"Women here are so rare; their status must be very high, right? Your sister won’t suffer when she marries," Su Chen consoled.
"I hope so!" Qiu Sen nodded, but the worry and hope in his eyes were unmistakably evident no matter how he tried to hide them.
Su Chen noticed but did not inquire further.
His relationship with Qiu Sen had not reached that stage; he understood that Qiu Sen sharing that might mean he was hoping for his help, right?
But, he had no reason to help.
After all, he was not well-acquainted with Qiu Sen and his sister.
Su Chen didn’t consider himself a Holy Mother who must help those he wasn’t familiar with.
He was just an acquaintance of Qiu Sen, nothing more.
"Big Brother Su, what do you think of my sister?" Unable to hold back, Qiu Sen asked since Su Chen didn’t ask about his sister.
"She’s fine!" Su Chen said with a smile, not knowing what Qiu Sen meant by his question.
"Then... what if I marry off my sister to you, what would you think about that?" Qiu Sen asked, biting his teeth.
"Hmm?" Su Chen was taken aback, surprised that Qiu Sen would say such a thing.
Not far away, Qiu Xin, who was pouring tea, had a slight change in her expression; her naive, innocent face flickered with confusion and sudden realization.
"My sister is considered a great beauty in our town, and also, we are orphans. Since we were young, she has taken care of me, cooking meals, doing housework, and so on," Qiu Sen continued.
Su Chen frowned, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.
He had thought Qiu Sen was very simple and honest.
Seeing Su Chen’s silence, Qiu Sen spoke again, "Big Brother Su, just give me five more of those Weapons, no, just three, and my sister will be yours."
As he spoke, the look in Qiu Sen’s eyes clearly showed more greed.
Su Chen stared deeply at Qiu Sen, silent.
"Sister, won’t you hurry up with the tea?" Qiu Sen then called out to Qiu Xin, who was pouring the tea.
"Coming!" Qiu Xin came over with the tea.
"Big Brother Su, please enjoy the tea!" Qiu Sen offered warmly.
"Alright!" Su Chen nodded, picked up the tea, and took a sip.
"Haha... Big Brother Su, you should have lunch at my house! My sister can cook delicious food!" Seeing Su Chen drink the tea, Qiu Sen laughed heartily and stood up, "I will go buy some Qing Guos for Big Brother Su."
Qiu Sen left, and he also shut the door behind him.
Not only that, but before he left, he also gave Qiu Xin a subtle glance.
Qiu Xin nodded slightly, then sat down opposite Su Chen.
Qiu Xin picked up the teacup and refilled Su Chen’s tea.
"Young boy Su, are your views being shattered?" Jiuyou asked with a chuckle at the same moment.
"A bit!" Su Chen was speechless; he drank the tea, but it contained a drug—a strong narcotic. Only because of his terrifying Physique had he not passed out already—anyone else probably would have.
The drug was clearly administered by Qiu Xin.
It appeared that not only Qiu Sen had a façade, but Qiu Xin was the same.
The siblings both seemed so naive and honest at first glance, but unexpectedly...
"Haha..." Jiuyou laughed with a hint of amusement.
"Big Brother Su, you should drink more," Qiu Xin kept filling Su Chen’s cup with tea, but deep down, she was curious as to why Su Chen hadn’t fainted yet. Clearly, the one from yesterday had passed out after just one cup.
"Sure!" Su Chen didn’t reveal anything and continued drinking.
Until a stick of incense time had passed.
Voices came from outside.
"My lord, that boy should have been brought down by my sister by now!" It was Qiu Sen’s voice, sounding both proud and greedy.
"Good!" Then, another voice of approval followed.
"You... you actually... actually didn’t pass out?" As the door was pushed open, the expected scene of Su Chen fainting was nowhere to be seen. Instead, Su Chen was seen quietly sipping tea from his cup, with Qiu Xin sitting beside him, her complexion pale and hesitant to speak. Qiu Xin really tried her best, having Su Chen drink four cups of tea, but it had no effect.
Su Chen looked up, glanced at Qiu Sen, then turned his gaze to the person beside Qiu Sen.
There were four people in total.
A middle-aged man and three young people.
The middle-aged man was quite strong, a native, and at the Eighth Level of the Heavenly Fate Realm, at its peak phase!!! His aura was very substantial and condensed!
Among the three young people, only one was a native, at the Fifth Level of the Heavenly Fate Realm, while the other two were Woo Xiang and Duan Ling.
"Interesting." Su Chen glanced at Woo Xiang and Duan Ling, then smiled. More and more surprises were appearing!
It seemed that Woo Xiang and Duan Ling had arrived at this city earlier than he had, and moreover, they had already become quite familiar with the city’s natives.
Unexpected, completely unexpected.
"Su Chen, it’s actually you..." Woo Xiang spoke, a note of admiration in his voice, "You actually withstood that narcotic drug? You’ve impressed this young master."
"Hand over all the Weapons! Martial skills! Elixirs! And so on..." In the meantime, the middle-aged native at the Eighth Level Peak of the Heavenly Fate Realm spoke, his voice deep and filled with greedy murderous intent.
"Woo Xiang, Duan Ling, if I remember correctly, before entering the Ruins, we agreed that the people of the Four Great Dynasties would be united, as one, right?" asked Su Chen, "Has that changed just after entering the Ruins?"
"You are right, we should be united, as one," Woo Xiang’s smile grew more intense, "Pity that you’re too weak. An ant like you doesn’t have the right to unite with us, you understand what ’unfit’ means? Naive youngster."
"Young Master Woo, Young Master Duan, why bother talking so much to this boy? First, let’s get hold of his good stuff, then send him to the jail to torture him to death," the middle-aged man in the Peak Phase of the Heavenly Fate Realm became somewhat anxious.
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"How so?" asked Qiu Tong, the middle-aged man in the Peak Phase of the Heavenly Fate Realm, his eyes lighting up at the idea, for he saw no value in Su Chen.
Over the span of two days.
The first group of outsiders was led by a man named ’Yao Xi.’
Yao Xi first encountered Qiu Sen, and somehow, he inadvertently revealed that he had valuable items in his Storage Bag.
Upon arriving in Li City, the greedy Qiu Sen colluded with his sister to drug and knock out Yao Xi.
Then Qiu Sen called for Qiu Tong, who took possession of Yao Xi’s Storage Bag and secured numerous Weapons, Elixirs, Cultivation Techniques, martial skills, and other precious items.
Which of these wasn’t something all residents of Li City desired?
These items, though not considered exceptional on the Divine Martial Continent, were Supreme Treasures on the Qiuqing Continent!!!
Thereafter, Qiu Tong commanded his people to subject Yao Xi to brutal and inhuman torture to extract information, and they learned that there were many more outsiders coming.