Granny Sly was furious, and she glared at Lu Yin. "What exactly do you want?"
Lu Yin coldly barked, "I don't know. Let me think."
Granny Sly was stunned. You don't know?
There's such an answer?
Hai Qiqi was confused as well.
Everyone around them was stunned.
Lu Yin truly did not know. If he kidnapped Hong Ying and left the Starfall Sea, he would definitely be intercepted by the Flying Horse Villa and the Tong family. Perhaps even a World Imprinter like Madam Red would act. Furthermore, if he wanted to escape back to the Outerverse, there was a chance that he would expose the crack. Although the crack could be closed by lockbreaking, it would still take time, and he did not believe that he could successfully unlock it under the watch of a World Imprinter.
Furthermore, he was not sure whether the Outerverse or Hong Ying was more important. If the Flying Horse Villa gave up on Hong Ying, or if the Tong family took the risk of breaking off relations with the Flying Horse Villa and did not care about Hong Ying's life, then there was a real possibility that these people would be lured to the Outerverse.
Kidnapping Hong Ying and returning to the Outerverse was too risky, and who knew what kind of people would appear? He did not dare to gamble everything on Mister Mu, as he always felt that Mister Mu did not care about the survival of the universe.
If he could not leave, then he would have to go to the Grayweed Continent.
Granny Sly felt that this person was impossible to communicate with, so she ordered her subordinates to move all the miners out of the Sea King's Dome. She wanted to send all the men away so that the worst outcome would not occur.
However, Lu Yin noticed and immediately warned, "No one is allowed to leave. I'll strip anyone who dares to leave."
Hong Ying was furious, and she wanted to bite Lu Yin to death. This bastard was too despicable, and she had never met such a despicable person in her life. He was not a man at all.
Granny Sly was so angry that her eyebrows twitched.
Regardless, the situation was under control for now.
Hong Ying was indeed very important, and Lu Yin had made the right bet. Otherwise, he and Hai Qiqi would have been finished.
"Let me go if you dare, and we'll fight one-on-one," Hong Ying growled as she glared at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin rolled his eyes. "Are you stupid? You're my hostage. Fight you?
You've already lost twice — no, three times. "
Hong Ying harrumphed coldly. "You won't be able to escape. The Tong family won't let you off. At this time, they're definitely thinking of ways to exchange benefits with the Flying Horse Mountain Villa. You have a secret technique, so the Tong family would rather offend the Flying Horse Mountain Villa to keep you here. The results will be out in ten days at most, and there won't be a spaceship coming to pick you up in ten days."
Lu Yin looked at her strangely. This girl wasn't stupid, and she was still trying to fool him at a time like this. If not for Tong Chou, he really might have been fooled. Ten days?
There was no need for that. In seven days at most, a flying ship from the Grayweed Continent would arrive.
"Did you hear that?
Ten days later, the exchange will be complete, and you'll be finished. They won't care about my life or death, "said Hong Ying angrily.
"What are you trying to say?"
Hong Ying took a deep breath. "Join my Flying Horse Manor, and I'll guarantee that you won't die. Furthermore …" Her face turned red. "It's not impossible for you to become the Flying Horse Manor's son-in-law."
Hai Qiqi blinked; this woman was trying to seduce Lu Yin.
Lu Yin was also stunned.
"Seventh Bro, she's seducing you!" the monkey shrieked.
Lu Yin swallowed and carefully sized up Hong Ying. "I like big breasts."
Hong Ying was furious, and she spat out another mouthful of blood. She glared at Lu Yin. "You'll regret this."
Lu Yin did not look at her, as her gaze was too fierce.
Granny Sly had tried to ambush him twice, but Lu Yin had used a secret technique to evade her attacks. She did not dare to act rashly, and perhaps it was just as Hong Ying had said — they were exchanging benefits behind her back.
Hong Ying's value could not compare to that secret technique. Even if she was Madam Hong's illegitimate daughter, the Tong family would at most pay a higher price, and they would definitely think of a way to keep Lu Yin.
Lu Yin could not count on Granny Sly and the others to let him go, so he had to think of a way himself.
However, unless he summoned Mister Mu, there was nothing else he could do.
Right, there were still poisons. That was a solution, as Elder Wu still had some of his poisons. Before they had been upgraded, they could only threaten Enlighters, and their rune lines had not even reached 200,000.
Lu Yin flipped through his cosmic ring and was left speechless. Everything he possessed had either been upgraded and had a power of over 200,000, or they had been powerful to begin with. For example, the five chains and the walnut power vessel that Master Yuan had bestowed upon him. If he took out any of these items, he would be instantly obliterated by the celestial phenomenon.
As he thought about it, Lu Yin helplessly leaned against the mountain wall and looked up. The boundless rune lines were suppressing everyone, and even powerhouses like World Imprinters and Cosmic Imprinters were being suppressed. This was the power of a Progenitor.
Lu Yin did not know what a Progenitor's power level was. Perhaps it was impossible to determine!
"I'm sorry to have implicated you," Hai Qiqi whispered to Lu Yin.
Lu Yin looked over in surprise. "You know how to apologize?"
Hai Qiqi pursed her lips. "If not for me, you wouldn't have been trapped here." She then looked at Lu Yin seriously. "If I can't escape in the end, I'll definitely die before you. That way, even if you join the Tong family, I won't blame you."
Lu Yin blinked. These words should have sounded very tragic, but why did he feel like he was not being trusted? He also felt like he was being mocked, but at the same time, not mocked.
Was she mocking him for being too fickle?
Lu Yin was at a loss. He could clearly understand every word, but he just could not analyze it.
Hai Qiqi's words left Lu Yin speechless, and he was truly at a loss for words.
Hong Ying sneered and glanced at Lu Yin. "It looks like you're not someone who would rather die than submit."
Lu Yin was certain that Hai Qiqi did not trust him. This brat looked down on his character.
"Shut up! This has nothing to do with you, flat-chested girl!" Hai Qiqi barked.
Hong Ying was furious, and she glared at Hai Qiqi. "You- you!"
Hai Qiqi sighed and looked into the distance, her gaze pausing on Elder Ren's corpse for a moment. Her eyes reddened. "I never thought that I wouldn't be able to see Father even in death."
Hong Ying looked at Lu Yin. "I'm serious. With your innate gift, it's a pity for you to die here. If you join our Flying Horse Mountain Manor, I'll request that you be qualified to imprint your powers. Madam Hong, are you really willing to die here?"
Lu Yin was confused. "Even if I agree, will the Tong family let us go?"
Hong Ying's eyes lit up. "As long as you agree, my Flying Horse Mountain Manor will have its ways. The Tong family can kill anyone from the Fifth Mainland at will, but if you join our Flying Horse Mountain Manor, the Tong family will not only offend us, but they will also break the rules of the three regions invading the Fifth Mainland. The Tong family's ancestor is one of the Daosource Sect's ten elders, and he would not dare break the rules."
Lu Yin and Hai Qiqi exchanged glances, and then they looked at Hong Ying. "Ten elders?"
Hong Ying raised her head. "Since ancient times, each of the six mainlands has a Daosource Sect. This is the origin of cultivation, and the only Daosource Sect that has truly been preserved is the Sixth Mainland.
My Sixth Mainland's Daosource Sect has three ancestors, four venerated elders, and ten elders. The elders are Cosmic Imprinters. "
Lu Yin was shocked. "The Tong family's ancestor is a Cosmic Imprinter?"
"Of course. Otherwise, why do you think the Tong family monopolizes such a huge resource like the Starfall Sea? A Cosmic Imprinter's power level exceeds a million, and only a Cosmic Imprinter has the ability to drive away other powers and monopolize the Starfall Sea," Hong Ying explained.
Lu Yin frowned, as he had forgotten that the Tong family was a Cosmic Imprinter's family. Although there was only a difference of one word, the difference was like heaven and earth, just like the difference between Ancestor Qiu Han and Ancestor Mo Jiang.
"How about it? I didn't lie to you. With the Tong family's tyranny, if you don't join my Flying Horse Mountain Manor, then you'll definitely die even if you hold me hostage," Hong Ying threatened.
Hai Qiqi had originally thought that Hong Ying was just trying to scare them, but now, she had confirmed that a Cosmic Imprinter's family was completely capable of using benefits to exchange for Hong Ying's life. As long as the benefits were great enough, the secret technique would be the greatest benefit.
"Don't worry. It's precisely because the Tong family's ancestor is one of the Daosource Sect's ten elders that he understands the importance of rules. If he breaks the rules, then he might be stripped of his position as an elder, which would be a huge blow to the Tong family. So, as long as you join my Flying Horse Mountain Manor, I guarantee that you won't have to worry about anything," Hong Ying said seriously as she looked at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin looked at the sky and did not respond.
Hong Ying frowned and continued, "My Sixth Mainland's Three Progenitors have nine regions, and each region has a Cosmic Imprinter and a Realmling. With your innate gift, it might not be impossible for you to fight for the position of a Realmling in the future. My Grand Martial Realm's Realmling is Bai Ling, and she will leave the younger generation in a few years. At that time, the Realmling competition will begin, and you will have a chance. As long as you become a Realmling, you will have the opportunity to meet the Martial Progenitor, and you might even become his disciple.
Lu Yin still did not respond, and he continued to look at the sky.
Hong Ying coughed and then spoke again. "If you become the Martial Progenitor's disciple, then your words will have greater authority, and your status will not be inferior to the Four Reverends'. A single word from you can decide a region's resources, and a single word can decide the fate of countless people. You have friends in the Fifth Mainland, right? When the time comes, you can save them. Do you have anyone you like?
A single word from you, and she will be yours. "
Hong Ying stared at Lu Yin, but he continued to look at the sky and did not respond.
Hai Qiqi had a strange expression as she looked at Lu Yin.
Hong Ying's eyes flashed coldly. "My Galloping Horse Manor will do our best to help you become an Imprinter. When the time comes, your statue will fill the entire Fifth Mainland, and both those who know you and those who don't will have to kneel down and worship you."
Lu Yin still did not respond.
Hong Ying was furious. "Are you even listening to me?"
Lu Yin did not respond, and he continued to stare blankly at the sky. He had seen something different.
Perhaps the mountains of the Sea King's Dome were too high, or perhaps it was because he had just experienced a battle, or perhaps it was because he had seen too many rune lines, but he suddenly saw the runes combine together in the boundless sky. One after another, the runes combined to form something strange that resembled words. He did not recognize these words, but for some reason, he could understand them. "True Scripture of Eon Evolution?"
Hong Ying and Hai Qiqi looked at Lu Yin in confusion. They watched as his gaze gradually became lost, and he seemed to be muttering something to himself.
Hong Ying's eyes went wide. What was this guy trying to comprehend? She wanted to disturb him, but Hai Qiqi beat her to it and knocked her out.
Lu Yin did not know what was happening around him, as he was completely immersed in the endless rune lines. Everything he saw, felt, and even touched were all rune lines.
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