After two more days of peaceful living, Yang Xiao received news from Xiang Ma Town: Ling Yanyu had brought some very bad news. Their business in the town had been sabotaged, Golden Snake went to argue and ended up being injured and captured. The culprits had also demanded a ransom, telling them to bring goods to exchange for the person, and they were only given a three-day deadline—if they didn't comply, the hostage would be killed. It was already the second day.
"What do they want?" inquired Yang Xiao.
"One Fierce Grade Magic Artifact, plus three Grudge Level Magic Artifacts, and they said they won't interfere with our business, but they want a share of half the profits."
Upon hearing Ling Yanyu's words, Yang Xiao nearly burst into laughter out of sheer frustration. This wasn't extortion; it was outright robbery. Someone was clearly trying to drive them out of Xiang Ma Town with these absurd demands. And the enemy knew these were terms they couldn't possibly accept.
