Chapter 1179: Hao Yuzhen (2/2)

“Well…” Teng Jiwen found it difficult to answer: “The ancient ancestors are wise; I trust that they will come up with something more sagacious than us juniors.”

Li Qiye snorted and said: “A person will be afraid of death. Those who are in higher positions and have lived for a long time would be even more scared. For ages now, very few have been able to see through life and death. These types of people are amazing and capable of having their names recorded in history.”

In fact, Teng Jiwen was not certain in the least. After all, no one needed the calabash more than these ancient ancestors. It was just as Li Qiye had said, people would always be afraid of death. Those who were more powerful would try to prolong their lives regardless of the cost.

“I know that their penetrating insight will come through.” Teng Jiwen quickly answered: “Sir, just be patient, they will give you a satisfactory answer.”

Li Qiye gently shook his head: “I know this issue better than you. Those old buried geezers would take a year to make a decision. I’m not idle enough to wait for them and for you all to make a decision as the chance will pa.s.s by.”

“Sir, you mean…” He asked with some confusion.

Li Qiye smiled and put up two fingers: “Two days. I will give your citadel two days. After that, I will take the calabash.”

“Sir, this is too much.” Teng Jiwen was a very good-natured person. He was hospitable, but he couldn’t accept such an unreasonable demand.

Li Qiye nodded: “Yes, I am indeed pushy right now. To put it plainly, I have no time to waste at your citadel. I’ll take the item after two days regardless of whether your citadel agrees or not!”

“Sir, are you trying to force us?” Teng Jiwen’s expression quickly s.h.i.+fted.

Li Qiye placed the teacup in his hand back on the table and smiled: “You can view it as that since I want the calabash for sure.”

Teng Jiwen thought of something and immediately stumbling back a step while staring at Li Qiye in disbelief: “Sir, you wanted the calabash from the very beginning! Curing our ancestral vine was only an excuse. I, I have led a wolf into our home!” He breathed in hard at this point.

“You are right yet wrong at the same time.” Li Qiye looked at the frightened youth: “You can indeed become the leader of this city. Your talents are not the best, but you aren’t blinded by your n.o.ble upbringing. For someone with your background, it isn’t easy to be free of complacency and arrogance. Although many geniuses put on an air of humility, they are still very arrogant inside. This makes you better than many people.”

“Sir, I suppose I should be honored by your praise.” At this time, the youth was clearly showing his hostility.

Li Qiye smiled: “I can understand your emotions right now. You’re right, I simply wanted the calabash from the beginning; it is very important in the process of life replenishment for the Peac.o.c.k Tree. Very few things can replace it.”

The boy murmured: “I knew it…” He had his suspicions earlier, but now, Li Qiye had confirmed it with his own mouth.

“You can think of it as you having led a wolf into your home.” Li Qiye said: “But I don’t agree with that notion.”

Teng Jiwen coldly countered: “Sir, you have been scheming against us from the start, so how are you not a wolf?”

Li Qiye laughed in response: “Will your citadel not pay me after I cure your ancestral vine? Will you not hand the calabash over? Regardless of the process, I will get the calabash in the end, so is it a crime to be aiming for your calabash in the first place? If I didn’t want it, do you think I would be sitting here wasting my time?”

“That’s, that’s different.” He had maintained a strong front despite finding things difficult: “Sir, you are simply forcing us.”

Li Qiye casually replied: “I am, but what is more important, the ancestral vine or the calabash? Without the vine, you will have nothing. Your citadel will be nothing.”

The boy’s face turned white. He didn’t know what to say at this moment. In the end, he stared at Li Qiye and asked: “So you are saying you are one hundred percent confident in curing our vine?”

Li Qiye lazily answered: “Do you think the Peac.o.c.k Tree’s condition is more serious, or your ancestral vine’s? If I can renew that tree’s life, how can I not be capable of curing your ancestral vine?”