The Twelve Earthly Branches had died in an instant. Looking again at Cao Jinxing's bloodstained Qianhu-grade Flying Fish Uniform, Qiu Luan knew this was a formidable opponent.
At this moment, his life and fortune rested in this man's hands. Once fighting broke out and exposed his whereabouts, he would have no way out!
The underground passage was not long. Those Embroidered Uniform Guards would soon discover that no one had passed through the other end.
Once they came back...
Qiu Luan's heart sank.
"Brother, it's just you and me here. Spare me, and I'll give you all my money!"
Time was short, and the Embroidered Uniform Guard had come in force. Getting to the bottom of things now was meaningless.
Besides, the timing of his awakening was suspicious, tantamount to confessing without being questioned. His only option now was bribery.
Qiu Luan stared hard at Cao Jinxing and pulled five ten-thousand-tael banknotes from his robes, his voice coaxing. "A Qianhu doesn't make much in a year. Just let me go, and these, along with my collection of gold, silver, jewels, and lifesaving medicines, are all yours!"
Cao Jinxing remained unmoved. "I hear you come from a military family, Great General, and inherited the title of Marquis of Xianning. Your family has an ultimate art called the Kanglong Art. Used with the battlefield art, the Dragon Soaring Spear Art, its power is unmatched. Today..."
Cao Jinxing drew his saber and pointed its edge diagonally downward, his presence surging. "...I'd like to try it!"
With that, Cao Jinxing slashed!
Six Frost-Ao Techniques: Startling Glimpse in the Cold.
Qiu Luan flickered aside.
The overpowering saber light struck the bookshelf behind him.
The bookshelf and the concealed door to the secret chamber behind it shattered together with an earthshaking crash!
In the underground passage,