"Someone from the Empire?"
Qin Shi was surprised. "Oh?
What are they here for? "
"It's about the ancient city."
Su Ming took over the conversation, his face a little gloomy as he growled.
When he saw Su Ming's expression, Qin Shi could not help but frown. From Su Ming's expression, he could tell that the Empire did not come with good intentions.
In truth, he had expected that the ancient city would startle the Empire. After all, even if it was a third-grade city, it would still cause quite a commotion when a city was reduced to ruins.
But he did not know what their goal was this time.
"The ancient city?
Tell me, they are a bunch of pampered people. Why did they come to a remote place like ours? "
Qin Shi stretched his shoulders and waved his hand, wrapping the black robe in his Dimensional Ring around his body.
It had to be said that the loose black robe was more comfortable to wear.
Su Ming was silent for a while and did not speak. He looked at Yin Mo and the others. They did not look too well, especially Yin Mo. She covered her arm and moved to the side, purposely avoiding Qin Shi.
"What's wrong?
Why are you all acting like the sky has fallen? "
When he saw their strange expressions, Qin Shi leapt off his bed in slight puzzlement. Soon after, he walked up to Su Ming and patted him. "Su Ming, do you think the world will really collapse?"
Su Ming and Qin Shi looked at each other, then shook their heads with a bitter smile. "Ah … it might be a little difficult to get through this."
"Oh?
Tell me, how is it going to be difficult? "
"The Empire sent a famous general called Guang Mo."
Su Ming shook his head with a bitter smile. "He arrived three days ago, and he came in a threatening manner. He even asked for our sect to compensate for the ancient city. Perhaps he is submitting to the Empire."
"Hmm?
Compensation?
Submitting? "
Qin Shi was puzzled. "What do you mean?"
"He said that our sect destroyed the ancient city, so we need to compensate the Empire. He wants us to pay three hundred thousand superior spirit stones, and if we can't bring out those three hundred thousand, then our sect will have to serve the Empire for ten years, no matter the time and no matter what." When Su Ming said this, he clenched his fists tightly.
"What?
Is this the Empire's idea? "
Qin Shi's eyebrows turned cold, and a gust of chilly wind rolled up beside him.
"En!"
Su Ming nodded unwillingly and said, "They're clearly making things difficult for us on purpose. They're clearly bullying us because we don't have any power. Even two ancient cities are not worth 300,000 superior spirit stones."
Qin Shi didn't say anything and fell into deep thought.
Indeed, the Empire was clearly bullying them. However, Qin Shi didn't think that the Empire was bullying them because they didn't have any power. Their small Qin Sect couldn't even cause any waves in the northern regions. Even if they worked for the Empire, what use would it be?
Moreover, just as Shi Lan had thought, the Empire wouldn't care about this place if it wasn't something earth-shattering. Those old fellows from the Empire all looked down on this place.
He pondered for a while, but to no avail.
Qin Shi asked seriously, "Did Ling Xiao agree?"
Su Ming gritted his teeth in anger and said, "Of course I can't agree to it, but this Vast Desert is being unreasonable. Not only did he kill a famous disciple of my sect, he even injured Yin Mo!"
"What?"
Qin Shi was enraged, and a cold current came out from between his eyebrows. The tiles under his feet exploded, and dust filled the air. However, it could not hide the anger between his eyebrows. "Flat Chest is injured?"
As he said that, he turned to look at Yin Mo and saw the wound on her arm. He clenched his fists tightly, "Haha, what a Vast Desert, what a Empire!"
"That's not all. If it wasn't for sister Shi Lan's cleverness and bought a lot of time for the Qin Sect, the Blood Supreme Elder would have been killed. Vast Desert wouldn't have waited for three days!" Su Ming scolded angrily.
"Hmm?"
Qin Shi frowned and looked at Shi Lan, "How did you stall Vast Desert?"
Shi Lan paused and said, "Did you forget?
I have the Burning Sky Kill Order! "
"Burning Sky Sect?"
Qin Shi frowned and looked at Shi Lan, "You used that stolen Burning Sky Kill Order again?"
"Hmm …" Shi Lan pursed her lips and nodded.
"Remember, in the future, even if the sky falls, I don't need Burning Sky Sect to save me and the Qin Sect." Qin Shi snorted, but he wasn't blaming Shi Lan, he was blaming himself.
He blamed himself for not standing in front of everyone at such a crucial time. He wasn't qualified to be the Sect Leader.
"Hmm!"
Shi Lan was stunned, then she lowered her head and answered.
Qin Shi patted Shi Lan and nodded gratefully. Then, his eyes turned cold and he flew out of the hall, "Let's go and meet this general of the Empire!"
Swoosh!
At that moment, an old man walked into the Sect Leader's Hall. He was dressed in a black robe. It was Pu Quan. He blocked Qin Shi after he entered the hall and leaned on the stone table beside him, "Hehe, brat, you have such a bad temper. Who stepped on your tail?"
"Senior Pu Quan!"
When they saw Pu Quan, they snorted.
Pu Quan nodded at the few of them. Soon after, he spoke to Qin Shi with a stern expression, "Haha, I've heard about what happened in the vast desert. Looking at your aggressive manner, you can't be thinking of going against the empire, right?"
Qin Shi glanced at Pu Quan. Immediately, a cold glint flashed within his black eyes as he icily said, "So what if we fight?
If people don't offend me, I won't offend them. But if someone offends me and dares to hurt the people around me, even if he has the entire Barren Spirit Continent behind him, so what? "
His cold words caused the temperature in the hall to drop a few degrees.
Pu Quan was startled, and then he could not help but smile bitterly.
He knew Qin Shi's temper, so he didn't say anything more. He just stuck out his thumb and said, "You're really not afraid of anything."
Su Ming and the others looked at each other, feeling helpless.
Going against the Empire?
Would the Qin Sect still want to develop in the future?
What was the Empire?
That was imperial power. Offending the Empire on this land, and they still wanted to develop?
Was this a joke?
"Shi Mu … I advise you to calm down. After all, the Empire is not the Yunding Sect. Going against them won't end well."
Yin Mo thought for a while and pulled Qin Shi's sleeve, "I'm fine. Don't be impulsive because of me!"
"This has nothing to do with you."
Qin Shi shook his head, looking very determined.
Shi Lan also nodded in agreement, "Shi Mu, don't be impulsive. The Empire can't be offended. Even Burning Sky Sect has to be polite in front of the Empire."
"Burning Sky Sect is Burning Sky Sect. My Qin Sect is my Qin Sect!"
Qin Shi shook his head, then took a deep breath and snorted, "There are some things that I can endure, and some things that I can't.
Since he came to me, I'll go and meet this General Vast Desert. Let's see how capable he is to make my Qin Sect work for him. "
As soon as he finished speaking, his figure flashed and he leaped out of the hall.
"Do you want me to help you?"
As Qin Shi walked to the door, Pu Quan straightened his body and yawned lazily, "Although I really don't want to get involved in this mess, compared to the Empire, my treasured disciples are more important."
Treasured disciples …
Qin Shi couldn't help but twitch. He knew that Pu Quan was talking about the Qin Clan. However, after hesitating for a moment, he decisively shook his head. "Hehe, although the effect might be better if you make a move, this is a matter of my Qin Sect. If I, the Sect Leader, don't step in, I will truly feel apologetic. Since there are people who want to knock the mountain and scare the tiger, then let me try. Let's see if this hammer of his is enough to shake this fierce tiger of mine!"
After saying that, Qin Shi stood up, waved his black robe, and left the Sect Master's Hall.
Looking at the departing figure, Pu Quan stood there in a daze. After a while, he shook his head with a bitter smile and said, "Hehe, this little guy's temper is really stubborn. Even ten horses can't pull him back …"
The remaining people in the Sect Master's Hall looked at each other with bitter smiles and followed Qin Shi's footsteps.
… …
Elder's Hall.
Inside the Elder's Hall, there was a dragon throne.
On the dragon throne, Guang Mo wore a dark green armor and sat on it with an impatient expression. He held the dragon's head with one hand and tapped it repeatedly, "Hehe, three days are up. Where's your Sect Master?"
"General Guang Mo, don't be anxious. The sky isn't dark yet, right?
I'll send someone to call for you. "Ling Xiao stood in front of the Elder, his expression helpless and respectful.
"Hehe, the sky is dark?
Do you really think your Qin Sect is that arrogant? "Guang Mo angrily rebuked. He waved his hand at Ling Xiao and a wave of spiritual energy shot out.
Boom!
Ling Xiao's body trembled, and he was pressed down by the spiritual pressure.
"Lord Sect Master." Mo Chen, Elder Xun, and the others all cried out.
Rumble!
But at this moment, Guang Mo's spiritual pressure rose again.
Shao Yang and the others knelt on the ground at the same time. Their strength wasn't enough, and they spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Shitou still hasn't woken up?"
"Dammit … Even Senior Pu Quan can't find him!"
Liu Qing and Liu Lan snorted anxiously in their hearts.
"Hurry and call for Miss Shi Lan, we can only rely on her now …" Mo Chen secretly pushed Song Yu from behind, indicating for him to run along the back to find Shi Lan.
But these words were immediately caught by Guang Mo. Guang Mo's expression changed, "Hmph, you want to find that Burning Sky Sect girl again?
How naive! "
As he spoke, he waved his hand and a spiritual light shot out, sending Song Yu flying.
"Hehe, the three days are up. Since your Sect Master doesn't dare to come out and only dares to hide in the back like a turtle, then don't blame me for being impolite!"
Guang Mo coldly rebuked, then suddenly stood up. A wave of arrogant spiritual energy shot out and grabbed towards Song Yu's face like a ghost.
Everyone was shocked.
Song Yu's eyes widened, and he trembled in fear.
Bang!
Guang Mo walked forward and grabbed Song Yu's throat, then lifted him up with an explosive force, "Haha, a mere Qin Sect dares to oppose the empire? Then I'll let you know the price of opposing the empire!"
As he spoke, his fist and palm shot out, stabbing towards Song Yu's chest like a sharp sword.
Pata!