Chapter 1323
by“Just this？” Yang Kai asked in surprise after listening to him finish.
“Just this!” Fei Zhitu nodded slowly. “As for breaking various restrictions and rescuing Qian Tong after passing through that ice path, you don’t need to worry. This city lord will arrange it well. If I couldn’t find a suitable fire-attribute secret treasure to restrain that ice path, I wouldn’t have delayed here for so long.
Yang Kai stroked his chin and remained silent in thought.
Fei Zhitu didn’t urge either, allowing him to think. After all, this matter was of great importance. Although it was only to use the power of the spirit weapon to break the blockade of the ice path, it was still an ancient ruin. It was impossible to say that there was no risk at all. Even a strong person like Qian Tong was trapped in it and couldn’t escape. Fei Zhitu couldn’t say for sure what would be encountered on this trip.
Related to life and death, of course, it had to be considered carefully.
But he still had some confidence in Yang Kai. Anyway, as the city lord of Tianyun City, he knew a lot about the nearby Dragon Cave Mountain. Even if he hadn’t seen Yang Kai before, he had heard his rumors many times and knew that he wasn’t a heartless and ungrateful villain.
Sure enough, after a long while, Yang Kai raised his head, and a hint of firmness flashed in his eyes, obviously having made a decision. Fei Zhitu immediately looked at him.
“City Lord Fei, Elder Qian has kindness to my Dragon Cave Mountain. Since he has trouble, then this junior will naturally do his best to help him！”
Fei Zhitu nodded slightly upon hearing this, a hint of satisfaction flashing across his face. He thought to himself that this kid was finally someone who knew the general situation and was grateful for kindness and repaid it.
However, Yang Kai changed the subject, chuckled softly, and asked, “But what’s in it for me if I do this？”
“Benefits?” Fei Zhitu looked astonishment staring blankly at Yang Kai. “You still want benefits?”
Yang Kai laughed and said, “Does City Lord Fei look down on me too much? I’ve long passed the age of being hot-blooded and reckless. This time, the future is uncertain. City Lord Fei surely doesn’t think that a few words will make me follow? Since I’m going to take risks, of course I have to ask for some benefits！”
Fei Zhitu frowned tightly, a hint of disappointment flashing across his face, and said coldly, “But this time, the one we’re going to save is none other than Qian Tong！”
“So what？ If Elder Qian had personally sent a message to me, I would of course go without hesitation. But now it’s you, Senior, who is inviting me. I’m not familiar with you. Naturally, I still have to charge. After all, when Elder Qian is rescued, the favor is yours, and it has little to do with me.”
“What kind of fallacy is this？” Fei Zhitu’s face turned livid. He never expected that Yang Kai would actually make demands and directly ask for benefits. This was completely different from what he had imagined. In his imagination, being able to invite Yang Kai was already giving him a great face. If the other party didn’t have that fire-attribute weapon spirit, with his Saint King Third-Order cultivation, he simply wouldn’t have the qualifications to participate in this operation. When the time comes to rescue the person, how could Qian Tong not be grateful to him？
This brat is actually so shameless！ Fei Zhitu’s nose was almost crooked with anger.
“Whether it’s a fallacy or not, Lord Fei has his own judgment in his heart.” Yang Kai was calm and composed, not in a hurry or impatient.
Fei Zhitu looked at him furiously. After a long while, as if he had thought of something, he suddenly smiled and said with a crafty look on his face: “You want benefits, then I’m giving you benefits!” Did you kid kill Xie Hongwen of the Xie Family?
Yang Kai’s face changed slightly, and he quickly said: “Lord Fei, you can eat whatever you want but you can’t talk nonsense. What evidence do you have to prove that I killed Xie Hongwen?
“Don’t play dumb with me here！” Fei Zhitu snorted coldly. “Do you think others don’t know about this? Do you think you did it without anyone knowing?”
Yang Kai frowned, feeling that he didn’t seem to be bluffing himself. He quickly put on a look of humbly seeking advice and said: “Please senior make it clear.”
Fei Zhitu sneered. “Your feud with Xie Hongwen is known to many. Last time when the Flowing Flame Sand Land opened, Xie Hongwen specifically brought two Saint King Realm disciples of the Xie Family into it to seek revenge on you, which is also a matter known to many. But after he went in, he never appeared again. Clearly, he has died in the Flowing Flame Sand Land！”
“The Flowing Flame Sand Land is full of crises. Even if he died inside, what does it have to do with me？” Yang Kai’s expression was indifferent as he flatly denied it.
Do you know that the Shadow Moon Palace has a secret technique that can be performed by elders on juniors? Once this junior encounters misfortune, then the secret technique will be transferred to the person who committed the evil hand. Not only does Xie Hongwen have this secret technique on him, but also Wei Guchang, Dong Xuan’er and those elite disciples. Now that this Lord has said this, do you understand something?
Yang Kai’s expression was astonished. If Fei Zhitu wasn’t lying to him, then it meant that there must be that kind of secret technique that had been transferred on him, and the matter of himself killing Xie Hongwen was probably no longer a secret long ago.
“The Xie Family has not taken action against you mainly for two reasons. One is because they are afraid of Qian Tong, and the other is that after you returned from the Flowing Flame Sand Field, you rarely showed your face. Besides, there are numerous restrictions within your Dragon Cave Mountain, and the experts of the Xie Family are unable to detect whether the root of that secret technique is on you or not. But as long as you leave the Dragon Cave Mountain once, the matter of you killing Xie Hongwen will be exposed.” Fei Zhitu sneered and said in a low voice： “As long as you can go with this City Lord for a trip, not only can I help you disperse that secret technique which is like a bone-attaching maggot, but also promise you that in the future, the Xie Family will no longer trouble your Dragon Cave Mountain. Moreover, I can restore the trading relationship between you and the Shadow Moon Palace as before. These benefits are quite great, aren’t they？”
While he was speaking, Yang Kai had already unleashed his divine sense and began to check his body. After a moment, his complexion turned ugly.
In his body, there was actually an additional strand of weak energy at some unknown time. This strand of energy was hidden deep within his body. If he didn’t check inch by inch, he might really not be able to discover it. Even with Fei Zhitu’s reminder, he still had to check three consecutive times before he could detect the existence of this strand of energy.
It seems that this is the transferable secret technique of the Shadow Moon Palace. It’s really quite hidden.
“You can find it？” Fei Zhitu looked at him in surprise. Although Yang Kai didn’t say anything, he could also see a clue from the change in the other party’s expression.
This secret technique was extremely concealed. As far as he knew, the secret technique on Xie Hongwen’s body was planted by Xie Li. Xie Li had the cultivation level of the second level of Void Returning. Even martial artists of the same level might not be able to detect the trace of that secret technique. But how did this three-layer Saint King Realm warrior in front of him do it？
Fei Zhitu couldn’t help but marvel and secretly suspected whether the other party was relying on the power of some secret treasure.
Yang Kai, however, I didn’t answer his words. He tried to wrap that weak energy with his own devil flame and refined it. He found that although this energy was very weak, it was extremely difficult to refine. It would take at least several days to completely eliminate it.
However, since he had already found it, Yang Kai was not in a hurry. After pondering for a while, he looked at Fei Zhitu solemnly and said, “Senior, I agree to half of your previous proposal！”
“Half？”
“That’s right. After this matter, Longxue Mountain can resume the trade relationship with Shadowmoon Palace, but the price will have to be discussed again at that time. As for the Xie family… Hehe, I only have one request.”
“Let’s hear it！” Fei Zhitu gave him a sidelong glance.
“The grudge between me and the Xie family, Shadowmoon Palace must not interfere!” Yang Kai shouted in a low voice.
Fei Zhitu’s eyebrows shot up, extremely astonished. He had originally thought that Yang Kai would propose a request for the Shadow Moon Palace to suppress the Xie family and prevent them from causing trouble in Dragon Cave Mountain. Who would have known that this brat would have such audacity? Judging from the meaning in his words, it seemed that he intended to take the initiative to deal with the Xie family himself！
After understanding this point, Fei Zhitu immediately revealed an interested expression.
Although the Xie family was not a top-notch family, they still had quite a few Void Returning Stage powerhouses. The head of the family was even at the Second Level of the Void Returning Stage. With the current strength of Dragon Cave Mountain, could it contend with them？ Could this brat be out of his mind？
Fei Zhitu certainly didn’t want to get involved in the feud between Yang Kai and the Xie family, nor did he bother to think about whether this brat had the guts to spout such wild words. He immediately nodded and said, “That’s no problem. As long as Qian Tong can come out, I can guarantee that even if you wipe out the Xie family, the Shadow Moon Palace won’t say anything. Of course, the prerequisite is that you have the ability.”
He looked at Yang Kai with a disbelieving expression.
Yang Kai didn’t bother to argue with him. After reaching an agreement and setting the date and place for the meeting, he left the City Lord’s Mansion alone.
After Yang Kai left, Fei Zhitu’s brows furrowed. “Something’s not right. Why didn’t this brat ask this City Lord to help him expel the root of the secret technique in his body？ Could it be that he has a way？”
After thinking for a while, Fei Zhitu slowly shook his head, not bothering to think too much. Anyway, the Xie family already knew that Xie Hongwen had died at Yang Kai’s hands. Whether that secret art was removed or not didn’t matter anymore.
Dragon Cave Mountain. When Yang Kai returned, he also didn’t disturb anyone.
The day he had agreed with Fei Zhitu was three days later. After all, he still had to make some preparations on his side, and he couldn’t expose his whereabouts either. Otherwise, it might be discovered by those with ulterior motives.
Taking advantage of these three days, Yang Kai wanted to refine and get rid of that weak energy in his body. Although from the meaning of Fei Zhitu’s words, this kind of secret art was only used to determine who the murderer of the elite disciple was, who knew if it had any other functions.
With such a thing existing in his body, Yang Kai couldn’t feel at ease either.
Fortunately, the characteristics of the Demon Flame were extraordinary and not something that could be compared with the Saint Yuan in the bodies of ordinary martial artists.
Coupled with the Weapon Spirit Firebird, in just two days, Yang Kai had completely refined that energy-. After checking his own body again he couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief.
Next, Yang Kai summoned Yang Yan, Wu Yi, Qianyue, and the two worshippers Chang Qi and Hao An, carefully instructed them and told them not to go out during this period of time, lest they be targeted by the people of the Xie family. After getting their guarantees, he then returned to the Stone Mansion to make some preparations.
Actually, there wasn’t really anything to prepare. However, Yang Yan had given Yang Kai quite a number of those spherical Saint Crystals that had been purified and compressed by the Stone Golem. This kind of Saint Crystal that was accidentally created, whether it was in terms of quality or the amount of Spiritual Qi it contained, was not something that a High-Grade Saint Crystal could compare to. It was extremely useful for restoration, healing, and combat.
Yang Yan called this kind of Saint Crystal produced by the Stone Golem, Saint Crystal Source！
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