Jia Yuntian’s action of kicking Tang Yuan’s body off the mountain enraged the members of the Tongyou Peak.
Yuan Zhen was close to going crazy, but luckily, there was Yuan Zilu who held him back. Otherwise, he would have rushed over without regard for his life.
“What do you want?!” Yuan Zilu tried his best to project his voice over.
“Haha, Brother Yuan, congratulations! Now that I got rid of the person above you, you’ll get a chance to be promoted!” Jia Yuntian mocked. “You should be thanking me!”
Yuan Zilu frowned. “Humph. There’s no need to brag about your lowly actions! I don’t care if you’re Jia Yuntian or someone else. Neither do I care if this person is actually Jin Guanchao… Whatever the case, you want us to let him go. Now, let’s negotiate. What will it take for you to release Junior Brother Sang?”
“Easy!” Jia Yuntian’s voice boomed. “We’ll let them go at the same time! They’ll go across the bridge to the other side.”
The frown on Yuan Zilu’s face grew deeper. “Is that it?”
“Of course! However, they need to seal off their cultivation for the time being. I won’t release a Martial Intent Realm cultivator at full strength over to you guys!” Jia Yuntian continued.
“Do you think we’ll trust you after everything you pulled?” Yuan Zilu asked.
“Haha, Brother Yuan, you don’t have a choice!” Jia Yuntian held Sang Youqi and waved the scissors in his hand. “If you don’t want to trade the hostages, I’ll destroy the bridge between our peaks right now! You know what I mean. Once the bridges around the main peak are destroyed, the protection formation will lose all power! The Tongyou Peak will fall!”
“How dare you!” Yuan Zhen could no longer control his anger and he roared.
“Hahaha, I destroyed two of the three chains already! Do you think your threats will affect me? The only reason I haven't cut the final chain is because I want the battle to grow even more intense!” Jia Yuntian snorted.
“Indeed… You really are an asshole! From your words, we should be thanking you for keeping the bridge intact, right?” Yuan Zilu grunted with disdain.
“There’s no need to thank me! Enough! We’re running out of time. The Four Spiritual Peak should have discovered the weakness in your protection formation. If you fail to regain control of the Kaiyuan Peak, the consequences are clear! If you wish, we can continue to waste each other’s time! Haha, Patriarch Kou might have hidden another Fourth Order Primary Realm expert in the Tongyou Peak. If you waste any more of my time, I might not be able to leave!” Jia Yuntian finally revealed his true intentions. He was truly afraid that there was someone watching his every move, waiting to strike! As such, he had to leave as soon as possible!
The woman who was holding Jin Guanchao by the neck spoke all of a sudden, “How can we believe that you won’t cut the chain after we make the exchange?”
“Big sister Yun, did you not hear what I said? We want you to fight with the Four Spiritual Peak till both sides are seriously damaged! Why would I destroy your protection formation now and give them an easy victory?”
The woman who spoke was Yun Yifei of the Yun Clan, and she was Yun Yishu’s cousin. She was also at the Martial Intent Realm.
Yuan Zhen’s angry roar rang through the air yet again. “The Rose Party is also part of the Azure Origin World! Why are you doing this?!”
“Alright. Looks like you’re not convinced… Can’t you tell? We both go crazy and kill our hostages, you’ll definitely be able to rush all the way here. I’m not someone who wishes to throw away my life. Right now, all I care about is retreating in one piece. I’ll release the captive and spare your defensive formation. How about that?” Jia Yuntian made it clear that destroying the third chain wasn’t as easy as it sounded. Yuan Zilu and the others were more than capable of rushing over before he succeeded. In a situation where he had to fight Yuan Zilu, Yuan Zhen, and Yun Yifei, he knew that there was no chance of him leaving alive.
Both parties stared at each other, waiting for the other side to make the first move. One side was afraid that Jia Yuntian would kill Sang Youqi, and the other side was afraid that Yuan Zhen and the others would risk it all.
It was true that destroying the bridge would cause the protection formation to weaken a lot, and Yuan Zilu and the others had no choice but to give in.
That was what Jia Yuntian expected. Otherwise, Yuan Zilu and the rest wouldn’t have chosen to save Sang Youqi.
Since the other party was willing to trade the hostages, Yuan Zilu and the others discovered that he wasn’t in a position to sacrifice his life for nothing.
“Alright! We agree!” Yuan Zilu eventually made the decision. “You better not play any tricks! Otherwise, the person who comes looking for you will probably be one of our deputy patriarchs! Perhaps, even Patriarch Kou will choose to hunt you down personally!”
The mocking smile on Jia Yuntian’s face faded instantly when he heard the words ‘Patriarch Kou’. His name alone didn’t just scare the cultivators of the Four Spiritual Peak…
Not willing to drag things out any longer, Yuan Zilu sealed off Jin Guanchao’s inner qi as Jia Yuntian tapped Sang Youqi’s body several times.
Soon, Jin Guanchao and Sang Youqi stepped onto the bridge at the same time.
Yuan Zilu and the others felt their hearts pounding in their chests. They wanted nothing more than for the two of them to hurry up so that they could wrap things up. Of course, they were silently thanking the gods that Jia Yuntian wouldn’t destroy the bridge. As long as the bridge remained standing, they would be able to protect the Tongyou Peak.
As the two of them walked along the bridge, Jia Yuntian was trying to suppress his joy of completing his mission.
He nearly failed the mission to destroy the bridge! As one of the most important chess pieces the Rose Party had in the institution, he was that close to failing the mission!
He never expected that the Tongyou Peak would learn of the Rose Party’s plan. They even sent out countless experts to protect the various bridges!
As everyone received their missions individually, Jia Yuntian wasn’t able to inform the rest of the spies placed by the Rose Party!
In the end, he could only watch on as the spies revealed their identities and were killed off one by one.
Luckily for him, he managed to succeed!
When everyone was waiting for the two of them to cross the bridge, Shang Xia, who had been silent all this while, rushed out.
Yuan Zilu wanted to stop him, but Shang Xia expected as much. His body trembled slightly and his movements became irregular. He avoided Yuan Zilu as he stepped onto the bridge. He ran straight towards Jin Guanchao!
“What are you doing?!” Yuan Zhen raged.
“This is a misunderstanding!” Yun Yifei stepped onto the bridge to grab Shang Xia, afraid that the other side would get the wrong impression. She didn’t forget to throw an explanation over to Jia Yuntian!
A talisman appeared on Shang Xia’s body before she could grab him, and a massive wave of power appeared. His speed increased by more than one time, and Yun Yifei grabbed at air.
“Jin Guanchao has to die!”
“Preposterous!” Yuan Zilu exclaimed as his chest heaved from his overexertion.
Looking at Yuan Zhen and Yun Yifei who were stuck in a daze, he cried out between his coughs, “What are you standing there for?! Cough, cough… Go! Hurry up and charge!”
Yuan Zilu bent down slightly and blood sprayed out of his mouth.
Yuan Zhen and Yun Yifei finally snapped back to reality. Even though they were blaming Shang Xia in their heart, they knew that hesitation would cost them a lot more.
They would only be able to grasp the opportunity if they were fast enough!
When Shang Xia rushed up the bridge earlier, Jia Yuntian was slightly taken aback and he raised the scissors in his hand. However, he quickly discovered that his actions weren’t part of Yuan Zilu’s plan when Yun Yifei tried to grab him.
Heaving a sigh of relief, he lowered his weapon.
The next scene caused him to raise his guard once again.
Shang Xia used the additional speed to cross a quarter of the bridge in an instant. He was three feet away from Jin Guanchao when Jia Yuntian realized the problem. He wasn’t the only one! Yuan Zhen and Yun Yifei were right behind him!
Even though he didn’t understand what just happened, their actions destroyed his entire plan!
All of a sudden, Sang Youqi burst forth with the speed of a Martial Intent Realm cultivator and rushed towards Jin Guanchao.
“Shit! Sang Youqi is a traitor too! He wants to save Jin Guanchao!”