Chapter 1069: Dispute (Please Subscribe)_1

Zhou Qingruo's face was also covered with a layer of frost as her sharp amber Beautiful Eyes stared at the other Elders...

The immense Spiritual Power within her had already quietly begun to pour out...

The other two Elders of the Duanmu Clan were also incredibly angry, coldly shouting, "These treasures were clearly found by our Duanmu Clan, what right do you have to come here?"

"Exactly, just now when we called you in, each of you was hiding in the back, and now you have the nerve to come here talking about an equal share, as if the Elders of the Duanmu Clan have no temper?"

Hearing this, the other Elders were not angry but spoke with a smile, "Elders of the Duanmu Clan, you're being a bit too unreasonable. Didn't all of our major families decide to cooperate from the start?"

"That's right, that's right, since we've found something together, naturally it should be shared equally. Are you suggesting that the Duanmu Clan wants to monopolize it? That would be quite illogical."

"Since we've already reached an agreement on cooperation, if anyone wants to monopolize the treasure, I'll be the first to disagree!"

"Exactly, it must be shared equally; if any family monopolizes it, would it not make all the previous agreements null and void? We can't agree to this."

Upon seeing this, Duanmu Lian coldly shouted, "You... You're being utterly unreasonable; don't blame me for showing no mercy!"

As she spoke, in her anger, she had even drawn her razor-sharp Personal Sword...

Zhou Qingruo, too, made no attempt to conceal her own Spiritual Power, which burst forth and swept towards the Elders in front of her...

Seeing the two women's intentions of starting a fight, the other clan Elders showed no hint of fear...

Joking? With so many Elders from several major families, would they be afraid of just the Duanmu Clan??

Immediately, they pushed back without showing any weakness, "Elder Lian, what are you doing? Do you really plan to fight with the Elders of several major families??"

"With just the few of you, I'm afraid you're no match for us! Not only that but doing so could completely shatter our cooperative relationship!"

"The Duanmu family Elders have a temper, but so do the Elders of our major families; we're not ones to be trifled with. Today, you must not think about monopolizing these treasures!"

"Finding treasures together and yet your Duanmu Clan intends to monopolize them, if this gets out, do you still expect to remain in the Cultivation World?"

Unable to endure any longer, Duanmu Lian looked towards Xu Sheng and said coldly, "Xu Sheng, let's do it, they clearly think they have us under their thumb."

Upon hearing this, the latter merely glanced at Duanmu Lian with his dark eyes, then gave Zhou Qingruo a look and said indifferently, "Miss Lian, Qingruo, there's no need for you to be upset about this. It's just treasures; let's all make money in harmony!"

Although there are no traps here, the treasures vary in quality...

If one picks the wrong item, it's not impossible for a mishap to occur!

Duanmu Lian furrowed her brow, not expecting Xu Sheng to back down. She said through gritted teeth, "Xu Sheng, how can you..."

However, she was interrupted by Zhou Qingruo, who tugged at her arm and whispered in her ear, "Listen to Xu Sheng. These treasures might have some issues!"

After hearing this, a sharp glint flashed through Duanmu Lian's Beautiful Eyes, and she instantly understood the implication...

No wonder Xu Sheng was willing to agree; there was this layer of meaning behind his decision! It turns out she had been a bit slow to catch on.

And when they heard Xu Sheng's words, a look of admiration appeared in the eyes of the Elders from the other families...

"Indeed, Elder Xu has a higher level of awareness than Elder Lian. We are all here for the treasures; why resort to fighting, right?"

"If we're not going to fight, then please, Elder Lian, and this Elder, put away your Personal Swords, lest an accident happens that we would regret!"

"If you had only said this earlier, wouldn't that have solved everything? Harmony brings wealth, harmony brings wealth. Let's stick to what was previously agreed, and let the Elders of the Duanmu Clan select the treasures first!"

This statement was merely to avoid touching the bottom line of Xu Sheng and the others, as no family wanted to actually come to blows!

Xu Sheng's mouth corners imperceptibly lifted in a slight arc as he gazed ahead at the treasures and spoke lightly, "Then let us choose first. Qingruo, take that Spiritual Pearl and the jade box, Miss Lian, you take the Dagger and the Sheepskin Scroll!"

Zhou Qingruo's eyes gleamed, "Only pick four items? Doesn't that mean most of the treasures have problems!"

Duanmu Lian pouted, somewhat puzzled as to why Xu Sheng was only selecting so few treasures!

However, even though she thought so, she didn't show any reaction, and together with Zhou Qingruo, she walked towards the treasures and took the ones Xu Sheng had mentioned...

Then, they returned to Xu Sheng's side without saying a word...

Seeing this scene, the pupils of the other Family Elders constricted sharply, and they asked with puzzlement, "Only taking so little? Elder Xu, are you sure?"

"There are clearly many more here, Elder Xu, you could have taken several more!"

"Yes, Elder Xu, if you miss this opportunity, don't say that the several great Clan Elders bullied the Duanmu Clan!"

With the naked eye, they could see at least more than twenty treasures, yet they had only chosen a few...

Could it be that the Duanmu Family Elders didn't want the treasures?

This idea seemed impossible upon consideration, which meant there were only two reasons for their actions!

Either they were doing so to maintain the cooperation between each other, or... there might be problems with these treasures!!

With this thought, they couldn't help but heighten their vigilance...

Seeing their flustered manner, Xu Sheng smiled and said amiably, "How so? Didn't the honorable Elders just say they wanted to evenly distribute these treasures? We have made our selection, please go ahead."

No one has been able to snatch things from my hands before, as for these fellows' luck, it's up to them now!

Confronted with this enigmatic smile, a thought arose in everyone's mind!

Trickery! Absolute trickery!!

However, even so, it was impossible for them to give up on these treasures!

One of the Elders took a deep look at Xu Sheng and the others and said, "Since the Duanmu Clan has finished picking, we won't hold back either."

Following those words, they began to choose among the treasures...

In just a few seconds, they had collected them all...

When they felt that nothing unusual had happened, a sigh of relief arose from the depths of their hearts...

It seems they worried too much, if anything happened to their several great Clans, the Duanmu Clan would also be unable to escape from the Secret Realm...

With this thought in mind, they began to speak one after another to Xu Sheng, "Elder Xu, regarding the way forward, we'll have to trouble you! Of course, if we encounter any treasures, the Duanmu Clan will still have the first pick..."

"That's right, that's right, Elder Xu seems to be quite familiar with the Secret Realm, and I'm sure you will definitely enable us to survive successfully in the Secret Realm!!"

"Of course, Elder Lian, you need not be angry, with Elder Xu here, all the good stuff was chosen by your Duanmu Clan first, right?"

Upon hearing the words, Xu Sheng chuckled lightly and said, "Now that the selection is over, let's leave this place. Monster Beasts will appear soon!"

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