“Your Majesty…” Ferdinand Ravenwood furrowed his brow.
“I haven’t finished speaking, why are you interrupting?” Emperor Greenleaf’s voice was stern. After a brief pause, he continued, “You’re just concerned about a little bit of spiritual energy, right? I’ll supply it for you!” After speaking, he muttered to himself, “And you call yourselves the oldest family, how stingy!”
A round of coughing echoed around. The ruler of a country, and yet his tone sounded like that of a street vendor.
“Bring them in!” After speaking, Emperor Greenleaf turned around and shouted.
Not long after his words fell, a line of horse-drawn carriages entered through the passage of the Heavenly Line. There were a total of twenty carriages, filled with all kinds of spiritual fruits and precious materials. Seeing this scene, many people were dumbfounded, their jaws dropping as they stared at the line of carriages.
“What the heck, did he come here by horse-drawn carriage from the capital?” Stout exclaimed.
“Looks like it from the looks of it!” Soul Chaser replied.
“With the speed of these carriages, unless they set off a month ago, they probably won’t make it,” she said.
“That’s true!” Soul Chaser shrugged. After speaking, he looked at Ivy and said, “Ivy, the emperor brought so many spiritual fruits all at once. Could it be that he emptied the national treasury?”
“I haven’t been to the national treasury, I’m not sure!” Ivy shook her head and added, “But taking out so many at once, even for the capital, it won’t be easy.”
“Tsk tsk, he’s really good to Boss!” Bob clicked his tongue.
“Ask someone to verify the goods!” Emperor Greenleaf looked at Ferdinand Ravenwood and spoke. “These twenty carriages of spiritual fruits and herbs should be enough to compensate for the spiritual energy in your bloodline pool. If it’s still not enough, then we owe you. Next time, send your own people to the capital to get it!”
Ferdinand Ravenwood took a deep breath and a complex expression appeared on his face. He hadn’t expected that Emperor Greenleaf would be so generous for Billy’s sake. Although these twenty carriages of spiritual fruits were not enough to completely replenish the spiritual energy in the bloodline pool, they could at least make up two-thirds of it. For the Ravenwood family, it was completely acceptable. However, he was in a dilemma at the moment. If he accepted these spiritual fruits, it would mean that it was a transaction. After the transaction, the Ravenwood family would be even with Billy. In that case, they would not only have worked in vain but also miss the opportunity to be on good terms with Billy forever; and if they didn’t accept these spiritual fruits, it would be a gamble for them. They would be using the next ten years of the Ravenwood family’s future generations to bet on whether Billy would be loyal to the Ravenwood family.
“What’s wrong, is it not enough?” Emperor Greenleaf asked Ferdinand.
“Your Majesty, I am sorry.” At that moment, the voice of an old man came through.
“As long as the Holy Son returns to the family, the spiritual energy of this blood pool doesn’t count, does it? Even if the entire Ravenwood family is pressed down, it doesn’t matter!”
As the voice fell, a black-robed old man came flying through the air, with gray hair and a youthful appearance, full of vitality. Even though he was flying, there was no trace of energy fluctuation around him. Obviously, this person is a true powerhouse in every sense of the word.
“Father!”
Upon seeing the old man, Ferdinand Ravenwood and his two brothers bowed respectfully. Others from the Ravenwood family also bowed in salute. The visitor was none other than the former patriarch of the Ravenwood family, Shepherd Ravenwood. His specific cultivation level was unknown, but as long as he was here, no one dared to have any thoughts of prying into the secrets of the Ravenwood clan.
“Your Majesty, I am Shepherd Ravenwood, a humble servant. I apologize for not welcoming Your Majesty from afar!” Shepherd approached and bowed slightly to the emperor.
“Shepherd, there’s no need to be so polite!” The emperor responded, his tone warmer than before.
Shepherd Ravenwood was from the same era as the old master from Ether Mountain, one of the few martial arts experts left in Glavale. Although Emperor Greenleaf held a high position as a monarch, it was still necessary to show basic respect in the presence of such a person.
“Tsk tsk, this is Boss’s grandfather, right? He looks impressive, like a hermit from the world!” Stout smacked his lips. “I just don’t know if he can fight!”
“Stout, keep your voice down, or you’ll regret it if he hears you.” Judge replied.
“I’m praising him!” Stout shrugged in response.
“Shut up!” Ivy glared at him.
“Greetings, Mr Ravenwood!” Opal walked up and greeted him respectfully.
“Hahaha… Opal, you’re here too? What a rare guest!” Shepherd Ravenwood laughed heartily. After the laughter subsided, he turned to the emperor and gestured, “Your Majesty, shall we go inside and talk?”
“Father, what about the Holy Son?” Jenson pointed in the direction of the blood pool.
“Elder Wood and the others will guard the blood pool. Anyone who tries to disturb the awakening of the Holy Son’s bloodline, no matter who they are, will be dealt with according to our family rules!” Shepherd didn’t respond to his son’s question.
“Yes, sir!” Elder Wood and the other five people responded loudly before dispersing around the water pool.
“Father, but…” Jenson spoke again.
“Shut up!” Shepherd scolded his son. Then, he made a respectful gesture to the emperor. “Your Majesty, please!”
The emperor nodded and followed suit.
“There shouldn’t be any problems here for now. Billy probably won’t be finished so soon. Let’s find a place to rest for a while.” Opal said to Casey and Harleen.
“Opal, you go with them. We’ll wait here for boss.” Casey replied.
“Alright then!” Opal didn’t insist when she saw that no one was leaving.
Ten minutes later, only Casey and his group, as well as Elder Wood and the other five, remained at the scene.
“Harleen, how are you doing?” Ivy then turned to Harleen and asked.
“I’m fine now.” Harleen replied with a smile.
“Are you really okay?” Felicia asked.
“I’m really fine!” Harleen smiled.
Therefore, everyone felt relieved. Afterward, they focused on the movements in the pool while chatting.
This wait lasted for three days and three nights. Inside the water pool, apart from the color of the water becoming much lighter, there was no other change. Worried expressions began to appear on the faces of everyone.
“Why hasn’t it ended yet? Could something be wrong with boss?”
On the morning of the fourth day, Stout looked in the direction of the blood pool and spoke up.
“Shut your crow mouth, what could possibly go wrong!” Ivy scowled at him.
“Harleen, should we go and call the emperor or Opal to take a look?” Frostblade also showed a hint of worry on his face.
“Let’s wait a little longer!” Harleen pondered for a moment before speaking.
“But it’s been three days and three nights, and there’s still no change. I’m worried…” Frostblade continued.
“Rest assured. Boss will be fine!” Azure Fang reassured her.
“Hey, look! Hasn’t the rotation speed of that water column slowed down?” Just then, Felicia shouted, pointing towards the blood pool.
Actually, there was no need for her to remind them, everyone had already noticed the changes in the blood pool. Just as Felicia said, the rotation speed of the water column was indeed gradually decreasing.
In the next moment, a resounding roar echoed as the water column descended, instantly refilling the pool.