Diligence System: From Servant to Martial King-Chapter 318 - 267: The Lady’s Dominance, Seeking Across Ten Thousand Miles, The Young Man’s Life—Do You Dare Take It? (Part 3)

Chapter 318: Chapter 267: The Lady’s Dominance, Seeking Across Ten Thousand Miles, The Young Man’s Life—Do You Dare Take It? (Part 3)

The middle-aged Luo Mantang, though aged over a century, carried himself with the air of a great house, and said, "Worthy brother, you are a wise man and also a master of Martial Arts."

"Now with the body here, we can deduce from the traces on it how your disciple died and who the enemy might be."

The Black-faced Lord snorted, "Huh!"

Luo Mantang waved his hand. Luo Hanting and Luo San moved the corpse into the sunlight. As the sunlight shone upon it, numerous wounds became visible.

Upon seeing the skin sticking and threaded with silk, the Black-faced Lord recognized this as a move from the Luo Family, having experienced it before, and immediately said, "Still dare to quibble, I see this move as a woman’s handiwork, let her come to take her death."

All present were skilled in Martial Arts, scrutinizing the move and guessing the person behind it. Luo Mantang had earlier examined the Black-faced Bat King’s corpse and prepared his words in advance, and he said:

"To tell the truth, indeed, a disciple of the Luo Family did cross swords with your apprentice, employing family-inherited Martial Arts to injure him. But they did not kill him."

The crowd continued to observe the details. The Black-faced Lord secretly nodded, recognizing the Black-faced Bat King’s use of many moves like "Transforming Canopy Skill" and "Bone Probing Skill" in response to the attack.

Although injured, he managed to pin down the woman with a retaliatory move. The Black-faced Lord thought, "The woman who injured my disciple has considerable cultivation and skills. Even the Luo Family would find it hard to locate such a person. Is it her?"

Checking for any signs, he glanced at Luo Feiyan.

Luo Mantang said, "Your disciple’s fatal wounds were located here and here." He pointed to several sword marks, burned black by Yang Fire.

Although the Black-faced Lord was strong in Martial Arts, completely reconstructing the scene was difficult. And the Black-faced Bat King’s corpse had rotted, with blood and muscles, organs... all immersed and corroded by toxic blood.

Luo Mantang’s Martial Arts skills were not inferior to those of the Black-faced Lord, but his Lightweight Skill couldn’t catch up with him. After unearthing the corpse, he pondered over his words and fabricated a plausible battle scenario.

He explained this section by section. The Black-faced Lord believed about eighty percent of it. Even so, while the Luo Family didn’t directly kill the Black-faced Bat King, they were still a major enemy. But the Black-faced Lord had other reasons to find fault; avenging his disciple was one, coveting the Essence Treasure was another.

The Black-faced Lord said, "Huh! If not for your coveting of my disciple’s Essence Treasure and injuring him, how could such petty people have killed him?! You need to give an explanation for this matter, or it won’t be over."

Luo Xiangxiang said, "Clearly your disciple first killed my Luo Family members. He stole the Essence Treasure. We ordered a search for it, what was wrong with that?!"

The Black-faced Lord said, "Is that so? I received a letter claiming you coveted my disciple’s Essence Treasure, failed to seize it in anger, and out of shame and resentment."

"Twisting the facts!" Luo San shouted angrily.

The Black-faced Lord said, "Mutual accusations!" Luo Mantang said, "No need to be annoyed, worthy brother. My Luo Family does hold some responsibility for the matter. This session is convened to resolve the issue."

Luo Mantang continued, "What do you want? Just say it." The Black-faced Lord said, "Simple... Hand over that woman from your Luo Family, and I will burn her alive to honor my dear disciple."

Luo Xiangxiang said, "Dream on!" Luo Feiyan furrowed her brows.

The Black-faced Lord said, "Not handing over? I’ll take her myself!" After accumulating energy secretly for a while, he suddenly launched himself, reaching for Luo Feiyan with both hands.

He had long suspected that several of the Black-faced Bat King’s wounds were caused by Luo Feiyan. Luo Mantang stepped sideways, protecting Luo Feiyan. His hands moved like caressing light silk, from which colorful silken threads offered full protection.

Finding it hard to breach the defense, the Black-faced Lord withdrew, turned back, and laughed coldly: "Can you protect her for now and forever? Let’s see if you can keep her safe even when in bed, haha."

Luo Feiyan’s face turned iron-blue, and she wanted to curse. Luo Mantang said, "Worthy brother, consider this proposal."

"Hua Manlou, a villain who continues to commit crimes, whether by taking advantage of circumstances, through treachery, or with sinister moves, was ultimately the one who killed your disciple. My Luo Family is also searching for his trail to redress the innocent and stand up for the weak."

"If we keep wrangling, we risk letting the villain get away further."

"Since worthy brother insists the Essence Treasure is yours, while I claim it’s my Luo Family’s, how about this... we split the Essence Treasure equally."

"We’ve been tracking Hua Manlou for some time. Given the situation, why not join forces to find that villain together? My Luo Family has utilized its financial and material resources to trace him. I’ll share that info with worthy brother... this way, let this matter pass."

The Black-faced Lord and Luo Mantang both understood each other’s desires and intentions. The Black-faced Lord used his disciple’s death as an excuse for his real intention to seize the treasure. Luo Mantang did not want futile entanglements, and the Black-faced Lord already knew about the Yellow Nine Ginseng, making it irreversible. He also did not want to benefit Li Xian.

The Black-faced Lord said, "Deal!"

Relieved, everyone from the Luo Family thought, with the head’s strategic foresight, high view, and adept negotiation, this resolution was indeed the best. The Luo Family just happened to be slightly lacking in fortune.

The Black-faced Lord said, "This kid’s Martial Arts style has no particular school, though the quality is decent, I doubt he has any strong backing. Joining forces to apprehend him, he’ll be quickly captured. By then, we’ll share the Essence Treasure and leave behind a renowned tale of reconciliation."

With the previous sorrow for his disciple gone in an instant, Luo Mantang smiled, "Very good, very good." He allowed Luo Xiangxiang to share the obtained clues with the Black-faced Lord.

Luo Feiyan felt conflicted. Although she resented Li Xian for being insidious, realizing that the Black-faced Lord would personally chase, she guessed his fate would be no better than a corpse, feeling unexpectedly sorrowful for him.

The two sides reconciled, feeling relieved as if releasing prior enmity. Luo San cursed, "A mere wandering traveler of Jianghu, daring to covet the Essence Treasure. Hmph... oblivious of life and death."

The Black-faced Lord said, "Should we find this boy, I must burn him alive in sacrifice."

All harbored disdain for Li Xian. Suddenly, they heard a strange sound, as if someone sighed. Everyone looked toward the sound, instantly feeling a shiver down their spine, and were left speechless with astonishment.