"Crack, crack, crack!" Hearing Xia Zhiqing's price, the old king's knuckles immediately crackled!
A fierce struggle flashed across his face. Then, after more than a minute of thought, he finally said, "Fine, but I only have 350 million Beli!"
"For the remaining 50 million Beli, I'll use my head to pay the debt. How about it?"
The old king looked at Xia Zhiqing, his eyes filled with the resolve to die!
"Hey, hey, hey, Your Majesty, you're making me feel guilty here!"
"I don't need your head! You can owe me the 50 million for now and pay it back later!"
Xia Zhiqing was truly defeated by this king!
He kept talking about dying at every turn, even offering his head to settle a debt!
But Xia Zhiqing also knew that unless he had no other choice, a king would never suggest using his head to repay a debt!
He had used the Sharingan to carefully observe every movement and expression of the king throughout everything that had just happened!
He could basically conclude that while the truth might not have been as miserable as the king claimed, it was probably seventy or eighty percent true!
A person's eyes and emotional fluctuations did not lie!
Under the Sharingan's power of Insight, Xia Zhiqing could still tell whether someone was pretending or sincerely baring their heart!
Every emotion the old king had shown just now had been genuine!
Of course, if the old king's acting was truly superb, Xia Zhiqing could only admit defeat!
"Then thank you, Sir Natsi. Please, you must do your utmost. The fate of our country rests in your hands!"
After receiving Xia Zhiqing's affirmative answer, the old king spoke in a pleading tone!
Xia Zhiqing was their only hope!
If Xia Zhiqing failed, their Taro Kingdom would be completely finished!
The Dongping Kingdom would never spare them!
If someone had been standing behind him, they would have discovered that the old king's back was already soaked through!
It couldn't be helped. The old king had not been sure whether he could persuade Xia Zhiqing, and he had been deeply anxious!
But he had to persuade Xia Zhiqing! Fortunately, he had succeeded!
"Then can I take this prince—" Xia Zhiqing had barely spoken when the old king refused. "I still have use for him. I can't give him to you!"
"Heh heh heh, then please wait for good news, Your Majesty!"
Xia Zhiqing smiled, then turned to Anna, who had just arrived, and said, "Let's go. We have a new mission. This is a huge sum!"
Before leaving, Xia Zhiqing created a Shadow Clone to keep watch!
This made the old king think even more highly of Xia Zhiqing!
There were not many bounty hunters this cautious!
Dongping Kingdom, royal palace!
"Where is the prince? Don't tell me you failed?"
Seeing Xia Zhiqing return empty-handed, the king of the Dongping Kingdom immediately questioned him, his expression extremely unpleasant!
"That's right. As you can see, I failed!" Xia Zhiqing spread his hands and said!
"Hmph, trash. If that person hadn't specifically demanded you, do you think I would have hired you?"
"Since you couldn't complete the mission, get the hell out of here. Don't obstruct my view!"
Surrounded by a massive number of soldiers, the king sneered as he drove them away!
"Do you know? Someone offered 400 million for your head!"
Lightning suddenly crackled in Xia Zhiqing's hand!
"Hahaha, my head? With trash like the two of you?"
The king of the Dongping Kingdom spoke disdainfully, then ordered with chilling killing intent, "Palace Guards, attack!"
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
In an instant, Xia Zhiqing was surrounded by armored soldiers. They held firearms, their icy gun barrels blocking every route of escape for Xia Zhiqing!
A dead end!
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