Yang Kai didn’t need to think about it to know that these words were meant for him. After hesitating for a moment, he knew that whether it was a blessing or a curse, he couldn’t avoid it. In any case, he had already finished condensing his Fire Element force, so there was nothing else he could ask for, so he made up his mind and jumped out of the Wishful Bag.
In an instant, several pairs of eyes turned to stare at him.
Yang Kai’s skin tightened as the young man sitting across from Situ Kong sneered at him, causing Yang Kai’s heart to pound as he thought to himself, Could it be that this guy is angry and wants to attack me? If so, I won’t be able to resist.
Fortunately, whether it was the scrutinizing gaze or the young man’s sneer, it only lasted for an instant before no one paid any attention to him.
Seeing this, Yang Kai couldn’t help feeling relieved, quickly hiding behind Situ Kong and letting out a sigh of relief.
A hostile gaze came from the side, causing Yang Kai to turn his head and meet Madam Lan’s gem-like eyes.
Yang Kai squeezed out a smile and cupped his hands, “Proprietress!”
The Proprietress’s beautiful eyes flashed as she grit her teeth, “You little brat, you did such a good thing!”
Yang Kai smiled awkwardly and took two steps back, standing shoulder to shoulder with Bai Qi. The Proprietress seemed to be very angry, and although he didn’t know why, it was best to stay away from her.
Proprietress secretly gave him a big thumbs up, his face filled with admiration, causing Yang Kai to be somewhat speechless.
It wasn’t until this moment that he realized that his Wishful Bag was currently in Situ Kong’s hands. Obviously, in the previous battle, the owner of the First Inn had won, otherwise the Wishful Bag wouldn’t have fallen into his hands.
“What’s the situation now?” Yang Kai couldn’t understand what was going on. He didn’t know why Situ Kong had managed to snatch the Wishful Bag but was still playing chess with others. Since he could not ask anyone else, he could only ask Bai Qi.
Bai Qi glanced around and secretly sent a voice transmission, “The various Lords are currently discussing the outcome of the match. This is the last one. As long as we can defeat this one, our family's Owner will be able to win the Golden Crow’s corpse.”
Yang Kai was flabbergasted as he listened, “Discussing the outcome with a chess match?” Weren’t they locked in a fierce battle just now? Why did it suddenly change from a martial duel to a literary combat? This change in situation was too sudden.
On top of that, since Situ Kong had already obtained the Wishful Bag, he should just run away, there was no need to argue with others.
However, on second thought, if he could escape, why would Situ Kong stay behind? All of these people here were High Rank Open Heaven Stage masters, so even if Situ Kong had won the first battle and obtained the Wishful Bag, if the others joined forces, no matter how strong Situ Kong was, he wouldn’t be their opponent.
On the other hand, it was the same for these High Rank Open Heaven Stage. No matter who obtained the Wishful Bad, the others would not let this matter rest.
This was an unsolvable situation. There would always be one person who would be attacked by others! It was probably because of this reason that they had changed from fighting physically to fighting with chess to determine the winner!
They didn’t need to waste any effort; all they needed to do was sit down and settle this matter peacefully, so why not?
However, from Bai Qi’s words just now, it wasn’t difficult to tell that even in terms of chess, Situ Kong’s skill was superior. Yang Kai didn’t have a deep understanding of chess, but he was still able to understand and play a few moves. As such, Yang Kai couldn’t tell who was stronger between Situ Kong and the young man.
However, judging from Situ Kong’s expression, it was obvious he was confident in his strategy. On the other hand, the young man was frowning from time to time, with a look of embarrassment on his face, and the speed at which he placed his piece was far slower than Situ Kong’s.
According to this situation, it was only a matter of time before Situ Kong took down his last opponent.
Yang Kai’s interest was now in his Wishful Bag. He didn’t need to think about the Golden Crow’s corpse. Now that it had fallen into Situ Kong’s hands, he definitely wouldn’t be able to get it back. Moreover, he had already condensed his Fire Element force to the perfection realm, so there was no need to offend him.
However, he still wanted the Wishful Bag. He didn’t know if Situ Kong would return it to him, but if he were to take his Wishful Bag, it would be a huge loss.
Thinking so much about it, his face was tangled…
At this moment, a loud sound rang out, startling Yang Kai. Looking up, he saw that the chessboard between Situ Kong and the young man had been overturned and the black and white pieces were flying about. The young man suddenly stood up and said with a look of disdain, “It's not fun anymore.”
From playing chess to flipping the chessboard, this game was quite good.
Situ Kong also stood up and smiled, “Thank you!”
The young man stared at him coldly, “Don’t be so smug, you’ve only lived a few more years. If it were any other person, this King would definitely not lose to you!”
Situ Kong lightly said, “Living long is also a capital.”
The young man said, “If you live long enough, you die early! I hope that the next time I see you, you can still be so spirited. I'll leave!” Saying so, the young man’s figure flickered and he transformed into a black mist, speeding off into the distance.
This guy actually left without any hesitation.
Seeing this, the other High Rank masters also took their leave. None of them said anything to congratulate him, probably not in the mood to congratulate others. The reason they had stayed until now was probably to see the final result. Now that the results were out, there was naturally no need to stay.
In the blink of an eye, all the outsiders had left, leaving only the First Inn’s people.
Yang Kai suddenly felt somewhat uncomfortable, because to others, he was also an outsider.
The Proprietress smiled and said, “Congratulations, Owner.” The others also followed suit.
Situ Kong waved his hand and said, “There’s no need to congratulate me, it’s just a set of material. Fortunately, although there were some twists and turns, I still managed to obtain it in the end.” Looking at Yang Kai, he smiled lightly, “Take it out.”
Saying so, he tossed the Wishful Bag to Yang Kai.
Yang Kai took it with some surprise and decisively shook out the Golden Crow’s corpse before stowing the Wishful Bag away, as if he was afraid someone would snatch it away.
Situ Kong didn’t mind, his attention completely focused on the Golden Crow’s corpse, as did everyone else present. Most likely, none of them had seen an adult Golden Crow’s corpse at such a close distance.
Yang Kai felt a little guilty. No matter what, he had absorbed a lot of the Golden Crow True Fire from this Golden Crow’s body and condensed his own Fire Element. Compared to the beginning, the True Fire in this Golden Crow’s corpse had greatly decreased, so he didn’t know if Situ Kong could see anything.
Fortunately, Situ Kong only briefly inspected the Golden Crow’s corpse before waving his hand and sending it away.
The only thing he was certain of was that he had not put it into his Space Ring. Even his own Mysterious Small World was almost unable to contain this Golden Crow’s corpse, so it was even more impossible for the Space Ring to contain it.
“I’ll leave the rest to you,” Situ Kong said after collecting the Golden Crow’s corpse.
Madam Lan bowed respectfully, “Don’t worry, Owner!”
Situ Kong nodded and formed a series of hand seals. Suddenly, a complicated pattern appeared beneath his feet and began rotating. Yang Kai could clearly feel the fluctuations of the Space Laws.
Just as he thought that this Situ Kong was also proficient in the Space Laws, the Array pattern flashed and he disappeared.
Yang Kai stared blankly at this scene and suddenly understood that it wasn’t Situ Kong who was proficient in the Space Laws, but rather the Universe Escape Law that Bai Qi had told him about!
He was heading towards a certain Universe Temple.
So this was Universe Escape Law! Yang Kai thought to himself. If that was the case, the drawback of this Universe Escape Law was not small. With Situ Kong’s High Rank Open Heaven Stage cultivation, using this Universe Escape Law would take some time, so those who were weaker than him would definitely take more time.
One should not underestimate this small amount of time. In a life or death crisis, this could be the key to escape! It seemed that if one wanted to use Universe Escape Law to escape, they would need to ensure that no one interfered with them. This was something they had to pay a great price for.
Just as he was lost in thought, Yang Kai felt a sharp gaze land on him, causing him to shiver. Looking up, he squeezed out a smile, “Proprietress…”
Madam Lan smiled sweetly and asked in a soft voice, “Are you called Yang Kai?”
Yang Kai braced himself and said, “Yes!”
The Proprietress nodded slightly, and Yang Kai thought she was going to say something, but to his surprise, she didn’t respond, instead lowering her head as if deep in thought.
Yang Kai’s hair stood on end as he cupped his fists, “If Proprietress has no other instructions, I will take my leave first.”
It was not wise to remain in this dangerous place for long. After saying so, he turned around and left without waiting for her response.
“You don’t want your things anymore?” The Proprietress' voice suddenly came from behind.
Yang Kai turned his head in surprise, “What is it?”
The Proprietress smiled and said, “What? Do you think our First Inn will do something like forceful selling and buying?”
Yang Kai was both surprised and happy, not daring to confirm, “What does Proprietress mean?”
The Proprietress said, “Although you were very uncooperative before and the Golden Crow’s corpse was obtained by our Family's Owner after much effort, the First Inn’s business has always been fair and honest, so how could they possibly take it from you for free? If word of this were to spread, wouldn’t outsiders say that I, the First Inn's Proprietress, was using my position to bully others and take it by force?”
Yang Kai couldn’t believe his ears and quickly turned around, rubbing his hands as he asked with a radiant smile, “Does that mean the conditions of your First Inn are still valid?”
That was ten million Open Heaven Pills, and the protection and materials needed to break through to the Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage, so its value was not small.
“You wish!” The Proprietress snapped, “If you had cooperated earlier, those conditions would not have changed, but now that the situation has changed, those two conditions can only be discounted, I’m sure you understand.”
Yang Kai was stunned for a moment, but he didn’t pursue the matter and simply nodded, “I understand, I understand. How much more can I get?” This was a pleasant surprise, so there was no need to be polite.
The Proprietress took out a Space Ring and shook it on her finger, “Inside this is ten million Open Heaven Pills!”
Saying so, she tossed the ring over.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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