62: Chapter 62 The Treasure Vault is Mine! Who's in favor? Who's opposed?

Xia Youchu was stunned. Watching Ling Tian's "nothing is more important than eating" attitude, and then looking at the priceless Emerald Spirit Sparrow in his claws, the corner of her mouth twitched.

Is he craving this Emerald Spirit Sparrow?

However, she thought about it again, and what Ling Tian said made sense.

The Myriad Beast Pavilion excelled at running away; they had likely already fled far away by now, making pursuit extremely difficult.

Moreover, after this incident, the Family needed internal reorganization.

Rather than wasting energy on an aimless pursuit, it was better to first improve her and Ling Tian's strength.

After all, strength was the foundation of everything.

Watching Ling Tian's serious expression as he began to ponder whether to steam or braise it, Xia Youchu shook her head helplessly.

"Suit yourself."

"But don't eat this Emerald Spirit Sparrow yet. It can be used to lead the way later, and you can eat it after it finishes leading the way."

Xia Youchu narrowed her eyes slightly.

The monk might be able to run, but the temple couldn't; since Xia Lingfeng's life-bound War Beast was in her hands, she would find him sooner or later.

The crowd around them was stunned upon hearing this.

Wait, you're actually using such a good thing to feed a War Beast?

That's an Emerald-grade War Beast cub! One is worth over a million Yuan Stones!

This is even more outrageous than feeding ginseng to pigs!

Xia Youchu, however, didn't think there was anything wrong with that.

After all, this guy had already eaten a Dragon Pearl and bathed in the Dragon Transformation Pool; would it care about a mere Emerald-grade War Beast?

She slowly walked over to the group of Elders who were still cursing Great Elder Xia Mingyuan and trying to curry favor with her and her father.

Seeing her approach, the Elders immediately put on amiable expressions.

"Youchu, this time your uncles were confused and were deceived by that traitor..."

"Yes, yes, it's thanks to you and your War Beast that the traitor's true colors were exposed!"

"Don't worry, the Family will definitely use the best Materials to rebuild your courtyard to be even more beautiful than before!"

Listening to these empty words, a cold curve appeared on the corner of Xia Youchu's mouth.

She raised her hand, pointing in the direction of Great Elder Xia Mingyuan's residence, her voice clearly carrying across the entire field:

"Rebuild the courtyard? No need."

"Hand over the key to Great Elder Xia Mingyuan's private treasury."

"His courtyard, and everything inside it, now belongs to me."

Upon hearing this, the Elders' expressions stiffened instantly.

As the Grand Elder, Great Elder Xia Mingyuan had managed part of the Family's finances and resource allocation for many years, lining his own pockets. His private treasury was an enviable treasure trove!

Who knew how many Yuan Stones, Spiritual Plants, Medicinal Pills, Yao Beast Materials, and even Cultivation Techniques and combat skills were piled up inside!

They had just been calculating in their hearts how to divide this fat piece of meat once the matter settled down!

They didn't expect Xia Youchu to directly demand the entire treasury!

"This... Youchu, isn't this against the rules? Great Elder Xia Mingyuan's assets should be confiscated and distributed uniformly by the Family..."

"Rules?" Xia Youchu raised an eyebrow and looked at the Elder who spoke, her eyes playful. "My words are the rules now! If you're not convinced, let's have a fight!"

"...Never mind then."

That Elder felt his scalp tingle under her gaze. Recalling Ling Tian's terrifying sword strike, he immediately fell silent, not daring to say another word.

This master and her War Beast were pure brutes! They would fight to the death at the slightest disagreement. If he dared to say a single word of dissent, wouldn't his old bones be dismantled?

The most critical thing was, how long had it been?

Less than a month since contracting the War Beast, and it had grown to this extent!

One had to know that Xia Lingfeng, who had contracted an Emerald-grade War Beast, had only just reached the Yuan Master level, and that was with the result of the Family piling on a massive amount of resources.

But what about Xia Youchu? To put it bluntly, the Pioneers Guild was a concentration camp for wanderers!

It was difficult to even get a full meal in the wastelands, yet she had actually managed to reach the Yuan Spirit level!

Even the Peak Yuanling Realm Great Elder Xia Mingyuan was almost beaten to death!

If a few more years passed, would even a Yuan King be pinned to the ground and beaten?

Patriarch Xia Yuan saw this and immediately stated his position, his voice unquestionable: "Do as Youchu says! Great Elder Xia Mingyuan betrayed the Family; all his assets shall serve as compensation for Youchu!"

"Who approves? Who opposes?"

With the Patriarch speaking, plus the deterrence of Xia Youchu and Ling Tian, who would dare to oppose?

Soon, a key made of special material was tremblingly handed over to Xia Youchu.

Xia Youchu weighed the key in her hand, no longer paying attention to the Elders whose faces looked like their parents had died, and said to Ling Tian: "Let's go, I'm taking you to eat a big meal."

"Coming, coming!"

Ling Tian had long been impatient, clutching the Emerald Spirit Sparrow as he followed.

Under the gaze of countless complex eyes, the girl and the beast walked straight towards the depths of the Xia Family Mansion, to the treasury that Great Elder Xia Mingyuan had accumulated over many years.

Watching their backs, and then looking at the Emerald Spirit Sparrow in Ling Tian's claws, an Elder finally couldn't help but beat his chest and stomp his feet in lament:

"A waste of natural gifts! A waste of natural gifts! That is an Emerald-grade Aptitude Spirit Sparrow! Its potential is infinite! With careful cultivation, it will surely become a Yuan King in the future, and perhaps even have the hope of reaching a higher Realm!"

"Such a thing is actually going to be eaten?!"

He was so angry that his beard was trembling, as if what Ling Tian was holding wasn't a bird, but the future of the Family.

Another Elder was also heartbroken and said: "It's not just the Emerald Spirit Sparrow! In Great Elder Xia Mingyuan's... ptooey! In that traitor's treasury, there is also a Blue Sky Orchid! That is a Profound Rank High Grade Spirit Medicine capable of cleansing the marrow and cutting the bones! It is priceless!"

"And a batch of Yuan Crystals mined from the core of a High Grade Yuan Stone vein! The energy is incredibly pure, enough to make even a Yuan King expert covet it! Who knows how much Family resource he has embezzled over these years!"

"And that Split Wind Halberd! A Profound Rank High Grade War Weapon, it can cut hair at a blow and is indestructible!"

"I heard there is also an incomplete Earth Rank Low Grade movement technique, 'Flowing Light Evasion'!"

"It's over, it's all over... Once these things fall into their hands, they will probably all be gnawed on by that guy as snacks!"

An Elder pointed at Ling Tian's back, his voice trembling and his heart bleeding.

At this moment, their hearts and eyes were filled with reluctance for those precious resources that were about to be ruined.

In their view, those resources should have been confiscated by the Family, then reasonably distributed by them, the Elders, and eventually most of them would have ended up in their own pockets!

Now, it was all taken away by a single sentence from Xia Youchu!

And it was going to be squandered by that terrifying War Beast!

This was simply more painful than killing them!

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(Updating eight thousand words, I beg you, foster fathers, do not hoard the book, it is easy to kill it by hoarding!)