NOVEL NEXT Chapter 335: Millennium Baihu City
The High Priestess was at a loss for words.
Being the First Expert of Donghuang is indeed a title that can awe others.
However, Baihu City has stood for a thousand years, weathering many storms.
Although Su Mo, the First Expert of Donghuang, can create waves elsewhere, inside this Baihu City, he might not be that remarkable.
Thus, initially, she indeed did not think highly of this so-called Chief Su.
The Chief Steward's actions, though somewhat aggressive, served as a good probe.
After all, even if something serious happened, she could still handle it herself.
But unexpectedly, when they made their move, the High Priestess was truly shocked.
Su Mo's martial arts skills far exceeded her imagination. If someone like him became an enemy, the thousand-year Baihu City might turn into ruins.
In such a situation, her intervention seemed to aid Su Mo against the Chief Steward, but in fact, she was saving the Chief Steward's life.
Later, chasing outside Baihu City, having a conversation with Su Mo, and offering up the Emperor Heart Technique, she harbored hidden intentions.
When Su Mo arrived at the Tiger Lord Hall and saw the main outline of the Emperor Heart Technique, her true intentions could no longer be concealed.
In fact, when Su Mo intended to come here and intruded into the Tiger Lord Hall, the High Priestess tried to control Su Mo with the Emperor Heart Technique.
But she found that Su Mo was not controlled at all, clearly showing he had never practiced the Emperor Heart Technique.
This, combined with the signal Su Mo sent by coming here, made the High Priestess naturally understand that Su Mo had seen through her intentions.
The purpose for coming here today need not be explained further.
Therefore, when she asked Su Mo for help to subdue the White Tiger, she once said that after this matter, she would accept any punishment without a frown.
At this point, hearing Su Mo speak, the High Priestess could only accompany it with a smile:
"Chief Su, you are justified in your words, and we've offended you too much, leaving us speechless.
"Regardless of how I or the Chief Steward offended you.
"Even if you were to kill us directly, we would have no complaints.
"However, the sacred artifact of our White Tiger Clan cannot be taken by Chief Su.
"Please forgive us, Chief Su."
"Is a sacred artifact not enough to exchange for two lives, High Priestess?"
Su Mo sat atop the White Tiger, looking down at the High Priestess and the Chief Steward:
"Or perhaps, I should kill you and the Chief Steward right here? I could still take the sacred artifact and this White Tiger."
The High Priestess sighed and said:
"Let's make a deal then, Chief Su. You kill me here to vent your anger.
"Let the Chief Steward live to manage my White Tiger Clan's people.
"In the future, should any experts from Ziyang Escort Agency pass by my Baihu City, we will treat them as honored guests, daring not to cause any trouble.
"But this sacred artifact... we must ask you to leave it.
"Otherwise, today Chief Su must annihilate my entire White Tiger Clan.
"If not, we can by no means allow you to leave this place!"
She paused slightly, smiled wryly, and said:
"Yet if it comes to that, Chief Su, the First in Donghuang, suddenly loses his temper, exterminating the whole White Tiger Clan.
"Such an act spreading through the Jianghu might tarnish your reputation as the First in Donghuang."
At these words, Yang Xiaoyun furrowed her brows tightly, letting out a cold laugh:
"High Priestess, are you threatening us with these words?"
The High Priestess quickly shook her head:
"I wouldn't dare!
"I'm merely stating something reasonable."
"Reasonable?"
Yang Xiaoyun laughed heartily, raising the Dragon Abyss Spear and pointing it at the High Priestess:
"High Priestess, you seem to misunderstand the meaning of 'reasonable.'
"I have no desire to say more to you. Just tell me this—if my Chief decides to show mercy and spares you... will you dare tell anyone what happened in front of the Tiger Lord Hall today?"
"..."
The High Priestess was rendered speechless.
Previously, they worried that when Su Mo left, he would spread word of these events, particularly fearing that Su Mo would tell the White Tiger Clan's disciples what they had done.
As long as a word was twisted, regardless of their real intentions to preserve the sacred artifact, it could be framed as them seeking to create an ancestor.
As this enormous White Tiger lay there, even without any evidence, no amount of explaining could convince anyone otherwise.
When a mindset becomes fixed, no matter your eloquence, people will not believe you.
"Moreover..."
Su Mo smiled gently, "with Baihu City controlling the White Tiger Clan via the Emperor Heart Technique, would the High Priestess dare to reveal the main outline of the Emperor Heart Technique on the back wall of the Tiger Lord Hall?"
"I..."
The High Priestess fell silent once more.
She dared not...
Baihu City has sustained through the Emperor Heart Technique for thousands of years.
With the sacred artifact's aid, the City could endure until now, granting each generation of High Priests absolute control over the White Tiger Clan.
If this were to be disclosed, the ordinary disciples within the White Tiger Clan would certainly be outraged.
If they knew they had lived their lives based on a lie.
Who knows what might happen?
The very foundation of the White Tiger Clan would be shaken.
If that occurred, the age-old White Tiger Clan would collapse on its own, without any help from the First Expert of Donghuang.
Moreover, since the main outline of the Emperor Heart Technique holds such power, if word spread...