655: Chapter 655 Girl, please don't look at me!

Upon hearing this, a look of hesitation appeared on Shui Shui's small face.

She lowered her head to look at the bronze key in her palm, then looked up at Botadono Nyuyie, biting her lip as if unable to make up her mind.

Her expression was exactly like a little girl who had found a treasure and didn't know whether to hand it over to someone else.

The bald elder was so anxious that he was scratching his ears and cheeks, and he couldn't help but speak up: "Young lady, say something!"

Shui Shui was startled by his shout and shrank back, looking like a frightened rabbit.

Then, she spoke timidly: "Um... I... I have more than one here."

Botadono Nyuyie: "???"

The bald elder: "???"

The two thousand people: "???"

What? More than one?

Botadono Nyuyie's mind hadn't even processed this when he saw Shui Shui reach her hand into her cotton-padded jacket pocket again.

Then. One. Two. Three.

She pulled out the bronze keys one after another, her movements unhurried, as casual as taking candy out of a pocket.

Six! Including the one from just now, that made seven in total!

Seven bronze keys, neatly stacked in her fair palm!!!

The entire scene was deathly silent. You could hear a pin drop.

Everyone was frozen in place, motionless, as if they had been hit by a binding spell.

Over two thousand pairs of eyes stared fixedly at the seven bronze keys in Shui Shui's palm, their minds blank.

Seven... She alone actually possessed seven bronze keys?

How could this woman have so many keys?

Botadono Nyuyie was the first to recover, asking with a trembling voice: "You... how do you have seven bronze keys?"

Shui Shui asked back with an innocent expression: "What's wrong? Is that a lot?"

"My grandfather said there are nine of these things in total. I only have seven; I'm still missing two."

"Are you... wanting this?"

Everyone: "???"

A lot? Only seven?

Did this girl have any idea what level of supreme treasure the bronze keys were?

Did she not know how many years the entire Kunlun Ruins had fought to compete for just one, and how many people had died?

Did she not know how many experts in the Kunlun Ruins had exhausted their entire lives without even seeing the shadow of a key?

And she was something else. She brought out seven at once. And she was asking if it was a lot?

This damn thing wasn't even humble-bragging anymore; it was blatant flaunting of wealth!

The bald elder's Adam's apple bobbed several times.

"Young lady, do you... do you know how precious these keys are?"

Shui Shui blinked, looking blank. "Precious? Is it very precious?"

"I have more at home, I just don't know where I put them. My grandfather left in such a hurry, he didn't have time to tell me."

The bald elder: "..."

Botadono Nyuyie: "..."

The two thousand people: "..."

More? Who exactly was this girl's grandfather? A bronze key collecting maniac?

So it wasn't that they couldn't find the bronze keys, but that someone had already taken them first?

Botadono Nyuyie swallowed his saliva, his face revealing a look of greed: "Miss Shui Shui, give these keys to me, and I can ensure your safety for the rest of your life!"

Shui Shui lowered her head, looking at the seven keys in her palm.

"I... I don't know either."

"Grandfather said this is a treasure and told me to keep it safe and not give it to anyone casually."

"But... you don't look like bad people..."

She looked up, her peach-blossom eyes watery as she gazed at Botadono Nyuyie, her expression innocent and naive, like a little white rabbit untouched by the world.

"How about... I give them to you?"

Botadono Nyuyie's heart jumped violently, almost leaping out of his throat.

"You... are you serious?"

Shui Shui nodded, then shook her head.

"But... but I have seven keys, and there are so many of you, who should I give them to?"

She tilted her head and started counting seriously.

"Grandfather said the seven must be kept together, so... I can only give them to one person."

"Who among you will take them?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere of the entire scene changed abruptly.

Botadono Nyuyie's pupils contracted slightly.

The bald elder's breathing hitched.

The other elders' eyes flashed with a strange light simultaneously.

The formation of over two thousand people, originally uniform and orderly, now showed a subtle, almost imperceptible loosening.

Everyone subconsciously looked at the person beside them. In their eyes, there was something indescribable.

That's right. There are only seven keys. It can only be given to one person. So... who to give it to? To the Sect Master? Or... keep it for oneself?

Botadono Nyuyie was the first to notice that the atmosphere was wrong. He turned his head sharply, his gaze sweeping over the elders and disciples behind him like a blade, his voice cold.

"Everyone, wake up!"

"This girl's origin is unknown. She appeared here suddenly, and then suddenly produced seven bronze keys. Don't you find it suspicious?"

The bald elder shuddered, the greed in his eyes instantly receding a bit.

"The Sect Master is right! This is too abnormal!"

"How could a weak woman have seven bronze keys? There must be a trap!"

The other elders nodded one after another, the greed in their eyes forcibly suppressed.

"That's right, it might be a trap set by the Dragon Group!"

"Yes! Those guys from the Dragon Group are cunning; they might just be using the keys as bait to incite infighting among us!"

"The Sect Master is wise; this subordinate almost fell for it!"

Seeing that everyone had sobered up, Botadono Nyuyie breathed a sigh of relief. He turned back to look at Shui Shui, his eyes cold.

"Miss Shui Shui, who exactly are you? Why do you have seven bronze keys?"

Shui Shui shrank her neck, frightened by his gaze, and took two steps back, tears welling up in her eyes again.

"I... I'm just here for travel... The keys were left to me by my grandfather..."

"If... if you don't want them, then I'll put them away..."

As she spoke, she made a move to put the keys back into her pocket.

Botadono Nyuyie's eyes flickered, a battle raging in his heart. This girl was indeed suspicious. But seven bronze keys were right in front of him. If he missed this, he would never forgive himself for the rest of his life.

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth: "Wait a minute!!!"

Shui Shui's movements paused, and she looked up at him timidly.

Botadono Nyuyie took a deep breath, his voice softening a little.

"Miss Shui Shui, we want the keys."

"Rest assured, we will give you sufficient compensation, ensuring that you will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life, and even more, lifelong safety."

"Give the keys to me, and I, representing the Emperors Gate, will guarantee you a lifetime of wealth and prosperity."

As he said this, he reached out towards Shui Shui, squeezing out a smile he thought was very kind.

Shui Shui looked at his outstretched hand, then at the keys in her palm, hesitating for a long while. Then, she shook her head.

"No."

Botadono Nyuyie's smile froze on his face: "Why?"

Shui Shui bit her lip, her small face full of seriousness.

"You... you don't look good, I don't want to give them to you."

Botadono Nyuyie: "???"

Everyone: "???"

Huh? Doesn't look good?

Botadono Nyuyie's face instantly turned the color of pig liver. He, Botadono Nyuyie, Sect Master of the Emperors Gate, a Nascent Soul Stage expert, one of the top existences in the Kunlun Ruins!

Where did he go that he wasn't revered, pampered, and knelt to? Now, a little girl of unknown origin actually disliked his looks?

The bald elder held back his laughter, his shoulders shaking. The other elders also turned their faces away, not daring to let the Sect Master see the expressions on their faces.

They knew... the Sect Master would definitely kill them. As for that little girl, she was probably done for...

However, the facts were a bit unexpected. Botadono Nyuyie took a deep breath, feeling an urge to tear this woman into pieces.

But the next second, that urge actually dissipated completely when he met the girl's watery eyes.

So much so that he asked a shocking question on a whim.

"Then... who do you find pleasing to the eye?"

Everyone: "???"

Good grief! Has the Sect Master taken a fancy to this Shui Shui? He can even tolerate this?

You have to know... in the past, one of his concubines was killed by him just because she accidentally knocked over a teacup. Then, he ordered people to pull her tendons and peel her bones to refine them into a teacup.

Now he could actually be so soft-spoken? Shouldn't he just rush up, kill her, and snatch the items?

Shui Shui tilted her head, her gaze scanning the crowd. Then, she pointed at the bald elder.

"He looks alright, quite kind."

The bald elder's smile instantly froze on his face. Botadono Nyuyie's gaze, like a knife, cut fiercely into the bald elder.

The bald elder shuddered and waved his hands hurriedly.

"Young... young lady, you must not say that!"

"This old man is ugly! Very ugly!"

"You... look at someone else! Look at someone else!"

Shui Shui pouted and pointed to another elder: "Then... what about him?"

That elder's face turned pale, and he retreated repeatedly.

"No, no, no! This old man is even uglier! This old man is covered in pockmarks! Uglily terrifying!"

"Young lady, you must not look at me!"

Shui Shui pointed to a third person. That person's reaction was even more exaggerated; he turned around directly, facing her with his back.

"This old man is not only ugly, I also have body odor! Young lady, stay away from me!"

Shui Shui: "..."

Her gaze continued to move through the crowd, but every time she looked at someone, that person would change color drastically, as if bitten by a venomous snake, and wave their hands desperately.

The words of refusal were more outrageous than the last. Someone said they had athlete's foot. Someone said they were bald. Others said they were eunuchs.

Shui Shui's small face was full of grievance.

"You... why are you all like this? I just want to give the keys away, why is it so difficult?"

The two thousand people looked at each other. No... this plot is not right, is it?

Under normal circumstances, shouldn't they just snatch the keys from this girl directly? After all... although this Shui Shui was devastatingly beautiful, she was just an ordinary person. Wouldn't it be simple to kill her and take them?

But now... how did it become them begging Shui Shui to give them the keys, and then Shui Shui, because of their looks, stubbornly unable to give out the keys, leading to this girl begging them to accept the keys?

Could it be that they were possessed?