Liu Buli narrowed his eyes.
After a moment of silence, he said, "Actually, I think you've overestimated one thing. You think by setting this as a condition, you can make a deal with me. But in reality, even if we encounter a treasure, if I don't agree, you won't be able to take anything away."
He spoke very seriously, and the facts were indeed as he said.
Because the gap in cultivation between the two was too large, as long as Liu Buli made a move, Li Qingcheng would have no chance to resist.
Li Qingcheng had unconsciously forgotten this issue before. Now that Liu Buli brought it up, she immediately became a little nervous.
She opened her mouth and looked at Liu Buli hesitantly.
After a few seconds of eye contact, Liu Buli actually smiled. He said, "But I was just joking. After all, I'm a good person, and I'm not very willing to do things like fighting and killing. The deal you mentioned is quite interesting. I can help you get rid of those who are chasing you. But the benefits you give me are too little. We can renegotiate."
Li Qingcheng's face was full of vigilance. "What do you want?"
"That depends on what you can give me," Liu Buli said, looking Li Qingcheng up and down. Then he shook his head and said, "Currently, I don't think you have anything I want. So why not owe me a debt? When I want something, I'll tell you, and you'll do as I say."
Li Qingcheng frowned. She still didn't answer.
Liu Buli guessed what she was thinking and softened his smile. He continued, "Don't be so nervous. Even if I ask for something, I will never take your life. I told you, I'm not that kind of bad person. It's just owing me a favor. Perhaps I'll need you to help me with something then. It's that simple, are you still not agreeing?"
This time, the proposal was quite tempting for Li Qingcheng.
She was stunned for a long time and carefully calculated in her heart.
She didn't know if Liu Buli was telling the truth or not, nor did she know if he was really interested in her blood. She only knew that if she didn't accept Liu Buli's offer now, and if she accidentally encountered those people, she would surely die.
Should she gamble with her luck, or use her future as a stake to bet on right or wrong?
This choice was too difficult.
After a long time, Li Qingcheng finally made up her mind. Looking into Liu Buli's eyes, she said, "Are you sure you won't lie to me, and no matter what you want in the end, you definitely won't take my life?"
"In any case, I will definitely not ask you to commit suicide," Liu Buli nodded and said, "I won't capture you or imprison you. But if you attack me, then killing you would be self-defense. This situation would not be included in our agreement."
Li Qingcheng was not stupid. Liu Buli's statement could be considered reasonable, and she could not find any loopholes or disadvantages.
As for her side, it could solve her biggest trouble, which was indeed very tempting.
After a moment of hesitation, Li Qingcheng finally took a deep breath. She nodded and said, "I am willing to trade with you, but the premise is that you can indeed help me kill those people. If we never encounter those people from beginning to end, or if you cannot succeed in killing them..."
"Then our trade will be considered non-existent. I understand this principle," Liu Buli said with a smile, echoing Li Qingcheng's thoughts. "But since you've said so, I need to add one more condition. I will deal with them, but not solely by myself. If my disciple helps, it can also be considered that I have fulfilled your request. Is that okay?"
Li Qingcheng did not hesitate for too long this time. She directly nodded in agreement. After all, there were too many people coming. It would be a bit too much to ask Liu Buli to handle them alone.
Although they had only passed by each other when they met, she still had some impression. She remembered that there seemed to be four of them. If they dealt with those people together, it should not be a problem, right?
Li Qingcheng thought this way, but she never guessed that Liu Buli was thinking about whether Lu Wuming had already dealt with all those people without his knowledge.
The fact that they were not in the same location in the secret realm did not mean that Lu Wuming would not appear with those people. Thinking that he did not see them nearby, Liu Buli could be sure that their big dog must have gone mad again.
And what Lu Wuming would do after going mad was a question that did not need to be considered.
Liu Buli's only hope now was that Lu Wuming would spare Shen Muzhi and You Siqi out of their usual friendship.
After all, in Liu Buli's heart, these two people were already considered his good friends. It would be too pitiful if they died under Lu Wuming's claws just because of an ignorant secret realm...
With these thoughts in mind, Liu Buli eventually led Li Qingcheng closer to the temple-like place. The patterns carved on the giant stone pillars seemed to be some kind of magical monster. However, since they had never seen such things in reality, Li Qingcheng could not understand what they were.
Li Qingcheng instinctively felt some fear towards those things. She frowned and hesitantly asked Liu Buli, "Liu Buli, do you know what these patterns are?"
"A type of monster," Liu Buli replied casually. "They are used to suppress evil spirits, but they are not gentle creatures. In a sense, they can be considered as using poison to fight poison. Fierce beasts paired with evil spirits can also have some effect."
This was all recorded in novels, so even though they had never seen such species in reality, Liu Buli still had some understanding.
Li Qingcheng did not understand these things. She only thought that Liu Buli was knowledgeable, so when she looked at him, her gaze unconsciously showed undisguised admiration.
Liu Buli saw it but pretended not to understand anything.
He walked forward a few steps and stopped at the place where the spiritual energy fluctuations were strongest. He still acted as if he felt nothing and turned to Li Qingcheng, "Can you sense anything else?"
"I..."
Li Qingcheng nodded and pointed at Liu Buli's feet. She said, "If you walk a little further, you will reach the place where the spiritual energy fluctuations are strongest."
Liu Buli smiled and nodded, but showed no intention of moving forward.
Li Qingcheng understood and quickly took a few steps forward, actively stepping towards that location.
After all, there were huge stones on the ground. Li Qingcheng originally thought that even if the spiritual energy fluctuations in this place were strong enough, there should not be any accidents.
But the moment she stepped on it, the stone collapsed with a bang.
Without giving her a chance to escape, it directly swallowed her into the darkness below...