Volume One, Chapter 291
Zhao Fu looked at the young man, and another burst of power sent him flying. The young man crashed heavily to the ground, coughed up another mouthful of blood, and suffered severe injuries.
Xue Qin hurriedly said, "Let me persuade him. I'll definitely satisfy you."
Zhao Fu snorted coldly. "No need!"
Countless pale roots rose from the ground and wrapped around the young man. Xue Qin pleaded tearfully, "Don't kill him!"
Zhao Fu said, "I'm not going to kill him. You don't need to worry."
Xue Qin asked, "Then what are you going to do?"
Zhao Fu said, "I'm only going to control him!"
Hearing this, Xue Qin finally let out the breath she had been holding.
Suddenly, two flashes of blade-light struck the pale roots, but failed to sever them. Two figures appeared and continued slashing at those pale roots.
Looking at the sisters before him, Zhao Fu smiled and asked, "Who are they?"
Xue Qin's expression turned somewhat unpleasant as she said, "They are my fifth brother's wives. One is called Xue Mei, and the other is called Xue Li."
Zhao Fu gave an "Oh."
The two women held curved blades and continued chopping at the pale roots wrapped around the young man. Yet no matter how they slashed in place, they could not cut through the roots. In the end, the young man was completely encased by the pale roots, but the two sisters still refused to give up and kept slashing at them.
Zhao Fu smiled. "It's useless. With the strength you two have, you can't cut through these roots."
The elder sister, Xue Mei, said angrily, "Let our husband go!"
Zhao Fu smiled. "Sure! But I have one condition."
Xue Li glanced at the two women in Zhao Fu's arms and