Inside the Wuding Bridge.
On an island relatively close to the entrance.
Liu Changqing and Shen Qian, like two schoolchildren who had made a mistake, obediently lowered their heads.
Not far from where they sank, stood a young man with white hair and eyebrows, and a cold and stern face, his hands behind his back.
Although the young man had a cold expression, a hint of amusement flashed in his eyes as he looked at the two pretending to be "honest and simple."
"Stop acting. I dare not say before, but I have heard about what kind of scoundrel you, Liu Changqing, are."
The young man smiled faintly, "Tell me about it."
"May I ask what you wish to say, Lord Xuanming?" Liu Changqing could no longer keep up the pretense and simply spread his hands, saying, "Wuding Bridge advocates free competition. Their skills are inferior to others; it's because they lack the ability!"
"Besides, we didn't do anything heinous. We just stole some things. It's their fault for not cooperating!"
"Steal a few things?" Seeing Liu Changqing's confident argument, Marquis Xuanming raised an eyebrow. "You call that stealing a few things? There were only two hundred people in total, and you've already got the spoils of one hundred and thirty-eight of them. What more do you want?"
"Old... I still don't think we did anything wrong!"
Liu Changqing was about to speak when, fortunately, he changed his mind in time under the unfriendly gaze of Marquis Xuanming. Even Shen Qian was worried for him.
Let's rewind ten minutes.
Liu Changqing and Shen Qian were taking stock of all their gains from this trip, and the enormous number left even Shen Qian speechless.
Seeing Lao Liu's beaming face, Shen Qian was somewhat worried.
Those were over a hundred martial artists from the Mountain and Sea Realms.
This feud has become huge.
Moreover, he did not enter Wuding Bridge through conventional means; if he were discovered, the matter could be serious or minor.
Just as Shen Qian was pondering this, the white-haired youth descended from the sky and directly pulled Shen Qian out of his stealth state.
Before sinking, I couldn't help but complain.
He realized that the white-haired youth was a king or nobleman, but didn't King Taiyi say that this invisibility talisman was unbreakable by ordinary kings or noblemen?
...Well, Marquis Xuanming doesn't seem like an ordinary king or marquis either.
After careful consideration, Ke Chen realized that none of the kings and nobles he had ever met looked ordinary.
Then he understood.
It's best not to show off this invisibility talisman in front of kings and nobles.
That's too dangerous!
After all, King Taiyi himself had never used the invisibility talisman, so it was quite possible that he was just making a few boastful remarks.
However, deceiving the mountains and seas is still achievable; King Taiyi wouldn't be that unreliable.
Of course, this also applies when the difference in strength is not significant.
Even if Shen Qian used an invisibility talisman to face a top-tier expert like Tantai Qin, he would most likely be instantly killed if he dared to make a move.
“If I truly believed you had committed any illegal acts, I would not have dismissed Qiu Ji and the others.”
Marquis Xuanming said calmly.
Upon hearing this, Liu Changqing could only manage a dry laugh.
Just now, Xuanming Hou transformed into a large face and appeared in the sky, which Shen Qian and Liu Changqing also saw.
What puzzled Shen Qian even more was that not only did Marquis Xuanming not pursue the matter, but he also took the initiative to cover for him, which was extremely considerate.
However, Shen Qian did not know Xuanming Hou. Judging from the whispered conversation Liu Changqing had just made while Xuanming Hou was flying, he was not familiar with him either.
Even kings and nobles have their own circles, but the Marquis of Xuanming, who lives deep overseas, has a very distant relationship with the powerful Gao.
"Lord Xuanming, you are wise!"
Regardless, judging from the current situation, Marquis Xuanming has no ill intentions, and Liu Changqing and Shen Qian quickly began to flatter him.
"Don't flatter me. Although your actions, Liu Changqing, weren't against the rules, your appearance at Wuding Bridge before the sinking was an accident, wasn't it?"
Marquis Xuanming shook his head and said, "We are all martial artists from China, and there should be limits to our fighting. Because of your greed, most of the martial artists from the Mountain and Sea Realms who entered the Bridge of No Destiny not only gained nothing, but were also seriously injured. They will have to pay a considerable price to recover, so..."
"Liu Changqing, you need to use 30% of the spoils to make up for the martial arts progress they missed due to their injuries."
"Why should we give back the resources that we brothers seized through our own abilities? Our junior brother's appearance was an accident, but he also defeated those people with his own strength!"
"You mean that invisibility talisman?"
Marquis Xuanming sneered, "If Shen Qian hadn't entered the Divine Mechanism Hall first, how would he have obtained the Invisibility Talisman? Don't tell me the Invisibility Talisman was his own. I heard every word of your conversation."
Liu Changqing was speechless for a moment, and Chen Qian was also somewhat embarrassed.
Goodness.
It turns out that Marquis Xuanming had been monitoring Wuding Bridge all along, which explains why he didn't question Shen Qian about how he got in.
From this perspective, Marquis Xuanming is actually subtly on their side.
Otherwise, the other party could have intervened much earlier.
As for why he appeared last, it's likely because Qiu Ji and others were blocking the door, forcing him to step in and mediate.
Of course, these are just one-sided speculations from Chen Qian.
Even setting those aside, what Marquis Xuanming said is not without merit.
He fell from the sky before sinking, stepped into the finish line, and not only got a huge advantage for himself, but now he's even taking away other people's spoils. He's really "utterly depraved".
"Liu Changqing, don't argue with me. Don't think I don't know you're trying to bargain. It's 30%, not a penny less!"
Marquis Xuanming spoke again, cutting Liu Changqing off before he could speak.
"Ahem, alright then, 30% it is!"
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