"Alright, you go ahead and speak," I replied with a forced smile, wanting to hear her out first. Perhaps I could accept it.
"First, considering the losses of my men and property, my price is straightforward: you compensate me one billion."
"This…" I felt uncertain. Could I even raise a billion? Even if I did, how would I repay it? Even if the eight demonesses streamed for their entire lives, they might not earn that much. As beautiful as they were, the market was already saturated. There wouldn't be another Feng Timo or Yaorenmao.
Seeing my hesitation, Long Yue retracted one finger. "Second, you don't have to pay a cent. But you must let me take one person with me."
"Mu Jige?" I frowned. "No, let's discuss the details of the billion."
"What would I want with a former Qing Dynasty princess?" Long Yue shook her finger, bending it back and pointing at my face. "I want you."
"...What do you mean?" I asked, confused. Me? Was I worth a billion?
"Yes, it's as simple as this choice. You decide."
"If I—"
"If you refuse to choose, then I apologize. I'll act as if I never came today," Long Yue chuckled lightly.
I let out a sigh of relief. Was this option C? That sounded pretty good. I'll choose C! httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
However, Long Yue paused and then added, "As if I never came to Jiuxian Cave, and Jiuxian Cave, along with everything within a five-kilometer radius, will be erased from the map. Do you believe me?"
What kind of attack was that, a mini-nuclear bomb?
"What, you don't believe me?" Long Yue gripped the steering wheel with her left hand, shifted gears with her right, and pressed the accelerator, driving the Audi forward.
"Where are we going?" I asked.
"To make you believe. If you don't believe, even if I forcibly take you, you won't truly be convinced!"
"Can you show me?" I probed tentatively.
"Show you—don't misunderstand, I'm driving far away mainly to avoid friendly fire," Long Yue smirked, driving down the mountain.
The headquarters in the abandoned village and Shabiya in Fucheng had already been informed of Long Yue's arrival on the mountain. Seeing us drive down, they immediately moved towards us.
"Tell them to stay further away," Long Yue said.
Fearing for their safety, I quickly rolled down the window and yelled for them to return to the mountain!
Long Yue drove the car to the center of the abandoned village and stopped. She got out, and I, unsure of what she intended to demonstrate, followed.
"Tsk, why are you standing so far away? You're safer closer to me!"
"Oh…" I walked around the front of the car and stood beside Long Yue, only to be pushed behind her again.
"Closer, even closer."
"Oh…" I stepped forward. Any closer and I'd be pressed against her back.
"A little closer. What kind of man is so effeminate!" Long Yue chided playfully.
I had no choice but to move forward again. This time, I was practically pressed against her. My footing was unstable, and I instinctively put my hands around her waist. Long Yue didn't seem to mind; instead, she grabbed my hands in front of her, locked them, and held my waist tightly.
"Are you ready?"
"Ready for what?" I asked.
Long Yue looked down, squeezed my arm, and muttered, "You're this weak? I suggest you wrap your legs around me."
"Ah?" I frowned. What kind of strange posture was that? Like a mother carrying her son? I was far too big to be a son!
"Hurry up! If you don't want to die!"
Her last sentence startled me. I quickly lifted my legs and wrapped them around Long Yue's.
Fortunately, she was about my height. If I had to do this with Mengmeng, she wouldn't be long enough!
"Are you ready?"
"R-ready…" I tightened my grip, wondering what bizarre act she was about to perform. Was she going to sprint and show me her Qinggong, like?
However, I only guessed half of it. The next second, Long Yue did indeed demonstrate her Qinggong, but it wasn't "sprinting," it was "ascending to the heavens"!
What kind of sorcery was this woman using? She lifted me off the ground like a rocket launch, faster than an elevator. In no time, we were hundreds of meters in the air before she stopped.
My eyes dared me to look down. The abandoned village had shrunk into a giant pancake!
"Watch this!" Long Yue suddenly pushed a palm downwards.
I saw an "explosive wave" descend from her palm and spread out in the air. It wasn't fast, about the same speed as when we ascended.
Before long, the explosive wave expanded to the size of the abandoned village. It looked like a large, semi-transparent yet thick cloud, like jelly, hovering about ten meters above the village.
"Have you ever seen a move called the 'palm strike from the heavens'?" Long Yue turned and asked with a smile.