Finally, his breath eased and he struggled to stand up from the ground with a look of shock and fear in his eyes. With trepidation and awe, he shakily took out a Qiankun Ring and handed it to Su Yu.
Yu Xiaohe, Li Haoyuan, Bai Zhi, and others also had subtle changes in their eyes as they looked at Su Yu, their gazes filled with more gravity, wariness, and reluctance.
Before long,
Yu Xiaohe and the others also silently took out some of the resources they had accumulated over the years and handed them to Su Yu.
Although it pained them to do so, they were like fish on the chopping board, and since they had been targeted by "He Xiu," they could only admit defeat and dutifully hand over the "protection fee" until they were able to recover their strength or even contend against He Xiu.
However, their current complacency did not mean they could always be so, and when they each caught up, perhaps, it would be time for someone to pay the price.
