Chapter 1746: Rumors Are Formidable

Steward Liu the Alchemist of Mysterious Origin Tower helped him verify the prices of those resources.

"Li City Lord, you still have surplus items; do you want to exchange them for Divine Crystals or keep them?"

Liu the Alchemist asked.

"Just exchange everything for Divine Crystals; keeping these items is useless!"

Li Yuanyang said.

He guessed that Ye Liuyun didn't care about those items, otherwise he wouldn't have taken them out for exchange.

"Haha, indeed, Li City Lord is prosperous now!"

Liu the Alchemist also had an ulterior motive.

They were also a major force in Ice Spring City; Li Yuanyang had taken over the assets of the seven great families, so how could they not know?

Li Yuanyang smiled and said to Liu the Alchemist, "Then it's up to you, Liu the Alchemist!"

Liu the Alchemist handed the four Realm Crystals that Ye Liuyun wanted to Li Yuanyang, and also found over ten thousand Divine Crystals for him.

Li Yuanyang did not delay; he immediately sent all of them back to Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun simply collected the four Realm Crystals.

"I will stay at Chengzhu Fu until the day I leave; consider these Divine Crystals as my lodging fee!"

Ye Liuyun confiscated the more than ten thousand Divine Crystals.

His generosity was meant to buy hearts, keeping Li Yuanyang as quiet as possible.

Li Yuanyang thought it over, guessed Ye Liuyun wouldn't mind that many Divine Crystals, and immediately thanked him and accepted them!

"Li City Lord, go attend to your duties; there are still many tasks! I will be cultivating here for the next two days and won't go out unless necessary!"

Ye Liuyun also reassured Li Yuanyang that he would not cause trouble outside again.

His goal had been achieved; the rest should be spent on proper cultivation.

Li Yuanyang understood and immediately took his leave.

He still had Li Manfu station a few people at the gate, but did not increase the manpower further.

On one hand, he had many tasks needing people; on the other, Ye Liuyun's strength required no protection from them.

Leaving a few people was only so they could run errands for Ye Liuyun.

Afterward, he went to attend to his own matters.

He had just taken over the assets of seven families, so there were many things to handle.

But there is no wall in this world that is completely airtight.

The news spread quickly.

Bai Muyu confronted Ye Liuyun, bringing about a lethal disaster that also wiped out the other six families, instantly becoming a subject of ridicule.

The Yuan family was extremely shocked upon learning the news.

Yuan Songping analyzed, "There wasn't a single corpse at the scene; it is extremely similar to the situation in Maple Fire Forest."

He guessed they were either devoured by beasts or stored away.

It must have been Ye Liuyun's doing, no doubt!

"So that means the Black Tiger Gang incident was also his doing?"

Yuan Clan Chief asked.

The manner in which those seven families were annihilated was extremely similar to the scene when the Black Tiger Gang was wiped out.

"Very possible; if he eliminated the Black Tiger Gang and then went to Maple Fire Forest, the timing fits perfectly."

Yuan Songping said.

Yuan Clan Chief nodded, "Hmm, so that means this kid pretended to be taken by Xiao Bingxin, then kidnapped Xiao Bingxin, stole resources from the Mystic Ice Palace, then stormed the Black Tiger Gang, seized its resources, exterminated the beasts in Maple Fire Forest, and now has annihilated those seven families?"

After the Yuan Clan Chief finished his analysis, the Yuan elders all inhaled a gasp of cold air.

Finally, the Yuan Clan Chief asked, "When will this plague god depart?"

They were all worried that Ye Liuyun would act against the Yuan family.

"In one day!"

Yuan Songping reported.

Ye Liuyun could wipe out seven forces in a single day; for the Yuan family, that extra day was extremely hard to endure.

They now see that Ye Liuyun acted solely to seize resources.

"I heard that the person is always surrounded by women, and the first time he didn't kill Tianyu; later when he saw her, he even greeted her proactively."

"Could we let Tianyu…"

An elder began speaking, but stopped halfway through.

Given that Ye Liuyun is always surrounded by women, this elder wanted Yuan Tianyu to employ a beauty scheme.

Yuan Songping, upon hearing that, immediately said discontentedly, "The women around that kid are all quite powerful! Tianyu's skill is far inferior!"

"I actually think he might not act against us! After all, we haven't provoked him!"

The elder retorted, "If we don't provoke him, will A Tai let him be slaughtered?"

"Women, for a man, the difference in realms hardly matters; perhaps he'll even give Tianyu some cultivation resources…"

"Alright!"

Yuan Clan Chief, not wanting to hear their quarrel, directly ordered Yuan Songping: "Take Tianyu and deliver our family's Spatial Realm Crystal to Ye Liuyun as compensation; leave the rest unsaid for now."

He paused, then added resolutely, "If he insists on keeping Tianyu, then you return yourself!"

Yuan Songping was also stunned, but still agreed.

"Yes, I'll handle it right away!"

He also knew the Clan Chief acted for the family's survival; otherwise, who would be willing to give away his own daughter?

"Alas!"

After Yuan Songping went out, he also let out a sigh, feeling deeply helpless.

He went to the clan's Treasure Vault and took out that spatial‑conception Crystal Stone, then went to summon Yuan Tianyu.

When Yuan Tianyu heard that she was to be taken to atone to Ye Liuyun, she was actually very happy and even deliberately dressed up.

Yuan Songping couldn't bring himself to tell the Clan Chief's decision directly, so he only told Yuan Tianyu about the extermination of the seven great families.

"Serves herself right; who asked Bai Muyu to seek death! If I were assassinated, I would of course fight back."

"Moreover, I never said I'd marry Bai Muyu, so what right does he have to tarnish my reputation everywhere! Who I like has nothing to do with him!"

Yuan Tianyu not only didn't blame Ye Liuyun further, but instead blamed Bai Muyu.

Then she asked Yuan Songping, "Will Ye Liuyun ignore me because of Bai Muyu?"

Yuan Songping also wore a helpless expression; he could see that his own miss truly had fallen for Ye Liuyun.

He guessed that if she were sent to him directly, she wouldn't object now.

"Probably not; he's definitely not that clueless!"

Yuan Songping could only respond reluctantly.

"Will he return after he leaves?"

At this moment, Yuan Tianyu was thinking of her own feelings.

Yuan Songping slowly shook his head, truly having no mood to indulge her idle thoughts.

The events that occurred in Ice Spring City, along with the rumors here, have now reached Xuanbing Palace.

"What?

And such a thing?"

The palace master Li Xuanbing of Xuanbing Palace only now learned that Xiao Bingxin had kidnapped Ye Liuyun.

If Ye Liuyun hadn't revealed his power, no one would have connected the earlier kidnapping, and it wouldn't have been exposed.

But now all the events are linked, and the blame naturally points to Ye Liuyun.

This is the terrifying aspect of rumors.

The power of the masses is indeed great; this time they actually found the real culprit.

Li Xuanbing could no longer worry about anything else and rushed straight to Chengzhu Fu to settle scores with Ye Liuyun.