Invincible Soul Emperor

Chapter 272: Chapter 272 The Shameless Fei Hu

After hearing Cai Yunji’s report, Cai Wentao sighed, while the Retired Emperor began to scold her directly.

”Yun Ji, how can you be so foolish! That boy, Ye Qingchen, is worth our royal family’s efforts to win over for his Alchemic Talent alone. Not to mention, his talent in martial arts is just as remarkable!”

Being reprimanded by the Retired Emperor, Cai Yunji felt a pang of bitterness and could only say, ”Your reprimand is justified, Grandfather Emperor. I was indeed inconsiderate.”

The Retired Emperor sighed again, speaking helplessly. ”Forget it. All we can do now is mend the fences and hope it’s not too late.”

At this point, Cai Wentao also spoke up. ”Father, I’m surprised that Dragon Tiger Mountain would actually dare to make a move against the Rising Sun Pavilion. The overall strength of the Rising Sun Pavilion is no less than that of a two-star Sect.”

The Retired Emperor nodded and said, ”Your analysis is correct. Dragon Tiger Mountain must have a backer. Otherwise, if they fought the Rising Sun Pavilion to the death, the best outcome would be both sides getting grievously wounded. At the end of the day, Dragon Tiger Mountain is run by businessmen at heart; they wouldn’t undertake such a thankless task! There’s definitely something fishy going on here.”

Cai Wentao frowned and continued, ”Father, who do you think is backing Dragon Tiger Mountain?”

The Retired Emperor fell silent as well. He and Cai Wentao locked eyes, and both could see the shock in the other’s gaze.

They nodded to each other, and the Retired Emperor said to Cai Yunji, ”Yun Ji, don’t move from where you are. Your father and I will use the Royal Secret Art to activate the Teleportation Array to your location. Then, we will go together to support Ye Qingchen!”

After speaking, the Retired Emperor cut off the connection with Cai Yunji. Cai Wentao immediately gathered the royal experts, preparing to use the Teleportation Array to go and reinforce Ye Qingchen.

「On Dragon Tiger Mountain, within a secret chamber.」

Qin Yue and Ye Changqing were chained to separate stone pillars. Fei Hu gazed at Qin Yue with lecherous eyes and said with a vulgar smile, ”This little lass from the Qin Family is such a looker. Just seeing her gets my blood boiling and makes my hands itch. Since you’re going to die sooner or later anyway, why not let your Third Master here pamper you a bit?”

Qin Yue struggled and cursed, ”Fei Hu, you bastard! If you dare touch me, my grandfather and Ye Qingchen won’t let you get away with it!”

Ye Changqing also shouted angrily, ”Fei Hu, you’re a Martial Spirit Realm expert! Aren’t you ashamed of laying hands on a defenseless woman?”

Fei Hu’s expression turned cold. He slapped Ye Changqing across the face, causing blood to stream from the corner of his mouth.

Fei Hu sneered, ”Who do you think you are to lecture me? If it weren’t for Big Brother’s orders, do you think a mining slave like you would have survived this long?”

Ignoring Ye Changqing, Fei Hu continued toward Qin Yue, extending his demonic claws toward her ample chest.

”Third Brother, stop!”

Just then, Kuang Hu rushed in. Seeing that Fei Hu was about to molest Qin Yue, he quickly yelled to stop him. ”Third Brother, are you out of your mind? Big Brother specifically told us that this girl is the granddaughter of that old bastard Qin Zhantian. Nothing can happen to her right now. Big Brother has already teamed up with the Yanyang Kingdom’s royal family to lay an inescapable trap, just waiting for that old geezer from the Rising Sun Pavilion to fall for it. Once we’ve dealt with Qin Zhantian and the Rising Sun Pavilion, the girl is all yours. Then you can do whatever you want with her.”

Hearing Kuang Hu’s words, Fei Hu could only nod resentfully. ”Fine, I’ll listen to Second Brother. Little girl from the Qin Family, in a couple of days, I’ll show you what a real man is!”

At that moment, a disciple from Dragon Tiger Mountain ran into the secret chamber, knelt before Kuang Hu and Fei Hu, and reported, ”Second Boss, Third Boss! The people from the Rising Sun Pavilion have arrived!”

Kuang Hu and Fei Hu exchanged a look, a cruel sneer flashing in their eyes. Then, the two of them walked out of the secret chamber together.

Inside the main hall of Dragon Tiger Mountain, Kuang Hu and Fei Hu looked at Ye Qingchen and Qin Zhantian, sneering without end. ”You arrived quickly, Elder Qin. It seems you care a great deal for your precious granddaughter.”

Ye Qingchen was the first to demand, ”Where have you hidden Qin Yue and my father? Hand them over now!”

Annoyed by Ye Qingchen’s tone, Fei Hu said with a cold laugh, ”What kind of place do you think Dragon Tiger Mountain is? You think you can see the people we’ve captured just because a punk like you says so? I want to see fifty million Low-grade Spirit Stones first. Then, naturally, we’ll bring the girl and your father out to meet you.”

Ye Qingchen was about to say more but was stopped by Qin Zhantian. The old man took two steps forward, pulled out a storage ring, and said, ”This ring contains fifty million Low-grade Spirit Stones. Bring them out. We’ll make the exchange—money for people!”

Fei Hu said disdainfully, ”Just because you say there are fifty million Low-grade Spirit Stones in there, I should believe you? Hand it over and let me inspect it. Only then will I believe you.”

Kuang Hu burst into laughter, cutting Fei Hu off. ”With Elder Qin’s reputation, he would never go back on his word. I trust you. Men, bring those two up.”

Fei Hu pursed his lips. Although he was displeased with Kuang Hu’s words, he said nothing.

A short while later, two Dragon Tiger Mountain disciples brought Qin Yue and Ye Changqing into the hall.

The corner of Qin Yue’s mouth was bloody, and Ye Changqing was covered in injuries. When they saw Ye Qingchen and Qin Zhantian, a flash of joy appeared on their faces, but their voices had been sealed by Dragon Tiger Mountain, rendering them unable to speak.

Seeing that both of them were hurt, Ye Qingchen erupted in fury and roared at Fei Hu, ”Release them now!”

Kuang Hu sneered, ”Release them? Of course, we’ll release them. However, Dragon Tiger Mountain has its own rules. If you want us to let them go, you must first give me the fifty million Low-grade Spirit Stones. Then we will naturally release them.”

Hearing Kuang Hu’s words, Qin Zhantian also laughed loudly. ”Fine, fine! This storage ring is yours. Now, let them go.”

With that, Qin Zhantian tossed the storage ring to Kuang Hu.

After catching the storage ring, Kuang Hu probed it with his Vitality Force, counting the Low-grade Spirit Stones inside.

A moment later, Kuang Hu smiled, put away the storage ring, and cupped his hands toward Qin Zhantian. ”Elder Qin is truly formidable. And the Rising Sun Pavilion lives up to its name as a fabulously wealthy merchant guild, to produce fifty million Low-grade Spirit Stones without even batting an eye.”

Qin Zhantian just smiled and shook his head, not angered by Kuang Hu’s mockery.

Ye Qingchen said coldly, ”The Spirit Stones have been given to you. Now release them!”

Kuang Hu replied, ”The hostages are with my third brother. You should ask him to release them!”

Hearing this, Fei Hu burst into laughter. ”I said you had to hand over fifty million Low-grade Spirit Stones to have them released. You gave the Spirit Stones to my second brother, not to me. Why should I release them? If you want me to let them go, you’ll have to give me fifty million Low-grade Spirit Stones as well!”