New Eden: Live to Play, Play to Live

Chapter 814 Settling Down

These young people here were far from ordinary. This was not the first they heard of humans suddenly discovering powers that defied that natural order.

Some of them, the Zhong Kui had already captured, trying to figure out what was happening.

But the four of them were already having trouble fighting one demon. When the woman had joined in, covered in fire, the fight had rapidly devolved into a losing battle, one of them even getting flung off the balcony.

With a third one here, ready to throw down, their chances were close to nil.

And the perennity of the Zhong Kui was more important than killing one demon, however dangerous he was.

His hesitation was visible on his face, which dismayed the young Song Ping. How could this one man cause an elder of their great organization to feel hesitant?

"Elder Bai, how can you hesitate? What are three white trash like them going to do against the combined power of the Zhong Kui? They are ants on our path. Let's crush them and be done with it," Song Ping argued.

But the elder looked at him so disdainfully that the young man almost felt like he was the demon here.

"How are they training the recruits these days?" Elder Bai spat, looking at the young one disappointingly.

"If you want me to kill him so we can talk like adults, I'll gladly do so," David said with a chuckle.

"I'd like to see—" Song Ping started saying.

*Slap!*

A resounding and crisp slap stopped the words coming out of his mouth.

"Enough! Elder Zhang, grab this rebellious idiot and leave. I don't want to see him again until he learns to respect his elders and obey orders."

Song Ping was still in shock.

He was only trying to defend their honour. Why was he the one in the wrong?

And now Elder Bai threatened to have him punished? For what?

But Elder Zhang only nodded, grabbing the young man's collar and gripping one of his arms behind his back.

Elder Bai brought his hand before his face, two fingers raised like a Taoist of old, and chanted, "Yídòng!"

In a flash of blue, both men were gone.

David looked at Mr. Gu, raising an eyebrow.

'Is this how he got inside my hideout all those times? But I never heard him chant anything…' he thought.

But then he remembered that stone he found, which had some weird etchings on it.

'A catalyst to use the spell? This man knows more than he lets on. There is also how the Bai dude talked about his family name. Was he an important member?' he wondered.

But these were questions for later.

"Now that the annoyance is out of the way, what is your decision, old man?" David asked, making an arrogant face.

Elder Bai looked at him with spite. This was his fault, after all.

"I don't know how you learned so much about the Zhong Kui or why you dug into our history, but I'll have to warn you. We are many, and killing one of us means accruing a blood debt. Are you willing to do such a thing?"

David smirked.

"Old man. Did you not hear me? If I kill you here, by the end of the week, there will be no more of you. Do you think we are the only three dangerous people out there? How many do you think I can muster on short notice if I tell them you tried to kill Alexander?" he asked, leaning back.

He was almost sure that an organization like the Zhong Kui already knew about the awakened. How much they knew was another matter altogether, though.

But, for now, he could play on their lack of information. He wasn't at such a disadvantage, after all.

Elder Bai felt like his confidence couldn't be unfounded. So he would rather not risk it.

"And what tells you our founding families won't just send another team to kill him? Stronger. Bigger. What will you do then? Is murder your only solution?" Elder Bai argued.

"If it were, you'd already be dead," David said, waving his hand.

"Then why even bother talking to us? Just throwing around threats won't bring this to a conclusion."

David grinned devilishly.

A grin that Kary would recognize a mile away. One that she often used.

'So he had a plan, after all. He wasn't just threatening them to get them to back off…' she thought, looking at him from the corner of her eye.

"Listen, I have an offer for you. One I want you to bring back to your masters or bosses, however you call them. Are you willing to hear it?" David asked, clasping his hands together.

Elder Bai looked at him with reluctance.

"Do I have a choice? What if I refuse? Will you let me leave?"

"Not a chance," David said, his eyes becoming cold again.

With a long sigh, the old man lifted his leg to prop his elbow on.

"Then could we have something to drink while we discuss this? The fight was quite taxing, and I am tired."

David turned his head to Alex, who growled.

"Water is all I have to offer the likes of you."

The old man pouted lightly.

"Don't you have tea? Making tea is barely an inconvenience."

Alex looked at him with murderous eyes.

"You barged into my home, threatened me and my girlfriend. You deserve death, as far as I'm concerned. Keep making demands, and I'll drink your fucking blood," he growled, his skin taking a red tint.

"Alright, alright. Water it is. I knew the demon wasn't completely under your control. The founding families will not like that we let you live…" Elder Bai complained, feeling a shiver run down his spine.

He was tired, and there wasn't much he could still do. But Alex seemed ready to go for a round two, and at full power at that.

'Live to fight another day,' the old man told himself.

Once the glass of water was almost shoved into his hands, Elder Bai took a sip and locked eyes with David.

"Let's talk."