Douluo Continent: I am the true master

Chapter 688 Treasure Vault

Xue Qinghe's reputation for loving the people like his own children had long since spread from the capital throughout the entire empire. Huo Rui believed that if she wrote a letter of complaint in her name, the other party, whether to maintain their image or to win her over, would eventually take action against those people that she couldn't handle herself.

Although Huo Rui had already decided to write the whistleblower letter, in order to prevent these guys from taking desperate measures, Huo Rui pretended to be calm and collected on the surface, as if she was waiting for someone.

Soon, a Soul Emperor surrounded by the best Soul Ring ratio stepped into the scene.

However, with only six spirit rings, he instantly deflated upon seeing Huo Rui's eight spirit rings, quickly putting away his own spirit rings so that Huo Rui wouldn't think he was provoking her.

Upon approaching, the person who saw Huo Rui's appearance was immediately startled.

"Isn't this Countess Tianxin, who caused such a stir a while ago by becoming a Contra? What's she doing on my turf?"

The visitor then glanced at the obviously damaged area. When he noticed how badly his son had been beaten, he felt no pity, but rather became even more panicked.

He knew his own son all too well; he was a man of his own mind.

"Damn it, did this rebellious son flirt with Earl Tianxin? How am I supposed to handle this? Will I have to pay with his life? Although this rebellious son is unreliable, he is the one with the best cultivation aptitude among my descendants. This concerns the future of the family. What should I do?!"

At this moment, the local city lord was sweating profusely. Humiliating a strong person was a major taboo in the extraordinary world. Huo Rui had already shown him a lot of face by not killing him directly.

However, it was clear that Huo Rui was too lazy to play along with these scumbags and said coldly.

"You must be the local city lord, right? Tell me, what kind of explanation do you intend to give me?"

Having grown accustomed to lording it over in this small place, the city lord opened his mouth for a moment but didn't know what to say. In the end, he could only lower his head and cup his hands in greeting.

"This time it was our fault. Lord Earl Tianxin, please feel free to make any demands. I will do my best to meet them. I only ask that you spare my son's life."

Huo Rui didn't care about the other party's apology or compensation, so she just wanted to ask for 10 gold soul coins to get rid of them and leave. But just as Huo Rui opened her mouth, Ye Wen tugged at Huo Rui's clothes.

Huo Rui -_-?

"What's wrong, Xiaowen?"

Ye Wen showed Huo Rui that she had lowered her head, and then whispered a few words to her.

Huo Rui nodded instantly with her eyes shining, and then reorganized her conditions.

"Since you say you want to compensate me, I have two conditions."

First of all, as a Contra player, how dare your brat insult me ​​with such foul language? Asking for 10 gold coins isn't unreasonable, is it?

"Not at all, not at all," the city lord nodded repeatedly.

However, although this city is much richer and more prosperous than Notting City, it can only be considered a remote small city. 10 gold soul coins is several years' worth of tax revenue for the entire city.

The more the city lord thought about it, the more his heart ached, but he quickly adjusted his mindset.

It's just a loss of a little money; there are ways to make it back. After Earl Tianxin leaves, I'll just add some other taxes. After all, as long as those lowly people don't starve, they'll be like leeks—cut one crop and another grows back.

Huo Rui's second condition made the city lord feel as uncomfortable as if he had eaten shit.

"My second condition is that I must choose two treasures from your family's treasury."

After all, money isn't that important to people of our social class; what's truly valuable are treasures. I don't think you'd refuse me, would you?

As she spoke, Huo Rui's previously restrained aura erupted once more, letting the city lord experience firsthand what it meant to be a terrifying Contra Douluo.

Having come this far, even the high and mighty city lord had no choice but to lower his proud head and accept Huo Rui's compensation terms.

However, the city lord was secretly grinning. There were some treasures in the family treasury, but the most precious treasures were hidden in his secret chamber, where they would never be discovered.

Two more of my treasures were stolen, and my heart really aches!

It was precisely because of this mental preparation that the city lord did not hesitate to lead Ye Wen and his group back to the family mansion.

As for that rebellious son who dared to flirt with Huo Rui, there were plenty of healing soul masters present, and the city lord was simply dismissed.

However, as he walked, the city lord secretly glanced at Ye Wen. He could tell that the reason he had lost two more treasures was probably because of this brat.

Ah, how I hate it! If only my unfilial son had this kind of cleverness instead of being obsessed with women all day long!

Soon Ye Wen and his group were taken to the city lord's family treasury.

Upon entering, one is immediately struck by the dazzling array of golden soul coins.

However, the value of gold soul coins in the hands of advanced soul masters is only so-so. What's truly valuable are those advanced soul tools or soul bones that don't have much of a treasure's luster. Those are treasures that can easily sell for tens or hundreds of thousands of gold soul coins at auctions.

It was obvious that this remote family's treasure trove could not possibly contain soul bones, much less be openly displayed in the open. This was something Ye Wen and his group had long been prepared for.

However, from the very beginning, Ye Wen's goal was not soul bones, but all kinds of soul tools.

"Grandma, let's go inside and take a look," Ye Wen said softly.

Although Huo Rui's cultivation level was high, the Huo family's foundation was obviously weaker than that of the city lord's family in this remote town, so Huo Rui was quite interested when she entered the treasure vault.

However, a country noble is still a country noble.

In this treasure trove, only a few storage soul tools have any value; the rest are simply not worth Huo Rui's attention. So Huo Rui directly addressed Ye Wendao.

"There's nothing good here, Xiaowen, you can choose whatever you like, one for you and one for Yu'er."

Ye Wen nodded, but Huo Yu'er said directly, "You can choose whatever you want, Wen. I'm not interested in these things."

LOL. As a supreme god-king with complete memories of her past life, how could Huo Yu'er possibly care about these pieces of junk? She only came along because Ye Wen is interested now.

However, in Ye Wen's eyes, Huo Yu'er was expressing her love for him from the bottom of her heart, which moved him even more.

Damn it, I'm going further and further down the path of being a lolicon!

But it's really hard for Ye Wen not to be moved by such a little girl who only has eyes for him!

"Yu'er, thank you. When I become stronger, I will definitely find you more wonderful treasures," Ye Wen said, moved.

Huo Yu'er was also moved, and a shy blush rose on her face. "Yes, I'll wait for you."

This beautiful scene, however, felt like a death to the city lord who was making compensation. Damn it! If you're going to compensate, just take it and get lost! Why are you feeding me dog food?!

(End of this chapter)