Chapter 288: Capture (2/2)
Xue Wei had to admit that he was close to giving up on his plan just to show these people that they should not threaten his family or friends, but if he did, no one knew how the Baili family would react. And if they could not handle it well, then things would become much more difficult. Xue Wei did not have the power to face the noble family on his own just yet, and he needed them to put down their guard, while also buying enough time for the Gu and Yuan families to strengthen themselves and prepare.
Taking in a deep breath, Xue Wei glanced at the leader, and even the leader felt a lingering fear after that glance, yet moments after he calmed down. He was unaware of Xue Wei’s original shape and his overwhelming benefit from being a Sovereign Beast as well as underestimating the value of him being a dual cultivator of Qi and spiritual energy, causing him to relax a lot.
In the multitudinous eyes of the Baili family’s team, there was simply no way for Xue Wei to put up any resistance against them, so although they felt the most primal feeling of fear as if it was an instinct, they did not act on this fear, and they quickly calmed down too.
Xue Wei also kept his temper in check. He could not afford to change the plan as it was now, so he had stopped the killing intent from spreading out. However, it kept roaming in his body, increasing in intensity and making him want nothing more than to chop the leader up into bits.
“So, I just have to follow you back to the Baili family, and in return, you will not touch any of my friends or family?” Xue Wei asked as if he was just now enlightened to the idea.
“Yes, follow us, and we will leave your friends and family alone. We will not even find faults with the Yuan or Gu families.” The leader was promising whatever Xue Wei wanted to hear so that they could avoid fighting.
Although the leader was capable of putting up a proper fight, the others were not as lucky. It was a very limited few who had killed others before, so for the sake of his men, the leader felt that it was better to compromise and promise that his friends and family would be safe.
“I see, in that case, let me take a trip to the Baili family with you,” Xue Wei half-growled through gritted teeth. Although things were going according to plan, he was in a foul mood and still wished for nothing more than to transform and obliterate them with everything he had.
The leader released a breath of foul air. He had been on tenterhooks all the while, but listening to Xue Wei confessing that he would follow them made him feel much better.
The others also let go of their bated breaths, and then they suddenly noticed that their hands were cold but clammy after the sudden drop in temperature.
The group surrounded Xue Wei, making a human barrier around him, in an attempt to stop him from escaping.
These experts were unaware that Xue Wei’s Qi cultivation rank was as high as an Earth Knight, and someone who could walk effortlessly on air and fly through the sky.
Qi cultivators could fly through air when they became Sky Warriors. Although their speed was rather limited and the distance they could fly was small, it was a skill that became more and more refined the higher one’s rank became.
These spiritual energy experts were capable of hovering in the air for a very short amount of time as their body had reached the Heavenly Warrior rank, but they could never catch up with an Earth Knight.
To fly effortlessly through the air as spiritual energy experts, they had to be Saints first, and thus the method of flying was not used much in Yan Dalu. This familiarity had caused them to forget that Xue Wei was different from them.
Xue Wei could only shake his head. They were being rather inconsistent with their actions. They had threatened him so that he would be forced to follow them, so why would he run away? And if he did want to run away, would they really be capable of stopping him?
Shaking his head, Xue Wei just followed amongst them, a small smile played on his lips but this was not a gentle smile—it was a rather ruthless one.
Although Yuan Bailong was against entering the tiger’s den, he had not considered that this might be different. Inviting a snake home for dinner was in no way a clever idea either.
As they walked through the academy, many observed Xue Wei being surrounded by the experts from the Baili family, and soon the rumors about his surrender had spread through the entire academy.
Only Yuan Bailong, Gu Bing’er, and Xue Wei’s friends knew about the truth behind it all. Even the rest of the Gu and Yuan families were currently unaware of the plan that had caused this reaction of panic amongst the other students.
Sensing that the rumors would spread to the rest of the city soon, Gu Bing’er and Yuan Bailong rushed to their respective homes to begin pacifying them by informing them of the next steps they were to make, alongside delivering all the pills that Xue Wei had created the last few days.
Xue Wei was actually taking quite a bit of a gamble. By providing the Yuan and Gu families with such a large number of outstanding pills up front, there was a chance that they would wash their hands of him, having already benefited so much and refuse to repay the kindness received.
Although he trusted in Yuan Bailong and Gu Bing’er, it was hard to say how their families would react—and the elders were the ones that wielded the most power within their families. If they could not be swayed, it would become problematic.
Thinking like this, Xue Wei’s brows furrowed slightly, but he was not too worried. If he was not saved after the time limit was up, then he would transform and force his way out of the prison anyway. When it came down to it, they were unaware of his Azure Dragon shape, and it should be able to crush any prison to pieces.