"I recently reached the higher tier of Divine Beings; although it's not much in the Divine Realm, I do have some self-protection abilities now. Furthermore, I have the support of powerful gods from the Black Dragon Pond. No one dares to bully people from the Black Dragon Pond within the district," Zi Yun's father said.
Li Qiyan spoke softly but with a clear disdain for "Xing Yuan" in his words.
The residents of Fuhua Village began discussing, and most agreed with Li Qiyan that Zi Yun should marry him. Supporters of Xing Yuan were few. Qin Yu and his brothers watched from the side.
Xing Yuan clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white.
Could he resist? The other party was a higher tier Divine Being with a team of subordinates, mostly mid-tier Divine Beings. He was just an ascended lower tier Divine Being; what could he do?
"A thief from the Black Dragon Pond boasting like this, making it seem glorious," Qin Yu said.
"Who?" Li Qiyan's face changed as he looked towards the source of the voice.
Qin Yu smiled, Hou Fei and He Bai followed him. The three of them approached: "What? Did I say something wrong? A minor thug from the Black Dragon Pond is so arrogant; it’s..."
Qin Yu shook his head and sighed.
Li Qiyan frowned at Qin Yu. "Who are you? I was raised in Fuhua Village. Almost everyone here knows me; where did you come from?"
Li Qiyan could sense that Qin Yu's strength was on par with his, so he became cautious instead of dismissing him like Xing Yuan.
"Ascended being." Qin Yu smiled. "A Divine Being who ascended just over a thousand years ago—what’s the problem?"
"Aunt, Xiao Yun should come home with me," Zi Yun's mother said suddenly, frowning.
Qin Yu bowed slightly towards Zi Yun's mother and said, "Mother, I am Xing Yuan's good friend. Brother Xing found a precious herb called 'Xubai Grass' in the wilderness not long ago. I have some channels in Urich City; just sold this herb for three million low-grade divine stones. I haven't given it to Brother Xing yet."
Qin Yu then produced a bag from thin air.
"Storing artifact?" Zi Yun's parents and Li Qiyan all widened their eyes in surprise.
Li Qiyan was particularly shocked: "An ascended being over a thousand years, higher tier Divine Being? Storing artifact? Urich City has herb trading channels too? What’s his background?"
He knew that as just a minor thug at the Black Dragon Pond, he couldn’t expect the Dragon Lord to deal with powerful people for him.
"Brother Xing, why are you spacing out? I’ll give you back the money after selling it. There are three hundred upper-grade divine stones in here; make sure you count them," Qin Yu urged.
Xing Yuan regained his composure and said, "Thank you, Brother Qin. I was just surprised at how much this herb sold for."
Xing Yuan reached out to take the bag, opening it slightly. His calm hands trembled a bit as he looked inside.
"Brother Xing, let me see," excited Zi Yun opened the bag to look inside. Her parents opposed her relationship with Xing Yuan because of their house.
Xing Yuan lifted his head, slightly agitated, towards Qin Yu and his brothers but only saw them wink back at him.