When Fang Hanshan saw Guan Yue's battleship slowly approaching and coming to a stop, his heart stirred with endless ripples. He truly didn't know how to face him. Ever since this kid entered the Fang Family's life, the Fang Family had been in turmoil! Now, most of the members of the Fang Family were basically dead.
Can Guan Yue be blamed for this? Not really, but if this kid hadn't shown up, the Fang Family would still be the same Fang Family and would not have fallen to its current state.
However, to be fair, Guan Yue was genuinely devoted to me, Fang Hanshan. For the sake of Fang West, he was not in the wrong, but the tragedy that arose from him was an undeniable fact! Thus, Fang Hanshan was filled with mixed emotions at this moment.
Seeing his arrival, he knew that Guan Yue was also a person of feelings and loyalty; this person was no coward!
Meanwhile, Fang West had been worried about Guan Yue's arrival, fearing that he might fall into a trap and end up getting himself caught as well—such a deal wouldn't be worth it!
At this moment, Fang West's eyes brimmed with tears. She had made up her mind: those who lived for Guan Yue would die for him as well. This heart would not change; this feeling would not waver! Because she knew that Guan Yue had come to rescue her at the cost of his own life. In this world, could there be anyone else who could do the same? The answer was no. Absolutely none!
As for his docking position, Guan Yue didn't care. So he maneuvered his battleship as close as possible to the Fang Family's location.
Gao Ming saw Guan Yue stepping out of the small battleship and felt overjoyed: youth really is blissfully unaware of its own weight; he actually threw himself into danger for a little girl! He should know that his value is not something a little girl can compare to.
As Guan Yue stepped out of the Cosmic Battleship, he immediately spotted Gao Ming. He then spoke up, "Elder from Nanshan Sect, I, Guan Yue, have arrived. Where are the people from the Fang Family? Let's start the exchange now."
Gao Ming felt secretly angry at Guan Yue's arrogance but still greeted him with a smile: "Young Hero Guan, I am Gao Ming, the Grand Elder responsible for external affairs at Nanshan Sect. Today I am in charge of the exchange. May I ask if you have brought the individuals we need to exchange?"
"Of course. As long as three members of the Fang Family appear, he will naturally show up," Guan Yue replied coldly, not wanting to waste more words with Gao Ming.
Gao Ming snorted coldly and waved his hand. Immediately, disciples from Nanshan Sect brought out three members of the Fang Family. Upon seeing them, Guan Yue noticed that they had not suffered any serious injuries; they were merely listless and in poor spirits.
He quickly called out Long Huazhi.
When Gao Ming saw Long Huazhi in person, he was extremely excited; as long as Young Master Long returned safely, he would have nothing to worry about!
"How do we proceed with the exchange?" Guan Yue asked.
Gao Ming began discussing terms: "Young Hero Guan, we only need one person while you want three in return. This should be somewhat unfair, right?"
Guan Yue's eyes widened. "What do you mean? Are you trying to swindle me?"
Gao Ming immediately replied, "Three for one is not appropriate! Young Master Guan must add something else for the exchange. Otherwise, the deal is off."
Guan Yue chuckled inwardly and asked, "Are you trying to take advantage of me? What do you see in me that Elder Gao wants?"
Gao Ming grinned and said, "As long as it's something Young Master Guan desires, I want it too. How about using your small Battleship as an additional condition for the exchange?"
"Small Battleship? What else do you want?" Guan Yue asked casually.
"Of course, if you can exchange the Origin Tool, I can give you something in return. The Origin Tool would be much more effective in our hands. You only have a Broken Sky realm cultivation level; you can't even utilize half of its potential," Gao Ming said persuasively, knowing it was a difficult request but still wanting to try.
"Long Huazhi, Dragon Young Master, did you hear that? Your value is quite low. In Elder Gao's eyes, you're not even worth exchanging for two members of the Fang Family. I need to add conditions just to be on par with them. It seems I overestimated you."
Gao Ming didn't expect Guan Yue to suddenly turn the conversation towards Long Huazhi like that, waking him up to the reality of his words. With Long Young Master present, his comments were indeed inappropriate.
He quickly said, "Then let's exchange right away. I'll release two members of the Fang Family, and you let go of Young Master Long first, then I'll release the last person. That seems fair, right?"
"Unfair!" Guan Yue suddenly shouted loudly. "Our condition is to use Long Huazhi to exchange for all three members of the Fang Family; it doesn't matter the order—two for one or one for three; we exchange all at once. Hurry up."
"No way," Gao Ming shouted back. He wanted to seize this opportunity to capture Guan Yue. There was no way he would release all three members of the Fang Family at once.
Guan Yue turned to Long Huazhi and said, "Dragon Young Master, look at this Elder Gao; he's been stalling on purpose because he doesn't want you to return to Nanshan Sect. It seems he must have some kind of scheme. You need to be very careful."
Long Huazhi's expression gradually changed as he coldly stared at Gao Ming, making Gao Ming feel uneasy. He knew that if Long Huazhi was truly dissatisfied with how he handled this matter, it would cause him trouble in the future.
So he had no choice but to agree. "In that case, let's release them simultaneously." As he spoke, he gestured behind him, and his subordinates immediately sprang into action.
The net was quickly cast; all personnel were in position and ready to act as soon as the hostage exchange was completed. Additionally, three Battleships were fully prepared to charge at Guan Yue's Battleship. They were ready to collide! They feared that Guan Yue might be the mysterious individual with an incredibly fast Battleship, so Elder Gao issued a strict order: as soon as Guan Yue's Battleship moved, the three Battleships would immediately rush in and crash into it without hesitation!
"Let them come over," Guan Yue called out, pointing to a flat area between himself and Gao Ming.
"You let Young Master Long come over too," Gao Ming called out.
Seeing Fang Hanshan and Long Huazhi along with two others walking towards the open ground, Gao Ming felt very pleased. Hmph, Guan Yue, you little brat, once they separate, you'll know my power!
At this moment, ten Disciples had already appeared around Guan Yue, all at the peak of the Breaking Heaven realm. The five Disciples from the Mysterious Heaven Realm also surrounded Guan Yue in a fan shape.
Three Battleships began to move and hovered above the Fang Family, ready to strike Guan Yue's Battleship at any moment.
The Disciples observing from a distance unanimously believed that Guan Yue was trapped this time.
"I didn't expect Guan Yue to ultimately fall into the hands of Nanshan Sect."
"He is fighting alone and cannot possibly be a match for the massive Nanshan Sect. But this time he was careless. As a Disciple, he must pay the price for his negligence."
"Price? This time he is unable to escape. Did you not see that Nanshan Sect has deployed at least a thousand Disciples above the Breaking Heaven realm just to deal with Guan Yue? This force could easily wipe out a faction."
"It seems that Guan Yue was too arrogant; a generation's prodigy is about to fall. We are witnessing the reality of the situation."
Seeing what was happening before them, the Disciples sighed in disappointment.
When the four came together, for some unknown reason, a battle suddenly broke out among them.
At this time, Guan Yue was observing the surroundings while Gao Ming was nervously watching Guan Yue's expression, so neither of them noticed how the four began to fight.
Long Huazhi launched an attack, and his target turned out to be Direction East! Fang Hanshan and Fang West were no match for Long Huazhi and were powerless to stop his actions.
Once Guan Yue and Gao Ming realized that the four were fighting, Gao Ming immediately felt overjoyed and shouted loudly, "Young Master Long, come quickly! Don't worry about those scoundrels; I will take care of them!"
Guan Yue also began to inquire about what was happening. This situation greatly exceeded his plans. His expression changed; could it be that his mental control over Long Huazhi had failed? If that were true, then Fang Family's three members truly had no hope. Even he might find it difficult to escape.
Seeing that Long Huazhi did not heed his call, Gao Ming signaled his subordinates to gather at where the four were fighting. He forcibly attempted to take Long Huazhi away!
At this moment, Guan Yue realized that Direction East's soul was also under someone else's control. He suddenly attacked Fang West, attempting to seize him, but he did not expect that Long Huazhi was also under Guan Yue's mental control, and Long Huazhi's realm was far superior to theirs. His combat power was beyond what they could reach, so after a fierce battle, Long Huazhi completely grasped the situation.
Gao Ming's subordinates were getting closer to the position where the four stood. The fight among the four had ended, and Long Huazhi had taken full control of the situation. Gao Ming finally felt relieved. Now he could focus entirely on dealing with Guan Yue.
"Guan Yue, let's see where you can run!"
However, the next development left Gao Ming in despair.
Suddenly, Long Huazhi returned with the three members of the Fang Family, moving towards Guan Yue.
All the disciples of Nanshan Sect were stunned. They had no idea what was happening; why was the Young Master throwing himself into danger again?
After a brief moment of confusion, Gao Ming realized that Guan Yue could also control souls! This situation greatly exceeded Gao Ming's expectations; he had calculated everything but never anticipated that Guan Yue would have soul control!
Now Long Huazhi was quickly approaching Guan Yue, and the disciples of Nanshan Sect did not manage to intercept Long Huazhi in time. This situation drove Gao Ming mad!
He finally lost it.
"Charge! Immediately capture that brat Guan Yue! We absolutely cannot let the Young Master fall under his control again! Hurry, hurry, hurry!" With Gao Ming's desperate shouts, over a thousand disciples from Nanshan Sect surged towards Guan Yue like a tidal wave.
Guan Yue quickly took two steps forward, forcibly pulling Direction East into his Sky Peak Tower, then dragged Fang Hanshan and Fang West into Sky Peak Tower as well.
Then he stood side by side with Long Huazhi and calmly said, "Elder Gao, what do you have to say now? You openly attacked during the hostage exchange process and disrupted it. What are your true intentions? Don't you want Long Huazhi and the Young Master anymore? Aren't you afraid of the Dragon Sect Master's punishment?"
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