Chapter 42: Astonishing Gamble!

  "Why not?!" Li Mei'er opened her mouth, like a punch on cotton, full of brute force, but couldn't make it work. She hadn't expected this answer and had prepared a whole basket of words that were now useless. Wasn't this woman supposed to be impulsive and brainless? How could she refuse?!

  "Why bother?" Ling Wu Shuang hooked his lips into a light smile, his two hands spread out, that bewildered gaze, are you an idiot?

  Li Mei's slender fox eyes narrowed, her pupils flashing with a fierce light, she twisted her soft waist and let out a low snort, saying: "Ling Wushuang, are you afraid?"

  It's fortunate that this woman knows her place and is afraid of death, so she doesn't dare to accept the challenge! But if this woman insists on not accepting it, then there will be some trouble.

  Everyone despises her, this Li Mei is too shameless. As a senior sister, taking the initiative to challenge is one thing, but Ling Jiaojiao follows Tianye teacher, probably learning alchemy, not even majoring in mysticism, and she actually wants to fight to the death, isn't that deliberately picking a quarrel? If you have the ability, go compare your alchemy skills with others.

  Li Mei'er continued: "Isn't it true as the rumors say, you're a useless good-for-nothing? The other day, you were just pretending to be mysterious. I really didn't expect that Tian Ye's disciple would be so timid, not even daring to accept a small challenge."

  Who would have thought that Ren Li Mei's words were like wind and rain, but Ling Wu Shuang remained unmoved, turned her head and walked away, casually throwing out a sentence, "Even if I killed you, it wouldn't be of any benefit to me. If someone comes to challenge me in person, I'll accept it, otherwise I'd be too busy to bother. Moreover, it's just a dog barking, why should I care?"

  "Ling Wusong!" Li Meier's fists clenched, her voice low and menacing, her eyes gleaming with a poisonous intensity, her anger erupting like molten lava. Her beautiful face twisted in a snarl, she gritted her teeth and spat out: "Don't think I'm really afraid to touch you!"

  She's so angry she could die! Li Mei'er was furious and jumping with rage. She had to make Ling Wusuo pay for this!

  "What's the use of just barking, if you have the ability, then make a move!" Ji Yunyang sneered with a smile on his face, adding fuel to the fire, "Who dares to touch Wú Shuāng's hair when Teacher Tianye is around?"

  "But... " Suddenly, Ling Wu's footsteps came to a halt, his voice trailing off, as if he was deep in thought.

  "But nothing" Li Mei'er took a deep breath and tried her best to control her emotions.

  "If it's a fight to the death, how can we get excited without some assistance?" Ling Wu Xiang slowly turned around, the smile on his face like a blooming ice lotus, calmly opening his mouth to say: "I heard that the old master of your esteemed household is very interested in various rare stones and precious mines, copper and iron, and has collected quite a few."

  It's even rumored that all the treasures in Donglin Mine can't compare to Li Tianyi, the Sword Saint's private collection.

  "It's like this, everyone in the entire East Wing knows about it." Li Mei'er's expression changed slightly, but she wasn't stupid and quickly realized what Ling Wusuo wanted to say. She batted her eyelashes and said: "You mean you want to make a bet with me? Your tone is quite bold, speak up, what do you want?"

  As long as this woman agrees to accept the challenge, anything goes, anyway Ling Wushuang will definitely die in the end! The process doesn't matter to her, nor is it important.

  "That's right" Ling Wu Xiang took a few steps back, his hands clasped behind his back, his fingertips lightly tapping his elbow, his face clear and innocent, smiling harmlessly, "If you lose, then the treasure vault of the Guardian General's Manor will all belong to me."

  At these words, the people around were shocked, their eyeballs almost popping out. How could he utter such words?

  "Heavens, this appetite is a bit too big"

  "It's said that the treasure mine of the Guardian Temple is the life savings of Sword Saint Li Tianyi, and it's rumored to be even more abundant than all the mines in Eastern Lin combined."

  "Yes, everyone knows that Jian Sheng is infatuated with all kinds of precious mines to the point of obsession, and there are many rare treasures, comparable to a national treasury."

  Ji Yunyang was also shocked, what was this guy Wú Shuāng up to, how did he end up back here, what did he want with a pile of precious ore, not enough that he refined elixirs, was he going to refine artifacts too?

  "What a big tone, not afraid of bursting yourself, but in this situation, there's no need to consider it at all." Li Mei'er sneered coldly, raised her hand and swung the whip, leaving a white mark on the ground. The corner of her mouth curled up into an eerie arc as she said harshly: "If you lose, what then?"

  "Is one sacred fruit enough?" The casual words spoken by Ling Wu Xuan caused the people around him to redden their eyes, unable to hold back their astonished cries.

  "Heavens, it's actually the Sacred Fruit"

  "Ah, sacred fruit, no matter what, even if it takes ten or eight years to digest, that's a steady step towards becoming a saint."

  "This is all quite impressive, but isn't it a bit too extravagant?"

  Lian Nan and Gong Ye couldn't help but redden their eyes. Who would have thought that this woman actually had the Sacred Fruit in her hands?!

  "Divine Fruit!" Li Mei'er was even more exaggerated, her eyes directly turning bright red, as if she had been injected with chicken blood. She burst out laughing in her heart, it was truly a heaven-sent opportunity! With the Divine Fruit, within a year, she, Li Mei'er, would become the youngest titled Saint in East Lin! What about Nan Gongyan? What about Ji Yunyang? What about the genius of the Sacred Hall? Wouldn't they all be left far behind by her?

  "Do you really have the Sacred Fruit?" Li Mei'er restrained her excitement, as if afraid of startling Ling Wusuo.

  "Nature has it" Although there are some slight marks, some slight blemishes, some slight... But, well, it should still barely qualify as a sacred fruit.

  "Good!" Li Mei'er agreed in one breath, her charming eyes flashing with a hint of darkness. "However, I need to go back and report to Grandfather. This treasure mine is not something I can control, nor do I wish to. The Sacred Fruit you mentioned, it's easy to say but hard to do. Our life-and-death battle will be decided seven days from now, how about that?"

  Even if it takes a whole library of dead objects to exchange for the title of Saint, Grandfather might agree. What's more, Ling Wushuang is bound to die! Having obtained a sacred fruit, she was given it on a silver platter, why wouldn't she want it? The most important point is, how could she easily let off Ling Wushuang that cheap woman? She wants to kill one to warn a hundred, and make everyone in the entire Donglin come watch. Offending the Hu Guo Jiang Jun's household, offending Li Meier's fate!

  "Okay," Ling Wu Xiang replied, she happened to be busy at the moment.

  "It's settled then, Ling Wusuo. You should know that once you engage in a life-and-death duel, there's no backing down." Li Meier almost couldn't control her laughter, she didn't expect Ling Wusuo to be such an idiot, not only was he offering his own life, but also giving away a sacred fruit for free.

  "Mei'er, just teach her a lesson, you can also bet on the outcome, but as for life and death duel, forget it..." Nan Gong Yan's thick eyebrows were furrowed tightly, he must have gone mad, actually not wanting anything to happen to this woman.

  Li Mei'er leaned lightly against Nan Gong Ye, hooking a strand of his black hair with her finger, twirling it in her hand, and licking her red lips with the tip of her tongue. She was seductive and alluring, with peals of laughter continuously flowing from her mouth. "Considering the face of the Seventh Prince, I might spare her life, or maybe not."

  Ling Wushuang smiled lightly, "Could it be that the Seventh Prince also wants to join in? However, as a dignified prince, you should make a more generous offer. One million taels of gold is the starting price."

  Nan Gong Ye and Li Mei Er are indeed a pair of accomplices, their private relationship is not shallow either. Since they want to cheat people, they might as well cheat big time.

  "Ling Wushuang, don't be ignorant of what's good for you." Nan Gong Ye was furious.

  "It's actually like that, then this young master will win a prize, one million two gold" Yun Qingchen leaned forward, shaking the folding fan in his hand, what a elegant and refined young master, he looked at Ling Wushuang and smiled: "Bet, you lose"

  Although he also knew that Ling Wushuang had some skills, she was absolutely not going to win against Li Meier. Others might not know, but this Li Meier had an ace up her sleeve that had never been used before, and he knew it clearly. As a businessman, such money couldn't be made without taking risks, it was just a pity about this stunning woman.

  "Ha! You think you're rich with your little white face? 200 million, two gold bars, I, the young master, will bet on no pairs and must win!"

  Ji Yunyang looked at Li Meier, who was secretly pleased on the side, her mouth almost smiling to the point of convulsions. He felt strange in his heart, thinking that Wudou was intentionally setting people up, it's fine to set others up, but don't drag him down with them too.

  "Three million taels of gold, Mei'er wins!" Seeing Ji Yunyang's defense of Ling Wushuang, Nan Gongyan suddenly felt a surge of anger in his heart. Ling Wushuang was still his fiancée, when did it become Ji Yunyang's turn to point fingers and lecture? Adding new hatred to old grudges, Nan Gongyan didn't think twice before opening his mouth and adding another one million taels of gold.

  The people around were shocked and amazed, unprecedented, a stunning gamble that shook the world!

  It's common knowledge that for an ordinary family, one or two taels of gold is enough to live on for a year. Even if it's the Yun family, one of the four wealthy families, taking out 1 million taels of gold would also be a painful blow!