Published: March 3, 2025
Chapter 393: Secret Deal
The victory of the gambling duel greatly boosted their morale.
As soon as these words were spoken, Jiang Qiushui, Cold Moon Heart, Meng Wenxing, and other foundation establishment cultivators fixed their eyes on the opposing side.
Their bodies tensed up secretly, wary of the other side turning against them at this moment.
However, if we talk about restraint, it was much less than before.
After all, the opposing side had no formation to shield them, and their own team's leader was stronger than the leader of the other side.
Even if a conflict occurred, their side would be at an absolute advantage.
In the face of the prevailing situation, Zhuo Mengzhen's eyes flickered with complex emotions. After weighing the pros and cons, she could only reply:
"Since Friend Qingyang is so eager, there's no reason not to fulfill the wager now."
As the leader, she maintained a strong stance towards her opponent, but beneath that outward strength lay a hint of helplessness.
Ultimately, this was a world where strength spoke volumes, and when one's strength was inferior to the opponent’s, there were indeed few options to choose from.
"Friend Zhuo's willingness to consider this brings me great relief," Liu Yu said.
"I hope there will be no unpleasant events between us."
"Otherwise, the magical artifact will be ruthless, and it will inevitably harm our harmony; it would not end well then," Liu Yu said coldly, with a serious expression, his words laced with a hint of threat, showing no courtesy at that moment.
In the face of tangible interests, any form of insincere politeness was useless.
Moreover, at this point, it could be said that both sides had already torn off their fig leaves, and there was no need to say anything superfluous.
Upon hearing this, Zhuo Mengzhen's face turned dark, the veins on her hand clearly visible through her yellow sleeve, but she could only relinquish her grip helplessly.
Turning hostile now would mean less than a thirty percent chance of victory, and she certainly wouldn't make such a foolish choice.
After Liu Yu finished speaking, he didn't care about the expressions of the other cultivators and casually instructed Zhao Mingcheng of the Zhao Family to continue managing the Liu Goldstone Mine.
The team could not stay here for long, and right now, they didn't have enough manpower.
Naturally, they could only hand over most of the resource points to the local cultivation families or forces to manage.
After the war in Yan State was over, the sect would send cultivators to take over.
Of course, in order to prevent these cultivation families and forces from taking advantage of the opportunity to rake in profits, sending sect disciples to supervise was indispensable.
With the Yuan Yang Sect backing them, even sending just one qi refinement stage cultivator was sufficient to oversee the operation of the resource points, at least ensuring a certain level of authority.
After Liu Yu's words were spoken, although Zhuo Mengzhen and her group were eager to return, they had to remain standing in place to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings.
They were quite restless and felt very uneasy.
If they launched an attack right now, there would indeed be a chance to wipe them all out at a relatively low cost, taking over the entire territory of the opposing team.
However, the other side had the Heavenly Harmony Sect behind them; occupying the territory did not mean they could digest it.
If they were to make such a move at this moment, the sect might not even stand on their side.
Not only would they gain no merits, but they might also be harshly punished.
Furthermore, the interests of the sect were not equivalent to their own interests; Liu Yu certainly would not do something like that.
He was happy to see the sect grow stronger, but he would never sacrifice his own interests for the sect.
Although Liu Yu rarely managed specific chores, Jiang Qiushui would report to him from time to time.
Through repeated exposure, it was not entirely unfamiliar to him.