Chapter 1051: Principal Niu Arrives (3)

When Qin Hao saw Niu Baidao, he bowed slightly and greeted, "Principal Niu."

Niu Baidao was from the same generation of Qin Hao's father. It was natural for Qin Hao to be deferential in front of such a senior. There were still some surviving Sunmoons from the same generation, but most were dying from their old injuries or in constant seclusion. Very few of them were still active. And Niu Baidao was the most active Sunmoon from that generation. He could constantly be seen moving everywhere saving beautiful women in trouble.

Qin Hao greeted Ye Hongyan as well, "Greetings, General Ye."

He did not dare to call her Madam Niu. That might offend her.

Niu Baidao merely smiled. Beside them, Zhu Guangshen hurriedly greeted as well, "Teacher Niu, you've arrived as well..."

Niu Baidao had been a teacher of many people. One could say that he was the teacher of almost every single descendant of Great Ming King. It wasn't surprising for Zhu Guangshen to address him as a teacher.

"Yeah." Niu Baidao smiled, "I'm here to see how Su Yu is doing."

His tone turned helpless as he continued, "He promised that he's only leaving Great Ming for a short trip. But what is this? He has gone on a trip he can never return from. By the way, did any of you see him before leaving?"

"No." Qin Hao sighed, "He's probably still alive, but he has definitely converted into a resident. What a pity."

"There's nothing pitiful about it." Niu Baidao said, "Every single genius needs to undergo various tribulations and trials. The start might be difficult, but that will only ensure smooth progress in the future. The more you suffer today, the less you will suffer in the future. After suffering all these difficulties, Su Yu will soar to the high heavens with a single leap as long as he manages to get through this crisis. I need to see that kid. At this rate, those Invincibles will show up again. He won't be able to get too many people killed. It's also pointless to get those people killed."

While they were moving, Qin Hao asked, "Is there really no way for him to kill them?"

"No. At the very least, he won't be able to kill all of them." Niu Baidao shook his head, "The ancient city can stump those Invincibles for a short time, but not forever. Before long, they will return. If that happens, things will become even more troublesome. They won't have the courage to enter the city."

Niu Baidao continued, "Yes. They will be a lot more cautious and stay outside. But they can still do a lot of things without entering."

Qin Hao nodded. They started heading toward Ninestar Island. Or to be precise, they started heading toward where Ninestar Island used to be. With their cultivation, it didn't take long for them to reach the lone floating city.

Some experts were gathered near the city gates. All those experts looked toward the newcomers.

When they saw Niu Baidao, one of them coldly said, "Niu Baidao, so you're still alive."

"Haha. That's all thanks to my luck!" Niu Baidao cupped his fists as he offered his greeting, "I know you. Back then, I visited the Divine Realm with some Invincibles. We killed your entire family. Wow, it must have been hard for you to survive until now..."

Niu Baidao had a friendly smile, but his words were enough to drive the Sunmoon who had spoken to him mad. He was speaking the truth. Back then, he had indeed followed the prefecture founders to the Divine and Devil Realms and killed numerous people.

This Sunmoon naturally still remembered Niu Baidao. Among the human race, Niu Baidao had an extremely high seniority. That was also why he rarely entered the Allheaven Battlefield. He simply had way too many enemies.

Including Niu Baidao himself, there were six late-stage Sunmoons in their group. Thus, he wasn't too worried about these people. The divines and devils had lost a few experts previously while some of their experts were still trapped in the city.

Late-stage Sunmoons were rather rare. At the moment, only two late-stage divine Sunmoons had arrived. But both of them were quite strong. One was a ninth-stage Sunmoon while the other was an eighth-stage Sunmoon. The person who had spoken to Niu Baidao was not a late-stage Sunmoon.

Niu Baidao said, "Everyone, amiability breeds wealth. Don't look at me with hostility. I'm here to act as a middleman, not as a killer. I'm quite close to Su Yu. He will listen to me and release those people. Don't think of creating trouble for me. That might cause those geniuses to die instead. You will probably be punished upon returning if that happens, right?"

A dragon said, "You humans are enemies with the divines and devils. But the grandson of our grand elder is still trapped there. And not long ago, Su Yu caused the death of Long Dou. Is the human race trying to make an enemy out of the dragon race?"

"..."

Niu Baidao rolled his eyes and said, "Little Dragon, stop roaring at me. Su Yu is not a part of the human race anymore. Just treat him as a one-man race. If he can be considered human, wouldn't your act of attacking him together the same as a provocation toward the human race? The dragon race is still unqualified to become our enemy. Since we did nothing when you guys tried to kill him, you guys should go after him for what he did, not us."

Niu Baidao continued, "Also, don't waste your time talking about making an enemy out of anyone. Let me be frank. You guys are only so cocky because you're joining hands. Can the dragon race produce even thirty Invincibles alone? If the human race decides to invade your Dragon Realm and eliminate your nest, what can you do?"

"So don't waste my time with those pointless words. Let's talk properly instead of throwing threats around. If you really wish to become enemies with humanity, prepare to lose at least half your Invincibles. Stop being dumb. Just look at how silent the divines and devils are. Are you offering to be their vanguard? By the way, my prefect's mount is also from the golden dragon race. Strictly speaking, we're on the same side!"

"..."

Those words only served to further anger the dragon. He said, "Niu Baidao! Tell Zhu Tiandao to return the prince to us!"

"No, please don't! Your leader has plenty of children. He has at least thirty children. Our perfect is such an important person. With his status, he only asks for a single dragon to serve as his mount. Let me tell you that the little dragon is living a good life with us. I reckon he will refuse to go back even if he's given the offer."

Yes. Zhu Tiandao's mount was actually a descendant of the leader of the golden dragons. Of course, that golden dragon was not the first generation descendant of the golden dragon leader. Rather, he was the grandson of the leader. He was quite strong as well. He had already reached the Sunmoon Realm.

According to Zhu Tiandao, he was the prefect and the son of an Invincible. A person of his status needed to look good when traveling. Thus, only the descendant of an Invincible was worthy of serving as his mount.

Finally, Niu Baidao moved on from the topic, "If we keep wasting time here, those inside the city will probably start dying to the death qi. Everyone here needs to serve as witness. The dragons are trying to delay the negotiation to get the geniuses from your races killed. Look at how hard he's trying to waste my time."

"..."

The dragon instantly shut his mouth. In a way, he was indeed delaying the negotiation.

With a friendly smile, Niu Baidao looked at a faceless expert standing further away from the group. He said, "Has the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion established contact with Su Yu?"

"No."

"That's not even surprising. You only have yourself to blame for your terrible reputation. How can he trust you after you sold his location once?" Niu Baidao said, "Get your member inside the city to tell him that I'm here. I wish to have a talk with him. How about this? Just leave an index copy at the center of the city. Then, get everyone to retreat to the gates. There, actively release their auras to leak their whereabouts to him. That way, he will not suspect that this is yet another trap by you guys."

"..."

The crowd merely stared at him coldly.

Niu Baidao laughed, "So are we doing this or not? If not, I'll be taking my leave. I know you guys are still waiting for the Invincibles to come. But let me remind you that Great Xia King and Great Ming King are still waiting nearby. The moment your Invincibles arrive, our Invincibles will rush over and go wild before fleeing again."

Their expressions sank. This was what they feared most. If that happened, everyone in the city would die. The human Invincibles didn't even need to kill anyone. They only needed to attack the city to cause Invincible death spirits to appear. When that happened, there was no guarantee that the geniuses would be able to escape even if they were waiting near the gates.

The safest option was naturally to wait for the city to be unsealed by itself. That way, they would be able to leave without any issues.

A peak Sunmoon stepped forth. This was a devil from the Dao Affirmation Ranking. He coldly said, "Follow his arrangement for now. Get the people inside to gather near the gates. I'm curious. What does Su Yu want exactly?"

Niu Baidao laughed, "What else can Su Yu ask for? He's already a living dead. He will die sooner or later. He will probably ask for a few thousand strands of heavenearth profound light, ten thousand drops of Sunmoon blood essence, a few drops of Invincible blood essence, a few hundred heaven weapons, some divine weapons..."

"..."

A suffocating silence descended.

Suddenly, Niu Baidao laughed, "That was a joke. Don't mind me. I'm not Su Yu. That won't happen."

Inwardly, he was grumbling that there was no way Su Yu would release those people without a hefty ransom.