Chapter 1409
Waiting for you to take the bait!
thump! thump!
Upon seeing Ye Fan arrive, everyone immediately knelt down before him, kowtowing frantically, "Young Master Ye, we were wrong! We'll never dare to do it again!"
"Young Master Ye, we were all misled by Rong Yang. He instigated us to take action. We will never dare to do it again!"
They witnessed firsthand how so many demonic beasts and birds were controlled, and how they decimated almost all of their forces!
The last remaining group was driven to the Qingyuan Sect. What temper did they have left?
"Young Master Ye, all the crystal coins we stole have been returned! In addition, I have informed the sect that we are willing to pay a ransom to compensate Qingyuan Sect for its losses... As for the specific amount... do you think one hundred million is enough?"
One hundred million crystal coins per person!
puff!
The crowd erupted in uproar, with almost everyone glaring resentfully at the sect leader who had spoken!
In his heart, he cursed the sect leader's ancestors for eighteen generations!
Damn it, your family isn't short of money, but mine is!
You should know that for an average family, a few hundred crystal coins in profit is considered good. A family that can make tens of millions of crystal coins in profit is considered a mid-level sect!
That 100 million is the profit of a sect for ten years!
If you open your mouth and raise the price so high all at once, what will happen to the other sects and families?
Ahhhhh!
Despite their anger, the representatives and heads of some other powerful families and clans could only grit their teeth and comply!
"Yes! In addition to returning the stolen crystal coins, we are also willing to offer 100 million crystal coins per person... Please, Young Master Ye, be magnanimous!"
Hemp egg!
What can be done?
The first sect leader to speak has already set the price here, so the others can only go this far!
As for some powerful figures from certain sects, they simply couldn't come up with that many crystal coins... They were all dumbfounded!
Ye Fan calmly looked at these people, "Hmph! You dare to attack my Qingyuan Sect... You think you can just settle things with some money? It's not that easy, is it?"
what?
Everyone roughly knows that those powerful figures in the Southern Continent region who attacked the Qingyuan Sect in the past all ended up having to pay ransom to get their people back!
So they are still trying to find ways to get money to avoid disaster!
At worst, it just means you'll have to pay more in crystals!
But now, Ye Fan disagrees?
How can this be good?
"Young Master Ye, we really didn't mean it... Please tell us, please tell us how we can be let go?"
A commotion broke out in the crowd!
Everyone is stunned!
Money can't solve the problem, this is really troublesome!
But Ye Fan didn't arrange for those birds to kill them directly. What does that mean?
What humans fear most is not the known, but the unknown!
The scariest thing is not knowing what Ye Fan is up to!
After the commotion subsided slightly, Ye Fan continued slowly, "Hmph! It seems the Qingyuan Sect has always been in turmoil; there are always people eyeing it..."
"As you all know, our Qingyuan Sect has only just recovered, and we are currently short-handed in order to maintain its safety..."
Before Ye Fan could finish speaking, some clever people in the crowd immediately spoke up!
"I understand! Young Master Ye means we should protect Qingyuan Sect together and ensure its safety? Don't worry, we guarantee we'll send powerful experts from our sect to strengthen Qingyuan Sect's defenses and ensure it remains untouched for the next ten years!"
"Yes, yes, yes! Our family will also send people back to ensure that nothing unexpected happens to the Qingyuan Sect for ten years... no... for twenty years..."
"..."
The family head who spoke next was slapped on the head by his friend as soon as he finished speaking. "Are you out of your mind?! Ten years is long enough, and you've extended it to twenty years? Are you crazy?"
But now that the words have been spoken, it's impossible to take them back!
Just like the sect leader's previous proposal to give 100 million crystal coins as compensation!
Ugh!
Everyone had to agree on one thing... They were willing to serve the Qingyuan Sect for twenty years!
Ye Fan smiled wickedly, "Everyone here can testify! This was all an action plan you proposed yourselves, it has absolutely nothing to do with me! Twenty years, that's not a bad idea... However, words alone are not enough, how can I believe that you will protect the Qingyuan Sect with all your might for twenty years?"
With a single sentence, Ye Fan approved everyone's action plan and extended the protection period to twenty years!
In other words, regardless of whether these sect leaders and family heads are willing or not, they need to do their utmost to protect the Qingyuan Sect for twenty years!
But most sect leaders and family heads have their own ulterior motives!
They knew that Ye Fan's identity was the Star Emperor, and that he wouldn't stay in the Immortal Realm for long!
But once Ye Fan leaves the Immortal Realm, what can they do even if they withdraw their troops?
Does the Qingyuan Sect intend to send people to hunt them down?
Some of their sects originated from Zhongzhou!
The journey from Nanzhou to Zhongzhou is tens of thousands of kilometers. If Qingyuan Sect has the energy for that, it would be better to focus on managing its own sect.
"Don't worry, Young Master Ye, we will do everything in our power to protect the Qingyuan Sect!"
"That's right! We've witnessed your renown, and we will never have any disloyalty!"
The crowd erupted in uproar, with everyone speaking up.
However, they were all deliberately avoiding the key points. These powerful figures also knew about Ye Fan's control over the families in the Central Plains region in the Sunset Forest and the secret realm!
Ye Fan has a soul contract with you. Once you sign it, you become Ye Fan's slave!
For the rest of my life, I can only work for Ye Fan!
This is something no one wants to do!
Therefore, although everyone was expressing their loyalty, no one mentioned the soul contract.
Listening to everyone's words, Ye Fan remained silent, waiting for them to continue...
Guo Li, Wang Fugui, Gongsun Yu, and others watched the situation unfold from the sidelines.
Gongsun Yu, in particular, was visibly annoyed; he had already guessed Ye Fan's plan...
"Sigh! This Young Master Ye is probably a hundred times more powerful than the Star Emperor of yesteryear! These powerful figures before us will certainly not have a good end... But the key is that Ye Fan wants to kill them and destroy their spirit! He wants them to tell him their own punishment!"
After a moment of uproar, the crowd gradually quieted down.
But Ye Fan still didn't express his opinion!
The crowd exchanged glances, not daring to say a word.
"What does Young Master Ye mean by this?"
There are always some truly brilliant people in a crowd!
Everyone else understood that Ye Fan was dissatisfied with the promises and guarantees they had made, but the clever ones didn't. "It seems that Young Master Ye doesn't trust the guarantees we've made! Then let's change the way we make promises!"
Just as the family representative was about to propose a soul contract, the surrounding companions went crazy with fear and rushed forward, trying to cover his mouth!
But it was already too late!
"Young Master Ye, I know you're not entirely comfortable with empty promises... How about this, don't you know how to use a soul contract?"
"Just cast the Soul Contract. We've formed a contract with the Qingyuan Sect, bound together in life and death, so there definitely won't be any problems!" (End of Chapter)