Chapter 48: Fury

  Looking at Qin De Gu's benevolent face, Xie Ao Yu not only didn't feel any closeness, but instead felt a chill run down his spine, an inexplicable coldness.

  The matter of the Thunder Spirit Knife, by rights, only Qin Yueyi should know about it, and outsiders shouldn't be aware of it. How did Qin Degu find out? And he even dared to open his mouth and ask for it? This caused a surge of unprovoked anger in Xie Ao Yu's heart.

  Not to mention that he and Qin Yue were friends, but simply because he had saved Qin Yue and helped her obtain the Purple Crystal Spirit Water, Qin De Gu should not have opened his mouth to ask for it.

  Xie Ao Yu's expression tried its best to remain calm.

  But he knew it was impossible to be calm, after all, it was the Leiling Sacred Knife, and he himself seemed to be in someone else's palm.

  A Supreme level expert, that is a super expert who can defeat his father Xie Qian with just one finger, and it's not something that someone of his small high-level realm can compare to.

  "How did you know, senior?" Xie Ao Yu asked back.

  Qin De Gu smiled slightly, and from his neck he took off a pendant. On the surface of the pendant, a faint blue light was rising vaguely. "This is a divine spell detector. As long as it's a sacred artifact or above, as long as it's not stored in a spatial ring, it can be detected. Just now, I unintentionally passed by your room, and it told me that you have a holy sword in your hand."

  Divine Curse Detector?

  Xie Ao Yu glanced at the pendant and the thread of doubt in his heart towards Qin Yue Yi suddenly disappeared, and the unpleasant feeling also dissipated a lot.

  After all, if it were Qin Yueyi, it would bring a considerable gap to the friendship between the two.

  It was only Qin De's ancient detector that made him marvel at the depth of his family's heritage again. As early as tens of thousands of years ago, during humanity's most glorious period, there were not only powerful Qi warriors but also other extraordinary experts such as Beast Warriors, Alchemists, Curse Masters, and Soul Masters.

  Many of these magical techniques were later lost in the long river of history.

  The divine spell detector, the water heart mantra and so on are all things of the mantra master. The divine spell detector is said to be a small work of some of the most brilliant mantra masters of all time. Even if it's just a small work, the divine spell detector is already mysterious and unpredictable. It can be imagined that those great works, the pinnacle of the mysterious and profound works.

  "Seniors are really well-prepared for this Taobao conference." Xie Ao Yu said lightly, with this divine detection device, if there's any rare treasure, it would be easy to discover.

  "Hehe, it's just a small trifle." Qin De Gu didn't plan to dwell on this matter any further. He glanced at Xie Ao Yu's spatial ring and said, "I know that sacred artifacts are extremely rare, with only a handful existing throughout the entire continent. Sacred artifacts of the knife category are even rarer. As long as you agree, little brother, I will definitely fulfill whatever requirements you propose."

  Xie Ao Yu said: "Senior, please forgive me, this sword, I am not possible to exchange."

  His voice was not loud, but it carried a resolute tone.

  Qin De's eyebrows rose, he thought that Xie Ao Yu would at least consider it, then he took out some top-notch items, thinking they could be obtained, but unexpectedly Xie Ao Yu refused so quickly.

  Speaking of weapons, Qin De Gu had always wanted to get a holy knife, but he never had the chance. This time, the opportunity was right in front of him, how could he give it up.

  "Little brother, reconsider, I can give you anything you want, even some advanced martial skills or high-grade elixirs." Qin De said.

  Xie Ao Yu shook his head and said: "No swap!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, a cold breath burst out from Qin Degu's body. Although it was the hottest summer day outside, Xie Ao Yu felt that the temperature in the room had dropped to below zero degrees. His whole body was trembling with an unspeakable chill.

  Xie Ao's universe is like falling into an icy cave.

  Even so, he was still cold and distant, with a natural air of dominance that looked down on everything in the world, as if to say "I am the only one".

  The two men did not exchange blows, but there was a clash of momentum.

  Neither of them would give in to each other.

  Qin De Gu's eyes narrowed, secretly astonished. He had personally witnessed the special aura of Xie Ao Yu, whose power was not high, but had an aura that could intimidate even top-level Saints.

  "Little brother, you should understand that the Transverse Mountain Range is a place where magical beasts roam and numerous experts reside. With your current high-level Upper Realm cultivation, it's very dangerous for you to venture into the Transverse Mountain Range alone." Qin De Gu's voice was calm and matter-of-fact, as if he were reminding Xie Ao Yu, "If you carry a sacred knife and people find out, you'll definitely be in grave danger. Not only will you lose the sacred knife, but you might also lose your life."

  Shameless!

  A surge of anger welled up in Xiao Ao Yu's heart, but he couldn't express it. Qin De Gu's identity and status made him have to endure silently.

  This is clearly a threat.

  "Life and death are destined, since I chose to come to the Transverse Mountain Range to temper myself, I have already put life and death out of my mind." Xie Ao said with a strong and resounding tone.

  "Well said, indeed there is such a momentum." Qin De Gu's eyes flashed with a cold light, "But as far as I know, your father is still in a coma, waiting for you to take the championship of the Continental Youth Competition and get the championship prize, Sheng Hun Zhi Shui?"

  Xie Ao Yu suddenly lifted his head and stared at Qin De Gu.

  Qin De Gu was smiling and looking at him.

  "You've already investigated me." Xie Ao Yu suppressed his anger.

  "That's right, you're with Yuè Yī, of course I have to investigate you, see if you have any ulterior motives. Fortunately, you don't seem to have any evil intentions." Qin Dé Gǔ said.

  "If you have evil intentions, I'm afraid you'll have to take action and rob me then?" Xie Ao Yu finally couldn't help but retort.

  Qin Degu didn't get angry, "That's right."

  Such a straightforward acknowledgment made Xie Ao Yu feel even more astonished at Qin De Gu's shamelessness. His mind racing, he knew that the Lei Ling Sacred Knife was definitely not something to be handed over, but if he didn't hand it over, would Qin De Gu forcibly take it?

  This idea was soon vetoed by him, after all, there was still a Qin Yue's existence.

  With Qin Yue's intelligence, even if he were to secretly make a move, he would still be discovered. If he wants to obtain the Lei Ling Sacred Sword, the best way is for them to part ways afterwards.

  That is to say, he is still safe now.

  It's just that once they break up, Qin Degu will probably show his true face.

  What should I do?

  Xie Ao Yu's face flashed a hint of bitter smile, he had long known that in the big families, emotions were rarely discussed, even in small families like the Xie family, let alone super large families like the Qin family.

  Tell Qin Yue? This is obviously the most foolish approach.

  That would only make him fall into the situation of being despised by Qin Yue, after all, his relationship with Qin Yue was not comparable to that between Qin De Gu and Qin Yue.

  "Have you thought it through?" Qin De asked with a sly smile, "If the Sacred Knife is given to me, not only can I give you anything you want, but I can also make you a member of my Qin family. From then on, your Xie family will be able to climb up to our high branch, and naturally, your fortunes will rise along with ours."

  Xie Ao Yu stared at Qin De Gu for a while before speaking: "No trade!"

  Qin De's face changed upon hearing this, and he suddenly erupted with a fierce killing intent.

  It was just an oppressive atmosphere before, but now it's a chilling killing intent. He stared at Xie Ao Yu with cold eyes, "Have you thought it through?"

  "Second Uncle, you're here too."

  Just then, Qin Yue's gentle voice rang out.

  Qin De Gu immediately retracted the murderous intent, and a bright smile reappeared on his face. His original appearance was already benevolent-looking, and this smile gave people a very kind feeling. However, Xie Ao Yu felt an inexplicable chill.

  "Heh heh, that's right, Second Uncle is going to the front hall." Qin De Gu smiled and patted Xie Ao Yu's shoulder, as if nothing had happened. "Since you're also here, let's all go to the front hall together. I have something to tell you, and it's a good opportunity for me to introduce you to the others. After all, the more people Little Brother knows, the better off he'll be."

  This would have been something Xie Ao Yu would have been delighted to say before Qin De Gu's threat, but now it was equivalent to a threat.

  Xie Ao Yu said: "Then thank you, senior."

  Qin Yue shouted: "What's going on? I still want to go to Taobao Festival with Old Xie to try our luck."

  "Heh heh, it's the finale auction item at the upcoming auction conference after this Taobao conference, that's what attracted the big families from various mainland empires to send their representatives." Qin Degu said with a smile.