Chapter 419: Facing Death (Third Update)

When the three of them reflexively lifted the scalding hot tea to their lips, the burning liquid caused intense pain in their mouths and throats, yet they seemed to feel nothing at all, continuing to drink every last drop.

"Chen Yuan, what do you want? I can give you anything! You may make any demand, and as long as it is within my power, I will fulfill it," Mitsui Tengjing, the soul of the Sanshi Family, said, suppressing his pain and speaking with composure.

This elder, who controlled the pinnacle of Japan's power, had a flickering light in his eyes. At this critical moment, his mind was working in unprecedented ways, aware that Chen Yuan's visit was surely about that bet.

Long accustomed to high office, he faced the prospect of lethal danger with surprising calmness, as though he had a card up his sleeve.