Chapter 601: An Angry Yu Yu Hongxi

After Li Luo arrived at the Golden Dragon Treasure House, he went straight to the procurement department and conducted a large transaction of spirit water and strange light materials with the person in charge there, but just as the transaction was beginning, he saw Lv Qing'er appear leisurely before his eyes with her hands behind her back.

"You've arrived at the Golden Dragon Treasure House and you didn't come find me?"

The girl, dressed in a pale white top and a short skirt that revealed her snow-white long legs, gazed at Li Luo with bright, smiling eyes, then openly smiled at the procurement department's person in charge beside them: "Steward Mu, the usual arrangement."

The person in charge called Steward Mu by him nodded with a smile: "Young Lady, I understand."

It was nothing more than pressing Li Luo's procurement price discount to the lowest, which was a trivial matter for the wealthy Golden Dragon Treasure House, and he wouldn't want to displease the Young Lady over it, but he would inadvertently cast envious glances at Li Luo — in this day and age, being good-looking was indeed an advantage.

"Qing'er, you make it very hard for me this way, people will think I'm a kept man." Li Luo said with a solemn expression.

Lv Qing'er flattered: "Oh, it's mainly because this time you won the title of the strongest student of the One Star House in the Eastern Region's Outer Shenzhou, bringing fame to our Great Xia, and our Golden Dragon Treasure House wants to strengthen our cooperation with you, which will also enhance our Treasure House's reputation, so please, Young House Master Li Luo, grant me this chance for the sake of our many years of acquaintance."

"Is that so..."

Li Luo thought for two seconds, then reluctantly said: "Well, just this once then."

Lv Qing'er said with a flower-like smile: "Thank you, Young House Master."

The person in charge beside them watched as his eyelids twitched, cursing inwardly — what kind of people are these, picking up such a huge bargain and still needing their Young Lady to beg them to accept it? Is being good-looking really that impressive?

But of course he also knew the two were just joking, after all this scene had happened before, but as a man, he couldn't help feeling a vague pang of sourness at such a situation.

After all, who didn't know that the Golden Dragon Treasure House was the richest place in Great Xia, and that Yu Yu Hongxi, who presided over the Golden Dragon Treasure House, was the richest person, and as her only daughter, Lv Qing'er was the richest little rich girl in Great Xia — whoever married her would literally be carrying a mountain of gold back home.

Li Luo didn't care what the person in charge was thinking, of course he kept Lv Qing'er's help in his heart, but there was no need to say it out loud, and in the future if Lv Qing'er needed his help, he would naturally do everything in his power to assist her.

He chatted with Lv Qing'er for a while, then said: "Qing'er, I want to meet President Yu."

Yu Yu Hongxi was busy with affairs every day, with appointments from all sides coming in an endless stream, so if he suddenly wanted to see her, he had to go through Lv Qing'er.

Lv Qing'er smiled upon hearing this and said: "Mother happens to still be at the Treasure House, just come with me."

Then after giving a few instructions to the steward beside her, she led Li Luo straight through the Golden Dragon Treasure House's internal corridor, heading directly toward Yu Yu Hongxi's office.

With Lv Qing'er's lead, Li Luo met Yu Yu Hongxi without any obstruction. The latter at this moment raised her head from the many documents on the desk, her gaze sweeping over Li Luo, not surprised by his appearance — after all, as a Marquis Realm expert, she had long sensed the two of them approaching.

But she still couldn't help casting a glance at Lv Qing'er, feeling a bit annoyed in her heart — this girl really couldn't refuse any of Li Luo's requests at all.

"Oh, isn't this the winner of the strongest title of the One Star House in the Eastern Region's Outer Shenzhou? Your esteemed presence at the Golden Dragon Treasure House truly brings glory to our humble abode." Yu Yu Hongxi closed the documents in her hand, then said with some playfulness.

Obviously, the results of the Holy Grail War had already spread throughout all of Great Xia in the past few days, after all this was an extremely important event, and the Saintly Mystic Star Academy also represented the face of Great Xia. This time the Academy stood out from the many academies of the Eastern Region's Outer Shenzhou and won the championship in one fell swoop, which also made countless Great Xia people share in the honor.

Li Luo's name naturally also resounded throughout Great Xia.

Only now did countless people suddenly realize that this former Empty Phase Young House Master of House Luolan Mansion had actually begun to reveal his brilliance, and it seemed that the future growth of House Luolan Mansion was just around the corner.

Li Luo modestly said upon hearing this: "Actually it was just luck, I just happened to last a bit longer than that Jing Jing Taixu."

"No need to belittle yourself. The Holy Grail War gathered countless elites of the younger generation from the Eastern Region's Outer Shenzhou, and your ability to stand out from among them is enough to prove your capability. Li Taixuan and Dantai Lan really do have a good son." Yu Yu Hongxi said calmly, her gaze toward Li Luo carrying a hint of appreciation — setting aside everything else, just the talent and potential Li Luo had displayed was enough to inspire a love for talent.

Li Luo smiled, then chatted with Yu Yu Hongxi for a few sentences.

"You seem to have something on your mind?" Yu Yu Hongxi was exceptionally experienced, sensing Li Luo's hesitation to speak, and immediately asked directly — after all, she had a mountain of affairs and didn't have time to chat about meaningless things with Li Luo here.

Li Luo hesitated for a moment, then looked directly at Yu Yu Hongxi without concealing anything, and said: "President Yu should also know about my House Luolan Mansion's Mansion Sacrifice in two months, right?"

Yu Yu Hongxi's gaze flickered, and she said with a faint smile: "Right now countless top forces in Great Xia are waiting for this grand event, after all whether the original order of the Five Great Mansions of Great Xia is maintained or one mansion is lost, it all depends on that day two months from now."

Then she said calmly: "If you're looking for the Golden Dragon Treasure House to lend a hand, then I might have to disappoint you. The Golden Dragon Treasure House, like the Saintly Mystic Star Academy, will not interfere in any power struggles unrelated to us. We only do business, and harmony brings wealth."

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Li Luo shook his head and said: "I certainly know the Golden Dragon Treasure House's principles, so how could I possibly make such an unreasonable request? It's just that someone reminded me earlier to keep some vigilance toward the Golden Dragon Treasure House during the Mansion Sacrifice..."

Yu Yu Hongxi's eyes narrowed slightly, and she said coolly: "Oh? Does Young House Master Li Luo think that my Golden Dragon Treasure House also harbors designs on your House Luolan Mansion? Attempting to stick its foot in at that time?"

Her voice grew much colder at this moment, and instantly the atmosphere in the room became oppressive.

Lv Qing'er beside them had a slight change in expression, a trace of anxiety flashing through her beautiful eyes.

"Hmph, although your House Luolan Mansion possesses a strange object, I, Yu Yu Hongxi, would not deign to covet it. The strange formation left by Li Taixuan borrows the momentum of House Luolan Mansion to suppress the intrusion of Marquis Realm experts — the stronger House Luolan Mansion is, the stronger the strange formation becomes. And if I had any ideas, could your House Luolan Mansion have lasted until now?"

"You use Xiyang House to grow House Luolan Mansion, and all those materials for refining spirit water and strange light are purchased from my Golden Dragon Treasure House. My Golden Dragon Treasure House monopolizes over sixty percent of the materials in Great Xia. I would only need to cut off House Luolan Mansion's materials, and what could your Xiyang House accomplish?"

"Li Luo, do you really think that over these years no top forces in Great Xia have offered extremely generous conditions to my Golden Dragon Treasure House to cut off House Luolan Mansion's procurement channels?"

Yu Yu Hongxi's voice was icy, and also seemed to grow somewhat sharp, and her originally beautiful cheeks also surged with a cold aura at this moment.

Seeing Yu Yu Hongxi's rare anger, Lv Qing'er hurriedly stepped forward to hold her arm, soothing her: "Mother, if Li Luo really suspected you, then how could he ask you directly to your face?"

At the same time she hurriedly gave Li Luo a meaningful look.

Li Luo cupped his fists toward Yu Yu Hongxi, and said with a sincere expression: "Auntie Yu, of course I know about the secret care you've shown House Luolan Mansion, so I'm not suspecting you. It's just that the Golden Dragon Treasure House is extremely complex, and I'm worried there might be some hidden dangers within. The Mansion Sacrifice is extremely important to my House Luolan Mansion, and the Golden Dragon Treasure House is the top force in Great Xia — any slight movement would cause enormous upheaval."

"And the Golden Dragon Treasure House has always been neutral, so I'm worried that there might be others within the Treasure House harboring ill intentions, which would instead affect the Treasure House's reputation."

Yu Yu Hongxi said coldly: "What Auntie Yu, call me President Yu."

Li Luo was helpless, knowing that Yu Yu Hongxi was angry at this moment, so he could only obediently say: "President Yu."

Yu Yu Hongxi snorted coldly, her sharp eyes fixed on Li Luo. After a long while, the frost on her cheeks gradually faded, and her voice remained cool as she said: "The internal affairs of my Golden Dragon Treasure House don't need you to worry about, I'll handle it myself. You should just think carefully about how to deal with that Mansion Sacrifice — perhaps two months from now, there will no longer be a House Luolan Mansion in Great Xia."

Li Luo smiled and said: "House Luolan Mansion is the lifework left by Father and Mother, so I will naturally protect it with all my might. But if I really can't protect it, then I'll just run first with Sister Jiang Jiang Qinge, and once we both Enter the Marquis Realm, we'll come back to settle accounts with each and every one of them."

"Is Enter the Marquis Realm something to be proud of?" Yu Yu Hongxi said coldly.

Li Luo smiled slightly and said: "If Enter the Marquis Realm isn't enough... then we'll just wait until we Enter the King Realm."

The youth wore a smile, his handsome and good-looking face seemingly carrying some inexplicable confidence, which made Lv Qing'er standing beside Yu Yu Hongxi bite her red lips lightly.

Yu Yu Hongxi's gaze also subtly condensed — the King Realm... that was a realm even she couldn't reach, and a person of such strength would be a giant even in the main branch of the Golden Dragon Treasure House.

"Not very old, but quite a big mouth." Yu Yu Hongxi said irritably — this kid was really arrogant beyond bounds. When he said he could advance into the Marquis Realm, she really didn't have much doubt, but King Realm experts... countless supreme prodigies had failed to cross that threshold, and your dual phase practitioner didn't necessarily have much of an advantage.

"You may leave, just do your own things well."

Yu Yu Hongxi waved her hand, no longer looking at Li Luo, directly chasing him away.

Li Luo's heart stirred, then he didn't say more, cupping his fists toward Yu Yu Hongxi, while also giving Lv Qing'er a look that she needn't see him off, and turned to leave.

But just as he was about to push the door open and go out, Yu Yu Hongxi's voice came again.

"Wait."

Li Luo turned his head in confusion.

He saw Yu Yu Hongxi looking at him with a stern face: "Call me Auntie Yu."

Li Luo was stunned for a moment, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, but still called out, "Auntie Yu."

Then he quickly shut the door and retreated.

Staring at the closed door, Yu Yu Hongxi finally slapped her palm on the table, so angry that her chest heaved a little, and said coldly, "What an outrageous kid — he actually dares to suspect me of coveting his shabby House Luolan Mansion?!"

Lv Qing'er quickly walked behind Yu Yu Hongxi, helping her knead her shoulders, and said coquettishly, "Mother, don't blame Li Luo either. Right now he really is under a lot of pressure, and if he didn't trust you, he wouldn't have so rashly asked outright like that."

Yu Yu Hongxi shot her a sideways glance and said, "That kid has bullied your mother to her face, and you're still speaking up for him."

Lv Qing'er said in all seriousness, "Not at all. I saw him trembling with fear in front of you."

"That's just an act. That kid is far too slippery — his temperament is nothing like Li Taixuan's or Dantai Lan's," Yu Yu Hongxi said dismissively.

Lv Qing'er smiled charmingly, her eyes glimmering, and said, "Mother, could there be some reason behind what Li Luo said? Inside our Golden Dragon Baohang..."

Yu Yu Hongxi narrowed her eyes slightly, but said nothing more.

And Lv Qing'er also stopped asking, continuing obediently to knead her shoulders, helping to soothe her emotions.