Lord of All Gods

Chapter 1421: Chapter 1421 Pretend No More

Ye Liuyun sneered inwardly as he secretly observed King Xifeng’s act from behind.

Qu Jing became increasingly convinced that Ye Liuyun was right.

But he was also fascinated about the conditions down within the mineral vein.

The ground got increasingly unstable, with numerous fractures and occasional flames shooting out from the crevices.

They would also encounter soldiers pressuring a group of miners to dig out some blazing boulders on the spot from time to time. It was most likely the rocks thrown out during the eruption.

King Xifeng proceeded to take them further until they reached a ring-like Thousand Burial Mountain, at which point King Xifeng came to a halt.

"That’s the mineral vein, which grows alongside the devil crystal mineral vein," he remarked, pointing to the mountains before him. "Devil crystal is useless; all we need is the fire crystal."

His words were cut short when a section of the Thousand Burial Mountain broke into flames, causing a significant amount of the mountain to fall.

Upon witnessing this, Qu Jing frowned.

It was an extraordinarily high temperature, and the black Devil Qi was visible to the bare eye. This was no place for a low-level soldier to reside, much less a martial artist from the Fate Realm.

To come here to mine was like asking soldiers to die.

"This isn’t going to work!" The soldiers’ skill levels are inadequate. They’re just going to die!" Qu Jing flatly rejected.

"Don’t worry, the more mineral veins you mine, the weaker they shall be!" King Xifeng persistently misled Qu Jing.

"With a mineral vein of such magnitude, when the power diminishes, every single one of those soldiers will die!" Qu Jing was not a fool, and he could see right away that King Xifeng was misleading him.

He had given up on King Xifeng. He just hoped that King Xifeng would allow them to leave without trouble.

When King Xifeng noticed that Qu Jing was adamantly opposed and realized that he could no longer put up an act, his demeanour changed.

"Brother Qu, the split is 40-60, you’re not reconsidering the conditions you proposed, are you?"

Qu Jing promptly explained, "Back then, I wasn’t familiar with the environment, and you failed to inform me about the dangers of this place. If I had known, I definitely wouldn’t have agreed!"

King Xifeng scowled at him and remarked, "If you don’t proceed with mining, what will two hundred thousand people eat and drink?"

Upon hearing this, Qu Jing’s expression shifted as he asked, "King Xifeng, the supplies I provided earlier should be sufficient for our people to sustain themselves for at least half a year, right?"

King Xifeng chuckled, "Consider those supplies as the fee for my protection over you. With your sizable presence in my territory, occupying a significant space, yet you don’t pay rent? Do you still expect me to provide food and drink as well?"

Qu Jing’s expression darkened, and he disagreed with him, saying, "I saved your life before, and you still want to charge me for occupying up some space? We’ll find a way to feed and clothe ourselves without your help."

"Okay!" King Xifeng gave a nod, saying, "I won’t charge fees. Consider it repayment because you saved me. However, your arrival has drawn the empire’s interest, which will surely draw the empire’s armies. Isn’t it necessary to have resources and zero casualties once the war begins? How could we measure those losses?"

"Since you feel that way, we’ll go ahead and leave to avoid causing you any trouble!" Qu Jing had also not expected King Xifeng to settle his accounts in this manner.

He had already anticipated that King Xifeng would be greedy for some resources. However, he wasn’t expecting to feel dissatisfied while being granted so many resources.

Surprisingly, King Xifeng burst into laughter and said, "You dare come and go as you please? Do you take me for a child’s plaything?"

Qu Jing was extremely puzzled at this point!

"Was Ye Liuyun really right?" He reflected to himself.

"What do you mean?" Qu Jing quickly asked King Xifeng.

"Hmph!" When King Xifeng snorted, the high-level martial practitioners behind him swiftly let go and surrounded them.

"Don’t even think about leaving now that you’re here! I’ve surrounded your soldiers, and they can’t leave now. I recommend that you make them dig mines obediently. Anyway, I’m not expecting you to do it yourself!"

King Xifeng kept threatening Qu Jing. After all, he didn’t want to risk losing the miners by taking action.

"If you ensure the soldiers mine well, I promise you a safe life here for the rest of your days!" King Xifeng feigned assurance to Qu Jing.

"I didn’t really expect you to be this kind of person!"

Qu Jing had now seen the real face of King Xifeng, and he would not be deceived by him again.

However, King Xifeng’s expression remained unchanged, and he replied indifferently, "People will change. I’m also bound to have no choice but to be resourceless. How else will I take on the empire?"

"I didn’t bring the soldiers out to send them out to mine and die!" Qu Jing realized King Xifeng’s resolute decision to sever their old tie. He no longer wished to continue the conversation with him.

"What a joke! If you don’t come with me, you’ll not be able to avoid being wiped out in the end. What’s the problem with mining? You’re going to die anyway, so why not help me out before you go?" King Xifeng stated icily.

"This is different! You don’t need to say anything else. Goodbye!" Qu Jing turned to go but was stopped by the martial practitioners’ pressure and was unable to go on.

"What? Are you still planning to use force against me?" Qu Jing ended up giving up on King Xifeng entirely.

"Initially, I wanted to let you lead the troops which could have made your soldiers more obedient. However, you’re refusing to do so! Let me warn you again. If you die, your soldiers will fare even worse!" King Xifeng issued a direct threat.

"Even if people change, nobody would turn as ungrateful as you. If I had known this, I wouldn’t have saved you in the first place!

If you are capable enough, try it. My soldiers can’t see me, and even if they are all killed in battle, they’ll never dig mine for you! You must pay the price if you wish to dispose of them!"

Qu Jing had also hardened. Anyway, his face had cracked and no matter how low he was, it was worthless.

"Alas!" King Xifeng shook his head, stating, "You truly overestimate your influence! In the face of death, your soldiers will also yield!"

Afterwards, he motioned towards a martial practitioner in the realm of Sacred Majesty.

The martial practitioner acted quickly and arrested Qu Wanying.

"What are you doing?" Qu Jing was enraged.

"It would be unfair to present such a lovely girl to my subordinates! As a token of saving me, how about I give you another opportunity to reconsider?"

King Xifeng seized Qu Wanying, Qu Jing’s weakness, as a way to threaten him. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com

After all, King Xifeng still desired direct authority over Qu Jing so that the 200,000 soldiers could mine in peace.

Only then did Qu Jing recall what Ye Liuyun previously reminded him.

Surprisingly, Ye Liuyun had already seen right through King Xifeng.

Yet, he was extremely sceptical of Ye Liuyun.