Chapter 410 (1/2)
Under the lead of the Winged Clan's patriarch and Shaman Ou Yala, Long Yi's group of six followed them through this beautiful forest. After traveling for quite some time, they arrived in front of a towering cliff. All along the cliff, fresh flowers and green gra.s.s could be seen. At the lower part of the cliff, a huge altar could be seen as if took up more than half of the cliff face. It bore a great resemblance to the Lightning G.o.d Altar Long Yi had seen in the Lightning G.o.d Forbidden Area, however, instead of silvery purple boulders, the Wind G.o.d Altar was built with cyan colored rocks. A mighty statue of the Wind G.o.d was standing above the altar which gave off a majestic aura.
Long Yi looked all around and surveyed the area. Looking up the cliff as far as his eyes could see, Long Yi saw many oval-shaped tunnel entrances on the cliff surface. Many heads were poking out from those cave entrances and they were using their curious gaze to look at Long Yi and his group.
”Hey patriarch, your clansmen don't live in those caves do they?” Long Yi asked with a smile.
”We are members of the Winged Clan! We can fly and we are closest to the wind element. As such, the higher the place, the better it is for us to live. Moreover, these aren't ordinary caves… These are castles in the air.” The patriarch of Winged Clan said with pride.
Castles in the air? Long Yi's smile changed as a weird expression appeared on his face. Weren't these just caves? How could those caves be a castle? They were just lodgings which were located higher than those build on the ground, that's all…
Along with the patriarch of Winged Clan, Long Yi and others entered the largest cave located at the highest position. The distribution of these caves had a regular pattern which resembled the shape of a pyramid. Long Yi reached the conclusion that the people residing in the higher levels were people of higher positions in the clan.
The interior of the cave was out of Long Yi's expectations. Jade stones and incense wood were used to decorate the insides of the cave. There were multicolored magic lamps mounted on the walls inside the cave as well, which illuminated the entire cave. All in all, the cave had a unique style to it. The ventilation inside the cave was also extremely good, and the air inside was also very pure. Long Yi felt that this cave was actually pretty good compared to most of the houses he had seen.
Long Yi started to look all around this cave. The accessories in this cave were very refined, and they were also very beautiful. There was no way the Winged Clan produced these items themselves and Long Yi instantly knew that the Winged Clan had bought them from the outside world. This also explained the fact that the Winged Clan didn't completely retire from the world. They should have ears and eyes planted in the outside world for them to obtain the latest information about the current state of the Blue Waves Continent.
”Is this the patriarch's room? It truly is very stylish.” Long Yi praised as he walked into a highly decorated room.
”You are flattering me, that……”
”Eh, that sword on the wall is unexpectedly the work of a Dwarf Master! Wow, the hilt of that sword is forged with amethyst… Tsk tsk, patriarch, you guys are truly wealthy.” Long Yi interrupted the patriarch as he gasped in admiration when he looked at the sword hanging on the wall beside them.
”Everything is inherited from our forefathers. Our several thousand clansmen had always been self-sufficient, and as such, there is no such thing as the concept of money.” The Winged Clan's patriarch could only endure his displeasure at Long Yi's words as he explained with a forced smile on his face.
”Patriarch truly isn't an ordinary person. As if dung and dirt, money is naturally nothing to the Winged Clan! However, to ordinary people like us, money is indeed a good thing! As it seems, I am in a tight spot at the moment, my hands are somewhat tied behind my back as I don't have enough money to spend on my wives… As you know, I have numerous wives. Although I used to have a lot of money, my expenses on my wives can't be looked down upon. How about helping me out a little here patriarch?” Long Yi joked as the smile on his face became even wider. Even someone like Barbarian Bull knew that he was just putting on an act when Long Yi said he was short of money. This nearly made the women behind him laugh out loud. Wushuang and Barbarian Bull were clearest about the wealth Long Yi possessed. In the past, Long Yi had swept clean the mansion of the Holy City's city lord. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that Long Yi had wealth to rival an entire nation. How could he be poor?
Looking at the cheeky expression on Long Yi's face, Ou Yala felt a headache coming. However, she also felt that the situation was quite funny as Long Yi was asking the Winged Clan's patriarch for money. However, only Ou Yala found it funny as the old face of the Winged Clan's patriarch begun to twitch.
”If there is anything Young Master Ximen need, then this patriarch will not be stingy about it, However……” Although the patriarch of the Winged Clan was furious in his heart, he hid his expression well.
”If that is the case, then I have to thank you in advance! It may be a.s.sumed that the forefathers of the Winged Clan had acc.u.mulated a large amount of wealth, but I certainly wouldn't want much of it. It would seem impolite of me to ask for too much. So, how about giving me one million Amethyst Coins?” Long Yi asked with a sinister smile on his face.
One million Amethyst Coins? Before the patriarch of the Winged Clan could speak, several elders beside him jumped up and ferociously glared at Long Yi. This kid actually asked for one million Amethyst Coins as soon as he opened his mouth! This was a billion gold coins he was talking about, one billion!
”Young Master Ximen, I was just speaking out of courtesy to you as a host. If you are deliberately making things difficult for us and courting disgrace, then you better give me an explanation about the matter of our Winged Clan's sacred object.” The patriarch of Winged Clan no longer a.s.sumed a gentle expression. It was instead replaced by a murderous look.
”Yo, you finally stopped acting. You should have done so earlier. I was tired of you playing around with me.” Long Yi sneered as he stared at the Winged Clan patriarch in disdain.
”Young Master Ximen, don't be too excessive.” Ou Yala reprimanded. Long Yi was currently in the Winged Clan's territory. Even if he was extremely powerful, it was impossible for him to fight against the entire Winged Clan. At least, that was what Ou Yala thought.
”Excessive? How can my request be considered excessive? This young master always has a sense of propriety. However, I will treat others like how they treat me,” Long Yi picked up a teacup on the table nearby and leisurely took a sip.
”Could it be that our courteous reception is not up to your standards? You are the one who can't tell what is good for you. Why are you deliberately making things difficult for us?” Ou Yala said with anger in her voice.
A trace of a cold smile appeared on Long Yi's face as he answered Ou Yala, ”Courteous reception? Indeed, this looks like a courteous reception to you. We are surrounded by experts of your clan, and a strong barrier has been set up around this room. Also, if my guess is correct, there should be a powerful mechanism somewhere in this room waiting for me to activate it. Miss beautiful Shaman, is this what you consider a courteous reception?”