Wu Chu's words carried a hint of threat, and Qingqiu Chen, being an old fox himself, naturally caught it. The Qingqiu Clan had a large family and great assets, while Wu Chu was all alone. If things truly came to blows, Wu Chu could simply walk away, but the Qingqiu Clan could not do the same.
Qingqiu Chen heard the veiled threat in Wu Chu's words, and his expression darkened somewhat, yet he did not dare openly fall out with Wu Chu.
He could not see through the strangeness surrounding Wu Chu and did not dare act rashly. Besides, the other man likely possessed a Merit Supreme Treasure. Merit Spiritual Treasures killed without staining one with karmic consequences. If the grandfather and granddaughter died here, the Qingqiu Fox Clan would not even be able to divine who the murderer was.
Although Wu Chu was actually very weak, in Qingqiu Chen's eyes, how could someone who possessed what might be a Merit Supreme Treasure possibly be weak?
If he truly were weak, why would Purple Jade Daoist have entrusted the Purple Jade Spirit Crabapple to him?
Of course, it was also possible that this fellow had lied, and that Purple Jade Daoist did not know him at all. But since he dared establish a Daoist sanctuary atop the Purple Jade Spirit Crabapple, it showed that the Purple Jade Spirit Crabapple itself acknowledged him.
And there was also a little girl at the Celestial Immortal level beside him, taking his orders. No matter how one looked at it, he could not possibly be an incompetent nobody!
Qingqiu Chen considered many things, but the one possibility he never entertained was that Wu Chu was merely pretending to be powerful.
Thus, Qingqiu Chen prepared to change his strategy. He sighed softly. "What you say