Suqin Fairy and the Crested Ibis Demon Monarch!
When Lin Fan mentioned those two, Ling Yu could not help rubbing her brow.
Ling Yu bore half the blame for Suqin Fairy's capture. If she had not gone to Yaochi in the Kunlun World to ask Suqin Fairy for help, Suqin Fairy would never have fallen into the Qiankun Dao Sect's hands.
True, Ling Yu had slain the chief culprit, Long Yuan, with the projection of the Lu-Xian Sword Jiang Sheng had given her. But Suqin Fairy was still a prisoner.
"Lingyuan, it seems we'll need you to step in."
Ling Yu looked at Jiang Sheng, apology in her eyes.
Jiang Sheng shook his head slightly, showing he did not mind. "It's simple. Either we find out where Su Qin and the Crested Ibis are, and I go in alone to rescue them, or we use the hostages we have to wager against the other side."
"Either way, we have the advantage. It depends on whether they're willing to take the wager."
After Jiang Sheng spoke, Lin Fan scratched his head in frustration. Before Jiang Sheng arrived, the Qiankun Dao Sect would certainly have agreed to a wager. After all, every bout was also a chance for both sides to learn each other's methods and hidden cards.
But with Jiang Sheng here, whether the Qiankun Dao Sect still wanted to wager—or dared to—was another matter.
Before Lin Fan could speak, Kong Zhen said, "Today, Lingyuan crushed the morale of the Qiankun Dao Sect almost single-handedly. Do they truly still dare to wager on a duel?"
Kong Zhen had voiced exactly what Lin Fan was thinking, and Xuyuanzi followed with his own view. "In my opinion, even if they agree, they'll impose a whole series of restrictions."
"If so, we might as