Chapter 97: Hu Gao's Plan

  "Hmm? You agreed so easily?"

  Shi Qianqiu was taken aback, Hu Gao's answer made him extremely surprised. Didn't they say there was danger under the Red Furnace? How could this kid agree so readily? This is unscientific!

  Now he was faced with a dilemma, whether to send his own people to take risks and pick the black fire lotus from the Chi Yan pool, or let Hu Gao and others be scapegoats to pick the black fire lotus.

  To know such a large number of black lotus, it's really too precious, may be related to the future of the whole family, can't have any carelessness.

  "Shi Lao, you go pick it up instead. There's nothing to be afraid of in this Fire Beast Forest, just some fire beasts and the Fire Beast King. Although the Fire Beast King is formidable, I believe you can definitely handle it. You're a Body Tempering Realm second stage cultivator after all. Even if you can't handle it alone, with Yu Lao's help, there won't be any problem."

  At this time, Shi Dong, as the fifth young master of the family, stepped forward and said that for him, the value of these black fire lotus was far beyond what gold coins could compare to.

  The reason is simple, if he can really get a few thousand black lotus for the family, this achievement is enough to make him the heir of the family, even some forces that far exceed his opponents will be defeated by him.

  "That's right, Shi Lao. We can't let this kid go pick the Black Fire Lotus by himself. He promised to go alone, he must be up to something. If I'm not mistaken, he wants to stall for time and wait for reinforcements to arrive. After all, there are several thousand Black Fire Lotuses here, if they get their hands on them, their power will increase tens or even hundreds of times over. They'll definitely find someone to help protect them on their way back to their family." Yu Lao said immediately.

  "Delaying the time, as Lao said, it's indeed reasonable. That little brat is clearly stalling for time. Once we return to the family, I'll have Father arrange a position as a Family Executor for you." Shi Yuan spoke up, her smile blooming like a flower, radiant and resplendent.

  "Sixth Miss..." However, facing Shi Wen's smile, Yu Lao felt a chill in his heart and let out a sorrowful cry.

  There's no such thing as a free lunch, how could he possibly be promoted to family steward just because of one or two sentences? As for why he was promoted to family steward, he knew it with his butt.

  "Yu Lao, your cultivation is not much worse than Shi Lao's. Letting you go pick the Black Fire Lotus shouldn't be a problem. So I think, why don't you go pick the Black Fire Lotus? Once you successfully bring it back and hand it over to Fifth Brother, I can guarantee that I'll make you the family's executor." Shi Huan's tone didn't allow Yu Lao to refuse.

  "That's right, Old Master. You also know that if I were to hand over the several thousand Black Fire Lotus Seeds to the family, I would immediately become the sole heir of the family, and even my older brothers wouldn't be able to compete with me anymore. Giving you a promise of becoming the Family Elder is definitely not a problem. In fact, I can guarantee it personally - once I truly take up the position of Family Head, I will immediately promote you to Family Elder."

  Shi Dong also made various temptations and promises, "Think about it, if you become the family's steward and elder, how many cultivation resources will you get? Even these Black Fire Lotus Pads I can allocate some to you, letting you break through to the late stage of Tongti Realm in a short time, or even breaking through to Bao Yuan Realm is not a problem."

  "Is it the late stage of Tongti? Or is it the explosive Yuanjing?"

  Although Lao knew that if he made a slight mistake, he would lose his life on the spot and even his bones might not be left behind, when he heard the two young people's words of temptation, his breathing began to quicken.

  He was very clear that with his own talent and cultivation, he could at most cultivate to the third stage of Tongti Realm, and it would be difficult for him to cultivate even the middle stage of Tongti Realm. It can be said that once this matter is successful, his life page will be thoroughly rewritten.

  It has to be said that this temptation was really too great, almost making him lose his rationality.

  "Lao Yu, don't consider it anymore. You can't let the Fifth Master and Sixth Miss go on an adventure, can you? And with just the three of them, it's hard for one person to stay behind alone. I have no choice but to watch over them from the side."

  Shi Qianqiu said faintly, then lowered his voice to a level that only the four of them could hear: "Speed up your movements, once you get the Black Fire Lotus, I'll immediately take action to eliminate them and leave the Flame Valley with the Black Fire Lotus."

  "Alright!" Finally, Yu Lao no longer hesitated, took a deep breath and agreed.

  "Yu Lao, I was right about you after all. Since you agreed, I'll also give you a token of appreciation on behalf of my father, bestowing upon you our family name."

  As promised earlier, Shi Wan let out a sigh of relief, then flipped her palm over, and a black dan pill appeared in her hand. "Swallow this Black Rain Pill."

  "Hei Yu Dan?!" Old Yu's expression changed slightly.

  Hei Yu Dan is no ordinary dan medicine. "Blood Slave Contract" establishes awe, while "Black Rain Dan" controls the divine soul.

  Hei Yu Dan originally had the effect of nourishing the spirit, but once the controller adds a strand of heart and soul to it, then relying on the effect of the elixir, it can parasitize the spirit of the person who takes it, thereby controlling other people's spirits.

  Once he eats it, he will belong to the Shi family for this lifetime and must be loyal. If he has a second heart, his soul will suffer the pain of being bitten by ten thousand insects. The master can easily torture him into a useless person.

  However, thinking that any outsider who wanted to become a member of the Shi family had to swallow the Black Rain Pill, he felt somewhat balanced in his heart, although he was reluctant, he still accepted it and gritted his teeth to swallow it.

  Seeing him swallow the Dan medicine, Shi Wanyan's expression visibly relaxed a lot.

  "Finally agreed, indeed a tough nut to crack." Hu Gao stood in front without saying anything, but his heart was laughing uncontrollably. Human nature is still full of suspicion and greed after all.

  "This senior, actually you don't have to worry about it. There's nothing dangerous under the magma at all. If you really don't want to go pick the black fire lotus, I can just go myself. If there's any danger, I'll be the one to die, right?" Hu Gao didn't mind adding fuel to the fire at this time.

  "Kid, don't try to provoke me, just stand there obediently." Yu Lao snorted coldly, feeling a bit embarrassed. Someone who was only a small, ninth-stage condensed shadow boundary wasn't afraid, but he, an old, first-stage whole body boundary warrior, was still hesitating, and being laughed at - it was truly embarrassing.

  Lao didn't hesitate anymore and walked straight towards the Scarlet Furnace Pool.

  Shi Qianqiu saw this, his whole body's aura moved, and the powerful aura immediately enveloped Hu Gao and the others. Under his aura's envelopment, no matter what movements Hu Gao and the others made, they would be instantly sensed by him.

  After finishing this matter, Shi Qianqiu and the other two finally felt at ease to pay attention to the movements on Lao's side, not worried that Hu Gao would escape.

  "What about us brothers now?"

  Yun Feng and Han Chong both looked at Hu Gao, they knew that Hu Gao would definitely have the next idea.

  "Get ready, let's retreat a bit. The Fire Beast King under that Lava Pool should be lured out, and soon those four will go to slowly endure it."

  "Right, Hu Gao brothers, although the Fire Beast King is powerful, what if it's not a match for those four? Then what about the remaining Black Fire Lotus, are we really going to let them have it?"

  Han Chong asked in a puzzled tone, somewhat unwillingly, "Whether or not I get the Black Fire Lotus is of no consequence to me. In fact, I think that if our family were to obtain so many Black Fire Lotuses, we would likely invite disaster upon ourselves. But for these people to simply pick them all and leave, I really can't bear it. If there's truly no other way, then later on I'll use my ultimate move to stall them for a while, and then lure in some other people to see how they can still smoothly take the Black Fire Lotuses away."

  Yun Feng also nodded in agreement, it seems that the two of them had the same idea, and they absolutely couldn't let others take advantage of them for free.

  "Don't be impulsive, who said I gave up on the Black Fire Lotus? This is just a joke, this is only the first step, the real show is yet to come, you guys wait and see."

  Hu Gao hastily stopped Yun Feng and Han Cong, fearing that they would truly make a move, and successively play their trump cards.

  "Is the good show yet to come?" The eyes of Yun Feng and Han Chong lit up instantly.

  The three of them didn't say much more and like Shi's family of four, they watched the crucible.

  Yu Lao had already arrived at the pool, staring at the scarlet molten pool below, his expression somewhat relaxed. He stood by the pool for several breaths, without making a sound. In the Fire Beast Forest, the greatest danger was naturally the Fire Beast King and the fire poison. The fire poison could be ruled out here. If it were the Fire Beast King, it would likely appear as he approached the scarlet molten pool and launch an attack on him.

  The current situation only indicates one problem, this pool must not have any danger!

  At this point, Yu Lao no longer hesitated, the yuan force in his body surged like a wave of tide water rushing towards the Chi Yan Slag, and the violent energy instantly pushed away the Chi Yan Slag, revealing the black fire lotus seeds below.

  "It's really black lotus, there are so many!"

  Lao Shi and three others' pupils suddenly dilated, they all took a deep breath, their faces were excited to the extreme.

  Seeing so many black lotus lanterns with their own eyes and hearing the feeling from Hu Gao's mouth are completely different, this moment is enough to make them red-eyed, excited and crazy.

  "Haha, they're all Black Fire Lotus, I can finally stand out now."

  The old man burst into loud laughter, his eyes brimming with tears. He was truly overjoyed, for after a lifetime of hard work and struggle, he had never expected to have such an extraordinary encounter today.

  He could fully imagine that it wouldn't be long before the Shi family rose to prominence in Longhua, and he, Ye Tong, would also rise with them, no longer having to humble himself, lower his voice, and speak in a subservient tone. In his eyes, these dark lotus flowers had already emitted a dazzling golden light, beckoning him to come closer.