Compensate You

Old Hu's expression and voice were both exceedingly grave.

No matter how jealous or greedy he was, reason told him that it was best not to make a move now.

In truth, mentioning Ye Qiu and the Crown Prince of Western Ridge in public had been a test.

A test of whether Ye Qiu was real or fake.

If he was fake, he would have been nervous, wary, unable to sit or stand at ease. At the very least, his emotions would have fluctuated.

After all, if word got out that Ye Qiu was using the Crown Prince of Western Ridge as a shield, he would have no place to stand in Western Ridge.

Yet clearly, Ye Qiu had not followed his train of thought.

Moreover, he had acted with extreme flamboyance.

That was the young man's test of him, an open and aboveboard counterattack.

Unafraid!

Not merely unafraid—utterly fearless!

He had even, as if backhandedly, given Old Hu another resounding slap across the face.

Breaking through in public.

Devouring pills like candy...

Revealing his wealth.

What kind of place was the cultivation world?

A place where people ate people.

Killing others for treasure was nothing out of the ordinary.

Keeping one's wealth hidden was practically common knowledge!

But that man did not.

He was simply that high-profile!

There was one possibility: he was doing it deliberately, using it to conceal certain truths unknown to others.

But the greater possibility was that he truly had the confidence to do so.

He was not afraid of being targeted.

Not afraid of being besieged.

Not afraid of being robbed!

It was even possible that he was absolutely certain he could eliminate everyone before they made a move.

Amid Ye Qiu's inscrutability, that possibility grew without limit in Old Hu's heart.

Most importantly,