Forced to Marry a Female Billionaire CEO-Chapter 581 Swap

"Let's go!"

Duan Zhuo'er nodded. The two of them walked up.

Seeing this, Fang Caizhe acted as if his butt was on fire, also hurrying forward.

As she got closer, Bai Qian'er said, "Xu Ke, don't be upset about failing to break through. It happens all the time."

"Besides, at your age, reaching Postnatal Great Perfection is already the pinnacle in all of Huaxia. If you were to advance further, I'm afraid there wouldn't be any room left for other young geniuses."

Xu Ke heard this and looked surprised.

He wasn't upset, though.

But seeing the concern in Bai Qian'er and Duan Zhuo'er's eyes, Xu Ke still managed a faint smile. "Thanks for the encouragement. I'm fine."

"You're too hard on yourself. Look at my uncle. When he was twenty-five, he had just reached the Postnatal Initial Stage. If it weren't for a fortunate encounter where he ate the Blood Jade Monarch, he still wouldn't be an Innate Martial Artist today."

"My grandfather used to scold him every day, calling him a prodigal good-for-nothing, but isn't he living a respectable life now? You shouldn't take it so hard!"

Duan Zhuo'er didn't hesitate to use Duan Chongfeng to comfort Xu Ke. "You're a hundred times stronger than him!"

Xu Ke was speechless.

If Duan Chongfeng knew you said that about him, would he really not beat you to death?

Fang Caizhe couldn't help but sneer, "Alright, stop comforting him. It was a mistake for him to overestimate himself and challenge the Innate Realm. Failure was inevitable."

"Comforting him will just make him think he did the right thing. I think it's best not to lead him astray."

Xu Ke looked at him, about to speak.

"He withstood Han Wang's attack, while you were half-crippled by a single kick. What right do you have to speak?" Duan Zhuo'er scoffed.

Fang Caizhe's face flushed beet red. "You..."

"Don't disturb Xu Ke's rest. You should leave," Bai Qian'er said coolly.

Fang Caizhe's fingers trembled with the urge to throw a tantrum. But when Xu Ke's cold gaze landed on him, he couldn't help but shiver. Ultimately, he lacked the courage to speak and could only leave, simmering with resentment.

"Oh, right, Xu Ke. I picked up the Bronze Wine Chalice earlier. It seems it fell on the highway and got a little cracked... What should we do?" Bai Qian'er recalled, taking the chalice from the car and handing it to Xu Ke.

Xu Ke, however, seemed unconcerned. He took it and said, "It's nothing. If it's cracked, it's cracked."

To him, the object was worthless once its Dragon Essence had been absorbed.

But the moment he grasped the chalice, his expression suddenly changed. He looked down in disbelief...

"Are you that rich?" Duan Zhuo'er's teeth ached at the sight. "This is a national treasure-level masterpiece, according to Master Jintong. You're not heartbroken that it's damaged?"

Xu Ke raised his head and placed the chalice in the car, forcing an unnatural smile. "Haha, not exactly rich... Anyway, we'll talk about this later. I need to take care of something with Han Wang and the others first." He then walked away.

"Alright!"

Seeing this, Duan Zhuo'er and Bai Qian'er exchanged a strange look, both of them surprised. What was up with Xu Ke?

Ignoring the two baffled women, Xu Ke led Tang Yingchang and the Ghost Poison Elders over to Han Wang and the Military Spike Assassin.

"What is it?" Han Wang asked coolly, his sharp gaze sizing up Xu Ke warily.

"Let's talk about the antidote. Don't let them overhear," Xu Ke gestured for the others to keep their distance.

Han Wang and the Military Spike Assassin exchanged a glance, clutched the straw mats covering them, and walked off with Xu Ke.

Behind them, Shi Hongda and the Yin and Yang Elders were overcome with curiosity, but they couldn't go over and eavesdrop...

There was a small river near the wasteland, a place where others couldn't hear.

"Speak," Han Wang said without even looking directly at Xu Ke, his eyes fixed on the small hill on the opposite bank.

"I'm here to make a deal," Xu Ke said, sitting down nonchalantly. "This was my goal in capturing you alive from the start."

As soon as these words were spoken, the Military Spike Assassin erupted in fury. "What shameless boasting! Do you really think you're capable of capturing us alive?"

"I didn't capture you alive? Then what are you doing right now... having a picnic with me?" Xu Ke asked, feigning confusion.

The Military Spike Assassin stiffened.

"Mister Xu, we didn't capture all of them alive. One of them died," Tang Yingchang added with a straight face.

Xu Ke feigned a look of realization. "Oh, that's right. One died, so it doesn't count as capturing all of them alive."

With that, all four on Xu Ke's side burst into laughter, the cheerful sound filling the air by the riverbank. These barbed words were pure mockery to Han Wang and the assassin, making their faces burn with shame.

Han Wang's face was swollen, and his age spots seemed to darken. "Get to the point. Cut the crap."

"You're the ones talking nonsense, not me. I don't know what to do with you," Xu Ke retorted.

The veins on Han Wang's and the Military Spike Assassin's foreheads bulged.

Xu Ke shook his head. "My purpose this time is simple. You've been poisoned, and I'll give you the antidote. In return, you'll do something for me."

"What is it?"

"Go back to the Assassin's Alliance and tell them to retract the bounty on the Ghost Poison Elders. Just say the two of them are already dead."

As Xu Ke finished, the Ghost Poison Elders' expressions immediately lit up with excitement. They had waited so long for this.

Han Wang shot a cold look at the Ghost Poison Elders. So it was because of these two that Xu Ke had set his sights on him.

Beside him, the Military Spike Assassin stood up. "Impossible!"

Xu Ke frowned. "Why is it impossible?"

"Why should I help you?"

"If you can't speak like a human being, let Han Wang do the talking. I already fucking told you I'd give you the antidote," Xu Ke cursed.

The Military Spike Assassin's eyes went wide with rage. "You!"

"Ye Lang, calm down," Han Wang said, raising a hand to stop him.

Ye Lang took a deep breath and stepped back. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Staring at Xu Ke, Han Wang said flatly, "I can see the Ghost Poison Elders are your people now. Frankly, I don't want to help you. But for the antidote, I'll do what I can. To be realistic, though, I can't do this."

Xu Ke's eyes narrowed. "Why not?"

"Would you let me kill them?"

"Of course not!"

"What about cutting off an ear?"

"Impossible."

"Then what am I supposed to bring back to my superiors to get them to retract the bounty?" Han Wang sneered.

Xu Ke's brow furrowed. "The conditions are that strict?"

"Back when Tao Ranju was still around, they wouldn't retract a bounty without seeing a corpse! Now they only require a body part. That's already lenient!" Han Wang sneered contemptuously, looking at the Ghost Poison Elders. "You two are ranked tenth. Don't tell me you don't even know this rule."

The Ghost Poison Elders' faces turned extremely ugly. But as Han Wang said, it was true. If the bounty wasn't retracted, it would be very difficult for the couple to survive.

Seeing their ashen expressions, Han Wang's contempt grew even stronger. "I have no idea how you two clowns managed to reach tenth rank. A single bounty was enough to scare you into siding with a kid. How pathetic."

Finally finding a chance to feel superior, he naturally milked it for all it was worth, mocking them relentlessly.

The Ghost Poison Elders, thoroughly humiliated, glared at him resentfully. "Weren't you also captured alive by Mister Xu?"

At these words, the contemptuous look on Han Wang's face froze. He turned to Xu Ke, his expression darkening again. "Hey, why are you so quiet? I can't do this. Ask for something else."

At that moment, Xu Ke's expression was shifting, his pupils constricting...

When he heard the name Tao Ranju, he had frozen.

That name... why does it sound so familiar? He vaguely remembered seeing a token with that name in Zhou Hongsheng's treasury.

"Well? Stop thinking about it and pick something else," Han Wang urged. "How about killing someone for the antidote? What about Shi Hongda?"