C4275 They Had a Meeting.
C4275 They Had a Meeting.
At this point, he could see that Chen Xiao was deliberately making things difficult for him.
The other party was a powerful immortal-level cultivator. To him, he was an existence that he could only look up to. He had struggled for his entire life, but he couldn't even enter the door of the immortal-level. A mere junior had even taken his place.
Li Haoran accepted his fate, and he quickly calmed down.
He thought about why Chen Xiao would not let go of Li Hongzhong. Could there be some other reason?
Logically speaking, although Li Hongzhong had colluded with the Xiao Family and sold a lot of things, as long as the compensation was enough, it would not be a problem. It was not to the point where they had to shed all pretenses of cordiality.
Why?
"I'm sorry, the two of you." Li Haoran bowed deeply, his movements meticulous.
"Uncle Haoran, you..." Li Xuan was stunned when he saw this.
Seeing this, Chen Xiao raised his eyebrows, and he could not help but think a bit more highly of the other party. That was all.
Zuo Zhao and Fu Xue cupped their fists and did not say much. However, they were obviously more or less at ease.
The other party did not hesitate to apologize in such a low position. The two of them should also show mercy.
And this scene was extremely aggrieving to Li Hongzhong.
Li Haoran smiled and said to Chen Xiao, "City Lord Chen Xiao, my sincerity has already been shown. It's time to let him go."
"No." Chen Xiao said lightly.
"..." Li Haoran.
"..." Zuo Zhao and Fu Xue were silent.
"You are going too far." Li Xuan completely exploded. The Qi and blood in his body surged, and he was about to attack.
However, what welcomed him was overwhelming pressure. It poured down from the sky. With a crack, the sound of bones cracking could be heard. Li Xuan's leg was crippled, and he half-knelt on the ground.
"You think I don't dare to touch you?" Chen Xiao's eyes were fierce like a hungry wolf.
"City Lord Chen Xiao, please calm down. Please be magnanimous and don't hurt the young master." Li Haoran was shocked and quickly said.
Hearing that, Chen Xiao stopped. He knew that if he really hurt Li Xuan, Li Zhong wouldn't let it go.
Half-kneeling on the ground, blood was flowing out of the corner of his mouth, and his eyes were filled with unwillingness. He bit out a few words from his teeth, "Chen Xiao, what do you want? We can pay for it. It's just Li Hongzhong. It's not worth your killing."
Chen Xiao stared into the other party's eyes with a smile on his face and nodded.
"Alright, as long as the Warlord is here, I will release him immediately."
Li Haoran and Li Xuan looked at each other, not knowing what Chen Xiao was trying to do.
"Is that true?" Li Haoran asked again.
"Of course it's true. I can't be bothered to lie to you." Chen Xiao said.
Li Haoran's eyes rolled around. After thinking for a while, he said, "Alright, I'll tell you everything. Before that, I hope that City Lord Chen Xiao will keep your promise and not break it."
As he spoke, he glanced at Li Hongzhong a few times.
It was indeed a bit miserable, but luckily, he still had a breath left, so it was not a big deal.
Chen Xiao was very satisfied with this result. "Alright, please inform the Warlord that I have something to discuss with him."
"What is it? Just the smuggling matter?" Li Xuan asked.
Chen Xiao spread out his hands and said indifferently, "No comment."
Previously, he found a vague black shadow in Li Hongzhong's soul. As expected, it should be the remnant of a thought left behind by the people of the Dark Shrine when they wiped Li Hongzhong's memories.
And who was this vague black shadow? Was it Li Zhan?
Although Li Zhan was an immortal-level Almighty with extraordinary strength and was only one step away from the Eternal Realm, his status was respected, so the possibility was not high, but it could not be ruled out either.
And all of this was a test for him.
Li Haoran sighed in his heart. This person was so terrifying. Even he was a little helpless against him. It seemed that he could only rely on the City Lord to suppress him.
"City Lord Chen Xiao, I will tell him the truth. Let's go, Young Master."
Staying here would be asking for humiliation. There was no need to do so.
Chen Xiao had already expressed his attitude. To Li Haoran, although he did not save Li Hongzhong, he had already achieved his goal.
What he really cared about was Chen Xiao's last sentence. Something to discuss? What was it?
With great doubt, Li Haoran and Li Xuan, who were filled with disappointment and unwillingness, quickly left.
After the two of them left, Chen Xiao turned around and slapped Li Hongzhong to the point of fainting.
When Zuo Zhao and Fu Xue saw this, they thought that Li Hongzhong had died. They were shocked and said, "Captain, you killed him?"
"Captain, why is that?"
Chen Xiao laughed and said, "Don't worry, he didn't die. He's fine. He's just going to faint for a while. It's fine. I'll leave this person to you guys to take care of. Did you kill him?"
Obviously, he was venting his anger on Li Hongzhong.
Fu Xue saw that Li Hongzhong had fainted on the ground and was covered in blood. She said expressionlessly, "I won't get close to such a bastard."
"Since you don't like it, then let me do it. I'm the best at this kind of thing." Zuo Zhao patted his thick chest and grinned.
For such a shameless guy who dared to tease his goddess, he should be punished with the most vicious method.
Since the captain had said that it was good as long as no one died, Zuo Zhao knew what to do.
"Do as you see fit," Chen Xiao said as he waved his hand.
Of course, he knew that this was very cruel, but he didn't care. He was very clear about the difference between friend and foe.
However, Fu Xue couldn't help but say, "We promised them, so isn't it a little inappropriate to do this?"
Chen Xiao shook his head and said, "Fu Xue, you're always too soft-hearted."
"..." Fu Xue was speechless for a moment.
After pausing for a moment, Fu Xue seemed to have thought of something. She fiercely struggled her eyes, "Captain, could it be that you suspect the Warlord? Is that possible?"
She knew that in the huge Kui Nan State, Li Zhan was the only one who had a say in everything. No one could disobey him. He was the overlord of a region, and he ruled over a region.
Whether it was his own strength or prestige, he was the best choice.
How could such a strong person do such a despicable thing? It was unbelievable.
Even Zuo Zhao's mouth was wide enough to fit ten fists.
"Ah, Captain, you suspect that Li Zhan is the Black Shadowman. He was the one who ordered Li Hongzhong to do all of this and even deliberately erased his memories. Is that possible?"
With his experience, he would never have thought that the Warlord would do such a despicable thing. It was against his status.
Even if he did it, he would let his subordinates do it. He would not leave any evidence behind.
After Chen Xiao heard this, he laughed self-deprecatingly and said, "That's right. I also think it's impossible. Such a lofty existence is also the strongest person who is closest to the Immortal Realm. How could he do such dirty things like backstabbing and colluding with the Dark Shrine?
But what if it's really him?"
Zuo Zhao and Fu Xue looked at each other, not knowing how to answer for a moment.
Chapter 32 – The Dark Shrine and the Black Shadowman