92: The Holy Heaven Dynasty and the Proud World Dynasty shall pay compensation.
Dugu Nianyu saw that three more Quasi-Emperor Experts had appeared beside The Four Night Owls, and her mouth hung open in shock, wide enough to fit a fist.
She knew exactly where the Qingtian Sect was located.
For that remote place of Yunzhou to produce even one Quasi-Emperor Expert like Wang Pockmark was already unbelievable.
Yet now there were four Quasi-Emperor Experts; it truly exceeded her imagination.
She had to know that her Imperial Father was preparing to summon the Sect Master of the Qingtian Sect once the azure emperor inheritance concluded.
But facing a sect with four Quasi-Emperor Experts, how would her Imperial Father deal with them?
Who would actually be summoning whom?
"Holy crap, how did this Qingtian Sect suddenly have three more Quasi-Emperor Experts?"
"Haha, it's four against two now. The Qingtian Sect has a great chance of winning; I'm going to get rich."
"No way, this is an unexpected turn of events. I want a refund on my Spirit Stone!"
"Right, right, refund the Spirit Stone. We aren't betting anymore; give our Spirit Stone back."
Outside Azure Light City.
A group of Cultivators who had bet on the two Imperial Dynasties, seeing Wang Pockmark summon three Quasi-Emperor Experts, immediately sought out the Cultivator running the gambling den to demand a refund of their Spirit Stone.
After all, in a four-versus-two situation, the hope of the two Imperial Dynasties winning was already very slim.
"Hmph, you want a refund just because of a change in circumstances? How could such a good thing exist?"
"That's right, if you can't afford to lose, don't gamble. Stop making a fool of yourselves here."
Seeing the Cultivators who bet on the two Imperial Dynasties surrounding the gambling den operator to get a refund, the Cultivators who bet on the Qingtian Sect pushed them away with faces full of Evil Qi.
They had bet on the Qingtian Sect with a hundredfold payout; if they let these people ruin the bet, who would pay them their Spirit Stone?
"Fellow Daoists, the rule of the gambling den is that once a bet is placed, it cannot be refunded!"
The Cultivator running the temporary gambling den had a miserable expression on his face.
In truth, he hoped more than anyone that this bet would be ruined, because if the Qingtian Sect won, he wouldn't be able to pay up even if he sold his Dao Companion.
But now, the people who bet on the Qingtian Sect had him under control, and he didn't even have a chance to run away.
He could only pray in his heart for another turn of events so he wouldn't have to sell his Dao Companion.
Seeing that they couldn't get a refund for their Spirit Stone, the Cultivators who bet on the two Imperial Dynasties left, dejected.
They could only curse the Qingtian Sect in their hearts, wondering how it could have so many Quasi-Emperor Experts.
"Just asking, you don't want to fight?"
Wang Pockmark heard the words of the two Imperial Dynasties' Quasi-Emperor Experts and revealed a playful smile.
He didn't intend to fight the two of them either, because if they started fighting, they would inevitably have to split up their people to protect The Four Night Owls.
In that case, he didn't know how long it would drag on.
Therefore, he wanted to find a reason to make the two dynasties suffer a heavy loss and pay a huge compensation to settle the matter.
Thus, Wang Pockmark said with a smile, "It's fine if you want us not to be impulsive, but your Aura from just now scared my Sect Master's Personal Disciple. You need to compensate with a large amount of treasures to soothe their fragile hearts."
The Four Night Owls were stunned on the spot upon hearing this.
Since when were their hearts fragile?
However, Wang Pockmark was generating income, so they couldn't bring themselves to interrupt.
"Compensate with treasures?"
The Quasi-Emperor Ancestors of the Sheng Tian Dynasty and the Ao Shi Dynasty wore expressions of suppressed anger.
Wang Pockmark and his group had killed so many of their Imperial Dynasty disciples, and now they still wanted compensation; this was truly bullying them too much.
Yet, facing four Quasi-Emperor Experts and a power suspected to be from the Central Region, the two of them didn't dare to resist at all and could only swallow this bitter pill. Who told the other side to have more people and a stronger background?
"Fine, what treasures do you want us to compensate with? Name the amount. As long as it isn't too excessive, we will try our best to pay you."
"That's right, you provide the list first, and we will decide accordingly."
The two of them were like deflated balls, their heads hanging low.
They had never thought that in the territory of the Southern Region, they would be bullied to this extent; today, they could only accept their bad luck.
"Very good, I like your attitude."
Wang Pockmark smiled and used his Divine Sense to create a list, transmitting it into the minds of the two.
The items on it included Spirit Stone, Medicinal Pill, Artifact Refining Materials, and various Cultivation resources.
Although the types were numerous, the quantity wasn't very large; it should only be half of the two Imperial Dynasties' foundation.
The two carefully read through the list in their minds once.
But the more they read, the uglier their expressions became.
This wasn't Wang Pockmark asking for compensation; this was clearly robbery.
If their two Imperial Dynasties brought out the things on the list, the entire Imperial Dynasty would suffer severe damage to its Origin Qi, and tens of thousands of years of accumulation would be more than half lost.
"What is it, you two? If it's very difficult, I think we can forget about it."
Wang Pockmark saw their unwilling appearance and gave a look to Liu Dehua and the other two.
The three were very cooperative, their Aura erupting, looking very much like they were about to take action.
"Fellow Daoists, wait. Although these things are numerous, we are still willing to compensate."
"That's right, we are willing to compensate, but with so many things, if we were to bring them out all at once now, we would need time to gather them."
Seeing that the four were about to take action, the Quasi-Emperor Experts of the Sheng Tian Dynasty and the Ao Shi Dynasty hurriedly explained.
They had absolutely no room to bargain now and could only agree first.
After all, if they started fighting, they would only be on the receiving end of a beating, and they might even fall.
"Oh? How much time do you need?" Wang Pockmark asked upon hearing this.
He also understood that it was a bit unrealistic to ask the two to bring out so many things on the spot.
Therefore, he didn't want to push too hard, lest the two be driven to desperate measures. His goal was the treasures, not to go to war with the two.
"This..."
The two pondered for a moment, looked at each other, and replied.
"We need at least three days to gather so many things."
"This is the fastest. At that time, you Fellow Daoists can come to our Imperial Dynasty to collect them, or you can leave an address, and the two of us will send them to you."
To gather such vast resources, three days was already their fastest speed.
If it weren't for the fear that Wang Pockmark and the four would be unhappy, they would never have made the time so tight.
"Fine, I'll give you three days. When the time comes, send the gathered items to the Qingtian Sect in Yunzhou."
"Remember, don't try any tricks, or you will regret it."
After Wang Pockmark finished speaking, he transmitted the location of the Qingtian Sect to the two.
Then, he and Liu Dehua and the other three took The Four Night Owls and disappeared into the sky above Azure Light City.
"They just left like that?"
The Quasi-Emperor Ancestors of the Sheng Tian Dynasty and the Ao Shi Dynasty looked at the place where Wang Pockmark and the others had disappeared with bewildered expressions.
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