Many warriors took out the treasures on their bodies and came forward to ask Long Yi to exchange them.
"This... is just an ordinary piece of jade. It cannot be exchanged."
"It's a newly-qualified magical weapon, but it's useless and can't be exchanged for elixirs."
"This is quite useful. I'll give you five auxiliary pills in exchange."
Most of the so-called treasures they handed to Long Yi were not to his liking. For the few that were decent, he just took out a few pills and gave them away. After all, it was not charity.
Suddenly, the crowd spontaneously made way for a passage, and a clear voice rang out:
"Mr. Long, I haven't seen you for a few days. How about this thing in my hand?"
When Long Yi heard the voice, he looked in the direction and saw that the person coming was none other than Tang Xuehui, the elder of the Tang family. She was wearing a simple and elegant cheongsam today, which perfectly outlined the curves of a mature woman's body.
Tang Xuehui held a warm jade bead in her hand, which emitted a blood-red luster.
"What is this? It doesn't look like an ordinary thing."
"It looks like a thousand-year-old blood-soaked jade. It seems to be able to speed up the magician's spellcasting process. The Tang family is really willing to spend it."
"Could it be that the rumors from the past two days are true, and this young man is really a master of magic?"
Everyone was talking to each other, speculating in low voices about Tang Xuehui's purpose in giving the Blood-soaked Jade to Long Yi.
Long Yi felt amused. This blood-soaked jade might be a rare treasure to other magicians, but to him, it was completely useless.
Since his spellcasting process is already so fast that it can be ignored, why would he need to use the Blood-soaked Jade to assist him?
"This Tang Xuehui is really a smiling face hiding a knife. She kills people and steals treasures in the dead of night, and then gives gifts in public to show her intention to recruit her."
Long Yi was really disgusted by this guy's hypocrisy and said coldly: "I'm not interested. I won't change."
Tang Xuehui was stunned for a moment, then smiled warmly:
"Mr. Long, you misunderstood. This blood-stained jade is a gift to you. It is also a token of my Tang family's sincerity in making friends with you."
"Then I really have to thank you for your kindness." Long Yi said with a half-smile, then changed the subject: "Please go back. I, Long Yi, never deal with hypocrites."
Tang Xuehui's smile froze on her face, and she awkwardly took back the blood-soaked jade that she had handed into the air.
The Tang family of Yandu has always been superior to others. As an elder of the Tang family, how could she have ever been humiliated like this?
Little did she know that on the night when Shen Bao and his seven companions killed people for treasure, Long Yi had sensed through the Fire Lotus Mark that the mastermind behind this was a collaboration between the Lin and Tang families.
That night, Long Yi put the Lin and Tang families on the blacklist. He was determined to rob the Tang family from head to toe. By then, not even a single hair would be left for the Tang family, let alone a thousand-year-old blood-soaked jade.
Seeing that Long Yi didn't give Tang Xuehui any face at all, the warriors around him all shook their heads.
It's normal for young people to be arrogant, but you've only been participating in the martial arts competition for a few days, and you've already offended giants like the Lin family, the Tang family, the Alchemy Association, and the Jiufeng Sect. When the time comes, if they unite and send out a few people, they can easily crush you to death.
Tang Xuehui failed to win him over and was humiliated instead. She finally left in anger. It was obvious that the grudge between them was formed.
The other warriors looked at each other. Although they wanted to exchange the pills in Long Yi's hand, if it made the Tang family unhappy, it would be a loss.
Long Yi remained unmoved and continued to sit calmly at the stall, but he secretly activated the Xuantian Atlas, transforming the spiritual power in the golden totem into divine thoughts, constantly filling his sea of consciousness for his own use.
The next morning, just as Long Yi set up his stall, there was a burst of noise at the lobby entrance.
"The Tang family's great guardian is here!"
"What? Could it be Tang Qingquan, the guardian of the Tang family? He hasn't been involved in martial arts for years, so why is he here at the martial arts meeting today?"
"This is the first time I've seen a magic master in my life! I must see his true appearance."
The crowd dispersed like a tide, making way for a passage. Accompanied by Lin Jiashi and Tang Xuehui, a white-haired old man in a grey Taoist robe and holding a whisk slowly walked into the lobby.
If you observe the old man's walking posture carefully, you can even get a glimpse of the mysteries of heaven and earth.
Tang Qingquan's status in the Tang family is second only to the head of the family. He is so powerful that even the heads of ordinary families have to salute him respectfully when they see him.
The white-haired old man just casually flicked his whisk, and a white streak appeared, which was a manifestation of the extreme concentration of true energy.
After Tang Qingquan entered the lobby, he glanced around, locked onto the stall where Long Yi was, and then walked straight over with big strides.
"It looks like Guardian Tang is going to cause trouble for that kid!"
"Who made this kid so arrogant? He even publicly offended the Tang family yesterday. It would be strange if we didn't deal with him."
"With the help of Dharma Protector Tang, this guy can't escape even if he has wings."
Everyone looked at Long Yi with a gloating look, as if they were enjoying the fun.
That night, everyone present at the siege on the Lin family's lakeside knew that the Tang family was behind it, but Tang Xuehui had already taken the initiative to send gifts and reconcile the matter yesterday.
As a result, Long Yi simply and rudely refused, which directly broke off relations with the Tang family.
As expected, Tang Qingquan stared at Long Yi with a stern look and said quietly, "Daoyou, your name is Long Xuan?"
Long Yi didn't even look at the old man, and said impatiently: "It's me, if you have something to say, just say it."
"You...you really came from a remote place like the capital, and you don't even have the most basic etiquette." Tang Qingquan snorted coldly.
He simply dropped the pretense and got straight to the point: "Boy, did you know that my Tang family lost a lot of pill formulas half a year ago? Coincidentally, among them were the four pill formulas you have, including the Bigu Pill and the Soul Storage Pill."
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience was in an uproar!
Anyone with a discerning eye knew that the Tang family had failed to rob Long Yi, so they resorted to framing him in order to seize the pill formulas in Long Yi's hands.
Many warriors looked at Long Yi with sympathy. He was innocent, yet he was guilty of possessing a treasure. Who made you hold something the Tang family wanted? Who made you weaker than them?
If you don't give it to me, then the Tang family will have this excuse, and no one will dare to question me even if they kill you on the spot.
Long Yi sneered repeatedly, "You are indeed worthy of being the Ancient Poison Sect. You are quite evil-minded. And you, Lin Jiashi, are not a good bird either. You are a scum of the same nest."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at Long Yi as if he were a madman.
"Does this guy think he's not dying fast enough? How dare he say such provocative words in front of Guardian Tang?"
"I don't think it's a frame-up. He came from a small place like the capital, how could he possibly possess the recipes for three or four top-grade elixirs at the same time? Maybe he stole them."
Tang Qingquan's face suddenly turned gloomy. When had he ever been ridden on the head and shit on by a junior?
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