Chapter 171

Qian Jinjin looked at the empty hall, then looked at Luo Yu's gradually disappearing back, and suddenly looked at the storage ring on her hand containing forty billion and one hundred million Spirit Stones. She showed a beautiful smile.

"If I'm not mistaken, Shi Haojun shouldn't come to take this forty billion and one hundred million next."

"Really not bad, accidentally scammed forty billion for free!"

Hearing this, Qian Duoduo was shocked: "Miss is so sure that Shi Haojun won't want these Spirit Stones? This is forty billion Spirit Stones."

Qian Jinjin's smile did not diminish: "A great demon cultivator who is about to be wanted with a huge bounty, how could he enter the city openly?"

"Even if he wants to ask us for it, he is powerless."

"This is not us reneging on a debt; this is just something that can't be helped."

Qian Jinjin shook the storage ring on her finger, her smile even brighter.

"Let's go! The situation here is about to change. Let's go out and hide for a while."

"By the way, keep an eye on the news here. If the Living Wood is lost in Luo Yu's hands, immediately hoard war supplies. War is probably coming."

"The battlefield is the best place to make a fortune. Our luck is really not bad; just arrived and we're about to make a big profit again."

Hearing this, Qian Duoduo was shocked again and couldn't help asking: "War is coming? How did you predict this? You don't have precognition, do you?"

Qian Jinjin looked at him and smiled: "I'm just guessing, not necessarily accurate. The Emperor of the Great Yin Dynasty doesn't have much lifespan left."

"You should understand if you have read history that longevity is something all emperors are pursuing, and for this, they can spare no cost."

"Every emperor is extremely selfish. Once the Living Wood is lost, leading to the inability to extend life by five hundred years, what crazy things do you guess that old emperor will do?"

"He will definitely launch a war against the force that took the Living Wood. If he doesn't know which force stole the Living Wood, then in order to find the Living Wood, he might rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go. It's even possible to bloodbath the entire region."

"Never underestimate the madness of a dying emperor. They can do anything crazy. An emperor's anger can cause millions of corpses. In order to find the Living Wood, he will carry out indiscriminate attacks."

"What's more, the Great Yin Dynasty has always coveted this land of the Western Lands and has always wanted to incorporate this land not occupied by any country into its territory. If an important person of the Great Yin Dynasty died here, isn't this a reasonable excuse to send troops?"

"Of course, my guess is only possible. Based on these reasons alone, it cannot be proven that the Great Yin Dynasty will 100% send troops to the Western Lands. My explanation may also be a bit far-fetched."

"I just want to gamble once, because I just picked up forty billion for free. Even if I lose the gamble, I won't lose anything. I don't need to pay any cost for this big gamble. Once I win the gamble, I will be one step closer to the position of Family Head."

Qian Jinjin's mouth slowly curled up, showing a confident smile: "I have conducted many big gambles and have never lost so far, including the last big gamble on the Insect Armor Master. I won by relying on my keen sense of smell."

"You strictly monitor the situation of the Living Wood now. Once the Living Wood is lost, you should hoard war supplies as soon as possible. We have to do business on both sides of the Western Lands and the Great Yin Dynasty."

Qian Jinjin suddenly looked at the direction of Black Moon City again, her expression complex, not knowing what she was thinking.

"The chaos caused over there won't be small either. Today is destined to be a sleepless night..."

After walking out of the city gate, Luo Yu looked behind him, snorted coldly, and began to accelerate, flying toward the distance at the fastest speed.

The group of Gu Kings behind him was shocked and hurriedly chased out of the city, following closely behind.

But not all Gu Kings chased out of the city. There were still some Gu Kings whose eyes flickered, showing hesitant expressions.

Luo Yu didn't enter the city alone; he also brought quite a few followers behind him.

Those followers of his were not brought out of the city and were all still in the city at this time.

Is there a possibility that Luo Yu used himself as bait to deliberately lure all the Gu Kings out of the city, and then let his followers take the opportunity to carry the Living Wood and escape?

This possibility cannot be ruled out at all. At that time, Private Room No. 1 was wrapped in a black barrier, and no one could see the situation inside. Who knew who the Living Wood was actually in the hands of?

Luo Yu knew that he couldn't take the Living Wood out under the siege of many Gu Kings, so it was normal to secretly hand the Living Wood to others.

It wasn't just one person who thought this way. Many people were thinking this way at this time. Such a simple trick of deceiving the heavens had to be guarded against.

Many Gu Kings' expressions were hesitant. Whether the Living Wood was in Luo Yu's hands or in his followers' hands, who could be sure?

Seeing Luo Yu running further and further away, if they delayed any longer, they would never catch up.

A certain impatient Gu King hardened his heart and decided to directly solve all of Luo Yu's followers in the city. If the Living Wood wasn't found, he would immediately go to chase Luo Yu.

Although killing was forbidden in the city, he was a Gu King. A Gu King killing someone instantly and then quickly leaving the city, who could stop him?

Rules were always set for the weak and could not constrain a strong person who could come and go as they pleased.

He no longer hesitated, his eyes froze, and he made a decisive move, slapping one of the followers heavily with his palm.

This follower was terrified. At this time, he could no longer care about disguising himself, exposed his Gu King aura, turned around, and ran. In the blink of an eye, he escaped out of the city.

Seeing this scene, everyone was not shocked but happy, their eyes lighting up at the same time.

It was actually a Gu King. He had hidden his realm. Why hide his realm if he didn't have a guilty conscience? The Living Wood must be on him; it couldn't be wrong.

The remaining Gu Kings showed looks of ecstasy and excitedly chased out of the city.

"Hahaha! This Luo Yu is really trying to be clever. Did he really think I would think the Living Wood couldn't be on a Spirit Refining Stage Gu Cultivator? Really naive. Regarding a heavy treasure like the Living Wood, it's always better to kill a thousand by mistake than let one go. How could such a small trick work on me?"

"That group of idiots were all tricked out by Luo Yu. Only a few of us are smart. It serves them right that the Living Wood is obtained by us! Hahaha..."

"Hurry and chase! Don't let him run! He's just a mid-stage Gu King. If we join forces, we can kill him quickly. By then, we will split the Living Wood!"

"I have the same intention..."

The group of Gu Kings laughed while proudly chasing out of the city.

They thought they were wise men, but were they really wise men?

At this time, in a simple bungalow.

Two young men in luxurious clothes stood in the center of the hall. In the center of the two was a strange tree shaped like a human. What else could it be but the Living Wood?

"Ninth Brother, Imperial Uncle warned us repeatedly that we must not open the insect breeding bag."

"That insect breeding bag is specially made and can effectively prevent the aura of the Heaven-Grade Spirit Medicine from leaking out."

The slightly younger Luo Ye had a hesitant expression, looking at the Living Wood on the ground with a look full of nervousness, his eyes carrying cowardice.

Luo Zheng looked at him with disdain and said disdainfully: "What's there to be afraid of? We are princes! What big things can you do with such a small amount of courage?"

"You can rest assured. I have already set up an isolation array around the house, which is enough to prevent the aura of the Heaven-Grade Spirit Medicine from leaking out."

After the words fell, Luo Zheng walked over boldly, broke off two pieces of bark from the Living Wood without ceremony, and threw one of the pieces of bark toward Luo Ye.

Luo Ye was startled and caught it in a flurry, his hands trembling as he caught the Living Wood bark.

His eyes revealed a look of terror, and he said with a trembling voice: "What are you doing? Why did you break off the bark? You actually intend to steal from the treasury?"

Seeing Luo Ye's terrified appearance, Luo Zheng showed an impatient expression.

"Hmph! Look at how scared you are! You are really cowardly!"

"The bold are stuffed to death, the cowardly are starved to death! This is a good thing that can increase lifespan by five hundred years. Aren't you tempted?"

"Such a heaven-defying treasure is placed in front of you. Whoever isn't moved is a fool!"

"You can rest assured. We are princes with noble status. Breaking off a piece of bark is not a crime punishable by death!"

"And as long as it's not a crime punishable by death, then we must be making a profit."

"Increasing lifespan by five hundred years, no matter what punishment we receive, it's worth it!"

"If this matter can be covered up, then cover it up. If it can't be covered up, it doesn't matter. What's there to be afraid of? Those who achieve big things shouldn't be hesitant and indecisive."

Just as the words fell, Ye Zheng threw the piece of bark into his mouth boldly, his eyes showing no nervousness of doing something bad.

Luo Ye looked at Luo Zheng, then looked at the Living Wood bark in his hand, showing hesitation, his heart beating non-stop, nervous to the extreme.

He was born cowardly and didn't dare to do such a thing as stealing from the treasury, but that was a heaven-defying heavy treasure that could increase lifespan by five hundred years. The temptation was simply too great. Even the most cowardly person would become bold in front of this treasure.

In the end, Luo Ye didn't overcome the greed in his heart. His expression hardened, his eyes closed, and he gathered his courage and swallowed the bark in his hand in one gulp.

Luo Zheng nodded with satisfaction. As long as he dragged him into the water, things would be much easier to handle. He was the Empress's youngest son. Dragging him into the water meant he couldn't receive too heavy a punishment.

He quickly put the Living Wood, which was already missing three pieces of bark, back into the insect breeding bag, placed the insect breeding bag close to his waist, put it away carefully, patted it twice like a treasure, and a smile appeared on his face.

What he didn't know was that someone was quietly watching this scene from afar, seeing his act of stealing from the treasury in his eyes.

"Sure enough, the Living Wood is really here."

Seeing that Living Wood, Long Xuan's pupils shrank, his heart beat accelerated, and he showed a look of ecstasy.

"Don't make trouble!"

Long Xuan patted the moving insect breeding bag. The rabbit inside started making trouble again.

Once it sensed the aura of the Heaven-Grade Spirit Medicine, this rabbit started flapping non-stop, and the insect breeding bag changed into various shapes.

It was unknown where the Heaven-Grade Spirit Medicine had such a great temptation for it. Once it saw the Heaven-Grade Spirit Medicine, it couldn't move its feet, and then it made crazy trouble, urging him to hurry up and grab the Heaven-Grade Spirit Medicine.

Speaking of which, this rabbit really liked to stay next to the Fire Dragon Fruit Tree and the Divine Dragon Wood.

And a cunning rabbit has three burrows. It had stolen a large hole that could travel back and forth under its favorite spirit trees.

It was unknown where the Earth-Grade and Heaven-Grade Spirit Medicine had such a great attraction for it. Could the reason be to use it for alchemy? Knowing only alchemy all day, it had become stupid from alchemy.

Long Xuan had been there for a while, but the Original Realm couldn't be activated instantly and needed a certain amount of time to prepare.

He joined forces with his five clones to activate the Original Realm. After superimposing the power of the Original Realm by an unknown number of times, he perfectly superimposed the illusion world of this area with the reality world.

The Original Realm naturally couldn't take effect on the two Spirit Sea Stage experts at the door.

But when the illusion and the reality world were superimposed one-to-one, even if they didn't fall into the illusion, they wouldn't notice any changes in the surrounding scenery.

And as for the two Spirit Refining Stage princes in the room, don't even think about being immune to the influence of the Original Realm.

The consciousness of the two was immediately pulled into the Original Realm, their bodies stunned in place, but because the scenery in front of them wasn't switched instantly, the two didn't know at all that they had fallen into the illusion.

(End of chapter)