Chapter 25: The Bamboo Pole Must Be Hit on Both Sides

  "Go die!" Parry roared and also joined the battle, fighting fiercely with Li Aihou.

  The two men's strength was not much different, and they soon entered a fierce battle. White sword energy flew everywhere, and the powerful sword spirit force collided fiercely with each other, producing a deafening roar.

  "Parry, since you openly broke the agreement above, I won't be polite anymore!" Li Aihou was only a three-star great sword master, slightly weaker than Parry's five-star great sword master, and soon fell into a disadvantage.

  He immediately pulled out a Xuanjie primary sword and glared at Pari fiercely: "Hmph! Although you are two stars higher than me, I have the Tiancun Sword in my hand. Let's see how you can block me!"

  "Do you think only you have a Xuanjie beginner sword? I do too!" Parri said, pulling out a red longsword, which was the Huoyun Sword that Haitian had lent to the Salu family earlier.

  Staring at the Huoyun Sword in Bali's hand, Li Aihuan was stunned and exclaimed: "How can the Salu family have only one Xuanjie sword? How did another one appear?"

  "Hmm! You didn't know that? In the previous cave, the Hai family actually obtained a Xuanjie sword, which is precisely this Huoyun Sword! It was borrowed from my two nephews, Hai Tian and Xiao Yu, who are standing behind me. Now do you understand?"

  As soon as he felt Parry's gaze, Haitian silently cursed in his heart, this Parry was obviously trying to drag the Hai family into it.

  As expected, Li Aihou also followed Pari's gaze and looked over, his eyes filled with surprise and anger: "You're the lucky kid from the Hai family who got the Xuanjie sword?"

  Haitian furrowed his brow in discontent, unable to understand why everyone said he was a lucky kid. The fact that he had obtained the Huoyun Sword was due to his own intelligence and had nothing to do with luck.

  "It's me!" Ha Tian proudly raised his head, he wouldn't back down now. He glanced at Pa Li who was smiling sinisterly on the side, and Ha Tian felt very annoyed in his heart. Suddenly, his eyes lit up as a plan formed in his mind. Looking at Li Ai Huo Lang, he laughed loudly and said, "This Fire Cloud Sword indeed belongs to our Ha family, which we lent to the Sa Lu family. However, our Ha family has no interest whatsoever in the struggle between your two families."

  "Why are you still lending to them?" Li Aihou didn't rush to attack, but instead looked at Haitian and asked.

  As Li Aihou gradually fell into his own trap, Hai Tian sneered in her heart and then raised her head to say: "That's because the Salu family paid ten Biyun Dan for us to lend it to them for a month. If your Li family is interested, we can also rent it to you, of course, the price needs to be negotiated separately."

  "Haitian, you!" Pali didn't expect Haitian to say that and was instantly shocked, staring at him.

  Haitian smiled and waved his hand, saying: "Pari tribe leader, it seems that we haven't said that we can't allow re-lending to others, right? So when the rental period is up, I'll lend it to the Li family again. You can't interfere with that, can you?"

  "Not bad, young man. I'll also call you a worthy nephew. Can we borrow the Huoyun Sword from your Hai family in a month? Of course, the price will definitely be satisfactory to your Hai family." Li Aihou also burst out laughing at this moment.

  To know that a three-star great sword master with the help of a mysterious sword can absolutely defeat a five-star great sword master who is bare-handed.

  In such a battle, the role of a master is unmatched. Most importantly, once the Li family takes down this Flame Cloud Sword, the Sa Lu family will lose one of its attacking tools, and the Li family will gain more opportunities to catch their breath.

  As soon as Li Aihou said this, Pari knew something was wrong and hurriedly shouted: "Wait, you can't do this! Hai Tianxian nephew, this is a bottle of Biyun Dan, I'll rent it for another month!"

  Haitian and Xiaoyu stared at Pari in surprise, who looked anxious. They had just been trying to increase the conflict between Pari and Li Aihou, but who would have thought that now Pari was already paying for next month?

  Li Aihou wasn't a fool either, and upon seeing this situation, he immediately pulled out a red crescent-shaped jade pendant from his bosom.

  "This is a jade pendant made by our Li family, when you encounter danger, crush it and it will form a protective film that can withstand a full-force blow from a first-class swordsman. Ha Tianxian, what do you think of this price?" asked Li Aihou with a smile.

  Haitian and Xiaoyu both stared at the red crescent-shaped jade pendant in Li Aihou's hand, neither of them had expected that such a good thing still existed. If it were in the past, Haitian would have definitely looked down on it, but now this jade pendant was a good thing for him. After all, in the entire Blackstone City, there were only a handful of people who exceeded one-star great swordsmen.

  With this jade pendant, it's as if I've gained an extra life.

  Haitian and Xiaoyu's eyes became extremely hot, they looked at each other for a moment, but didn't make an immediate decision. They both understood that if it were any ordinary day, they definitely wouldn't have received attention from these two families.

  But now they have become the most important weight, and whichever side joins them will likely win.

  "I really like this jade pendant..." Ha Tian deliberately glanced at Pa Li and said with a smile.

  Just as he was about to finish speaking, Pali hastily interrupted: "Haitian Xiangzi, I can give you five more Biyun Dan, plus the original bottle, a total of seventeen Biyun Dan, in exchange for the right to use Huoyun Sword for another month."

  "Oh? The head of the Pa Li tribe is indeed very powerful, I like it." Hai Tian and Xiao Yu both smiled, but they didn't rush to express their opinions. Instead, they turned their gaze to Li Ai Hu beside them, clearly hinting at him to continue bidding up the price.

  As soon as he heard that Pali had added five more Biyun Dan, Li Aihou knew it was not good. When he saw the triumphant gaze of Haitian and Xiaoyu, he understood that they were waiting for him to raise the price.

  He cursed silently, Li Aihou really wanted to get rid of Haitian and Xiaoyu together, but he didn't dare. If he really did that, it would be equivalent to pushing the Hai family to the side of the Salu family.

  It doesn't matter if we can't get Huoyun Sword for now, what's most important is that we can't let the Salu family get it!

  Gritting his teeth, Li Aihou once again pulled out a red jade pendant from his bosom and chuckled: "If Ha Tian likes it, then I'll give him another one, what's the harm in that?"

  "I'll add another bottle of Biyun Dan!" Pa Li glared fiercely at Li Aihou in front of him, like a mad lion, with eyes that were completely red and had an unspeakable horror.

  Haitian and Xiaoyu exchanged a glance, understanding that Bali had already brought out his old tricks.

  They originally didn't have many Biyun Dan, first they were robbed of ten by Haitian and Xiaoyu, then because of Kasa's problem they lost two bottles, now they actually took out two more bottles plus five, this is absolutely the last remaining of the Salu family.

  "Pa Li, you're actually adding more! For the right to use Huo Yun Jian for a month, you've taken out so many Bi Yun Dan to exchange, is it worth it?" Li Ai Hu was shocked by Pa Li's craziness and suddenly cried out.

  "Bring it on! If you have the guts, bring more! Isn't it just Biyun Dan? I don't want it anymore. To avenge my third brother and overthrow the Li family, even if I have to drink a few more bottles of Biyun Dan, so what?! Pa Li's voice was fierce and menacing as he shouted, while adding in his heart: anyway, these Biyun Dans will come back later, what am I afraid of?"

  After hearing Pari's declaration, Li Aihou fell into silence. He still had two jade pendants on him, but all of a sudden he added them in, to be honest, he was reluctant to part with them. However, if he didn't add them, then the usage rights of Huoyun Sword would again belong to the Salu family next month, which would be a huge threat to the Li family.

  What to do? What on earth should he do? Li Aihou was now anxiously pacing back and forth.

  On the other hand, Hai Tian and Xiao Yu stood calmly beside them, with faint smiles on their faces, as if everything was of no concern to them. In fact, they were overjoyed in their hearts.

  "Keep adding, keep adding! Continue to crazily increase the price!" Even Haitian couldn't help but roar in his heart. Although he used to be a Sword God, now his strength was too weak and he urgently needed some good things to increase his power.

  "Alright! Since you, Patriarch Pari, have staked your life on this, I, Li Aihou, will also stake my life to accompany the gentleman! I'll add two more jade pendants, making a total of four! Haotian, my wise nephew, what do you think of this price?" Li Aihou focused his gaze on Haotian.

  Next to him, Pari was also anxiously looking at Haitian, but his heart was also delighted. Once Haitian died, all these things would be his. Just now he had been so desperate just to get more of the Li family's jade pendants.

  Although Hai Tian didn't know what was on Pa Li's mind, he could roughly guess and let out a cold snort: Since you want me to die, I won't make it easy for you either.

  "Both of you have very reasonable prices, it's really hard for me to choose." Haitian and Xiaoyu discussed for a moment, then lifted their heads and said with a reluctant expression.

  "In that case, I've thought of a way." A hint of smugness flashed across Haotian's eyes. "I've decided to hand over the usage rights of this Huoyun Sword to all of you for joint management next month."

  "What? Joint management, did I hear that right?" Not only was the Patriarch of the Pa Li tribe shocked, but even Li Aihou exclaimed in surprise.

  The sea and sky nodded solemnly: "Not bad, it's just co-management. The prices of both parties are very fair, I really can't bear to give up one side and choose the other side, now there is only this method. I don't know if you two accept or not?"

  At this point, neither Parry nor Li Aihou knew that they had been fooled by Haitian. If one of them gave up, the right to use Huoyun Sword would belong to the other party. Neither of them was willing to propose giving up first.

  But if they don't give up, they can only get half of the usage rights, which is too big compared to the price they pay.

  "Two of you? Still hesitating? You should know that once you give up here, the other side will gain it, and you'll suffer even greater losses later. Compared to what's at stake now, do you think it's worth it?" Xiaoyu's voice also rang out, like a spark on dry firewood, immediately making Parry and Li Aihou, who were originally hesitant, make up their minds.

  "I agree!" Pari replied with a poker face. Anyway, it would eventually return to his hands sooner or later.

  "Alright, I agree too," said Li Aihou with a sigh after a moment of hesitation.

  "If it were that easy, wouldn't we be done by now? Alright, hand over your chips. Of course, we won't be participating in your battles from now on." Xiaoyu smiled and stretched out her hands, and Pari and Li Aihou reluctantly handed over the 17 Biyun Dan and 4 red jade pendants to Xiaoyu.

  "Now that the transaction is complete, you two can continue, we'll retreat and watch from a distance." Having gained immense benefits, Hai Tian immediately pulled Xiao Yu back about ten steps, he didn't want to be affected by the battle between the two great swordsmen.

  Pa Li and Li Aihou exchanged a glance, then they fought together again, desperately attacking each other as if to vent their pent-up frustration.

  However, they secretly took a glance at Haitian and tacitly shifted their fighting positions towards Haitian's group.

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