Mo Ya spoke, his voice was lower than Li Xiao, and his speech speed was not fast, but every word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth. "Do you know the way to the outside?"
Sikong Yi was not angry. He raised a hand with his palm facing up, as if he was holding something invisible. "Only I know the method. Find Teleportation Magic Array and use Radiance Stone to activate it."
The four words "Teleportation Magic Array" fell on the square, causing a slight commotion. Some people in the crowd whispered to each other, and some leaned forward.
Li Xiao looked back at Clan Member behind him, then turned back to stare at Sikong Yi, the vigilance in his eyes not diminishing by half. "If this is the case, I recommend you to be Alliance Leader is not a bad idea. Anyway, as long as you can get out, it doesn't matter who makes Alliance Leader. But what proof do you have that Teleportation Array does exist and you can activate it?"
Sikong Yi laughed. The laughter was very light, overflowing from his throat, with a sickly dryness. "Hehehe."
He raised his other hand and held a thumb-sized Elixir between his fingers. Elixir was all dark red, with a layer of almost black luster flowing on its surface, glowing with a dull shimmer under the gray-brown skylight.
The things refined by Mystic Marrow Elixir. Silver Wing Family Secret Method are said to be able to forcibly increase one's cultivation level, but at the cost of overdrafting one's vitality.
"Eat it." Sikong Yi pinched Elixir and looked directly at Li Xiao's face, "I will take you out."
Li Xiao's face darkened. Mo Ya's pupils shrank and his shoulders tensed slightly.
"It's a joke." Mo Ya's voice turned cold, "You want us to eat Silver Wing Family's Mystic Marrow Elixir just because there is no Teleportation Array? You are too naive."
Li Xiao took a step forward, stepping on the muddy water with his heels, splashing a little dark red water. "Sikong Yi, your Silver Wing Family's Secret Method We know what Elixir is. We forcibly upgrade our cultivation to one level and then become puppets. You let us eat this kind of thing and even said you would take us out. Do you think we are stupid or do you think we are afraid of you?"
The smile on Sikong Yi's face did not disappear, but his eyes became cold. He took Elixir back into his palm and slowly tightened it, his knuckles turning gray-white from the exertion.
His breathing was heavier than before, the rise and fall of his chest increased, and the front of the dark silver brocade robe moved slightly.
"Today, eat Mystic Marrow Elixir or die." Sikong Yi's voice was very low, but every word was like hitting a stone slab with a heavy weight, "You have no choice."
The Silver Wing guards on both sides of the high platform took a step forward at the same time, and the sound of armor plates clashing became one. The archers on the sentry tower drew the bowstring, and the arrow tips glowed with cold iron in the gray-brown sky.
The Divine Flame Clan people behind Li Xiao subconsciously moved closer. Several people put their hands on their weapons, but no one actually pulled them out.
Sikong Hongyue stood behind her father, her fingers tightening on the hilt of the sword. She looked at the faces of Li Xiao and Mo Ya, looked at the tense shoulders and uneasy eyes of Clan Member behind them, and then glanced at her father's back.
Sikong Yi's back is much more rickety than it was a few months ago. His knees were obviously shaking in the few steps he took when he stood up from the chair, but his posture when standing on the edge of the high platform carried an almost desperate determination.
She remembered the conversation in the study a few days ago.
That night, Sikong Yi called her to the study, closed the door, and took out a wooden box from the dark compartment. There were three Mystic Marrow Elixir in the wooden box, and the dark red Elixir glowed dullly under the candlelight.
Sikong Yi sat on the chair, pushed the wooden box in front of her, and said in a calm tone, "My father will help you seize the position of Alliance Leader, and then help you subdue those old ghosts and force them to eat Mystic Marrow Elixir. This will at least protect me Silver Wing Family for another hundred years."
Sikong Hongyue looked at the three Elixir and did not speak immediately. She looked at her father's face, and no brocade robe could cover the dejection and exhaustion on his face.
She knows what Mystic Marrow Elixir means.
Silver Wing Family's Secret Method can forcibly push the cultivation level up a level. Sikong Yi is originally the foundation of Legend Rank. If it is pushed upwards, it can indeed suppress Li Xiao and Mo Ya in a short period of time.
But this forced elevation comes at the cost of burning his life. My father's longevity was already depleted by the erosion of Bloodline Disease, but now he has used Secret Method...
"Father, your body..." When she spoke, her voice was softer than usual, and the final sound was a bit astringent.
Sikong Yi didn't let her finish. He raised his hand and waved it in front of her, as if to brush away an unnecessary sentence. "You should know that after using the family's Secret Method, although my cultivation has improved to a higher level, my life is not long. The rest is up to you."
When he said this, his tone was very calm, even casually explaining daily affairs. Sikong Hongyue stood in front of him, his lips moved, and he didn't say anything else. He just lowered his eyes and looked at the three dark red Elixir in the wooden box.
Standing in the square now, she looked at her father holding Mystic Marrow Elixir's hand. The knuckles of that hand were particularly prominent due to the force. Sikong Yi raised the hand holding Elixir again and spread his palm, allowing Li Xiao and Mo Ya to see the dark red pill clearly.
"You two, one pill each." Sikong Yi said, "Eat it, and then swear to me as Alliance Leader. After Teleportation Array is activated, take everyone away. I, Sikong Yi, will do what I say."
Li Xiao stared at Elixir in his palm without moving. Mo Ya stood beside him, the hood of Gray Wolf's leather cloak was blown back by the wind, revealing his tight lips and tense jaw.
"What guarantee do you have that after we eat Elixir, you will really activate Teleportation Array?" Li Xiao asked, his voice lower than before, but the hardness in his tone did not decrease.
Sikong Yi took Elixir back into his palm, clenched it tightly again, and pressed his other hand on the armrest to support his body. "If you don't eat, you will die here now. If you eat, you will at least have a way to survive. How you choose is up to you."