Chapter 118

Hong Zun was truly done. Seeing that he was already so angry his face had turned black, Qing Shi said quickly.

"Right, right, right. Let's talk about business first, business first."

"En, I'll listen to Brother."

I really can't take it anymore! Seeing this, Hong Zun almost couldn't hold back, and his Wine God Sword was about to be unsheathed.

Then, led by Chen Wang, the group arrived at the Array Sect's main hall. The Array Sect elders still couldn't accept it—how did things develop into this state?

After they took their seats, Hong Zun didn't give Qing Shi a chance to speak and said to Chen Wang first.

"Sect Master Chen, I came here mainly to ask for two Heaven-Annihilating Arrays. I hope..."

His intention was to get it over with quickly. Hong Zun didn't want to stay in this damn Array Sect for another moment.

But who knew, before he could finish his sentence, Chen Wang looked directly at Qing Shi and said.

"Brother, you want the Heaven-Annihilating Array?"

I really... the armrest of the chair was crushed by Hong Zun, while Qing Shi nodded with a smile upon hearing this.

"En, this Heaven-Annihilating Array is very important to Brother. Junior Brother, see if it's convenient."

"What's the problem with that? If Brother wants it, Junior Brother will definitely..."

He was about to nod and agree without even thinking, but the Array Sect elders on the other side quickly interrupted.

"Asking for an array is no problem, but I wonder if the two of you have brought the materials?"

With the Sect Master in this state, there was clearly a problem. Qing Shi already owed the Array Sect over eight million supreme spirit stones; this time, they couldn't let him put it on the tab no matter what.

Facing the inquiry of the Array Sect elders, Qing Shi and Hong Zun looked at each other. Where had they prepared any materials?

"I'll provide the materials."

Just as they were thinking about what to say, Chen Wang had already spoken. Hearing this, the elders' mouths twitched. Have you forgotten your identity? You are the Sect Master of our Array Sect now!

And...

"Sect Master, do you personally have the materials to engrave the Heaven-Annihilating Array? If you want to take them from the sect's treasury, we won't agree."

Hearing this, Chen Wang looked troubled.

He really didn't have the materials to engrave the Heaven-Annihilating Array, but Big Brother wanted it.

"I am the Sect Master. Do I not even have the power to use the sect's treasury?"

"Sect Master, if it were any other situation, that would naturally be no problem, and we wouldn't stop you. But this guy has already owed us over eight million!"

Their Array Sect was wealthy, but they weren't running a charity.

The elders refused to agree no matter what. Seeing this, Chen Wang's expression grew uglier, but just as he was about to speak, Qing Shi spoke first.

"Then what would it take for you all to agree?"

Not wanting to make things difficult for Chen Wang, Chen Wang also knew this and looked at Qing Shi with emotion.

"Brother, I can handle it."

"Brother believes in you, but you are the Sect Master of the Array Sect now; you should also consider the Array Sect."

"But, Brother..."

"If you have something to say, say it. Don't disgust me anymore."

Hong Zun interrupted.

Then Qing Shi continued to look at the Array Sect elders. Facing Qing Shi's gaze, the elders were clearly determined and didn't back down.

"Fellow Daoist Qing Shi, pay off the debt, then provide the materials, and our Array Sect will engrave it for you for free. How about that?"

That was already a very, very good condition.

But as for money, where would Qing Shi and Hong Zun have it? Qing Shi didn't need to be mentioned; he was so poor it was shameful. As for Hong Zun, he could scrape together a million or so, but over eight million? That would cost him his life.

The spirit stones given by the Dao One Sect had long been spent on wine. He had no money.

They had no money, but the Heaven-Annihilating Array had to be obtained. Looking at each other, Qing Shi said.

"I have no money on me right now. How about this: I'll write an IOU, that should be fine, right? You don't trust me, but surely you trust the Dao One Sect?"

As for the Dao One Sect, the elders naturally trusted it, but the IOU written by Qing Shi...

"Are you sure you can represent the Dao One Sect?"

One of the elders asked suspiciously. Hearing this, Qing Shi frowned.

"I am the Great Elder of Divine Sword Peak now. How can I not represent the Dao One Sect?"

They didn't believe it. This guy was really untrustworthy.

Just as the elders were hesitating, Hong Zun also spoke.

"Add me to it. I surely have the qualifications to represent the Dao One Sect, right? It's a mere eight million or so. My Senior Brother has plenty of money; how could he possibly default on you for this little bit?"

Hearing this, the elders looked at Hong Zun. Although they weren't familiar with him, they had at least heard the name.

And compared to Qing Shi, Hong Zun was a legitimate, proper direct descendant of the Dao One Sect, a fellow disciple of Qi Xiong and Shi Song.

The IOU he signed clearly had much more weight than Qing Shi's.

However, having to put it on the tab again made the elders feel uncomfortable. Just as they were hesitating, Chen Wang, who was in the main seat, made the final decision.

"That's settled. As the leader of the righteous path in Dongzhou, how could the Dao One Sect default on this mere eight million? Didn't you hear Peak Master Hong? His Senior Brother has plenty of money."

Hearing this, the elders were helpless and could only nod in agreement.

They didn't trust Qing Shi and Hong Zun, and they never thought they could get money from these two; they planned to go to the Dao One Sect to ask for it.

When the time came, they would take the IOU and go directly to the Dao One Sect.

Qi Xiong didn't know that, inexplicably, he had already been saddled with a debt of over eight million.