Chapter 709 - Problem (2/2)

Suddenly, Tianshan Elder levitated in the air, turned into a stream of light, and flew into the vast snowy mountains.

“Junior Sister, you don’t have to be this heartless. We can always talk things out,” Elder Long shouted after her. He gave Xiao Luo and Xiao Quanren a passing glance before he went after Tianshan Elder.

Xiao Luo and Xiao Quanren understood his cue and immediately followed him.

With the towering snowy peaks as a backdrop, the sight of the four of them flying across the sky was even more breathtaking. It made them look like actual Gods.

They eventually ended up at a cliff. There was a cave not too far away from that cliff. It was almost similar to the monster’s cave den in the classic novel, Journey to the West. There was a massive double-doored gate securing the cave entrance. When the Tianshan Elder landed, she waved her hands slightly, and the two enormous doors swung open. The doors immediately closed after she entered the cave.

“Leave now. If my mood gets worse, I shall snap your heads off and throw them down the cliff to feed the eagles!” They could hear the Tianshan Elder’s voice booming from within the cave, and she sounded vicious.

“Elder Long…”

Xiao Quanren was a little nervous. The Tianshan Elder’s ability to keep her youthful appearance was more than enough to show how powerful she was. If she decided to make good on her threat and take their lives, Elder Long might have the skill to protect himself. However, both he and Xiao Luo would undoubtedly meet their maker.

“Stay calm!”

Elder Long raised his hand and said, “My Junior Sister is a typical example of someone who has a razor-sharp tongue, but a soft heart. She has indeed killed many people, but all the people she killed were nasty villains. The both of you are not nasty villains. So, there is no way she is going to kill either of you. The most she might do is probably break your arms and legs. That is all.”

Break arms and legs?

Would that mean crippling both of them?

Stay calm? How could they possibly stay calm?

Upon hearing that, Xiao Quanren felt exasperated. Did Elder Long just say—that was all? It would seem broken arms and legs were insignificant injuries, and he wondered how badly crippled they would have to be before he considered it severe.

“Old man with the surname Long, you better not assume you know me that well. If it wasn’t because of your power and abilities, I would have already turned you into minced meat and fed you to the dogs,” Tianshan Elder’s voice came from within the cave once again.

“She could even hear that?”

A surprised Elder Long said, “Junior Sister, you still care about your Senior Brother. You have closed the gates, yet you are still paying attention to what is happening out here.”

“Don’t think too highly of yourself! I am merely monitoring your actions. If you dare mess up the area outside my cave, I will make sure I end that worthless life of yours.”

She shut him up with that one statement.

Xiao Quanren thought that Elder Long was not as reliable as he expected. They had come all the way here, but it now seemed like a wasted trip.

At that moment, Xiao Luo walked toward the cave entrance and stopped about ten meters away. He went on his knees and pleaded to Tianshan Elder, “Senior, I beg you. Please, you must help me! If not, I’ll remain here kneeling in this position until you do.”

“Junior, you must have watched too many dramas—is life so simply that expect gold every time you go on your knees? I despise people like you the most! Do not think that I will be touched by what you are doing. Let me tell you now—it will not work on me!” Tianshan Elder’s sarcastic ridicule could be heard from outside the cave.

Xiao Luo laughed inwardly and his eyes showed determination, for what the Tianshan Elder said did not bother him. He touched his head on the ground and continued pleading, “Senior, please help me!”

Throughout his life, other than his parents and grandparents, Xiao Luo had never kowtowed to anyone else before. And here he was kowtowing to the Tianshan Elder. At this moment, kneeling and kowtowing meant little to Xiao Luo. He was resolved to get the Tianshan Elder to help him attain the ability to rescue his woman, and he would not hesitate to give his life for Su Li.

Xiao Luo’s sincerity and determination were clear to those who were there. The Tianshan Elder refrained from making another sarcastic remark. Other than the sound of the howling wind, there was complete silence.