"What?"
Qin Xue was completely stunned.
She didn't understand why the other party would suddenly ask to hand the phone over to Chu Fan.
On the contrary, Chu Fan seemed to have expected the other party to look for him. He reached out and took the phone from Qin Xue's hand, asking calmly, "Spending so much effort, is it worth it?"
"Haha, why do you care if it's worth it or not? I just like playing like this. What can you do to me?"
The person on the other end of the phone seemed proud of having Chu Fan in their grasp.
Indeed, it was something to be proud of.
Not everyone could make the Demon God so powerless.
Chu Fan had no intention of arguing with the other party and directly asked, "What do you actually want?"
Earlier, on the rooftop, when he saw the drones circling him, he had completely confirmed his suspicions.
The money and the danfang prescription they demanded were not their true objectives.
Doing this was merely a test.
They clearly wanted to know how much Qin Xue and her husband cared about their daughter.
The huge sum of money and the prescription for the Nine Revolutions Divine Elixir were both valuable.
As long as these two demands were met, it would mean that they could use Nan Baixuan to threaten everyone.
"I want something you carry with you. I think you should know what that item is!"
Just as he suspected!
When he realized that the other party was targeting him, Chu Fan had already guessed that all this elaborate effort was for the dragon-shaped jade pendant.
He had released the news earlier, and the commotion hadn't been very significant. He had thought that the news release wasn't thorough enough to attract the attention of those interested in the dragon-shaped jade pendant.
Now it seemed that the interested parties had already arrived in Shanhai City and had conducted considerable investigations in secret.
He knew that his own strength was not ordinary, and it was completely impossible to forcibly snatch the dragon-shaped jade pendant from him.
Therefore, the plan was to target those close to him, using them to threaten him into obediently handing over the dragon-shaped jade pendant.
And among those close to him, the only one he cared about was his aunt.
However, his aunt had two Grandmasters protecting her, making it very risky to directly abduct her.
In the end, they compromised and targeted Nan Baixuan.
The other party's thinking was very clear: by using Nan Baixuan to threaten Qin Xue, they could indirectly control him and force him to obediently hand over the dragon-shaped jade pendant.
Beside him, Nan Zi'an and Qin Xue exchanged bewildered glances.
So, it turned out they wanted something from Chu Fan.
What could it be?
Since Chu Fan was still on the phone with the other party, Qin Xue could only suppress her anxious anticipation.
"You know that item is very important to me!"
"Do you think I'll give it to you?"
"I advise you to obediently send my cousin back. I can overlook this matter, otherwise, you won't be able to leave Shanhai City!"
After speaking, without waiting for the other party to reply, Chu Fan directly hung up the phone.
"Xiao Fan, you..."
Seeing Chu Fan's resolute attitude, as if he didn't care about his daughter's safety, Qin Xue didn't know what to say.
Knowing what his aunt was thinking, he comforted her, "Aunt, this is a game of chess."
"Now, it's about who can control the initiative."
"Being passive means being led by the nose."
Upon hearing this, Nan Zi'an couldn't help but reprimand, "This is simply absurd."
"If you anger the other party like this, what if the next thing they send here is Xuanxuan's severed ear?"
"She's your cousin, how can you use her to gamble?"
Nan Zi'an was very emotional, panting heavily, and looking at Chu Fan with great displeasure.
In his mind, if the person held by the other party was an inanimate object, it wouldn't matter how it was handled.
In fact, the person the other party held was a living, breathing human being, his own daughter.
Using her to gamble was too risky.
Chu Fan frowned slightly. Qin Xue, sensing his slight anger, quickly said, "Zi'an, I'm thirsty and want to drink some coffee from downstairs. Can you go buy me a cup?"
Nan Zi'an hesitated to speak, but finally turned and left at his wife's silent signal.
"Xiao Fan, your uncle is overly worried about Xuanxuan's safety, so he spoke a bit harshly. Don't be angry!" Qin Xue said.
Chu Fan shook his head, "I know he's worried, but am I not?"
Qin Xue gave a helpless smile and changed the subject, asking, "Xiao Fan, what does he want from you?"
The dragon-shaped jade pendant, his aunt knew about it. Chu Fan then took out the jade pendant from inside his collar.
"He wants this!"
Kidnapping his daughter just to get this jade pendant?
Qin Xue's brows furrowed tightly. She couldn't understand what was so special about this jade pendant that the other party would risk so much for it.
However, she didn't have time to ponder these issues now. She just wanted to rescue her daughter as soon as possible. Thinking of Chu Fan's earlier words, she said, "Xiao Fan, don't blame me for being nosy, but your uncle is right. Is it really appropriate to gamble with Xuanxuan's safety for an item like this?"
"For this item, although they won't kill Xuanxuan, they wouldn't hesitate to hurt her, like cutting off an ear or a finger, which wouldn't endanger her life, right?"
In Qin Xue's eyes, the dragon-shaped jade pendant was just an accessory with no value, and it couldn't be compared to her daughter's safety.
If this item were in her hands instead of Chu Fan's, she would have no hesitation in handing it over to get her daughter back.
Different positions, different thoughts.
Facing his aunt, Chu Fan could only patiently explain, "Aunt, I know you are very worried about cousin's safety."
"But this item is also very important to me!"
"The other party is very eager to obtain this item. Only by controlling the initiative can Xuanxuan's safety be guaranteed to the greatest extent!"
If it were someone else standing in front of him, he wouldn't bother explaining.
Gambits are complex, not everyone understands them.
"But..."
Qin Xue hesitated, not knowing how to persuade Chu Fan to exchange the dragon-shaped jade pendant for his daughter.
She had some knowledge of the dragon-shaped jade pendant's past and knew it had a significant connection to her sister, which was why Chu Fan valued it so highly.
With his aunt, Chu Fan didn't want to fall out.
But handing over the dragon-shaped jade pendant, which he had finally found, was out of the question.
Since obtaining the dragon-shaped jade pendant, although he hadn't fully researched its special properties, the other party's actions precisely indicated that it was no ordinary item.
Therefore, Chu Fan would absolutely not hand it over.
To avoid making his aunt feel troubled, he said, "Aunt, don't worry. Xuanxuan is also my cousin, and I won't disregard her safety!"
"Leave this matter to me from now on!"
"I promise you, I will definitely bring Xuanxuan back whole!"
Qin Xue, completely at a loss for what to do, could only nod helplessly at this moment.
To prevent his aunt and uncle from suggesting exchanging the dragon-shaped jade pendant for Nan Baixuan, Chu Fan immediately took Ji Ningyue and returned to Shanhai Pavilion.
On the way, the phone he had taken with him suddenly received a message from the other party.
"Kid, you want to control the initiative, don't you?"
"If you want to play, I'll play with you!"
"Surprise delivery in half an hour!"
"You're still too young to play with me!"
Seeing this message, Chu Fan's expression darkened, and he said to Ji Ningyue, "Return to Tianfan Pharmaceutical!"
Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.
A delivery person, holding a paper box, suddenly appeared at the entrance of Tianfan Pharmaceutical.