Luo Tiance said:
"It was your Qin family's brat who picked a fight with my grandson, wasn't it? You're the one who said at the meeting that elders shouldn't intervene, right? And it was your Qin family's brat who lost on the stage in the end."
"My grandson has always been timid. Your grandson is menacing, and even if my grandson luckily won, he probably suffered a trauma to his soul. So, asking for just one artifact to compensate for his injured heart isn't too much, is it?"
"Besides, one artifact in exchange for saving your grandson's life, isn't that a good deal? Your Qin family is wealthy and prominent—you can't be so stingy, that would be bullying, wouldn't it?"
"You aren't going to use your power to bully us, a weak grandfather and grandson duo, right?"
Qin Zheng's mouth gaped open, feeling as if countless ferocious beasts had trampled over his heart.
Timid? Scared? Needs compensation?
Fucking hell!
That kid has the guts to extort, given the chance he'd even dare to shit on my head, and you call him timid and easily frightened?
If he had a bigger backbone, wouldn't he have sunk The Island Country?
My grandson has been beaten half to death, and he hasn't even mentioned feeling wronged, so how do you even have the face to say that?
And you call yourselves a weak grandfather and grandson duo?
Qin Zheng cursed every generation of Luo Tiance and his grandson in his heart, so angry that smoke seemed to come out of his seven orifices.
"Old Qin, our relationship isn't bad, let's not let one artifact spoil our harmony. We should think of the bigger picture," sighed Luo Tiance.
You fucking start by sighing?
Qin Zheng felt like these few minutes of conversation had shaved years off his lifespan, almost dying of anger. Utterly shameless.
This Luo Tiance seemed upright and cold, but in fact, he's just as shameless as his grandson!!!
"Old Qin, say something, surely you don't want your grandson to not return, do you?"
Luo Tiance said, "My grandson has pretended to be God's Child for many years for the sake of helping Great Xia. He's very emotionally unstable. If he does something reckless because he can't get the artifact in time, don't blame me for not warning you ahead of time."
Qin Zheng shook with rage, having to pinch his nose and bear with it.
If he had been defeated by trickery, he could erupt in anger, but being defeated openly on stage before countless onlookers left him with no leg to stand on.
"Elder Luo, if your grandson won with his own strength, I would be completely convinced, but do you think that's possible?"
"It must be because you gave him a treasure."
Luo Tiance thought internally, I didn't really give him any treasure; it was all my grandson's own prowess.
But even though that's what he thought, he couldn't say it out loud.
He held up two fingers and said:
"Firstly, there was no rule against using treasures in a fight, right? I can give my grandson treasures, and so can you. Doesn't that mean by your logic that if your grandson lost, it's entirely your fault for being incompetent?"
Qin Zheng looked up sharply, angry that Luo Tiance was gloating and still managed to stab him in the heart.
The most painful part was that Qin Zheng found there was some truth to what the other party said.
"Secondly, if you don't accept this, you can tell the whole world that my grandson is a fake God's Child, who relies only on treasures for his power. Expose him."
Qin Zheng was driven to madness.
How could he possibly do such a thing? If Luo Yu was revealed to be a false God's Child, it would be a blow to the faith of the People of Great Xia, and it would be a cause for celebration among the Foreign Forces. Because if Luo Yu is fake, it would mean Great Xia has no gods and they could invade without restraint.
Luo Tiance said solemnly:
"Alright, Old Qin, I can assure you that as soon as you deliver the artifact, I will immediately return a perfectly unharmed eldest grandson to you."
"If he caused your grandson to lose limbs or reduce his combat power, that I would never agree to. A little squabble among the People of Great Xia is okay, but we can't fight among ourselves and let outsiders benefit from it."
Qin Zheng had a bitter taste in his mouth, unable to refute the other's words.
There was no way around it; his grandson had lost the fight.
If his grandson had died, he could have used his family's power to make a fuss and demand justice. But his grandson was just caught, he was fine.
Making more of a fuss would mean not being able to accept defeat graciously.
The other seven major family heads of Great Xia wouldn't support him either; instead, they would laugh at him.
"Fine, Elder Luo, I will send someone with the artifact, but you must ensure my grandson's safety," said Qin Zheng. Even though he was exploding with anger inside, as the head of a major family, he knew that rage was useless and that he shouldn't let emotions dictate his actions.
"Of course, Qin Qi is also a pillar of Our Great Xia. Even though he lost to that bastard Luo Yu, his talent is definitely top-notch in Our Great Xia, and he must be given focused training in the future."
Qin Zheng wanted to cry out of frustration.
Are you fucking praising my grandson or your own?
"Alright, I'll call my grandson. Wait for my good news." Luo Tiance hung up the phone.
"Ah!!!"
The moment Qin Zheng hung up the call, his aura exploded, throwing the phone away so violently that it burst open, blasting a hole in the wall.
The loud noise startled everyone in the Qin Family estate, and they all gathered around, thinking it was an enemy attack.
Qin Zheng's voice thundered, irate as he cursed:
"Scram, scram, scram!"
"Everyone get the hell away from me."
...
At the Chuan Province Martial University, inside Villa Number One, Luo Yu emerged wearing a bathrobe, his short and elegant hair still dotted with water droplets.
He picked up the phone.
"Old man, what kind of wind blew you my way?"
Luo Tiance asked, "Did you really take down that little killer from the Qin Family?"
Luo Yu laughed, "You're in such a hurry just to ask about this trivial matter?"
Luo Tiance choked for a moment, suspecting the kid was showing off, but he had no proof.
"Has your strength really reached this level?" To be honest, Luo Tiance was very surprised inside. After all, just a year ago, he had thought his grandson would spend his life as a wasteful scion, not expecting him to become so ruthless now.
Even more ruthless than he had been at his grandson's age.
Luo Yu shook his head, "As for realm, I'm still only in the Domain phase, which is Third Grade."
"But as for strength, I think you and I could have a go now."
Luo Tiance glared:
"You unfilial descendent, you dare think of laying a hand on your grandfather? But you're thinking too much, you have no idea about your grandfather's strength!!!"
"Hahaha, don't be angry, I was just joking, Grandpa." Luo Yu laughed and asked, "Was it the Patriarch of the Qin Family who called you?"
"How do you know?" Luo Tiance was taken aback.
Luo Yu shrugged, "Just a wild guess, since no one from the Qin Family contacted me, they must have sought you out as the elder since they couldn't beat the younger one."
"You didn't kill Qin Qi, did you?" Luo Tiance asked seriously.
"No," Luo Yu laughed, "I know my limits. As long as he's not dead, the Qin Family can't act out, but if I'd killed him, wouldn't I be giving them an excuse?"
Luo Tiance expressed his approval, "My grandson is smart, much smarter than your dad. Till now, I have no idea where that guy went gallivanting off to after his legs healed up."
"Alright, I've got affairs to attend to. As long as what you do doesn't harm Our Great Xia, feel free to stir up as much trouble as you want. Grandpa has got your back."
"Take it easy, sir." Luo Yu only allowed himself to crack jokes when talking with Luo Tiance.
"Oh, and about the national competition coming up, are you confident? The Xiang Family Overlord and a few other Young Masters are probably a bit stronger than Qin Qi." Luo Tiance inquired just before hanging up.
"Did I say I was going to compete?" Luo Yu blinked mischievously.
"You have to take part. Our analysis suggests that this world competition might have ill-intentioned participants; it's kind of a show of national power, I suppose, and having poor rankings isn't good." Luo Tiance furrowed his brows.
"I'll participate, participate! Don't worry, old man."
Luo Yu had never intended to refuse in the first place. His Holy Path Invocation Technique allowed him to absorb the opponent's divine techniques during combat and make them his own, building up his foundation.
He felt that his Dao Ze World couldn't form because his foundation wasn't strong enough.
Therefore, he was in urgent need of various battles.
Even beyond absorbing the divine essence from within Shi Lian, the powers on Earth were not beyond his reach, and a sense of ambition had begun to grow in his heart.
"Knock, knock, knock!"
"Luo student, are you there?"
A crisp and pleasing female voice came from outside.
Upon hearing the female voice and seeing Luo Yu clad in a bathrobe fresh out of a bath, Luo Tiance gave him a strange look, "Alright, my great grandson, I won't disturb your good time."
Wait a second!
Isn't there some kind of misunderstanding here?
Luo Yu reached out, trying to explain, but all he heard was the long tone of a hung-up call.
He opened the villa door.
Two charming figures stood outside, one girl with black knee-high socks embracing her fine white legs, looking pure and youthful with her ponytails.
The other was like a beauty stepping out of a painting, full of grace and elegance, attired in a traditional long dress, exuding a scholarly aura.