Chapter 2824 — Robbed
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"You three look pleased with yourselves—a rich haul, I take it?" Mo Ba bared his teeth in a grin and suddenly spoke to the trio.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Dark Night Palace Disciple B turned, wary.
"Nothing much. Hand over your trial spirit herbs, and Brother Pao will spare your lives," Mo Ba said flatly.
"Hand them over? On what grounds?" Dark Night Palace Disciple B was startled. He had come on a mission this time—to trade with the Mystic Elixir Sect for a Qi-Gathering Pill, so that the Palace Master could successfully break through from the peak of the late Earth Rank to the early Heaven Rank. This was their last chance. The Qi-Gathering Pill had its drawbacks, yes, but once one successfully comprehended the inheritance, those drawbacks would vanish, and advancement would face no further barrier.
The appointed time was drawing nearer and nearer. If the Dark Night Palace wanted a share of the prize, they had to make haste. The problem was that the Palace Master, Ye Rou'er, had not yet broken through to the Heaven Rank—and the higher one's cultivation, the greater the chance of comprehending the inheritance. With no other recourse, the Dark Night Palace had been forced to resort to this desperate measure.
"On what grounds? On the grounds that Brother Pao decides whether you live or die!" Mo Ba gave a cold snort. "If Brother Pao says you live, you live. If he says you die, you die."
"Isn't that a bit tyrannical?" Dark Night Palace Disciple B could not help saying.
"Tyrannical? From the moment you set foot among cultivators, you should have known what 'the weak are prey to the strong' means. To talk of tyranny now—isn't it a bit late?" Mo Ba said scornfully. "Enough. We're all trial participants here, and I don't want to sour the mood. Brother Pao's principle is simple: hand over your goods and you won't be killed. If you want to live, then be quick about it. If you want to die, I won't stop you."
"You—" Dark Night Palace Disciple B was about to say more when Dark Night Palace Disciple A caught hold of him. He made a gesture to Disciple B, signaling him to see what Young Hero Yang had to say. The strongest person here was Young Hero Yang; the two of them were merely Earth Rank cultivators and had no say in the matter.
"Young Hero Yang, what do you think...?" Dark Night Palace Disciple A looked to Young Hero Yang of Fireflame Mountain and asked.
"Zhang Naipao, don't push people too far. If it really comes to a fight, I'm not afraid of you. I'm an expert at the peak of the mid Heaven Rank—I'm not like that Earth Tyrant, who's only at the peak of the early Heaven Rank." Young Hero Yang was thoroughly annoyed. All along the way, the two Dark Night Palace disciples had flattered him until his head was in the clouds, and now Zhang Naipao was robbing him—naturally he was displeased, especially with his two underlings watching. How could he back down?
Besides, his strength spoke for itself. If he yielded, wouldn't he become a laughingstock? (To be continued.)