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"No need..."
Shui Xun’s face suddenly turned red.
Longevity paused for a moment, then realized his expression was somewhat inaccurate, promptly explaining, "I just want the guest to be a bit cleaner, so that after the transaction, there’s no need for me to wipe my chair again."
Shui Xun looked herself up and down, then shyly said, "Senior, I’m sorry, after the transaction, I’ll help you wipe it clean!"
Longevity sighed, "Forget it, let’s just discuss the transaction."
In fact, he could create a Cleaning Talisman from the Immortal World.
Those in the Immortal World don’t bathe or wash clothes, they rely on it!
Since Shui Xun didn’t need it, so be it.
After welcoming Shui Xun into the second room, Longevity poured a cup of tea, "Please!"
"Thank you, senior."
Shui Xun quickly picked it up and drank it all at once.
Because she hadn’t had a drop of water all day.
Longevity refilled the cup and asked, "So, may I ask what the guest wants to buy this time?"
Shui Xun hurriedly said, "I want to save my parents!"
"Is that all?"
Longevity looked at Shui Xun, a bit moved.
Because she seemed to have never considered herself.
Doesn’t she understand what being able to trade with him means?
Shui Xun thought for a moment, then continued, "I also want our family to leave White Emperor City, to live in a new place. A place without so much danger, without Exotic Beasts, where our family can live in peace and safety."
Longevity smiled, "What the guest wants is quite simple. But have you considered that you can actually acquire these things yourself? When a person is not strong enough, it is always possible for oneself, friends, and family to be in danger."
For someone who always considers others and only occasionally thinks of herself, Longevity had a good impression.
Speaking of which, he just happened to have a servant spot available, didn’t he?
Shui Xun seemed quite suitable for it.
She was beautiful, gentle, and considerate of others.
After hearing Longevity’s words, Shui Xun was stunned for a few seconds, then said despondently, "I also want to protect them, but I don’t have that ability. Senior, what I want, what price do I have to pay, I am willing to give."
Longevity thought for a moment, then said, "In such a situation, it’s best to take a look first, then we can accurately appraise it."
Of course, that’s what he said.
Longevity had already decided what he wanted this time.
But he couldn’t say it yet.
He worried that Shui Xun might resist.
Then, Longevity stood up, "Then, guest, let’s set off together."
Shui Xun was delighted, pulled out a clean handkerchief from her clothes and wiped a bit of the edge of the chair she sat on, then said, "Senior, once the transaction is done, I’ll clean the ground too; I’m really sorry for dirtying your place."
She couldn’t wait any longer, so she had to say some apologetic words first.
Her father and the others were in grave danger, the sooner they set off, the less suffering her parents would endure.
...
Walking on the streets of White Emperor City, Longevity noticed that all the eyes around were on him.
However, he soon realized these gazes were directed at Shui Xun.
"Isn’t that the young lady of the Shui Family?"
"Isn’t she wanted? How dare she openly appear here?"
Amidst the whispers of the surrounding people, Longevity’s pace slowly quickened.
Then he stopped in front of a notice board, as it was plastered with Shui Xun’s wanted posters along with her alleged crimes.
Every charge was there, substantiated with evidence.
"It’s all quite elaborate."
Longevity sneered, then slowly pointed his sword sheath towards the notice board.
At the moment the sheath touched the notice board, it burst into raging flames like a fire spark falling onto a pile of brushwood.
...
White Emperor City Dungeon.
Bai Ye sat not far from Shui Qianfan, who was tied to a wooden frame, with a cold expression.
Beside Bai Ye stood three middle-aged men holding long whips, constantly swaying them, as if at any moment they might lash out.
These three were the Commanders from the City Lord’s Mansion, second only to Bai Ye.
Due to the special nature of the Black Street Order, questioning Bai Ye and the others could only be done by these three, whom Bai Ye trusted the most.
Bai Ye coldly asked, "Shui Qianfan, how long do you think your daughter can hide in the city?"
Shui Qianfan calmly replied, "City Lord Bai Ye, I beg you to spare my daughter. If you want our lives, I don’t mind, if you want the Black Street Order, I can have Shui Xun call it out, but I beg you to give her a way out."
Falling into Bai Ye’s hands, he no longer held any hope of survival.
But he worried for Shui Xun.
Shui Xun’s life had just begun, growing up under his care all these years, she hadn’t even had a clear view of the world yet.
"If I said I would spare her, would you believe me?" Bai Ye coldly responded.
"So I hope after meeting City Lord Bai Ye’s requirements, you will keep your word for once and spare Shui Xun."
"First tell me where your daughter is hiding, everything else can be negotiated."
"Unless you promise, I won’t say a thing."
As soon as he finished speaking, the three whips lashed out like lightning.
Snap!
Snap!
Snap!
All three whips landed on Shui Qianfan, leaving his chest torn and skin battered.
When the whips were drawn back, bits of flesh clung to them.
Yet Shui Qianfan gritted his teeth to endure, even biting through his own lips from the pain.
Next to him, Shui’s mother was crying her eyes out.
Shui Qianfan squeezed out a smile, comforting her, "I’m fine, just a few lashes, not as painful as an Exotic Beast’s claw on my chest."