In Xiangxi, if anyone could still stand up to the Shi family, it would only be the Apu family of the Corpse Drivers.
“Not to mention you, but even the Witch King Shi Sigui wouldn’t dare speak such words lightly in front of me.” Apu Zikui spoke coldly.
The moment Apu Zikui appeared, Liu Yunwei was instantly stunned, and he couldn’t help but take several steps back.
He still recognised Apu Zikui.
She was the current helmsman of the Corpse Driver lineage.
In terms of status and identity, she was a figure on the same level as the Shi family’s Witch King.
He, Liu Yunwei, was merely an outer disciple of the Shi family.
How could he dare to offend Apu Zikui?
Originally, Liu Yunwei had thought that Luo Chen was just an ordinary person he could bully at will. He hadn’t expected to actually provoke Apu Zikui.
“Apologise to Mr. Luo.” Apu Zikui spoke with a cold face.
“I…”
“Slap!” Apu Zikui swung her hand and delivered a slap.
“Apologise to Mr. Luo.” Apu Zikui said harshly.
This was a bit awkward.
Just moments ago, he had been strutting about arrogantly, looking like he was going to trample Luo Chen today. Now, Liu Yunwei was cowering like a grandson as he was slapped.
When Apu Zikui hit him, he truly didn’t dare to utter even half a word of complaint.
“Apologise!”
Apu Zikui went up and delivered two more hard slaps to Liu Yunwei’s face, turning his face purple.
Not to mention Liu Yunwei being dumbfounded, even the others were stunned.
Although the others didn’t recognise Apu Zikui, seeing Liu Yunwei cowering so much made them realise this woman had quite the background.
And Liu Yunwei was even more unable to understand why dealing with Luo Chen had become so troublesome.
To think he had actually provoked the helmsman of the Corpse Driver lineage.
However, Liu Yunwei didn’t dare say much more.
A wise man knows when to retreat. The other party was the helmsman of the Corpse Driver lineage. Even if they killed him today, he could only accept his bad luck.
“S, sorry.” Liu Yunwei held his face and spoke with his head lowered.
“If you’d apologised earlier, you wouldn’t have gotten beaten.” Luo Chen smiled.
But then Luo Chen’s expression darkened again.
“Remember, there won’t be a next time!”
“Scram!” Apu Zikui spoke coldly.
“Remember, you’ve gotten your life back today!” Apu Zikui spoke again.
She meant that Luo Chen hadn’t made a move today; otherwise, Liu Yunwei probably wouldn’t have made it back alive.
But Liu Yunwei clearly misunderstood, thinking it was just that Apu Zikui didn’t want to touch him today.
So although Liu Yunwei left with his head lowered, he was still unconvinced in his heart.
“Luo Chen, when I get the chance, I’ll definitely kill you.”
Liu Yunwei thought harshly in his heart.
After all, in his eyes, Luo Chen was just an ordinary person. His martial skills were such that even some ordinary martial artists weren’t his match, so Liu Yunwei still wanted to kill Luo Chen.
“You didn’t even give me advance notice that you were coming.” Apu Zikui smiled.
“Would you do me the honour of having a cup of coffee?” Apu Zikui spoke.
“You drink coffee too?” Luo Chen was a bit surprised. It was hard to associate someone like Apu Zikui, a corpse driver, with the word “coffee.”
Apu Zikui rolled her eyes at Luo Chen.
In a coffee shop, Apu Zikui held a cup of coffee in her hands.
If it weren’t for the cold aura that always lingered around Apu Zikui, she would actually be considered a great beauty.
Even a city beauty.
“Mr. Luo, you’re here for the Blood Corpse King, aren’t you?” Apu Zikui didn’t stand on ceremony with Luo Chen and got straight to the point.
Luo Chen didn’t deliberately hide it either and simply nodded.
“If you’re here, I think the matter of the Corpse King is as good as settled.” Apu Zikui smiled.
After all, the scene of Luo Chen slicing the Corpse King with his bare hands was still fresh in her memory.
“The young grandmaster who shook East China, that must be you, Mr. Luo?” Apu Zikui had naturally heard about this matter.
Luo Chen certainly didn’t deny it.
“Sigh, rumours really are unreliable. Mr. Luo’s strength, how could it be something a mere young grandmaster could compare to?” Apu Zikui smiled and took a sip of her coffee.
“Tell me the intelligence on the Corpse King.”
If anyone else had spoken to Apu Zikui like this, she might not have paid them any attention at all.
But Luo Chen was different. Speaking of which, her life could still be considered as saved by Luo Chen.
“This matter, actually, is quite complicated. The things involved are far from being as simple as just a Corpse King.” Apu Zikui sighed.
“Does Mr. Luo know of the Tianyao Group?” Apu Zikui suddenly asked.
Tianyao Group?
Luo Chen truly hadn’t heard of it.
“It’s a group in the hands of a certain major family prince in Yanjing, ranked among the top five in the entire country.” Apu Zikui introduced.
“What does this have to do with the Corpse King?” Luo Chen frowned.
“The Shi family has always had countless ties with this Tianyao Group behind the scenes.”
“And the Corpse King was released by the Shi family.” Apu Zikui shook her head.
“That Corpse King has extremely heavy resentment. It had always been suppressed by generations of corpse drivers. It just so happened that during the handover ceremony between my mother and my generation, something went wrong.”
“Our lineage places extreme importance on certain ceremonies. On the night of the ceremony, we were momentarily careless, and the well suppressing the Corpse King was suddenly dug through, and the Corpse King was stolen.”
“By the time we investigated the truth and found out it was the Shi family who had made their move, the Corpse King had already been refined into a Blood Corpse.”
“But I reckon they also underestimated that Corpse King. It’s said that the Witch King Shi Sigui was nearly killed by the Corpse King.”
“Then the Corpse King escaped.”
“Over in Haidong, because of your deterrent force, Mr. Luo, the Corpse King fled back again.”
“By the time I traced its whereabouts, dozens of people in the Tian Family Village had already been poisoned by the corpse toxin and had all turned into corpses. There was nothing we could do about this matter, so we had no choice but to call the police.” Apu Zikui smiled.
“And finally, the military stepped in.”
The matter was actually quite simple and not overly complicated.
“Where is the Corpse King now?” Luo Chen asked.
The Tian Family Village area had already been quarantined, so there was no immediate problem.
“It’s gone missing again. That Corpse King already possesses spiritual energy and knows how to turn danger into safety, but it can be certain that it should still be in Xiangxi.” Apu Zikui replied.
Luo Chen also frowned. Capturing this Corpse King would probably really take some effort.
“However, the Shi family has gone to great lengths this time, inviting many people to help.”
“They’ve even invited the Lu family, a rune lineage, and a grandmaster from the western part of Sichuan.”
“It’s said that they also intend to invite you, Mr. Luo.” Apu Zikui looked at Luo Chen with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile.
This time, the Shi family had truly spared no expense in inviting people.
“It’s just, they don’t know that Mr. Luo, you have already…”
Before she could finish her sentence, Luo Chen’s phone rang.
Picking up the phone, Luo Chen saw it was Master Zhang calling.
“Master, the Xiangxi Shi family is willing to pay one billion to invite you to take action. Their people have already arrived at my place. What do you think?”
One billion?
Although this amount of money certainly couldn’t move Luo Chen, given Luo Chen’s extremely special identity.
But for other grandmasters, this price was already considered astronomical.
It seemed the Shi family was truly determined to obtain the Corpse King this time.
“Fine, pay a deposit of five hundred million first, and I’ll agree.” Luo Chen agreed almost without any hesitation.
Hanging up the phone, Apu Zikui looked at Luo Chen in surprise. “Mr. Luo, do you really intend to help the Shi family capture the Corpse King?”