1948: C1948 Refute

C1948 Refute

It was very obvious that he was reminding the other party that your task was to collect rent, and Dragon Soul Envoy was only collecting taxes on behalf of Dragon Soul Hall, once every ten years, not to interfere in the matters of Ten Great Clans.

Even if it was a prisoner that escaped from the Black Tower, it was still a matter for the higher ups of the Dragon Soul Hall.

Xiaoyuan was Ling Xiaohai's son and the blood of the hall master, but that did not mean he had the qualifications to interfere in Ten Great Clans matters.

It was clear that he had crossed the line and his hands were outstretched, so Uncle Jiu was reminding him.

"Oh?"

Hearing that, Ling Xiaoyuan tilted his head and squinted his eyes. There was a deep sense of confusion in his voice.

He was a smart person, how could he not feel the hints and reminders from the other party's words. He just didn't expect that this Uncle Jiu had such a high status that even his own father had to call him Uncle Jiu.

Even before he left, his father had reminded him not to put on airs and act amiably when he saw Uncle Jiu.

However, he did not feel that the reason why Uncle Jiu was so special was because of his surname.

However...

The reason why the dragon surname was so famous in Pluto was because of the peerless expert Long Xiao Tian!

However, in the Second Ring, the surnamed Long was only a relative of Long Xiaotian. Furthermore, they had been reduced to the Second Ring, so what sort of status could they possibly have?

"Rents and taxes are important matters, and breaking out of the prison isn't important anymore. Can I assume that Uncle Jiu, you are purposefully protecting the fugitive, and covering up your crimes?"

The moment Uncle Jiu opened his mouth, Ling Xiaoyuan immediately waved his hand and interrupted him, saying in a domineering manner: "Alright, since you mentioned the taxes and rent, I want to discuss this matter with you right now. As for the Black Tower fugitives, we will also investigate them!"

Then, he took out a list and gave it to Uncle Jiu!

"Then let's go and take a look. I heard that near the Bai Yuan Valley, there was an energy crystal mine. Although it is just an abandoned mine, this is the year's tax collection!"

"Also, if you want to rent, Ten Great Clans s, every clan has to hand over ten thousand tons of Divine level mines, and five hundred thousand stalks of thousand year spirit medicine!"

"The list is very clear. Take a look. After you finish reading it, pay the rent."

With that, Ling Xiaoyuan returned to his seat and sat down.

His gaze landed on Tyrant Blade and Sword Devil. A trace of doubt arose in his heart as to why the black-robed elder had yet to return.

He firmly believed that within this Changqing City, or even the entire Second Ring, he would not necessarily be able to find a strong practitioner who could contend against the black-robed elder.

Thus, he was very at ease. He was curious as to why he did not return with this group of people.

"Why is the rent more than double what it was ten years ago? The number of mines in the vicinity of Changqing City is decreasing every year, and Dragon Soul Hall is something that we all know, our previous rule was that the rent should be lowered as well!"

"Also, the tax term is to extract a vein. And this energy crystal mine was discovered by us. Why do I feel that this tax regulation is so new?"

Uncle Jiu only took a glance before putting down the list. He raised his head and stared at the other party with a puzzled expression!

The phrase 'tax regulations are very new' was enough to explain a lot of things.

It was clearly a new rule that had just been added, or perhaps it had just been changed.

This was definitely not from Dragon Soul Hall.

"Heh heh... Are you questioning the Dragon Soul Hall? You have so much guts, did you really think that just because you're someone of noble character and prestige you could challenge the dignity of Dragon Soul Hall!? "

Boom!

Ling Xiaoyuan's slap landed on the table before shattering the stone into powder.

The vortex swirled up before finally scattering down.

His expression was stern, his eyes sharp, and filled with authority.

The atmosphere suddenly turned into a deathly silence. No one moved.

The air seemed to have frozen.

After Zuo Chao saw all of this, his heart felt extremely comfortable. Finally, someone was able to suppress this old fool Uncle Jiu.

Otherwise, all of his Ten Great Clans would have been destroyed by his hands.

He still couldn't figure out if Uncle Jiu was infected with evil or if he was old. His brain was not flexible enough, and he actually let the Pei Family juniors who had already dispersed to sit in the position of Sect Master.

He did not even bother with the fugitives from Black Tower, as two of them were right behind him.

Isn't this taunting my Dragon Soul Hall?

"If you don't say it like that, this old man won't be able to explain himself, otherwise, you'll think that it's a cunning excuse. But this time, I'll personally maintain my opposition to the tax collection, after all, I can't make a decision in place of Ten Great Clans!"

After saying that, Uncle Jiu put the list on the table and went to the side to indicate that he no longer cared about it.

"Fine, since you can't make a decision, you can just watch by the side. Let those who can make a decision come!"

Ling Xiaoyuan sneered, turned around and said to Zuo Chao, "Invite the Patriarchs outside!"

When Zuo Chao heard this, he waved his hand and Pei Baiyu ran away eagerly!

Roughly half an hour later, all the clan leaders of Chen Family, Chen Family and Liu Family had arrived.

However, they all had faces of confusion, especially when they saw the scene in front of them. Uncle Jiu and the others were all there and they stood to the side not knowing what was happening.

"Patriarchs, this time, Dragon Soul Hall sent an envoy to collect taxes and rent, we are waiting for everyone to vote on it now. Of course, Uncle Jiu has an objection and will temporarily keep it.

When Zuo Ning came out to explain the situation to the crowd, the clan leaders were jolted awake. It was already too late to collect taxes once every ten years.

The way they looked at Ling Xiaoyuan had also changed. They were all flattering, fawning and showing respect.

"Send them the list and show them!"

Zuo Ning instructed. It was still Pei Baiyu who brought the list to the Patriarchs.

After a full circle, the various Patriarchs looked at each other. For a short period of time, they were not sure if they should pay attention to him or not.

It was because the energy crystals that had recently been discovered were the real treasures. Even Sect Elder from all major sects had ordered that they must negotiate with the Pei Family to split the mining rights.

At the very least, he had to get a portion of his Elemental Crystal Stones.

It contained a resource that was comparable to the spiritual energy of Pluto. It had a very strong nourishing effect on any Divine Martial Cultivator.

To be more accurate, when Divine Martial Cultivator's team absorbs a certain quality of spiritual energy year round and suddenly increases, their cultivation level will also skyrocket.

Currently, there were many experts within the Ten Great Clans. For those who had broken through to the younger generation in the Profound Embryo Realm, the clan's future development would be different as well.

What they lacked were not geniuses, but high-quality cultivation resources.

Therefore, the mines were very important to them, but now that they had to collect the Dragon Soul Hall, everyone felt that it was difficult.

"Once the energy crystal mine is developed, it will be taken away by the Dragon Soul Hall. This … "Indeed, it's a bit..."0

Just at this time, Chen Family spoke with hesitation.

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