Chapter 2648: Chapter 2648: Borrowing an Item (1)
Seven Gem Slope froze momentarily.
She was very angry because those words were a bit insulting.
But after thinking for a moment, she still truly had no way to refute it.
Indeed, anyone who is killed is not invincible.
Besides, she herself had just said, how has Julius Reed managed to live up till now?
A guy so hated by others can still be alive, it does indeed say something.
Luck can happen once, it can happen twice.
But to survive all the time, it’s not a matter of luck anymore.
It truly is a matter of capability.
Luck cannot be perpetual.
But capability is eternal.
"What’s the matter? Do you think what I said makes a lot of sense?" Julius Reed shook his wrist, feeling sore all over during those few minutes his body lost its soul.
Extremely uncomfortable!
Luckily, a little easing made it much better.
The Seven Gem Slope before him was indeed very formidable, but it seemed her brain had some problems.
Julius Reed wasn’t afraid of this type of person; she’s much easier to deal with than someone like Silvio Reed.
In this era, although martial arts are flourishing, wisdom has never been useless.
"I only know that you are courting death, you should be well aware of the consequences of provoking me." Seven Gem Slope scoffed: "Don’t think of angering me, it serves no purpose, other than making your death more miserable!"
She became a bit calmer instead.
Indeed, the man before her was no simple figure.
Since he isn’t simple, she should do the reverse.
If the opponent makes her angry, she will be happy.
If the opponent makes her happy, she will get angry.
Just by doing this, she can perfectly restrain herself.
"Killing me will serve no purpose." Julius Reed raised his hand and pointed at the statues filling the grand hall: "They are probably left here to intimidate you, aren’t they?"
"In other words, my understanding is that your family was worried about your revenge, so they chose to make their deceased ancestors into residual souls, to suppress you. But they knew your story while they were alive, so before dying, they wanted their telekinesis to be used to intimidate you, and deep down there is fear, a fear arising from the soul."
"So after seeing you, even if they no longer have wisdom or thought, due to the dying instinct, they still fear you."
Julius Reed couldn’t help but sigh: "A family so large, mobilizing so many ancestors to suppress a woman, but unfortunately still not succeeding. I wonder if this could be considered a joke?"
"At least when they were alive, they were safe, so no matter what, it’s not a loss."
Julius Reed answered himself, barely caring about Seven Gem Slope’s expression.
"This also explains why those in your family with status are reluctant to talk about you, yet generation after generation knows about you. Women aren’t qualified to be turned into statues, so they don’t need to know."
Once again, silence enveloped the grand hall.
Seven Gem Slope looked at the man before her, not knowing how to communicate.
The only flaw in intelligent people is their life spans are too long.
No one likes people who know their deepest secrets.
And no one likes people who are too clever.
Seven Gem Slope pondered whether she should just kill Julius Reed.
"Are you planning how to kill me?"
Julius Reed smiled faintly: "Since I came here, I must have been prepared for a long time. Admittedly, your skills surprised me, but the reason I’ve managed to live this long is because I make solid preparations for whatever I do."
"So, do you think I can’t kill you?" Seven Gem Slope was enraged.
She was usually superior, and back in the day, she even changed the family rule that women couldn’t hold power, forcing those men away, believing only women deserved to be family leaders.
Now, a junior dared to show her such disrespect.
Seven Gem Slope felt humiliated.
"Whether to fight is your right, I respect your choice." Julius Reed extended a finger, pointing at her: "But I want to say this, if you can’t kill me, then afterward you’ll have trouble. I like making friends, but there’s only one chance."
"If you care to work with me now, I don’t mind helping you. But if you harbor malice against me, then even if you don’t kill me, I absolutely will not tolerate my enemies leaving residual souls in the world."
He glanced around: "Around the grand hall, there are things meant to deal with you; these residual souls are just a part, there are even stronger means. Feel free to test whether what I say is right."
Again, the grand hall sank into silence.
Seven Gem Slope weighed her options, contemplating what she should do.
Indeed, Julius Reed wasn’t wrong; there are other limitations in this hall.
But even her family members, only the Clan Leader knows about it.
How could an outsider possibly know the depths of her family?
But to say he doesn’t know, the opponent seems confident.
Finally, Seven Gem Slope made a decision she was unwilling to.
"I’ll trust you once, but you need to prove you can help me." She set aside her prior cold demeanor, even if the opponent had a reason to die, for his soul having violated her.
But now is not the time to fuss over it.
People of that era didn’t care about chastity concepts.
Seven Gem Slope wasn’t averse to affairs between men and women; she just believed no man was deserving of her.
"Those with strength need not prove it."
Julius Reed extended his hand: "I hear your family has a Treasure Bead that allows a person’s two personalities to coexist; can I borrow it?"
Since they are cooperating, it’s simple.
Borrow the Treasure Bead and first resolve Quella Radcliffe’s issue.
The reason for coming here was precisely for this.
As for other matters, no one foresaw them.
Fortunately, it was Julius Reed, or someone else would probably have died in the grand hall.
"What are you saying?" Seven Gem Slope’s expression slightly changed.
"Isn’t it said that your family has a Treasure Bead, quite remarkable." Julius Reed felt something amiss, could it be Seven Gem Slope didn’t know?
Was this item something that appeared after her death?
But that shouldn’t be.
"Do you know what that Treasure Bead is?" Seven Gem Slope suddenly smiled, "Young man, you always bring me surprises. Why do I suddenly feel that you are quite charming?"
Hearing this made Julius Reed vaguely feel uneasy.
This Treasure Bead couldn’t possibly have something to do with Seven Gem Slope?
"Sorry, it’s just hearsay. If it’s inconvenient... in any case, I still need to borrow it."
Quella Radcliffe is still outside.
Julius Reed couldn’t return empty-handed.
"If I told you that Treasure Bead is related to me, would you retract what you just said?" Seven Gem Slope asked with a smile: "After all, life is the most precious."
"I’m a bit curious now." Julius Reed rubbed his hands, grinning as he asked: "Is it your personal belonging, sister?"
If it’s one of Seven Gem Slope’s personal belongings, perhaps it’s difficult, but for Quella Radcliffe to use it, there should be no problem.
After all, they are both women.
"The Treasure Bead you speak of is actually my skull?"
Seven Gem Slope said, unable to help but laugh.
Outside the grand hall.
"Listen, they are having a pleasant conversation, we worried for nothing." The True Lord of Nine Abysses finally felt relieved.
