The slightly urgent voice made Gu Xun stop his movements, and unexpectedly turned around to look at the woman again.
Is this woman so helpless after being imprisoned for so many years?
Gu Xun didn't intend to play hard to get, but simply wanted to leave the other party more time to think about it. Unexpectedly, the other party didn't want to wait a day longer.
This can be regarded as his standing and talking without pain in his back. He is not the one who has been imprisoned for so many years, and he cannot understand the other person's inner eagerness to escape from trouble and the importance he attaches to the only life-saving straw.
"Why, you figured it out so quickly?"
The woman did not let go so easily. Although she stopped Gu Xun, she still shook her head and replied, "Master National Preceptor should understand that I cannot agree to such an unsecured transaction."
"Tsk..." Gu Xun shook his head with some disappointment, "I also said that I can only guarantee that I will abide by this kind of promise, but I can't make any guarantees - you can't expect me to give Donghuang
Can Taiyi come over and be a guarantor?"
After saying these words, Gu Xun thought for a moment and decided to make a little concession, "Well... what I can do now is to show a little that I do have the ability to save people."
As he spoke, Gu Xun slowly raised his right hand with his palm facing the sky. Following his movements, a wisp of flames emitting a faint golden light rose from the palm of his hand and grew rapidly.
As the golden-red flame danced quietly in Guxun Zhang Xin, the woman who had never felt warmth since being imprisoned in the ten thousand-year black ice formation suddenly realized that the temperature around her seemed to be rising sharply.
The biting coldness, the pervasive chill was instantly dispelled.
At the same time, she felt the entire ice platform trembling slightly, as if it was emitting an unwilling cry. The yin and yang incantations surrounding the ice platform also became illusory, and it seemed that it might collapse at any time.
However, this process only lasted for a few short breaths, and everything returned to its original state.
Because the flame in Gu Xun's hand has been quietly dispersed by him.
As he stopped, the cage that had been crumbling just now returned to its former cold and dead silence, declaring to the prisoners imprisoned in it that they should not even think about escaping.
"How?"
Gu Xun's voice broke the reverie of the woman who was still recalling that long-lost fiery feeling and brought her back to reality.
She did not respond to Gu Xun's words, but immediately asked, "What kind of power was that... just now?"
Gu Xun raised his eyebrows, why is there another man throwing bricks?
"That has nothing to do with you."
"Anyway, I made the price very clear. It depends on you whether you accept it or not."
Anyway, he has proven that as long as he wants to, this seemingly solid ten-thousand-year-old black ice formation can be destroyed by him. As for how to do it, it is not this woman's turn.
"..." The woman was silent for a long time before slowly asking in a deep voice, "You just said that you will most likely release me after the mirage goes to sea. Will you still be on the ship then?"
"Not necessarily, but I can get on the boat at any time." Gu Xun answered the woman's question very frankly, without being perfunctory or deceiving.
There is a high probability that he will not go to sea with the mirage, but if he wants to board the ship, he can indeed get on the ship at any time, even if the mirage has already sailed into the boundless East China Sea.
However, the woman obviously couldn't accept Gu Xun's answer, "Don't you think what the Imperial Master said is ridiculous? If you are not on the ship, how can you get on the ship when the mirage enters the sea?"
"This is my problem, I don't need you to worry about it." Gu Xun waved his hand and replied decisively, "Anyway, I promise to do this."
"I hope you understand that I am extremely sincere about this transaction and have no intention of deceiving you. Otherwise, I could just deceive you directly and I will always be on board."
The woman closed her mouth and was so angry that she couldn't say anything.
Yes, it seems that you are very candid, but you only answer half of all the questions, only letting people know what you are doing, but not why.
How can this be convincing?
Seeing her like this, Gu Xun had no intention of giving in.
That's it, if you accept it, you will accept it; if you don't accept it, you will be pulled down.
Gu Xun is not Dao Zu now, but this woman is definitely a fish, and it is self-evident who has the initiative.
After thinking for a long time, the woman put forward the final condition, "I can accept this deal, but you must swear that you will not violate it..."
Gu Xun didn't wait for the woman to finish speaking, and waved his hand directly, rejecting, "You don't have to say it, I don't swear."
"You..." The woman was choked to death by his decisive attitude.
In fact, her request is already considered very humble.
Although the theory of gods and ghosts in this era is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, when it comes to swearing, it mainly depends on conscience. The higher the status of people, the less they care.
If you betray your trust and fail to uphold martial ethics, you will be punished by heaven. For each of those well-known bosses in the strategist family, even five thunderbolts from heaven will not be enough.
I swear this kind of operation is just a superficial job.
But Gu Xun is not willing to accept even this little superficial work!
However, although the woman was furious, Gu Xun had no intention of letting go.
It's not that he intends to break his promise, it's just that he simply doesn't like the act of swearing. At least... this woman is not qualified enough to make him swear.
What level are you at? Do you still want your national master to swear for you?
After the two sides remained in a silent stalemate for a long time, the woman finally chose to give in:
"I accept it - I didn't expect the Imperial Master to be able to do good business."
While she was submissive, she also did not forget to ridicule Gu Xun.
Gu Xun shrugged and didn't care. Instead, he responded, "I think it's fair. After all, for people in desperate situations, having someone to trade with is already a huge luxury." "Ha!" The woman sneered and said nothing.
Gu Xun smiled, not interested in arguing with her about such a meaningless topic, and asked again the question he had not asked before:
"I want to know, excluding everything Ying Zheng and Donghuang Taiyi have done, excluding the interference and arrangements made by the two of them overtly and covertly, and excluding the goals pursued by the two of them, just from the perspective of the members of the Mirage——
That is to say, from the perspective of the boat members of the Yin Yang family, if they succeed in going out on a voyage in a mirage to search for the so-called Immortal Mountain Immortal, what benefits can they gain?"
The wording of Gu Xun's question sounded very confusing at first, and the woman was stunned. She frowned and carefully went through it in her mind several times before she roughly understood what Gu Xun meant——
I just want to ask what benefits can be gained by setting sail from the mirage, excluding the immortality that Ying Zheng seeks and the thousand-year plan of the Yin and Yang family plotted by Donghuang Taiyi!
After extracting the key to the question, the woman was unable to answer and could only shake her head at Gu Xun.
"I don't know about this. I only know that the mirage going out to sea is the last step before the completion of Donghuang Taiyi's plan. As long as this step is successful, it will be equivalent to Donghuang Taiyi achieving his goal."