Chapter 17

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Xu Yuan did not mention the Zhou family of Mountain City to Lin Zhenhua.

Although Uncle Lin’s status was extraordinary, he also attracted a lot of criticism after he wiped out that group of people that day.

Two days ago, a big shot from the military region even personally arrived in Spring City to find Lin Zhenhua and have a secret conversation with him for a long time.

Moreover, Xu Yuan had also secretly checked the Zhou family’s information.

The Zhou family, which was located in Mountain City, kept a low profile, but they always had an unfathomable aura.

Lin Zhenhua was extremely powerful.

But he was still alone.

Xu Yuan did not want to trouble Lin Zhenhua because of him.

What he had to do now was to increase his strength as soon as possible. At the very least, he had to protect himself!

Yin Yue was going to open 18 treasure chests today. Regardless of how much Xu Yuan would gain in the end, he would at least not lose out!

Under Xu Yuan’s gaze, Yin Yue opened the next treasure chest.

There was a blue consumable in the chest, and the one that was returned to Xu Yuan 100 times was an orange-legendary-level Baptism Potion.

Xu Yuan was a little disappointed.

Although the Baptism Potion was precious, it was useless to him.

It could be worth a lot of money.

However, the last thing Xu Yuan needed was money now.

An Intermediate Treasure Chest could be sold for five million magic gold!

Just as Xu Yuan was sighing and shaking his head, he felt someone poking his waist.

He turned around and saw Lin Mucheng’s sulky face. “Shall we go out and play? Opening a chest is so boring!”

She was tired from looking at it!

And it wasn’t just her.

Many of the big shots present today also had waning expressions.

The unlucky guild leader Yin Yue had already opened quite a number of chests, but all he opened were blue or white items. It was truly disappointing.

At least an orange item should appear to lift everyone’s spirits!

“Look, that guild leader, Gu Changge, is starting to yawn…” Lin Mucheng whispered into Xu Yuan’s ear.

Xu Yuan looked over.

Gu Changge had silver hair and silver eyes. He seemed to have awakened a special bloodline.

He was said to be in his forties or fifties, but he looked to be in his early twenties at most.

Sensing the gaze of others, the impatient Gu Changge turned his head slightly, his silver eyes revealing a hint of laziness.

After seeing who was staring at him, Gu Changge was stunned for a moment before he smiled and nodded at the two of them.

When Gu Changge had just arrived at the Star Moon Hall, he immediately came over to exchange greetings with Lin Zhenhua and the others. His conversation was elegant and modest, giving Xu Yuan a good first impression.

As for the others, when they arrived, they all stared at Xu Yuan with meaningful looks in their eyes.

When they came over to talk to Lin Zhenhua, the words that came out of their mouths also had other meanings, which made Xu Yuan unhappy.

“Guild Leader Yin Yue, how many treasure chests do you have left?” A big shot who was impatient from waiting suddenly shouted, “Open them all!”

Yin Yue only opened one at a time.

And from time to time, he would be in a daze.

That big shot thought Guild Leader Yin Yue was really not straightforward enough!

They were here to explore the actual value of the treasure chest, but from the looks of it, the value of this thing was far from what they were interested in.

Everyone present was a big shot who had experienced a lot.

They had obtained and opened quite a few treasure chests in the secret realm dungeon.

They thought the chests forged by that special role, Treasure Chest Merchant, seemed to be no different from those produced by dungeons!

“Isn’t this chest exaggerated?” one of them asked sarcastically. He even glanced sideways at Xu Yuan and said, “Guild Leader Yin Yue opened at least ten chests, but there’s nothing!”

Ten chests.

All blue and white items.

Although there were purple things, it was not enough to catch the attention of the big shots.

“Treasure Chest Merchant, well.” The middle-aged man from the Zhou family of Mountain City laughed softly. “There’s nothing special.”

“Brother Lin.” He raised his head slightly, his eyes filled with provocation. “Don’t tell me you’re colluding with this kid to cheat Guild Leader Yin Yue of his money, do you?”

Xu Yuan frowned.

This person actually said such words in front of the big shots present. It was obvious that he was mocking them.

Xu Yuan thought, “Did he have a personal grudge against Uncle Lin?”

Otherwise, why would he mock Lin Zhenhua so blatantly?

“Poor idiots from the Shadow Alliance.” The middle-aged man surnamed Zhou smiled faintly. “They didn’t investigate the matter properly and rushed to take action. In the end…”

He laughed twice before adding, “How wronged they are!”

After this person finished speaking, the gazes of the people around him changed.

However, they seemed did not dare to provoke Lin Zhenhua, so they didn’t mock him like the middle-aged man named Zhou.

“Guild Leader Yin Yue, stop dawdling. Open all the chests!” Another big shot in the top ten of the National Combat Strength Ranking stood up and said, “Alas, it’s a little disappointing, but we have to finish what we started. We’ll leave after Guild Leader Yin Yue opens the rest of the chests!”

He shook his head and sighed.

The middle-aged man surnamed Zhou added, “Guild Leader Yin Yue, calculate how much you’ve lost after you’ve opened them. This gives us a reference as well.”

He looked at Xu Yuan and Lin Zhenhua with a cold smile as if he wanted to direct others’ hatred toward the two of them.

Xu Yuan was unhappy with this person’s provocation.

He turned to look at Uncle Lin, who was still drinking his tea calmly.

“Guild Leader Yin Yue’s luck is bad. What does it have to do with Xu Yuan?” However, Lin Mucheng could not take it anymore. She said angrily, “I’ve opened chests before, and I got an orange item the first time!”

Yin Yue’s face darkened when he heard this.

“Furthermore, these chests weren’t made for sale by Xu Yuan,” Lin Mucheng continued.

She was very unhappy that Xu Yuan had been wronged!

“Mucheng, don’t be rude to the elders.” Lin Zhenhua pulled his daughter to sit down. His gaze was calm as he swept his gaze across the crowd.

“If you guys want to stay, you’d better keep your mouths shut.” He said indifferently, “Those who are urging or doubting can leave.”

His domineering tone made several big shots unhappy.

However, they knew that they were no match for Lin Zhenhua, so they could only sit down hatefully.

Only the middle-aged man surnamed Zhou sneered, “Brother Lin, you’re so imposing.”

“Zhou Hongjian, don’t act like a three-year-old child.” Lin Zhenhua said calmly. “Be aware that you represent the Zhou family of Mountain City.”

The two of them were clearly of the same generation, but Lin Zhenhua’s tone was as if he was lecturing a junior.

“If you want to continue watching, then sit down and don’t make trouble.” Lin Zhenhua put down the teacup in his hand and looked at Zhou Hongjian. He said lightly, “If you say another word, I’ll throw you out.”

His expression was indifferent when he spoke, but everyone could still feel his strong aura of anger.

Everyone’s eyes quickly darted back and forth between Lin Zhenhua and Zhou Hongjian.

Zhou Hongjian’s face was livid. His lips moved a few times, but in the end, he didn’t make a single sound.

When he sat down, his eyes were still staring at Lin Zhenhua, unwilling to admit defeat.

After that, he turned to look at Xu Yuan beside Lin Zhenhua.

Xu Yuan wasn’t in a good mood, so he also looked back at Zhou Hongjian, unwilling to be outdone.

Beside the fountain, Guild Leader Yin Yue was stunned.

Although he was the master of the Star Moon Hall, he couldn’t say anything in the clash of words just now!

After everyone sat down again, he cleared his throat and said weakly, “Everyone, shall I continue opening?”

“Well, go ahead!”

Zhou Hongjian, who had a stomach full of sulks, really couldn’t hold it in any longer. He said loudly, “Anyway, no one has any hopes!”