"At noon on April seventeenth, meet on Wilderness Island three million six hundred thousand li from here. As for why, I know it myself." The moment 'Ye Zhen' read the jade slip delivered by the fifth-layer Palace Opening Realm King before him, his face turned livid.
"Were my parents abducted by you?" 'Ye Zhen' shouted furiously, killing intent pouring from his entire body.
Facing the enraged 'Ye Zhen,' the messenger merely cupped his hands with utmost arrogance. "My master also said that if Thief Ye is even one hour late, one of your mother's fingers will be taken. If you are five hours late, a pair of your parents' hands will be taken.
"If you are a day late, one of your parents' thighs will be taken!
"You'd best think this through. If your parents become human sticks by then, you will have no one to blame but yourselves."
"Seeking death!"
Before the messenger had finished speaking, 'Ye Zhen' roared, and a black spirit whip curled around the messenger's foot.
The messenger was remarkably bold. He neither dodged nor evaded, allowing 'Ye Zhen's' weapon to strike him, yet his expression did not change in the slightest. Not only did his expression remain unchanged, even his words did not pause.
"My master also said that if any part is missing from this messenger's body, twice as much will be taken from your parents!
"Of course, if you, Thief Ye, kill me, they will not immediately take your parents' lives to avenge a subordinate like me. But there are places—certain island prison camps, for instance—where men are so crazed for women that they would take even an old crone!"
"You scoundrel, how dare you!"
'Ye Zhen's' eyes nearly split with fury. His palm blade rose high, but in the end, he helplessly