The game starts with escaping from the famine and flipping the table

While you are sick, I will kill you!

"The Nangong family, is that right?"

Su Xiaoya moved gracefully to stand before him, her eyes as cold as ice, as if capable of freezing a person. "I can let bygones be bygones today, but you must tell me the truth: is there any collusion between the Nangong family and the demonic cultivators of the Demon Realm Rift?"

The young man in the brocade robe was ashen-faced, his body trembling like a candle in the wind. He stammered, "No...no collusion! The demonic cultivators of the Demon Realm Rift are public enemies that everyone wants to kill. How could the Nangong family be in cahoots with them?"

"Is that so?" Su Xiaoya lightly raised her jade-like finger, and a wisp of true solar fire gathered at her fingertip, like a dazzling pearl, radiating a brilliant light. She brought it close to the brow of the young man in the brocade robe. "My true solar fire is best at seeing into people's hearts and forcing out the truth. Do you want to try it?"

Feeling the burning heat emanating from between his brows, the young man in the brocade robe was terrified, feeling as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. He hurriedly said, "I'll talk! I'll talk! The Nangong family did not openly collude, but the patriarch's younger brother, who is also my uncle, secretly colluded with the demonic cultivators in the Demon Realm Rift, exchanging resources from the cultivation world for the demonic cultivators' cultivation techniques and magical artifacts!"

A cold glint flashed in Su Xiaoya's eyes, like a shooting star in the cold night. Sure enough, the power of the demonic cultivators was like a dark tide, far more turbulent and all-pervasive than imagined.

She waved her hand lightly, withdrawing the True Sun Fire: "Get out of here. Go back and tell your patriarch that if he continues to collude with demonic cultivators, the next time we meet, it will be the day the Nangong family is reduced to ashes."

The young man in the brocade robe felt as if he had been granted a pardon and fled the Chamber of Commerce in a panic.

Su Xiaoya, Yu Shuheng, and Su Mingyi all quietly watched the young man in the brocade robe's back.

In the end, they couldn't keep up.

The three turned back, preparing to continue buying fragments of the Chaos Pearl from Miss Ling'er.

However, almost at the same time, a light flashed before the eyes of the three of them, and they hesitated for a moment.

Just then, the door to the inner hall was suddenly pushed open roughly, and a booming, arrogant voice rang out: "Oh, isn't this Miss Ling'er from the Star Sea Merchant Guild? Where did these two bumpkins come from, running away from some backwater village? How dare they afford fragments of the Chaos Pearl?"

Before he finished speaking, three cultivators filed in.

The leader was a young man dressed in brocade robes, with an arrogant and domineering face. His aura was like a volcanic eruption, indicating that he had reached the early stage of the Void Refinement realm. He had a token with the word "Nangong" engraved on it hanging at his waist, as if announcing his identity to the world.

The two people behind them were both at the late Nascent Soul stage, their eyes like those of hungry wolves, sizing up Su Xiaoya and Yu Shuheng with hostility.

Su Mingyi was once again completely ignored.

Ling'er's maid's expression changed slightly, and she quickly stepped forward: "Young Master Nangong, these two fellow Daoists are distinguished guests of the Chamber of Commerce. Please show some respect."

"Distinguished guest?" The young man in the brocade robe sneered, his gaze falling on the jade box in Su Xiaoya's hand, a greedy glint in his eyes. "There's nothing I can't get if I set my sights on it. Boy, hand over the Chaos Pearl fragments and the Star Tear, and have your female Daoist companion drink a few cups with me, and I might spare your lives."

Provoked by these words, Yu Shuheng's eyes flashed with cold light. He slightly drew his longsword out of its sheath, and his pure Yang sword intent instantly locked onto the young man in brocade robes: "You're courting death!"

"Hmph, a mere sword cultivator dares to be so insolent before me?" The young man in brocade robes sneered, lightning crackling around him, countless tiny lightning snakes swirling around him. "I am a member of the Nangong family of Central Continent, and I am well-versed in lightning magic. Today, I will show you what I'm made of!"

He raised his hand and waved it, sending a purple lightning bolt hurtling towards Yu Shuheng.

Yu Shuheng neither dodged nor evaded, and his long sword slashed out as he engaged the young man in brocade robes in a fierce battle.

In the end, the young man in the brocade robe was no match for his opponent, and his body involuntarily retreated, a trace of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

"Attack!" the young man in the brocade robe roared, and the two late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators behind him immediately attacked.

The two attacked Yu Shuheng from the left and right, one using fire-attribute magic and the other using earth-attribute magic. The two attacks intertwined, forming a net of fire.

Su Xiaoya's eyes were icy cold as she conjured a wisp of chaotic wind at her fingertips, joining the battle...

As expected, Young Master Nangong was defeated and captured.

"The Nangong family, is it?" Su Xiaoya walked slowly to him, her eyes as cold as ice. "I can let bygones be bygones today, but you need to tell me, is there any collusion between the Nangong family and the demonic cultivators of the Demon Realm Rift?"

The young man in the brocade robe was deathly pale, and he trembled as he said, "No... no collusion! The demonic cultivators of the Demon Realm Rift are common enemies. How could the Nangong family possibly collude with them?"

"Is that so?" Su Xiaoya gathered a wisp of true solar fire at her fingertips and brought it close to the brow of the young man in the brocade robe.

Feeling the burning heat emanating from between his brows, the young man in the brocade robe was terrified and confessed everything.

The Nangong family did not openly collude, but the patriarch's younger brother secretly made deals with demonic cultivators in the Demon Realm Rift, exchanging resources from the cultivation world for demonic cultivation techniques and magical artifacts!

A cold glint flashed in Su Xiaoya's eyes. Sure enough, the influence of demonic cultivators was far more pervasive than she had imagined.

She withdrew the True Sun Fire: "Get out of here. Go back and tell your patriarch that if he continues to collude with demonic cultivators, the next time we meet will be the day the Nangong family is wiped out."

The young man in the brocade robe felt as if he had been granted a pardon and fled the Chamber of Commerce in a panic.

Su Xiaoya frowned, like a silent statue, staring for a long time at the receding figure of Young Master Nangong. A thousand ants seemed to gnaw at her heart, and an indescribable restlessness surged up like a tide. She felt as if she had overlooked something important…

Yu Shuheng also lowered his head in deep thought, like an ancient bell lost in contemplation, perhaps pondering the conspiracy of the Nangong family colluding with the demonic cultivators, or perhaps pondering the elusive truth...

Su Mingyi did not withdraw his Annihilation Domain; a sense of unease gripped his heart, like an inescapable net...

Suddenly, Su Mingyi's eyes lit up; he realized where the unease came from.

The young man in the brocade robe confessed easily after being captured without much struggle, which is really inconsistent with the arrogant character of the Nangong family's children.

Su Mingyi revealed his thoughts, and Su Xiaoya and Yu Shuheng immediately became alert.

Just then, a commotion suddenly broke out outside the Chamber of Commerce, and a group of cultivators dressed in Nangong family attire surrounded the Chamber.

The leader was actually the younger brother of the Nangong family patriarch, who was also colluding with the demonic cultivators.

He sneered, "You think you can get the truth out of my nephew so easily? I just let him lure you in."

With that, he waved his hand, and the cultivators attacked the three of them.

Su Xiaoya and the other two exchanged a glance, their eyes resolute, and they all unleashed their spells to meet the enemy.

A fierce battle broke out within the Chamber of Commerce, which also exposed the collusion between the Nangong family and the demonic cultivators.