Chapter 2240 Li Tiandao's Vision and Courage

"enough!"

A furious roar, like a thunderclap, exploded in the air, making everyone's eardrums ache. The speaker's face was flushed red, and his eyes were wide open, as if they were about to spit fire. It was the bald man, who was standing there now, exuding a powerful aura of pressure.

"You really think I have no temper?"

He roared through gritted teeth, his voice as loud as a booming bell.

"I didn't come here today to listen to your threats! I'm here to negotiate, not to be intimidated! If you've got the guts, let's tear off the mask! I'm afraid your China doesn't have the courage!"

As he spoke, he pointed at the two people in front of him, his eyes flashing with anger. The two people he was pointing at were the white-haired, highly respected Elder Li, and the young and beautiful Cui Yingying. Despite facing such arrogant and domineering opponents, they remained remarkably calm and composed.

“I, John, am not someone to be intimidated! If you kill me, then prepare for endless retaliation from the United States! I advise you to be sensible and make a decision honestly: will you sign this betting agreement or not? If you don't sign, there's no need to continue this meeting. I'm heading home now!”

After uttering his first sentence, he began to feel somewhat guilty, and his tone lost its previous firmness and strength. However, given the circumstances, he could only grit his teeth and continue. After all, if he showed weakness or backed down now, wouldn't he just become a laughingstock?

The second sentence stunned all the Chinese officials present. They frowned, expressing their dissatisfaction and anger. Only Cui Yingying behaved differently—she looked at John with a curious gaze, as if she were seeing him for the first time.

So tough?

Fortunately, Cui Yingying understood the arrangements Li Tiandao had made behind the scenes, and she did not feel any fear in the face of John's threat.

This time, Cui Yingying also carried an important mission. She couldn't hold back when it came to intimidating the other party, but the matter still needed to be resolved. So, after a moment's thought, Cui Yingying casually shifted her gaze to Old Li. At that moment, Old Li was completely bewildered by the look Cui Yingying gave him—he was simply there to provide support and maintain order! He had no idea what Li Tiandao was planning. Moreover, as far as he knew, the terms of the betting agreement offered by the United States weren't easily agreed upon, given the complex and significant interests involved.

"Yingying, you can take full responsibility. I'm getting old, getting old..."

However, facing Cui Yingying's gaze, Old Li still had to respond. He stroked his graying beard, sighed, and looked forlorn, as if he were truly an old man in his seventies who could no longer manage family affairs and could only enjoy his old age.

Seeing Mr. Li's exaggerated performance, Cui Yingying was speechless for a moment, but she quickly regained her composure, turned her head to look at John, and slowly spoke.

"Oh? A betting agreement? That sounds interesting... Let me see."

As she spoke, Cui Yingying's gaze was as sharp as a hawk's, fixed on John in front of her, and she exuded a suffocating sense of pressure.

John naturally sensed this powerful aura. He knew very well that he couldn't show weakness or back down at this moment. So, without hesitation, he pulled out a sheet of rice paper the size of an A4 sheet from his pocket, slammed it on the table, and then looked at Cui Yingying with a tough yet slightly provocative attitude, as if implying—come and get it yourself if you dare! Do you expect me to hand it to you willingly?

Faced with John's arrogant and domineering attitude, Cui Yingying merely smiled slightly, then curled her lip in a disdainful and mocking manner. However, in the next instant, everyone except Old Li instinctively widened their eyes, their faces filled with disbelief.

In that breathtaking moment, a shocking and astonishing event occurred without warning! Cui Yingying, who had just been clearly visible in the center of everyone's eyes, vanished without a trace in the blink of an eye, like a wisp of smoke, leaving not even a trace behind.

After witnessing such a bizarre and strange event, John and his companions turned deathly pale, their faces filled with extreme fear and horror, as if they had witnessed the world's impending destruction. Without needing to spend much time pondering, their primal instincts allowed them to easily deduce where Cui Yingying had gone.

So, aside from John, they all unanimously focused their attention on where John was. Sure enough, John had vanished without a trace! In his place stood Cui Yingying, who had been thirty or forty meters away from John just moments before! She stood there steadily, motionless like a statue. But what was even more astonishing was that a human-sized tear had been ripped open in the surface of the huge tent behind Cui Yingying! A powerful gust of wind was howling in from the outside, pouring wildly into the tent through this strange opening.

Just as Cui Yingying saw the beginning of the agreement, she suddenly raised her head, her sharp eyes shooting straight at the group from the United States. Her face was expressionless, but she coldly uttered a sentence.

"What are you all standing here for? If you don't hurry up and save him, he'll probably die soon. Then you'll be burdened with the eternal sin of instigating the final battle between the three parties!"

Cui Yingying's words were like a devil's whisper, instantly making John's secretary break out in a cold sweat. Without hesitation, he hurriedly left the tent to search for John. He was so frightened that he panicked and crawled out through the human-shaped hole!

The powerful aura and oppressive force emanating from a super-star-level expert was as heavy as Mount Tai crushing an egg. Witnessing this, Elder Li couldn't help but smile slightly and shake his head helplessly. He thought to himself: This John is truly an utterly foolish person! Doesn't he know that Cui Yingying is extremely vengeful? Does he naively believe that she would never dare to easily provoke him? However, when he noticed Cui Yingying's current defiant stance, the tension in Elder Li's heart finally eased slightly. It seemed that Li Tiandao had already devised a solution!

Just then, John's secretary turned and left the scene. Cui Yingying, however, remained intently focused on the betting agreement in her hands, her gaze never wavering. But as she read deeper, her initially relaxed brows began to furrow, deepening until they became two deep furrows. Then, with a strange and indescribable expression, she suddenly turned her gaze to Old Li, who was not far from her.

"Mr. Li, is what is recorded here true?"

Cui Yingying asked the question, but as soon as she finished speaking, Old Li immediately understood what she wanted to ask. So, without the slightest hesitation, he silently nodded in response.

Seeing Mr. Li's firm and affirmative attitude, Cui Yingying's previously relaxed eyebrows furrowed tightly, as if they could trap a fly. She bit her lip and remained silent, but her eyes grew even deeper and sharper. Finally, after a fierce internal struggle, Cui Yingying seemed to have made up her mind, and slowly picked up the pen to sign her name on the betting agreement.

"Alright, in that case, I'll take my leave first. As for what happens next... I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you, Elder Li, to put in some effort."

Cui Yingying spoke expressionlessly, then abruptly stood up, her figure flashing as she vanished without a trace, like a ghost. The entire tent instantly returned to its previous deathly silence…

Looking at the empty seat and the lone betting agreement on the table, Old Li couldn't help but sigh deeply. With his intelligence, how could he not guess who Cui Yingying was going to see? It was just that some things were inconvenient to say outright.

This so-called betting agreement was not truly about gambling; it was more like a meticulously crafted letter of surrender. The agreement opened with densely packed lines of text, all written by John based on the current internal situation in China, urging surrender. The most striking of these was the very first sentence:

"Large-scale riots have broken out in multiple regions within China, and more than three powerful local officials have openly rebelled against the country. At the same time, many important figures, including several core officials, have mysteriously disappeared and their whereabouts remain unknown. China is now powerless to control those areas in chaos, and the situation is extremely precarious!"

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"Are you sure this will really work? Isn't it too risky?"

In an unknown star field, a travel-worn Cui Yingying stared in astonishment at the strange and mysterious scene before her. She had just arrived and was immediately stunned by the dazzling brilliance displayed by this star field.

Twisted halos filled the sky, dancing like nimble sprites. These halos emitted a breathtaking glow, transforming the entire star field into a dreamlike spectacle. Even more astonishing was the fact that time seemed to slow down dramatically; every subtle movement and change was clearly visible.

It turns out that all of this was because Li Tiandao was engaged in a breathtaking battle of wits from afar with the most powerful member of the Zerg! To be precise, this battle wasn't a simple life-or-death struggle, but rather a strategy of mutual restraint and control. This was to prevent the other from participating in the battles fought by their subordinates.

At this moment, Li Tiandao was surrounded by a crystal-clear white light, his relaxed expression revealing his confidence in the upcoming battle. Clearly, facing such a powerful insectoid supreme being, Li Tiandao did not feel much pressure. When he saw Cui Yingying suddenly appear, the corners of his mouth slightly turned up, and he asked softly.

"Did you sign it?"

It's important to understand that once a cultivator reaches the level of a supreme expert, they often develop a mysterious connection with the entire universe, and can even foresee future events through their keen insight. Therefore, for Li Tiandao, knowing whether Cui Yingying had completed her mission was a piece of cake.

Cui Yingying was not surprised by Li Tiandao's extraordinary abilities.

"Signed."

These two words were like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, creating ripples, but Cui Yingying did not say another word. Her beautiful and deep eyes remained fixed on Li Tiandao, as if waiting for him to give a reasonable explanation.

Li Tiandao, who usually seemed mysterious and eccentric, was unusually serious at this moment, as if he had been reborn. It seemed that he intended to tell Cui Yingying the whole story.

"You're puzzled, aren't you? Why did I call you there, and how did I know you would definitely sign this document?" Li Tiandao's lips curled up slightly, revealing a faint smile, his eyes gleaming with wisdom and confidence.

Faced with Cui Yingying's silence, Li Tiandao spoke to himself.

"The answer is actually quite simple. Over the years, China has been riddled with holes by various evil forces, like a huge malignant tumor. So much so that even I myself cannot accurately count how many treacherous people are still hiding on this land."

Li Tiandao paused briefly at this point before continuing.

“If we can’t stir up this stagnant water, then those deeply hidden guys will never have a chance to surface. In that case, our planned ‘blood transfusion’ operation will surely end in failure! Or rather, even if we win, it will be as if we didn’t win at all, which is definitely not the result we want to see.”

"Raise the stakes! I'm going to use the youth of China, or rather, the future, as bait!"

“I was hoping my opponents would take the bait, but things didn’t go as planned. Those guys were clearly more hungry and wanted to take more.”

"Since that's the case, then I'll just give them an irresistible temptation!"

"The most tempting condition is—dual cultivation of the divine body."

"It is a human mystery that every race, even the Arbitration Council, is eager to explore, so they cannot refuse it!"

"Originally, we only had a 30% chance of winning this bet, but now, because of the arrival of a certain interesting little guy, I'm starting to lose sight of the situation..."