The reputation of the Jinwu Li Clan was not particularly good in the Dual-Pole Heavenly Domain. To be precise, the reputation of the entire Jinnwu Secret Realm was quite poor across the domain. Relying on their vast numbers and formidable power, they bullied men and oppressed women, extorted and blackmailed, seized resources, murdered and robbed goods in the Dual-Pole Heavenly Domain—truly committing every evil deed imaginable.
Regarding this,
many small secret realms in the Dual-Pole Heavenly Domain dared only to harbor anger but not speak out. When encountering the Jinnwu Secret Realm, they could only resign themselves to bad luck. This was true for small secret realms, and even many large secret realms could only swallow their anger and endure humiliation in the face of the Jinnwu Secret Realm.
This was because the number of mortal immortals within the Jinnwu Secret Realm was simply too vast—countless. Inside the secret realm, there were many large and small families, several of which had the backing of immortal clans and possessed considerable influence. No one dared to truly challenge the Jinnwu Secret Realm.
Looking across the entire Dual-Pole Heavenly Domain, aside from ancient, inherited great secret realms like the Lotus Secret Realm, the Jinnwu Secret Realm regarded none of the others with any respect. Even within this Fengyue Little World, many powerful figures were from the Jinnwu Secret Realm.
It was precisely because of this
that the Jinwu Li Clan dared to mobilize such a grand force and openly come to Floating Sky Island to extort.
At this moment,
Floating Sky Island was already surrounded by a crowd, most of whom had come to watch the spectacle.
"I heard that nouveau riche who won 1.8 billion in the gambling city yesterday rammed Jin Lie with the nine-headed Firecloud Crimsonflame Tiger Grand Chariot he bought?
And even blasted Li Jingya with a Purple-Gold Heavenly Thunder Talisman?"
"Exactly! That nouveau riche's guts are truly something else. He actually dared to ram Jin Lie of the Jinwu Li Clan. He's really tired of living."
"What do you expect from a nouveau riche? Winning 1.8 billion in one go, he must be swollen with pride, forgetting who he really is. Those overnight nouveau riche, once they have money, all become unbearably arrogant, thinking money lets them do anything."
"Now he's in trouble. Ram Jin Lie? The Jinwu Li Clan will definitely make him regret it profoundly."
"Given the Jinwu Li Clan's nature, they'll definitely open their mouths like a lion—they'll surely demand a hefty sum of Immortal Stones as compensation."
"Obviously!
It'll be at least a billion or so in compensation!"
"Hey!
Do you think that old bastard Jin Lie was really rammed so hard his old injuries flared up?"
"Flare up my ass!
What's the Jinwu Li Clan's nature? Don't you know?
They're definitely faking it!
Haven't the Jinwu Li Clan done plenty of this extortion and blackmail?"
"Just look at today's display. The Jinwu Li Clan is clearly here to extort money!"
"That nouveau riche is in for it now. He won 1.8 billion, but before it even warmed his hands, he'll have to hand it over to the Jinwu Li Clan."
"So remember, if we ever get rich, we should hide immediately. Don't let those bastards from the Jinwu Li Clan set their eyes on us!"
Standing beside the Firecloud Grand Chariot, hearing the crowd's discussions, the people from the Xiaoluo Secret Realm looked at each other, unsure of what to do.
"Brother Xuan Yun, what should we do now?"
Qian Niao was scared to death. "You have to help us."
"Since the Jinwu Li Clan is here demanding compensation this time, we can only comply. There's no other way. Moreover...
the reason the Jinwu Li Clan's people are only arriving now is that they prepared in advance, having already spread the word that the Little Drunkard attacked them, and attacked them severely...
If I guess correctly, they've probably also made arrangements over at the Fengyue Little World."
Qian Niao said anxiously, "But the Little Drunkard spent all of his 1.8 billion! What do we use to compensate them?"
"It doesn't matter that the money's spent, as long as the purchased items are still here."
"But...
but...
What if the Jinwu Li Clan really opens their mouths like a lion and demands over a billion in compensation from us?
Do we have to give them the Blue Moon Sword the Little Drunkard gave me as compensation?"
"Don't worry. Regarding the compensation amount, I'll do my utmost to negotiate and try to get them to ask for less. However..." Xuan Yun added, "Right now, the Jinwu Li Clan is furious. We must have the Little Drunkard come out personally to apologize and make amends. Once the Jinwu Li Clan's anger subsides a bit, my negotiations over compensation will go more smoothly."
"Brother Xuan Yun, Li Jingya is now insisting that we kneel and kowtow to her."
Qian Niao worriedly said, "Do we really have to make the Little Drunkard kowtow to her?
Since we've already agreed to compensate, can't we spare him the kowtow?"
"This...
is probably not easy to arrange."
Xuan Yun explained, "After all, the Jinwu Li Clan is an immortal clan. If we don't let them save face, this matter won't be settled. Don't worry, it'll just be the Little Drunkard kowtowing. After all, he caused this trouble himself, so he should bear the consequences."
"Moreover, this incident might not necessarily be a bad thing for the Little Drunkard. Winning 1.8 billion in one go, his heart must be swollen with pride by now. This is a chance to make him sober up and re-evaluate himself."
Xuan Yun asked, "Ling'er, what do you think?"
Qian Ling did not respond.
She wasn't unaware of the Jinwu Li Clan's purpose for coming, and she knew they would definitely seize this opportunity to extort a hefty sum. If it were money she had won, she might compensate, because the Jinwu Li Clan truly was not to be provoked. She would have to swallow her anger and accept her bad luck, considering it 'spending money to avert disaster.' But the problem was, this money wasn't won by her, and she had no right to make decisions about it.
Originally, when she went to see Gu Qingfeng yesterday, she wanted to ask how he planned to handle this matter, but she was so focused on questioning his identity that she completely forgot about it.
As for what Xuan Yun said about winning 1.8 billion in one go and his heart being swollen with pride,
Qian Ling could tell that Gu Qingfeng was not swollen with pride. The reason he gave people that impression was because he treated everything as a joke.
A person who treats these things as a joke—
would he kowtow and apologize?
Would he offer compensation?
Qian Ling knew he definitely would not. Even though she didn't know what Gu Qingfeng relied on or what gave him such confidence, she just knew.
"Since Ling'er isn't speaking, I'll handle it. Qian Niao, quickly go call the Little Drunkard out. Tell him not to hide anymore. I'll go convey our intentions to them."
With that,
Xuan Yun walked over to the Jinwu Li Clan side and said, "Senior Jin Lie, that nouveau riche is not a member of the Xiaoluo Secret Realm. He is merely staying there temporarily. Yesterday's incident also has nothing to do with the Xiaoluo Secret Realm. I hope Senior does not misunderstand. Of course, although the Xiaoluo Secret Realm bears no fault, we did previously offend Brother Ding's subordinates. In the future, I will definitely bring Ling'er to pay our respects and personally apologize to you."
"Young Master Xuan Yun, you are too considerate."
Ding Da asked, "Where is that nouveau riche?"
"Brother Ding, don't be impatient. Please listen to me. Although that nouveau riche is not from the Xiaoluo Secret Realm, he is considered a friend of Ling'er's. Ling'er is my friend, and I cannot ignore her affairs. I hope Brother Ding will give me some face and not put me in too difficult a position."
"If I didn't give Young Master Xuan Yun face, I wouldn't be standing here."
"Thank you, Brother Ding!"
Clad in a white robe, the handsome Xuan Yun appeared gentle and refined as he said, "In a moment, I will have that nouveau riche first kowtow and apologize to Senior Jin Lie and Miss Jingya. Then we can discuss the matter of compensation. What does Brother Ding think?"
"Since Young Master Xuan Yun has spoken, I naturally have no objections."
Xuan Yun then looked at Li Jingya and asked, "What about Miss Jingya?"
"Since Senior Brother Ding has agreed, I, this young lady, have nothing more to say. However, I want that nouveau riche to kneel and kowtow to me until I am satisfied. He blasted me with a Heavenly Thunder Talisman, so I will blast him with Heavenly Thunder Talismans too. He used one talisman on me; I, this young lady, will use ten, a hundred talismans on him!"
"Of course. Having nearly disfigured Miss Jingya, any treatment of that nouveau riche is not excessive."