"??(#＞д＜)?? Aaaah! I got humiliated again!" Dugu Xuexue stomped her feet in a huff.
Logically speaking, she should have been very happy, since she did not have to worry about being targeted by that old lecher, but being mocked again and again was also really embarrassing, okay?
And just like that, the details of the exchange were settled.
Luo Xiaochuan then went alone to the appointed place outside the city to negotiate with the people of Dingyang City.
As for why Lin Heng would not go, it was because... he was now the esteemed city lord, and his status did not permit it!
"What you mean, Your Excellency, is that you are only willing to release two juniors from my Nine Dust Hall?" Dugu Xin, dressed in white robes, was so furious smoke practically poured from his nostrils as he said, greatly displeased.
"Heh! Fellow Daoist, since we are exchanging hostages, we never said we would exchange everyone in one go, did we?"
"At the very least, this old man has to know whether the families in Peace Hill City are safe."
"Hmph! You can rest assured on that point. So long as they were not people putting up a stubborn beast-at-bay resistance, we would not kill innocents indiscriminately. Then I would like to ask, how are the juniors of our family?"
"You can also rest assured. Before taking the city, our city lord gave instructions not to strike to kill against people of the Dugu Clan. Aside from a few people being seriously injured, there were no casualties."
Dugu Xin was somewhat surprised after hearing this. "You mean they are all alive?"
"Yes!"
"You should thank our city lord!"
"Who exactly is your city lord?"
"Hmph! He is a member of the immortal race. This old man has already