C19

The whole Seven Stars Town had been completely burnt. Some of the wood that were not completely burned still emitted green smoke.

The upper part of the tunnel was covered with sundries, so opening it was extremely difficult. Fortunately, there was a bit of strength in the steel plate, so opening it wasn't too difficult. Ye Wen looked around, but did not see Lu Mingjie. He guessed that Lu Mingjie was not far away and immediately jumped out.

After Liu Yiyi and Monkey No Shadow came out of the tunnel, they identified the direction. The three of them didn't dare to stay any longer and prepared to head east. Just as Liu Yiyi was rejoicing over Lu Mingjie's absence, she heard his laughter.

"My luck is great, no wonder I couldn't find a single corpse after searching through this place." Lü Mingjie's wrinkled face was full of fatigue. He smiled at the three of them. That smile made Liu Yiyi feel cold.

Ye Mo Han turned around and laughed, "You really are a bit of a ghost that won't leave."

Lu Mingji snorted lightly, reprimanding Ye Mo Han, "Truly, a child without parents is lacking in manners. In terms of seniority, you should call me Master."

Ye Mo Han also imitated Lu Ming and snorted, "Luckily you are not my master, otherwise I would have done something disobedient and offended you. If word of this got out, it would be bad."

Lu Mingjie did not understand the hidden meaning behind Ye Mo's words. "You've already killed your Martial Uncle. Isn't that called disobedient?"

"I want to kill you if I can." Ye Mo Han said word by word.

"This brat doesn't know his place, is he trying to court death just because of his injuries?" Lu Mingjie suddenly struck out with his palm, it was both domineering and sharp.

Ye Wen Han did not dare to take it head on, it was worth relying on his Qing Gong to avoid it. However, Lu Mingjie seemed to be able to predict his moves, and with another palm strike, he sealed off all paths of retreat. Ye Wen Han was shocked, he immediately flipped to the side to avoid Lu Mingjie's palms.

"Good boy." Lu Ming praised Ye Wen as he struck out with two palms towards Ye Wen Han.

Ye Mo Han lowered his head and punched back. As the fist and palm collided, Ye Mo Han took six steps back. Lu Mingjie stepped up, his left hand struck straight at Ye Wen Han's head, while his right palm split vertically, as a Qi saber shot out towards Ye Wen Han. With his palm in the lead, the blade arrived first. If Ye Mo Han wanted to sidestep the Qi blade, the Sky Spirit Gate would definitely be opened wide, and he would perish under Lu Mingjie's palm. (TL: Qi = Qi = Qi = Qi = Qi = Qi = Qi = Qi = Qi = Qi = Qi = Qi = Qi = Qi = Qi = Qi.) It was impossible for Ye Wen to avoid this.

In that case, there was no retreat, only advance. Black dust flew up in front of Lu Mingjie. A Qi saber and a palm struck the ground, forming a pit three feet wide. Ye Mo Han continued to move forward, passing under Lu Mingjie's crotch. Although this move was a bit embarrassing, it could still be considered a bold and witty move.

When Liu Yiyi saw that Ye Han had safely avoided the attack, the stone in her heart fell to the ground. Seeing that Lu Mingjie was about to continue battling, she unconsciously felt her heart tighten.

"Stop!" Monkey Shadowless shouted.

Lu Mingjie turned his head to look coldly at the monkey, "Don't be in such a hurry. You'll be next."

"The map of Mount Hua is not on me. If you kill me, the secret passageway will be exposed to the public." Of course, the map of the secret passage of Mount Hua was not with Monkey Shadow. He had burned it in the tunnel.

"What did you say?" Lu Mingjie did not quite believe it.

"I placed the map near a trustworthy person. If I am killed, he will open the map and copy it according to what I said. Then, he will give the map to Shaolin, Wu Dang, and some other small sects." After listening to Ye Mo Han's suggestion, the monkey Wu Ying could tell that Ye Mo Han's judgement was correct by the expression on Lu Ming Jie's face.

"Are you sure that if you don't die, that person won't look at the map?"

"Of course not." Monkey Shadowless was very sure. Ye Mo Han laughed in his heart, but his face was full of surprise, as if this was the first time he had heard about the secret passage.

"Why are you so sure?"

"Because the one who kept the map was my mother."

In this world, wasn't parents the most worrisome people?

Lü Mingjie looked at the three of them and said, "With this condition, in exchange for your two lives, I won't be able to come up with a good deal."

"It's worth it. If you don't agree to let me leave today, Monkey Shadow won't feel safe." Ye Wen Han looked at the monkey and said.

The monkey, Shadowless, agreed, "Ye Mo Han is now useful to me. He is my free umbrella. If you kill him, then what happens if you kill me after you get the map?"

Lu Mingjie laughed coldly, "After I get the map, none of you will be able to escape. I'll let you go now. "

Ye Mo Han and the other two did not expect Lu Mingjie to agree so readily. He turned around and was about to leave, when he heard Lu Mingjian say: "But, you must leave this woman behind as a hostage."

"No." Ye Mo Han replied decisively.

When Liu Yiyi heard that Lu Mingjie wanted her as a hostage, she panicked. But seeing Ye Chonglou reply so straightforwardly, the happiness in his heart overcame his panic. He didn't know why, but in his heart, he was thinking that if he could save his own life, it would be worth it even if he were to die for him. In the past few days, the figure in Liu Yiyi's mind would appear from time to time. In her dreams, she even dreamed of being coquettish with someone whose face could not be clearly seen. She had a faint feeling that Ye Mo Han was somehow related to the person in her mind.

"Alright, I'll stay." Liu Yiyi thought for a while and agreed to be Lu Mingjie's hostage. Ye Mo Han and Monkey Shadowless were surprised.

Ye Mo gazed at Liu Yiyi. Liu Yiyi raised her head, looked at him, and smiled. Sometimes, the two of them didn't need to speak much. They could understand each other just by looking at each other. These two people could be friends, relatives, or lovers. From the look in her eyes, Ye Yiyi knew that she was leaving safely. After making up her mind, Ye Mo knew that he couldn't change her decision.

Since he couldn't change it, then he would just have to adapt to this change.

However, Monkey Shadow couldn't help but ask, "Old man, you're so old, why would you keep a little girl around for?"

"I will give all of you a month's time. Bring your map to the Jade Spring Academy at the foot of the mountain to exchange for her. I will treat her well in this month. After the one month deadline, all of you can come and collect her corpse." "Lu Mingjie ignored the monkey and said to Ye Mo Han." "Also, if I don't want to hear about her in the martial arts world, I will kill her immediately."

"Give me two months." Ye Jianhan agreed to let Liu Yiyi be the hostage.

"You have no right to bargain with me."

"In that month, I will use it to kill Xu Zihai. If he dies, it will only bring you hundreds of benefits." Ye Mo Han was right. The Xu Zi Sea ruled over the East China Sea, and although it had nothing to do with Mount Hua, but if Lu Ming Jie really wanted to dominate the martial arts world, sooner or later, he would become Lu Ming Jie's stumbling block. Ye Mo Han grasped this point in Lu Ming Jie's mind and made the request for another month.

Lu Mingjie thought for a moment, then nodded his head, "Alright, I'll give you one more month. After two months, if I can't see the map at the foot of Hua Shan, you don't need to see this girl anymore."

Just like that, Liu Yiyi took the hostage and followed Lu Mingjie. Their figures gradually disappeared into the broken ashes.

"Even if you killed Xu Zihai, that map would be gone. How are you going to save her?"

"Two months is more than enough time to kill two people." Ye Mo Han seemed very confident. In two months, would he really be able to kill Lu Mingjie?