Chapter 4342: Greed Is Innate
âHand over the treasures!â A cultivator loudly demanded.
Countless eyes - red from greed and desires - were fixated on Li Qiye. Many were willing to cut Li Qiye to pieces in order to take the treasures.
âHand over them right now if you want to stay alive!â A disciple from a large sect shouted.
A clan member kept it less aggressive and said: âThis treasure belongs to no one alone. Monopolize it and risk the wrath of the world.â
âYouâre not leaving this place with it.â An expert raised his saber at Li Qiye.
The treasures were obviously precious. Thus, no one wanted to let them go.
âI see. Who should I hand it to then?â Li Qiye smiled at the crowd.
This caught them off guard. They exchanged glances and didnât want to relent. Who would Li Qiye hand it to? This didnât matter because a skirmish would break out right after.
âGive it to me!â The young lord of Flow insisted: âI will guarantee your safe departure.â
âYoung Lord, donât be so sure, you canât represent everyone. In terms of seniority and status, you wouldnât be next in line.â The golden daughter said.
âAs if youâre next in line.â The young lord barked back.
âFine, we need to come up with a decision.â She mused and said.
Both understood that no one right now could monopolize the treasures. The first to seize it from Li Qiye would risk being attacked from all sides.
Thus, she thought about teaming up with Flow. Two great powers working together would greatly increase their chance.
âGive it to me! We, Grand Metropolis, will leave you alone.â One expert lost his patience.
âWhy should your sect get it? Treasures belong to the virtuous!â Another member of a great power shouted back.
âYes, treasures belong to the virtuous, hand it over!â The crowd became rowdier.
âBrat, donât let your life end in this silly manner, just give it up! It belongs to the virtuous!â Some tried to make it not look like a robbery.
âSo who among you is the virtuous?â Li Qiye scanned the crowd.
âGive it to us for now, weâll definitely find the right master for it.â A disciple from a small sect suggested.
âIâm the virtuous, give it to me now!â A thick-skinned expert roared.
âPah, have you taken a look at yourself in the mirror, shameless brute?!â Someone nearby scowled.
All in all, the crowd wouldnât stop yelling and demanding Li Qiye to give it to them.
âEnough, silence!â A thunderous shout interrupted them successfully.
They saw Crystal Dragon Young Lord approaching closer. His status and power were enough to be the top dog here.
The ones surrounding Li Qiye made way for him to come before Li Qiye.
âBe smart and hand the treasures over.â The young lord raised his hand.
Li Qiye glanced at him and smiled: âYouâve disgraced your ancestors, the young lord of a sect acting like a bandit.â
âHow dare you?!â His expression darkened as he shouted. A sound wave rushed forward but Li Qiye was unaffected.
âMasterless treasures due indeed belong to the virtuous, donât think about leaving with them.â He uttered coldly.
âAre you claiming to be virtuous?â Li Qiye smiled.
âWhether Iâm virtuous or otherwise cannot be assessed by a worm like you. Hand over the treasure, Dragon Sect will take care of it.â The young lord said.
The smaller sects didnât say anything but the ones from the great powers werenât happy at all.
âAll of that talk and he still just wants to monopolize it.â A great powerâs disciple muttered.
âHeâs definitely not virtuous.â A clan member complained quietly.
Most certainly feared Dragon Sect and the young lord. However, the treasure was too tempting so they still wanted to give it a shot.
Only a few members of the last generation werenât afraid of him since they were just as strong.
The problem here for them was that if Li Qiye were to hand over the treasure to the young lord, it would be exceedingly difficult to demand it from him.
âAnd if I donât hand it over?â Li Qiye asked.
âThen letâs ask the crowd whether theyâll agree or not.â The young lord uttered coldly.
The eyes staring at Li Qiye resembled those of ravenous wolves. They all believed that they were the chosen ones and that the treasures were meant for them.
âDonât be an idiot now.â A clan elderâs eyes gleamed with murderous intent.
âMonopolizing it will result in death.â An expert added.
âThatâs right, donât think about keeping it to yourself!â Others started shouting, wanting to finish this as fast as possible.
âYoung Lord, if you believe that the virtuous deserve the treasures, then who else but Sir Li is worthy? He was the first to make contact, meaning that they have chosen him.â The heir of Chi Jinlin finally showed up.
Jian Qingzhu was next to him but didnât want to be involved in this matter. As for Jinlin, he didnât come closer in order to express his intention of not wanting the treasures.
No one else retorted so far in order to give him some face.
Only the young lord of Dragon spoke up: âYour Highness, how do you know that heâs the chosen one? He only got lucky to be here first and was the closest to the treasures. The virtuous are special and canât be any random cultivator.â