He looked coldly at his grandson who was confronting him, and he knew very well the significance of Ye Wangchuan's shot.
—Ye Wangchuan was telling him that they were serious!
As long as the Ten Elders want to keep Moody alive, they must give in.
"200 kilometers." For the first time, his old voice sounded defeated and relentless. Even Sai Lan couldn't help but look over, as if she saw a scene that she would never see in her lifetime.
After that, the negotiations between the two sides went much more smoothly.
The Ten Elders gave in when they could and basically agreed to all the non-bottom line conditions, but he also made a request, asking Ye Wangchuan to stop Mudi's bleeding first.
Finally, Guan Yan simply and roughly tore off a piece of cloth to tie the man's bleeding left leg, tied it into a bow, then clapped his hands and said to the old man.
"Don't worry, he only has some superficial injuries. It just looks scary. Master Ye is very sensible and didn't hurt his bones."
"hehe."
The ten elders looked away without making any comment and started to make preparations according to the conditions they had agreed upon.
Ye Wangchuan wanted a ship, weapons, and a map.
He was ready for the first one, but the second and third would take time to prepare.
The people of the Theron family were well-trained and extremely efficient, so they didn't have to wait long when they received orders at short notice.
Within half an hour, he successfully completed the task assigned by the ten elders and carried up all the supplies brought by Qiao Nian and Ye Wangchuan.
When everything was ready, the ten elders walked forward with serious eyes.
"Forget about Mudi, but you should at least let your mother go, right?" His stiff tone made it seem as if he was not the one who had sacrificed his daughter without hesitation.
"Your mother is old, and can't stand the storms on the sea. She gave birth to you after all, you won't be unwilling to give her even this little dignity?" He looked straight at the man as he spoke, as if if Ye Wangchuan said no, he would be the most heartless and ungrateful person in the world.
Ye Wangchuan glanced at him out of the corner of his eye and was about to answer.
Qiao Nian first let go of her hand and pushed Sai Lan, who had been held hostage by her all night, and said, "Aunt, thank you for your help tonight."
The old man's tense face relaxed a little, and he finally looked at Qiao Nian, sighed and said, "It's a pity that you are not from the island."
"Don't." Qiao Nian nonchalantly rejected his regrets and said arrogantly: "I don't want to be a person from your island, and you don't have to regret where I came from. We are destined to be different kinds of people, there is no need to force ourselves to blend in."
"Humph." The Tenth Elder snorted and laughed: "You are right, it is indeed unnecessary."
He waved his hand and turned away coldly: "Everything you asked for is ready. It's getting late. If you want to leave, leave early."
Qiao Nian and Ye Wangchuan exchanged glances, and with Ye Wangchuan controlling Mudi, the group walked backwards towards the port terminal.
There was a ship anchored there. The model of the ship was quite new. Qiao Nian recognized it at a glance as a new model produced by a certain country a few years ago. He didn't even have a few of them, but asked the island to give them away as gifts.
Moody was forced to go up.
Then they went up to see the inkstone, and Ji Lin and others went up.
Qin Si wanted to cover the retreat, but Qiao Nian let him go first.
After regaining her freedom, Sai Lan followed the old man and watched them get on the boat one by one, until only the girls were left standing at the dock, looking at her from afar.
She thought of the humiliation she had experienced tonight, her teeth felt cold and her eyes flashed with ferocity: "You will pay the price for your actions today!"
Qiao Nian was walking at the back and heard her threat. She turned around and said nonchalantly, "Auntie means that I shouldn't let you go?"