"What about our money!?"
"Exactly! She borrowed so much money from us. If we don't demand it from her, who are we supposed to demand it from?!"
The wealthy merchants had rushed over at the last minute. They had probably heard about Zhu Lan and my gambling match, but they had arrived too late. Zhu Lan had already lost everything, so their money had gone up in smoke as well. Some had lent money against land as collateral, but most had relied on their personal connections to borrow it. All of them were Zhu Lan's supporters—in other words, people who had handed her a knife to use against me.
"Heh heh, that's beyond my control. I'm taking Zhu Lan away to inventory her assets. Once I've counted enough to make up five million Heaven Crystals, I'll naturally divide the rest among you. Of course, if we can't collect it all, I'll have lost money just like you. When that happens, you can't blame me either." I sneered.
The merchants all wailed in misery, but when they saw that Xu Xuan and the other members of the Supreme Assembly were completely unmoved—and even seemed to look down on them—they had no choice but to swallow their complaints.
I signaled Ruan Yu'er and Fu Yu to inventory Zhu Lan's wealth, then had the Supreme Assembly drive the merchants away. Only then did I discuss what came next with Yun Xiu.
"Supreme Yun Xiu, it's time you returned this seal to me." I held out my hand for the seal.
Yun Xiu glanced at the seal and tossed it into my hand. "Heh heh, this thing looks somewhat like the Sect Master of the End God Sect's possession. How did it end up in your hands? And this divine dragon looks exactly like