World-saving Plan: The Only Savior-Chapter 280 - 164 Congratulations, You Passed

Twenty million, for the average person, was an unimaginably large sum of money.

And with conditions that seemed almost effortlessly achievable, such a temptation was indeed hard to refuse.

It must be said, Xiao Shun and his method, though simple and crude, was indeed effective.

Li Xiang’s inner turmoil was fierce at this moment.

On one hand was a tremendous windfall within easy reach; on the other was the opportunity to join a mysterious Extraordinary Organization, as well as the potential for betrayal.

As for the claims of the man before him, offering to keep his secret, Li Xiang didn’t take them too seriously.

He didn’t believe that if he really did so, the organization wielding Extraordinary Powers would be unaware.

Moreover, while the figure of twenty million was enormous and certainly staggering for an ordinary person like him,

it was precisely because it was so immense that it created a sense of unreality, making one wonder if there was even a chance of obtaining it.

This sounded paradoxical and was hard to explain, but if one were to look at it from another angle, it would become easily understandable.

Because in many situations, when dealing with problems, people generally observe from the perspective of a bystander, but if you put yourself in the shoes of the person involved, the conclusion is often the complete opposite.

Just like Li Xiang, when he saw similar plots in the past, he would often think how foolish the person involved was for not seizing such a great opportunity.

But now, when this problem fell upon him, he realized that his previous thoughts were too presumptuous.

To betray a mysterious organization in control of Extraordinary Strength for the sake of such an uncertain amount of money – such a person, if in a movie, would probably be the kind of extra who wouldn’t survive ten minutes, right?

Li Xiang hadn’t joined the organization yet, and he wouldn’t claim loyalty towards it.

But some things are not about loyalty; betrayal is betrayal, no betrayal is no betrayal. It doesn’t consider the process, only the outcome.

Eventually, Li Xiang slowly extended his right hand. His index finger lightly touched the check, and then he pushed it across the table towards Xiao Shun.

"I’m sorry, although I really want the money, I truly don’t know the Sword Immortal you’re talking about."

The eyes of the Light Blue Clan members lit up slightly, and Xiao Shun’s gaze followed the check as it moved, finally focusing intently on the man before him.

"Oh? Are you sure? This is twenty million. Even if you joined that organization, you might not earn this much money in your entire life."

Upon hearing these words, Li Xiang felt something off about them, but he couldn’t pinpoint what it was right away and simply nodded in affirmation.

Xiao Shun turned back to exchange a look with the others, then softly said, "Not bad, although you hesitated for a moment, we can consider you as having passed."

"Yes, I agree."

"Let him pass."

"..."

Li Xiang was immediately baffled by this turn of events, not understanding what they were suddenly talking about.

"Passed? What do you mean? Passed what?"

He unconsciously pondered along with his thoughts, with ideas flooding his mind, and suddenly a possibility that left him utterly astonished surfaced.

"Passed... passed... could it be... that all of this was just a test!?"

Li Xiang’s eyes suddenly lit up, and he understood the odd feeling he had just experienced.

At first, they only mentioned looking for a Sword Immortal, but later they even knew about the existence of a mysterious organization behind him, which was a bit far-fetched.

Moreover, the key point was that if they really wanted to meet the "Lord Sword Immortal", there was no need to make it so complicated.

All they had to do was send a message through me, and as for whether to meet or not, wasn’t that for that person to decide?

Thus, there were many flaws in this matter from the beginning; it was just that he, being involved, had not noticed in time.

Sure enough, Xiao Shun’s next words completely confirmed Li Xiang’s guess.

"Congratulations, you’ve passed our final test. Let me introduce myself again, I am Xiao Shun, and these are my colleagues from the Light Blue Clan."

As he spoke, he stood up and extended his hand, while Yang Yangyang and a few others dressed in black shades took off their sunglasses as well.

Li Xiang shook hands with him in a daze, and after a moment, he finally came back to his senses, a strong sense of joy welling up within him.

It’s true!

All of this is true!

These people are members of the Extraordinary Organization! Everything that just happened was just a test for me!

Li Xiang had never been so grateful for the decisions he had made; had he agreed to their offer just now, he probably would have felt like jumping off a building.

Fortunately, there are not so many ’what ifs’, and he had, indeed, succeeded this time!

Xiao Shun reintroduced his colleagues one by one, and after he finished, Li Xiang seemed to recall something as he looked at Yang Yangyang:

"Ah, I remember now, you are the person who left your wallet in my car a couple of days ago!"

Then he looked at Hu Peng and said, "Right, you seem to be the stall owner who asked me to watch your stall while you went to the bathroom, and then you were gone for an hour!"

Moments from the past flashed through Li Xiang’s mind, and he now recalled those brief encounters with them.

The test had already started a long time ago.

Having calmed himself from his excitement, Li Xiang looked at them again with a newfound sense of restraint.

He didn’t know their identity before, but looking at them now, he suddenly felt a different aura surrounding them, almost as if he could see the mysterious Extraordinary Spiritual Light.

"So, if I’ve passed the test, does that mean I can join the organization? By the way, is the name of our organization the Light Blue Clan?"

This time it was Su Changqing who spoke, his voice was calm and pleasant, instinctively making people feel at ease.

"Regarding the results, we will report them to the upper echelons of the organization. Whether you can join or not will be notified to you later. But don’t worry too much, since you’ve passed the assessment, there’s still a very good chance of success. Oh yes, the debt of tens of thousands you had, we’ve paid it off for you; consider it a welcome gift from us."

He paused and then added, "The Light Blue Clan is not the name of the organization; it is just one of its departments. As for the name of the organization, we cannot tell you now. When the day comes for you to formally join, you will naturally know."

Although Li Xiang was somewhat disappointed by this news, happiness still prevailed. After all, this was good news, wasn’t it?

The conversation of the group was nearly at its end. Xiao Shun and Su Changqing stood up, exchanged a few parting words, and, accompanied by Li Xiang, walked to the door.

Just as they were about to open the door, a series of rapid knocks and a string of shouting and cursing suddenly came from outside.

"Li, you bastard, open the damn door! I know you’re home! Believe it or not, I’ll smash your door in!"