On the city wall, countless people surged forward. This time everyone already had rules, stopping directly one kilometer away and watching without rushing closer.
Everyone looked up towards the city wall, where a man in black stood. He looked exactly the same as last time, and in his hand, he was holding Prince Bai Li Hongjun.
"Holy crap, it's really the prince, and now he's been kidnapped again..."
"What has happened to the Holy Dragon Empire's royal family? Have they offended some powerful figure?"
"How did this guy manage to escape last time? He's not going to be so lucky this time, is he?"
The onlookers have begun to rub their hands together in anticipation, some even itching for a fight over that hundred million dollar bounty.
However, now that the hostages are in their hands, they dare not act rashly, for if they do, they will not only fail to get the money but will also become enemies of the Imperial Family of the Holy Dragon Empire.
Bai Li Hongjun opened his eyes, only to find himself back on the city wall. He turned his head and saw the terrifying figure in black standing beside him again, surrounded by countless spectators.
Damn it, I had another nightmare!
In his eyes, he must be dreaming. He closed his eyes and tried to open them again, hoping that this nightmare would pass.
But after several attempts, the surroundings remained unchanged. There was no difference at all.
"Could this be a dream?"
Bai Li Hongjun was a little confused, the surrounding environment was so real, it didn't feel like a dream.
But how could something like this, being kidnapped by oneself, possibly happen again? To be kidnapped while in the imperial palace was impossible!
He found that he couldn't move a muscle, as if his acupoints had been sealed again. He bit down hard on his tongue, the searing pain making him realize this wasn't a dream.
"Damn it, damn it! I've been kidnapped again, and by this damn thing!"
Only then did Bai Li Hongjun confirm that he wasn't dreaming, but was once again kidnapped by this guy.
Immediately, a surge of fury ignited within him: "Who do you think you are? Are you still not finished? Is there no one else to bind besides me?"
He was truly furious, more so than all the bad luck he'd endured over the years combined.
There's no way a prince would be beaten up one after another, or kidnapped repeatedly! But this is exactly what happened to him.
"Well, you seem a bit angry."
The hooded figure glanced in his direction. Though his face was completely concealed, his eyes twinkled with amusement.
"Your face looks much better!"
Although Bai Li Hongjun had been beaten until his face was bruised and swollen before, he was after all the imperial prince. The palace was not short of famous doctors and skilled healers. After a period of treatment, he has now recovered much.
But the moment he saw the man in black's eyes, a sense of foreboding washed over him: "You... what do you want to do? If you dare lay a finger on me, the royal family of the Holy Dragon Empire will not let you get away with it..."
Before he could finish his words, a fist landed on his eye socket, followed by another to the other eye, then his nose.

The Masked Man nodded in satisfaction after finishing: "Not bad, that's how a hostage should behave!"
"I... I'm going to kill you, I have to kill you!"
Bai Li Hongjun was so angry he almost went crazy. How could anyone be so cruel? He'd been kidnapped twice already, and each time they beat him up like this! Was he even allowed to live?
"Kill me? You have to be capable of it first!" The man in black said coldly, "If the royal family of the Holy Dragon Empire doesn't offer me something satisfactory this time, I will kill you!"
"I…"
Bai Li Hongjun immediately shut his mouth, realizing he was no longer the crown prince who held power over life and death. He was now a captive.

If you make someone unhappy, perhaps you will really kill yourself.
And just then, dozens of figures dashed over from afar, at the head was Prince Shenwu Baili Xingkong.
Before he arrived here, he had already made preparations in advance. In addition, dozens of royal powerhouses flew to the back and directly cut off the black robe man's escape route.
This time, what they had to do was save the Crown Prince and make sure the other party couldn't escape under any circumstances.

Bai Li Xingkong came before the man in black: "It's you again, do you really think our Shenglong Empire Royal Family is easy to bully?"

"That's right, I think you're all easy to bully, and that's exactly what happened. Look, I succeeded again!"
The Black Robed Man spoke as he lifted Bai Li Hong Jun, shaking him like a chick.
"You..."
Bai Li Xing gasped, almost spitting out a mouthful of blood. To treat the Holy Dragon Empire's royal family like such a soft target... this was the first time in so many years.
Others were also filled with sighs of pity. After all, the Holy Dragon Empire was the most powerful in Tian Sheng Prefecture, its strength on par with those nine-star sects.
The result was good, he got beaten up again and again by this guy.
But there's no way around it, after all, they have the Prince in hand. The royal family can only swallow their pride.

Bai Li Xing Kong pressed down on the fire in his heart: "Say it, what do you want?"

"It's nothing, I'm a simple person, as long as there's money, life doesn't matter!"
The robed man's voice was hoarse, "Last time I felt I sold it too cheaply. A prince of a country shouldn't only be sold for fifty top-grade spirit stones."
"This time I'm raising the price, one hundred top-grade spirit stones, not one less!"
"Uh..."
For some reason, every word the hooded man spoke made Bai Li Xingkong feel like he wanted to spit blood.
"My lord, one hundred high-grade spirit stones, isn't that a bit excessive?"
In fact, the last time he took out fifty high-grade spirit stones, it really hurt him. After all, this thing is a rare cultivation resource, and even if you have money, you can't buy it.
That is to say, the royal family of the Holy Dragon Empire must be wealthy, otherwise, who could come up with so much money at once.
But this guy in front of me, he's like he struck gold. He just doubled the price.
"Too much? It's not extortion if it has a price, you buy it or not!"
The man in black held the prince, utterly fearless. "Cash for a hostage, simple as that," he said. "Pay up and take your prince, or I'll have his head."
After saying this, Bai Li Hongjun couldn't help but shiver. Although the man in black robes seemed strange and eccentric, the killing intent emanating from him was real. He had no doubt that this guy would really kill him.
The crowd around was in an uproar, the crown prince of the illustrious Saint Dragon Empire, being treated as mere merchandise and bought and sold.
“Here you go!”
"Just two words, a hundred miles away," Bai Li Xing Kong gritted his teeth, "No matter what, we must save the prince first."
After that, he flicked his wrist, and a storage ring flew out.
The Dark Robed Man scanned the item with his divine sense, then nodded in satisfaction. "It seems the Holy Dragon Empire is truly wealthy!"
"I have already paid the money, release him now!" Bai Li Xingkong's face was ashen, suppressing his rage.
"Don't worry, there's just one last program left!"
The hooded man, after finishing his words, snatched the storage ring from Bai Li Hongjun's hand once more. Then he stripped him of the fine robe he wore, leaving him completely naked.
The previous scene was reenacted, the dignified crown prince left only in his trousers.
Those around looked on in stunned silence, this guy was truly pushing the Imperial family of the Holy Dragon Empire to their breaking point.

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