Chapter 128: Negotiation Before the Battle

“Hehe!” After hearing this, the man not only didn’t get angry but smiled and said, “I admire your business ethics very much. You can rest assured that I won’t make things difficult for you. Then, let the owner come to ask you for the item himself! In that case, you shouldn’t have a problem, right?” Obviously, from his tone, one could tell that the person who commissioned Constantine to transport the item had already fallen into his hands.

Constantine didn’t answer immediately but just looked at Old Xie and Arthas, obviously asking for their opinions. Arthas didn’t want to cause extra trouble and prioritized Constantine’s safety above all else. So he directly said, “If it doesn’t violate business rules, handing over the thing won’t affect your family and chamber of commerce’s reputation.”

But Old Xie directly curled his lips and said disdainfully, “As expected, a sissy is unreliable.”

“You~” When Arthas heard this, he was almost angered to death by Old Xie.

However, Old Xie ignored him and directly sneered, “If you hand over the thing today, then no matter how nicely you put it, you can’t change the fact that you were forced to compromise under the Pirates’ threat! Arthas, do you really think doing this isn’t shameful?”

“This~” Arthas was undoubtedly not a slick person. He was directly stumped by Old Xie’s question. After holding it in for a while, he finally said in defeat, “Alright, I admit, this is very shameful. But considering the safety of Constantine and everyone, I don’t think losing a little face is such a big deal!”

“Che, no ambition. A man can lose his life, but he can’t lose face!” Old Xie said with extreme disdain, “It’s not like we don’t have the strength to fight. Why surrender before we even start fighting? I look down on this kind of trash the most!”

Arthas was scolded by Old Xie until his face turned green and purple, obviously angry to the extreme. His Guards saw this and were also furious. They stood beside Arthas one by one, glaring at Old Xie, obviously giving a silent warning.

Constantine saw this and hurriedly pulled Old Xie away. She smiled at Arthas and said, “Your Highness Arthas, please don’t be angry with him. Little Stephen just has a foul mouth, but he is a very nice person!”

“Alas!” Arthas sighed, then smiled bitterly, “Forget it. Actually, what this rude barbarian said isn’t wrong either. We really don’t have to compromise with Pirates just to avoid a fierce battle. You decide everything!”

“That’s right!” Old Xie heard this and immediately said proudly, “A man’s dignity should be fought for by himself, not by someone else’s charity!”

“Hmph, there are many ways to strive for dignity besides violence!” Arthas regretted it as soon as he said it. He directly covered his forehead and said weakly, “Forget it. With your low intelligence as a barbarian whose brain is full of violence, I can’t explain it clearly to you!”

When Old Xie heard this, he immediately retorted, “I find it hard to imagine that a sissy like you has something called wisdom in your brain!”

Constantine couldn’t stand their bickering anymore, so she had to ignore them and turned to the Pirate leader, saying, “May I first know Your Excellency’s identity?”

“I am Tianfeng Fourteen Lang!” The man answered proudly.

“Ah, the Red-Haired Evil Demon!” Everyone on the side exclaimed after hearing this. Even Constantine and Arthas’s faces showed grave expressions.

“Is this guy very powerful?” Old Xie hadn’t heard of him, so he asked.

Arthas glanced at him and finally explained, “This guy is one of the three leaders in the Black Dragon Society, a Saint Domain Expert. He is extremely cruel by nature and likes to eat children raw from pregnant women’s bellies. Countless pregnant women have died in his hands. Because his hair is fiery red, he got the name Red-Haired Evil Demon.”

“Truly disgusting!” Old Xie curled his lips and said, “Why is such garbage still alive?”

“A Saint Domain Expert, how could it be so easy for him to be done for?” Arthas smiled bitterly, “Even a Legend Rank Expert isn’t necessarily able to keep a Saint Domain Expert who is determined to escape. Although this guy is a bastard, his skills are real. He has escaped from countless sieges. It can be said that his strength was tempered through escapes time and again. I didn’t expect him to lead the team this time. No wonder there is such a big formation.”

At this time, Constantine, who had fully digested this shocking news, took a long breath and tried her best to calm down. Then she said indifferently, “So it is you. Then I can only say that unless the client was not forced by you, I can hand over the thing!”

“Hehe, of course. I guarantee that he gave the thing to me willingly!” Tianfeng Fourteen Lang said with a sinister smile while waving his hand to his subordinates behind him.

Soon, a person covered in blood, almost not in Human Form, was brought to the front of the formation by two Demonkin. This person was a Human Race man about forty years old. At this time, he had been tortured very miserably. At least ten of the bones in his body were broken. He should have been on the verge of death, but he didn’t know what spell had been cast on him. Anyway, he looked mentally okay.

Tianfeng Fourteen Lang walked over first and said to the man, “Kid, if you don’t want to die, go ask for the thing from Miss Constantine. As soon as I get the thing, I will naturally let you go! How about that?”

“Will you really let me go?” The man asked with a slight look of surprise.

“Of course, go on!” Tianfeng Fourteen Lang then pushed him, signaling him to go shout.

The man struggled to half-sit on the ground and opened his mouth, but only a very light sound came out. His body was very weak now, plus he had been beaten and lost several front teeth, so his speech was leaking air. How could he shout to people in the distance?

Seeing this, Tianfeng Fourteen Lang immediately frowned. He had no choice but to shout to Constantine, “Miss Constantine, look, this is the owner of the goods, right? For his safety and life, please give me the thing he gave you. He will be very grateful to you.”

“This~” Constantine immediately hesitated. Obviously, she didn’t want to compromise with a bastard like Tianfeng Fourteen Lang. But not handing over the thing was equivalent to harming the owner to death. So for a moment, she didn’t know what to do either. She could only look to Arthas and Old Xie for help.

Arthas hadn’t experienced these things and didn’t know what to do either. He could only smile bitterly and shake his head, saying nothing. But Old Xie had a way. He directly shouted to Tianfeng Fourteen Lang below, “That Red-Haired Ghost, send the person up to me. That way he can speak. We can give the thing to him, and then he can give it to you!”

“Kid, you are very rude!” Tianfeng Fourteen Lang was obviously angered by Old Xie’s address of ‘Red-Haired Ghost’.

“For a shameless thing like you, do I need to be polite? Why don’t you take a piss and look in the mirror? With your disgusting appearance, me talking to you is already praising you!” Old Xie cursed unceremoniously.

“You~” Tianfeng Fourteen Lang was immediately angered half to death by Old Xie. Then he suppressed his anger and said to Old Xie, “Do you dare to tell me your name?”

“Why wouldn’t I dare?” Old Xie said disdainfully, “I am the only heir of the Stephen Family in the Griffin Kingdom. If you have the guts, come to the Griffin Kingdom to settle the score with me. If you don’t have the guts, just continue being a turtle bastard in the sea!”

Although Old Xie’s words were very vulgar, both Constantine and Arthas, as well as everyone around, couldn’t help but applaud in their hearts. At the same time, Arthas also couldn’t help but look at Old Xie from another angle. Because no matter what, he dared to publicly insult a notorious Saint Domain Expert. Just this bold spirit was enough to make people admire.

“Good, very good. You have guts, you really have guts!” Tianfeng Fourteen Lang laughed in extreme anger, “You wait. Apart from today, I will definitely come find you!”

The furious Tianfeng Fourteen Lang didn’t notice that the severely tortured Human Race man couldn’t help but shoot a gleam of light from his eyes after hearing Old Xie’s identity, but then it disappeared immediately, and he acted the same as before.

“Alright, I’m waiting for you!” Old Xie said nonchalantly.

“Hmph!” Tianfeng Fourteen Lang snorted coldly. He didn’t continue to talk nonsense but fiercely waved his hand to his subordinate, ordering, “Send this guy up!” Obviously, he didn’t care about this guy’s life or death, nor did he think that Constantine and the others would dare to renege on the debt while facing a desperate situation. Because those four Wyverns, after flying continuously for two days and two nights, were already exhausted. Until now, they were lying there motionless like dead dogs, obviously unusable. So Tianfeng Fourteen Lang was so at ease in handing over the person.

After the two Demonkin sent the man over, they casually threw him on the ground and turned to leave. Two Guards of the Hercules Family hurried over to support him again. Constantine quickly comforted him, “Mr. Diles, are you alright?”

“Thank you for your concern, Miss Constantine. I’m fine.” The Merchant named Diles then smiled bitterly and said, “I’m just sorry for causing you trouble!”

“Alas, this is also something that can’t be helped!” Constantine smiled helplessly, “But can you tell me what exactly is going on?”