Chapter 318: I Will Not Sacrifice My Companion
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
If it were genuine, then it would be considered a generous offer.
The flowers were located deep inside the icing area, and although Gu Xijiu could use her teleportation powers to escape, it required quite a long time to get to safety and the effectiveness of the flowers would reduce by half by then.
"How do I know if I can trust you?" Gu Xijiu still did not trust them.
Prince Long pondered for a moment and then took out a jade with a dragon pattern on it and handed it to Gu Xijiu, "Miss, this is something that can represent my identity. It is priceless and cannot be damaged. Once it is damaged I will lose my identity as a prince. I'll pass it to you and only ask you to return it to me after we finish the job."
"Master, it is an authentic dragon-patterned jade. It is a prized possession that has been passed from generation to generation in the Long family. Whoever owns this jade would be the prince of Count Long…" The Firmament Stone started to provide numerous buts and pieces of information to Gu Xijiu, "If this person has second thoughts, you can break this jade immediately, and he will lose his identity as a prince. It seems like he sincerely wants to cooperate with you. I think you can work with him since we really do not need that many Ice Shura Flowers…"
Gu Xijiu patted it to tell it that she had a plan. Then, she proposed, "We can cooperate, but this girl has to leave us."
She used her sword to point at Tan Xiaoge who was still kneeling down on the floor. Her face was very pale and as she was frightened. She worriedly looked at Prince Long because she was afraid that he would sacrifice her.
Prince Long was stunned. He said, "This lady came together with us. This is a very dangerous place. If we leave her alone, I am afraid that she would not be able to return safely. We came here together and we have to go back together. I will never sacrifice my companions. If you do not want to let her go, I have to give up this place and find my flowers somewhere else."
Gu Xijiu was surprised. She never expected that Prince Long had such a sense of obligation. She finally took a step back and said lightly, "I never thought that you are such a trustworthy person. I always respect righteous people. Since you are this kind of person, I can give in and let Tan Xiaoge stay with us. However, I request her to sincerely apologize to me and give me her alchemy furnace as a gift."
It was not hard to meet these conditions. Prince Long looked at Tan Xiaoge directly and ordered her with his eyes. Although Tan Xiaoge was a bit reluctant, she knew that this was the only condition to stay alive. If she did not comply, she was afraid that Prince Long would leave her alone. Therefore, she apologized to Gu Xijiu and also handed her alchemy furnace to her as requested.
Her medicine refinery technique was still at early levels so her alchemy furnace was relatively conventional. Hence, she was not too distressed about it.
Gu Xijiu threw the jade back to Prince Long, "You don’t have to pawn it to me. I believe you." Someone who would never abandon their most ordinary companion must not be a bad person.
Prince Long was surprised. He drew his sleeve and bowed, "Thank You!"
Since all the conditions had been met, they started to assign a task to everyone. According to Prince Long, he would be the one who plucked the plants while the five bounty hunters would be responsible for clearing the beasts. Gu Xijiu and the two other women would be waiting at the side.
This was actually the initial plan that Prince Long had all along except that now Gu Xijiu was included. Once Prince Long finished assigning the task, he looked at Gu Xijiu and gently asked, "Are you satisfied with my assignment?"
Chapter 319: It Is Unavoidable To Be Lucky
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Gu Xijiu smiled and said, "Yes, I am satisfied. Thank you, Prince Long."
Prince Long felt relieved, "It is good that you are satisfied. I appreciate that you are willing to give us some plants."
Prince Long was very gentle and elegant, so Gu Xijiu liked him even more. Therefore, she took another step back in her negotiations, "We can split it 60 percent and 40 percent. You will get 40 percent, and I will get 60 percent to repay your kindness." It was more than enough for her to get 60 percent of the plants.
Prince Long was happy and replied cheerfully, "Thank you!"
Tan Xiaoge and her sister Le Jiajun looked at each other and felt upset. Tan Xiaoge would have insulted Gu Xijiu. However, she had learned her lesson and decided to keep quiet.
Le Jiajun decided to speak, "Actually, you have earned a lot from this trade. You don’t have to do anything to get 60% of the plants. You are really lucky." These words sounded a little sour.
Gu Xijiu leisurely said, "Sometimes it is unavoidable to be lucky."
Tan Xiaoge was raging under her skin but remained silent on the surface. Le Jiajun replied, "You are not lucky. It is because our Prince Long is gentle and kind that you can have such a good deal."
Gu Xijiu chuckled, "So you can just remain jealous of me but can do nothing about it." The two women were stunned and did not know how to reply.
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According to the "Record of Foreign Matters," other than the bear that was killed by Gu Xijiu, there was still a kind of snow lizard which guarded the Ice Shura Flowers. The snow lizard was about two meters in length. It was good at ice attacks and group attacks. It could shoot ice flakes and could only be harmed by a person with spiritual power of at least level five.
Gu Xijiu stood there and noticed that Prince Long and the team were heading towards the ice cliff.
After Prince Long plucked the first flower, the snow under the cliff started to collapse, and eight snow lizards emerged from the snow and started to attack!
Fortunately, the people there were well prepared. Shan Qing waved his hand, and the five bounty hunters immediately charged in a fan-shaped formation towards to the snow lizards.
Plenty of fog surrounded the ice cliff, but a light shone through from the direction of the bounty hunters from time to time. It also came along with the sharp crying sounds of the snow lizards. Apparently, the fight was very intense.
The snow lizards were very good at attacking. They were able to shoot poisonous water that could immediately freeze their enemies. Anyone who could not evade their attacks would instantly turn into ice dunes and be infected by the poison. Therefore, it required a very high spiritual power and Qing Gong to fight with the snow lizards.
It was clear as day that Prince Long and his team had done their homework before they came as they had an excellent strategy to deal with the snow lizards. Therefore, the situation was still within their control although the fight was pretty intense.
Besides the issue of facing these snow lizards, it was not easy to pluck the plants too. They were full of venom and once it punctured the finger, that person would immediately be fully paralyzed. Furthermore, plucking the plant required a special glove which had to be used in a special way so that it would not damage the leaves. Otherwise, its effectiveness would also be compromised.
Prince Long was quite skillful when he plucked the plant. He could also skillfully dodge the attacks from the snow lizards.
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