Today's fourth update: Chapter 2964! 4/4!
"Ni Prince." Xu Kun's smile faded, and his gaze sharpened like lightning. "You and your mother dared to come here alone. I, Xu Kun, acknowledge that courage! Cooperation is not out of the question. But before we truly forge an alliance, there are some things I must make clear!"
His voice suddenly deepened, carrying unquestionable authority. "Whether you stay or leave after hearing them is for you to decide!"
Ni Prince involuntarily straightened his back, his expression utterly focused. "This junior... is all ears!"
"Good!" Xu Kun nodded, crisp and decisive. "Then I'll first tell you what I can give you if I accept your cooperation."
Such an opening, so direct it was nearly naked, caught Ni Prince completely off guard.
He had expected a roundabout exchange of probing and veiled testing.
Xu Kun looked down from above and extended a finger, pointing from afar at Ni Prince's brow. His voice boomed like thunder, filled with unmatched confidence and promise:
"I will help you—ascend the supreme throne of Lord of the Blue Star Black Tortoises!"
Boom!
Those words exploded beside Chan Meili's ears like divine lightning from the highest heavens!
Her face drained of color, and her body shuddered violently. If she had not been holding onto her son, she would have nearly collapsed to the ground. Ni Prince's pupils shrank to pinpoints, his heart seeming to be viciously clenched by an invisible hand!
It took him several breaths before he found his voice again. He forced out a few dry words through his parched throat. "Lord Huang... Lord Huang, isn't... isn't this joke a little too much?"
"A joke?" Xu Kun raised a brow. There was not the slightest hint of mockery in his eyes, only the domineering aura of one who