Chapter 570: An Arena?
Chapter 570: An Arena?
Sima Yu started at Sima Ba but before he could say anything, the tablets behind him began to rattle.
"Look... the ancestors..."
The Sima Family members gasped and pointed at the ancestor tablets, not knowing what the Grand Ancestor Sima Liang was trying to convey.
It didn’t take very long for them to know.
When the rattling of the ancestor tablets stopped, Sima Liang’s voice sounded in their minds.
"I never thought that I would witness such a scene with so many cowards in the family.
"Sima Yu, what have you done as the family head!"
Sima Liang’s voice shouted in their minds with anger.
The family head, Sima Yu, quickly turned around, went down on his knees at the ancestor tablets.
"I failed my duty as the family head, Grand Ancestor..." Sima Yu said and kowtowed at the ancestor tablets.
"There is no time for this.
"Do what Lin Xuan Qi has suggested, give him what he wants with the best Artifact Cultivator and materials we have at our disposal.
"And if anyone of the Sima Family members thinks that we can play nice and talk with the other party out of our predicament, kill them and not waste any more time."
Sima Liang’s words sent shivers down Sima Ba and his ilk’s spine.
"I will do so, Grand Ancestor." Sima Yu kowtowed and said.
He stood up and turned around to face the other Sima Family members.
"Since we know what we should do next, I think it’s time we get started." Sima Yu said and the Sima Family members cupped their hands at him and bowed.
"Yes, family head."
Sima Yu sighed and said to Sima Ye, "What else did Lin Xuan Qi say? Do we need to make any other arrangements?"
Sima Ye shook his head and replied, "He didn’t say much.
"He would take care of getting the venue.
"We can focus on preparing ourselves, setting up the venue and rules of the tournament when he gets it done."
One of the Sima Family members heard what he said and he had an idea, "We can plant some of our Artifacts to make sure that our competitors get the advantage."
"That would be so despicable!" Sima Ba protested when he heard the suggestion.
The other Sima Family members stared at him with disdain and said, "After what they’ve done to us and you are still here thinking about playing fair with them?"
Sima Yu glanced at the ancestor tablets and back at Sima Ba again.
It reminded Sima Ba what the Grand Ancestor had said earlier and Sima Ba quickly turned quiet.
"That would not be possible.
"The Qing Feng Sect wouldn’t allow it and Zhao Geng Nian will know what’s up.
"There would be a Formation Array to shield the powers of the battle away from outside the fighting arena, nothing more.
"We should be confident of the Artifacts we have.
"After all, that’s the whole point of the tournament, to right our name by showcasing how good our Artifacts are."
Sima Yu explained what would happen and everyone else nodded.
"I and the elders will decide on the rules and settings of the tournament.
"As for the rest of you, either you volunteer yourselves for it or we shall select among the best from the family later.
"Those who participate would be assigned with the Artifacts that you need to win."
Sima Yu said and gave out a long sigh.
The Grand Ancestor’s words still lingered in his head and he glanced at Sima Ye and Sima Long.
It was fortunate for the Sima Family that Sima Long had gotten to know someone like Lin Xuan Qi.
...
Achoo.
Lin Xuan Qi gave out a sneeze and he glanced up at the sky.
The sky was blue with patches of white clouds floating by.
He was at an unused field not too far away from Hong Feng City.
It was getting hotter and he thought that his wife and concubines must have been thinking of him.
He was still busy with so many things after the spring outing and he thought that he should also spend some time with them one of these days.
"What do you think of this field, young master?" The landowner who owned the field asked and waited for his response.
Lin Xuan Qi glanced at the land that was neglected for a very long time.
It was the late spring coming to summer and the land had not been tilled yet.
Thankfully, he didn’t need the land for farming.
For now at least.
He planned to acquire these fields for the tournament first.
And he would build an arena to get spectators to it when the tournament runs.
Why not make some money out of it while he was at it?
Lin Xuan Qi gave the farmer a deep frown and said, "The fields have been neglected for so long, I can’t give you the price you asked for."
"But it’s only thirty taels of gold...." The landowner got anxious and he squatted down to try and pry the land open to show that the soil was still fertile.
However, when he did so, there was nothing but dry sand.
The landowner stood up and gave Lin Xuan Qi an awkward smile, "It’s only this area that needs some watering, the other parts are fertile, I assure you."
Lin Xuan Qi shook his head and turned around with Lee He Song.
The landowner quickly ran in front of where Lin Xuan Qi was going to stop him.
"Fifteen taels of gold, that’s the lowest I can go."
"Deal." Lin Xuan Qi replied and he took out the money immediately.
That made the landowner have second thoughts but it was already a deal.
And the menacing look of Lee He Song holding a sword also helped to persuade him not to break the deal.
"I will update the registrar at the Magistrate later when you are done."
The landowner took out a stack of documents and handed them over to Lin Xuan Qi for him to imprint his seal and thumbprint.
After Lin Xuan Qi was done, information panels with words appeared in his mind immediately.