"This..." Black Stone found it hard to believe. "How could this be possible?"
"He came to me over this matter..." Wu Chang roughly explained the situation.
After hearing it, Black Stone remained doubtful. "Holy Venerable, could there be some problem with this?"
Wu Chang said, "I do not care whether he is his son or not. As long as he is willing to take out the Demon Codex in exchange, that is enough."
The black stone nodded slightly. Indeed, nothing else mattered. What mattered was obtaining the Demon Codex here. They had racked their brains and coveted it for so many years; now Zhao Xiongge had admitted it and was willing to hand it over. How could this man possibly let such an opportunity slip away? No wonder he had disregarded everything and brought Yuan Gang here first.
"There are still many complications in this matter. Even if Lü Wushuang is willing to spare Yuan Gang, how can the other seven be made to let go?" Black Stone hesitated.
And that was precisely the problem they needed to discuss and resolve.
On the small building, Niu Youdao stood alone by the railing, gazing up at the starry sky, his eyes full of worry.
News had arrived from Zhao Xiongge: the heavy bait had been cast.
As for what Wu Chang would do, they did not yet know. Yet he had no choice but to do this. Searching his own heart, he could not simply watch Yuan Gang die, but he truly had no way to save him. After thinking it over and over, he could only throw out the Demon Codex. Only a temptation great enough could drive Wu Chang to exert himself fully.
Yun Ji appeared and slowly walked to the railing, standing shoulder to shoulder with him.