Seeing this bloke slowly step into view, Xu Fei stayed calm, his face cool as a cucumber.
“I’m here, the so-called most valuable thing you wanted is right here, can you let them go now?”
With that, Xu Fei pulled out the jade arhat he’d brought, placing it gently on the table beside him.
The moment that jade arhat appeared, the leader, despite his mask, couldn’t hide his excitement—it was plain as day.
“Hold up! I need to check the goods first!”
The leader said, and Xu Fei’s expression shifted, his brow furrowing as he eyed the man.
“I’d advise you not to push your luck! One hand delivers, the other releases, that’s the least I’ll accept!”
After Xu Fei laid it out, the leader hesitated a tick before agreeing, though it made his nearby mates antsy, one piping up quick.
“Boss! Ain’t you agreeing a bit too easy? Who knows if this kid’s brought us a fake?”
Hearing his underling, the Red Buddha Society’s big shot let out a soft chuckle.
He’d agreed to Xu Fei’s terms ‘cause he was dead certain.
The second that jade arhat came out, he’d felt its eerie, mysterious power.
It was a vibe totally different from the true qi in their bodies, standing out like a sore thumb.
In other words, he was sure Xu Fei wasn’t bluffing, now it was just about snagging the jade arhat while keeping Xu Fei’s master in play!
Grabbing the jade arhat was a direct order from the Red Buddha Society’s higher-ups, a mission he had to nail.
But then a greedy thought hit him: Xu Fei himself carried a fat bounty within Red Buddha Society and Blood Cloak Sect circles.
If he could nab both the man and the goods this time, he might just shoot up the ranks!
Greed’s a beast, once it takes root, there’s no stopping it.
So he turned sharpish, whispering to his lads nearby, “Get someone to lower a rope from the ceiling later, nab the jade arhat when he’s distracted, then we can keep pressing this kid!”
The Red Buddha boss had it all figured out, his crew soon ready, just waiting for his nod.
Xu Fei clocked their whole hushed powwow, but he didn’t bat an eye or feel the need to stop them.
To him, the real headache was that stranger hostage.
If they’d only nabbed his master, he’d have stormed in swinging, letting his fists do the talking.
“Oi! You lot done scheming yet? Why so bloody slow?”
Hearing Xu Fei’s voice, Huang Jingming, the boss of these goons, gave a light laugh.
“Almost there, but I’ve got to play it safe, how’s this: we’ve got two hostages, we’ll release one first, then you bring that thing over, deal?”
That was Huang Jingming’s clever little plan.
With two hostages in hand, he reckoned letting one go would force Xu Fei to check on them.
In that gap, his ceiling crew could swoop in like Spider-Man, swipe the jade arhat, and boom—job done!
