Chapter 89: Crushing

"What do you mean?"

"Indeed. This King has come to propose marriage for my son and brought three betrothal gifts. Whether it succeeds or not, it shows sufficient sincerity. You wish to take Kongling Xianzi as your wife; I wonder what kind of betrothal gifts you have brought?"

Hearing this, Ruyue Xianzi, who was to the side, had a slight change in expression. She immediately raised her right hand, and silently, a Storage Bag was placed into Su Zhangqing's hand.

This item was originally intended for forming an alliance. Taking it out at this moment was perfectly appropriate, and after this matter, he imagined Shenguang Xianzi would not refuse to form an alliance with him.

"Oh? What is your meaning?"

Su Zhangqing's expression shifted slightly, and he began to calculate in his heart.

"Hehe..."

Kuangshi Laoguai watched from the sidelines, a look of triumph flashing across his face.

"What do I mean? Fellow Daoist, are you asking when you already know, or are you truly unaware? If you want to marry this Kongling Xianzi, you must bring out a few decent betrothal gifts, no?"

Kuangshi Laoguai looked at Su Zhangqing, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly to reveal a smug expression.

"Haha, wanting to marry the one you love but being too stingy to bring out betrothal gifts—if word gets out, won't it make people laugh their heads off?"

Just at this moment, Shi Yu's voice rang out. At this very moment, his face was full of schadenfreude, and his words were extremely unpleasant.

One must know that while three betrothal gifts do not seem like much, each one had reached a heaven-defying level; Shituoling had prepared for a long time to obtain them.

"How about it, Fellow Daoist Su? If you can bring out betrothal gifts as precious as mine, I will say no more and turn around to leave immediately, absolutely not lingering here any longer."

Kuangshi Laoguai spoke with feigned generosity.

"Who I marry is my own business; when did it ever become someone else's place to interfere? Even if my husband sends me a blade of grass, I, this Xianzi, will marry him all the same!"

Kongling Xianzi's voice rang out at this moment.

"Hehe, so that is to say, Fellow Daoist Su cannot bring out any betrothal gifts?"

"I..."

Kongling Xianzi wanted to say more, but she saw Su Zhangqing raise a hand, stopping her from continuing.

"Old fellow, even if you are a Golden Core stage demon clan member, you shouldn't be so arrogant to this extent, should you? I will only ask one thing: will your word hold true?"

"Naturally, it holds true."

Kuangshi Laoguai was also an old monster who had lived for who knows how many years; naturally, he would not be deceived by Su Zhangqing's facade. How could the other party possibly bring out such precious gifts? Needless to say, it must be a bluff.

"Good, I hope you can keep your word!"

Su Zhangqing did not waste words. If it came to schemes, he was far above the other party. The other party doing this was merely trying to make him look bad.

The next instant, he reached out, patted his waist, and with a flash of spiritual light, several jade boxes appeared before him.

Seeing Su Zhangqing actually produce gifts, Kuangshi Laoguai could not help but be slightly stunned. Could he have guessed wrong? However, Su Zhangqing's gaze fell upon Shenguang Xianzi.

"Since you are Kongling Xianzi's mother, and you have taken much care of my beloved, it is only right that I provide some betrothal gifts. It is just that my own wealth is meager, and I hope you will not find them too shabby."

After his voice fell, Su Zhangqing raised his right hand, and a stream of light struck the jade box. As the light dispersed, what appeared before them was a stone that was entirely crimson-gold in color.

Eh? "Hehe, Fellow Daoist Su, have you taken the wrong medicine? Even if you couldn't bring out any precious gifts, what is the meaning of taking out a broken stone?"

Just at this moment, Shi Yu revealed a mocking expression.

He was waiting for Shenguang Xianzi to get angry and drive Su Zhangqing out, which would be the best outcome. However, very quickly, he discovered that the atmosphere was somewhat wrong.

Aside from himself sneering and mocking, the expressions of the others were full of solemnity. He could not help but turn his head back, only to see his father's face looking incomparably gloomy—as ugly as it could possibly be.

Could it be that the treasure this brat brought out could actually compare to the treasures his own family brought?

Thinking of this, Shi Yu could not help but reveal a look of horror.

However, Su Zhangqing did not even look at him, as if this fellow were merely an ant. He calmly reached out, lightly tapped the stone in the jade box, and a stream of light flickered before shooting onto the stone.

"Hum..." A five-colored stream of light rippled outward. Everyone could not help but gasp. Even though they had some guesses in their hearts, the three late-stage Golden Core existences revealed moved expressions.

"This is a piece of Five-Element Crimson Gold Essence."

"Since you are Ling'er's mother, this piece of Five-Element Crimson Gold Essence is a small token of my respect, and it is the first betrothal gift I, this junior, present."

Su Zhangqing's voice rang out.

Once this betrothal gift appeared, Kuangshi Laoguai's face became incomparably ugly, and his expression toward Su Zhangqing grew increasingly hostile.

Truly hateful! Where did this brat get this Five-Element Crimson Gold Essence? Could it be that this marriage proposal is really going to be outdone by this brat?

"How is this possible?"

"Hmph, this is only the first one. Brat, let's see what else you can do, and how you will bring out a gift more precious than mine."

"No need to trouble yourself."

Su Zhangqing's expression was faint and incomparably calm. Then, as he raised his right hand, a stream of light flickered, and a suit of five-colored, resplendent battle armor appeared before them.

"Impossible!"

Even as a late-stage Golden Core old monster, Kuangshi Laoguai could not keep his composure.

"This is a set of low-grade Dharma Treasure, the Qilin Armor."

If one were to discuss value, this Qilin Armor was definitely even higher than the Spirit Gathering Bead.

"Xianzi, this is the second betrothal gift. I hope you will graciously accept it."

Su Zhangqing's faint voice rang out. Neither item was his own; he was merely taking them out to go through the motions.

This brat actually has such treasures?

For a moment, Kuangshi Laoguai revealed an expression of shock and anger mixed together.

Things had reached this point; he could be said to have had his prestige swept away and lost all face. However, although the old lion's face was incomparably ugly, he was still unwilling to give up just like that. There was still one final betrothal gift.

The Tribulation-Breaking Pill! To Shenguang Xianzi, this item was the most useful; it was directly related to whether she could advance to the Nascent Soul realm. Therefore, the outcome was still up in the air; at the very least, he still had some chances.

"Senior, as for the third betrothal gift..."

Before Su Zhangqing's voice had finished, Kuangshi Laoguai spoke up.

"Brat, to be fair, your first two betrothal gifts are indeed not bad, but if that is all, it is still not enough. The Tribulation-Breaking Pill is the most important. If you cannot bring it out, then you have lost."

"No need to trouble yourself. Xianzi, this is the third betrothal gift Su is presenting to you: it is this Tribulation-Breaking Pill."

As they spoke, Su Zhangqing took out a jade box, and inside the jade box, a spirit pill the size of a dragon's eye sat quietly.

It was precisely the Tribulation-Transformation Pill.

"Many thanks, fellow Daoist."

Shenguang Xianzi nodded; having experienced this series of events, she already regarded Su Zhangqing as an existence of the same rank.

"Kuangshi, a bet is a bet. Since Changqing has brought out these three gifts, I wonder what else you have to say."

Just at this moment, the voice of Ruyue Xianzi rang out.

"Hmph, a bet is a bet. Since this brat can produce such precious gifts, of course this king keeps his word."

A look of resentment flashed through the eyes of Kuangshi Laoguai, but at this very moment, it was naturally impossible to turn hostile immediately.

He could be said to be furious to the extreme at this time; ever since advancing to the Golden Core realm, when had he ever suffered such a great loss?

However, as the saying goes, a gentleman takes his revenge, and ten years is not too late. In ordinary times, he had some degree of wariness toward this person Su Zhangqing, so he immediately cast a gloomy look at the other party and turned to bow to Shenguang.

(End of this chapter)