There were few pedestrians in Demon-Suppressing City.
The contestants had probably all gone to First Copper Mountain to search for the exotic beast. Most of those still in the city were likely "seeds" like Liu Yuanjun.
"So this many teams left someone in the city," Qi Dian said. "In that case, we might as well have Brother Liu come out with us next time. Staying in the city won't get us into the top sixteen anyway."
"Staying in the city isn't just about preventing the whole team from being eliminated. Everyone has earned some Demon-Suppressing Coins now. If they don't leave someone in the city with the money, and something happens to the person carrying it outside, even earning enough points to reach the top sixteen would be useless," Yue Wen explained.
The city had no bank or similar institution, so they could only leave someone behind.
"Is leaving someone in the city to watch the money really enough?" Xing'er said. "Then we could just capture their teammates outside the city, keep them alive, and use them to force the person in the city to hand over all their Demon-Suppressing Coins."
"Whoa." Yue Wen looked at Xing'er in amazement. "Even I hadn't thought of such a great idea as kidnapping yet. You really do live up to the name Little Zhuge Xing."
When it came to breaking the law, Xing'er was often quicker on her feet than he was. Yue Wen had to give her that.
"You two really are..." Qi Dian shook his head with a wry smile. "I wonder whether the person who goes into the city to negotiate would be committing a crime, and whether the authorities would arrest them. Leave that job to me. For the team's sake, I don't mind even if they tie me