Translator: Silavin
“This is for your safety. The Sacred Land has already dispatched an enforcement team. Perhaps in just a few days, they’ll be able to identify the Force behind this provocation against our Sacred Land’s authority and resolve it!”
To one side, Dong Yu’s brow furrowed as he spoke.
*Haa…*
Throughout the hall, the numerous merchants of the Brilliant Sky Sacred Land all sighed inwardly. Though this would delay considerable business and even affect the Brilliant Sky Sacred Land’s prestige, for now, this was the only option.
“Haha, it seems your Brilliant Sky Sacred Land has encountered some trouble. Mu Rundong, do you need this Big Brother’s help?”
Amid the oppressive atmosphere, a voice suddenly reverberated through the mansion. This voice contained vigorous Yuan Energy fluctuations that painfully shook people’s ears.
“Who!?”
Hearing this abrupt voice resounding through the mansion, over a dozen guards immediately flashed out from beyond the hall, protecting its exterior. Each one observed their surroundings with tense expressions.
“Yu Mo, since you’ve come, you’ve come. Why skulk about like a ghost!” As everyone stood on high alert, Mu Rundong’s voice also rang out, completely dispersing the oppressive force brought by that previous mocking laughter.
“Yu Mo? Could it be Yu Mo, the Manager from the Radiance Sacred Land in Saints City?!”
Hearing this name, the faces of the guards outside the hall and the numerous merchants changed drastically, a particular person suddenly coming to mind!
As Mu Rundong’s voice fell, the many guards gripped their weapons tightly, their gazes suddenly fixing on the area directly ahead.
Under their locked gazes, a faint sound of wind breaking suddenly arose. Then, a blue-robed figure flashed inside, appearing before them.
The instant this figure appeared, the formidable aura of a Martial Ancestor swept outward, causing everyone’s expressions to change.
“What? Planning to make a move against me?” Locked onto by over a dozen Martial Emperor guards, the middle-aged man in blue robes showed no pressure whatsoever. Instead, he chuckled lightly, speaking with a somewhat playful tone.
“Stand down.” Seeing this person, Mu Rundong’s expression grew somewhat grave as he waved his hand in dismissal.
Hearing his words, the many guards finally breathed a secret sigh of relief, hastily retreating to the side.
During that brief confrontation, their entire bodies had been drenched in cold sweat. Not a single person doubted that if they actually fought, the latter could absolutely bombard and kill them all in an instant!
This was the unbridgeable distance between a Martial Ancestor and a Martial Emperor!
“Yu Mo, what are you doing at our Brilliant Sky Sacred Land’s consulate?” Mu Rundong slowly walked out from the hall, standing opposite the blue-robed middle-aged man, demanding an answer.
“Sacred Land?” Yu Mo chuckled lightly, the corner of his mouth hooking into a smile that made everyone watching feel irritated.
“Nothing much. With nothing to do, I’m just wandering around. I just happened to hear someone say your merchants have encountered quite a bit of trouble. Do you need our Radiance Sacred Land to help you resolve it?” Yu Mo spoke to Mu Rundong with a mocking expression.
Hearing these words, Mu Rundong’s expression shifted. It seemed that despite their deliberate efforts to suppress the news, this disgraceful matter had still widely spread. Someone had done it deliberately. For instance, this fellow before him!
Facing Mu Rundong’s somewhat angry gaze, Yu Mo’s expression remained unchanged, still wearing that smiling face.
“Just say whatever you’ve come to say!” Mu Rundong took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in his heart.
He knew that this fellow before him was slightly superior in strength, and moreover, in terms of status, the other was not the least bit intimidated by him. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have so brazenly entered their territory.
“Straightforward! I won’t beat around the bush either.” Yu Mo smiled and clapped his hands. “The way you’re doing things is truly losing all face for the Sacred Lands. How about this? From now on, all your Sacred Land’s merchants follow along with our Radiance Sacred Land’s merchant caravans.”
Hearing these words, everyone’s expressions changed.
Follow their Radiance Sacred Land?
What difference was that from being swallowed up!?
Seeing the change in everyone’s expressions, Yu Mo showed no surprise. Clearly, all this was within his expectations.
After all, Sacred Land merchants represented vast wealth. If it could be resolved with just a few words, he would not have waited until now to speak.
“Following with our Sacred Land’s merchant caravans, you’d only need to hand over seventy percent of your profits. I can also guarantee your safety. What do you think?” Yu Mo spoke with a hint of amusement. “Thirty percent is better than losing everything like you’re doing now. Plus, when your Brilliant Sky Sacred Land has the capability, you can always withdraw.”
Taking seventy percent of the profits…
This was practically no different from outright robbery!
As for withdrawing from the Radiance Sacred Land’s merchant caravans once inside, that would likely be utterly hopeless!
“Brother Yu, we appreciate your kind intentions, but this matter isn’t something we can decide. If there’s nothing else, please return!” Mu Rundong’s expression was rather unpleasant, but even though someone was humiliating them at their doorstep, he didn’t dare openly lose his temper. He could only deflect.
“Mu Rundong, you and I both know you have no choice. What’s there to consider? When the time comes, I’ll just give you a cut, won’t that work?” Yu Mo spoke with amusement. Suddenly, his tone shifted, growing somewhat colder. “I heard that in these recent incidents, not a single one of them survived…”
“Haha… If you don’t follow us, Brother Mu, you’d better protect your merchants properly!” Yu Mo’s arrogant laughter reverberated throughout this dignified mansion, grating on the ears to the extreme!
*Step step step…*
Amid Yu Mo’s arrogant laughter, a sudden rush of urgent footsteps sounded. Then, a guard came running in from the outer courtyard.
“Sir, two merchants from the attacked caravan have returned!” Yu Mo’s laughter, following this guard’s words, abruptly ceased, as if a duck had been grabbed by the throat!
“Returned?” A trace of surprise flashed through the eyes of the many merchants in the hall, their gazes holding both delight and a touch of gloom.
From a merchant squad of five, only two remained. It was unclear whether to feel fortunate or to sigh over it.
“Returned? *Hmph!* I don’t believe it!” Yu Mo clearly had not received this news yet. However, regarding the trap he had set, he was very clear. The people dispatched could easily devour the Brilliant Sky Sacred Land’s merchant caravan.
Moreover, according to his intelligence, the Martial Ancestors of the Brilliant Sky Sacred Land in Saints City hadn’t gone to provide support at all. Without deploying Martial Ancestors, there was absolutely no way any accident could occur!