Chapter 247: Hostage Exchange
The one leading was precisely that big idiot who almost sent Big Brother to the Pure Land back then!
I said, as the saying goes, when enemies meet, their eyes burn with even more hatred!
The moment this old bastard saw me, he was dazed. If not for Big Brother’s aura feeling very familiar to him, he wouldn’t have recognized me.
“It’s you? You’re actually still alive?”
After the old bastard and his subordinates stopped, he looked at me with disbelief and blurted out.
I thought to myself, are you blind? I’m standing right here, and you’re still asking?
“Get lost, you old bastard! I won’t die even if you do. The Underworld is my family’s business, damn it!”
Hearing my words, the old bastard’s face instantly turned red, and he angrily roared, “What a presumptuous young whelp who doesn’t know the immensity of heaven and earth! How dare you speak so rudely to this old man! It was only by luck that I let you escape from my grasp back then, a result of my momentary negligence. However, today is your day of death!” Before he finished speaking, the old man could no longer suppress his rage. His body flickered, and he lunged at me like a storm, his movements so swift that he was clearly serious and intended to kill me before stopping.
Big Brother chuckled unhurriedly, picked up Zuobian Shenteng who was kneeling beside him, and said to the old bastard, “Hey, you don’t want this thing anymore?”
While speaking, Big Brother intermittently applied pressure, causing Zuobian Shenteng to choke out, “Hiccup, Grand… uh, save, save, save me~!”
Hearing Zuobian Shenteng’s plea, the old bastard paused and stopped his charge.
He cursed with a look of disappointment, “Damn it, I told you to stay home and you wouldn’t listen. You keep causing trouble every day. Just you wait until we get back, I’ll deal with you!”
He then glared fiercely at Zuobian Shenteng, scaring the young man into shrinking his neck.
To be honest, Big Brother not only found the leader, that old bastard, somewhat unfathomable, but even the strong individuals he brought with him were difficult for Big Brother to gauge accurately. However, showing weakness was absolutely impossible. At this moment, with the enemy outnumbering us, if I showed the slightest sign of weakness and was perceived by the other side, not only would I be unable to rescue Mingyue and the others, but we might all perish here.
After stopping, the old bastard hovered in mid-air like a ghost, a sinister smile on his face, and asked loudly, “Exchange hostages?”
Upon hearing this, Big Brother’s lips curled into a cold smile, and he said decisively, “Impossible, absolutely impossible! Stop dreaming!”
As soon as Big Brother finished speaking, the scene fell into a dead silence. All eyes were simultaneously focused on Big Brother, their gazes filled with shock and disbelief. Even the usually composed Lesser Bodhisattva and the burly Xiong Shan were now full of doubt, clearly perplexed by Big Brother’s decision.
Xiong Shan, unable to contain his curiosity, leaned closer to Big Brother and asked cautiously in a low voice, “Big Brother, this… if we don’t exchange hostages, how will we rescue Mingyue and the others?”
Big Brother glanced at him sideways and replied irritably, “Stop talking nonsense. Just watch.”
Although Xiong Shan still had many questions, seeing Big Brother’s firm stance, he could only obediently say, “Oh,” and fell silent.
Lesser Bodhisattva frowned slightly, then relaxed. He knew Big Brother’s methods were never to be judged by common sense. If I said this, I must have my own plans.
“No hostage exchange?” the old bastard confirmed, puzzled, toward Big Brother.
“Yes, no exchange.”
“No exchange? Then why did you call us to bring them here?”
“Hehehe, you release them first and let them go. Once it’s just me, I’ll return Zuobian Shenteng to you. I’m sure you, with so many people, wouldn’t worry about me escaping, right? Besides, the moment you appeared, you already sealed off this space-time in the void. Even if we exchanged hostages, we’d be like fish in a barrel. A direct exchange is clearly impossible!”
Hearing my words, Lesser Bodhisattva and Xiong Shan were simultaneously shocked, a chill running down their spines, and cold sweat broke out involuntarily. Looking at Big Brother’s back, they felt an immense sense of reliability.
Fortunately, I am here, otherwise, we brothers would definitely not be leaving today. The anger in their eyes was palpable as they looked at each other.
“Alright, alright, since that’s the case,” the old bastard said after a moment of thought, waving his hand to signal his subordinates to release Mingyue and the others.
Mingyue and the others walked to Big Brother’s side.
Big Brother then said, “Lift the seal? Let them leave, I’ll stay. After they leave, I will naturally release your people.”
The old man raised his hand again and lifted the seal. Seeing this, Big Brother didn’t hesitate, tore open the void, and let Lesser Bodhisattva and Xiong Shan take the others to leave first.
“Big Brother, Big Brother, I’m not leaving, I’ll stay with you.”
“Yes, Xin Ge, I’m not leaving either. Let Mingyue and the others go first, I’ll stay with you.”
Xiong Shan and Lesser Bodhisattva said to me.
Big Brother’s brows furrowed, and his eyes widened. “Stop your damn nonsense. If you still recognize me as your Big Brother, then listen. If you say one more word, you’ll be left behind, and we’ll go our separate ways from now on, never seeing each other again. Choose whether to stay or go yourself!”
Moreover, with you all here, Big Brother can’t fight freely. What if I accidentally injure you? You’ll only be a burden if you stay. Listen to me. If you have this in your heart, cultivate well and leave quickly.”
Although the group was full of worry, they knew Big Brother had his own arrangements and didn’t say any more, entering the spatial rift one after another.
After the rift closed, Big Brother didn’t rush. He waited for a while longer, then picked up Zuobian Shenteng playfully and said lightly, “Uh, what if I say I’ll release him after I leave too, would you believe me?”
Upon hearing this, the old bastard leading the opposite side had his eyeballs practically blackened by the fury he was spitting out, and he was on the verge of exploding from anger at Big Brother.
It’s understandable. After all, he was a powerful figure, now being toyed with like a monkey by a nobody like me. His patience was long gone. If I weren’t holding Zuobian Shenteng right now, this old fool would have likely rushed up and wanted to tear Big Brother into a million pieces.
Big Brother continued to smirk without releasing the person, waiting for his next move.
This bastard looked at me intently, then at Zuobian Shenteng in Big Brother’s hand. After a moment of struggle, he laughed in extreme anger.
“Damn brat, I’ll give you one last chance. Are you going to release him or not? If you say one more word, I’ll grind you into flying ash. At worst, if you crush his Primordial Spirit, I’ll reverse time and recondense it for him.”
If others heard this, they would undoubtedly believe it. Such methods could be easily accomplished by anyone who had reached a certain level of strength. But they didn’t know who I am! I am a peerless prodigy, an anomaly among immortals. Do they think they can trick me? I just turned an evil ghost into nothingness not long ago. While a shattered Primordial Spirit can be recondensed, it still requires conditions, not as easy as he makes it sound. It requires a sufficient remnant of the Primordial Spirit.
But if I were to crush someone’s Primordial Spirit, I’d let him fart! I indulge him no matter what! His words clearly couldn’t scare Big Brother.
