Monarch of Evernight - Chapter 893

Chapter 8-893: Volume 8 - Chapter 893: No Trade

Nonetheless, Qianye was sure that someone was hiding there . It was just that they were highly skilled in concealment, so much so that even his Eye of Truth was rendered ineffective . Qianye had never encountered such a situation all this time . The Eye of Truth would only lose its effect against experts at the level of a heavenly monarch or close .

Qianye broke into a frown and was just about to start searching the surroundings when he sensed something behind him .

He looked back in time to find Li Kuanglan and a middle-aged man with frost clinging to the edges of this hair .

Li Kuanglan said, “This is Luo Bingfeng’s head steward . He insisted on seeing you, so I brought him over . ”

That middle-aged man stepped forward with a bow . “This lowly one is Luo Yun, the current head steward of the city lord manor . ”

Qianye sized up the man unceremoniously, even using his Eye of Truth in the process . Luo Yun openly accepted the inspection and made no attempt at hiding things . This made Qianye feel bad about pressing the man too hard . “I don’t think there’s anything to discuss between us at this point, that is unless you’re willing to release the prisoner . ”

Luo Yun said, “Releasing the prisoner isn’t within the scope of my power, so I cannot give you a reply . I come seeking to trade the art with which you cultivated Venus Dawn . ”

“Then there’s no need for further discussions, I refuse . ”

Luo Yun replied, “Don’t be in a rush to say no . I brought two cultivation arts with me, please take a look at them and then decide . ”

Qianye took the two ancient wooden boxes with a nod . He first opened one of them and found a bright golden leather scroll that read “Dawn of Scarlet Gold” . Opening it, Qianye could sense a wisp of extremely pure origin power that caused his own to surge and swell, eager to fuse together . While he wasn’t paying attention, a plume of scarlet gold flame erupted from his fingertip .

The flame immediately flickered in and out of existence, but Luo Yin saw the entire process . “Sire Qianye is a genius indeed . With such a level of purity means that your future is boundless, absolutely boundless!”

Qianye laughed indifferently . “Since you know about that, I urge you to return Song Zining . If something happens to him, I’ll leave immediately and return ten years later . At that point, this city will cease to exist . ”

Luo Yun was neither rushed nor angry . “That’s not my business . You should check the second art and then decide . ”

Qianye opened the golden scroll and flipped through it briefly . The exquisiteness of its contents was at the very peak of origin power condensation, and it was already above the Song Clan Ancient Scroll in this regard . The Glory Chapter was rather crude in comparison, and the only reason it could produce purer origin power was because of its ferocity .

Just like refining steel, an ordinary person’s output quality would be limited due to insufficient strength . Meanwhile, a herculean expert’s random hammering could produce a greater effect . This wasn’t related to skill, just a disparity in strength .

Ordinary people could hardly stand the pressure brought about by channeling the Song Clan Ancient Scroll on its own—and that was only because the Mystery Chapter was restraining its counterpart . Even Qianye, in his current state, would explode if he were to cultivate one without the other .

Hence this “Dawn of Scarlet Gold” was actually more valuable than the Song Clan Ancient Scroll . Its inferiority to the Song Clan Ancient Scroll was purely attributed to Qianye’s inhuman constitution .

After flipping through ten pages or so, Qianye was able to make a rough guess . “This must be the madam city lord’s cultivation art, right?”

Luo Yun replied, “Indeed, your eyesight is comparable to a torch . I’m full of admiration . ”

Qianye glanced meaningfully at Luo Yun . It would seem he had added the word city lord to the title for a reason .

Qianye put the scroll back into the box, and then opened the next one . There was a dark blue scroll here named the “Mortal Enlightenment” . This one trained the soul and was apparently Luo Bingfeng’s terrifying visual attack secret art .

Mortal Enlightenment was a brilliant art that drew cleverly upon the basics of divination to deliver a killing blow to the target over long ranges . One would need a fairly strong foundation in divination in order to train this secret art . It almost seemed to be tailored for Song Zining .

Just like before, Qianye only looked through a small part of it before closing the tome and handing it back . “Aren’t you afraid I’ll rob these arts and leave?”

Luo Yun wasn’t afraid, though . “If you were such a person, you wouldn’t be risking your life for your brother . ”

This Luo Yun understood Qianye rather well . “Go back, I refuse to trade . I’ll attack you the next time we meet . ”

Luo Yun was anxious . “How about this, if you’re willing to trade, I’ll give you both arts . How about it?”

Li Kuanglan’s eyes lit up at the handsome offer . Actually, the Mortal Enlightenment could coordinate with many different types of cultivation arts and was extremely suited for the Li family . Every generation of the Lis was proficient in divination . Despite not cultivating it, Li Kuanglan still possessed a fair degree of talent and could learn it fairly quickly .

The Dawn of Scarlet Gold, on the other hand, was a rare primary cultivation art that could produce Venus Dawn . It was definitely not inferior to the arts of the four major clans .

Just these two arts would be enough to support a high-ranking aristocratic family . A two for one trade was an ample expression of their sincerity .

Who would’ve thought Qianye would shake his head . “I won’t trade . We’re enemies when the next time we meet . ”

“Why?” Even Li Kuanglan couldn’t help but ask .

“I won’t trade with people who’ve captured my brother . ” Qianye’s words blocked out all of Luo Yun’s prepared persuasion scenarios .

“Since that’s the case, then I can only say goodbye . I hope you will show mercy toward ordinary people . After all, they are of no threat to you . ”

Qianye sneered . “Remain inside the city to survive . You people spread out a net of cannon fodder around the city and yet want me to show mercy . What a joke! Whoever dares to leave the city should be prepared to forfeit their lives . ”

Luo Yun left with a sigh .

After Luo Yun’s departure, Li Kaunglan said with a sigh, “You won’t even trade for that? You sure treat Song Seven well . ”

Qianye remained silent . He merely brought Heartgrave out and checked it over in detail, and then walked over in the direction of Tidehark .

“Pressing so close?”

“I fear something will happen to Song Zining if I don’t . ”

Li Kuanglan sighed secretly as she watched Qianye disappear into the distance .

At this point, Rui Xiang and Du Yuan were standing atop a distant mountain, observing the area thoroughly . As true experts, their actions were swift, covering several dozen kilometers in the blink of an eye . Currently, they were just about to scan the regions further out .

Rui Xiang looked rather careless, but in truth, he would sweep over every visual field with great caution, lest he suffers a sudden sneak attack . Du Yuan, on the other hand, would check every direction with due seriousness .

“When will we ever catch Qianye this way?” Rui Xiang complained .

Du Yuan replied, “Even if we can’t find him, he will find us . At worst, we’ll just have to wait until he fires . ”

Rui Xiang snorted . “One of us might fall once he attacks . ”

“If one falls, the other can capture or kill him . ”

“I’m the one more likely to die! Commander, you really are good at calculating!” Rui Xiang wasn’t about to act polite . In fact, the two had already turned hostile the moment he was forced out of the city .

“Heh!” Du Yuan didn’t reply .

Rui Xiang felt uneasy because he was quite clear that Qianye would likely choose him out of the two . If he couldn’t block that shot, what was the point even if Du Yuan could kill Qianye later on? He would be dead by that time . Even in the off-chance that he could survive, he would still be gravely injured and forever locked out from the divine champion realm . Neither outcome was acceptable for him .

He subconsciously rubbed the ring on his finger, feeling obviously pained . If worse comes to worst, he would have to use this life-saving treasure .

During this moment of distraction, Rui Xiang felt his chest tighten and was overcome by a stifling sensation . This was a sign that the enemy had locked onto him and that he was in mortal danger!

Who else could it be apart from Qianye?

Rui Xiang hesitated no longer . His long sword escaped its sheath as clouds of black and white clouds spread out to form a defensive net around him .

Du Yuan sensed the change as well . Raising his brows, he plucked the giant shield from his back and planted it to the ground, after which he proceeded to scan the surroundings with eyes like lightning .

As expected, Qianye’s shot was targeted at Rui Xiang, but there was no telling from which direction the threat was coming from . This went to show that Qianye was likely at a very distant range .

A long period of vigil passed by, yet Qianye never fired that shot . The sensation of being locked-on, however, never faded away . Rui Xiang was already sweating after a while, and Du Yuan also didn’t dare stop channeling his origin power, either .

Rui Xiang quickly realized Qianye’s intentions . “That vile little thief!”

From such a long distance, Qianye could’ve aimed without allowing them to sense the action, and then lock on at the last moment before firing . This is a trick even a rank-three sniper could use . The only differentiating factor between an expert sniper and an inferior one was the time they would take to lock-on .

Qianye had already proven himself a master sniper, someone who could lock onto his target at the very last moment and prevent them from reacting . Yet, he was now allowing Rui Xiang to sense his actions, apparently to make the old man expend origin power .

However, Qianye’s shot was simply too fast and too powerful . Even from a thousand meters away, there was still a small chance that Rui Xiang might be shot if he wasn’t careful . Hence, the man had no choice but to keep his guard up, wasting origin power all the while .

Du Yuan wasn’t faring any better . He was also highly vigilant and kept up the origin power barrier at all times .

Pin-pointing Qianye’s location was of the utmost importance at the moment . Even figuring out his general direction would extricate them from this passive predicament .

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