"Let me do some calculations."

As he spoke, Su Mu waved his hand, and a piece of paper appeared. He began scribbling on it.

The Four Emperors dared not make a sound, unsure of what this man was up to. They didn't dare move, speak, or ask.

After finishing the calculations.

Su Mu looked up and said to the four, "Here's the deal."

"The four of you want to cross the river. Besides the toll for each of you, there's also the burial fee for this coffin."

"Since this is a water burial for a deceased person, considering security fees, management fees, emotional damage fees, visual pollution fees, psychological compensation fees, and other miscellaneous fees... let's count it as three river tolls."

"How about it, is this acceptable?"

.....

The moment he said this, the Four Emperors were dumbfounded, standing frozen in place.

What... what the heck?

River toll?!

Since when does the River of Time charge a toll??

"What?"

"Can't accept it?"

Su Mu saw their expressions were somewhat hesitant and asked again.

Allowing them a water burial and only charging three times the toll was already fair.

.....

"Yes, we can accept it, of course."

"It's just, why wasn't there a fee before?"

"Why now..."

Bone Emperor quickly snapped back to reality and hurriedly asked.

Previously, everyone freely traversed the River of Time. Why is there a fee now??!

.....

"The past is the past, and now is now."

"I'm guarding this river now, and I make the rules. So now, crossing the river requires a toll."

"Don't worry, don't misconstrue. I'm not targeting anyone; I'm targeting all those crossing."

"As long as someone crosses, the toll must be paid."

Su Mu is a fair person, absolutely no special treatment or racial discrimination.

Not to mention charging for deceased crossings, even if a dog wanted to cross today, it must leave behind a leg!

...

"May I boldly ask, how is this toll collected?"

Bone Emperor felt insecure because this was the first time he encountered such a situation. The River of Time was always unclaimed, with people using their skills to cross it. Who would have thought of paying a toll?

"Relax, I won't scam you."

"I'm someone who values fairness above all."

"For the four of you, one person crossing costs one treasure."

"But for the burial fee for the deceased, you must pay three treasures."

At this point, Su Mu's gaze landed on the Dark Emperor, and he said, "Since this is your late father, you should pay three treasures, plus your own, so a total of four treasures for me."

The moment he said this, the Dark Emperor was flabbergasted.

Huh?

I'm paying four shares?!

At this point, the other Three Emperors were signaling to the Dark Emperor with their eyes, indicating to pay up front and the organization would surely reimburse him!

To ease the Dark Emperor's mood, Bone Emperor secretly transmitted, "Bear the loss yourself for now, I'll report your actions truthfully to the Venerable Lord afterward, and he certainly won't mistreat you."

Hearing this, the Dark Emperor's feeling of imbalance slightly eased.

....

But then, the problem arose: what counts as a treasure??

Bone Emperor suddenly realized this critical problem and asked, "Excuse me, what do you mean by treasure?"

....

"Hard to understand?"

"A treasure is something valuable you have."

"But I warn you, I may not take your most priceless item, but don't take me for a fool and try to pass off worthless junk."

Again, Su Mu is someone with a flexible attitude, maintaining some integrity.

While he won't extort you to bankruptcy, you must at least offer something of value.

....

This sentence, though it sounds simple, carried profound meaning to the Four Emperors when they heard it.

In their minds, this translated to — I'm just being polite. If you don't offer the best thing you have, watch how I'll deal with you!

Bone Emperor, as the cornerstone, had to make the first move.

There could be no further delay.

He pulled out a purple leaf from his sleeve and handed it to Su Mu, saying, "Senior, does this satisfy you?"

Watching Bone Emperor awkwardly pull out a leaf, Su Mu incredulously looked up at him.

What the hell?

Are you usually this bold?

Trying to get by with a leaf?

Are you kidding me?

Seeing the man's displeased expression, Bone Emperor's heart skipped a beat.

Huh?

Is this not sufficient?

This is a leaf from the Boundless Tree, the most precious reward he ever received from the Venerable Lord.

The Boundless Seed Leaf contains a trace of space rules. If comprehended, it allows insight into a small portion of space rules, though just a strand, but it's the Power of Rules!

Although he hasn't comprehended it, given some time, he estimates he could succeed.

This treasure is among his most valuable possessions.

.....

Seeing Bone Emperor's stunned expression, Su Mu still took the leaf, examining it from all angles. While it wasn't an ordinary leaf, it seemed hardly worthy of being called a treasure, right?

It barely counts as half an item; he'll study it later.

"Forget it, I'll reluctantly count it as half an item."

Upon hearing this, not only was Bone Emperor dumbfounded.

The other Three Emperors were also baffled.

Such high standards!

The Boundless Seed Leaf only counts as half a treasure?

When they first knew the Venerable Lord awarded Bone Emperor that Boundless Leaf, they were filled with envy.

This was the legendary Power of Rules, a supreme opportunity even if just a trace could be comprehended.

They started calculating what treasures they must offer to count as "a treasure" in the man's eyes.

....

Dark Emperor was already desperate, feeling shattered.

They're one.

But damn it, I'm four!!!

He started regretting saying the coffin contained his late father.

.....

Seeing Su Mu accept the Boundless Leaf and only count it as half, Bone Emperor was completely numbed, his heart bleeding!

But he still held back. To complete the task, he had to endure the bleeding; there was no choice.

If they pushed this terrifying man too far, he might just throw them into the River of Time, and that would be truly disastrous.

Turn against him?

Turning was impossible.

Never mind if they could even win against him together, but surrounded by this Time Mist on the River of Time, they dared not act.

Endure!

Endure it!

As long as the task is completed successfully, the Venerable Lord surely won't mistreat him.

.....

"Why are you hesitating? There's still half left."

Su Mu saw him standing there dumbfounded again and urged.

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