At those words, everyone fell silent.
Su Chen could clearly see Gyokko's and Zohakuten's bodies trembling at the same time.
Well, it seemed Muzan's cells were climaxing again, but that also meant Su Chen's words had worked. At least they no longer dared to act rashly.
Zohakuten fell into thought.
After a long while, he raised his head, seemingly having made a decision. "As long as you can help us find the Blue Spider Lily, we can spare your life."
"But!" Zohakuten changed his tone. "You must personally lead us to the Spider Lily, or I won't mind slaughtering everyone here right now."
Su Chen was not the least bit surprised. He knew Muzan was cautious to the extreme, so a few words alone would certainly not be enough to sway him.
That was where bargaining chips came in.
Right now, Muzan's bargaining chip was the Butterfly Mansion, while Su Chen's was the Spider Lily.
Although Su Chen considered the exchange unequal, he believed Muzan would not give him any room to bargain, so he could only figure something out along the way.
Muzan had never seen the Spider Lily himself anyway. If Su Chen made up some nonsense, who could tell whether it was true?
Su Chen knew that as long as Muzan was certain he held the information, his life would not be in danger.
So Su Chen said without the slightest hesitation, "Fine, I'll go with you."
After learning Su Chen's stance, Zohakuten and Gyokko exchanged a glance, seemingly communicating some kind of information.
The next instant, Gyokko decisively pulled a fish out of his pot and lightly slashed Su Chen's arm with it.
Su Chen had long since exhausted his stamina. He had no time to dodge, nor had he intended to.
Because he knew Gyokko