Star Gate

Chapter 865: All Sorts of Bad Creatures (II)

chapter 865: all sorts of bad creatures (ii)

“this is not an ideal place to converse,” lin hongyu smiled as li hao looked at her. “if the commander is willing, we can change to another location, drink some tea, and have a chat. it’s a bit chilly over the water in the dead of winter.”

li hao nodded with a smile. lin hongyu was about to say something further when it felt like the world shifted beneath her feet. an unending expanse of white flashed in front of her eyes as the power of the five elements manifested. alarm rang in her mind—was li hao attacking her? her expression shifted when she saw a large ship in front of her.

the ship broke through the ice covering the sea. just as lin hongyu marveled at how far li hao could move in a split second, countless agonized screams sounded from the ship. thousands upon thousands of thin swords swept through the vessel like needles of death.

there was no sound coming from the ship in the blink of an eye.

“c’mon, let’s talk aboard the ship.” li hao grinned. “looks like pirates don’t take it easy in the wintertime. what are they doing breaking through ice and running around at a time like this? come, it’s warmer aboard!”

lin hongyu watched with wide eyes as li hao soared into the air and landed in the ship’s hold. there were corpses everywhere sealed with ice. it wasn’t a bloody scene as blood was frozen inside the body. there were nearly one thousand people aboard the ship, but li hao had killed them all to the last!

this fellow was at times kind and at times cruel. one could not see through him at all. he was terrifying!

li hao reached out with a hand and sent the tables and chairs flying out of the hold. various jugs of alcohol landed on the deck. a flame appeared in his hand to warm the cold wine.

“sit!” he pointed at a chair. lin hongyu sat down with a smile. the young man plonked himself down as well and brought out two cups. hot wine automatically filled them before he served the two.

“this is a nice place,” li hao laughed. “tell me, do you think supernaturals have too much time on their hands? if they really have nothing to do in the dead of winter, they can go ashore and look for gigs, work in the fields, or the fire types can start a greenhouse... isn’t any of that better than twiddling their thumbs on a ship and robbing others?

“it’s said that there are more than one million residents in the city of supernaturals and they’re all superhuman!” he said with curiosity before lin hongyu had a chance to respond. “i have some questions about them. the city lord won’t mind answering, will you?”

“please go ahead, commander.”

“with all these superhumans in residence, what do they do for a living?”

do for a living? lin hongyu blinked with surprise. “they each have their own tasks to attend to and don’t always stay in the city. they’ll conduct some transactions and sparring inside the city. under normal circumstances, they’ll head out as well.”

“what do they do when they depart?”

“hmm... many things. running some errands for major families, for example, or guarding a merchant convoy. exploring ruins is another possibility, or attending to businesses they run outside.”

“so do they steal and loot?” mused li hao. “will they seize someone’s money when they run out?”

“......” lin hongyu didn’t respond. of course they would.

“do they eat on a normal basis?”

she was also curious what li hao would do. would he dare? she knew of his strength. how would he handle plots from the shadows?

“additionally, heavyweights from the nine ministries, three great organizations, and seven divine mountains are in residence at the city...”

lin hongyu thought li hao was hesitating when he stroked his chin, but the young man asked curiously, “will they all be there?”

“yes...”

“that’s so nice!” li hao exclaimed with surprise. “don’t be lying to me, now!”

this was a fantastic opportunity! these powerhouses were scattered all over in regular times; congregating together meant a prime chance to catch them in one fell swoop. as for it being a trap or the dangers associated within... that was fine. i like taking risks. having everyone together is the result i want.

my demon hunter army can be put to great use this is also a perfect opportunity to try out the babies i got for establishing the eleventh division.

“are you not worried, commander?” chuckled lin hongyu. “as strong as you are, the commander shouldn’t have reached the stage of being able to ignore plant spirit replicas, have you?”

li hao was very confident, but being too brazen wasn’t a good idea in lin hongyu’s eyes. it was the custom of this age that modern humans find a backer to cleave to. if li hao only knew to barge around like a bull in a china shop, she would have to reconsider her decision. someone like that easily dragged his people down into hell with him due to overconfidence.

“perhaps you guys can kill me in return.” li hao bared his snow-white teeth. “i like excitement! i don’t care if you’re really here to surrender or not, notify me when everyone is gathered in three days!”

i need to prepare certain plans if i dare to attend! i don’t care what you’re thinking. if this is a trap, or if there’s ruins in the city of supernaturals that can swallow us all, i’ll be prepared for anything! i only need all of you to be present.

if i succeed, then the city of supernaturals is mine. so are the one million supernaturals within it. hong yitang wants nothing more than to send them all to work in the fields. i’d been having a headache with his request, but here’s a perfect chance to fulfill it.

as for the wind and cloud pavilion... who cared about them. they would be eliminated as soon as they were found. he would find the wind and cloud pavilion and exterminate that faction first. if they were located after three days, then he would take care of the city of supernaturals first.

as for the level of strength, li hao didn’t dare ask lin hongyu. who knew the truth of what she said? he would make his own judgment call!

lin hongyu raised a cup and took a sip, toasting li hao. “in that case, i await the commander’s arrival in three days! additionally, how will the commander treat the city, my family, and the plant spirit behind me once you have the city?

“if you genuinely surrender and have not committed villainous acts, then you can be forgiven,” li hao smiled. “i can set aside the matter of you trying to kill me. i am a magnanimous person! but if the blood of innocents stains your hands... i can again ignore those of supernaturals. if the blood belongs to civilians, however, i will execute you first. you can’t blame me for not warning you of this first.”

“i am the lin clan matriarch and the lord of the city of supernaturals,” lin hongyu burst out laughing. “i have no need to fall to such depths.”

“that’s good.” li hao considered the matter at hand as he sipped his wine. “i have my arrangements for those of the city. all those supernaturals gathered together in debauchery, no one pursuing honest work or operating a business... what use is there in that? the city of supernaturals is a haven of criminals and doesn’t really need to exist!”

lin hongyu’s expression flickered slightly.

“as for you, you can choose to retire in peace or join the skystar commander office. i don’t mind having more powerhouses under my banner. and your plant spirit... we can partner if that’s possible. it can return to sleep if not. if it raises a fuss, i’ll just kill it!”