"My brothers, stop him!"
"How can we let someone run wild and act so presumptuously in our River Town!!!"
Seeing that the Fourth Kingdom's people were about to make a move, and facing a large number of opponents, these few natives of River Town began to call out to their neighbors on the street.
Ever since these people entered the town, they had been arrogant and overbearing, and the people of River Town had long been displeased with them.
This call was met with a resounding response.
The people of the entire street gathered, regardless of their strength, their sheer numbers were an absolute crushing force against these retinues from the Fourth Kingdom.
"Boss, should we do something?"
At this moment, not far away, by the shaded tents, Chen Yu and a few others were observing this scene, Hei Dou was particularly eager to make a move.
He knew very well that this group of people were the ones competing with him for his wife.
Beating them up would be like collecting some interest.
Besides, they were being treated so well by River Town, and now that someone was trying to bully the people here, it would be justifiable for them to step in and help.
"Do what?"
Chen Yu glanced sideways, his face full of disdain as he looked at the pile of ornaments on Hei Dou's body.
"Can you put away that violet-gold chain you're wearing? What are you doing, dressing up like a nouveau riche? Wearing more than ten pounds of violet-gold chain on such a thin neck, are you really not afraid of breaking your neck? And where did you get that ring and thumb ring on your hand?"
"I bought them before." Hei Dou blinked.
"You used all the money I gave you to buy these things?" Chen Yu frowned, speechless. "I really didn't expect you to like these things."
When they were in the Free Cities, Chen Yu had never been stingy with Hei Dou.
He would give out hundreds of thousands at a time.
He had intended to leave Hei Dou some money for occasional expenses, or if he saw something he liked, so he wouldn't be constrained by a lack of funds.
Who would have thought that this guy would buy a pile of gold?
A violet-gold chain as thick as a thumb.
Hei Dou was wearing three of them on his neck right now.
Big rings, big thumb rings.
Chen Yu never dreamed that Hei Dou would spend money on such things, he hadn't noticed this before.
"You should take them off quickly," Chen Yu whispered with a frown. "I told you to take them off when we were at the manor just now, why didn't you listen? You're still wearing them."
"They're so expensive!"
Hei Dou's eyes widened as he said solemnly.
"This chain is made of pure violet gold, its purity is even higher than the violet-gold coins we use. This single chain costs 60,000 violet-gold coins, and these rings and thumb rings are also in the hundreds of thousands of gold coins each. Aren't we going to snatch the bride? Then financial strength is also a part of strength. Otherwise, why do people ask for houses and cars when dating?"
"Dou'er, you're right!"
Chen Yu said gently and earnestly, "The problem is, when you reach a certain status, these things are no longer important. We are all people of status, and Liuyue is the commander of a town. Do you think they lack money? Will they be infatuated with you for those few chains?"
"Ah, this..."
"Hurry up and take off your damn chains. With your current attire, let alone impressing yourself, your competitors will laugh at you when they see it."
"If I really take them off, it's millions."
"Take them off!"
With great reluctance, Hei Dou silently threw the ornaments on his hands and neck into his bracelet. It wasn't easy to take off the chains on his neck.
Shifting his shoulders twice, Hei Dou gestured outside with his mouth.
"Boss, are we really not going to intervene? It looks like a fight is about to break out. Although there are many people in River Town, those few retinues don't look weak."
"Hei Yao Realm."
Little Demon whispered out of the blue.
Chen Yu shook his head upon hearing the words "Hei Yao Realm."
Unbelievable!
When he first came to the underground world, encountering someone in the Golden Realm was like meeting a master among masters, and those in the Silver Realm were as rare as phoenix feathers. Now, Hei Yao Realm practitioners were as common as cabbage.
They were everywhere!
This indeed matched what Little Demon had said, that the Hei Yao Realm was not worth mentioning, and the weakest in her Demon King's Castle were already in the Colored Realm.
As the level of contact changed, the strength of the audience they faced would inevitably change.
"Boss, Hei Yao Realm!!!" Hei Dou's eyes were wide open. "If we don't step in, these people will suffer greatly. We must go!"
Hei Dou shouted and was about to rush out, but Chen Yu grabbed him.
"What are you rushing out for? What are you trying to do? This is River Town, after all. When have the people of River Town ever needed us to overstep our bounds and meddle? Are the town guards here incompetent, or do you think Nuoyi and the others won't manage these civilians?"
"Dou'er..."
"Calm down a bit. Although we need to impress Liuyue, it's not the way to do it. Acting at the right time is the best, and besides, this is really not something we should interfere with."
Pressed down, Hei Dou licked his lips, feeling anxious but having no choice but to obey Chen Yu.
He was right.
His desire to help was precisely to show off in front of Liuyue, to display his might, and when Liuyue thanked him, he would then demonstrate how much he cared about the people of River Town. Even if he didn't win her over, he would at least make a good impression.
"Still not helping? I think this is a good opportunity," Hei Dou said somewhat unwillingly.
"Just listen to me, you won't go wrong."
Chen Yu narrowed his eyes and looked out, his gaze then falling on the carriage in the middle of the street.
"This matter is not as simple as we think. I actually think that the person in the carriage might not be genuinely venting their anger on that person. Their purpose is probably something else."
"Something else?" Hei Dou frowned.
Luo Ni folded her arms and remained silent, her mind constantly pondering.
"Could it be that the person in the carriage actually wants to deliberately escalate the situation, in order to force the people in charge of River Town to appear?" Luo Ni suddenly whispered, "Could it be like this? According to reason, when these people come to River Town, someone from River Town should come out to greet them. But until now, no one from River Town has appeared, not even guards can be seen. Just now, the person in the carriage seemed to say that they were from the Fourth Kingdom. If they were to arrive at the City Lord's Mansion without any greeting from River Town, it would be a loss of face."
"Huh? Really? Is it that complicated?" Hei Dou furrowed his brow.
"Even ordinary people would come out to greet guests at home, let alone matters of a kingdom." Luo Ni said solemnly, "The interactions between countries are far more complex than between us commoners, and matters of face are as important as mountains. This matter, Brother Batian is right, it's not as simple as we think. If we rashly intervene..."
"We'll probably be the ones to take the blame."
The power struggles between countries are not something that they, as small figures, can get involved in. The Fourth Kingdom wants people from River Town to come out.
River Town's delay in appearing might be a warning to the Fourth Kingdom.
If they were to step out at this time,
Were they going to take the fall?
Chen Yu whispered with a solemn expression, looking at the street where a conflict had already erupted.
"Let's retreat, we'll take a detour."