I've Got You Cornered

"You Tanzhi, have you truly prepared yourself to pay the price?"

Xia Youming's voice echoed beside You Tanzhi's ear, like the black mist—seeping into every crack around him.

You Tanzhi nodded. "Please speak, Senior."

"So long as Jiang Feng can be killed before the Blackstone Master returns to the mountain, I am willing to pay any price."

"Ha ha..." Laughter drifted in from all around.

Xia Youming's body dispersed in midair, turning into black mist that merged with the endless darkness surrounding them.

"I want the North Star Clear Spirit Treasure Pill hidden in your residence!"

You Tanzhi froze and took two steps back, thinking to himself: How did she know there was a North Star Clear Spirit Treasure Pill hidden in my residence?

He had never mentioned this secret to anyone.

The North Star Clear Spirit Treasure Pill was an exceptionally precious medicinal pill, even within the Blackstone Mountain Range.

By a stroke of chance, You Tanzhi had obtained this pill from a master at the refining workshop.

He had kept the pill carefully stored away, saving it for a rainy day.

Yet he had never imagined that Xia Youming would demand it as the price for killing Jiang Feng.

You Tanzhi knew perfectly well that Xia Youming must have long known about the North Star Clear Spirit Treasure Pill in his residence. That was why she had made this demand. In other words, he had no way to refuse.

"Well?" Xia Youming's voice came from the surrounding black mist as it coiled around You Tanzhi's body.

You Tanzhi knew he had no room to bargain.

Either he agreed, and Xia Youming would act now to kill Jiang Feng.

Or he refused, and handed the fate of his beloved granddaughter, Youjialuo, over to Jiang Feng.

"Alas!" You Tanzhi let