

Li Jiao said awkwardly, “I still hope Palace Master Yang can give me a few more days！”

“How many days？”

“Half a year… no no no, three months, three months will do.” Li Jiao said hurriedly.

“Three months？ Palace Master Li’s request is rather low.” Yang Kai smiled slightly and said, “How about this Palace Master gives you three years？”

“What？” Li Jiao was stunned and didn’t quite understand Yang Kai’s meaning.

Yang Kai said, “This palace master will give you three years. During these three years, you don’t have to offer tribute to my Lingxiao Palace when you leave the Dragon Palace. After three years, everything will be as usual. With the buffer of these three years, the days of your Li Dragon Palace should be much better！”

Li Jiao didn’t feel pleasantly surprised. Instead, he had a scared expression on his face and hesitated, “Palace Master Yang… What are the requirements？”

There is no free lunch in the world, and this Lingxiao Palace Master couldn’t be so kind-hearted. Li Jiao had lived for so many years after all. He always had this common sense.

Yang Kai smiled gently, “I need Brother Li to accompany me to a place.”

Li Jiao immediately became vigilant, and his expression changed constantly： “What place？”

Yang Kai quietly transmitted his voice and spit out two words.

Li Jiao’s face changed drastically, as if he had heard some shocking bad news, and he shook his head like a rattle： “Palace Master Yang. It’s not that Li is unwilling to help you, but…”

“Then pay back the money now！” Yang Kai said, reaching out his hand before he could finish speaking.

Li Jiao’s mouth twitched constantly, and he said angrily, “Palace Master Yang, Li treats you sincerely. Don’t go too far. I, Li Jiao, wasn’t scared to grow up either.”

Yang Kai smiled and said, “Why is Brother Li so unreasonable? It’s just asking you to accompany me to that place, not to take your life.”

Li Jiao shook his head and said, “Anywhere else is fine, but that place…” As if remembering some past event, he couldn’t help but shiver, and then continued, “Master Yang, please mention another request. If it can be satisfied, I will definitely satisfy you.”

“Really not possible？” Yang Kai’s face sank slightly.

Li Jiao answered with silence.

Yang Kai sighed slightly and said, “Forget it, a forced melon is not sweet. Since Brother Li is not willing, then this palace master will not force it. It’s just that this palace master originally planned to resolve a crisis for Brother Li. Since Brother Li is not willing to cooperate, then you can only seek more blessings for yourself.”

Li Jiao’s heart skipped a beat, and he said in surprise, “Crisis？ What crisis？”

Yang Kai shrugged his shoulders.

Zhu Lie, who had been standing aside silently, said, “Does this guy know where Zhu Qing is？”

“No one knows better than him.” Yang Kai replied.

The reason why Zhu Qing went to the Frozen Ground in the first place was ultimately because of this Li Jiao. Many years ago, Li Jiao accidentally obtained a Blood Dragon Flower from the Frozen Ground and brought it back to the Li Long Palace to cultivate with his own blood. According to what he said, the reason why the Blood Dragon Flower appeared in the Frozen Ground was because a giant dragon had fallen there. The Blood Dragon Flower absorbed the essence of the giant dragon’s flesh and blood, and thus was able to survive.

And Zhu Qing had previously inquired about the location of that place from Li Jiao and went to the Frozen Ground to bring back the remaining dragon origin of that giant dragon.

So if there is anyone in this world who knows exactly where Zhu Qing is in the permafrost, then only Li Jiao knows best. Letting him lead the way is the fastest way.

“That’s good！” Zhu Lie nodded upon hearing this and stepped towards Li Jiao.

Li Jiao’s heart tightened, and an inexplicable sense of great crisis emerged. He had noticed this red-haired youth before and also perceived his strength so he had repeatedly endured Yang Kai’s made things difficult. At this moment, when they couldn’t agree on a word, Li Jiao naturally became even more vigilant towards him.

He asked in a deep voice, “I wonder what your honorable name is?”

Zhu Lie sneered and said, “A reptile is not worthy of knowing my name.”

“Crawling…reptile！” Li Jiao flew into a rage. He had scruples about Yang Kai because there were countless powerful people behind Yang Kai that he couldn’t afford to provoke, especially that female dragon, which was simply an existence he couldn’t look up to. Although this red-haired youth was powerful, he wasn’t to the extent that made him awestruck and terrified.

After all, he was also a Third-Order Emperor Senior. There weren’t many people in this world who could defeat him.

“I can’t stand such despicable bloodlines like yours. They should have been wiped out long ago！” Zhu Lie’s eyes were filled with contemptuous light.

This sentence completely enraged Li Jiao. The impurity of his bloodline was a thorn in his heart, and whoever mentioned it would be unlucky.

So with a roar, Li Jiao was ready to take action and teach this red-haired youth a lesson. No matter how powerful the other party was, as long as he wasn’t a Great Emperor-level existence, in this Li Dragon Palace, he couldn’t possibly be his opponent.

He had the advantage of time, place, and people, and could unleash a powerful force far beyond his own strength.

The roaring sound stopped abruptly, and the Emperor Yuan surging within Li Jiao also suddenly subsided. Standing on the high platform, he looked down with trembling eyes, his whole body shaking like a sieve, almost falling to the ground with a cry: “Dragon… “Dragon Clan!”

Below, behind Zhu Lie who was walking towards him step by step, the figure of a bright red giant dragon suddenly emerged, circling above his head. The huge dragon eyes stared at Li Jiao without any emotion. Being stared at by these eyes, Li Jiao felt as if all the strength in his body had disappeared, his blood almost solidified in his body, and the Emperor Yuan couldn’t circulate properly.

Right now, even if a Dao Source Realm cultivator came, I’m afraid he could easily kill him on the spot.

The high-pitched dragon roar didn’t sound until this moment, deafening, making the entire great hall tremble.

Many elders of the Li Dragon Palace all had ashen complexions, and were in a flurry for a while. Each of them stared blankly at the figure of the giant dragon behind Zhu Lie, and couldn’t help but give birth to a feeling of insignificance and inferiority in their hearts.

It was only at this moment that they knew how wise and martial their own palace master was.

When Li Jiao knocked out that black-faced big man and threw him out, they still felt that their own palace master was a bit heartless and felt cold in their hearts. But now they understood that it was not Li Jiao being timid and afraid of getting into trouble, but having foresight.

Not to mention how powerful the Palace Master of Lingxiao Palace who was watching the excitement was, just such a dragon was enough to sweep away everyone present. If there was really a conflict at that time, the only ones who would be unlucky were the Li dragon palace.

Dragons, living dragons, which have always only existed in legends and ancient books, actually appeared in front of their eyes so abruptly, making everyone have an extremely unreal feeling.

Only by witnessing it with one’s own eyes can one know how weak and powerless the descriptions in the ancient books are. The strength of the dragons can by no means be summarized in just a few words.

When the dragons are angry, who can directly face their sharpness? Having a conflict with the dragons is equivalent to going against the entire Dragon Island. The Li dragon doesn’t have the courage, nor the ability.

In the blink of an eye, Zhu Lie had already walked onto the high platform, reached out and pinched Li Jiao’s neck, and lifted him up.

Despite having the cultivation base of the Third-Order Emperor Realm, Li Jiao seemed like a baby in front of Zhu Lie and had no room to resist at all. Although he struggled, he still couldn’t break free from the restraint. His face quickly turned red and he had difficulty breathing.

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