Chapter 765 External assistance (2/2)

“Then thank you, brother Liu.” She turned to Liu Zhixuan and expressed her gratitude.

Liu Zhixuan smiled, but he could tell that Yi Qiushui was still keeping a little distance from him from the way she addressed him.

“Our Yi clan has two Divine Dwelling experts who fit the criteria and are at the advanced stage as well, but unfortunately, they both only opened up six Divine Dwellings,” Yi Qianji stated.

“You are now only missing one person. Do you need help to find another person for the external assistance place?” Liu Tianying asked. “If so, we can help contact the Mysterious Eagle Chamber of Commerce.”

Everyone fell into deep thought. The Prefecture Lord battle this time was set at the Divine Dwelling stage, so they needed to search for powerful Divine Dwelling experts as much as possible.

However, now that the relationship between the Qiu clan and the Yi clan had deteriorated to this state, the advanced Divine Dwelling stage experts in Xiaoxuan Prefecture with a little fame would most likely be too afraid to get involved. Moreover, if they weren’t strong enough, they would just waste the quota.

Sitting at the end seat, Zhou Yuan didn’t utter a word and just quietly sipped his tea, as if he had been forgotten. Although he supported Yi Qiushui in becoming the Prefecture Lord, he wouldn’t volunteer himself since it would be troublesome and he wanted to avoid it if necessary.

However, while Zhou Yuan was daydreaming, he felt a pair of bright eyes fix on him.

So, he helplessly pursed his lips and lifted his head to meet Yi Qiushui’s gaze.

Yi Qiushui was looking at Zhou Yuan with a smiling expression, her eyes sparkling with a trace of hope and anticipation.

However, in the face of her vivid eyes, Zhou Yuan remained expressionless and continued to sip tea, as if he couldn’t understand Yi Qiushui.

At that moment, everyone in the hall also noticed this and followed Yi Qiushui’s gaze to see Zhou Yuan sitting at the end seat.

Yi Qiushui had given a brief introduction about Zhou Yuan at the beginning, so they all knew that he had defeated the famous Xu Feng of Xiaoxuan Prefecture and seemed to be quite capable.

However, the people involved in the Prefecture Lord battle needed to be the best experts of the advanced Divine Dwelling stage. Even Xu Feng wouldn’t be eligible to participate, let alone Zhou Yuan who was at the intermediate Divine Dwelling stage. Would he not be too unreliable?

Moreover, what left them speechless was that Zhou Yuan continued to sit there when faced with Yi Qiushui’s gaze, and he showed no intention of getting involved.

Thus, some young men and women of the Yi clan secretly curled their lips. Although Zhou Yuan might be capable, he wasn’t courageous enough. Was this because he feared he would anger the Qiu clan?

The atmosphere turned slightly awkward.

“He’s just at the intermediate Divine Dwelling stage, but he’s already so arrogant.” A clear, crisp voice broke the awkward silence, and Liu Ming shifted her gaze to Zhou Yuan.

She was slightly annoyed by Yi Qiushui’s attitude towards Zhou Yuan. Yi Qiushui didn’t seem excited when her brother offered to help, but why did she attach so much importance to an ordinary youngster of the intermediate Divine Dwelling stage?

How was he eligible to participate in the Prefecture Lord battle?

In Liu Ming’s eyes, Liu Zhixuan was absolutely the strongest among the younger generation of Xiaoxuan Prefecture. Even compared to Qiu Ling, he wasn’t in the slightest inferior. If Zhou Yuan was compared to her brother, the difference between them would be like the gap between a firefly and the moon.

Liu Zhixuan was also staring at Zhou Yuan. He had no other meaning but was just a little perplexed.

Zhou Yuan ignored Liu Ming’s taunts and continued to sip his tea.

But Yi Qiushui suddenly smiled. She didn’t appear angry because of Zhou Yuan’s attitude. She instead bit her red lip and asked, “Brother Zhou Yuan, why don’t you name your price?”

Zhou Yuan suddenly put down the teacup and took out a piece of paper under many stunned gazes. There were numerous valuable materials written on it.

“Qiushui is so straightforward. If the Yi clan gives me these things, I’ll be your external assistance,” he said bluntly.

In the hall, the crowd fell into a long period of silence when they saw the list of materials that seemed to have been prepared long ago.