69: Chapter 69 The Dilemma of the Su and Wang Families

Watching his Believers gradually fall into a disadvantageous position, Yan Cang shifted his thoughts. More than a thousand Qi Refining demon monkeys rushed out rapidly from the depths of the valley.

In the end, facing enemies that outnumbered them, the Believers of Su Xue and Wang Tao were overwhelmed.

While they were honing their Believers over there, at Wang Tao's home in the Fuyuan Residential Complex in Anping County...

Jin Yao, a Divine-Grade demi-god, rubbed the resource cards in his hand, his eyes constantly sizing up Wang Tao's parents.

"I haven't seen you for a month, and it feels like your complexions have improved quite a bit. Even the gray in your hair isn't as prominent as before. It seems you have been nourishing yourselves very well recently."

As soon as these words were spoken, the parents' hearts sank. Wang's father put on a fawning smile.

"It is all thanks to your blessing, my lord."

"Hehe, according to the contract we established, all the harvests in your hands must be sold to me at half price first. But now it seems that you are secretly using the Spirit Plants that originally belonged to me behind my back? Tell me, what should be done about this matter?"

"My lord, we are wronged! You know best what the situation is like in our Divine Kingdom. All the F-rank Spirit Plant produce has already been taken out; we dare not hide even the slightest bit."

Watching the panic-stricken expressions of the two people in front of him, Jin Yao stepped closer. He sniffed around them, and a smile immediately appeared on his face.

"Tsk tsk, the Spiritual Qi is so pure. It must be either B-rank or A-rank. It's no wonder you couldn't bear to take out Spirit Plants of such quality. If it were me, I wouldn't be willing to sell them cheaply at half price either."

Bang!~

As the last word fell, without any warning, Jin Yao kicked Xu Rou, sending her flying several meters away, where she slammed heavily into the wall.

Having been kicked away, Xu Rou spat out a mouthful of blood and slumped over, completely drained. Seeing this, Wang Ming hurried over.

"Wife, how are you? Jin... my lord, what is the meaning of this? My wife and I have diligently provided you with Spirit Plants for decades. Why would you do this!"

Jin Yao still wore a smile on his face, but it was a cold one.

"Rest assured, I controlled my strength. At most, she will just have to lie in bed for a few days. However, if you dare to play tricks on me again, the next time might not be as lucky as this. I will ask you one more time: where are the hidden high-grade Spirit Plants?"

"Those were stored at home by my son. The contract only stipulates that the produce from our Divine Kingdom is to be sold to you at half price. These, however, were bestowed by my son's master. We dare not dispose of them as we please."

Hearing this, Jin Yao flashed forward and grabbed Wang Ming by the throat, lifting him up. His eyes were filled with bone-chilling coldness.

"What a fine 'dare not dispose of them as we please'? So you mean it's fine for you to consume them yourselves, but not to sell them to me? It seems I have been too easygoing these past few years, to the point that you have forgotten your place! If not for my protection, you might have been killed by poachers long ago. Where would you even have a son? Is this how you repay such kindness?"

Seeing her husband's face flushed and suffocating, Xu Rou disregarded her own injuries. She crawled forward two steps and began kowtowing to Jin Yao.

"My lord, please calm your anger. Please let him down first. I will have him get the high-grade Spirit Plants for you right now. Old Wang, hurry up and apologize to his lordship!"

Wang Ming, who was being choked to the point of suffocation, stammered out words intermittently.

"Sor... sor... ry..."

Seeing this, Jin Yao casually tossed him aside, causing him to knock over several pieces of furniture.

"See, wouldn't it have been better to do this sooner? Why must you hurt the relationship we've had for so many years? Don't blame me, after all, we did sign a contract. As a Subordinate Deity, we are fundamentally one. Only when I am strong will you have a better life, and only then will no one dare to bully you."

"His lordship is absolutely right. I will go get the Spirit Plants for you right now."

Even though he had been reprimanded, Wang Ming had to put on a smiling face. He walked into the inner room and took out a stack of cards from an inconspicuous box.

He quickly put the beast meat resource cards and some of the Spirit Plant and Spirit Fruit cards into his Divine Kingdom. After ordering his Believers to hide them carefully, he then walked back out.

"My lord, all the resources are here. Please take a look."

Almost snatching them, he seized the resource cards. When he saw that there were fully a thousand catties of various A-rank Spirit Plants and Spirit Fruits, Jin Yao's face flushed with excitement.

"Hahaha! Good! This is more like it! I will accept these resources. As for the faith points, they will be deducted from the Spirit Plants you hand over in the future."

Glancing at the blood at the corner of Xu Rou's mouth, Jin Yao, feeling a bit of heartache, fished out a Medicinal Pill and tossed it onto the floor.

"A D-rank healing Medicinal Pill. After eating it, your injuries will heal faster. When I come again next month, I hope we won't have such an unpleasant scene again. You two go ahead and get busy; no need to see me out."

Carefully putting away the resource cards in his hand, Jin Yao left the Wang family home, feeling satisfied.

Only after waiting for a long time after the other party had left did Wang Ming go to close the door. Then he hurried over to his wife, his face full of concern.

"How are you? Should we go to the hospital and get it checked?"

Xu Rou's face was a bit pale at the moment, and upon hearing this, she gently shook her head. She picked up the Medicinal Pill that Jin Yao had tossed on the floor and ate it.

"It was just spitting out a bit of blood; I'm not that fragile. Resting at home for a few days will be fine; there's no need to go to the hospital and waste money."

Wang Ming watched his wife consume the Medicinal Pill that was practically charity from the other party, and a flash of heartache and resentment crossed his eyes.

"It was clearly our son's resources..."

Before he could finish, Xu Rou covered Wang Ming's mouth. She glanced toward the door and shook her head slightly.

"Alright, I'm fine. If you're free, just clean up the house. I made the wall a bit dirty just now."

Wang Ming turned his head to look at the door, pursed his lips, and said nothing more. He turned to get the tools and began to clean the room.

Mingguang Residential Complex, Su Xue's home.

They were facing the same situation at this moment, but they were much smoother than the Wang family. When their Divine-Grade master asked...

Su's mother immediately took out a stack of resource cards that had been prepared long ago and handed them over.

The result was naturally the same as the Wang family's, receiving the sentence that it would be deducted from future tributes. Although they lost money, at least they didn't suffer any physical hardship.

With the departure of the two demi-gods, both families were filled with worry. After all, these resources were bestowed by their children's master. If he were to find out, they didn't know if it would affect their children.

Su's father took a dull sip of tea, put down his cup, and sighed heavily.

"We managed to get by this time, but what about next time? They've tasted the sweetness; if we can't produce the same amount of resources next time..."

Su's mother glanced at her husband, her face also showing worry.

"What I'm most worried about is Su Xue. If her master finds out, it will definitely affect her. If we had known, we wouldn't have eaten these Spirit Meals. Sigh, it's all because we were gluttonous."

The parents did not proactively contact them about the matters in Anping County at this moment. Naturally, Wang Tao and Su Xue were unaware.

For the next few days, Lin Xiao continued to scroll through videos whenever he was bored. If there was an auction, he would go to buy Divine Artifacts, but unfortunately, he never saw any major lethal weapons capable of dealing with high-grade deities.