Chapter 348: Same Treatment

The Qi Clan Chief actually went to ask the ancestor for advice.

The ancestor also sighed upon hearing this: "You really can cause trouble! What's the use of telling me this now? Just give him whatever he wants! Wealth can be accumulated again, but if people are gone, the Qi family is completely finished! Go handle it. Once I leave, that brat will surely find an excuse to wipe me out too!"

"'Yes!' The Qi Clan Chief responded, bowed, and retreated."

The more he thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt, yet there was nothing he could do!

After returning, the Qi Clan Chief agreed to Ye Liuyun's demand.

"'Fire Old Man, go to the treasure vault and move everything out!' Ye Liuyun assigned Qiong Qi the task. Silently using his divine sense to warn him: 'Watch out for formations!'"

"'Alright! Since the Qi family insists on giving, I'll reluctantly make the trip.' Qiong Qi is also the type who drags people into pits without repaying them."

Upon hearing this, the Qi Clan Chief and Elder almost spat blood. Helplessly, they led Qiong Qi to the treasure vault.

Not long after, Qiong Qi returned and tossed a storage ring to Ye Liuyun: 'There's nothing valuable; their family is too poor!'

"'It's fine! Not just the Qi family, there are other families too! Clan Chief, bring the food and drinks; we'll eat and chat. Later, when people from other families arrive, you'll still need to cooperate! Otherwise, I'll just stay at the Qi family and not leave!'"

Hearing this, the Qi Clan Chief's flesh trembled all over. He quickly said, 'I'll cooperate, I'll cooperate!' He now wished Ye Liuyun would leave quickly; otherwise, who knows how they'd torment the Qi family!

Ye Liuyun greeted the Qi Clan Chief like an old acquaintance, then proceeded to give instructions while eating.

Before they finished eating, two other great families sent elders to negotiate with the Qi family. Ye Liuyun is a big catch; how could he let the Qi family have him all to themselves?

After they arrived, the Qi Clan Chief, following Ye Liuyun's prior instructions, vaguely told the two families' elders: 'Young Master Ye indeed made a major discovery in the secret realm. Whether you can get it out of him depends on your performance.'

At this point, Ye Liuyun had already collected the skeleton puppet.

He also said: 'How about this? Seeing your enthusiasm, I find it hard to refuse your goodwill. I'll first visit one of your families, then the other, and we'll share any benefits. How does that sound?'

These two elders hadn't expected things to go so smoothly. Seeing the Qi family warmly entertain Ye Liuyun, even with the clan chief accompanying them, they assumed Ye Liuyun knew some great secret. They immediately became courteous and nodded in agreement.

Thus, Ye Liuyun and his group followed one of them back. The other also returned to his clan to prepare.

After Ye Liuyun left, the Qi Clan Chief finally let out a long breath. He then told the two other elders: 'Block the news! We've suffered a loss, and we can't let other clans escape this calamity, lest our Qi family's standing be lost.'

Ye Liuyun went to the other two clans and handled them the same way, looting their treasure vaults. Afterwards, he and his companions roamed the eastern regions, visiting each person who had once sent people to intercept them.

Yet, not a single clan that Ye Liuyun looted leaked the news!

Lei Ming and his gang, having feasted and taken treasure vault riches these past days, were practically laughing themselves crazy!

"'Why don't they join forces against us? Why is the news blocked?' Lei Ming asked, puzzled."

Qiong Qi laughed: 'That's human nature! Having suffered a loss, they also don't want others to avoid loss, so their status stays unchanged! If they united, even if they beat us, how would they divide the wealth? Clans that have suffered losses are weakened and surely won't get the better share in distribution! So giving to anyone is giving; better to give to us!'

"'Little brother, your wisdom is too good to waste on not being a bandit!' Lei Ming praised."

Ye Liuyun: '……'

Long Ximeng also arrived at the continent at this time; after hearing that Ye Liuyun had been invited by the Qi family, she went to the Qi family, then went from house to house searching.

She was also greatly puzzled in her heart. How did Ye Liuyun become so popular! Could he really have some secret to tell these families?

Furthermore, after the news spread, even the Sea Tribe dared not move against Ye Liuyun. Each Sea Tribe faction independently had the same thought: 'Ye Liuyun has now allied with how many continental clans? Provoking him again would likely provoke a continental clan siege. Moreover, Ye Liuyun has already returned to the continent; attempting to capture him on the continent would be even more difficult!'

Thus, the Sea Tribe collectively stopped mentioning it. After all, they are numerous; losses in the secret realm are insignificant. As for treasures, with so many clans on the mainland participating, there's probably little left, and they don't expect any.

Therefore, when Long Ximeng finally found Ye Liuyun, he was safe and sound, and had even moved into the Water Moon Pavilion.

Seeing the arrived Long Ximeng, Ye Liuyun originally wanted to get angry, but his recent gains were good and his mood was great, so he didn't attack directly; instead, he first listened to what she had to say.

After hearing Long Ximeng's account, he also realized she had gone to great trouble to find him, and knew he had previously blamed her wrongly.

"'It's fine; anyway, I haven't suffered any loss and have even gained quite a bit! Shall I treat you to something good? The food and drink at the Water Moon Pavilion are all excellent!' Ye Liuyun said generously."

"'Good!' Long Ximeng also directly agreed. Indeed, the grilled meat Ye Liuyun had given her before was extremely delicious. Now that Ye Liuyun said there's tasty food, she doesn't mind trying some more."

She had never eaten anything on the continent despite her age! After eating, she also found everything delicious. Ye Liuyun also packed plenty for her to take back.

"'There's an auction in two days; do you want to join the fun?' Ye Liuyun asked her."

"'No, I need to go back to cultivate! Thank you for feeding me all these good things.' Saying this, she produced a transmission talisman and handed it to Ye Liuyun: 'Keep this; you can contact me anytime!'"

"'Alright then!' Ye Liuyun accepted the transmission talisman and didn't try to detain her further."

After Long Ximeng left, they all returned to their own cultivation. Wu Qingcheng then roughly told Ye Liuyun about the wealth she had gathered these days.

Wu Qingcheng then briefly told Ye Liuyun about the wealth she had collected these days.

Ye Liuyun directly told Wu Qingcheng: 'Sell all the useless stuff to Wanbaoge, then buy all the Corpse Demon Crystal Cores and Sea Beast Cores of the Golden Pellet Realm. This Wanbaoge has many Sea Beast Cores in stock; they can't use them, but I and Lei Ming and the others can absorb them.'

Wu Qingcheng smiled and agreed: 'Great! I didn't expect this harvest to be so huge! However, we have too many crystal stones; if you find anything good at the auction, buy it all. Otherwise, we'll have to exchange some spirit stones with Wanbaoge.'

"'Hmm. Let's see if the auction has anything good; if not, we'll exchange spirit stones with Wanbaoge!' Ye Liuyun decided."

They were just talking when suddenly Long Ximeng's transmission talisman to him showed activity.

Ye Liuyun took it out to listen, and his expression immediately turned solemn.

"'Oh no! Long Ximeng has run into trouble!'"

Ye Liuyun shouted 'No!' and instantly gathered everyone into the storage ring, summoned Qiong Qi, and used the transmission talisman to track Long Ximeng's position.