Martial Master

After Qin Chen finished speaking, he grinned widely.

Isn't this guy a fool?

Everyone was speechless, but they understood Qin Chen's intention. He took the Dao Fruit not necessarily to propose marriage to Ji Ruoyue; rather, it seemed he had heard of her reputation as the number one beauty and just wanted to meet her.

"In that case, I can satisfy you. You only need to hand over the Dao Fruit, and I will naturally arrange for my daughter to meet you," Ji Daoyuan said.

"That won't do. This fruit is meant for Miss Ji Ruoyue. If I give it to you, how will I meet her?"

Qin Chen sneered inwardly. Did these guys take him for an idiot? Once the Dao Fruit was handed over, what business would he have?

"How could that be?" Ji Daoyuan laughed. "Ruoyue is my daughter. As long as I say a word, she will come to meet you."

"That won't do. I want to see her in person and the fruit in the other hand."

The elders were speechless. Why was this kid so stubborn?

"Do you think we would deceive you?" Ji Daoyuan was also at a loss for words.

"Who knows? My mother told me that people from outside the mountains can be very cunning and should never be easily deceived. If Ji Ruoyue is truly your daughter, just call her out. Why the delay?" Qin Chen said.

"Well..." Ji Daoyuan didn't know what to say.

"I see now. You guys have nothing to do with Ji Ruoyue. You just want to trick me into giving you the fruit. I'm leaving to find someone else," Qin Chen turned to leave.

"Wait!" Ji Daoyuan hurriedly called out to stop him.

"What should we do?"

Simultaneously, Ji Daoyuan secretly communicated with several elders.

Naturally, they couldn't betroth Ji Ruoyue to Qin Chen, but they were very covetous of the Dao Fruit in his possession. Such a thing would be of great use to any disciple of the Ji family, and they couldn't let it go easily.

"Daoyuan, why waste words with him? He’s just a wild brat. Just kill him and take the Dao Fruit," one elder sneered and communicated.

"That's not wise. As Ri said, this child seems to come from the Bloodfall Mountain Range. If that's the case, there must be powerful figures behind him; otherwise, how could he be so formidable? Acting rashly may bring disaster to my Ji family," another elder said.

"Even if it does, so what? With my Ji family’s current status, do we need to fear an unknown wild man?"

"That’s not what I meant. If this child is really just a wild man, we wouldn’t fear even if he had some strong backers. However, he came at Ri’s invitation from Daoshan, and forces like the Mo family are aware of this. If we kill him, news will spread, and won't it destroy my Ji family's reputation? Who would dare to align with my Ji family in the future?"

"That's true. While the Dao Fruit is rare, if it costs my Ji family's reputation, that would be too great a loss. Moreover, if the Mo family learns of this, they will definitely spread the news, significantly impacting my Ji family. If the ancestors find out, we would all be punished."

"So what do you propose? Are we just going to let him leave? Ruoyue isn’t at the residence right now but is closed off in the ancestral land. We don’t have the authority to let her out."

"Daoyuan, you decide. She's your daughter. If it weren't for angering the ancestors, there wouldn't be such trouble. They say she’s in seclusion, but she’s actually sealed in the ancestral land and unable to leave. Otherwise, she would have certainly been at Daoshan."

Everyone began to speak up and discuss secretly.

"You guys, what are you whispering about?" Qin Chen glared, "Are you trying to scheme against me? Let me tell you, my mother said, whoever dares to touch me, she will bring the uncles and aunts from the mountains to destroy those who dare to act against me. Don’t blame me for not warning you; none of you are my uncles or aunts' opponents."

Ji Daoyuan was at a loss, what uncles and aunts? Are we discussing family ties here?

However, Qin Chen's words made them shudder. Qin Chen's foolishness made his words more credible. If he claimed that none of them were his uncles or aunts’ opponents, and combined with Ri's earlier report, wouldn’t that suggest there were indeed powerful figures in his family?