Chapter 113: A Forced Choice

He even set aside the sword Bai He had given him as well as Xu Feng’s sword.

Bai He hurriedly picked them up.

It would be such a waste to lose them, many people wished for such swords and still couldn’t obtain one.

Did he think everyone was like Ye Shiyuan, possessing two divine-grade swords?

Having one top-tier immortal-grade sword was already quite good.

And yet he was still being picky!

"Shiyuan, you also drank the tea earlier. He put a drug in it, are you alright?"

"Master, it was just a simple sedative. I’ve already dispersed it with my spiritual energy."

Alright then, his worry had been unnecessary.

With Ye Shiyuan’s current cultivation already at the Golden Core stage, this kind of drug was completely ineffective against him.

Ye Shiyuan’s face was filled with anger, and just as he was about to make a move, someone suddenly appeared behind them.

"Stop!"

Bai He turned around.

Wasn’t this the shop owner from the spirit beast egg store earlier?

Why was he here?

"Stop right there. If you dare harm my younger brother, I won’t go easy on you."

At this moment, the masked shop owner also removed the mask from his face.

He looked seventy to eighty percent similar to the spirit beast egg shop owner.

They’re clearly biological brothers, nothing strange about it.

Meanwhile, the spirit beast egg shop owner was holding a blade against Su Yuluan’s neck.

Her eyes were red and she was too frightened to move at all.

Bai He was speechless.

Why did she even come here?

Coming here was one thing, but getting captured and then being used as leverage against him, this was simply too much...

"Shiyuan, please save me."

She didn’t even look at anyone else, only at Ye Shiyuan with a pitiful and frightened expression.

Bai He didn’t even know what to say.

He turned to look at Ye Shiyuan.

But Ye Shiyuan’s gaze was on him instead. "Master, you decide here."

"Me?"

"Yes. You are an elder of Lingguang Sect, naturally, you have the final say."

If it was up to Bai He to decide, he truly did not know what to say.

Ye Shiyuan actually did not want to concern himself with Su Yuluan, but... Su Yuluan was currently a guest of the Lingguang Sect.

If she were to lose her life, it would likely cause quite a bit of trouble.

When the time came, Bai He would also be implicated.

Ye Shiyuan did not want his actions to bring unnecessary trouble to Bai He.

That was why he chose to ask him.

If Bai He said to ignore Su Yuluan, then he naturally would not show any mercy.

"Host, don’t hesitate. Su Yuluan cannot die right now," Mo Zhu reminded Bai He kindly.

Cannot die... That’s means she had to be kept alive for now.

If she had to be kept, then so be it.

In the original story, Su Yuluan was still alive at this point and had participated in many plot developments.

If she were to die now, then who would carry out the roles she was supposed to fulfill?

After thinking it over, Bai He replied, "Shiyuan, put down your sword."

Hearing Bai He’s words, Ye Shiyuan slowly lowered his sword.

"I can spare you, but you must release her now," Bai He said sternly to the shop owner, then added, "You’ve already seen that my words carry weight. But if you keep dragging this out, I don’t have that much patience. Your brother’s life won’t be spared."

Bai He’s words carried a clear sense of intimidation.

The spirit beast egg shop owner had thought he had captured something valuable by using Su Yuluan to threaten them... but perhaps he was the only one who thought Su Yuluan was that important.

"Let me tell you, she is not a disciple of our Lingguang Sect. At most, she’s just someone we know. I’ll give you three counts..."

Bai He deliberately acted as if he had no patience at all and began counting.

"One..."

Before he could even continue, the spirit beast egg shop owner actually released Su Yuluan.

"Fine, I’ll let her go. Then you should also keep your promise and release my brother."

Bai He let out a cold snort and beckoned to Ye Shiyuan.

Ye Shiyuan had originally intended to walk over, but Su Yuluan suddenly threw herself toward him.

Fortunately, Ye Shiyuan quickly dodged.

"Miss Su, please conduct yourself properly."

"Shiyuan, I’m scared... I’m really scared."

When he saw this scene, Bai He couldn’t help but roll his eyes.

If she was scared, she should have stayed with his Fourth Senior Brother, wouldn’t that have been far safer than following them here?

She clearly lacked strength, yet insisted on coming along to join the trouble.

Even if Bai He himself wasn’t particularly strong, at the very least, he could still protect himself when facing danger.

Ye Shiyuan avoided Su Yuluan and returned to Bai He’s side. "Master, what are your instructions?"

"Since I already agreed to spare them, then let them go. Take care of Xiao Feng, give him some medicine and wake him up quickly."

"Yes, Master."

In truth, there was no need to give Xu Feng any medicine.

Ye Shiyuan used his spiritual energy to dispel the drug from Xu Feng’s body and soon enough, he regained consciousness.

He looked somewhat dazed as he staring at Bai He. "Master?"

"Wake up a bit. Do you remember what you were doing?"

Xu Feng suddenly recalled everything. "I... how did I fall asleep? Master, what’s going on?"

He felt like he couldn’t keep up at all, the changes around him had been too drastic.

Why did those two look so similar? And how did Su Yuluan end up here?

"Alright, alright, stop looking. Let’s go."

"Master, why is my sword with you?"

"Put your sword away properly. Don’t keep holding it out and showing it off. Look at Shiyuan, he doesn’t carry his around like that."