Martial Arts, the Little Master of the Ancient Tomb, Becomes Stronger When You Drink

73: Chapter 73 One thousand-year-old plant, twenty hundred-year-old plants”Release the Prince!”

”Release the Prince!”

Everyone in the tent snapped back to their senses. Overcome with rage, they stepped forward, intending to capture Su Xuan.

*Boom!*

To their surprise, before they could take even two steps, another surge of violent Internal Energy swept through. Everyone was sent flying back simultaneously, crashing into the tent’s fabric walls.

Clad in white, Lin Chaoying walked slowly through the tent entrance. As she walked, she said casually, ”Xuaner, stop playing around. Kill these fellows so we can go home.”

Su Xuan’s lips curled into a smirk. ”Yes, Master!”

Tang Shan, who had nearly been kicked to death, looked clearly at that elegant white figure. The image of the person he had seen atop Zhongnan Mountain ten years ago instinctively surfaced in his mind, and he muttered subconsciously, ”Sect Leader Lin...”

A deathly silence fell over the tent. Though Tang Shan’s voice was low, it reached everyone’s ears clearly.

Kublai Khan’s eyes flickered with changing emotions. Feeling the cold chill steadily approaching his forehead, he said urgently, ”Wait!”

The tip of Su Xuan’s sword paused. His gaze fell upon Kublai Khan. ”What? Do you have any last words?”

Seeing Su Xuan stop his sword, Kublai Khan breathed a sigh of relief.

Since the person before him didn’t kill him immediately, it meant there was room for negotiation.

Kublai Khan paused before asking, ”May I ask if you two are Sect Leader Lin and Young Hero Su of the Ancient Tomb Sect?”

A cold sneer appeared on Su Xuan’s face. ”The dead don’t need to know so much.”

As he spoke, the xuantian sword suddenly touched Kublai Khan’s forehead, and streaks of blood began to trickle down his cheeks.

Kublai Khan’s pupils constricted slightly. He shouted, ”Sometimes the living are more important than the dead, aren’t they?”

Su Xuan’s lips curled. He slowly withdrew the xuantian sword. He’s quite a clever man!

Kublai Khan had guessed correctly; Su Xuan truly didn’t intend to kill him.

Kublai Khan wasn’t some common Jianghu ruffian; killing him would only invite unnecessary trouble.

It would be better to trade him for something useful.

Su Xuan took a step forward with his right foot. ”Speak then. How will you compensate us?”

”Compensate?”

Su Xuan rested the xuantian sword on Kublai Khan’s shoulder and said coldly, ”What? Wasn’t it you who lured Wang Chongyang there?”

*Crack!*

With the xuantian sword, weighing over two hundred catties, pressing down on his shoulder, Kublai Khan’s expression soured. The heavy pressure caused his arm to dislocate instantly.

However, Kublai Khan was now certain of their identities. Gritting his teeth, he said, ”This Prince is willing to offer a thousand taels of gold. How about that?”

A flash of disdain crossed Su Xuan’s features. ”A mere pittance of gold and silver? Do you think you’re feeding a dog?”

Without waiting for Kublai Khan’s response, Su Xuan added, ”Consider that a bonus gift. The compensation is a separate matter.”

Kublai Khan’s lips twitched as he struggled to support the weight of the xuantian sword. ”Then... what does Young Master Su desire?”

Su Xuan thought for a moment. ”Medicinal herbs over a hundred years old. The older, the better; the more, the better. If there are thousand-year Spirit Medicine, that would be even better!”

With every word Su Xuan spoke, Kublai Khan’s heart ached more. Finally, after some thought, he said tentatively, ”This Prince is willing to offer five hundred-year medicinal herbs. How about...”

Before Kublai Khan could finish, Su Xuan shook his head. He lifted the xuantian sword slightly, making a motion to strike. ”It seems the Prince still lacks sincerity. In that case, you might as well die!”

Watching the xuantian sword slowly descend, Kublai Khan’s pupils shrank. He shouted hurriedly, ”Ten!”

Seeing that Su Xuan still showed no intention of stopping, Kublai Khan raised the price again. ”Twenty!”

Su Xuan slowed the sword’s descent, a friendly smile appearing on his face. ”The Prince is indeed generous. In that case, let’s make it thirty. How about it?”

”Thirty?!”

Kublai Khan hadn’t expected Su Xuan to be so greedy. Even twenty wasn’t enough!?

A single hundred-year medicinal herb was worth several thousand taels of silver.

Ten would be tens of thousands, and thirty would be over a hundred thousand taels.

Converting over a hundred thousand taels of silver into gold would amount to more than ten thousand taels.

Most importantly, he didn’t even have that many hundred-year medicinal herbs on hand.

Looking at the smile on Su Xuan’s face, Kublai Khan’s teeth itched with hatred, but he could only negotiate. ”This Prince does not have that many hundred-year medicinal herbs...”

Seeing Su Xuan about to strike again, Kublai Khan said quickly, ”This Prince can use one thousand-year Spirit Medicine to compensate. One thousand-year Spirit Medicine is worth ten hundred-year medicinal herbs. How about that?”

Su Xuan smiled. ”The Prince actually has a thousand-year Spirit Medicine?”

”This Prince only has this one left. If Young Master Su still feels it’s not enough, then just kill me.”

Through Su Xuan’s various actions, Kublai Khan was now certain that Su Xuan had no intention of killing him.

However, to be safe, the compensation still had to be paid.

After all, they were the ones who started the trouble; breaking the rules wouldn’t be good.

Su Xuan chuckled and sheathed his sword. ”Fine, then we shall do as the Prince says. I want it now.”

Kublai Khan breathed a sigh of relief and shouted toward the outside of the tent, ”Someone, come here!”

His voice faded, but no one entered for a long time.

Kublai Khan’s expression didn’t change in the slightest.

After such a huge commotion, no soldiers had come in to protect him. This meant there were no soldiers outside the tent now, or rather, no living soldiers.

Seeing Kublai Khan’s expression, Su Xuan finally remembered his and his Master’s handiwork. He said ”apologetically,” ”I’m truly sorry. There were quite a few soldiers outside the Prince’s tent. Fearing they might startle my Master, I killed them all!”

”But don’t worry, Prince. I only killed those in the immediate vicinity. I’m sure other soldiers will discover the situation and rush over soon...”

As Su Xuan spoke, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside the tent. Su Xuan smiled. ”See? Here they come.”

Just as he finished speaking, a burly man wearing armor with a scimitar at his waist rushed in, followed by a large squad of soldiers.

Taking in the scene inside the tent, the burly man reacted instantly, drawing his scimitar to strike at Lin Chaoying.

The soldiers behind him also drew their scimitars one after another.

Before the blades could fall, Kublai Khan’s voice rang out, ”Impudent! Put your swords down!”

The burly man’s blade paused. He looked at Kublai Khan in confusion. ”Prince, this...”

Ignoring his dislocated shoulder, Kublai Khan stood up from his seat. ”Sect Leader Lin and Young Master Su are this Prince’s honored guests. Put your swords away.”

Although the burly man was confused, he could not disobey the Prince’s orders and sheathed his sword.

The soldiers behind him also sheathed their swords.

Seeing this, Kublai Khan breathed a sigh of relief; he had almost lost another general. ”Bring all the medicinal herbs from the gift I had prepared.”

”Also, go and prepare another thousand taels of gold.”

”Yes.” The burly man did not hesitate, turning and leaving with the soldiers.

Seeing this, Su Xuan dropped his icy demeanor and laughed. ”Haha, the Prince is indeed straightforward!”

Then, without hiding from anyone, he took out a small jade bottle from his robes, opened it, and poured some longevity blood into the nearby Kumis. He took two steps forward and handed the wine to Kublai Khan. ”Why don’t you toast me, Prince? Let’s be friends, shall we?”

Kublai Khan’s eyes twitched. Looking at the kindly Su Xuan, it seemed he had no choice but to drink the wine today.

So, he took the cup and drained it in one gulp.

As the wine entered his stomach, Kublai Khan suddenly felt his whole body relax. Even the old hidden injuries he had sustained in battle began to dissipate slowly.

Kublai Khan was filled with shock and looked at Su Xuan in confusion. ”Young Master Su, this...”

”If the Prince is friends with me, this thing naturally brings only benefits. But if the Prince doesn’t want to be my friend...”

Su Xuan trailed off, giving Kublai Khan a meaningful look before walking toward Lin Chaoying.

Sometimes the fear of the unknown is more terrifying than death; there was no need to explain everything clearly.

Kublai Khan’s expression shifted, a wave of horror washing over him. He became increasingly wary of Su Xuan.

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