"No problem!"
Situ Yunfeng patted his chest and said, "There are still three days, which is enough for me to find a birthday gift for Zi Yatou!"
Situ Jinglei also said, "Zi Yatou's birthday cannot be a perfunctory affair. I'll go and collect some contributions!"
"Collect some contributions?"
The others were all stunned.
Situ Jinglei said seriously, "Of course, on Zi Yatou's birthday, the Four Great Empires should prepare gifts, shouldn't they? Since they are not proactive, this old man will have to shamelessly beg from door to door."
"That's a good idea! I like it!"
Zi Linling was the first to clap her hands in approval.
Originally, the first thing she wanted to do upon her return was to have a "spar" with the four great families, but due to "Yi Xiao Fang Hua," she had to change her plans. She had been feeling rather indignant about it.
Now, Situ Jinglei's actions immediately dispelled much of her resentment.
She added, "Of course, it would be even better if the Zi family, Shen family, and Qin family could also be looked after!"
Situ Jinglei patted his chest and said, "That's no problem. This old man will definitely take care of it!"
"Mm! Not bad! This King also likes it!"
Ye Lingyuan said with a smile.
According to his temperament, anyone who bullied his Lin'er should be completely annihilated to appease his anger.
He had originally planned to send some "gifts" to the four great families while Zi Linling was in seclusion researching the antidote.
But now he had changed his mind.
It was better to have others send gifts than to send gifts to others.
Therefore, he not only agreed with Situ Jinglei's approach but also planned to visit the four great families himself.
Zi Guochang's eyes lit up and he said, "This idea is indeed excellent! I just came out of the Dark Abyss and haven't had time to prepare a proper gift for Lin'er. It seems I also need to go and 'take care' of them!"
Situ Yunfeng did not object. If someone dared to bully the person he held dear in his heart, and he didn't go collect contributions, he wouldn't be the Young Valley Master of the Medicine King Valley.
Xue Jing, looking at the five people who were all smiling but harboring their own thoughts, quietly mourned for the Four Great Empires and the four families of the Azure Dragon Empire.
Having provoked such a group of protective and sly individuals, it would be a disservice to these 'rob the rich and help the poor' magnates if the Four Great Empires and the four families didn't bleed.
Thus, at the very moment the Four Great Empires were at their wit's end dealing with the toxins, they encountered another disaster that added insult to injury.
Situ Jinglei and Situ Yunfeng, under the guise of research, extorted a significant sum from the rulers of the Four Great Empires.
However, the rulers of the Four Great Empires were not angry. Instead, they smilingly and respectfully presented the treasures favored by the two men.
Even so, fearing that the two might be dissatisfied, they selected some treasures they deemed excellent and sent them along.
Then, Situ Yunfeng and Situ Jinglei intentionally or unintentionally mentioned the Zi family, Shen family, and Qin family.
The next day, the three families prepared some "modest gifts" and sent them to the residences specially prepared for the two by the rulers of the Four Great Empires.
Situ Yunfeng was very pleased to see so many treasures, but Situ Jinglei said with a cold face, "What are all these junk?"
Situ Yunfeng immediately understood and murmured, "Indeed, they are junk. It would be too shabby to be a birthday gift for my sister."
The people from the three families who came to deliver gifts heard this and immediately understood that the Valley Master and his son were not satisfied with these items.
How could this be tolerated?
Everyone on the Tianyuan Continent knew that the most dangerous people to offend were the Valley Master and the Young Valley Master of the Medicine King Valley.
Therefore, the gift-givers hurried back to convey the news of "Situ Yunfeng preparing a birthday gift for his sister" to their respective family heads.
The three families were instantly in an uproar.
While they speculated about who Situ Yunfeng's sister was, they prepared more generous gifts and personally delivered them to the Situ residence.
Joke! This was a rare opportunity to curry favor with the Medicine King Valley. Whoever couldn't seize it was an idiot.
Of course, they ultimately could not ascertain who Situ Yunfeng's sister was, but this did not diminish their enthusiasm for sending gifts.
The news that the rulers of the Four Great Empires and the three great families had successively presented a large number of treasures to celebrate the birthday of the mysterious daughter of the Medicine King Valley quickly spread.
For a time, whether families, sects, or lone cultivators, they all personally brought gifts and flocked to Eastern City, lining up outside the Situ residence to present their offerings.
This voluntary wave of gift-giving became an unprecedented spectacle.
In fact, upon closer reflection, this was understandable.
In the face of the rampant spread of the contagious toxin, if they wanted to avoid infection, or if they hoped for a cure after being infected, they had no choice but to place their hopes on the Medicine King Valley.
After all, besides the Medicine King Valley, no other force had the slightest chance of developing an antidote.
Therefore, the spectacle outside the Situ residence was, in essence, an inevitable outcome.
But strangely, the Situ residence did not accept these gifts. Not only that, but Situ Yunfeng even distributed some elixirs to everyone, claiming it was to accumulate blessings for his sister.
Everyone who sent gifts received one portion of elixir, and those representing a faction received two portions.
This made the rulers of the Four Great Empires and the family heads of the three great families both envious and aggrieved.
They had given up numerous treasures and received nothing in return. Yet, these people, without even sending a single treasure, received elixirs.
However, the people of the Four Great Empires and the three great families could only suppress their grievances.
As for seeking explanations from the Situ father and son, they dared not even think of it, unless they wanted to fall out with them completely.
But did they dare?
Naturally, they did not.
As mentioned before, in the face of the "Yi Xiao Fang Hua" crisis, no one else had the ability to resolve it except for the Medicine King Valley.
Meanwhile, another matter also stunned the world.
For two consecutive nights, the imperial palaces of the Four Great Empires, as well as the Zi, Shen, and Qin families, were visited by two super experts.
It was rumored that the cultivation of these two super experts was terrifyingly profound; just the overflowing pressure was enough to make peak Saint King realm experts vomit blood and kneel.
And the objectives of these two experts were surprisingly consistent: the best nine treasures from the treasure vaults of the Four Great Empires and the three great families.
Despite their frustration, the rulers of the Four Great Empires and the current heads of the three great families had no choice but to obediently hand over the treasures to the two individuals.
What was even more infuriating was that they couldn't even get a clear glimpse of the faces of these two experts, let alone their origins.
After these two incidents, the Four Great Empires' royal families suffered immense losses, and the treasure vaults of the three great families were depleted by half.
Of course, they were unaware that all the treasures they had lost were now piled up into a small mountain, placed before Zi Linling.