1314 Reunion of Close Relatives (1/2)
Tang Xiu himself had never cared about being praised. But he did feel secretly happy inside when he saw Firecandle's two companions acting as though they had lost their souls.
”Those who trust me will have eternal life.”
It was a sentence Tang Xiu had forgotten where he heard it from. Yet, it felt so on the mark and appropriate to be used in this situation.
After winning two times in a row, Tang Xiu no longer wanted to bet again. He was well aware that no one could win forever. He had won big with such big stakes twice, the Convict Arena would never let him win too much wealth in the same level prison cell.
”I'm going to exchange the deed and play elsewhere.”
”Where would you like to go next, honored Sir?” asked Qin Yu hurriedly.
”I'm going to the Perfected Golden Immortal prison level!” Tang Xiu said, ”In normal times, watching the fight between powerhouses will be helpful for one's cultivation and combat prowess.”
Qin Yu hesitated before she replied, ”Honored Sir, there's no other fee to enter the rest of the prison level, including the Golden Immortal prison level. But you're required to pay quite a lot more to enter the Perfected Golden Immortal prison level.”
”How much is the fare?” Tang Xiu asked curiously.
”Everyone needs to pay 100 Immortal Crystals,” said Qin Yu.
Tang Xiu nodded. ”It's just a small amount, no need to haggle over it. Nevermind. Take us there.”
Having said that, he suddenly turned to Firecandle and asked with a smile, ”Would you like to come along? You may have some surprises waiting there.”
Firecandle hesitated for a moment before he nodded and said, ”Well, since Immortal Friend Tang invites me, then I'm naturally going with you.”
Right as he said that, however, he saw his two companions shook their heads and didn't speak a word to him, so he left in a hurry, and his previous joy gradually dissipated.
Tang Xiu glanced at him and then spoke with a faint smile while walking outside, ”There are countless things one must experience in life in order to be alive. It's just normal to have friends all over the world along the way. But there's no feast that lasts forever in this world. Having too many friends can only serve as companions during a certain period on one's cultivation path. But only with a strong heart will one be able to look at the road ahead as one would become more and more alone traversing the path forward.”
Firecandle's pace came to a halt as Tang Xiu's voice echoed in his mind. Only as Tang Xiu was about to walk out of the main portal did he finally take a relieved breath and then flew to catch up.
Four hours later.
The group came to the Perfected Golden Immortal prison level by riding a shuttle artifact. The two Perfected Golden Immortal outside the prison area stood guard outside the portal. The moment they saw the group, both men looked surprised and one of them asked, ”Are you sure you want to enter this prison level?”
”That's right!” Tang Xiu slowly nodded and paid 400 Immortal Crystals and then stepped into the vortex portal. The next moment, his figure appeared inside the prison cage area.
”Immortal Friend Tang, please take these 100 Immortal Crystals.”
Firecandle took 100 Immortal Crystals from his interspatial ring and handed it to Tang Xiu.
Tang Xiu casually waved his hand and said, ”Just give them to her!”
Firecandle turned to Qin Yu, looking at her sluggish expression and saying, ”Hey, are you going to take these or not?”
”Umm…”
Qin Yu's lips wriggled a few times and finally shot a grateful look at Tang Xiu. She took 100 Immortal Crystals and quickly stuffed them into her interspatial ring. The high-interest loan she owed had only 40,000 Immortal Stones left to be paid—equal to 400 Immortal Crystals. But now, she received 100 Immortal Crystals as a tip, something that made her really happy.
”Thank you, honored Patron,” Qin Yu said gratefully.
Tang Xiu only faintly smiled in response and headed toward the cages one after another. There were only a few cells here, a total of 36 with 36 Perfected Golden Immortals inside. Without any exception, each and every Perfected Golden Immortal had a blue and white rune on their foreheads that marked them as slaves.
”Honored Patrons, we still have 8 hours until the Perfected Golden Immortals level matches begin. At that time, two among these 36 deathmatch gladiators will fight each other in a brutal fight. As you can see for yourself, there are already many VIPs coming. The minimum bet you can place if you choose to gamble is 1 million Immortal Crystals.” Qin Yu was somewhat worried and she didn't want Tang Xiu to gamble here. After all, she had been working in the Convict Arena for more than a decade, and it was the first time a distinguished guest tipped her with so many Immortal Crystals.
Tang Xiu nodded with a smile. Every time he passed a cell, he read all the information of each Perfected Golden Immortal gladiator three times.
At the 27th cell.
Tang Xiu stood in front of the cell and halted his pace. Although his expression was extraordinarily tranquil, his heart was actually furious. The fury wasn't caused by the female gladiator caged in the cell but toward those who captured this female gladiator and sent her here.