The First Madam was long accustomed to having Crystal Stones stuffed into her hands; this was the first time she’d ever had to proactively offer them to someone.
She hurriedly nodded with a smile. "Of course. Si Shuo Divine Servant, you can rest assured. The moment I get my hands on any good Crystal Stones, I guarantee I’ll send them to you first..."
Si Shuo toyed with her whip and clicked her tongue. "What’s the use of a handful or two of Crystal Stones? I’m an outsider. I haven’t seen much of the world, so I was just wondering what a Crystal Stone Mine looks like."
The First Madam lowered her gaze as countless thoughts flashed through her mind. She continued smiling. "Si Shuo Divine Servant, if you’re that curious, then I’ll have them take you for a look."
She wasn’t fully prepared, so she didn’t dare clash with Si Shuo head-on right now. She could only swallow this grievance for the time being.
’But once Si Shuo is out that door, any ’accident’ that happens to her will have nothing to do with me.’
’Besides, which Crystal Stone Mine isn’t heavily guarded? If Si Shuo dares to go in, she should be prepared to never come out.’
’She’s digging her own grave!’
Even the bound Eldest Prince and Second Prince couldn’t hide a flicker of restrained excitement. "Si Shuo Divine Servant, we were too reckless just now and offended you. Please, allow us to atone for our mistake by taking you to see the Crystal Stone Mine.
We have an attributeless crystal stone mine. It’s not very large, but attributeless crystal stone mines are something that all the Beastmen on the entire Yongchang Continent would go crazy for.
We haven’t even announced it to the public yet. This is the perfect opportunity to take you for a look."
The temptation was indeed great. Si Shuo smiled, raised an eyebrow, and nodded.
Si Teng immediately retracted its body, once again becoming a lovely, lustrous green bracelet on Si Shuo’s wrist.
The Eldest Prince and Second Prince scrambled up from the ground in a sorry state. "Si Shuo Divine Servant, if we take you there looking like this—with our clothes a mess and our faces covered in dirt—we might be mistaken for the Beastman miners.
The Beastmen imprisoned there have all committed terrible crimes, ones that even death cannot atone for. I’m afraid they might pounce on you and tear you to pieces. So, we’d like to quickly wash up before we take you..."
Si Shuo nodded nonchalantly. ’I’d like to see their last-ditch struggle.’
Bai Xiao, Xiao Cheng, Witch Doctor said with a smile, "Washing up? That’s easy. I have a Dust Cleaning Talisman right here. Just tear it, and it will remove all the filth from our bodies and even get rid of most of our fatigue."
She took out a piece of talisman paper and tore it. A stream of pale green Spiritual Power spilled out and spread in an instant.
The surrounding dust was swept up into balls, leaving their bodies and even their clothes spotlessly clean and refreshed. However, it was as if the Dust Cleaning Talisman disdained the Eldest Prince and Second Prince, for the effect bypassed them completely.
With Wei Ce watching them with his arms crossed, the Eldest Prince and Second Prince washed up quickly, finding no opportunity to speak with each other before being pulled away.
’There’s nothing to be done about it. These Beastmen from outside the forest are completely reckless. They don’t think about the future at all.’
For now, the Eldest Prince and Second Prince could only placate Si Shuo’s group and lead them to a small mine on the outskirts of the city.
Layers of Arrays had been set up here to prevent outsiders from discovering or breaking in, and to stop those inside from escaping or sending messages.
With every layer they passed through, the two brothers grew more excited, already imagining all the ways they would torment Si Shuo and her companions.
As soon as they entered the final layer, High level Beast Soldiers sensed the fluctuations in Spiritual Power and immediately moved to block their path.
"Quick, seize these shameless bastards and strip them of their Beast Skins!" the Eldest Prince snapped. "Soon, I’ll have them on their knees begging me for mercy!
The person who dares to plot against us brothers hasn’t even been born yet. You’re just relying on that old man’s power, aren’t you?
That stupid fool is doomed to have no heirs; he’s not worthy of your loyalty and service at all. If you swear to follow us two brothers right now, we will personally give you a tour of the Crystal Stone Mine and send you back completely unharmed.
But if you don’t know what’s good for you and continue to resist, ha, then we won’t mind letting you taste a fate worse than death in this mine..."
Even the Second Prince sneered. "I’d also like to see just what’s so charming about the female our Father wants to please so badly he’s willing to dismiss all his wives for her.
In this mine, we are the heavens and the earth! We guarantee that your screams for help will go completely unanswered!"
At the brothers’ shouts, twenty or thirty Level 16 or 17 Beastmen appeared.
This mine was indeed high-quality. Not only did it produce High level Crystal Stones, but there was also a chance of finding high-level attributeless crystal stones, which were absolutely priceless and rarely seen on the market.
With this mine in their possession, the two brothers could forge a path to the heavens and even contend with the Beast King!
Wei Ce looked at these Beastmen, his body trembling slightly with excitement. He hadn’t had a good fight in far too long, and now so many high-level Beastmen were lining up to be his sparring partners. How could he not be thrilled?
"Brother, you protect Shuo. I’ll go test them out!" Wei Ce strode forward.
With the tacit approval of Si Shuo and the others, the Eldest Prince and Second Prince hid behind their Beastmen.
They immediately felt safe. "Heh, you outsiders can certainly fight, but there are only a few of you. We have a whole mountain of Warriors!"
"Quick, go capture them alive for me! Anyone who captures one of them will get ten attributeless crystal stones!"
Hearing of such a hefty reward, the Beastmen grew excited as well, cracking their knuckles as they charged forward.
Wei Ce and his group looked frightened and kept retreating, but in reality, they were moving to a narrow position. From there, Wei Ce could fight two or three opponents at once.
No matter how many Beastmen the enemy had, they couldn’t all rush forward at the same time.
His apparent cultivation was Peak Sixteen level, but facing so many opponents, he decided to end things quickly and unleashed his true power: Peak Seventeenth Level.
The High level Warriors guarding the mine had high cultivation, and they would act fierce and fight amongst themselves from time to time, but they had never been through a true life-or-death battle. Their actual combat strength didn’t match their cultivation Level.
Wei Ce didn’t use any fancy tricks. He simply concentrated all his Spiritual Power into his fists and threw a vicious punch at the first person to charge him.
The punch, heavy with Spiritual Power, struck his opponent with a force they were powerless to block.
It shattered their defense in an instant, throwing their own attack into disarray. They scrambled to block, but the second fist was already upon them...
The Beastmen watching saw one High level Warrior after another get pummeled like a sandbag, sent flying through the air before crashing hard onto the ground.
The spectacle left everyone stunned; even the previously arrogant Eldest Prince and Second Prince were left gawking in disbelief.
They exchanged a look and couldn’t help but retreat, breaking out in a cold sweat even as they urged the other Beastmen to keep charging forward.
Si Shuo’s sharp eyes caught them. "Hey, Eldest Prince, Second Prince, where are you two going?" she shouted.
"What was that you were saying earlier? About what you were going to do to us? Aren’t you going to fulfill your duties as hosts?"
The Eldest Prince and Second Prince paid her no mind. They just turned and ran.