"Mr. Qian, what are you saying?"

"Are you perhaps getting senile?"

"Oh no! Old Qian has suffered too much shock and has developed Alzheimer's!"

"..."

The surrounding crowd was buzzing with discussion.

They stared in disbelief at the mountain of money.

Not only people of different surnames, but even members of the Qian clan looked on with incomprehension.

The head of the family, Qian Fuhai, tugged at his sleeve.

"Ancestor, what do you mean?"

"No need for nonsense!"

Qian Rushan could not explain it to others.

Firstly, his discovery was so significant that no one else, except the Qian family, could possibly know this secret.

The true millennium treasure is right before our eyes!

The Qian family is determined to seize the initiative!

"I'll explain later. Just listen to me this time and stand on Lin Jinglong's side. Don't waver!"

"yes!"

Although Qian Fuhai didn't know what the ancestor had discovered, he was clear that Qian Rushan, as the family ancestor, would not fail him at a crucial moment.

It's even less likely that they will develop Alzheimer's disease.

He must have discovered the key!

Hu Suowei, dressed in black cloth, met Luo Xingzu's gaze, and the two began to communicate telepathically.

"Could it be that Qian Rushan has been bribed?"

"That's possible; the Qian family is extremely greedy!"

Luo Xingzu nodded repeatedly.

"He must have been bribed by Lin Jinglong!"

"Then what do we do?"

Hu Suowei was somewhat dumbfounded.

The three families have always stood together through thick and thin.

No company has ever been bought off by an outsider.

After all, when it comes to wealth and resources, who can compare to these three families?

They wanted to undermine the relationship between the three families.

Most people can't afford such a high price!

"Old Qian, how much did Dark Star Auction House offer you to betray three families?"

Hu Suowei stepped forward and questioned him.

But Qian Rushan remained silent.

He took the initiative to stand on Lin Jinglong's side, and hundreds of Qian clan members followed, sweating profusely, feeling extremely nervous.

"I just think that breaking the formation in seven days is too troublesome. If Lin Jinglong has a way to open the bronze gate ahead of time, it will save us from any unforeseen problems!"

Qian Rushan said through gritted teeth.

For this once-in-a-millennium opportunity, he even sold out the other two families. He looked at Lin Jinglong, thinking, "I must not let myself down."

"impossible!"

Luo Xingzu stepped forward.

He looked furious.

"Are you kidding me?"

"Our Luo family is most skilled at breaking ancient restrictions. If it takes us seven days, how can Lin Jinglong break the formation ahead of time?"

Hu Suowei frowned deeply.

"There's no need to go through all that trouble. Killing Lin Jinglong is the most important thing. Mr. Qian, are you hiding something from us?"

He looked at Qian Rushan with suspicion.

Faced with their doubts, Qian Rushan refused to say a word and stood firmly by Lin Jinglong's side.

It was at this time.

An invisible fluctuation.

It swept away more than two hundred people in front.

Everyone, including the Hu and Luo families, felt a chill run down their spines—a deep-seated awe of the strong.

"Emperor Rank!"

Hu Suowei and the others' expressions changed drastically.

The crowd immediately became restless.

This powerful aura must originate from an Emperor-level being!

"Hu Suowei and Luo Xingzu, you must not oppose Mr. Lin, and do not force my wife and me to take action."

It was a familiar voice.

Qian Fusong's warning filled Hu Suowei and the others with fear. A proud couple who had died twenty years ago had once dominated the Hidden World Alliance and were virtually invincible.

Even the most powerful person present, the Qian family patriarch, could only bow his head and beg for mercy when facing Emperor Lin Qingshuang.

This is what happened back then!

"They're still alive?"

"No! That Emperor-level aura isn't as powerful as I imagined; it's also mixed with Yin energy!"

"That couple must be dead!"

"However, they remain in the world as ghosts, and they have never shown themselves on their own initiative..."

A cold glint flashed in Hu Suowei's lowered gaze.

"Playing tricks!"

"I didn't know that the Hu family's greatest skill is the art of controlling ghosts?"

"Lin Jinglong, you're the one who did this, aren't you?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Jinglong looked completely innocent.

He hadn't expected that the Qian family would suddenly turn against him and side with him, and he certainly hadn't expected that the Lin Qingshuang couple, who had previously said they didn't want to get involved in worldly grudges anymore, would also turn against him.

She actually took the initiative to help him.

"It really has nothing to do with me, but I advise you not to do anything reckless."

Lin Jinglong reminded them earnestly.

But Hu Suowei seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world. His gaze fell on Qian Rushan, his aura trembled, and his attitude became extremely tough.

"I understand now!"

"Qian Rushan, so you were fooled by that despicable couple! I told you long ago that the Qian family is too selfish!"

"You think you can fool me with such tricks?"

Luo Xingzu reminded him in a low voice.

"Patriarch Hu, although Lin Qingshuang and her husband are dead, if they were to appear in spirit form, they wouldn't be someone we could handle, would they?"

"Don't forget that our Hu family is most skilled in ghost control. If we have the opportunity to control a Martial Emperor-level Yin spirit, this mission will be worthwhile!"

Hu Suowei's eyes were filled with greed.

"Then let's see what Patriarch Hu can do!"

Hu Suowei transmitted the message to the other members of the Hu family.

Let them prepare.

"Set up a Ghost-Controlling Formation. If Lin Qingshuang and her husband appear, capture them. One is a ninth-level expert and the other is a Martial Emperor. We've struck it rich this time!"

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