Chapter 219: Threatened

Lou Mu Yan furrowed her brows slightly when she saw that many Sword Masters blocked their way.

“What do you want to do? Kill and snatch treasures?” Luo Li glanced at the Sword Masters who surrounded them and narrowed his eyes dangerously.

With their elite team from Rong’ze Kingdom, naturally no one was allowed to touch a single hair of Lou Mu Yan’s.

“Little Young Master Luo misunderstands. I only want to have a chat with this Miss privately, and have no intention of killing and snatching treasures.” One of the more tactful-looking men walked out and said with a smile.

With you, a great deity1, here, even if we wanted to kill people and snatch treasures, we wouldn’t dare! He added inwardly.

Many people also agreed, indicating that they all just wanted to talk to Lou Mu Yan privately.

Lou Mu Yan asked indifferently: “If you have something to say, just say it.”

She didn’t have the time and energy to talk with these people individually. She could already guess what they wanted from her.

“Miss, this one is very interested in the Heavenly Frost Golden Crystal you possess. I wonder if you can sell one piece to me or barter?” The tactful man continued to speak with a smile.

Hearing what he said, those with the same purpose came forward and expressed that they could also make an offer or trade with Lou Mu Yan for the Heavenly Frost Golden Crystal.

Lou Mu Yan raised an eyebrow and looked at the tactful man, her voice cold: “Aren’t you looking for the wrong person? My Heavenly Frost Golden Crystal was already traded to that man in the black cloak. If you want to trade for the Heavenly Frost Golden Crystal, then you should go find him.”

As soon as this person opened his mouth, he said he wanted to trade for the Heavenly Frost Golden Crystal and didn’t even ask if she had any. If it wasn’t to test her, then his purpose was impure.

The slick man froze for a moment, then seeing Luo Li’s icy gaze sweep over him, he shuddered and immediately said with a smile: “So Miss no longer has any more Heavenly Frost Golden Crystals. What a pity. Apologies for bothering you!”

He just wanted to test this girl a little, but he didn’t expect her to be so smart. He sure didn’t want to offend the people of the Luo Clan because of this, so he was very friendly.

“No problem.” Lou Mu Yan said indifferently, “Can I leave now?”

“Of course, please.” The tactful man stepped aside.

Although other people pitied it, but they didn’t have much suspicion. It was already a huge fortuitous encounter for this Peak-Phase Sword King woman to obtain one piece of Heavenly Frost Golden Crystal, so she probably couldn’t take out anymore. They just had the attitude to try.

Those who wanted to trade for the Heavenly Frost Golden Crystal all dispersed, either continuing to find others to trade privately with, or leave.

When Lou Mu Yan and the others approached the gate of the venue, the brocade-robed man from the elite team of a superpower kingdom earlier walked over with his team.

“Miss, please wait.”

Lou Mu Yan had long expected that he wouldn’t let her go. She looked up at him coldly and asked: “Need something?”

The brocade-clothed man didn’t expect that there would be a woman who would be so indifferent even after knowing his identity. He smiled playfully and said: “This one does indeed have some things I want to discuss with Miss.”

“If it’s about the Soul Nourishing Wood, Ji Yu, I think you shouldn’t waste your time.” Luo Li stepped forward and raised an eyebrow: “The Soul Nourishing Wood won’t be given to anyone.”

Lou Mu Yan was going to open her mouth to refuse first, but she didn’t expect Luo Li to step up for her. This little cat had a very straightforward temperament, but was also very smart and alert.

Ji Yu’s face darkened slightly, revealing a somewhat suspicious look, “What do you want the Soul Nourishing Wood for?”

It stood to reason that a woman who depended on Luo Li shouldn’t be able to take out such a Spiritual Item like the Heavenly Frost Golden Crystal to trade for the Soul Nourishing Wood. Nor would she dare play Mu Tong so arrogantly, unless Luo Li was the one behind instigating it.

But he just felt that this stunning woman’s temperament was calm and indifferent, not as simple as she seemed.

“Don’t forget that my Elder Sister is an Alchemist. Naturally this Soul Nourishing Wood is useful to her.” Luo Li revealed an arrogant look.

Ji Yu’s eyes were clouded with a haze. The reason why Luo Li was so arrogant wasn’t only because he was a pupil valued by the largest distinguished clan of a superpower kingdom, but also because he had an elder sister who became an Outer Core Disciple of the Medicine Sect.

The Soul Nourishing Wood could nourish the Soul of a Sword Master, and naturally could also nourish Mental Energy, which would certainly be of great help to Alchemists. Even if this was a dead Soul Nourishing Wood, if it were made into jewellery and worn long-term, it would still definitely be better than the effect of the Black Crystal Diamond Mu Tong won earlier.

“The Soul Nourishing Wood is useful to my Master. How about you consider it a little more? I can exchange it with anything you like as long as they’re things I can take out.” Ji Yu asked Luo Li with determination.

Luo Li smiled proudly, “We all come from superpower kingdoms. Although you’re a member of the Imperial Family, but our Luo Clan’s status in Rong’ze Kingdom isn’t inferior to that of the Imperial Family. The things you can take out, This Young Master naturally wouldn’t lack.

“Even if this Soul Nourishing Wood is a dead one, it’s still a rare Spiritual Item that’s hard to come across even in tens of thousands of years. This Young Master would be a fool to trade it with you.”

Ji Yu’s killing intent flashed past in an instant, and only temporarily suppressed it when he found that a cold gaze fell on him.

He knew that the gaze was Luo Ye’s. Right now, he didn’t have any confidence to be able to retreat safely if he fought Luo Ye, so he could only temporarily tolerate Luo Li’s arrogance in front of him.

He smiled and said: “Very well. It’s fine if you won’t trade it.”

But when he walked to Lou Mu Yan’s side, he said: “Does Miss think you can enter the central area at just Peak-Phase Sword King cultivation base? Do you think that you’ve found a large tree to rely on by following Luo Li?”

“If you have anything to say, just say it all at once.” Lou Mu Yan looked at him emotionlessly.

Ji Yu smiled complacently, a smile that didn’t reach the bottom of his eyes and had no warmth, “I hope Miss can live until the end of the preliminary competition.”

“Are you threatening me?” Lou Mu Yan sneered.

Wasn’t this man just trying to tell her that having provoked them, she wouldn’t be able to live until the end of the preliminaries.

“It doesn’t matter if you take it as a threat. I’m just stating a fact.” Ji Yu smiled gently, then whispered, “You’d better not leave Luo Li even half a step.”

After speaking, they didn’t wait for Luo Li to flip out either and left. After passing by, his eyes were extremely cold.

He wasn’t sure if the Soul Nourishing Wood would really fall into Luo Li’s hands in the end or not, but since that woman dared to snatch from him, then she must be prepared to die.

When the points competition was in full swing, and after he left the city to hunt, he would lure Luo Li and the woman out to kill and snatch the treasure.

Mu Tong followed closely behind and when she arrived in front of Lou Mu Yan, she cast a provocative look with undisguised killing intent, “I will definitely tear you into pieces during the preliminary competition.”

“I’ll be waiting.” Lou Mu Yan’s red lips parted lightly, and she spit out a few words with a beautiful smile.

Mu Tong snorted coldly, and quickly caught up with Ji Yu, leaving the venue.

Luo Li’s eyes were filled with killing intent, “That insidious vile person definitely wouldn’t just let this go.”

“We’ll confront soldiers with generals and stem water with earth2, what’s the hurry?” Lou Mu Yan patted his shoulder and said: “Since he regards us as soft persimmons, then just wait to see how we pierce his hands3.”

She could see that many Sword Masters from large kingdoms didn’t dare to provoke Luo Li mainly due to his background and Luo Ye behind him, but instead, ignored his talent.

Luo Li could obtain the same resources in training and attention as Luo Ye from the Luo Clan, meaning his talent definitely wasn’t bad. He was also a male lion, but it was just because Luo Ye’s light was too bright that it covered up his.

She narrowed her eyes with a smile, looking forward to those people taking the initiative to come to her and Luo Li to kill and snatch treasures.

1basically a sarcastic or exaggerated way to address someone who’s very powerful.

2different situations call for different actions, so LMY is saying they’ll deal with things appropriately when the situation arises, just doing what’s necessary in the end.

3an extended metaphor on the saying ‘squeezing soft persimmons’ aka seeing that they’re weak and bullying them. In this case, Lou Mu Yan will show them how wrong they are by pricking their hands when they’re attempting to ‘squeeze’ them.