Nine Nether Dragon Emperor-Chapter 242: It must be that scoundrel Ning Xuan’s doing!

"So you knew her surname was Ning all along! Yet your Mo Family imprisoned her for over a decade! How utterly ruthless! Now, tell me, how do you plan to compensate?"

Upon hearing Ning Xuan’s words, everyone was dumbfounded. Could things even be done this way? This was simply outrageous!

"No! Young Master Ning, you’re being rather unreasonable," an elder from the Mo Family, who had accompanied the two brothers to the contest, stepped forward to reason with Ning Xuan. "We raised her for over a decade. Logically, you should be compensating us. How could..." At the same time, he secretly remained on alert in case Ning Xuan made a sudden move. Everyone had witnessed Ning Xuan’s speed earlier, and although the elder was in the King Realm, he didn’t dare to be the least bit complacent.

"Rest assured, you’re not on the dueling stage, so I won’t attack you," Ning Xuan said. "In that respect, I really admire the Lin Family. They know the rules. They haven’t said a single word."

Ning Xuan was definitely rubbing salt in their wounds.

The members of the Lin Family were all filled with righteous indignation. He killed one of our own, and now he’s trying to crush our spirits! This damn bastard is rotten to the core!

You Ruo was speechless.

The corner of the Nanling Bully’s mouth twitched. What kind of person is this? Does he really want to poke a hole in the sky?!

Even in Yao Guang, at the High Heaven headquarters, some of the bigwigs couldn’t help but slam their tables. "Damn! This kid is so damn arrogant! But I really like him! Wenren, name your price."

The elder from the Wenren family shook his head with a smile, his attitude firm. "Anything else is negotiable, but this truly isn’t up for discussion!" After making his choice, the Wenren elder found himself liking Ning Xuan more and more. To be in the Lower Realm and still possess such fearlessness... that’s incredibly rare! Most importantly, this little ancestor truly has the strength to back it up! He must have a trump card to be this brazen! Could it be that Ancient Jade? The Wenren elder was filled with anticipation.

"This kid is very much to my liking too! Wenren..."

Before the bigwig could finish, the Wenren elder interrupted with a look of displeasure. "What do you mean, ’this kid’? He is the esteemed ancestor of our Wenren family! With such disrespect, aren’t you afraid he’ll come after you one by one when he ascends to Yao Guang?!"

"What did you say?"

"Are you serious?"

The two who had just spoken were dumbfounded. Has this guy lost his mind? He’s actually using a teenager to threaten us?!

"Heh, I know what you’re thinking," the Wenren elder chuckled, looking completely self-assured. "You must all think I’m crazy, but just remember why you were fighting me for him a moment ago."

At this, the two bigwigs fell silent. Ning Xuan was indeed weak now, but his potential was boundless. If he ascended with the support of the Wenren family and Bi Luo Palace, he might just soar to the heavens in a single leap. At that thought, they both laughed it off. "Haha, just kidding. Can’t you see how much we admire him, too?"

It was a rare moment of concession from them. Most importantly, no one mocked them for backing down. Some of the other bigwigs, however, had looks of regret flash through their eyes. They had been hoping a faction would clash with Ning Xuan, giving them an opportunity to reap the rewards of the conflict. It seemed that was no longer possible. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

If the people of Cloud Summit Heavenly Palace were to learn of the reactions of the bigwigs in Yao Guang, their jaws would hit the floor. Ning Xuan hadn’t even arrived in Yao Guang, yet he could already be used to threaten others—and successfully at that! It was simply beyond outrageous.

「Back on the dueling stage.」

Ning Xuan’s performance had only just begun.

"You actually have a very reasonable point," Ning Xuan said, "but he just used the word ’fortunately’! Surely you understand what that implies, don’t you?" When it came to arguing, Ning Xuan was just as skilled.

The Mo Family members were speechless. Mo Junxin nearly coughed up blood. I was just being modest, alright?! And this guy actually uses it as leverage! Dammit! How can he be so utterly devoid of martial virtue?! He’s the epitome of shamelessness!

At that moment, Ning Xuan suddenly turned to him. "What do you think?"

Mo Junxin immediately forced a smile and surrendered. "You have a point. Name your price."

Having always kept a low profile, he naturally wouldn’t have paid much attention to his opponent in a duel. However, he had witnessed the entire sequence of events, from the moment Lin Tianjun opened his mouth to the moment he was sent flying. The only thing he hadn’t seen clearly was how Ning Xuan had appeared—the man’s speed was simply too great! If he had to face Ning Xuan, he would be no match at all and might even be killed instantly. This was the dueling stage, after all. Here, there were no rules. Here, might made right; whoever had the stronger fist, was the law.

"San Wu, you decide!" Ning Xuan didn’t name a price himself, instead giving the opportunity to San Wu.

San Wu, who had been biting her lip with tears welling in her eyes, could no longer hold them back. They streamed down her face like pearls. It had been a long, long time since anyone had cared for her, let alone stood up for her like this.

"It seems you didn’t take very good care of her," Ning Xuan remarked coolly.

The moment Ning Xuan finished speaking, Mo Junxin’s heart skipped a beat. He quickly blurted out, "L-Lady San Wu, ten million Heavenly Crystals! That’s everything I own. I’ll give it all to you! Please, I’m begging you, just stop crying, will you?" He had a pleading look on his face. If this young lady keeps crying, I’m going to share Lin Tianjun’s fate!

San Wu was about to agree. Ten million Heavenly Crystals was a sum she had never even dreamed of. But she immediately changed her mind. Master challenged the entire Mo Family for my sake. If I only accept ten million, I’d be letting him down!

She wiped away her tears and said in a clear, crisp voice, "Multiply that by ten."

Ning Xuan had been afraid San Wu would agree right away. Hearing her words, he couldn’t help but give her a big thumbs-up.

Beside her, Qian Yourong and Yun Wangshu were both a little speechless. You are the company you keep. Little San Wu has only been with Ning Xuan for a short while, and she’s already been led astray!

"I’m being honest, that’s really all I have on me!" Mo Junxin still didn’t understand.

Chu Tian, who had suffered similarly before, couldn’t take it anymore. It’s rare for someone to follow in my footsteps; I have to lend him a hand! He immediately sent a voice transmission to Mo Junxin: "She means you need to multiply by ten. That’s one hundred million!"

"What? Multiply by ten? One hundred million?!" Mo Junxin cried out in shock.

He was completely stunned, and he wasn’t the only one; the other Mo Family members were also dumbfounded.

One hundred million! An entire one hundred million! How could she be so greedy? She was never like this before! Damn it! This must be the work of that scoundrel, Ning Xuan!

Having figured it out, the Mo Family members seethed with hatred for Ning Xuan, but they didn’t dare show the slightest hint of dissatisfaction. The two prodigies of their family were still on the dueling stage. At such a close distance, if Ning Xuan decided to attack, they feared neither would make it out alive. That was a price they absolutely could not afford to pay.

"Fine. One hundred million it is," the Mo Family elder who had spoken earlier made a decisive call. "We’ll give it to you. Furthermore, we will add another fifty million, and we hope Young Master Ning will look after our two worthless disciples."

Everyone stared, completely stunned.