Chapter 431 — Carrot and Stick
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 4
What is more, over a hundred Dragon King temples, large and small, line the riverbanks, and every one of them worships him. The Dragon-Keeper basks in incense and offerings, living a life of boundless ease. " Bai Xi laughed in fury. "Yet you would have me turn to stone - a truly shameless trick! Am I no better than that bastard who keeps dragons?
" Shen Mu said with the utmost earnestness, "Senior Brother Bai Xi, whatever request you have, by all means name it. If I can satisfy it, I will not be stingy.
But as for opening this Five Thunder Gourd, that need not be discussed further. Activate it, and I will fight you to the bitter end - the fish dies, the net is torn! " Bai Xi sank into hesitation, unable to make up his mind. Shen Mu's eyes flickered.
He stole a glance at the Five Thunder Gourd, truly on his guard against that great calabash, and sounded him out.
"How about this: wait a few days. If your Upper Heaven gods prevail and activate the other weather weapons, I will turn and go at once and let you activate the Five Thunder Gourd as you please. I will return to my Wasteland Ruins, take no further part in worldly affairs, and let the true gods descend to destroy the world. But if, these few days, you wait and see no Upper Heaven god activate the other weather weapons, then you and I will speak again. What do you think? " Bai Xi gritted his teeth and said decisively, "Very well! " Shen Mu laughed heartily, coughed several more times, and panted, "Senior Brother, your junior's constitution is not strong.
I shall take my leave.
" Bai Xi was astonished, thinking: This boy is rather easygoing about leaving me here. .
. If my fellow seniors of the Upper Heaven can activate the other weather weapons, it matters little whether I activate the Five Thunder Gourd. If they do not, then they are all dead, and my surrender is nothing much at all. Shen Mu strode out of the great courtyard, and his countenance abruptly turned grim, startling Si Yunxiang and the others - the change had come far too quickly.
"Fragrance Saintess, inform the Emperor - have His Majesty bring the Sun-Shooting Divine Cannon to bear! " Shen Mu said savagely.
"Also, I shall write out some prescriptions.
Help me gather the ingredients, Saintess, for I mean to refine a deadly poison. Moreover, summon all the masters in the sect who are skilled in the Five Ghosts Transport Art - move the Five Thunder Gourd as far away as it can possibly go! " Si Yunxiang hesitated a moment, then tested: "Sect Leader, is that not going a step too far? " "Forewarned is forearmed!
If the talks fall through, move the Five Thunder Gourd and then kill him without a moment's delay!
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