Capture the king first to capture the bandits; it is an ancient and unchanging truth.

Liu Zixuan had no interest in wasting words with those lackeys; he was looking for the one who could command Shi Kuang.

As he finished speaking, the eight people surrounding him exchanged glances.

At this moment, a man standing on the outermost edge stepped forward, "I am their leader."

Liu Zixuan squinted his eyes, shook his head directly, and said, "No, no, no, you’re not."

"How am I not, and how do you know I’m not?" Although the man spoke with his head held high, his tone was not very confident, appearing somewhat lacking in assurance.

"I said you’re not, so you’re not!" Liu Zixuan flicked a regular Silver Needle with his fingers, directly piercing through the man’s forehead, causing him to fall to the ground with a crash!

"Anyone else want to be the scapegoat?" Liu Zixuan smiled at the seven whose expressions suddenly changed.

"Liu Zixuan, enough already!"

A nearly unclad man stepped forward with a cold snort, and the man next to him hurriedly took off his coat and draped it over his shoulders.

"Now that’s right, if you dare to fight, you must dare to admit it, otherwise, wouldn’t it be a disgrace to the Shi Family?"

That Shi Kuang was already arrogant enough; the one who could command him surely wouldn’t be like the man just now, speaking without confidence, how could he possibly be the leader!

But this raggedly dressed guy in front of him, surrounded by people and rushed to be clothed, now that was the demeanor of a boss.

The man put on his clothes, looked straight at Liu Zixuan, and said, "Shi Kuang has already been killed by you, what more do you want?"

"One Shi Kuang surely isn’t enough, or else how would it be worth this much fuss today." Liu Zixuan spread his hands and smiled.

"Aren’t you afraid of completely offending our Shi Family because of this?" the man asked in a low voice.

"Shi Family?"

Liu Zixuan playfully smiled, "Even if it is offended, so what?"

Just at that moment, the phone in the man’s hand suddenly rang. He looked up at Liu Zixuan and directly answered the call.

After a couple of seconds, the man walked toward Liu Zixuan, "Our Patriarch wants to speak with you."

"Oh, it seems I have quite the reputation." Liu Zixuan took the phone directly and said with a laugh, "Patriarch Shi, you’re not hoping I’ll let your people go, are you?"

"Hahaha, Young friend Zixuan is indeed straightforward." The Patriarch of the Shi Family laughed heartily, "I’ve already heard from Shi Gang about what happened there. That bastard Shi Kuang has always been doing outrageous things under the banner of the Shi Family."

"But I can assure you, Shi Gang absolutely has no intention to go against you; that child has a simple mind, probably deceived by Shi Kuang..."

"I can’t just take the Patriarch’s word and let them go, can I?" Liu Zixuan smiled with deep meaning.

There was a brief silence on the other end, "We’ll unilaterally give you fifty million from the Shi Family."

"Does the Patriarch think Liu Zixuan is desperate for money?"

"This is just some tea money for your brothers, and besides, with the martial arts tournament coming soon, as long as you let Shi Gang go, our Shi Family will owe you a huge favor, and during the martial arts tournament, our Shi Family will surely repay you!"

The Patriarch of Shi Family paused here, then suddenly changed his tone to a low one, "I’m sure the ancestor of the Willow Association also spoke to you about the unification of the Martial Realm. Based on my understanding of young friend Zixuan, I’m afraid you won’t want to be anyone’s subordinate. After this incident, our Shi Family will definitely stand by you. With these two conditions, I believe young friend Zixuan won’t refuse."

Upon hearing this, Liu Zixuan raised an eyebrow. It seems this Patriarch of the Shi Family really knows how to find topics to talk about.

The ancestor of the Willow Association’s words always hinted at wanting to unify the Martial Realm, and the Shi Family Patriarch used this as a topic to hit Liu Zixuan’s heart.

Liu Zixuan thought for a moment and smiled, "How do I know you won’t go against me then, after all, according to the Willow Association’s ancestor’s influence, by that time, probably more than half will stand on their side."

"Because like young friend Zixuan, our Shi Family also doesn’t want to be anyone’s subordinate!" The Shi Family Patriarch laughed heartily.

"What if I tell what you said today to the ancestor of the Willow Association?" Liu Zixuan teased with a smile.

"A martial artist seeks the way with all heart; if my Shi Family didn’t have knowledge of you, I wouldn’t speak these words to you today. Young friend Zixuan, Shi’s sincerity is there, now then..."

Listening to the Shi Family Patriarch’s words trailing off, Liu Zixuan immediately said, "The two conditions you just mentioned I am satisfied with, but fifty million can only buy one Shi Gang."

"I only want Shi Gang!" The Shi Family Patriarch smiled with deep meaning.

"Hahahahaha, the Shi Family Patriarch indeed lives up to being the head of one of the Eight Great Powers."

"I hope that one day we can have a few drinks face to face, young friend Zixuan."

"That day will come." After Liu Zixuan finished speaking, he directly hung up the phone.

He handed the phone back to Shi Gang, patting him on the shoulder, "Looks like you’re valued quite highly in the Shi Family, for the Patriarch to spend such a huge cost to save you."

Shi Gang frowned, "Can we leave now?"

"You can leave; your men cannot!" Liu Zixuan gestured to Xiaolinzi, "Take them to the big pit and bury them!"

"Liu Zixuan, can’t you also spare them?" Shi Gang pleaded with a hint of desperation.

Liu Zixuan glanced at Shi Gang, sneered, and said, "Some things, in the end, need someone to pay for them. I advise you not to say anymore; the Patriarch can protect you for a time but not for all time; take care."

After speaking, Liu Zixuan, together with Little Sixth Lord and others, headed towards the natural big pit.

Shi Gang looked at his subordinates, biting his lip fiercely until it bled; he clenched his fist tightly and got into the car beside him.

Those people, their eyes filled with despair!

As Xiaolinzi and the group of Shadow Guards took them away, they all understood that this journey probably leads to the Ghost Gate!

Diwu Qingfeng smiled and said, "What makes you so happy?"

"Can’t you see, Shi Kuang is the culprit, and the reason for going so far as to fish out big fish Shi Gang is to get that Shi Family Patriarch to promise Zixuan some conditions." Little Sixth Lord subtly smiled with meaning.

Liu Zixuan laughed heartily, "Still, Sixth Lord understands me, with the undercurrents surging in the Star Sea Martial Realm, the martial arts tournament after the new year is undoubtedly a fuse, at this time, I must prepare some backups, otherwise, I’ll be too passive facing the enemy alone!"

"How do you know the Shi Family Patriarch would save Shi Gang?" Diwu Qingfeng asked again.

"That’s a gamble; I bet Shi Gang is important to the Shi Family." Liu Zixuan spread his hands, "If I win the gamble, everyone is happy; if I lose, it was just a matter of killing someone unimportant, no loss for me either."