Yuwen Shuo sneered.
"Guan Cixue, you sound so righteous, but isn't it all because you covet this batch of Heavy Artifacts in my hands?"
As he spoke, his gaze swept over Xiahou You and the others before he said coldly:
"I see it now. You never considered me one of your own from the very beginning! In that case, don't even dream of laying a finger on any of these Netherworld Artifacts!"
Under the furious gazes of Guan Cixue, Xiahou You, and the others, Yuwen Shuo turned back to Pavilion Master Bai Mo and the Second Market Master before him, saying arrogantly:
"The people from our Yuwen Clan will arrive soon. If your Fengdu Prefecture can agree to those two conditions I just stated, you can discuss the details with them!"
"Well... this..." Pavilion Master Bai Mo looked troubled.
Qin Ming, who had been quietly watching from the crowd all along, finally pushed through and walked over.
Seeing him, Bai Mo immediately hurried forward to greet him.
"King Qin!"
The other ghost cultivators and ghost officials of the Artifact Pavilion immediately stepped forward together to pay their respects.
Qin Ming waved a hand, then stared expressionlessly at Yuwen Shuo.
"Yuwen Shuo, of those two conditions you just proposed, I can agree to the one concerning me."
An uproar swept through the Artifact Pavilion at these words.
That a Ghost King of the Yellow Springs Ruins would personally step forward was proof enough of the importance Fengdu Prefecture placed on that Heavy Artifact.
Hearing this, Yuwen Shuo immediately smiled smugly.
"And the other one?"
Ghost King Qin Ming shook his head.
"No."
He added:
"The Great Emperor's status is supremely exalted. How could he possibly serve as someone else's protector?"
At this, the smile vanished from Yuwen Shuo's face, and he