The corners of his mouth twitched violently a few tis. Gai Jun struggled sowhat to speak, "Of course, it’s alive that we want!"
Because he understood that once he spoke, he would face Ye Zhen’s exorbitant demands, yet they had no power to resist.
"Alright, since you want them alive, the five of you must reach Phoenix Tail Island, four and a half million miles from here, within half a month, by noon on April 27th.
Oh, and rember to bring all the wealth your Stars Tower has.
Otherwise, I fear your assets won’t be enough for ransom!" Ye Zhen sneered coldly.
"Today is already April 12th, and fifteen days for four and a half million miles, even with wings, we couldn’t make it!" The second Tower Chief, Huang Tan, frowned deeply.
"Hmph, whether or not you can get there, I don’t care!
But if you’re even an hour late, I’ll kill a candidate for the future Tower Chief position!
If you’re half a day late, I’ll kill a Young Tower Chief. Co when you please, it’s your choice!" Ye Zhen laughed coldly.
Upon hearing this, the corners of the mouths of Huang Tan, Ou Tu, and Yan Wudi turned incredibly bitter, as if this were karma from the Heavenly Dao.
Because a few days ago, the ssenger they sent to Changfeng Island had threatened Ye Zhen like this, but they didn’t expect retribution to co so quickly!
"Ye Zhen, why don’t we trade right here? We can guarantee....." The second Tower Chief Huang Tan suddenly spoke up.
Before Huang Tan could finish, Ye Zhen snorted with laughter, "Trust you? I might as well believe a sow can climb a tree! Trading here? Do you take for a fool?"
The reason Ye Zhen set the trade location at Phoenix Tail Island, millions of miles away, was all arranged.
Once there, Ye Zhen would feel confident enough to trade with them.
Trading on this Star Island unless Ye Zhen’s brain had water in it, he would do no such thing!
"It seems you have objections, should I send you a few more corpses?" Ye Zhen’s voice suddenly turned harsh.
"I agree to this. At noon on April 27th, we will be there on ti; however, I hope you can be punctual too!" Gai Jun said.
"Who are you to manage ? It’s best not to play tricks, or I will make you regret it for a lifeti!" Ye Zhen’s voice lifted again.
Gai Jun once again gave a bitter smile, discovering that the concessions he made in a lifeti hadn’t matched those he’d made this morning alone.
"Well then, since that’s the case, I’ll prepare to set off imdiately, see you at Phoenix Tail Island!"
"Best!"
With these two words, silence fell from all directions, and Ye Zhen seed to vanish.
Forr Tower Chief Gai Jun thought for a mont, made a gesture, and instantly disappeared into a Silent Chamber with the other four.
Upon entering, the light of the formation imdiately rose around.
Moreover, as the Light of the Guardian Talisman was cast, Gai Jun stomped lightly, and the ripple-like Spiritual Power enveloped the entire ground, imdiately sealing the whole Silent Chamber tight.
The power of the Divine Soul swept continuously like a tide, blocking all possible eavesdropping thods.
The main reason being, underground there was such a presence, coming and going without leaving a trace, which had frightened them; they had to be extrely cautious.
"Ancestor, are we truly going to pay the ransom to redeem them?
If Ye Zhen makes exorbitant demands, our Stars Tower might be bankrupted!" As soon as he finished with all the precautions, Yan Wudi spoke urgently.
Gai Jun glanced at Yan Wudi coldly, "Then what do you think, how can we rescue them?"
"Do you think that if they set the location at Phoenix Tail Island, they would be unprepared?"
A single sentence left Yan Wudi speechless, and after pondering for a long ti, the third Tower Chief Ou Tu suddenly approached with a sinister expression, "Ancestor, how about the four of you go, and I’ll take people overnight to the Black Dragon Domain to capture Ye Zhen’s sect mbers for exchange?"
Gai Jun said nothing and just stared quietly at Ou Tu until Ou Tu felt sowhat uneasy, then slowly spoke.
"Ou Tu, let ask you, which is more valuable to us: our Stars Tower’s five Young Tower Chiefs and the dozens of future Tower Chief candidates, or Ye Zhen’s sect mbers to him?"
That one sentence left Ou Tu speechless.
"No value!
To Ye Zhen, aside from familial ties and friendship, his sect mbers hold no other value!
Once Ye Zhen sets his mind, the hostages we hold will be of no use to him.
But the hostages in Ye Zhen’s hands can make us hesitant, and thoroughly angering Ye Zhen could lead to a potential interruption in our Stars Tower’s legacy!
Furthermore, with Ye Zhen’s current abilities, who among us could handle him, provided he acts with caution?
In that case, would any of you dare to sleep with your eyes closed from now on?"
Just a few sentences left Ou Tu drenched in cold sweat.
"Ou Tu, you call yourself Fox Star, yet this ti, you were utterly wrong, so unbelievably wrong!
If you hadn’t broken the rules first, how would our Star Island have suffered such a calamity?" Gai Jun sighed deeply, his face filled with anguish.
Seeing Gai Jun’s deanor, as Ou Tu thought of a certain matter, his expression suddenly turned pale, and he quickly explained himself, "Ancestor, it’s a matter of victors and vanquished; it wasn’t who broke the rules first....."
Seeing Ou Tu still dare to argue, Gai Jun’s face darkened, "That’s right, the victor writes the rules, the rules are indeed set by the strong.
The weak have no qualifications to speak of rules nor to enjoy them.
But as long as the opponent’s strength is not sothing we can completely annihilate, and they pose a certain threat to us, then we must act according to the rules.
Unless one day our strength can completely crush them, only then can we ignore the rules!
However, if we break the rules when the strength is about equal, that’s just seeking our own death!
With your plans this ti, even if successful, have you considered those three in the Dao Entrance Realm on Heavenly Wing Island?
Aren’t you afraid they’ll hide in the shadows and deal with us?" Gai Jun shouted.
"Ancestor, if successful, we’ll co out for revenge in the na of the Huaa Clan. They won’t find it on us; even if they suspect us, as long as everything is clean, they won’t have evidence..."
"Pah!"
Gai Jun swung his hand, delivering a loud slap directly stunning Ou Tu.
Hundreds of years, when had he ever been slapped?
But now, he dared not resist at all, with no room for thoughts, Gai Jun was already angrily pointing at Ou Tu’s nose, "Evidence?"
"Are you stupid!
At our level, do we still need evidence to act?
A single thought, a single suspicion, can make us strike ruthlessly!
I’m furious!
Never thought, after countless selections, this Fox Star turned out to be a re armchair strategist!" Gai Jun was so angry his hand trembled.
Upon hearing this, Ou Tu’s old face suddenly turned red, "Ancestor, you can say anything about , but you cannot call an armchair strategist.
Over hundreds of years, I’ve plotted not a thousand but at least eight hundred tis, every plan has succeeded, how can I be an armchair strategist?"
"Hmph, ask yourself, with the intelligence resources and strength of Stars Tower, those things you’ve plotted over the years could’ve been accomplished smoothly by even a pig!
Once faced with a truly difficult opponent, your true colors show, isn’t this armchair strategy?"
This angry reprimand made the confident Ou Tu’s expression gradually beco desolate, suddenly seeming aged by decades, losing his Essence, Qi, and Spirit.
The four words, armchair strategist, crushed the pride of Ou Tu’s entire life.
"After rescuing your family’s Young Tower Chief Ou Yu, you should retire and cultivate in peace, let Ou Yu take charge, and fully support his breakthrough to Dao Entrance Realm!"
Afterward, Gai Jun turned his gaze to the other three, "You have no objections to this arrangent, right?"
Ou Tu’s desolate expression turned three shades paler, Huang Tan, Yan Wudi, Ning Shiyi looked at Ou Tu’s pitiful state, though feeling a bit sorry, they still nodded.
There was no other choice, Ou Tu’s erroneous plan this ti inflicted a fatal blow to Stars Tower, nearly severing five lineages.
Ou Tu suddenly started to laugh bitterly, having heard of incidents inside similar where a Tower Chief was forced to retire early, only never thought such a thing would befall him!
"Ou Tu, do you comply?" Gai Jun finally asked Ou Tu.
Ou Tu was startled montarily, his gaze slowly turned outward, though unable to see, the image in his mind was of Star Island being ravaged and scorched.
Once, Star Island here could rival the Immortal Realm.
And corpses of the five lineages, before his eyes, seed to be drenched in blood...
The sight of blood imdiately sent a shiver through Ou Tu, his expression beca even more desolate.
"I concede... I concede!"
"Ah, you don’t need to be too upset, though you will no longer directly hold power, the Ou Family will still be influenced by you; what should be yours will not be less!"
Seeing Ou Tu’s sorry state, Gai Jun consoled, but then his tone shifted, "But now, you must pull yourself together! Join us to rescue the five Young Tower Chiefs and the subsequent generation of Tower Chief candidates.
If we can’t rescue them, regardless of you or , we will beco eternal sinners of Stars Tower!"
This statent imdiately revitalized Ou Tu’s spirit, reawakening his vigor.
"Boss, how exactly do we carry out the rescue this ti? You arrange it!" Ancestor of the Ning Family Ning Shiyi suddenly spoke.
Upon hearing this, Gai Jun was montarily stunned, then let out a long sigh, "Everyone, prepare. Bring all the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, Spirit Crystals, and treasures accumulated over the years from Star Island!"
Hearing this, Huang Tan and Yan Wudi imdiately panicked, "Ancestor, do we truly take it all? The wealth of Star Island represents nearly eighty percent of Stars Tower’s foundation!"
"Money can be earned again, but once people are gone, nothing remains!" A single sentence from Gai Jun made the two imdiately shut their mouths.
In fact, the two understood this truth, but the amount of wealth on Star Island was truly overwhelming.
"Everyone, go prepare, bring everything, and then act according to circumstances! Yes, we depart in two hours!" Gai Jun instructed.
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