Chapter 72: Persuading with Reason (Third Update!)
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Xiao Ding hurriedly said.
"Brother Zhang, please speak up."
Xiao Li also nodded beside him.
More friends mean more paths, and this friend was also a Spirit Fighter powerhouse.
Su Yun chuckled inwardly.
All the groundwork laid earlier at the Xiao Family was for this moment.
Su Yun took out a map from the System Space, marked with the approximate location of the Blue Lotus Earth Core Fire.
"Please take a look at this map, gentlemen."
Su Yun placed the map on the table and spread it out.
Xiao Ding and Xiao Li leaned in.
"Gentlemen, there are three flame-shaped marks on this map. Based on your insight, which of these places is closest to us?"
The two carefully examined the map, their brows furrowed.
What a finely detailed map.
A hint of amazement flashed in Xiao Ding's eyes.
Xiao Li pointed to one of the flame marks and said to Su Yun.
"Here, Brother Zhang, this area should be to the east of our Rock Desert City."
Xiao Ding glanced and nodded.
Seeing this, Su Yun was delighted. This was the place.
He knew little about Rock Desert City and couldn't tell which direction this area was in the city. For such matters, it was best to seek help from the local snake in the grass.
As for asking Hai Bo Dong to come and help personally, that was out of the question.
Rock Desert City was far from the heart of the Tallgor Great Desert, but it was still close enough for Queen Medusa to sense the seal within Hai Bo Dong's body.
"I received news from my senior at the sect.
Among these three flame marks, one has an underground passage that contains something beneficial for my cultivation.
I wonder if the Desert Iron Mercenary Group has anyone skilled in surveying the terrain."
"Yes, yes," Xiao Ding hurriedly nodded.
"Then I'll leave it to the two of you. If you can find this place, Xiao Fan will be most grateful."
Su Yun clasped his hands in a salute to the two.
Xiao Ding and Xiao Li quickly agreed and then dispatched people to help Su Yun survey the passage.
Su Yun and the two came to the eastern side of Rock Desert City, looking at the vast desert, feeling a bit uneasy.
In the original story, Qing Lin sensed the energy fluctuations when Queen Medusa came to retrieve the Blue Lotus Earth Core Fire.
So he could find a more precise location, but he couldn't do that.
Now, Qing Lin was nowhere to be found, and Queen Medusa was even less likely to be located. If she had already come, it wouldn't be his business anymore.
Su Yun shook his head, suppressing his unease.
Everything was already prepared; there was no way he could give up now.
The Tallgor Great Desert was vast, and even just the eastern side of Rock Desert City would take a long time to explore.
Xiao Ding and Xiao Li led the entire Desert Iron Mercenary Group and searched for seven days, but found nothing.
Su Yun wasn't in a hurry; the more critical the moment, the calmer one needed to be.
It was still at least a year before Queen Medusa would take the Blue Lotus Earth Core Fire.
While Su Yun wasn't in a rush, some people were starting to get anxious.
It wasn't the people of the Desert Iron Mercenary Group, nor Xiao Ding and Xiao Li.
It was the other forces in Rock Desert City.
For seven days, the Desert Iron Mercenary Group had been searching the area, causing quite a stir.
The various forces in Rock Desert City naturally heard the news.
They assumed the Desert Iron Mercenary Group had discovered some treasure and was digging it up, planning to come and share in the spoils.
One day, while Su Yun was surveying the terrain with the Desert Iron Mercenary Group, a group of people came to confront them.
Xiao Ding and Xiao Li were leading their people to face them.
"Why are you people from the Sand Mercenary Group here?"
Xiao Li's voice was low and menacing.
Don't be fooled by their subservient attitude towards Su Yun; that was only because of Su Yun's strength.
In other situations, the two Xiao brothers were not easy to deal with, especially when facing enemies.
A middle-aged man standing at the front, clearly the leader, chuckled.
"Ha, this isn't your Desert Iron Mercenary Group's territory. We can come whenever we want. What? Is there some secret you're hiding?"
This middle-aged man was named Luo Bu, the leader of the Sand Mercenary Group.
Xiao Ding squinted, about to say something, when Su Yun walked up from behind.
"Brother Zhang."
Xiao Ding greeted Su Yun.
Su Yun smiled and nodded to Xiao Ding, then turned his gaze to Luo Bu, a cold glint in his eyes.
Stopping me from finding treasure, this person has already sealed his own fate!
"What brings you here, friend?"
Luo Bu was taken aback. What was going on? Why had the Desert Iron Mercenary Group suddenly changed their spokesperson?
Luo Bu looked at Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, seeing that they were deferring to Su Yun, and felt a bit uneasy.
These two were not ordinary people, yet they were now following the lead of a young man.
Something was off. Could this person be a Great Martial Master?
Thinking this, a hint of jealousy flashed in Luo Bu's heart. At his age, he had only reached the Great Martial Master level, while this person, around sixteen, was already at the same level.
Luo Bu was annoyed, and his tone became harsh.
"What brings me here? We want you to leave this place. What do you think?"
Su Yun remained calm, taking out the Dark Short Staff from the System Space.
"Friend, everything has a first come, first served basis. You're being unreasonable."
A look of disdain flashed in Luo Bu's eyes.
Reason?
Hmph, clearly just a naive young man.
Luo Bu channeled his martial qi, and a Martial Qi Armor enveloped his body.
Martial Qi Armor!
"Hmph, in this world, might is right!"
Saying this, Luo Bu charged directly at Su Yun.
In his view, such a young man, even if he had the Great Martial Master level, wouldn't have had the time to refine martial techniques.
Compared to him, a mercenary who had shed blood on the battlefield, his combat skills wouldn't be strong.
Su Yun grinned. Then don't blame me for teaching you a lesson.
Without using any martial techniques, he simply infused his martial qi into the Dark Short Staff, turning it a bloody red.
As Luo Bu charged to his front, Su Yun swung the short staff at his head.
At the Spirit Fighter level, there was a vast difference from the Great Martial Master level.
With the explosive increase in martial qi quality, even just channeling martial qi had considerable power.
Luo Bu, a mere ordinary Great Martial Master, had no chance to react, let alone resist.
The moment Su Yun's short staff made contact with Luo Bu's head, a dull thud sounded.
His head exploded, and red and white matter scattered on the desert, adding a touch of color to the monotonous landscape.
There was no surprise. At this level, even using a second move would be an insult to his luxurious setup.
Behind Su Yun, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li's eyes widened in shock.
This was the power of a Spirit Fighter?
The Great Martial Master Luo Bu, who had troubled them for so long, was killed with just one simple blow.
The people from the Sand Mercenary Group who had come with Luo Bu were terrified and scattered in all directions.
Su Yun, holding the Dark Short Staff, walked towards Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, rubbing his head in a simple manner.
"My teacher told me before leaving that I should persuade with reason when I'm out. Did I do the right thing?"
The two shivered, looking at the short staff in Su Yun's hand, and quickly nodded.
Yes, persuading with reason!
(End of Chapter)