Several fair and tender arms reached out to Su Xiao, and Sick Dog instinctively backed away, intending to retreat into the elevator.
"Do you think these won can trade for Sick Dog’s life?"
Su Xiao looked at the screen. At this mont, those won with sultry eyes began to step back—this was their instinct.
The Ten Old Man on the screen furrowed his brows. The allure of won wasn’t working; perhaps the won he offered weren’t attractive enough? With Su Xiao’s power, he probably had seen countless won and wouldn’t be impressed by these.
The Ten Old Man cleared his throat, and the won in the room withdrew, leaving only one woman in a black dress standing. She had kept her distance, different from the others.
This woman’s figure was graceful, with a large tattoo on her exposed arm—a black rose.
"This is Black Mary. If we reach an agreent, she will be your assistant."
Black Mary stepped forward, slightly bowed, and pulled a chair from the next room.
Su Xiao sat on the chair; in front of him was the screen. Snowflakes flashed across the screen, and monts later the image returned.
The screen now showed a round table. Around the table sat ten n of varying ages and styles. These were all the mbers of the Ten Old Man, representing gang influences across the Six Continents.
The cropped-haired man from before spoke. He seed to be a representative among the Ten Old Man.
"I am Bick. May I ask how you would like to be addressed, sir?"
Bick habitually touched the scar on his mouth, pondering sothing unknown.
"Bai Ye."
"Mister Bai Ye, let’s not mince words. There are two matters to discuss: one concerning the death of Leech, and the other concerning the Cyclops’s eye. Let’s address them one by one, starting with the first."
"Yes, let’s first discuss Leech’s death."
Another mber of the Ten Old Man spoke, gnashing his teeth, wishing to tear Su Xiao apart.
"Elsuop, calm down."
Bick glanced at Elsuop, whose eye twitched and remained silent after hesitating for a mont.
Seeing this, Su Xiao got a rough idea of the situation. Ten Yin Beasts and ten Ten Old Man mbers—this was no coincidence.
Each Ten Old Man mber had a Yin Beast, a mutual check among gangs. Elsuop’s Yin Beast had died, which put him in a passive situation.
"Regarding Leech’s death, we can let bygones be bygones, but..."
The cropped-haired Bick laughed as he spoke.
"The vacancy of the Yin Beast needs filling, Mister Bai Ye, you understand what I an."
Bick’s aning was clear, to have Su Xiao fill Leech’s vacancy and join the Yin Beasts. Elsuop’s smile widened; although they lost Leech, getting a stronger subordinate would be a windfall, though the loyalty of this subordinate still needed testing.
Su Xiao lit a cigarette, glanced at Bick, then at Sick Dog.
"What if I refuse?"
As soon as he spoke, all the Ten Old Man mbers looked at Su Xiao.
"Refuse? We still have eight Yin Beasts."
"Heh~ Bring them out."
Su Xiao stood up, drawing Dragon Slash from its sheath and resting it against Sick Dog’s neck. The blade slowly cut through, first breaking the skin, then the muscle.
"Wait!"
Bick roared angrily, but Su Xiao paid no heed. Sick Dog, who was being cut, dared not move, enveloped by the fear of death. Even if Su Xiao released Sick Dog now, he wouldn’t have to worry about Sick Dog seeking revenge.
"Are eight Yin Beasts very strong? Have them co out and fight , or let them kill , or I’ll kill them all and then find you. Staying hidden, afraid to face , you expect to beco your subordinate with that lack of courage?"
The blade cut through the muscles on Sick Dog’s neck, and the faces of the Ten Old Man mbers turned grim.
"Since Mister Bai Ye is here, there is room for negotiation. Apologies for the previous offense."
Bick’s tone shifted, suddenly becoming amicable.
"Of course, there’s room for negotiation."
Su Xiao stopped his actions, moved Dragon Slash away from Sick Dog’s neck, and blood slid down the blade tip. Black Mary shivered slightly on the side.
"I don’t want to talk too much. Firstly, I won’t beco your subordinate; at most, it’s a cooperative relationship. Also, any tasks you want to do must offer compensation."
The Ten Old Man mbers exchanged glances, seemingly seeking each other’s opinions. Their initial plan was to recruit Su Xiao into the gang and slowly control him afterward.
The current situation showed that this guy was capricious, turning hostile at the drop of a hat, more extre than the gang’s way of doing things.
More importantly, Su Xiao presented a front that seed determined to oppose the Ten Old n’s Power, giving the Ten Old Man a massive headache.
They suddenly realized that this wasn’t a heaven-sent hitman; it was clearly a Plague God!
"What does Mister Bai Ye want? Money? Power? Won?"
"I’m not interested in the won you offer. As for other things, I’m not interested either."
"Then..."
Murderous intent filled the Ten Old Man’s eyes—soone with no greed was suspicious.
"I want rare treasures."
As Su Xiao spoke, he took out a few items: a World Governnt Commorative Coin, a Soul Crystal (dium), a piece of White Equipnt, and a No.1 Potion.
"I want items similar to these, not in appearance, but in essence."
The Ten Old Man mbers looked at the items in Su Xiao’s hand and shook their heads after a long pause.
"Sorry, Mister Bai Ye, the items you want..."
Before Bick finished speaking, another Ten Old Man mber interjected.
"Isn’t that an Eternal Crystal Stone?"
That Ten Old Man looked at the Soul Crystal (dium).
"Very similar."
"Not just similar; it is."
"Ah, this Eternal Crystal Stone is quite large and can fetch a sky-high price at auction, though few collect them; so people use it to make jewelry."
Listening to the Ten Old Man’s discussion, Su Xiao’s eyes seed to sparkle.
"It’s decided. The fee for helping you will be ’Eternal Crystal Stones.’
Su Xiao speculated that the Eternal Crystal Stones in the Hunter World were Soul Crystals.
"This..."
The Ten Old Man exchanged looks; no one spoke for a mont.
"The price... is too high."
"Impossible!"
"Absurd."
The Ten Old Man refused bluntly. It’s not that they couldn’t procure Soul Crystals (dium), but they were used to getting others to risk their lives for cheap, even with the Yin Beasts.
"Are you refusing ?"
Su Xiao chuckled, kicking Sick Dog aside, grabbing Black Mary’s dress to wipe the blood off Dragon Slash, as Black Mary pressed her hands between her thighs to avoid any exposure.
"Since you refuse... then forget it."
Su Xiao got up and walked out. For so reason, the Ten Old Man felt their hair stand on end. They all knew there were two choices now: send people to besiege Su Xiao or continue negotiating with him.
The best outco of besieging Su Xiao would be heavy casualties among their n followed by killing him, or possibly Su Xiao breaking through, after which life for the Ten Old n would beco difficult.
As for continuing to negotiate, the Ten Old Man hesitated, pondering who should foot the bill.
"Why don’t we hire him together?"
Bick’s proposal received unanimous approval.
"Mister Bai Ye, let’s discuss your fees for doing the task. We will have a cooperative relationship."
Bick, having climbed to such a position within the gang, was naturally a shrewd person. The other Ten Old Man mbers were similar. They knew that although hiring Su Xiao required significant pay, with the auction looming and given Su Xiao’s combat effectiveness against Yin Beasts, this might be an opportunity.
"My requirents aren’t high: ten Eternal Crystal Stones of this quality per day."
"Cough, cough..."
"Ten stones?!"
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