502 Coercion Ⅱ (1/2)
Ren II's face was stiff with shock because he had never expected Zhou Bao to be so straightforward. However, as the master of the School of Five Virtues and the Eldest Master of Mingyi School, he would naturally not fall out with Zhou Bao simply because of his words. And soon enough, his stiff face returned to normal.
”Your Royal Highness has misunderstood us. I'm not in charge of the secular slaughters. It's just that Your Royal Highness' action has already caused a great impact on the world's stability. Both, the matter about the prescriptions of the elixirs and the matter about Mountain City of the Qin Family, show that you are no longer suitable for interfering in worldly affairs!”
”Haha, interesting. As far as I know, only those who have become listed immortals will be restricted. And I'm just at Level Nine expert—nothing more. Isn't Your Excellency overstepping the boundaries?”
”It's because you're a Level Nine expert and not an Individual Immortal that we several big sects came here together!” Ren II smiled again. His smile gave others a pleasant feeling as if they were bathing in the spring wind. He added, ”Having it talked through, we're here to show you the attitude of our sects. It'll be nice if you can step into the Mysterious Realm a little earlier. But if it's not possible, everything will be all right as long as you promise us you will not meddle in the worldly affairs!”
”So, why don't you just say it a little bit earlier? Why bother pretending to be mysterious? I thought that you really came here to visit me!” Zhou Bao's eyes emanated some strange light. ”Since the emissaries of all sects are here, I guess you should be the one representing your sect, right?” Zhou Bao's gaze swept across all these people and finally fixated on White Tiger. ”White Tiger, you should be the one representing the Immortal Palace, right?”
”Of course!” White Tiger nodded at Zhou Bao and added, ”However, I have nothing to do with you today. I'm just here with some others to bear witness!”
”To bear witness? Does that mean you will not voice your opinions?”
”Of course we won't. Do you think we are that stupid?” White Tiger laughed coldly and glanced at Ren II, saying, ”Therefore, this matter mainly involves you, Ren II, in addition to the School of Five Virtues, and the Divine Wind Palace. You don't have to care about us!”
White Tiger's words made Ren II's eyes surge with Evil Qi. But they instantly returned to normal, and he said, ”Brother White Tiger, you've really gone too far. We, the five biggest sects, have already negotiated this matter with each other earlier, so it does not just involve my sect!”
White Tiger just ignored him. He turned his head and looked like a rascal, which left Ren II in a desire to kick his ass.
”All right you two. Stop provoking an internal strife. Since you don't want me to meddle in the worldly affairs, you must show me some sincerity. Even if I show you some respect and agree with your suggestion, once this matter is revealed, other people may say that the five biggest sects openly violated the Law of Heaven and pushed me into doing so. In that case, everyone will feel imperiled. That's definitely not what you want!”
”Pff... !” Upon hearing that, White Tiger could not help laughing. He pointed at Zhou Bao and nodded repeatedly, saying, ”You're right. You've got a good point. The five biggest sects are quite reasonable, especially the Divine Wind Palace. It has deep pockets and will meet all your requirements if you have any. There's nothing that the Divine Wind Palace can't do in this world!”
”Brother White Tiger, this matter does not just involve the Divine Wind Palace. Don't forget that King Wuyang is in the Central Mainland Region. Even if he turns the Central Mainland Region upside down, it has little to do with the Divine Wind Palace!”
”Mr. Ren II, your words mean more than you say!” White Tiger tilted his head and glanced at Ren II, saying, ”Do you mean that we shall make the stake clear to everyone here?”
”White Tiger, don't go too far!”
”I haven't. But your Divine Wind Palace has gone too far!” Not yielding an inch, White Tiger retorted and smiled coldly. However, Zhou Bao, who was supposed to be the main character, sat on a chair while drinking tea and watched the drama.
”We'll talk about it later!” Ren II took a deep look at White Tiger and then turned to the coldly smiling Zhou Bao as he said awkwardly, ”What King Wuyang said just now makes sense. We, the five biggest sects, are by no means unreasonable. We would never let you suffer any losses!”
”Oh, is that so? I'd be interested in hearing how you would like to compensate me!”
”If you promise us you'll never meddle in worldly affairs, we eight well-known families will acknowledge the Zhou Family in the Northwest of Jin to be the ninth well-known family. Your family will be on par with ours, and this title will be handed down from generation to generation!” Before Ren II could reply, a voice came from the chair beside Zhou Bao.
”Hahahaha... !” Zhou Bao burst out roars of laughter, lasting about the time taken to drink half a cup of tea.
”The ninth well-known family in this world? What a joke! I can crush your Wang Family into dust with a single foot! So why is your Wang Family on par with mine?!” Zhou Bao pointed at the guy who was speaking just now and asked him with a harsh voice, ”Now that I have the Anyuan Store in addition to the Bone-Forging Pill's and the Pulse-Setting Pill's prescriptions in possession, I can train a lot of experts whose power will not be inferior to that of your family members at any time if I want to. With myself being included, why is your family qualified to be on par with mine?”