The Domineering King of the Netherworld and His Sweetheart

242. The Treasure

Translator: 飞弹

Hao Yu stretched out the trembling right hand with the IOU in front of Feng Xi and stammered, “P… patriarch, this is…”

In fact, there was already an answer in his heart, but he couldn’t speak out the whole truth, which showed that it really came as a terrible shock to him.

Feng Xi blinked, and his black and bright eyes reflected the faces of the younger generation of the Kirin Family and the Phoenix Family. In fact, they were much older than him, but they looked very young from outward appearances. Besides, the disciples of the two beast families who were less than five hundred years old were even called adolescents.

Feng Xi seemed not to notice Hao Yu’s upset expression. He smiled brightly, exposing his cute canine teeths, and innocently asked, “What’s wrong with this IOU? Is there anything the matter?”

“No… But this…” Hao Yu pointed at the words “A Hundred crystals” written on the note. He really hoped that his eyes had deceived him. So he stared fixedly at Feng Xi as if he wanted Feng Xi to prove it.

“This is just a hundred crystals. Don’t you understand these words?” Feng Xi’s expression was sincere and innocent, and there was a little joy in his tone.

Although they felt that the Patriarch didn’t mean to despise them, for some reason, they just had the feeling of being disdained, especially when they saw the “A Hundred crystals”written on their IOUs. The result was completely different from what they had imagined before. The huge gap between the truth and their expectations was filled with mixed emotions.

Seeing that Hao Yu of the Kirin Family was so shocked that he couldn’t speak, Wen Hao quickly smiled and said, “No, no, we all understand it. We just want to express our excitement and surprise.”

Since knowing that the people who were driving a wedge between them belonged to the Evil Family, together with the efforts of Feng Xi and King of the Netherworld, the Kirin Family and the Phoenix Family had managed to make peace and patch up their quarrel instead of immediately starting fighting when they saw each other like before.

“I can understand your excitement, but why are you surprised?” Feng Xi felt strange.

God of Books and God of Bad Luck were laughing so hard that their bodies twitched. They trembled as if they were having an epilepsy.

Fortunately, they were the only two who were here and they could make themselves invisible and hide behind their master so that they wouldn’t be discovered by the Kirin Family and the Phoenix Family. If Sky Breaking Beast and Hairless Chicken were also here who couldn’t conceal themselves, Feng Xi’s little game would definitely be seen through by Wen Hao and Hao Yu.

They did not expect their master to be so naughty that he would play such tricks on the Kirin Family and the Phoenix Family like this. However, even if the two families were struck by lightning, they did not dare to say their opinions. They could only smile and hide their purposes from Feng Xi. The two gods found it really funny!

The corner of Wen Hao’s mouth twitched. He didn’t expect Feng Xi to ask them why they were surprised. He had to force himself to explain, “We’re just surprised that our patriarch is so generous to give each of us one… hundred crystals. You see, there are so many people in our two families, and therefore the number of the crystals is already huge.”

“Ha ha, you don’t have to compliment me like this. I’ll be embarrassed,” Feng Xi tapped Wen Hao on the shoulder with “embarrassment” and smiled so brightly that his eyes were narrowed into a thin line.

The crowd shivered involuntarily.

Hao Yu was woken up by Feng Xi’s “modest” words, as if he suddenly came to his senses, “Patriarch, I hear that you and King of the Netherworld are looking for the Evil Family. I have a proposal for it.”

“What’s your proposal?” Feng Xi was surprised that he suddenly changed the subject.

“As the new successor of our family, you are originally not a member of the Kirin Family. So I think that many powerhouses who are preeminent in the Kirin family would probably not be convinced. However, you’re appointed by our ancestor, so even if they are not convinced, they will not show it. In that case, it will only leave hidden dangers to you, so I suggest that you can issue a set of reward standard which targets on the Evil Family. For example, you can give the award to anyone who could catch a member of the Evil Family. By then, everyone would be convinced that you’re so generous. Of course, you can also personally prove yourself to them with your strength.”

Hao Yu said a lot of words in one breath with a serious expression on his face.

Wen Hao also felt that Hao Yu made sense and immediately echoed, “It might be the same case in the Phoenix Family, so I also think what he say is reasonable.”

The corner of Feng Xi’s mouth twitched. For the things in his ring, they even used such a reason.

If others wanted Feng Xi, the thief master, to take out his treasure from his thing, they couldn’t get it no matter how hard they tried unless Feng Xi was willing to give it to them. As a thief master, what he was most sensitive about was that others would covet his treasure. Only Feng Xi could covet what others had, but he would never allow others to covet what he had. The more they wanted to get treasures from him, the more he would not let them succeed, even though those of the two families had no malice.

“Well, I’ll consider it carefully before making a decision,” Feng Xi said.

“Of course, it indeed needs further consideration. You’re right,” Hao Yu said with a hollow laugh. As long as the Patriarch didn’t reject it directly, there would always be a way to make him agree.

“Yes, yes. We should give the matter further thought and discuss it later and we can’t be hasty,” Wen Hao echoed, his thoughts were the same as Hao Yu’s.

The three of them burst into laughter tacitly until a soft voice interjected, which broke the awkwardness between the three of them. Feng Xi was afraid that they would continue to ask about the question just now, so he immediately asked the one with the soft voice as if he had caught at a straw.

“Who was speaking just now?”

“It’s me,” a thin young man in the crowd raised his hand. He looked timid with two big eyes. He seemed to be less than a hundred years old.

When he raised his hand, Hao Yu immediately recognized him. Speaking of which, this slim young man enjoyed good reputation in the Kirin Family, not because of his talent for cultivation, but because he read a lot. His enthusiasm for reading was the same as others’ attitude towards cultivation. Although his cultivation level was low, he had read a large number of books at a very young age. Almost all the books in the library of the Kirin Family had been read by him. Because of that, he knew about many things that ordinary people didn’t know. It was even no exaggeration to say that he was a walking encyclopedia.

“What did you just say?” Feng Xi looked at him with wide eyes.

Probably because of Feng Xi’s friendly aura, the young man was not afraid of him although he was a little timid. Hearing Feng Xi’s inquiry, he said in a small voice, “The Evil Family has a history of nearly a million years since the first member of it was born. Although it has only been less than half a million years since its foundation, if their headquarter is really in the South Region, they should have a huge collection in such a long time, so…”

“Yes!” Feng Xi’s big eyes instantly lit up and he immediately interrupted the young man.

Without the young man’s complete words, everyone already guessed what he was going to say next.

However, after his reminder, everyone remembered that although the Evil Family were bastards, they should have amassed a huge fortune since ancient times. Although it was not what they wanted, no one would dislike treasures.

Feng Xi suddenly said, “I’ve got a good idea,” Feng Xi’s enthusiasm was suddenly stimulated by the young man. He had to say that the young man’s words just made him excited.

God of Books observed the young man in confusion. ‘Isn’t what he says too coincidental?’

“What is your good idea?” asked Hao Yu and Wen Hao at the same time.

Feng Xi said, “We will hunt the Evil Family. We can hunt alone or in a small team. Whether they are killed or caught, the more one can hunt, the richer the rewards will be. And the treasures hidden in the Evil Family can be selected by the people who caught them. Finally, the one who hunts the most of the Evil Family could receive another reward by me. What do you think of it?”

“That’s a good idea.” Both Hao Yu and Wen Hao’s eyes lit up. If there was a reward, then everyone could be motivated. What’s more, the Patriarch also promised that there would be another reward, which was undoubtedly a huge attraction. They believed that none would be unmoved by it.

As the two of them agreed, the rest of the Kirin Family and the Phoenix Family also signified their approvals.

Only when there was a sacrifice would there be rewards. Otherwise, the rewards they got without any reason would still be much or less a burden for them.

Then, Hao Yu and Wen Hao immediately ran to find the elders. At this time, the elders should have finished their discussion with King of the Netherworld. The others also went back and started preparing for it with excitement. Besides, they went to inform the other people in the Kirin family about the news. The originally lively and crowded square immediately became empty and silent. And there were only Feng Xi, God of Books and God of Bad Luck left.

“These people are really agile. It seems that the treasures really attract them,” God of Books said with the corner of his mouth twitching.

“Yes,” Feng Xi echoed. He was also confused. As expected, the apple didn’t fall far from the tree. With an ancestor like Ice Qilin who was fond of collecting treasures, his disciples probably had also inherited his character. They acted so actively that it best proved his guess.

God of Books glanced at him. ‘You are most unqualified to say this.’ After all, it was just Feng Xi who suggested it.

Just as Feng Xi was about to go back to meet King of the Netherworld, a fiery light suddenly fell from the sky secretly and landed not too far in front of Feng Xi. The figure of Ice Qilin who staggered slightly appeared in the light. There was a trace of panic on his face. It was only when he turned around and saw Feng Xi sitting on a stone a few meters away did he become happy and his expression looked like he breathed a sigh of relief.

“You little brat, I didn’t expect you to really come here.”

In order to hide his panic just now, Ice Qilin took the initiative to greet Feng Xi. But as a result, Feng Xi was looking at him thoughtfully.