"I can surrender to you."
"But there's a condition!"
Long Qinglian looked directly at Bai Zihe. Seeing his anger, her neck tightened, and she quickly added, "If you don't agree, I will not surrender, even if I die."
Her tone was resolute, not faked.
Bai Zihe loosened his grip slightly and uttered a cold word.
"Speak."
Long Qinglian breathed a sigh of relief and slowly said, "I want you to help me reclaim the Long family, to reclaim everything that originally belonged to me."
"As long as you can do it..."
"Not only will this Zui Xian Lou be yours, but even Ming Yue Lou, one of the four major powers in Jiangdong Province, will be yours!"
"Even the Long family, among the ancient martial arts families, will be yours, always at your command!"
Long Qinglian was also betting everything.
Facing Bai Zihe...
She had no chance of winning at all.
And facing Long Teng.
With the strength of Ming Yue Lou in her hands, it was like trying to hit a rock with an egg.
She was dead either way.
It was better to surrender to Bai Zihe and have a powerful backer.
"Good!"
Bai Zihe agreed.
"But you also remember."
"If you dare to play any tricks on me again, no matter how eloquently you speak, you will not escape death."
These words were spoken with killing intent, making Long Qinglian's heart tremble.
Fortunately, she no longer had such thoughts.
"Second Senior Sister."
Bai Zihe announced directly, "You will take charge of Ming Yue Lou from now on."
Ji Xueyun had done enough for her.
It would be a sin not to hand over Ming Yue Lou to her.
Ji Xueyun was naturally very happy.
A hint of loneliness flashed across Long Qinglian's face, but that was all.
Ming Yue Lou was merely a pawn she had created to counter Long Teng. If it was gone, it was gone. As long as she could regain control of the Long family, it would be a huge profit, a bloody profit.
Afterward, Bai Zihe said again, "Tell me, what is the situation with the Long family."
Since he had decided to help her reclaim the Long family.
There was no better day than today.
Long Qinglian immediately began to analyze without reservation.
She looked at Bai Zihe as if testing him, "Master, you probably won't be satisfied with just the Long family, will you?"
Bai Zihe remained silent, which was tantamount to an acknowledgment.
Long Qinglian understood.
She immediately continued, "In the provincial capital of Jiangdong today, besides the four major powers, there are also three ancient martial arts families."
"The four major powers are Ming Yue Lou, Yue Long Mountain Villa, Tian Ji Pavilion, and Shen Feng Valley. Among them, Ming Yue Lou and Yue Long Mountain Villa are already in your grasp."
"But the remaining Tian Ji Pavilion and Shen Feng Valley are not ordinary."
"They are both backed by Grandmasters!"
Grandmasters!
They were like human-shaped weapons, like nuclear weapons.
If Long Qinglian had the support of a Grandmaster, she wouldn't have to fear Long Teng so much and could have contended with him.
But she didn't.
Bai Zihe said impassively, "Continue."
"Among the three ancient martial arts families, besides our Long family, there are the Zhou family and the Xu family, who have had grievances with you, Master!"
Bai Zihe remembered.
When he killed the Black Dragon, he had also killed two people from ancient martial arts families.
One was named Xu Qin Hu, and the other was Zhou De Sheng.
They both claimed to be from ancient martial arts families.
"Among the three major families, our Long family is the weakest."
Long Qinglian said with a bitter smile, "So, Master, you need to be mentally prepared."
Bai Zihe was unconcerned.
Since the ancient martial arts families only had this much power, there was nothing more to say.
Bai Zihe took out a ten-sided key and said, "Long Qinglian, I ask you, have you seen this thing."
Long Qinglian only glanced at it and said with absolute certainty, "Yes!"
"All three major families have one."
Bai Zihe's heart suddenly rejoiced.
Originally, he wasn't that interested in the three major families; they were optional.
But now that he heard about the ten-sided keys, he definitely had to get them all.
Bai Zihe immediately asked, "Where is the key of your Long family?"
Long Qinglian replied truthfully, "In Long Teng's hands."
"Lead the way."
Under Long Qinglian's confused gaze, Bai Zihe said without room for doubt, "I will flatten the Long family and kill Long Teng for you now."
Long Qinglian had not expected at all.
That Bai Zihe would go to such lengths for a key.
But no matter what, this was the outcome Long Qinglian had hoped for.
So.
She immediately led Bai Zihe to the Long family.
But as they had just set off.
A group of people rushed towards them.
The leader was a very young young master, his face still bearing some immaturity, but he held his head high and his nostrils flared, showing extreme arrogance.
Behind him.
There were dozens of burly men with solid auras. They walked with imposing strides, their movements powerful and vigorous, all of them martial arts experts.
Especially the middle-aged man beside the young master.
His aura was like a piercing sword, sharp and formidable, making it impossible to look directly at him.
"My dear aunt, where are you going?"
The young master blocked Long Qinglian, his gaze filled with mockery and a hint of coldness.
His name was Long Fei, Long Teng's son.
Upon learning that the people he had sent had been killed by Long Qinglian's subordinates, he had rushed over to retaliate!
As the young master's words fell.
The experts behind him immediately took action.
They spread out to the sides and then joined together behind Bai Zihe and his group, completing the encirclement.
With Bai Zihe's help, Long Qinglian was no longer afraid.
"I'm preparing to..."
Her lips curved into a chilling smile, and she said coldly, "Ascend the Long family and capture Long Teng!"
Long Fei was furious upon hearing this.
"Long Qinglian!"
"Who gave you the guts to be so audacious!"
He looked at Bai Zihe beside her and shouted, "Kid, is it you?"
He didn't wait for Bai Zihe's reply.
Long Fei suddenly remembered.
The subordinate who had returned had said that Long Qinglian had taken a master, and it must be this person.
Long Fei immediately sneered, "Master Yun, teach him a lesson."
"Remember."
"Just break his hands and legs. It's no fun if he dies."
He was young, but his words were filled with killing intent, making one's blood run cold.
As his words fell.
The sharp-looking middle-aged man stepped forward and stood proudly in front of Bai Zihe. He was the Master Yun that Long Fei had mentioned.
Master Yun tilted his head, looking down at Bai Zihe, "Kid, Young Master Long has spoken."
"Your limbs are not going to be intact today."
"But if you kneel before me now and kowtow dozens of times, I can make the process cleaner and you will suffer less."
After speaking.
He raised his hand and slapped it at a rockery next to the entrance of Zui Xian Lou, a distance of at least ten feet!
But as his palm strike landed, the rockery exploded, turning into dust that scattered in the wind.
Long Fei smiled with satisfaction when he saw this.
Master Yun stood there with his arms crossed, looking at Bai Zihe with amusement.
As for Bai Zihe, looking at him...
He was more like looking at a complete idiot and didn't bother to pay attention.
He recalled that this young man seemed to call Long Qinglian "Aunt," so he asked, "What's his background? The son of your cousin or something?"
Long Qinglian nodded, "Yes."
"If we capture him, can he be used as a bargaining chip for the key?"
This was what Bai Zihe cared about the most.
If so, it would truly be wonderful.
Long Qinglian was stunned for a moment, then gave a positive answer, "Yes!"
"As long as we capture him, the key in your cousin's hand will be yours, Master!"