CFSMS -Chapter 129 I Turned Around and Kidnapped the Kidnapper

When it came to making food, Lu Wu was always meticulous.

Even if the person making demands of her was a kidnapper, she would never attack an enemy by ruining the taste of the food.

That would be disrespectful to the food itself.

But…

“I’m feeling a little dizzy.”

The kidnapper’s voice became soft and weak as she rubbed her forehead.

“You just ate too much. It’s a carb coma.”

Lu Wu kindly explained.

“Carb? What carb? Charcoal?”

“There isn’t any charcoal here…”

Only at the very last moment did the kidnapper realize something was wrong. She glared angrily at Lu Wu, but she could do nothing as her body collapsed.

Thump.

The kidnapper fell asleep.

Lu Wu hadn’t altered the flavor of the food, but that didn’t mean she hadn’t pulled any tricks.

The kidnapper didn’t recognize any of the condiments anyway, so Lu Wu had mixed Jiang Yunhe’s newly improved Spirit-Sealing Powder into the ketchup and told her it was fine salt. The woman hadn’t suspected a thing.

And honestly, the effect was amazing.

Hehehehehe.

Squatting beside the unconscious woman, Lu Wu stared at her thoughtfully.

Now that their positions had been reversed, she needed to think carefully about how to punish this woman who had dared to kidnap her.

Lu Wu: Villainous laughter!

After making sure the woman wouldn’t wake up anytime soon, Lu Wu took out her One-Realm Communicator.

The kidnapper was incredibly unprofessional. She hadn’t even confiscated Lu Wu’s storage pouch during the kidnapping, and all of Lu Wu’s belongings were still inside.

“I’ve been kidnapped.”

The moment she sent the message to Qin Zhan, a flood of question marks came back.

“Boss Lu, are you okay?”

“Are you hurt?”

“Send me your location. I’ll come find you.”

One message after another arrived so quickly that Lu Wu couldn’t even read them all in time.

“I’m fine.”

She replied and then snapped a photo of the kidnapper sprawled on the ground.

“I’m planning to kidnap the kidnapper.”

As she typed, Lu Wu searched the woman’s body and confiscated all her equipment.

The storage pouch was protected by restrictions, so she couldn’t open it.

The woman did, however, carry two spirit artifacts.

Lu Wu couldn’t judge their quality, but they looked expensive.

A profitable kidnapping, indeed.

On the other side, Qin Zhan had been just moments away from abandoning his upcoming match. Only after confirming that Lu Wu was safe did he finally relax.

Zooming in on the photo, he stared at the kidnapper’s half-visible face.

She looked strangely familiar.

“As long as you’re safe. I’ll come find you.”

After sending that message, Qin Zhan stepped onto the arena under the referee’s repeated urging.

His opponent was a disciple from the Beast-Taming Sect.

The moment the disciple saw Qin Zhan, despair set in.

Qin Zhan might have become famous through the One-Realm Communicator and looked like a flashy internet celebrity, but nobody doubted his strength.

Facing Qin Zhan meant certain defeat.

Reality, however, proved even crueler than expected.

“Begin!”

Slash!

The instant the referee spoke, Qin Zhan drew his sword.

Just one strike.

Yet it carried the sight of wind and snow.

Countless snowflakes drifted through the air. Beautiful as they were, each became a razor-sharp blade that effortlessly pierced through the Beast-Taming Sect disciple.

Had Qin Zhan not deliberately avoided vital points, the man would already be dead.

“I declare the winner of this match to be Qin Zhan of the Holy Sword Sect!”

The referee had already walked halfway down the stairs before turning back to announce the result.

From start to finish, only a moment had passed.

Meanwhile, the disciple who hadn’t even had time to summon his beast companion went through several expressions before rolling his eyes and collapsing.

The humiliation was too much.

He decided to pretend he had fainted.

One could only say that this skill seemed to run in the family.

After sheathing his sword, Qin Zhan paid no attention to his opponent and immediately headed toward the address Lu Wu had sent.

High above, City Lord Shan Ji was watching the match.

As she looked at Qin Zhan’s departing figure, her heartbeat suddenly skipped.

For cultivators of her level, bodily reactions were often warnings.

Something was about to happen.

By the time Qin Zhan arrived, Lu Wu was already getting handsy with the kidnapper.

Don’t get the wrong idea.

Nothing inappropriate was happening.

Lu Wu simply knew she wasn’t good at appraising treasures, but there were plenty of experts on the One-Realm Communicator.

Someone had informed her that even the kidnapper’s clothes were a top-grade spirit artifact worth a fortune.

She had a dog, a bird, and a pocket realm to support.

Lu Wu felt that a little more ill-gotten wealth would be very welcome.

“Ahem!”

Qin Zhan had no choice but to interrupt her attempted stripping.

If this continued, he’d have to leave the room out of courtesy.

“Oh, you’re here.”

Lu Wu reluctantly withdrew her hands.

She had just figured out how to undo the garment’s fastenings.

Forget it.

The kidnapper hadn’t humiliated her, so she decided not to strip her clothes after all.

“I feel like I’ve seen her somewhere before.”

Qin Zhan crouched down and examined the woman’s face carefully.

The more he looked, the more familiar she seemed.

After thinking hard, he finally remembered.

He had seen a portrait of her in his master’s possession.

It was the exact same woman.

When Qin Zhan had discovered the painting, his master had hurriedly hidden it away in embarrassment.

Could it be that his master had some improper relationship with this kidnapper?

At his master’s age, having an illegitimate daughter somewhere wouldn’t be that surprising.

“So what are you planning to do next?”

Qin Zhan asked while secretly sending a message to Daoist Tianfeng.

If there really was a connection, he’d need to figure out a way to redeem her from Boss Lu’s hands.

After all, she might be the old man’s bloodline.

“The medicine is almost wearing off. I’m thinking of collecting some ransom money and then letting her go.”

Seeing Qin Zhan’s expression, Lu Wu thoughtfully chose not to make things difficult for him.

Qin Zhan laughed awkwardly.

“My master replied.”

“Oh? So she’s not his illegitimate daughter.”

For some reason, Lu Wu detected a surprising amount of disappointment in his tone.

“I was hoping to extort him a little.”

Qin Zhan muttered under his breath, accidentally voicing his true thoughts.

The old man had countless treasures hidden away.

He needed every opportunity he could get to pry some out.

“My master says she’s the disciple of an old friend’s daughter. If she did anything wrong, he’s willing to apologize on her behalf and provide compensation.”

Daoist Tianfeng had lived a very long life and was wise enough to immediately guess Lu Wu’s intentions.

The relationships involved, however, were rather complicated.

Qin Zhan strongly suspected that this so-called old friend had once been one of his master’s romantic interests.

Given the old man’s status, the fact that the woman hadn’t ended up with him could only mean one thing:

She genuinely disliked him.

“I think this amount would be appropriate.”

Qin Zhan held up five fingers.

“Five thousand?”

Lu Wu asked cautiously.

She had never worked in the kidnapping business before and honestly didn’t know the market rate.

“No. Fifty thousand high-grade spirit stones.”

Qin Zhan patted her shoulder encouragingly.

“Feel free to ask for more treasures too.”

“Trust me, my master is rich. He’s already at that age and doesn’t even have any children. Sooner or later everything will be inherited by me anyway.”

Qin Zhan’s version of filial piety was truly something else.

On the ground, the kidnapper’s eyes twitched.

In truth, she had awakened some time ago.

After realizing the two were discussing her ransom, she had kept her eyes closed to listen longer.

The male cultivator’s voice sounded familiar.

And he kept talking about asking his master for ransom money.

As far as she knew, the only person in Yuanhai City who would pay a ransom to rescue her was her own master.

Yet this man was also calling someone “Master.”

Which meant…

Her master had another disciple hidden outside!

An illegitimate disciple!

The thought instantly ignited her fury.

Some things simply couldn’t be concealed.

At a glance, Lu Wu noticed the rise and fall of the woman’s chest as anger surged through her.

After instinctively comparing herself to the woman, Lu Wu succeeded only in humiliating herself.