#230 - Chapter 230: Slap in the face

"Alright, so you're not planning to honor the bet and are using Qin Wushang to threaten me?" Lin Changqing narrowed his eyes, his tone icy.

"Wrong! This isn't a threat, it's a fact!" Gu Laoshan took a step forward, domineeringly, "Let me ask you, is the number one expert in the Seven Kingdoms our Great Wu Emperor? Is the number one Void Return expert in the Seven Kingdoms our Great Wu Emperor? I'm just telling you a fact. You took the Phoenix Divine Tree, a treasure that concerns the fate of our Wu Kingdom. Do you think His Majesty will let you off?"

"Or do you think a mere Nascent Soul cultivator like you can compare to His Majesty!? I was just stating a fact to you. Even if you have the life to take these two treasures, you won't have the life to use them!" Gu Laoshan sneered, pointing at Lin Changqing with one hand. His tone was arrogant, the confidence Qin Wushang, the number one expert in the Seven Kingdoms, gave him!

He was using Qin Wushang's influence to pressure Lin Changqing.

Sure enough, Gu Laoshan's words seemed to have worked. The prodigies of the Seven Kingdoms began to discuss among themselves.

"The Wu Kingdom is really overbearing. They clearly lost the bet but don't want to fulfill their promise, using Qin Wushang to pressure Lin Changqing." A Zhao Kingdom cultivator shook his head. He felt that the Wu Kingdom's actions were very low, like a rogue. But there was nothing he could do; their fists weren't as strong. On second thought, this Zhao Kingdom cultivator felt that Lin Changqing taking the two treasures from the bet was indeed very dangerous.

After all, Lin Changqing was currently only a Nascent Soul, far from Qin Wushang's Void Return stage.

"Actually, I also think it would be more appropriate for Young Master Lin to give up these two treasures. Qin Wushang is too strong in the Seven Kingdoms now. The six kingdoms can only unite to resist him. Moreover, Lin Changqing is only a small Nascent Soul right now. Obtaining the Phoenix Divine Tree will only add to his hatred. It's better to not take it for now and temporarily endure." This was said by a Wei Kingdom cultivator.

For a time, the cultivators of the Seven Kingdoms were discussing that Lin Changqing should temporarily endure and give up the bet. Seeing this scene, Gu Laoshan became even more arrogant. He looked at Lin Changqing triumphantly, as if saying, 'You better give up the bet voluntarily.'

"What should we do, Young Master Lin?" Princess Chu looked at Lin Changqing anxiously. Lin Changqing calmly shook his head, then looked at Gu Laoshan, "Are you saying I should voluntarily give up the bet?"

"Of course! If you voluntarily give up the bet, my Great Wu Emperor might not attack you. Otherwise, once you obtain those two treasures and leave the Starry Sky Ancient Road, it will be the time for His Majesty to strike with thunder, and the time for you to lose your life!" Gu Laoshan replied coldly.

Lin Changqing shook his head and said, "It's impossible for me to give up the bet. Let me ask you a question. If I hadn't broken through the hundredth floor of the Jade Ladder, do you think your Fourth Prince and Thirteenth Princess would have voluntarily given up the bet and not wanted the Azure Sky Lamp and my Immortal King Body Scripture?"

"Haha, that's extremely ridiculous! Are you worthy of comparing to the Fourth Prince and Thirteenth Princess?" Gu Laoshan laughed coldly twice, looking up to the sky, "You really overestimate yourself. What is your status? What is the status of the Fourth Prince and Thirteenth Princess? You're just a country bumpkin from Qingzhou who luckily had some luck. You have no background. Can you compare to the Fourth Prince and Thirteenth Princess?"

"The Fourth Prince and Thirteenth Princess have Qin Wushang, a Void Return expert, behind them. What do you have behind you?"

"So you mean that the Fourth Prince and Thirteenth Princess have a stronger background than me, so I deserve to suffer a loss? Even if I win the bet, I can't take the reward? Conversely, if I lose, I should voluntarily offer it up?" Lin Changqing asked, suppressing the anger in his heart. He really wanted to attack immediately, but he endured it. He was waiting for the right opportunity. Now was not the best time for him to attack. Before the protagonist appears on the stage, the clown villain must be allowed to jump to the highest point. This Gu Laoshan hasn't jumped to the highest point yet. Let him wait a few more moves.

"Of course." Gu Laoshan nodded as a matter of course, "This world is like this. When you come out to make a living, you have to talk about your background. Blame it on the fact that you don't have a Void Return father. Your background can't compare to my Fourth Prince and Thirteenth Princess, so of course you have to admit defeat in this bet."

After speaking, Gu Laoshan laughed loudly. Over there, the Fourth Prince and Thirteenth Princess were immediately invigorated upon hearing Gu Laoshan's remarks. Why hadn't they thought of using their background to suppress Lin Changqing? Now it seemed that the effect was quite obvious.

"That's right, Gu Laoshan is right. Lin Changqing, why don't you voluntarily give up the bet? Don't you even look at your own status. Can you compare to me?" The Fourth Prince said arrogantly. He now felt very relieved. It didn't matter that he couldn't beat Lin Changqing himself. He had a father! He had a Void Return father, Qin Wushang! He could use this to pressure Lin Changqing.

"Young Master Lin, why don't we voluntarily give up? The Wu Kingdom is powerful. My Chu Kingdom really doesn't want to offend Qin Wushang." At this time, an old Chu Kingdom minister walked up to Lin Changqing and Princess Chu and said. His name was Chu Zhenren, an old minister of the Chu Kingdom, and of course, not from the Chu Gongzi faction. Their faction was the Chu Empress Dowager faction, which had always advocated marriage alliances with the Wu Kingdom.

Marrying the Chu Princess to the Fourth Prince was proposed by their faction.

"Oh, you're telling me to give up?" Lin Changqing glanced at Chu Zhenren.

"Of course, you must give up. Don't cause trouble for my Chu Kingdom. You taking the Phoenix Divine Tree of Chu Kingdom, isn't that making Qin Wushang resent my Chu Kingdom? You dare to take it, but my Chu Kingdom doesn't dare to take it!" Chu Zhenren said. Hearing this, Princess Chu immediately glared at Chu Zhenren hatefully.

"You old man, if you're a coward, don't make us be cowards with you!"

"What cowardice or not, this is the truth. Can you beat the Wu Kingdom, beat Qin Wushang? If you can't beat them, we have to lower our heads and admit our mistakes!" Chu Zhenren said with righteous confidence.

"Haha, see that? You're fighting among yourselves!" Gu Laoshan laughed loudly, walking triumphantly in front of Lin Changqing, "Now quickly voluntarily give up the bet. Didn't you hear what Chu Zhenren just said? Don't cause trouble for the Chu Kingdom. You don't have the strength!"

Gu Laoshan was extremely arrogant, raising his face and looking at Lin Changqing with his nostrils. At this moment, he was very proud. So what if you, Lin Changqing, are a genius? So what if you're in the limelight? Aren't you still being suppressed by my words and unable to speak? This is the confidence and assurance that Qin Wushang gave him!

"It seems you're very arrogant." Looking at Gu Laoshan, who was arrogant in front of him, Lin Changqing sneered twice.

"Of course I'm arrogant! I'm even looking at you with my nostrils. What can you do to me? Go ahead and hit me!" Gu Laoshan continued to raise his face arrogantly, looking at Lin Changqing with his nostrils, "Do you dare to hit me? Qin Wushang, a Void Return expert, is behind me. Do you dare to provoke him? You little..."

Gu Laoshan's arrogant words suddenly stopped, because Lin Changqing slapped him fiercely.

With a 'slap' sound! Gu Laoshan was directly slapped three times by Lin Changqing, spinning in place!