Falling in Love to Escape the Original Book Plot [BL]-Chapter 439: No Deal

"How about ten billion?" He asked.

"You..., you..." Zhou Yanyu stammered, pointing at Shen Xu with an angry expression.

However, Shen Xu didn’t give them face and also stood.

"The oath has been released so we won’t entertain you any longer." He said and pointed at the door.

"Disciple Zhen, disciple Shen, we can discuss further if you feel that ten billion spirit stones is not enough." An elder said.

"Is your Zhou family trying to bully us?" Shen Xu asked and continued before anyone could answer his question.

"First, Ayuan and I lack many things but not spirit stones." He said.

"Second, which fool would sell an inheritance for spirit stones? Are you treating us as fools?"

"I understand." Zhou Man nodded and continued.

"We can buy the inheritance with a level eight cultivation treasure. What do you think?" He asked but his words only served to enrage the double.

"I think you are trying to provoke trouble." He said, his eyes narrowed into slits.

Even Zhen Yuan was angry.

After all, the Zhou family was treating them as fools, trying to buy his inheritance for a mere level eight treasure.

"Shen Xu, don’t refuse the toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit." Zhou Yanyu shouted angrily.

"Drink a forfeit? A mere Zhou family is also worthy of forcing us to drink a forfeit?" The double sneered, his eyes filled with mockery.

"You..." Zhou Yanyu started but Zhou Man stopped her.

"Disciple Shen, disciple Zhen, it’s better to make more friends than enemies." The man said, implicitly reminding them that they had already made a lot of enemies including the Lin and Xuanyuan families.

"It’s impossible to sell my inheritance." Zhen Yuan stated in a matter of fact voice.

After that, he lowered his eyes and his lips curled in a teasing smile.

"Your Zhou family can try to kill and rob us if you are not reconciled." He said.

At the same time, he waved his hand and opened the room’s formation.

"Leave." He said but his words were not a request but an order.

"You two..." An elder exclaimed but Zhou Man stopped him.

"Disciple Zhen, Disciple Shen, take your time to think about it. My Zhou family will not treat you unfairly." He said and led the others out of the room.

Once out of the shop, Zhou Yanyu looked at Zhou Man with an aggrieved expression.

"Second grandfather, why did you let them to?" She asked.

"First, Zhen Yuan is a formation master. Do you dare to fight a formation master in his territory?" Zhou Man asked and the others immediately understood.

"Second uncle is right. It’s too dangerous to provoke a formation master in his territory." One of the elders said, recalling an incident that happened several thousand years ago.

Back then, the legitimate heir of a renowned family raped and killed the only daughter of a rogue cultivator.

The renowned family was an alchemy clan and had many connections with powerful cultivators in the Tianxuan continent.

As a result, no was willing to stand with the rogue cultivator and demand justice for the girl.

Driven to a dead end, the rogue cultivator was injured and barely managed to escape with his life.

However, this was not the end of the matter.

Three thousand years later, the rogue cultivator secretly returned and arranged a large killing formation around the clan’s home.

It is not known how the rogue cultivator managed to arrange the formation without alerting anybody.

After all, killing formations exude killing intent and it’s difficult to hide them from ordinary cultivators, let alone a tribulation transcending realm powerhouse.

However, the rogue cultivator did the impossible and arranged a level nine ten thousand swords formation without alerting anyone.

In the end, the entire clan including servants, guests and even animals were massacred, leaving no one alive.

After that, the rogue cultivator disappeared but the people of the Tianxuan continent gained a healthy fear of formation masters.

"The wine shop has countless formations. It’s really not a good idea to deal with them there." Another elder agreed.

"Also, we still don’t know their background." Zhou Man continued and subconsciously frowned. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

A year had passed since the challenges.

During that time, the Zhou family and others had used countless resources to investigate Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan.

However, the results were unsatisfying because no one could trace the couple’s movements before they appeared in Fuqi town.

"Second grandfather, are we really going to give up if we discover that they have a powerful background?" Zhou Yanyu asked, her voice and expression revealing her unwillingness.

She had lost miserably to Zhen Yuan.

Howevwr, after thinking about it, she felt that the loss was not because she was less talented but because her inheritance was inferior to Zhen Yuan’s.

As long as she had the same inheritance, she felt that she wouldn’t lose to Zhen Yuan and would even do better.

"Zhen Yuan’s inheritance is very important to our Zhou family so we naturally can’t give it up." Zhou Man said and quickly continued.

"Knowing their background is just for the sake of planning. We will get Zhen Yuan’s inheritance no matter who they are." The man said and a trace of killing intent flashed in his eyes.

His Zhou family had always been the number one Talisman clan in the Tianxuan continent and Zhou Man would not allow anyone to undermine their standing.

"Those two are about to retreat..." An elder stated with a thoughtful expression.

"Have someone keep an eye on the wine shop." Zhou Man ordered, looking at one of the elders.

"Second uncle, other elders will also be watching." The elder said and quickly continued.

"We will suffer a loss if we let others catch our handle." He said and Zhou Man nodded before speaking.

"Don’t worry. We will deal with them when they leave the sect." He said.

With that, the Zhou family returned to their residences but two secret guards soon appeared outside the Y&X wine shop.