Chapter 235: An unexpected interference?
"Hmph, then it depends on whether you have the ability to keep them." Liu Qinghuan curled his lips sarcastically, with a hint of disdain at the corner of his mouth.
Zhou Zhichun laughed in anger, and the crowd behind him also showed anger.
Liu Qinghuan's arrogant attitude completely angered them, but her strength and the Liu family behind her made them wary of her.
"Tsk, who do you think you are? What qualifications do you have to negotiate with so many of us?"
A tall figure at the ninth level of Spirit King stepped out from the crowd and looked at Liu Qinghuan with disdain.
Liu Qinghuan didn't even look at him, but just smiled contemptuously, as if he had heard a huge joke: "Qualifications? My strength and background are the qualifications."
Hearing this, everyone was stunned.
Indeed, Liu Qinghuan's strength and background are unmatched by most of them.
But when the tall figure heard Liu Qinghuan's words, his face turned pale, and the spiritual energy fluctuations in his body instantly became disordered, as if it would explode at any time.
However, at the moment when he was about to make a move, Xue Yanzhou took a step forward and stood in front of him.
Xue Yanzhou looked directly at Liu Qinghuan without fear, and said firmly: "Ms. Liu, we can only give up an ancient artifact. This is the bottom line we can accept."
"Tsk, if I say two, then that's it!"
Liu Qinghuan raised his voice a few notches higher, and stared angrily at Xue Yanzhou, as if two sharp swords were clashing in the air.
"Miss Liu is so arrogant. With two ancient artifacts, aren't you afraid that the wind will blow your tongue away?"
Ye Zitan, who had been silent all this time, could no longer hold back and scolded, glaring at Liu Qinghuan.
"Afraid?" Liu Qinghuan raised his chin with disdain, "I, Liu Qinghuan, have never known what fear is."
"However, if you don't agree, I don't mind destroying you now and then taking the artifact."
"You..." Xue Yanzhou and others were filled with righteous indignation, but they could do nothing about it.
Just when the two sides were in a stalemate, a purple light streaked across the sky and headed straight for the people by the lake.
Everyone raised their heads.
Xiao Xijin led his team and flew out from the dense forest on the right.
"Xiao Xijin, you are here too." Liu Qinghuan's eyes turned cold, but he was secretly alert in his heart. This Xiao Xijin must be here to steal the ancient artifact.
Xiao Xijin smiled lightly, and his eyes swept across the crowd, finally landing on Liu Qinghuan, pretending to be ignorant: "Liu Qinghuan, I didn't expect you to be here too."
"Xiao Xijin, you're also trying to interfere?" Liu Qinghuan frowned.
"Betraying someone?" Xiao Xijin raised his eyebrows, with a hint of amusement in his smile, "Who wouldn't want to get an ancient artifact? I, Xiao Xijin, am no exception."
After a pause, Xiao Xijin turned his gaze to Xue Yanzhou and the others, and asked with a smile: "Do you guys mind if I get a piece of the pie?"
Xue Yanzhou frowned when he heard this.
But the strength of Xiao Xijin in front of him should not be underestimated. Now that there is an additional powerful enemy, the difficulty of competing for the ancient artifact has undoubtedly increased a bit.
"Share a piece of the pie?" Liu Qinghuan raised his eyebrows and sneered, "You think these are just the fine wine and delicacies at the banquet, but you can't just share the ancient artifacts if you want to?"
Xiao Xijin waved his hand nonchalantly, and the crowd behind him immediately dispersed, forming a semi-encirclement, which was obviously well prepared.
"Miss Liu, why are you so stingy? The treasures of this world belong to the virtuous and to the capable. Wouldn't it be more interesting if we each rely on our own abilities?"
"If Miss Liu has the ability, just take all three artifacts into your possession. I, Xiao Xijin, will naturally not have any complaints."
Liu Qinghuan's face darkened and a hint of displeasure flashed in her eyes. How could she not hear the provocation in Xiao Xijin's words?
The people around also started to get agitated and were on guard. The atmosphere instantly became tense, like a taut bowstring ready to explode at any moment.
"Haha...it all depends on one's own ability!" Liu Qinghuan suddenly laughed.
Her eyes were sharp as she scanned the area, finally landing on Xiao Xijin. She snorted coldly, "Since you want to get involved, let's each rely on our own abilities."
"But let me be frank with you. If you lose, don't blame me for being ruthless." Liu Qinghuan was domineering and arrogant, and his voice was as cold as ice.
When Xiao Xijin heard this, a cold light flashed in his eyes, but he smiled even more brightly: "Miss Liu is indeed domineering, so let's wait and see."
The atmosphere between Liu Qinghuan and Xiao Xijin was extremely tense, and everyone else couldn't help but hold their breath, as if time had stopped.
Xue Yanzhou, Xue Yanzhou and Ye Zitan secretly exchanged glances.
Faced with the battle between two ninth-level spiritual kings, they knew that if they did not take action, they might not even be able to drink the soup.
"Since everyone is here for the ancient artifact, and those people are about to succeed in the contract, why don't we work together to break the formation first? As for the artifact, wouldn't it be better to compare the superiority later?"
Xue Yanzhou suggested in a deep voice, his voice was like a huge bell, echoing in everyone's ears.
Liu Qinghuan and Xiao Xijin looked at each other. Although they were reluctant, they felt that Xue Yanzhou's words made sense.
After all, if the ancient artifact was successfully contracted by someone else, their fight would be futile.
"Okay, let's do as you say!" Liu Qinghuan nodded first and agreed, putting away his arrogance.
"That's exactly what I meant." Xiao Xijin also nodded with a smile, then turned around and shouted to his men, "Get ready!"
"Then let's act quickly, time is running out." Upon seeing this, Xue Yanzhou immediately ordered everyone to start forming the battle formation.
For a moment, the atmosphere by the lake became tense and busy.
Everyone took out their weapons, spiritual power surged, and prepared to work together to break the formation.
At this moment, the troops led by Mu Lingyu stopped quietly not far from the lake.
"Holy Son, are we going to take action?" Duan Tian asked Mu Lingyu respectfully in a low voice.