Chapter 505: Delivering Gifts

Old Ma led the second combat team, which was responsible for dealing with night battles. The members were Tongchuan, Tiebi, Cui Ming, and Abing. Compared with Tie Ningshuang's first combat team, their combat power was obviously much stronger.

This was because Qin Tian knew that if someone wanted to make trouble in a prosperous place like Silklake, they would most likely act at night. Tie Ningshuang's team was responsible for standing guard during the daytime - their real chance for combat would come at night. After sleeping all day and having dinner as if it were breakfast, this group had just eaten their fill and had pent up energy with nowhere to release it.

As soon as they heard Qin Tian's words, they rushed out under Ma Hongtao's leadership. "Boss, is it time to fight?" Tongchuan's eyes shone brightly with unconcealed excitement.

Qin Tian smiled, "If nothing unexpected happens, there will be a big action."

"Be careful later," he warned.

The Yang family was ranked third among the five great families, and their high-level cultivators who the family relied on were by no means to be underestimated. Otherwise, Qin Tian would not have come in person.

He led everyone to quickly rush downstairs. At this moment, Bai Sha was about to climb the stairs. As he lifted his foot, looking up to see Qin Tian coming to meet him, he couldn't help being taken aback.

"You are Qin Tian?" He was somewhat incredulous.

In his impression, Qin Tian was a big villain who could stir up waves in Silklake. How could he look so young? And quite refined, like a nice boy next door.

Qin Tian's mouth curled up. "I am Qin Tian."

"If I'm not mistaken, you must be Bai Sha?"

Bai Sha's face darkened. "You know me?"

Qin Tian smiled. "I knew you would come sooner or later. I've been waiting for you for a long time."

"Let's cut to the chase," he said impatiently.

"Did you come on the Yang family's behalf, or to avenge your brother?"

"No matter who sent you, I'll take you on. Because I was the one who took the Yang family's project. And I was also behind your brother Shadow's death."

Bai Sha was shocked. He did not expect Qin Tian to be so honest, admitting outright to killing his brother at their first meeting.

In his imagination, Qin Tian would surely deny everything or find various excuses to cover it up.

"If you've come to avenge your brother, you can take it up with me," Ma Hongtao said grimly.

His hands were already tightly clenched around his saber, the knuckles turned white from the force of his grip.

Because high-level cultivators could sense each other's power without making a move. In Ma Hongtao's eyes, Bai Sha was definitely a high-level cultivator, so formidable that he didn't even have 50% confidence of defeating him.

But the more so, the more it aroused his combative psychology.

"It was you!" Bai Sha fixed his gaze on Ma Hongtao, trembling all over in agitation.

At the same time, wisps of deathly white qi emerged from his hands.

Suddenly he struck out, slapping the marble railing next to him. Amidst cracking sounds, the solid railing fractured from the first floor staircase all the way to the end of the second floor. Then with a boom, it fell to the ground in pieces.

This move shocked everyone present. Even Qin Tian couldn't help but frown.

"You're no match for me. If you want your corpse intact, go kill yourself," Bai Sha said coldly, a hint of smugness in his icy eyes.

This recent seclusion had increased his power again. Once Yang Yuqing became the alliance leader and helped him find that object of extreme cold from the sunken ship in the East China Sea, he could reach another level!

Ma Hongtao took a deep breath. "Boss, I was the one who killed him. Leave this to me."

"If I lose, I'll have died honorably!"

This was asking for instructions. He wanted to duel with Bai Sha.

Qin Tian hesitated. By the rules of jianghu, Ma Hongtao's words were reasonable. But he didn't want Ma Hongtao fighting an uncertain battle.

He was desperately short on manpower now, and Ma Hongtao was an absolute top fighter in Punishment. He didn't want any mishaps.

After hesitating a moment, he stared at Bai Sha and asked with a frown, "Did you really come just for revenge?"

"What's in the box?"

Logically, if he came for revenge, why have people carrying a big box? Could there be some powerful weapon inside?

Hearing Qin Tian's words, the others were also very curious.

Lao Liu rushed over, face anxious as he whispered, "Boss, could it be a bomb?"

Qin Tian shook his head, rejecting this speculation. Because with the box's capacity, if it really was a bomb and detonated, the whole building would be gone. Everyone would die, including Bai Sha.

Qin Tian felt Bai Sha wouldn't commit mutual destruction with them, at least not right now. It seemed he wanted to win without a fight.

Bai Sha looked conflicted, very reluctant to answer Qin Tian's question.

Because he had come representing Yang Yuqing, to deliver gifts. The box was full of presents, for ingratiating himself with Qin Tian.

If he stated his purpose and opened the box, he could no longer bring up the matter of revenge.

He had already promised Yang Yuqing not to kill Qin Tian right away. But if he could intimidate the killer into committing suicide before clarifying his purpose, that would be ideal.

Now it seemed this plan had failed. He had no choice but to admit the truth.

"Don't be nervous. I didn't come to kill you today."

"I'm here on the Yang family master's behalf, to bring you gifts."

"Open the box!" he said coldly.

The two subordinates hurriedly opened the box, revealing half yellow, half white contents. The yellow was gold bars, the white silver ingots!

This one box, converted to cash, would surely amount to tens of millions.

Seeing this, including Qin Tian, everyone was dumbfounded.

"Are you saying these were sent by Yang Yuqing for me?"

"I didn't mishear, right?" Qin Tian looked utterly incredulous.

Bai Sha rumbled, "You didn't mishear!"

"The Yang family master enjoys making friends. Qin Tian, as long as you agree to support him in the election for alliance leader in ten days..."

"Then all this is yours."

"Our blood feud will be written off!"

Now Qin Tian understood.

He raised his eyebrows. "What if I don't agree?"

Bai Sha gritted his teeth. "I guarantee you won't live to see tomorrow's sun."

So it was both carrot and stick. Yang Yuqing was afraid he wouldn't agree, so he sent such a formidable killer like Bai Sha to deliver gifts, forcing him to comply.

Facing Bai Sha's fierce glare, Qin Tian had no doubt that if he didn't agree, the other would immediately launch a lethal strike.

Since things were just beginning, he didn't want to fight yet. Because he wanted to see what other drama would unfold.

Would the other families follow Yang Yuqing's example and send gifts to curry favor for their votes too?

After thinking for a moment, he said, "We can be friends, and I can accept the gifts."

"I personally can choose to support Master Yang as alliance leader. But that would only represent me individually."

"Because as far as I know, I don't actually have voting rights."

"I hope you convey this to Master Yang when you return."