Before she could finish her words, the villain let out a cold laugh.
"I won't fall into the same trap twice."
Well, that's not for sure! Yaohua thought quickly in her mind. Since this guy didn't kill her on the spot, he must have some use for her.
He managed to stay unscathed under the Evil - Repelling Sword and even managed to abduct her right in front of her master. This showed that he was extremely cunning. Ordinary tricks would surely be seen through by him. So she'd better wait and see what he really wanted.
"Uncle, how could you talk to me like that? I'm so sad," Yaohua pouted. "Besides, Uncle has tied my hands and feet. What could I possibly do to you?"
Her spiritual power hadn't recovered yet. Even if she wanted to do something, she was powerless.
"And Uncle is so powerful. How dare I play jokes on you now?"
At most, she'd just leave some marks and wait for her master to come and save her!
"You're really glib - tongued." If the black - clothed man hadn't witnessed this girl's duplicity, he would surely have believed that she had no ulterior motives. "Just now, I've completely sealed your spiritual veins. My black flames can devour all traces of existence. So give up. Your powerful master will never find your whereabouts."
Yaohua didn't take it seriously. Her master was extremely powerful. Even if this bad guy had managed to abduct her when her master was off - guard, her master would surely react quickly and find her soon. Let this guy be arrogant for a while. When her master arrived, he'd pay the price.
"Then what should I do for Uncle to spare me?" Yaohua looked at him pitifully.
"It's very simple." The black - clothed man squatted down and stared straight into her eyes. "As long as you give me enough potatoes, I'll naturally spare you."
If her master didn't have such high self - cultivation and couldn't stand dirty words, Yaohua would have cursed out loud in her heart.
Simple my foot!
If the potatoes were that easy to obtain, she would have solved the food problem of the Phoenix Clan years ago. Why would the Phoenix Clan have endured hunger for so many years!
This black - clothed man wasn't as powerful as her master, but his tone was really arrogant!
"This is easy. I picked those potatoes on the back mountain. There are still many fresh ones there. I'll take you there. You must spare my life."
"Sure. As long as I get enough potatoes, it's no big deal to spare you."
Yaohua didn't believe a single word he said.
After this guy got the potatoes by using her, the first thing he'd do would surely be to kill her to silence her.
Her feet were untied, and the black - clothed man grabbed the rope that bound her wrists. "Don't play any tricks, or I'll kill you and eat your meat."
Damn it! What was this rope made of? Why did it tighten so much when he pulled it?
Yaohua looked at her swollen and red wrists with heartache, but her mouth was as sweet as honey. "How could I, Uncle? A wise man knows when to yield. How could I be so ungrateful?"
She managed to stall for time and really led the black - clothed man to the back mountain.
When they reached a leeward slope, Yaohua stopped.
"Where are the potatoes?"
The black - clothed man cast a cold look at her.
Yaohua gave a flattering smile. "Uncle, you know that nowadays, no decent food can be grown in the Divine Land. With so many potatoes, I couldn't have just taken two. To prevent others from taking them, I set up a forbidden spell at that time. Only I can get them. If others are around, the barrier will never open. So Uncle, wait for me. I'll take them out slowly."
"What tricks are you playing again?" The black - clothed man stared at her suspiciously.
"I'm not." Yaohua raised her tightly - bound hands. "Uncle, look. My hands are red and I can't break free. I can't even use my spiritual power. What tricks could I possibly play? Uncle has me under complete control."
Although what she said was the truth, the black - clothed man always had a feeling that she was mocking him.
After a moment of silence, the black - clothed man finally relented. "I'll give you half a quarter of an hour. If you can't get the potatoes, I'll kill you."
Yaohua immediately showed a smile. "Uncle, don't worry. My life is in your hands. How can a few potatoes be more important than my life?"
She hoped that the system would be reliable and not let her down at this critical moment!
Yaohua silently prayed and walked behind a hidden boulder under the black - clothed man's unwavering gaze.
Potatoes, potatoes!
System!
Give me potatoes quickly!
【There aren't any.】
A flat and cold voice sounded. Yaohua felt a bit relieved.
This system ignored her eight or nine times out of ten when she called it. It was really annoying. Fortunately, it responded this time.
Since it had responded, it should be able to give her potatoes!
"Don't lie to me! If you don't have potatoes, why did you give me some before?"
She didn't believe that the system hadn't anticipated this situation.
As soon as the system showed up, Yaohua wasn't nervous anymore. "If you don't give me potatoes, I'll tell my master about your existence!"
"There aren't any." The system repeated its previous answer.
Was this system made of stone? Why was it so stubborn?
Yaohua stamped her foot secretly. At this time, the impatient voice of the black - clothed man came over. "Are you done yet?"
If the black - clothed man came over and saw her empty hands, she was surely doomed!
"Almost! Uncle, don't be impatient. I just forgot the incantation for a moment!"
"You're so troublesome!" The black - clothed man muttered. But because of what Yaohua had said before, he couldn't get closer.
"System brother, are you really willing to watch me be killed by this bad guy?" Yaohua said dejectedly. "Now the Divine Land is short of food. After I die, they'll surely eat my meat. Then you, System brother, will surely fall into their hands..."
Before she could finish her words, there was an extra potato in Yaohua's hand.
"Just one?" Her voice changed in pitch.
What good would just one potato do?
The black - clothed man would probably think she was playing some tricks.
【There aren't any more.】
This lousy system talked so little and was so stingy. What was the use of having it!
"Not done yet?" The black - clothed man started to urge again.
Yaohua held the single potato, looking pitiful and helpless. Why was he urging? Didn't he know she was trying her best to get potatoes?
"Almost! Uncle, don't be impatient."
Yaohua forced a smile through gritted teeth. She really regretted it. She should have said earlier that she could only take out one potato a day. No matter how important the matter was, they should wait until tomorrow!
"System brother, one is too few. Do you really want to fall into the hands of these bad guys and be their slave, producing new food every day? Even the donkey my father used to raise didn't suffer such abuse."
A potato about the size of a bird's egg suddenly appeared out of thin air at Yaohua's feet. This time, the system didn't even say a word, showing its extremely perfunctory and arrogant attitude!
"Why aren't you done yet?" The footsteps of the black - clothed man were getting closer. "Do you want to run away?"
Yaohua didn't have time to argue with the system. She quickly squatted down to pick up the small potato. "No, no, Uncle. I'm coming out right away!"