Just as Xu Yi was trying to figure out what treasure the old man in the brown robe had stolen, the Seventh Elder and Chen Xuan began speaking through voice transmission.
"Seventh Uncle, that kid wants the Earth Soul Talisman!"
"What? Why doesn't he just rob us? What a greedy demand! Does he really think the Chen family is a pushover?"
"Seventh Uncle, what's the use of saying that now? You've seen what this man can do. If we provoke him, it'll cause major trouble."
"Even so, we can't give up the Earth Soul Talisman. How many does our clan even have?"
"Then what do you suggest? Are we supposed to give up the chart?"
"This... How about this? Tell that kid we'll take the man away first and deliver the Earth Soul Talisman later?"
"You think someone who's missing a screw could become Invincible in One Realm?"
"The Earth Soul Talisman is absolutely out of the question. The clan would never agree. It would be even more absurd to give up silver just to save gold—the loss would be too great!"
"Then what do you suggest? Should we use force?"
"We have no choice but to use force. You hold off that rabble, and I'll deal with Xu!"
"Aren't you afraid this'll turn into a legal case?"
"I won't kill or injure him. I'll just knock him out. As long as this doesn't cause a citywide uproar, we can smooth things over and suppress it."
Chen Xuan pondered for a moment, then sent a voice transmission. "Given our predicament, we have no choice but to do that."
Just then, Xu Yi sent a voice transmission. "Brother Chen, have you reached a decision? If not, I have a compromise to suggest."
Chen Xuan was overjoyed. He had thought the Seventh