"Two, two billion?"
Yuan Yuyao stared in shock, her eyes widening in disbelief. She even doubted her own hearing.
However, Lin Xuan's expression told her that she hadn't misheard.
Lin Xuan casually sneered, "You have three days. If you don't give it to me after three days, the price will double."
"And you'll bear the consequences!"
Yuan Yuyao was momentarily speechless.
Let alone two billion, even ten billion Spirit Stone would be a crippling blow to the Great Emperor clans. How could they possibly give it to them?
She looked up at Lin Xuan, her mouth agape involuntarily, as if to say that this was simply impossible. Those Great Emperor clans hadn't even given the initial compensation, so how could they possibly offer so much afterward?
Before she could speak, Lin Xuan seemed to already know what she was going to say, and said directly, "Don't worry about it too much, just do it. I'll take care of everything."
The words "I'll take care of everything" immediately put Yuan Yuyao's mind at ease. She slowly exhaled and nodded vigorously, upholding her trust in Lin Xuan.
"Good."
"Don't worry, young master, I'll go do it right away."
Since we're going to do it, we should do it as soon as possible.
Moreover, Lin Xuan's plan to auction off the Emperor Weapon is also an important matter.
Without the slightest hesitation, Yuan Yuyao returned to the Yuan Household and found Yuan Yushuang Yuan Household, who was now in charge of the family. She then revealed everything she and Lin Xuan had said to each other.
After listening to her sister's retelling, Yuan Yushuang was stunned.
She pinched her palm, a hint of worry showing on her face.
"If that's the case, we're very likely to offend those two powerful Lineage..."
But thinking of the attitudes of the Great Emperor clans, and thinking of Lin Xuan, she closed her eyes and spoke resolutely.
"Very well, since it's Young Master Lin's request, then the Yuan Household will comply!"
The Yuan Household has nothing left that they cannot afford to lose.
If it weren't for Young Master Lin, the Yuan Household Auction House would have ceased to exist long ago.
The Yuan Household is now reduced to just the two sisters. Lin Xuan saved their lives; what is there that they cannot lose?
Yuan Yushuang was very efficient and decisive.
At her suggestion, the Yuan Household Auction House released the news that same day.
Just one sentence.
"Order that the Great Emperor clans of Gu and Qi compensate Moon Dawn Auction House for its losses and reputational damages amounting to 2 billion. They have three days to pay; if they fail to do so after three days, the amount will double, and they will bear all consequences."
Yuan Household Auction House is just a common name.
The auction house itself is named Moon Dawn.
Since it is a "declaration," the terminology used should naturally be more formal.
only...
"Ha, how ridiculous."
Shaking the letter in his hand, the Qi Household family patriarch revealed a sneer on his face, disdainfully tore the letter to shreds, and casually tossed it into the air, instantly burning it to ashes.
"What kind of thing dares to demand compensation from the Qi Household?"
"A mere auction house belonging to the Yuan Household, with only an Thearch Realm presiding over it, yet she dares to act so arrogantly. How laughable!"
He sneered and turned to ask the person next to him, "What did the Gu Household say? Those good-for-nothings, they're not going to bow down and pay compensation, are they?"
He'd laugh his head off.
The person next to the head of the Qi Household family casually shrugged, his tone relaxed and natural, completely disregarding the notice handed over by the Yuan Household.
"What else can they do? That old monster from the Gu Household immediately declared that he'd wait for that Thearch Realm from the Yuan Household to come knocking on their door in three days, and see what he can do then."
The head of the Qi Household family sneered, "Heh, the Yuan Household, with such a small auction house, truly doesn't know its own limitations."
The Great Emperor clans are currently locked in a fierce battle, and the Yuan Household family dares to jump out at this time and anger them; they truly have no regard for their own lives.
Even if the patriarch of the Yuan Household in Ten Thousand Paths City were alive, he wouldn't be afraid. So what's there to fear now that the entire Yuan Household is dead, leaving only two orphaned girls?
And they even dared to threaten them into paying compensation?
Just because he found an Thearch Realm from who-knows-where?
ha!
The head of the Qi Household family didn't take the letter to heart at all.
He sneered, "I'd like to see how they'll face the consequences three days from now!"
This announcement from the Yuan Household was not top secret.
Soon, many forces in Ten Thousand Paths City learned of this matter.
The Qi and Gu clans are both large clans, unlike the small forces in Ten Thousand Paths City. They have deep and long-standing traditions and are based in an ancient city thousands of miles away. There is more than one emperor in each clan.
Now, the Yuan Household, relying on an Thearch Realm they somehow acquired, dares to provoke these two Great Emperor clans?
Upon hearing this, their faces were filled with astonishment and disbelief; they even seemed to doubt their own ears.
"Have those two sisters from the Yuan Household gone mad?"
"If they continue like this, no matter how much goodwill the old man of the Yuan Household left behind in Ten Thousand Paths City, it won't last!"
The Yuan Household is considered to be blessed by their ancestors in Ten Thousand Paths City. Although the Yuan Household patriarch has passed away, he left behind a considerable number of favors and debts.
This is why the Yuan Household was able to establish itself in Ten Thousand Paths City with just the two sisters.
However, while some accepted the offer, others did not, and the Qian Household was one of them.
After all, the Yuan Household now only has two orphaned girls left, what is there to fear?
Some people thought of the Thearch Realm who had helped the Yuan Household sisters before, but they couldn't help but shake their heads at the mere thought.
"They only have one Thearch Realm expert backing them up, yet they dare to threaten Great Emperor clans! They're courting death!"
According to them, if the auction house is damaged, then so be it. It's not like it can't be repaired anyway; they can only accept it as a loss they can't bear to accept.
Are the troubles of the imperial family easy to find?
To directly demand payment from the Great Emperor clans, and to so blatantly force them to submit—isn't that just courting death?
Amidst widespread pessimism, everyone remained indifferent, with no one intending to lend a helping hand to the Yuan Household or do anything in particular.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Regardless of which imperial family or the general public, and even just as the Yuan Household sisters had guessed, even though Lin Xuan had given them a three-day notice, they remained unmoved, acting as if they knew nothing. Not only did they not offer any apologies to the auction house, but they didn't even send a single letter in response, which was the least they should have done according to the rules.
This reveals his arrogance.
The others were not surprised by this result at all.
Aside from not finding it unexpected, they were still observing and quietly waiting for the "consequences" the Yuan Household sisters had mentioned.
At the same time, they were also waiting for the Thearch Realm expert standing behind the Yuan Household to appear—waiting to see how he would die!
Lin Xuan, of course, would not disappoint their "good intentions".
Since he said three days, then it was three days. During those three days, he didn't go anywhere but stayed at the Yuan Household's residence. One reason was for convenience, and the other was to prevent the Great Emperor clans from resorting to desperate measures.
However, it is clear that the Great Emperor clans are not even worth mentioning in their eyes, let alone desperate measures. They probably don't even care about the Yuan Household family, which is less than an insect.
Therefore, three days had passed, and above the Gu Household, a dark figure appeared silently, looking down at the Gu Household's territory from high above, his dark eyes filled with coldness.
The figure, draped in a black robe and with its face obscured, was none other than Lin Xuan's Heavenly Demon Shadow Incarnation.
He had long anticipated that these two powerful Lineage wouldn't obediently comply, so...
He's here!