ATPnovel Chapter 1879 - 1872: Bro, I Was Just Kidding
Chapter 1879 - 1872: Bro, I Was Just Kidding
"It’s really that little bastard!" Qi Heng clenched his teeth, but inside he felt a sense of helplessness, "How can he, a First-grade Divine Cultivator, be so rich? It can’t be that the Sunset Sect gave him all their money, right?"
"That’s unlikely," the Great Elder said, "but the extent of that kid’s wealth is simply unimaginable. Not long ago, someone attacked the Yanlan Empire, and he directly spent money to hire a large group of martial artists to support them, even including a group of Dao Realm powerhouses! The total expenditure probably equals several years of our income!"
"Spending so much just to protect a mere Fourth Grade Empire..." Qi Heng couldn’t help but click his tongue.
"Sect Master, don’t forget, that boy made a fortune with the Night Demons and Blood Demons in the Ancient Cave Heaven. Those young people participating in the assessment, didn’t each of them come with the bulk of their family’s or kingdom’s assets? How many of them returned intact?"
"Indeed, he’s almost equivalent to having looted every empire across the continent; no one can compete with his financial resources."
"Sect Master, I think his actions are merely to attract our attention, not for the money," the Great Elder analyzed, "With his wealth, he has no need to make more money."
"What the Great Elder says makes sense. Plus, he’s been raising the price all along, clearly not wanting anyone else to buy it, perhaps to force us to initiate contact with him."
"I heard that this Gu Xiao and his group of outer sect disciples formed something called the Shamate Clan. During a mission, they caused significant damage and loss to the Divine Profound Hall, and then the latter plotted to kill over 2,000 of them. Gu Xiao, infuriated, led his people to attack."
"I’ve heard of this too. News from Xuanyun City says Gu Xiao has already occupied Xuanyun City, but they are besieged by 80,000 Divine Profound Hall elders, relying on a formation of unknown durability. I guess he wants to use this item to seek our assistance."
"But we have less than 30,000 junior elders in total, not enough to contend with the Divine Profound Hall’s elders."
"Then let the intermediate and senior elders go together!" the Great Elder said.
"Everyone, hold on," Qi Heng said helplessly, "Actually, Gu Xiao contacted me just now, explaining his intentions and demands."
"Oh?" The Great Elder’s eyes lit up.
"But I thought his armor was fake, so I not only refused him but also scolded him..." Qi Heng regretted it to the extreme inside.
This... The elders were speechless, no wonder the Sect Master’s expression had been as if he had eaten shit since just now, because of this...
"This is quite troublesome!" the Great Elder said, "I heard that Gu Xiao has a weird temper, and he repays gratitude and revenge alike. What he’s doing now might be related to what the Sect Master did earlier..."
Qi Heng knew the Great Elder was subtly blaming him, but he had no choice. How could he have known that Gu Xiao really found their long-lost treasure of Jietao Sect?
He probably needs to pay a higher price to retrieve the item now.
"I’ll give it a try!" The Great Elder sighed and found Zhang Menglong’s contact info from Qi Heng.
"Who is it? I’m busy now, don’t disturb me if there’s nothing important!" Zhang Menglong’s lazy voice immediately came from the other end of the communicator.
This doesn’t sound busy at all. From the voice, it sounded like he had just woken up from a nap, and the Great Elder even heard him yawn!
Deeply puzzled, the Great Elder wondered: Wasn’t he besieged by tens of thousands of Divine Cultivation Realm elders from the Divine Profound Hall? How could he have the leisure to nap? No matter how strong his formation was, wouldn’t it eventually break? Shouldn’t he be like an ant on a hot pan now?
"Mr. Gu Xiao, I’m the Great Elder of Jietao Sect, and I’d like to discuss something with you if you have time?" The Great Elder’s tone was cautious; he knew that someone like Zhang Menglong wouldn’t change his attitude due to titles, and they were the ones in need of help.
"From Jietao Sect?" came the cold voice from the other side, "I’m busy tricking people with scam calls, don’t bother me! If you’re unhappy, go report it to the authorities!"
The communication cut off, and the Great Elder smiled bitterly at Qi Heng.
"What did he say, Great Elder?"
"He said he’s busy scamming others with calls... He’s really holding a grudge!"
"Sigh..." Qi Heng sighed, had he known that Zhang Menglong did have their Dijun Armor, he would have spoken to him in the most respectful manner.
"Sect Master, you might have to handle this personally," the Great Elder said helplessly, "The one who tied the bell must untie it, we must retrieve the Dijun Armor!"
"I know, that was also a promise I made to my teacher," Qi Heng nodded, "Whatever it takes, I’ll find a way."
Although Qi Heng was the Sect Master, the Great Elder’s prestige was on par with his, and his stance often represented the attitude of Jietao Sect.
Moreover, when he took the position of Sect Master, he vowed the first task was to enhance the Sect, and the second was to recover the lost Dijun Armor.
"Everyone, go down first, I’ll have a good talk with Gu Xiao."
All the elders temporarily left the meeting hall, Qi Heng took a deep breath, then dialed Zhang Menglong’s communication channel again.
"Are you guys done or what?" Zhang Menglong’s furious voice came immediately from the other end, "You already called me a fraud, why contact me again?"
"Bro, I was just joking earlier!" Qi Heng’s tone turned sycophantic, which was why he just asked all the elders to temporarily leave; if they saw him in such a humble state, his prestige would be shattered.
On the other side, members of the Shamate Clan almost burst out laughing.
Without seeing the live feed from the other side, who could believe this was something the Sect Master of a superpower like Jietao Sect could say? It’s truly astonishing, isn’t it?
"The Clan Leader’s impressive! How did you manage that?"
"Wow, wasn’t the Sect Master of Jietao Sect really badass just now, why is he like a grandson now?"
"Tsk tsk tsk, more than a grandson, he’s almost becoming a lapdog. I heard only eunuchs from the Sect Master’s hometown behave so fawning."
"Shh!" Zhang Menglong signaled the others to stay quiet, "Is it Little Qi?"
"Yes, yes, it’s me!" Qi Heng’s heart was filled with rage, but he had to endure it.
"Do you believe me now?"
"I believe! I was momentarily confused earlier, I apologize," Qi Heng said, "I’ve already gathered all the elders, just give the command and we’ll head to Xuanyun City immediately!"
"Oh? But things are different now than before," Zhang Menglong said sarcastically, "I auctioned off an item, if I were to retract it now, I’d have to pay a penalty of 0.5% of the current price! The loss of this..."
"We, Jietao Sect, will fully cover it!" Qi Heng said, "On top of that, we’ll give you Divine Crystals equivalent to the current price, consider it bought by us, what do you think?"
"Equivalent, huh?"
"No, no, twofold, how about that?"
"Not working, how about threefold?"
"What about fivefold?"
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