LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 71: Persuasion by Reason
Chapter 71: Persuasion by Reason
Xiao Ding promptly said, "Brother Zhang, please speak."
Xiao Li nodded in agreement.
Having an additional friend means another path, especially when this friend is a powerful Dou Spirit.
Su Yun chuckled inwardly. The groundwork he had laid at the Xiao family was for this moment.
He took out a map marked with the approximate location of the Green Lotus Core Flame from his system space.
"Please look at this map," Su Yun said, laying it on the table.
Xiao Ding and Xiao Li leaned over to examine it.
"Look here, there are three flame-shaped marks on this map. In your opinion, which of these locations is closest to us here?"
The two brothers scrutinized the map, their brows furrowed.
Such an exquisite map.
Xiao Ding's eyes showed a trace of admiration.
Xiao Li pointed to one of the flame marks and said to Su Yun, "Here, Brother Zhang. This area should be east of our Stone Desert City."
Xiao Ding looked and nodded in agreement.
Seeing this, Su Yun was delighted. This was it.
His knowledge of Stone Desert City was limited, and he couldn't tell where exactly this place was within the city. It's always faster to ask the locals for such matters.
Asking Hai Bo Dong to come over and help was out of the question. The location of Stone Desert City was far from the heart of the Tagore Desert, but close enough for Medusa, the Queen, to sense the seal within Hai Bo Dong's body.
"I received information from an elder in my sect. Among these three flame marks, there's an underground passage in one of them containing something that can aid my cultivation. I wonder if the Stone Desert Mercenary Group has someone skilled in terrain scouting."
"Yes, of course," Xiao Ding quickly replied.
"Then I'll have to trouble the two leaders. If you successfully locate this place, I will surely reward you generously," Su Yun said, bowing slightly to them.
Xiao Ding and Xiao Li readily agreed, and soon dispatched personnel to help Su Yun scout the passage.
Su Yun and the two went to the east side of Stone Desert City, looking at the vast desert with some trepidation.
In the original story, Qing Lin sensed the energy fluctuations when Medusa came to take the Green Lotus Core Flame.
That allowed them to find a more precise location, but Su Yun couldn't do the same.
Qing Lin, the little girl, was nowhere to be found, let alone Medusa. If she had already come, there would be nothing left for him.
Su Yun shook his head, suppressing the unease in his heart.
Everything was ready; he couldn't give up at the last step.
The Tagore Desert was immense, and even just the eastern part of Stone Desert City wasn't something that could be explored quickly.
Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, leading the entire Stone Desert Mercenary Group, searched for seven days without success.
Su Yun wasn't in a hurry. The more critical the moment, the calmer one must be.
There was still over a year left before Medusa took the Green Lotus Core Flame.
But while Su Yun wasn't worried, others started to feel anxious.
Not the members of the Stone Desert Mercenary Group, nor Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, but the other powers in Stone Desert City.
Over these seven days, the Stone Desert Mercenary Group's extensive search caused quite a stir.
The other forces in Stone Desert City, hearing the rumors, thought the mercenary group had discovered some treasure and planned to come over for a share.
One day, while Su Yun and the members of the mercenary group were surveying the terrain, a group of people approached them.
Xiao Ding and Xiao Li were leading their group in a standoff against them.
"What does the Sand Mercenary Group want by coming here?"
Xiao Li's voice was low and menacing.
Despite their subservient behavior towards Su Yun, based on his formidable strength, the Xiao brothers were not ones to be trifled with, especially when facing enemies.
A middle-aged man who was obviously the leader of the group chuckled sardonically.
"Heh, this isn't your Stone Desert Mercenary Group's territory, we can come and go as we please. What's the matter? Is there some unspeakable secret here?"
This man, named Luo Bu, was the leader of the Sand Mercenary Group.
Xiao Ding was about to speak when Su Yun approached from behind.
"Brother Zhang," Xiao Ding greeted him.
Su Yun nodded at Xiao Ding and then turned his gaze to Luo Bu, his eyes flashing with a hint of coldness.
Impeding my quest for treasure, this man is courting death!
"What brings you here, friend?"
Luo Bu was taken aback. What's going on? When did the Stone Desert Mercenary Group change its spokesperson?
Seeing Xiao Ding and Xiao Li deferring to Su Yun, Luo Bu felt uneasy.
Neither of them were ordinary figures, yet now they were clearly deferring to this young man.
This is abnormal. Could this young man be a Dou Grandmaster?
The thought made Luo Bu envious. He had only reached the Dou Grandmaster level in his middle age, yet this young man, barely sixteen, was already at the same level.
Irritated, Luo Bu's tone grew harsh.
"What brings me here? We want you to leave this place. How about that?"
Su Yun remained calm, pulling out his dark short staff from his system space.
"Friend, there's something to be said for first come, first served. Aren't you being unreasonable?"
Luo Bu's face showed disdain.
Reasonable? Heh, he's just a naive young man.
Luo Bu activated his Dou Qi, armoring himself in a battle aura.
Dou Qi Armor!
"In this world, might makes right!"
With that, Luo Bu charged towards Su Yun.
To him, a young man like Su Yun, even if he had the strength of a Dou Grandmaster, likely hadn't refined his combat skills enough to match a battle-hardened mercenary like him.
Su Yun smirked, preparing to 'convince by reason.'
Without using any special techniques, he simply infused his Dou Qi into the dark short staff, which glowed blood-red.
As Luo Bu reached him, Su Yun smashed the staff onto Luo Bu's head.
The power of a Dou Spirit was on a completely different level from a Dou Grandmaster.
With the surge in Dou Qi quality, even simple movements were formidable.
Luo Bu, a mediocre Dou Grandmaster, couldn't even resist, let alone react.
As the staff made contact with Luo Bu's head, it produced a muffled sound.
His head burst open, scattering red and white matter across the desert, adding some color to the monotonous landscape.
Without any surprise, such an insignificant foe didn't deserve a second move from him with his luxurious setup.
Behind Su Yun, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li were shocked.
Is this what a Dou Spirit strong fighter is like?
The Dou Grandmaster who had troubled them for so long, Luo Bu, was killed so easily with a single strike.
The members of the Sand Mercenary Group who had come with Luo Bu fled in terror.
Holding the dark short staff, Su Yun walked towards Xiao Ding and Xiao Li and scratched his head innocently.
"My master told me before I left home to convince others by reason. I didn't do anything wrong, did I?"
The brothers shuddered, looking at the staff in Su Yun's hand and nodding quickly.
Yes, convincing by reason!
(End of Chapter)
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