Ren Tanqian glanced at the crafty old man and replied in a neutral tone, "Hua State's Chief Qin, how have you been?"
Chief Qin also glanced at Lin Yun and the others, then said in a mocking tone, "Chief Ren, are these the disciples you brought to participate in the Royal City Martial Arts Competition?"
"Tsk tsk, why is there a level six martial artist? It'll be difficult for them to even pass the preliminaries, right? "
Hearing Chief Qin's words, Ren Tanqian's face immediately darkened. Not only was he mocking Ren Tanqian's disciples, but he was also mocking the lack of people in Yuzhou County.
"You don't have to worry about Yuzhou's matters," Ren Tanqian replied in a neutral tone.
Chief Qin sneered. "Don't say that. The geniuses in Royal City have always looked down on our eight states and counties. Therefore, it's necessary for us to help each other.
"Think about it. You guys came all the way to Royal City, but you can't even pass the preliminaries. You'll only be looked down on by the geniuses in Royal City."
Chief Qin's gaze landed on the young man with a halberd next to him, then he solemnly introduced him to Ren Tanqian. "This is Chen Ruifa, the strongest genius in Hua State. He just turned 22 this year, and on his birthday, he broke through to level nine martial artist."
After Chief Qin finished speaking, he revealed a proud expression, clearly trying to show off.
The young man called Chen Ruifa also raised his chin arrogantly, revealing a proud expression.
After introducing Chen Ruifa, Chief Qin continued to introduce the other three disciples. "Although the three of them are only peak level seven martial artists, they're still far above you guys.
"With their strength, as long as they don't encounter the inner disciples of the three major families in the kingdom during the preliminaries, there won't be any problems with their safety."
Yun Ruoxi casually glanced at the three disciples. They were basically all over 20 years old. Being a peak level seven martial artist at this age could only mean that their aptitude was average.
Yun Ruoxi was confident that when she was 20 years old, she would definitely not be at their level.
Meanwhile, Lin Yun didn't even bother to look at these people, completely ignoring them.
"Palace Master Qin, what are you trying to say?" Ren Tanqian looked at Palace Master Qin impatiently.
Palace Master Qin chuckled and went straight to the point. "In my opinion, during the preliminaries, you might as well let my disciple protect your disciple."
"Of course, this isn't for free. As a reward, you naturally have to give me some benefits. Don't worry, I won't ask too much from you. "
As he spoke up to here, a wisp of greed flashed through Palace Master Qin's eyes. "I only need 100,000 low-grade Origin Stones and a high-grade Profound Rank treasure."
Yuan Xiaofeng and Hu Jin almost choked when they heard Palace Head Qin's request.
All he had done was pass the preliminaries.
He'd actually demanded an exorbitant price and asked for 100,000 low-grade Origin Stones and a high-grade Profound Rank Treasure Artifact from Ren Tanqian. Wasn't this a lot?
Palace Head Qin's words caused Yun Ruoxi's breathing to quicken.
Why would he need someone else's protection to pass the preliminaries?
As the proud daughter of Yu State, she had never been humiliated like this before.
Ren Tanqian did not reply and only revealed a hint of a cold smile.
During the previous few monarch city Martial Conventions, Yu State's four geniuses had yet to mature. At that time, the disciples who came to the monarch city to participate indeed did not pass the preliminaries because their strength was insufficient.
Because of this matter, Ren Tanqian lost face in front of the many Palace Heads.
Many Palace Heads who opposed him used this matter as a laughing stock and mocked and ridiculed him in all sorts of ways.
On the surface, this Palace Head Qin said that he was receiving protection fees, but in reality, he was simply using this kind of method to humiliate him.
The reason why these things happened was because the previous two batches of Yu State's disciples were disappointing.
And this batch, Ren Tanqian was completely at ease.
Because this batch had Lin Yun.
With regards to Lin Yun's strength, Ren Tanqian was 100% at ease.
No matter how the other three people's strength was, as long as they included Lin Yun, they would be able to pass the preliminaries smoothly.
This was also the reason why Ren Tanqian did not hesitate to go against the three great families back then to protect Lin Yun.
Seeing that Ren Tanqian was indifferent, Palace Head Qin continued to ask, "What? Could it be that Palace Head Ren can't bear to part with that bit of stuff? Or are you saying that you can't put down your pride? "
Palace Head Qin chuckled. "Don't worry, this matter is only known by the heavens, the earth, you, and I. I definitely won't tell others that your disciple only passed the preliminaries because he was protected by my disciple.
"When you return to the Marquis of Yu State, you can rest assured and say that they passed the preliminaries relying on their own strength. I believe that no one will doubt it.
"If you flaunt your strength for a moment and the entire nation finds out when your disciple is eliminated in the preliminaries, then you'll lose a lot of face."
After Palace Head Qin finished speaking, Ren Tanqian, who had been silent all along, finally spoke. "Palace Head Qin, do you really think that your disciple is stronger than my disciple?"
After Ren Tanqian finished speaking, the entire place suddenly fell silent.
Palace Head Qin and the four disciples he brought with him all stared blankly at Ren Tanqian for a full three seconds.
Then, as if they had heard some kind of joke, they held their bellies and laughed in unison.
Chen Ruifa laughed so hard that tears came out of his eyes. "Palace Head Ren is really humorous. You can even say such a hilarious joke."
"Isn't that so. I laughed so hard that my stomach hurts. Hahaha."
"They're stronger than us? This is the funniest thing I've ever heard in my life! "
The other three disciples who were at the peak of the seventh level also began to ridicule without restraint.
Clang!
Yun Ruoxi finally couldn't take it anymore. She drew her sword and wanted to fight them.
Seeing this, Ren Tanqian hurriedly stopped her. "Quickly put away your weapons. This is the Wuan Gate Plaza! If you fight here, you'll be disqualified. "
Hearing Ren Tanqian's words, Yun Ruoxi sheathed her sword.
"What? Do you really think that you're a match for me? "Chen Ruifa crossed his arms and looked at Yun Ruoxi with a face full of disdain.
Yun Ruoxi didn't say anything, but Ren Tanqian said indifferently, "Who's strong and who's weak isn't determined by words. You'll only know the result when you're on the battlefield. "
"Hahaha!"
Hearing Ren Tanqian's words, the disciples led by Chen Ruifa burst into laughter again.
"I'm dying of laughter. With this lineup, they can't even pass the preliminaries, and they still want to fight us on the battlefield?"
"Instead of thinking about how to pass the preliminaries, they want to fight us on the battlefield. They're really overestimating themselves!"
Perhaps feeling that his disciple was getting carried away, Palace Head Qin coughed lightly to calm his disciple down.
Only then did he say to Ren Tanqian with a cold smile, "Palace Head Ren, think about it carefully. After all, I'm not asking for too much. I just want some resources from you. I believe that you don't lack those resources. "
"Even if you throw those resources to these four disciples, their strength won't increase much. But if you give those resources to me, I can guarantee that they can pass the preliminaries. This kind of deal is still very worthwhile. Think about it carefully. "
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