The Lord of Void and Real-Chapter 233 - 231: Raising the Stakes

Chapter 233: Chapter 231: Raising the Stakes

“Second Young Master Bai, finally found you after all this time, why have you been avoiding me these past few days?” Lin Biqiu initiated the conversation with a smile on his face.

“Avoiding you? You’re not a pile of shit, so why would I need to avoid you?” Bai Xiaoyun feigned surprise.

“You…” Lin Biqiu was stumped for a while, at a loss for a proper retort.

“Bai, didn’t you forget the bet you had with Young Master Lin? You said you will show us the Escape Talisman.” Du An chuckled and asked.

“Who said I forgot? I remember it all too well. I said I would bring it out and dazzle your blind eyes, how could I forget?” Bai Xiaoyun responded, secretly cursing under his breath as Du An reopened the old wound.

“Hmm, better if you didn’t forget. Du An, what was it Bai Xiaoyun said last time we saw him?” Lin Biqiu puffed out his chest, asked knowingly.

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“Master Bai said, the next time we meet, he’ll make sure we get to see what we want.” Du An instantly replied, emphasizing the words “get to see”.

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“Bai Xiaoyun, this counts as our ‘next meeting’, right? Where’s your Escape Talisman? Show us.” Lin Biqiu spread out a hand towards Bai Xiaoyun and said.

Bai Xiaoyun’s face showed a hint of hesitation, he was pondering the best course of action quickly.

Seeing him silent, Lin Biqiu sneered and said: “Bai Xiaoyun, doesn’t your family have a high-level Rune at all? Or are you just a worthless runt in the Bai Family who can’t produce the Escape Talisman?”

His words stabbed Bai Xiaoyun in the heart like a steel blade.

Bai Xiaoyun’s face turned pale in an instant. His eyes turned frigid, glowering at Lin Biqiu.

“You, if you can’t bring out the Escape Talisman today, then you lose. Either pay me five Immortal Jades or kneel down and call me ‘Big Brother’. I always treat my younger brothers generously.” Lin Biqiu was taken aback by his suddenly intense eyes, but still maintained his seemingly calm demeanor.

“Big Brother, based on you?” Bai Xiaoyun became even angrier when he heard these words.

“Master Bai, you are not quite right. What Young Master Lin said is indeed the original stakes. As long as you can produce the Escape Talisman, Young Master Lin would surely be a good sport and hold his end of the bet.” Du An saw this, laughed, and said.

His words seemed just, but in reality still sided with Lin Biqiu, pressuring Bai Xiaoyun into losing.

Bai Xiaoyun shot him a glance, feeling somewhat regretful. He shouldn’t have fallen for their provocations and set up this bet beforehand.

Just as he was undecided whether to find an excuse to withdraw, a figure suddenly leaped from the roof. Before the seven or eight followers around him could react, the person had already landed on the ground, standing beside Bai Xiaoyun.

The followers were shocked, quickly moving to guard Lin Biqiu and Du An, encircling the newcomer in the center.

Bai Xiaoyun turned his head and saw a man in a green shirt with a handsome face, it was Shen Luo.

“No need to be afraid, he is our Bai Family’s guest official.” Bai Xiaoyun felt a sudden and unexpected sense of calm in his heart. He signaled to Lin Biqiu and the others and looked at Shen Luo with a questioning gaze.

“Second brother, you walk too fast, I couldn’t keep up.” Shen Luo winked at Bai Xiaoyun, laughing.

In fact, Shen Luo had followed Bai Xiaoyun not long after he left, trailing him all the way here, seeing everything that had transpired.

“I was just strolling around, I was about to go back.” Bai Xiaoyun was a bit confused and replied vaguely.

“Bai Xiaoyun, are you trying to bluff your way out of this predicament? The oath you swore during the bet is now being dismissed like it’s nothing? Fine, since you have a guest official backing you, I have no way to deal with you.” Lin Biqiu raised his eyebrows and taunted.

“Bai, if you’re reluctant to part with the Immortal Jades, calling out ‘Big Brother’ won’t be a big deal.” Du An also followed suit.

Seeing that Bai Xiaoyun was about to lose his temper, Shen Luo stepped forward, standing shoulder to shoulder with Bai Xiaoyun, he lowered his voice and said: “Don’t worry, if they want to play, let’s play along.”

Bai Xiaoyun’s eyes flashed with a hint of doubt, but hesitated and didn’t speak up.

“Trust me, you won’t lose.” Shen Luo reassured.

Bai Xiaoyun glanced at him, feeling a strange sense of calm in his heart. He suddenly remembered some past events, falling deep in thought.

“Our Second Young Master doesn’t want to give up the Immortal Jades, he just thinks the original bet is too small. How about we play a bigger game?” Shen Luo turned to look at Lin and Du, smiling brightly.

“What do you mean? Are you saying you want to up the stakes?” Lin Biqiu frowned.

Du An looked at the lost in thought Bai Xiaoyun and was also puzzled.

“If the Second Young Master wins, Master Lin either provides twenty Immortal Jades as compensation, or every time he meets Second Young Master, he has to call him ‘Big Brother’. And vice versa, how about that?” Shen Luo extended his palm, raising two fingers.

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaoyun finally realized what was happening, but then he got a fright from what Shen Luo was proposing in the conversation.

Five Immortal Jades are indeed not a small amount, but he could grit his teeth and scrape them together. But twenty Immortal Jades, that’s not something he can currently afford.

“Big Brother Shen, you…” He stopped speaking halfway through and immediately shut up.

In front of Lin Biqiu and Du An, he cannot show weakness. However, his heart was heavy, and his expression was a little unnatural.

“Twenty Immortal Jades?” Lin Biqiu also cried out, looking at Shen Luo in disbelief.

“Yes. If Master Lin doesn’t dare to bet, we won’t force it.” Shen Luo nodded earnestly.

“Ridiculous! Who said I’m not daring? Previously, the Second Young Master Bai either had to pay five Immortal Jades or call me ‘Big Brother’ if he lost. Now, since the stakes have increased to twenty Immortal Jades, if you lose and can’t pay the Immortal Jade, you can’t just call me ‘Big Brother’. You have to call Du An ‘second brother’ as well. If I win, we’ll split the twenty Immortal Jades, Du An and I will each provide half of it.” Lin Biqiu glanced at Bai Xiaoyun and loudly stated.

“Master Lin, I…I don’t have ten Immortal Jades…” Du An’s heart skipped a beat, he quickly whispered to Lin Biqiu.

“Don’t you have any guts, can’t you see? This suddenly sprung guest official wants to play dumb on behalf of Bai Xiaoyun, he wants to scare us.” Lin Biqiu glared at Du An and scolded him in a low voice.

“Fine! Since Second Young Master Bai wants to generously give us Immortal Jades, then I shall respectfully accept the offer.” Du An’s eyes rolled and he responded with a laugh.

“Now that the bet is settled, Second Young Master Bai, please hurry and bring out the Escape Talisman and enlighten us.” Lin Biqiu casually said to Bai Xiaoyun.

Shen Luo saw the scene and hooked up the corners of his mouth, showing a hint of a smile.

“Did you really borrow the Escape Talisman from father?” Bai Xiaoyun hadn’t quite come back to his senses yet; he walked over to Shen Luo and asked quietly.

He just couldn’t believe that his father would trust that precious talisman to an outsider.

Shen Luo didn’t answer, instead, he reached into his sleeve and pulled out a purple talisman, showing it to everyone present.

“See it? This is the Bai family’s Escape Talisman. I’m carrying out the family head’s orders to specifically deliver it to the Second Young Master.” As Shen Luo spoke, he respectfully handed over the talisman to Bai Xiaoyun using both hands.