"I didn't expect you to have a backbone today, tsk tsk… it's truly a bit rare."
Sun Chuang shook his head, a mocking smile on his lips, and said, "If these words were spoken by Fifth Princess, perhaps I would still be afraid. As for you… do you think you have the right to stop me? I presume you don't have much Xuan Yang True Qi left in your body to command!"
As his words fell, the ghost generals who had seemed somewhat fearful before all stepped forward behind him, their faces filled with greedy bloodlust. They looked at me as if I weren't a living person, but a delicious feast.
While controlling the Tiger Kui Seal doesn't consume much Xuan Yang True Qi, I had used a significant amount of it earlier to control the Six Divination Yang Xuan Formation. My previous few manipulations were merely utilizing the remaining Xuan Yang True Qi within me.
If I were to fight now, I would truly be captured by Sun Chuang. My own people understand my situation best. The reason I can still stand before him and remain unyielding isn't because I have the capital to continue fighting, but because I believe Zhang Dabiao and Bai Ling'er won't give up. I can only stall for time.
I don't believe that after such a fierce battle, with the courtyard almost overturned, they wouldn't have heard such a commotion. If that's the case, I can only resign myself to fate and fight with all my might. Who told me my skills were inferior?
However, before that, I still need to extract some information from Sun Chuang. He was clearly an ordinary person, without any cultivation whatsoever, yet in just a few days, he became the leader of a group of ghost generals.
Furthermore, from his words, it's evident that he has been searching for the whereabouts of the Tiger Kui Seal. Normally, he shouldn't know about this item. After all, only Fifth Princess and I knew the Tiger Kui Seal was with me. Even Zhang Dabiao only had a rough idea. How did he know such specific details? And that the person who could control the Tiger Kui Seal was Fifth Princess?
Could he have become a lackey of that influential figure in the capital?
With this thought, I adjusted my breathing, trying to appear as confident as possible, and said, "Sun Chuang, no matter what, we shouldn't be enemies. Considering my master, we are even related by kinship. If you kill me, aren't you afraid my master will find out and cause trouble for you?"
"If he causes trouble for me, I will naturally be afraid, but he would have to have the time to find me. He's taking your half-dead father. If he had time to find trouble with me, I would have turned and left long ago. Where would I have the time to bicker with you here? Hand over the item quickly, and I can leave you with a whole corpse. Don't even dream of waiting for that little loach to save you."
Hearing this, my body trembled, because I heard a piece of news: Sun Chuang knew where my master was, and he might even be in some kind of trouble.
Although my heart was filled with anxiety, my face showed no change. I knew that the more anxious I became, the more problems would arise. I could only say in a deep voice, "I can give you the Tiger Kui Seal, and I can tell you how to control it, but you'll need to answer a few questions for me, how about it?"
This condition was carefully considered. I had played with the Tiger Kui Seal for many days and didn't know how to control it. Besides its cold touch, I hadn't found anything special about it. I believed this condition would surely tempt him.
"How to control the Tiger Kui Seal?"
As expected, Sun Chuang's eyes lit up upon hearing this, but then he chuckled sinisterly, "Heh heh… I will naturally obtain the Tiger Kui Seal. As for the method of control, after you die, I will capture your soul and know it through soul-snatching techniques. I do not accept your condition." With that, he prepared to give the order to attack.
"Wait a moment! I have something more to say." I never expected Sun Chuang to act so unpredictably. "Sun Chuang, I know you have ways to control souls, but don't forget that I am an Yin Diviner, and I study souls. If I die, I will immediately scatter my soul, and then you'll have no idea when you'll learn how to control the Tiger Kui Seal. I think it would be as difficult as ascending to heaven to find another person in this world who knows the control method besides me. You should consider whether the people behind you have enough time to wait for you to search!"
"This..."
As soon as the words left my mouth, Sun Chuang's face showed a troubled expression. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "I can only answer one question for you. But how can you guarantee that the control technique you tell me isn't wrong, and that you're not fooling me?"
As expected, he was more concerned about the method of controlling the Tiger Kui Seal, which gave me some relief. I said, "This is simple. I can tell you a part of the control method first, and you can try it..." After speaking, I recited a few incantations for controlling the Sky Speed Seal.
Sun Chuang listened, first frowning, then manipulated the Tiger Kui Seal according to the method I described. Seeing the Tiger Kui Seal in my hand actually tremble, his face then showed joy.
Seeing that he couldn't completely take the Tiger Kui Seal from me, he understood that it was because the incantations were incomplete. With a disdainful smile, he said, "For your master's sake, I can answer one question for you."
"I want to know where my master is now? Are they safe?"
"This isn't one question, but two! I can only answer one. You choose one of these two!" Sun Chuang said calmly.
I didn't expect Sun Chuang to be so petty about such a small matter. Although I was furious, my expression darkened, and I said, "This is one question. If you don't answer, then our transaction just now is void."
Sun Chuang's expression changed several times before he replied in a deep voice, "Your master took your father into the Ten Thousand Mountains in the south. As for whether they are safe, only they themselves know."
"Ten Thousand Mountains?"
My face changed. That was no safe place, and it was no less dangerous than Qingfeng Mountain where Prince Wu resided. It was rumored to be filled with poisonous creatures, rampant poisonous plants, and miasma that perpetually shrouded that desolate land. Why did master take father there? Was there someone there who could help father?
Seeing my silence for a long time, Sun Chuang became impatient, "I've already answered your question. Hurry up and give me the Tiger Kui Seal, and the control method… Don't force me to act against you."
"Alright, here you go."
Saying that, I tossed the Tiger Kui Seal in my hand towards Sun Chuang. Seeing this, he reached out to catch it. Just as the Tiger Kui Seal was about to fall into his hand, I silently recited the control method, and instantly, the Tiger Kui Seal turned into a black light and shot towards his face.
"If you want to get the Tiger Kui Seal, you'll have to wait for the next life!"
Facing this sudden attack, Sun Chuang's expression changed slightly, and he roared angrily, "I knew you'd play tricks, kid. It seems I can't get the true control instructions without capturing your soul and searching your spirit."
"What are you all standing around for? Hurry up and capture him..."