"Wait a moment, Mr. Ye."
"Forgive my presumption, but where are you taking us?"
Montesi did not move, calling out to Ye Cangtian, who had turned to leave.
Upon hearing this, Ye Cangtian stopped and turned back with a smile, "You are all cardinals of the Church of Light. I have no authority to punish you, so I can only hand you over to the Pope."
*Plop!*
As Ye Cangtian finished speaking, Montesi immediately knelt before him, pleading, "Mr. Ye, please spare us. We will be eternally grateful for your great kindness!"
There was no other way. Although the Pope intended for them to cause trouble for Ye Cangtian, he had not given any order to attack Ye Cangtian and his companions.
After all, they were envoys from Huaxia. Attacking the envoys would tarnish the reputation of the Church of Light, and the Pope would show them no mercy at that time.
In other words, as long as Ye Cangtian handed them over to the Pope, their future and status would be ruined.
"Heh, I'm a reasonable person."
"Since you don't wish to face the Pope, it's not impossible. However, what benefits can you offer me?"
A playful smile appeared on Ye Cangtian's face as he asked.
These were all cardinals of the Church of Light.
Even if they were handed over to the Pope, the Pope might not necessarily punish them severely. Therefore, it was better to exchange them for some benefits, which was at least more practical.
"We can give you all the Qiankun bags we possess!"
Montesi remained silent for a moment before gritting his teeth and speaking. Although this pained him greatly, it was still better than his future being ruined.
"Heh, this is the funniest joke I've heard today!"
Ye Cangtian was amused to the point of laughter. He then took out a golden crystal and said slowly, "If the combined wealth of you few can match this crystal, then I lose!
Today's matter will be dropped!"
It wasn't that Ye Cangtian looked down on these people.
It was just that on the fifth floor of Tianyun Fort previously, almost all the cardinals who had gathered there had made a move, and they had only managed to collect 300 medium-sized purple crystals.
Therefore, Ye Cangtian was quite certain that the Qiankun bags of these people mostly contained some trash, and were completely not worth acquiring.
To exchange some trash for him was truly exasperating; he wasn't that foolish!
"This..."
On the other side, Montesi's face turned red upon hearing Ye Cangtian's words.
When they had previously supported Hausman, they naturally wouldn't have handed over all their possessions, and had kept some reserves. No one would not keep a few medium-sized purple crystals.
Furthermore, their Qiankun bags did contain some other items, such as elixirs of various grades and some ores.
But even if all these items were converted to cash, they still wouldn't be worth a single golden crystal!
Thinking this, Montesi felt like spitting blood.
Indeed, comparing oneself to others could be enraging!
The meager possessions they had, they considered treasures and were reluctant to part with them, yet Ye Cangtian casually produced golden crystals.
He simply didn't care about the items in their possession; the difference was truly vast.
With that in mind, Montesi looked at Ye Cangtian and gritted his teeth, "Mr. Ye, this is all we have. If it doesn't catch your eye, perhaps we can find another way, such as agreeing to do something for you..."
Upon hearing this, Ye Cangtian fell silent for a moment.
This sounded good on the surface, but in reality, it was still a way to toy with him.
Once they left this place, he would have no way to deal with them, and they could simply claim that nothing of the sort had happened.
After all, this was the City of Light, and fairness held no sway for him.
With that thought, Ye Cangtian slowly said, "Your strength is so low. What you can do, I can naturally do as well. Why would I need you to do anything!"
"How about we offer some information in exchange!" Montesi quickly said.
"Oh?"
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian's eyes lit up, and he said, "That's not a bad idea. However, I must remind you not to try to fool me with trash news, otherwise, I will still hand you over to the Pope."
"Of course, of course."
Montesi quickly agreed and then began, "When you came here this time, our Church of Light was prepared and had mobilized the Golden Armored Knights from the inner sanctuary..."
"I already know this news. Next," Ye Cangtian waved his hand before the other could finish.
Montesi was slightly taken aback and after a moment of silence said, "Mr. Ye, it's not difficult for you to hear about the Golden Armored Knights, but do you know where they are now?"
"Oh?"
At this, Ye Cangtian's body trembled, and he glanced at the other, asking doubtfully, "You know about this?"
It wasn't that Ye Cangtian didn't believe the other person, but even Hassall was unaware of the Golden Armored Knights' whereabouts. How could this person know?
"I do. Their movements are absolutely confidential, but by chance, one of the Golden Armored Knights is a distant relative of mine."
Montesi stated that when his relative returned, they had a chat while drinking, and he learned about some of the Golden Armored Knights' movements.
The Golden Armored Knights were currently divided into two squads. Some were hidden within the Church of Light.
The other part was in the City of Light, their purpose being to monitor the movements of the envoy delegation.
As for the equipment and specific locations of the two squads, Montesi was unaware.
After all, this was not information he was supposed to know, and he also worried about getting into trouble.
"This is indeed good news, and it can be exchanged for your lives!"
Ye Cangtian's gaze swept over the other person, and he continued indifferently, "However, if something were to happen to the Golden Armored Knights after you told me this, wouldn't it implicate you?"
"No."
Montesi waved his hands repeatedly and said, "I don't know their specific whereabouts, so if you find them, it's your own ability, and it has nothing to do with me."
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian shrugged his shoulders and said, "Congratulations, you may leave now..."
As per their agreement, Ye Cangtian cleared the path.
After all, the information provided by the other party was of some value to him.
On the other side, seeing this, Montesi did not say another word and quickly left the scene with his companions, as if he was afraid Ye Cangtian would go back on his word.
After Montesi and the others left, Ye Cangtian intended to continue browsing. However, Gui Wu and Lan Yue had already had their moods spoiled by those fellows, so Ye Cangtian had no choice but to return to the hotel.
However, before the three of them could even exit the woods, Ye Cangtian's keen senses detected the anomaly in their surroundings.
The three immediately restrained their auras and quietly moved forward.
Within a few minutes, they found a small clearing in the woods. In the clearing, several men in black were kneeling, guarded by people in red robes.
And facing the men in black was a man with a small mustache.
In an instant, Ye Cangtian was stunned. He recognized the injured men in black.
They were Montesi and his companions who had just left them.
"Cousin Arthur, please spare me!"
"I just wanted to save my own life, and it was out of necessity! Besides, I didn't reveal your specific whereabouts, so it's not a capital offense!"
"Cousin Arthur, for the sake of our kinship, please let me go..."
At this moment, Montesi and his companions were like praying machines, continuously begging for mercy.
"Your unauthorized action against the envoy delegation of the Church of Light is already a grave offense."
"Furthermore, you revealed our existence, causing the other party to become vigilant and thus escape our control. This is an even greater capital offense!"
Arthur looked at Montesi expressionlessly, his eyes filled with icy killing intent.
His heart was filled with rage. What angered him the most was that Montesi had betrayed him so nonchalantly.
He had not considered Arthur's safety at all, and now he remembered their kinship. Was this not a colossal joke!
Feeling the killing intent emanating from Arthur, Montesi's heart sank to the bottom. They were only distant relatives, and there was no deep affection between them.
Now that Arthur was determined to kill him, he had no recourse.
"Wait!"
Suddenly, Montesi seemed to recall something, and his eyes lit up.
He quickly said, "Cousin Arthur, I have a plan to redeem myself!"
"Oh?"
Arthur cast a doubtful glance at him upon hearing this.
Seeing this, Montesi quickly said, "If Ye Cangtian intends to make any move, he must first eliminate you. Since that is the case, cousin can set a trap and wait for them to fall into it..."