Covering the Sky: I, Wang Teng, truly lack the bearing of an emperor.

Chapter 299 God King: Too Hasty
Duan De was unusually hesitant.

Although the crowd below was furious and wished they could tear him apart, Duan De knew that what they said was true.

Seeing this, the God-King sighed.

"In everyone's opinion, how should this matter be handled?" the God-King asked.

This matter involves too much; even though he was once an unparalleled god-king, he couldn't force everyone to make a decision right now.

Because there were so many people in the main hall, and almost everyone had a grudge against Duan De, this matter became quite interesting.

"Please, Master Duan, return my Ji family's property!"

"And what about the things belonging to our Yaoguang Holy Land? Master Duan should still be carrying them with him, right? Can you return them to our Yaoguang Holy Land?"

"Can you return the spirit weapons that you obtained from the Demon Emperor's tomb, Daoist?"

"Daoist Master, where exactly did you put the remains of our King Ancestor?"

"Daoist Master, I... never mind. Senior God King, could you please rid the people of this scourge?"

A group of people below spoke up, expressing their demands.

Even the God-King felt a headache coming on.

This matter doesn't seem to be as easy to handle as I thought.

Fortunately, most people were willing to give him face, and not many people firmly demanded that Duan De be killed. Most people wanted Duan De to return their family's belongings and promise not to commit any more evil deeds in their family's cemetery.

After listening to everyone's requests, the God King looked up at Duan De.

He felt somewhat powerless now, wishing he had known Duan De had offended so many people...

"Fine! I'll pay!" Duan De said through gritted teeth.

It wasn't that he was truly willing to give up those things, but rather that he was currently surrounded by those people, and if he stubbornly refused to return them now, even the God King might not be able to protect him.

Fortunately, he had previously unearthed quite a few treasures from history, most of which were unclaimed.

Although he acquired quite a few treasures from various holy lands and aristocratic families, he didn't actually use many of them; most of them were kept as collectibles.

It hurts a little to take it out now, but it's much better than really hurting my wallet.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Duan De began to pull out his treasures.

After a long period of clanging and banging, the various treasures in front of Duan De had piled up into a small mountain more than three zhang high. Some of these things had never been seen in the outside world and only existed in legends, but now Duan De was showing them to everyone.

Such a treasure mountain is incredibly valuable, and if it weren't for the presence of so many powerful figures and the presence of a God-King watching over it, some people would probably have already been tempted.

Seeing this, the God-King couldn't help but chuckle, "Is this what you dug out from those families? Hurry up and return it to them. You can't do this again."

However, when faced with the God King's help in exonerating him, Duan De only showed a rather unpleasant smile.

"Huh?" The God King was taken aback.

"These are just from the Ji family; I haven't brought out the others yet..." Duan De said apologetically.

No sooner had he finished speaking than the Holy Lord of the Ji family couldn't help but let out a cold snort.

Of course, he was also a little puzzled, because the Ji family's internal statistics showed that the number of lost burial items was far less than this, so what graves did this guy dig up?

The others also had complicated expressions upon seeing this.

Some people wanted to laugh, but considering the somewhat serious occasion, they tried their best to suppress their laughter and didn't let their smiles show.

Even the God-King was surprised to find that so many items belonged to the Ji family. Faced with the God-King's astonished gaze and the stares of those around him, Duan De smiled sheepishly, "I used to have a collecting habit, so I couldn't resist collecting a lot..."

After returning all these items to the Ji family, Duan De pulled out a whole bunch of things again, then looked at the God King with embarrassment.

"Tell me, whose family is this?" Even the God King couldn't help but laugh.

"This belongs to the Jiang family..." Duan De said, feeling embarrassed.

The Holy Master of the Jiang family was below, his face grim. This guy had visited the Jiang family's cemetery quite often, whether it was the branches in the Southern Region or the main family in the Northern Region.

"Bring out the rest," the God-King said.

Duan De continued to make his move, each time producing a large pile of items with a clanging sound, then somewhat embarrassedly returning them to the Holy Lords.

"Master Duan, where are my demon clan's things?" the Peacock King asked with a sneer.

"Don't rush! I'll come to each one one by one..." Duan De said.

After spending most of the day, Duan Decai returned the items he had taken from each household to them.

"Is it really gone?" The God King looked at Duan De and asked.

"That's all. The rest are unclaimed items that I found in ancient tombs that are now outdated. I can't just return them to them, can I?" Duan De said in a low voice.

"Forget about those things, but you need to be more careful in the future and not provoke the holy families anymore. Exploring history is your hobby, but you can't use it to cause trouble for other families," the God King said, reminding Duan De.

This is also an attempt to exonerate him, allowing Duan De to make a promise in front of everyone, so that no one else can say anything.

"Yes! I will remember the teachings of the God King!" Duan De knew how to save face, so he immediately agreed.

"Now that this matter is settled, does anyone else have any objections?" the God-King asked.

Just as everyone expected, after the God-King spoke, the others fell silent.

The matter of Duan De can be considered to have come to an end.

Although he had paid a heavy price, with the God-King's intervention, the other factions could no longer openly cause him trouble.

Then...

The God King looked at Qi Hao.

The key to Qi Hao's case lies not only in Qi Hao himself, but also in the people behind him—the powerful demons and bandits.

"I've heard some things about Qi Hao. He was born with divine eyes and his source techniques are divine. There's really nothing to say about this. We can't prohibit others from entering our sacred family's stone workshop just because their source techniques are too good."

The God-King spoke slowly.

"As for the powerful demons, they do indeed have some conflicts with the ancient families. This matter involves your own affairs, and it's not appropriate for me to interfere. However, if there is an opportunity, I still hope that you can sit down and have a good talk."

The God-King continued speaking.

"Finally, there are the Thirteen Great Bandits. I wonder if any of the Thirteen Great Bandits have considered changing professions?"

The God-King suddenly spoke up and asked.

The others were also taken aback upon hearing this.

What does that mean? Are you suggesting the bandits change their profession?
Wouldn't that mean there would be no more bandits in the Northern Regions after that?

Just as the others were pondering the inside story, Xu Heng, the third-ranking bandit, spoke up, "Actually, we've always wanted to be good people, so..."

(End of this chapter)