A Family of Hopeless Romantics, Except for the Evil Little Junior Brother-Chapter 210: Self-Directed Drama

The Heishui Cave Lord shot to his feet with a whoosh, utterly shocked.

“Say that again!”

The attendant cautiously said, “The Saintess has been kidnapped. This is the letter left by the kidnappers.”

The Heishui Cave Lord considered himself the Gu King, so naturally, his daughter was the Saintess.

Upon hearing this, the guests who had come to the banquet were all stunned.

Who had the guts to kidnap the Saintess at Heishui Cave!?

“It’s Di Nü Feng of Tian Sha Hall.”

The Heishui Cave Lord took the letter left by the kidnapper and his face changed instantly.

It even bore the emblem of Tian Sha Hall.

He began thinking — he and Tian Sha Hall had always minded their own business.

Why would Tian Sha Hall suddenly kidnap his daughter?

“They’ve angered Tian Sha Hall? Looks like the Heishui Cave Lord has a grudge with Di Nü Feng.”

“Tian Sha Hall’s power has really surged in the past few years.”

“Yeah, ever since Supreme City and Liu Qiushui’s Asura Hall were destroyed, Di Nü Feng has gotten more and more reckless.”

“...........”

Everyone buzzed with discussion.

“My apologies, everyone. I have a personal matter to attend to — please make yourselves at home.”

With that, the Heishui Cave Lord rushed off.

Ye Yunzhou said, “Teacher, why would Di Nü Feng suddenly kidnap the Cave Lord of Heishui?”

Jia Sidao suddenly sighed, “Di Nü Feng... I met her a few times in my early years. You could say we had some acquaintance.”

“You knew Di Nü Feng?”

“That was many years ago,” Jia Sidao said calmly.

Ye Yunzhou had never known where Jia Sidao was really from. This was the first time he’d heard him mention any past friends.

And it turned out to be the infamous Di Nü Feng.

Back at his cave dwelling, the Heishui Cave Lord said coldly,

“How much ransom do they want?”

Another subordinate handed him a note.

“Ten spirit stones?” The Heishui Cave Lord raised an eyebrow. “Could Di Nü Feng be plotting something else?”

The subordinate hesitated, “Cave Lord... the zeroes are on the back.”

The Heishui Cave Lord flipped the note over. “Ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, hundred thousand...”

“Ten million high-grade spirit stones!?”

The Heishui Cave Lord nearly coughed up a mouthful of blood.

“Has Di Nü Feng gone completely mad with poverty?”

“Cave Lord, what do we do? Even if we sold all of Heishui Cave, we couldn’t gather ten million high-grade spirit stones.”

Clutching his chest, the Heishui Cave Lord exhaled a long breath.

“No rush. Di Nü Feng must be after something else, otherwise she wouldn’t be asking such a ridiculous price. I’ll write her a letter and try to negotiate.”

The Heishui Cave Lord had been through a lot in his life.

This kind of outrageous opening demand meant there had to be another motive.

That’s how negotiation works.

First, you open with an absurd request, one the other party can’t possibly accept.

After they refuse,

Then you propose a second, slightly unreasonable request.

By comparison, they’ll agree to what you actually want.

Two days later, Di Nü Feng’s reply arrived.

“Cave Lord, Di Nü Feng no longer wants the ten million spirit stones.”

The Heishui Cave Lord nodded — just as he expected.

“Now she wants twenty million!”

The Heishui Cave Lord: ........

“She didn’t mention anything else?”

“Nothing.”

Well, now it was obvious — Di Nü Feng really was broke.

The Heishui Cave Lord couldn’t help but press a hand to his forehead.

What the h*ll is Di Nü Feng even up to?

He truly hadn’t offended her, and now she wanted to be enemies out of nowhere?

Before he knew it, several more days passed.

The Heishui Cave Lord reached out to all his connections, trying to contact Di Nü Feng.

But Di Nü Feng was utterly firm.

She didn’t want twenty million anymore, but her new asking price would still drain Heishui Cave dry.

The Heishui Cave Lord was so furious, he nearly ground his teeth to dust.

Even a clay statue has a temper.

Let alone a Heishui Cave Lord who held great power.

Utterly enraged, he decided — fine, he wouldn’t save his daughter anymore.

He’d go to war with Tian Sha Hall. From now on, every Tian Sha Hall follower he saw — he’d kill.

This feud with Di Nü Feng would never end in this life. She brought this on herself.

So, the entire Heishui Cave began to mobilize.

Just when the Cave Lord was preparing for war, a subordinate mentioned that Ye Yunzhou’s teacher seemed to have known Di Nü Feng from years ago.

The Heishui Cave Lord looked at the messenger. “How do you know that?”

“Cave Lord, when Ye Yunzhou was speaking with his teacher, I was attending nearby and overheard it.”

The Heishui Cave Lord recalled the old Daoist who had accompanied the Prince of Great Sui.

Back then, he only thought the man was a bit unfathomable. Later, it all fizzled out.

He had already sent many people to negotiate with Di Nü Feng — none succeeded.

This time would probably be another waste of effort.

Still, clinging to the hope that a dying horse could still be treated like a living one,

He decided to approach Ye Yunzhou and Jia Sidao, who had yet to leave Heishui Cave.

“These days, I’ve been tied up with my daughter being taken by Di Nü Feng. I apologize for the neglect,”

Said the Heishui Cave Lord.

Ye Yunzhou quickly replied, “Not at all. Di Nü Feng is truly despicable, taking someone’s daughter without cause. Is there anything my Great Sui can do to help?”

That was exactly what the Heishui Cave Lord had been waiting for. He turned to the old Daoist beside him:

“I heard the Zhenren once knew Di Nü Feng. Might you be willing to put in a word? If you can save my daughter, Heishui Cave will be in your debt!”

Ye Yunzhou thought: So that’s what this is about.

Though he was a prince, he couldn’t speak for his teacher. So he said nothing and waited for Jia Sidao’s reply.

At this point, Jia Sidao finally opened his eyes halfway.

As if he’d just woken up.

“Di Nü Feng... that girl? I haven’t seen her in many years. What were you just saying...”

Di Nü Feng... that girl!?

That title made the Heishui Cave Lord’s heart skip a beat.

Could this actually work?

Thinking this, the Cave Lord’s tone became noticeably more respectful.

“I’d like to ask the Zhenren to help mediate — persuade Di Nü Feng to release my daughter.”

Jia Sidao waved his horsetail whisk.

“That Di Nü Feng girl does go too far sometimes. Cave Lord, are we friends?”

The Heishui Cave Lord froze, then quickly caught on and nodded.

“Of course we’re friends. It’s my honor to be friends with the Zhenren.”

“Well then, as friends, I’ll help you out.”

Saying that, Jia Sidao stood up.

“I’ll go find Di Nü Feng now.”

“You know where Di Nü Feng is?” The Heishui Cave Lord was stunned.

“Of course.”

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