BOOM.

The car departed from the Tianhai Martial Alliance, heading toward a villa in the suburbs where Li Lang was holding Xu Yi.

The severely injured Sun Luo and Chang Yi were bound and thrown into the back seat. Their faces flickered between light and shadow under the passing streetlights, their thoughts unknowable. But regardless of what they were thinking, there was one notion they didn't dare entertain: resistance.

It wasn't just because Xu Ke now possessed the ability to kill them single-handedly, but also because Tang Yingchang was present. Yet, this was precisely what they couldn't comprehend. Why would Tang Yingchang willingly play the servile lackey for Xu Ke, acting not only as a bodyguard but also as a driver?

Wang Wu was understandable. After all, he was a formidable expert with deep ties to Wang Jiangnian, so protecting Xu Ke was only natural. But Tang Yingchang was notoriously independent. No one could have imagined that this free spirit would brazenly confront the Martial Alliance for Xu Ke tonight, even going so far as to ambush Lin Zhongtian.

After a long period of contemplation, Sun Luo was the first to speak.

He swallowed hard. "Xu... Xu Ke..."

Xu Ke, who was preoccupied with thoughts of Xu Yi, turned his gaze upon him.

"How about we make a deal?" Sun Luo asked in a supplicating tone.

He was arrogant, but he wasn't a complete fool. With his life now firmly in Xu Ke's hands, he naturally had to soften his stance. Staying alive was all that mattered. He needed to compromise with Xu Ke!

"What kind of deal?" Xu Ke asked indifferently.

"Let me go, and I'll give you fifty million afterward," Sun Luo offered, deciding to bribe him.

Xu Ke stared at him, then suddenly asked, "You have fifty million?"

"Yes!" Sun Luo nodded. "As long as you let me go..."

"Give it to me now," Xu Ke cut him off. "Otherwise, I'll kill you this instant."

As soon as his words fell, Sun Luo was dumbfounded. He came to negotiate, but Xu Ke was just robbing him outright?

Anger flared in Sun Luo's eyes. "This is a deal between us. What do you take this for? Do you think I'm at your mercy?"

Xu Ke scoffed, "Aren't you at my mercy? What do you think you're doing sitting here? Taking a vacation?"

Sun Luo was choked speechless, his face flushing red.

Seeing this, Chang Yi let out a cold laugh from the side. He had long heard that Sun Luo was the worst Innate Martial Artist under Wong Ting, and this only served to confirm it. Otherwise, Sun Luo wouldn't have been dispatched for a trivial task like capturing Xu Ke. This made it clear that Wong Ting didn't take Xu Ke seriously at all; otherwise, he never would have sent only Sun Luo.

His face crimson, Sun Luo said venomously, "If I die now, your cousin dies with me!"

Of course, he knew Xu Ke had captured him to trade for Xu Yi. That was the only leverage he had to negotiate.

Xu Ke sneered, "Isn't there still Chang Yi?"

Sun Luo was struck speechless, suddenly realizing his own foolishness.

"Give me the money first," Xu Ke said. Since Sun Luo had practically delivered himself to his doorstep, he certainly wasn't going to be polite.

"My money is all overseas! I can't get it without going abroad," Sun Luo said angrily.

Tired of the nonsense, Xu Ke picked up the small knife from earlier and plunged it into Sun Luo's other, uninjured thigh.

"AAAAH..." Sun Luo screamed as blood gushed from the new wound.

"Are you going to give it to me?" Xu Ke asked, his face devoid of emotion.

A man who lived by the knife, who risked his life for a living, would keep his money overseas? He'd need to leave the country just to get it? The excuse was absurd.

Sun Luo, already severely wounded, was now even more drained. Wheezing, he stammered, "I... I'll give it to you..."

He was genuinely terrified. He figured Xu Ke might not kill him, but with the way he kept stabbing him, it wasn't impossible that he might just bleed to death. As long as the green hills remain, there's no need to fear a lack of firewood... Sun Luo consoled himself. He would compromise for now, and as soon as he was free, he would have his revenge!

"Wouldn't it have been better if you'd just cooperated from the start? Where is it?" Xu Ke left the knife in Sun Luo's leg and returned to the passenger seat.

Sun Luo trembled. "Help me pull out the knife and treat the wound first."

Xu Ke produced another knife.

Sun Luo's voice shook. "It's in a suitcase in my hotel room. It's a stack of Gold Notes. The room card is on me; I really can't get it for you right now. There's also a bank card on me, but it only has a million."

Xu Ke ignored the offer of a million. He took the room card from Sun Luo and then pulled the small knife out of his leg. The relief was only momentary for Sun Luo, as blood continued to flow freely from the wound.

"Help me! Help me treat it!" Sun Luo cried out in agony.

"Should I put it back in?" Xu Ke asked coolly.

Sun Luo fell silent.

Xu Ke had no intention of helping him. It was only right that he should suffer before he died.

By now, Sun Luo's face was completely drained of color, his lips purple. He huddled in the back seat, not daring to speak. But his eyes were filled with a deep, venomous resentment and towering hatred. After tonight, he would make Wong Ting send people to Tianhai to kill Xu Ke. No! Not just kill him, torture him! Torture him with a thousand cuts!

At that moment, Chang Yi suddenly spoke up. "Mister Xu, I know you harbor a great deal of hatred."

"But Sun Luo is, after all, one of Wong Ting's men. Isn't treating him like this a bit too extreme?"

Xu Ke smiled. "So what if it's extreme?"

Chang Yi narrowed his eyes. "It's best not to burn all your bridges. Our paths may cross again. If you kill Sun Luo and me now, it might be satisfying for the moment, but it will be very detrimental to your future!"

Unlike Sun Luo, who still clung to the hope of being traded for Xu Yi, Chang Yi had already seen the killing intent in Xu Ke's eyes. Now that he was in Xu Ke's hands, he was doomed.

Xu Ke laughed. "And you think if I let you two go, our next meeting will be an amicable one?"

Chang Yi was silent for a moment before replying, "Of course not. It's clear we are enemies. But if you don't take things to the extreme, you'll still have room to grow. Wong Ting won't have a reason to make a fatal move against you."

Xu Ke raised an eyebrow and turned to look at Chang Yi. This also caught Tang Yingchang's attention.

Chang Yi continued, "Surely you've noticed that Wong Ting has never wanted to kill you, only to capture you."

Xu Ke was noncommittal, but it was true.

"But if you kill Sun Luo now," Chang Yi pressed on, "whether out of fear of your potential or for the sake of avenging him, Wong Ting will move to kill you!

"I guarantee, if you let us go, not a single word of tonight's events will reach Wong Ting. Sun Luo will keep his mouth shut. I can swear on my life. You could even poison us. We've all seen your skill with poisons; you could definitely keep us under control.

"By staying off Wong Ting's radar, wouldn't you gain the time you need to grow? With your potential, I believe that given time, you will surely be able to stand against Wong Ting himself. When that time comes, if you still want to kill us, we can address it then."

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