Chapter 1386: Chapter 1387: I Want You and Also the Xuanqing Sect (4)
No one could tell who won or lost in this negotiation, and no one knew what path the Xuanqing Sect would take in the future.
Xuanqing Sect, meeting room.
Chiang Yu had just returned and was immediately brought here. At this moment, Long Zaitian, the Shao Brothers, and all the high-level core members of the Xuanqing Sect, along with several veteran elders, were gathered, anxiously waiting for the result of the negotiation.
"Military Advisor Chiang, what was the result? Did An Yiqing yield?" A high-level member of the Xuanqing Sect asked anxiously.
"Mr. Chiang, how did it go? Surely you didn’t go empty-handed and come back empty-handed, did you?" Shao Qiang glanced at Chiang Yu, speaking with a sarcastic tone.
Shao Xing coldly glared at Shao Qiang, turned to look at Chiang Yu, with deep contemplation and suspicion in his eyes.
"Sect Leader, I’ve returned." Chiang Yu did not answer everyone’s questions but greeted Long Zaitian, who was sitting at the head, with respect and politeness.
Long Zaitian, who was resting with his eyes closed, slowly opened them. He looked at Chiang Yu indifferently and nodded slightly.
"Sit down, rest for a bit, and tell us about the situation."
Chiang Yu felt uncomfortable under Long Zaitian’s indifferent gaze, shifted his glance away from Long Zaitian, and sat down slowly.
"Mr. Chiang, what’s the situation? What did An Yiqing say?" Uncle Zhong, a veteran elder, asked eagerly.
Chiang Yu lightly glanced at the people in front of him, nodded, then shook his head.
"Damn! Are you trying to play suspense with us, Chiang? Did that girl agree or not?!" Shao Qiang, infuriated by Chiang Yu, slapped the table and jumped up.
"Ah Qiang! Sit down!" Shao Xing yelled coldly at Shao Qiang and gave Chiang Yu a cold look.
Chiang Yu didn’t spare even a glance at the Shao Brothers. He looked at everyone and slowly said, "Today’s negotiation was neither a win nor a loss. An Yiqing, although young, has remarkably clever skills. Several times, I almost fell into the traps she set. Regarding this crisis at Xuanqing Sect, she did not admit causing it, nor did she deny it. She merely made a gamble with me."
"What kind of gamble?"
Long Zaitian’s eyes turned sharp, his icy tone full of murderous intent, as if a single wrong word from Chiang Yu would result in his imminent demise.
Under the pressure of Long Zaitian’s murderous intent, Chiang Yu struggled to breathe. He steadied his mental state with effort and slowly spoke, "An Yiqing said that it was impossible for her to easily help resolve the crisis at Xuanqing Sect. But she could make a gamble with Xuanqing Sect. If she lost, then the matter would be let go. But if she won..."
"What happens if she wins?!" Everyone asked urgently.
Chiang Yu glanced at Long Zaitian with deep meaning and sighed deeply, "If she wins the bet, I must leave Xuanqing Sect and pledge allegiance to her!"
As soon as Chiang Yu finished speaking, the faces of everyone in the meeting room were in various shades of interest. Some were furious, some were gloating, and some were relieved.
Long Zaitian discreetly looked at the Shao Brothers and then asked Chiang Yu, "What bet does that girl want to make?"
Chiang Yu stared steadily at Long Zaitian and said each word clearly, "She wants to challenge the Eighteen Golden Figures Formation!"
"What?!"
"Eighteen Golden Figures Formation?!"
"Damn! Is An Yiqing crazy?!"
As Chiang Yu’s words fell, everyone in the meeting room exclaimed. The Eighteen Golden Figures Formation was a legendary existence. To ask just how extraordinary this formation was, one could look at Chiang Yu. Despite being now out of favor with Long Zaitian and the Shao Brothers, he still maintained significant prestige within the Xuanqing Sect. The reason for this was not only the Old Sect Leader’s dying wish but also because Chiang Yu was the only person in nearly a hundred years to break through the Eighteen Golden Figures Formation!