He immediately discreetly pressed Zong Ming's acupoint, rendering him unable to speak, and then calmly said:

"That's right, I am from the Dragon King Hall."

Upon hearing this, Yin Xiaoyu revealed herself in the Mountain God Temple.

She still wore her wedding dress, appearing surprisingly youthful, seemingly only eighteen or nineteen.

However, her face was full of sternness, and faint red light flickered in her eyes as she looked around arrogantly.

Seeing her, Wang Chaosheng's face instantly filled with sadness:

"Xiao Cui, it really is you!

"How could you do such a thing?

"If you wanted the Poison Dragon Pill Scripture, why didn't you just ask me?

"Why did you have to kidnap our daughter?"

"..."

Yin Xiaoyu, who was initially stern-faced, felt her lips twitch upon hearing this.

Unable to restrain herself, she shot a glare at Wang Chaosheng:

"If you say another word, I'll kill your daughter."

"..."

Wang Chaosheng immediately shut his mouth but secretly instructed Wang Chengying:

"She won't let me speak, perhaps out of embarrassment. You talk to her, call her seventeenth aunt. We're all family, after all. It's always better to close the door and talk things over rather than exposing ourselves to the elements in this barren mountain, right?"

Wang Chengying wished she could kick this incorrigible old man off the mountainside.

How could he still be meddling at a time like this?

Yin Xiaoyu, with her extraordinary martial arts, naturally heard these words, and was nearly driven mad with rage.

But for now, she could still barely contain herself.

She took a deep breath and spoke:

"I had Zong Ming waiting on the Bohai Trading Company's ship. This old fool once said the Poison Dragon Pill Scripture was indeed on the ship.

"Moreover, it was placed in a location Wang Chengying would never imagine.

"I presumed it wouldn't appear in the dock warehouse.

"Now, it seems I was correct.

"Since Zong Ming has fallen into your hands, it proves the Poison Dragon Pill Scripture is indeed on the ship.

"It's just unfortunate I didn't anticipate the people of the Dragon King Hall would also be here.

"Are you also here for the Poison Dragon Pill Scripture?"

Su Mo turned his head slightly, his lips moved silently.

Fu Han Yuan immediately chuckled lightly:

"Indeed.

"However, our actions from the Dragon King Hall are not as fierce as Master Yin's.

"When wanting something from someone, we often have to ask for their opinion than capturing their daughter and forcing them into a trade.

"Now the Bohai Association's Master Wang has already agreed to hand the Poison Dragon Pill Scripture over to our Dragon King Hall.

"Master Yin... this matter no longer concerns the Wang family.

"In my opinion, you should return the Wang family's young daughter.

"Whatever the issue, settle it with our Dragon King Hall."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Yin Xiaoyu furrowed her brows tightly.

The Bohai Association is merely one among the Hundred Merchants Association.

The Dragon King Hall, however, is one of the three major powers of the Nanhai.

There's simply no comparison.

Settle it with the Dragon King Hall?

At that point, it's hard to say who's settling with whom.

But Yin Xiaoyu, having traversed the Nanhai, did not always disregard these three major powers.

To say any random person from these three could easily face her is obviously impossible.

After a brief contemplation, she gently sighed:

"This friend from the Dragon King Hall...

"I, and the Dragon King Hall, have never trespassed upon each other's territories.

"If it were anything else, with your vast empire, naturally we would not dare to contest lightly.

"But this Poison Dragon Pill Scripture is of great use to me.

"Please, honor me by handing over the Poison Dragon Pill Scripture.

"After this, consider me indebted to the Dragon King Hall."

Fu Han Yuan briefly fell silent, then raised an eyebrow lightly:

"What if I say... Master Yin's favor is worthless?"

"...Then today, we'll see whose skills are better."

Yin Xiaoyu let out a cold laugh, but was unwilling to back down.

Fu Han Yuan paused again, then smiled and said:

"I see there's no need for that...

"The Jianghu isn't just about fighting and killing.

"The Dragon King Hall neither needs favors nor owes them.

"However, we can still discuss trade."

"Trade?"

Yin Xiaoyu was taken aback: "You wish to purchase the Poison Dragon Pill Scripture from my hands?"

"That's not quite right."

Fu Han Yuan shook his head:

"The Poison Dragon Pill Scripture doesn't belong to Master Yin, it belongs to the Bohai Association, even to our Dragon King Hall.

"So it's Master Yin who will be purchasing the Poison Dragon Pill Scripture from our Dragon King Hall.

"Favors are not currency, but there are always other things that can be of value.

"But what price you can afford, depends on Master Yin yourself."

For a moment, Yin Xiaoyu was deeply pensive, her brows tightly furrowed.

Meanwhile, as Fu Han Yuan and Yin Xiaoyu were haggling.

In the Pingyang City below the mountain, outside an inn.

Little Situ was munching on steamed buns bought from who-knows-where, puffing out her cheeks.

While eating, she frowned:

"Fish-filled buns... when hot, they barely qualify as a delicacy on earth.

"But when they cool, they're a bit fishy, not very tasty."

Muttering this, she stuffed all the buns into her mouth and then looked around:

"Why haven't they come yet?"

"Here they are."

Miss Dongqing spoke softly. Little Situ looked up, expecting to see Su Mo.

Instead, her vision was still completely dark with no sign of Su Mo.

Just as she was puzzled, silhouettes emerged in the night.

The inn was faintly surrounded, watertight.

Little Situ was a bit disappointed, having thought Su Mo had arrived.

Just as she was at a loss, a bun suddenly disappeared from her arms. Turning around, she saw a petite woman holding a Bright Silver Spear, smiling at her.

"Sister Xiao Yun!"

Little Situ's eyes lit up: "Why are you here?"

"The boss asked me to check.

Yang Xiaoyun smiled and said: "After all, wealth can stir the heart, and who can claim not to have the slightest bit of greed when faced with great fortune?"

As she spoke, she took a bite of the bun, chewed twice, and raised her eyebrows:

"What's this filling?"

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