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As soon as Jun Linyue's voice fell, before the first wife could say anything, Jun Yingyu, who was standing at the side, was the first to shout, "Jun Linyue, don't be too excessive with this request of yours. My mother won't agree to these requests of yours.

Jun Lanyue didn't pay any attention to Jun Lin Yu's arrogant words. He only stared at the first wife as though he was already confident that he would win. However, the cold sweat on his palms had long since started to drench his heart. After a while, seeing that the first wife didn't respond, Jun Lanyue opened his mouth and said, "First wife, you have to quickly make a decision. If I still don't appear safely before dark, my people will throw Yang Xi'er into the Dragon Lake. At that time, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you all to even collect her corpse."

In the main hall, the first wife sat quietly. Under her exquisite makeup, no one could tell whether she was happy or angry. The hall was eerily silent as everyone waited for the first wife to say something.

The first condition was that he had to obtain the imperial edict, the marquis seal, and the hubbub medallion. Once he obtained these three items, he would be able to exercise the authority of the Marquis of Xuanwu. The second condition was that he wanted the Golden Scale Guard to take command of the Black Tortoise dukedom. The third condition was already difficult for the first wife to accept, who knew who he'd want to kill? The fourth condition was the scariest, and also the one that the first wife was most unwilling to agree to. This question involved too many secrets, but the rescue of Yang Xier was imminent. In that moment, even if the first wife did all she could think about, she was still stuck in a dilemma.

Time passed, little by little. The First Lady still had no intention of speaking. However, the old man and the middle-aged man couldn't sit still any longer. The middle-aged man who was called Junior Brother Lei suddenly stood up and said to the first wife:

"Junior Mei, if it's really like this brat said, then when the sun sets, Xi'er will be in danger. If anything happens to Xi'er, then that sect member will definitely not let us off!"

"That?" Who was he referring to? Who was behind Yang Xi'er? "What exactly is the secret behind it?" Jun Lin frowned, perhaps things were not as simple as he thought. An ominous premonition welled up in his heart.

At this moment, the old man coughed and slowly said, "Junior apprentice sister, I know these are very difficult conditions to fulfill, but you have to think about them carefully. You can't lose too much because of small matters."

The words of the two finally made the first wife take action. She stared deeply at Jun Linyue, and smiled, "Little Wu, you're really good at scheming. I'll agree to these four conditions, but first I'll say the ugly things first. If a single hair on Xi'er gets hurt, I want you to repay her tenfold!"

At the end of her sentence, the first wife abruptly stood up, her eyes brimming with killing intent. Like two sharp swords, her gaze bore straight into Jun Lanyue's. However, the first wife quickly withdrew her gaze, calmed the anger in her heart, and sat back down on the chair.

After a moment, Jun Lin Yue recovered from his wife's gaze. Just a moment ago, he felt as if he was being stared at by two poisonous snakes. It was only then that he truly understood the First Madam's viciousness. If she knew that Yang Xi'er had been bullied by him like that …

With a dry cough, Jun Lanyue said, "Rest assured Madam, as long as these four conditions can be fulfilled, I will hand over Yang Xi'er to you all tonight. I will not go back on my words!"

The first wife no longer hesitated and waved to a woman in a black robe beside her. The woman in black nodded and walked out of the hall. However, when she passed by Jun Lin Yue, she cast a meaningful glance at him for a long time before leaving the hall.

The old man and the middle-aged man both heaved a sigh of relief when they heard that the first wife had agreed to Jun Linyue's conditions. Only Jun Yingyu stood there with an unsightly expression on his face, occasionally glancing at his first wife, yet he didn't dare to make a sound.

Soon, the woman in the black dress came in with a black box. He walked straight to Jun Lin, passing the box to him.

The woman in the black dress wore a black veil that covered her face, leaving only her eyes exposed. It was impossible to see her appearance. It was as if his eyes contained a clear spring. However, he didn't have the time to care about that. He took the box, placed it on the table and opened it.

Lifting up the lid, he saw a yellow colored dragon silk scroll on his left, and a white phoenix jade seal on his right. Holding onto these two items, Jun Lanyue's heart was in turmoil. The item that he had snatched away had finally returned to his hands.

He closed the box and raised his head to look at the first wife, "My lady, I don't think there's a Hubai Token here. Could it be that the first wife wants to go back on her word?"

Hearing Jun Linyue's words, the wife's expression did not change at all, and she said calmly, "Xiao Wu, before Master Hou died, he had already sent his Hubby Token to Tianyu, but your brother is not with me, so there's nothing I can do about it!" Finally, the first wife seemed to remember something and frowned.

Jun Linghu, the eldest son of the previous generation's Black Tortoise Marquis, was born from the first wife of Jun Shengtian. He was born with inborn divine strength and was incomparably valiant.

Ever since he had entered the Heavenly Fiend Palace's camp ten years ago, he had achieved outstanding results on the battlefield. He had defeated countless enemies and was conferred the title of the valiant general by the Great Central People's Emperor, which caused his name to resound throughout the world. It was said that a few years ago, he had already stepped into the Martial Innate Realm and was the true number one expert of his generation.

Jun Linyue also knew that his first wife had always been unwilling to openly take control of the Black Tortoise manor. The fear of him was one of the major reasons.

After some time, Jun Lin Yue finally spoke, "Even if the first condition is met by the first wife, what about the second condition?" As he spoke, he looked towards the first wife.

At this moment, the woman in the black dress walked out of the hall again. As her shadow floated in the air, she brought a person in with her. It was the Golden Scale Guard commander, Pang Yuanqing, who had been unfavorable towards her a few days ago.

Pang Yuanqing walked into the main hall and went straight to the center of the hall. Bowing towards the first wife and Jun Linyu, he said, "Subordinate Pang Yuanqing greets the first wife and the second young master!" As he finished speaking, he straightened his back and stood to the side, not even bothering to look at Jun Bluemoon.

Sitting in his seat, Jun Linyue cast a meaningful glance at Pang Yuanqing. His expression was calm, and it was hard to tell what he was planning to do.

Upon seeing this scene, Jun Bluemoon smiled complacently. He looked at Pang Yuanqing in admiration, but Pang Yuanqing also revealed a flattering expression.

The first wife looked at Pang Yuanqing and slowly said, "Commander Pang, Master Hou has grown up. I should hand over the Golden Scale Guards. From now on, you must listen to Master Hou's orders!"

"Yes!" Great Madam, your subordinate obeys! "

Upon hearing these words, Jun Yingyu couldn't stand still any longer. He hurried forward to pay his respects to the first wife, "Mother, please don't go overboard. Commander Pang is my son's martial arts master. How can I listen to his orders? Please take back your orders!"

The first wife's face sank as she scolded, "How dare you! Where is your place to speak? Hurry up and retreat!"

Seeing the serious expression on the eldest madame's face, Jun Yingyu could only obediently return to his original spot, glaring fiercely at the silent Jun Linyue.

The first wife's eyes were clear as she spoke faintly, "Commander Pang, from now on, you have to protect Master Hou inseparably. If Master Hou is harmed by another traitor, I won't let you off lightly."