Chapter 255 Difficult Choices
"Long Yu, after all, you just want to rescue the three leaders of the Huma Gang. How about this, you let Miss Luo go back, and I will stay as your hostage."

Liu Xunyi was struggling to hold on, while quickly thinking of a countermeasure in his mind. He said in a serious tone: "Don't forget that the Mongolian Khan has always wanted to make friends with Lord Luo, but now you are holding his daughter hostage. Aren't you destroying the relationship between the two families?"

Hearing this, Long Yu's eyes sparkled, and he said with a smile: "First, your position in Luo Tianjin's heart is far less noble than Luo Ningyu. Second, Luo Tianjin's weight in the Khan's heart is far less important than you think. Right now, even the Song Dynasty court is at the end of its strength and is about to be defeated. How can the Khan really care about a small Xianwang Mansion?"

Facing Long Yu, who was unmoved by soft or hard tactics, Liu Xunyi recalled the various disputes that had occurred in the Central Plains martial arts world during this period, and could not help but get angry. Then, his eyes became fierce and he said in a stern voice: "Long Yu, it is clear that you were secretly behind the Chenzhou incident, but you instigated the major sects in the Central Plains to kill each other. As I expected, the death of the eleven Shaolin monks had nothing to do with the Qin family. You are the instigator."

"Really?" Long Yu smiled sinisterly, looking down at Liu Xunyi from a high position, and asked provocatively, "So what? Without any evidence, will anyone believe what you say?"

"So you kidnapped Miss Luo to silence us." Liu Xunyi sneered, "But don't forget, there is no such thing as a wall that is impenetrable. Even if Lord Luo and I don't tell this matter..."

"My goal is not to make Luo Tianjin shut up. On the contrary, I want him to speak up." Long Yu said jokingly, "It's just that I don't want him to turn the tide, but... to add fuel to the fire."

"Add fuel to the flames?" Liu Xunyi thought about it for a moment and figured out the pros and cons. He immediately showed disdain and said in a cold voice, "You want Lord Luo to add fuel to the fire for you? You want to provoke a melee in the martial arts world? What good will this do for you?"

"There is order only when there is chaos. I learned this principle from your Han history books." Long Yu said with a sly smile, "If you don't cause chaos, how can we bring order?"

"I understand!"

At this moment, Liu Xunyi suddenly realized. He finally understood what the Mongols were trying to do. At the same time, he also understood what Qin Wei meant when he warned him that there were unusual movements in the north.
"You failed to persuade them to surrender, so you changed your tactics and planned to sow discord and bring chaos to the Central Plains, and then profit from it." Liu Xunyi said in a deep voice, "If soft tactics don't work, then use hard tactics, what a good trick of killing with a borrowed knife! Do you know how many innocent people have died because of you during this period? Do you also know that because of your instigation, the Central Plains martial arts world is already in danger? Now the martial arts world is in internal strife, and the people are suffering. Once the fighting spreads, the Central Plains will be devastated and blood will flow like a river! What you did today is a disaster to the country and the people, and it is outrageous. You still dare to call yourselves heroes of the grassland? Bah! You are worse than pigs and dogs, shameless villains!"

"Since ancient times, the victorious ones are kings, and the defeated ones are bandits. Liu Xunyi, you don't have to be so high-sounding and pretentious here." Long Yu sneered, "You have killed as many people as I have, and your hands are also stained with blood. Why do you have to pretend to be righteous in front of me? Pretend to be merciful? Now that the chaos in the Central Plains is an inevitable trend, you alone are powerless to turn the tide."

"I will never let your evil plan succeed!" Liu Xunyi gritted his teeth and said firmly, "Whether Lord Luo shows up or not, I will make your shameless behavior public tomorrow..."

"Then you try!" Long Yu gently placed the dagger on Luo Ningyu's fair and delicate neck, with a bloodthirsty smile on his lips, "If you say a word, I will stab her. If you say a word, I will chop off one of her hands. Hehe... do you want to make a bet with me? Let's see who dies first, you or her?"

"you……"

"Liu Xunyi, kneel down!"

Suddenly, Long Yu changed his previous playful expression, and an indescribable rage suddenly burst out in his eyes. He shouted coldly: "Liu Xunyi, I will only count to three now. Either you kneel down and admit your mistake to me, or I will cut off her ears!"

After saying that, the Longyu Blade turned, and the sharp blade pressed tightly against Luo Ningyu's ear, scaring Luo Ningyu so much that her body trembled and her face turned ashen.

Liu Xunyi was shocked and angry at Long Yu's sudden change of hostility.

What shocked her was that Long Yu was indeed a madman, with a weird temper, moodiness, and no warning signs. What angered her was that he had no compassion for women at all, and had no sympathy for Luo Ningyu, who was trembling under the sword.

"Long Yu, I'll stay!" Facing Luo Ningyu's anxious gaze, Liu Xunyi shouted anxiously, "I'll stay with her. I'll stay with her all the time to prevent you from..."

"one!"

Before he finished speaking, Long Yu had already uttered the first word coldly.

As for Liu Xunyi's proposal, Long Yu ignored it and had no reaction. At the same time, he pressed down slightly with his right hand, and the blade instantly cut through Luo Ningyu's skin. A trace of bright red blood seeped out and slowly flowed down the earlobe.

"stop!"

Liu Xunyi hurriedly stopped him, saying, "Don't hurt her! Otherwise, even if I chase you to the ends of the earth, I will tear you into pieces..."

"two!"

Long Yu spoke again, his tone even colder than before.

At this moment, Ya Kun under the stone pillar had begun to stir, his pair of bloodthirsty big copper gong eyes greedily staring at the anxious Liu Xunyi.

“Liu Xunyi!” Suddenly, the silent Luo Ningyu straightened her eyes and shouted like crazy, “Don’t worry about me! Go away! Go back and tell dad to put the overall situation first and never let the Mongolian conspiracy succeed! At worst... I can be his daughter in the next life..."

"Snapped!"

Before she finished her words, Long Yu suddenly swung his hand and slapped her hard.

In an instant, five scarlet fingerprints quietly appeared on Luo Ningyu's cheek, and a hint of scarlet flowed from the corners of her mouth.

"Don't touch her!"

Liu Xunyi's eyes were red with anger, and he gnashed his teeth. At this moment, he wished he could eat Long Yu alive to feel satisfied.

Liu Xunyi's hand holding the sword tightly had unknowingly deformed the hilt, but even so, he still didn't dare to attack.

"Liu Xunyi, now is the last number..." Long Yu grinned grimly and slowly stretched out three fingers.

"No!"

Liu Xunyi's heart was shocked. He suppressed his anger and hesitated for a long time. Finally, he knelt down in front of Long Yu with grief and anger in his eyes, and shouted angrily: "I agree to your request, but you have to promise me that you will never hurt her. Otherwise, we will die together and neither of us will survive!" Hearing this, a sly smile suddenly bloomed on Long Yu's ferocious face. His sinister temperament changed in an instant, and he was replaced by a smug and excited look. He laughed and said, "Liu Xunyi, you are worthy of fighting with me with your virtue? Haha... Go away! Go back and tell Luo Tianjin that I will monitor his every move in secret. If he doesn't want his precious daughter to be devastated, he should know what to say and what not to say."

Liu Xunyi's face turned pale and he said coldly: "Remember, don't hurt her!"

After saying that, Liu Xunyi cast a complicated look at Luo Ningyu, hesitated for a long time, and seemed to want to say something but stopped himself several times.

“Liu Xunyi, although you are often emotional, you have never made a mistake when it comes to major issues. This is why I fall in love with you…” Luo Ningyu frowned and shouted hurriedly, “This time, Dad may make a mistake because of me, but you must not let him make the same mistake again… Dad’s reputation must not be ruined by a daughter like me… Liu Xunyi, you understand what I mean and know what to do! I beg you, for me, for my dad, for yourself, and for the Central Plains martial arts world, do what you should do! Please, please, please don’t let me look down on you…”

After saying that, Luo Ningyu completely ignored Long Yu's intimidation and tried his best to squeeze out a comforting smile towards Liu Xunyi, which made Liu Xunyi's heart suddenly tighten. He only hated his martial arts. Why couldn't he be more powerful? If he could kill Long Yu in an instant, how great would that be?
"I'll only give you one day." Long Yu said with a wicked smile, "Tomorrow afternoon, I want to see the Central Plains martial arts world stained with blood in Xijing Prefecture. By then, I will bring Miss Luo with me to find you to exchange for the three leaders of the Hu Ma Gang. Before that, I will not hurt her hair again, but if the result tomorrow is not what I want, don't blame me for being ruthless and heartless, hehe..."

"You'd better remember your promise!" Liu Xunyi said angrily, "If you dare to break your promise and enrich yourself, I will kill you!"

"get out!"

Long Yu smiled coldly and waved at Liu Xunyi impatiently, as if urging him to leave.

"Ningyu, I will never let anything happen to you!"

Liu Xunyi suppressed his reluctance and worry, and under Luo Ningyu's affectionate and complicated gaze, he turned around with difficulty and rushed towards Duanjiabao.

After Liu Xunyi left, the ferocious look on Long Yu's face gradually faded, and the dagger holding Luo Ningyu slowly moved away from her ear.

After seeing Luo Ningyu's strange look of panic but trying to remain calm, a hint of mockery flashed in Long Yu's eyes.

"You don't have to be so scared, I never kill women!" Long Yu said calmly. At this moment, his tone was calm and his expression was leisurely, completely different from the madman who threatened Liu Xunyi just now.

Hearing this, Luo Ningyu was stunned, and then looked up and down at Long Yu nervously, the initial fear in her eyes gradually turning into curiosity.

Before she could ask, Long Yu frowned and sneered, "Although I don't kill women, it doesn't mean that others won't kill either."

After saying this, Long Yu laughed loudly under Luo Ningyu's resentful gaze, then carried Luo Ningyu on his shoulders, raised his foot, and jumped down from a stone pillar more than ten meters high, diving into the vague darkness.

"Yakun, let's go!"

……

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Long Yu and Ya Kun had just stepped out of the rocky forest when sharp whistles suddenly rang out from the darkness in all directions.

Long Yu's eyes suddenly changed, and at the same time, he tapped his feet lightly, and his body soared into the sky, carrying Luo Ningyu and leaping several feet high.

At the same time, a gust of wind suddenly flashed above Long Yu's head. Without thinking, he drew his sword and swung it towards his head mercilessly.

"laugh!"

With a sweep of the sword, Long Yu thought he could break everything and escape, but unexpectedly, a sound of iron friction was heard in the air.

Long Yu was shocked and looked up quickly, only to see a huge golden net several feet in diameter falling from the sky, instantly covering him and Luo Ningyu.

This golden net was obviously not woven with ordinary ropes. No matter how Long Yu swung his sword and struggled, the overwhelming golden net was like gold and silver threads that could not be cut, split, torn or escaped.

The golden net pressed down Long Yu and Luo Ningyu as they fell from the sky, and landed on the ground with a loud bang in an instant.

At this moment, also covered under the net was Ya Kun, who was caught off guard and kept roaring.

After the big net fell to the ground, dozens of black figures suddenly flashed out from the originally quiet surroundings. They took advantage of Long Yu and Ya Kun not being able to break free and quickly grabbed the big net around them, then pulled it hard together.

The golden net shrank rapidly, and in the blink of an eye it was like wrapping a rice dumpling, trapping Long Yu and the other two tightly in the net. No matter how hard they struggled, they were unable to move at all.

"The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind! Haha..."

Suddenly, a hearty laugh sounded from a distance. Then, a middle-aged man in brocade clothes, protected by dozens of muscular men, slowly appeared in front of Long Yu and the other two.

"Who are you?" Long Yu grabbed the net rope tightly with both hands and shouted with a ferocious look on his face.

Hearing this, the middle-aged man smiled slightly, then under Long Yu's angry glare, he slowly opened his folding fan and waved it leisurely.

"I am Shen Dongshan!"

……

(End of this chapter)