"Li Ling, disciple of Yellow Cloud True Person of Mystic Xin Peak in the Skycloud Sect, pays his respects to you, Senior!"
Li Ling was not annoyed. Instead, he smiled faintly and offered a courteous greeting.
He ordinarily disliked leaning on powerful connections, but in a situation like this, he immediately announced his background to test the other man's reaction.
He also said, "This is Mu Qingsi, a blood descendant of Yellow Cloud True Person, and this is Shang Yuxian, a blood descendant of an elder of the Shang Family in the Money Guild's Mystic Continent branch..."
Since there was no hiding it, he might as well give the man something to fear.
This was to prevent him from casually killing them as ordinary female cultivators if a fight broke out.
Listening to Li Ling's introductions, Min Lian could not help shrinking back.
She kept feeling that something was wrong...
The Ninth Chief of the Blood Shark Bandits understood his intent. He chuckled indistinctly and gave Li Ling a meaningful look. "So you're disciples and descendants of Senior Yellow Cloud and Elder Shang. Those two have stood in this world for over two thousand years. Everyone in the Mystic Continent and among the North Sea's cultivators knows them. Their names have long thundered in my ears."
He removed his Veil Hat, revealing a terrifying face covered in scars, his eyes gleaming with bloodthirsty ferocity. "Looks like I really struck it rich this time. The only question is, how much are you worth?"
Shang Yuxian anxiously transmitted her voice in secret. "Fellow Daoist Li, I recognize him. He's the Blood Shark Bandits' Ninth Chieftain, Three-Headed Shark Leng Yi!
"They say he's vicious, brutal, and addicted to killing. Even if he keeps us alive for ransom at first, we won't necessarily be