Chapter 221
A tall but chubby middle-aged man squeezed through the entrance. He was a martial artist at the peak of the Third Level of the Blood Bear Realm. Following him were fifty subordinates, all of whom were martial artists of the White Tiger Realm and above.
The middle-aged man’s small eyes swept across the chaotic underground market, and his face turned completely gloomy. He could feel the anger of the hundreds of people in front of him. His brows slightly furrowed, and his eyes suddenly swept across the two brothers who were panic-stricken. He shouted coldly, “Qian Hu and Qian Bao!
What happened?
Why is the underground market in such a mess?
Why are you being chased by so many sellers?
Speak! ”
“Plop!”
The two guards felt the middle-aged man’s killing intent and were so frightened that they knelt on the ground. A moment later, the eldest guard, Qian Hu, braced himself and said, “Fourth Elder, we deserve to die. We accidentally bumped into many buyers who were selling their goods, so …”
“You deserve to die!
Guards!
Take them down and await the punishment of the Qian Clan! ”
The middle-aged man was the third elder of the Qian Clan, Qian Dafu. When he heard Qian Hu’s reply, his face darkened even more. He roughly understood what had happened and did not have the patience to listen anymore.
“Yes, Fourth Elder!”
Four Qian Clan guards at the peak of the Third Level of the White Tiger Realm stepped out and took away the weapons of the shivering Qian Hu and Qian Bao. Then, they put their swords on their necks.
“Take them away!”
Qian Dafu did not ask about the cause of the incident and wanted to take them back to the Qian Clan. It was obvious that he did not want to bear the losses of the sellers in the underground market and wanted to get away with it. However, none of the sellers were good people. They were either evil people or evil people. How could they let it go?
At least, they would only let it go after they received satisfactory compensation.
As expected!
“Wait!”
A skinny old man at the peak of the Third Level of the Blood Bear Realm spoke with dissatisfaction. “Fourth Elder Qian, we have no right to ask how you deal with the people of the Qian Clan. We just want to recover our losses.
Isn’t that right, everyone? ”
“Elder Zhang is right!
We must recover our losses! ”
“Yes!
We want compensation! ”
“We can’t let it go like this!
Your Qian Clan can take them away!
Someone must compensate us for our losses! ”
…
The skinny old man’s words were very clever. He didn’t just represent his own opinion, but had spoken out the thoughts of hundreds of sellers. Almost all the sellers immediately echoed his words. In a split second, the underground market was bustling with noise and excitement, and everyone was excited.
“Hmm?”
With so many people protesting behind him, Qian Dafu’s left foot could no longer move forward. He had no choice but to withdraw it and slowly turned around to face the hundreds of sellers. His face became very ugly. He narrowed his tiny eyes and coldly glanced at the hundreds of sellers who had unkind expressions on their faces. He felt a slight headache.
Qian Dafu’s cold gaze finally met Old Zhang’s. He said calmly, “Old Zhang, how much compensation do you want?”
“30,000 purple gold.”
Zhang Guolao didn’t avoid Qian Dafu’s cold gaze and calmly gave a sum of compensation.
“Thirty thousand!
You really dare to ask for such an exorbitant price! ”
Hearing Zhang Guolao’s price, Qian Dafu’s eyes widened. He couldn’t help but shout angrily. However, when he saw Zhang Guolao’s calm face, he took a deep breath and tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart. He sneered and said, “Old Zhang, who doesn’t know that those dog skin plasters you sell are not even worth one tael of gold? You actually asked for 30,000 purple gold? Do you think I, Qian Dafu, am that easy to fool?
Or are you trying to extort my Qian Clan?
Hmph! ”
Zhang Guolao’s expression didn’t change when he heard Qian Dafu’s angry rebuke. However, his old eyes suddenly became sharp. He sneered and said, “What this old man sells has nothing to do with you. My pills have always been priced at 30,000 purple gold. I won’t sell them even if it’s a penny less. I don’t have the guts to extort your Qian Clan. I hope you don’t frame me. I am a legitimate businessman!”
“If the Qian Clan is unwilling to compensate us for our losses, we can’t force you to compensate us. Who asked us to not have the backing of a big clan? However, we will go to the City Lord together and ask for a fair explanation. At that time, your Qian Clan’s reputation will be affected, which will affect the Qian Clan’s big business …” Zhang Guolao didn’t wait for Qian Dafu to refute and finished what he was thinking.
“How dare you!”
“How dare you!”
Clang!
The two Blood Bear Realm experts of the Qian Clan heard Zhang Guolao’s threatening words and shouted. They pulled out their swords and were about to kill Zhang Guolao.
“Stand down!”
The enraged Qian Dafu shouted coldly, forcing the two impulsive Qian Family martial artists to retreat. He actually wanted to kill the detestable Zhang Guolao, but he couldn’t, at least not now, because the Qian Family didn’t have enough people present. There were only six Blood Bear Realm martial artists, including him. The rest were all White Tiger Realm martial artists, and there wasn’t a single Purple Image Realm martial artist.
On the other hand, there was an alliance of almost 300 sellers. There were at least 30 Blood Bear Realm experts in the alliance. However, this was not the point. The point was that these 300 sellers were all valiant people. Each of them had at least a dozen murders on their hands. They were numb to killing and were not afraid of death. They were all vicious people who lived on the edge of a knife.
The Qian Clan was ranked third in Long Yao City. Although it couldn’t compare to the big clans in Sha Di City, it was still a big clan. They also had two Purple Image experts. It would be easy to deal with these 300 vicious people. However, they would also have to pay a price. Their reputation would be greatly affected.
“Yes!
Fourth Elder! ”
The two Qian Clan experts didn’t hesitate and returned to their original positions. They were not fools. They could clearly see the situation in front of them. If they really fought, the Qian Clan would be the one at a disadvantage.
If they really wanted to fight, they had to ask for reinforcements from the Qian Clan. Only when the reinforcements were in place could they make a move to ensure a complete victory. If they fought now, the Qian Clan would definitely end up fleeing. At that time, the Qian Clan would be humiliated.
Looking at his own family’s experts retreating, Qian Dafu secretly heaved a sigh of relief. He slowly turned his head and stared coldly at Zhang Guolao. He said darkly, “Zhang Guolao, how dare you threaten the Qian Clan. I hope you can still live until the sun rises tomorrow. If not, I will be very disappointed. Hehe …”
“You want to kill me?
If you have the guts, do it now. If not, pay up!
Otherwise, so many of us are going to ask the City Lord for justice!
Hmph! ”
Faced with the naked threat, Zhang Guolao didn’t show the slightest bit of fear. Instead, he shouted angrily and aggressively. The fierceness in his bones was stimulated, which made people look at him.
“Wow!”
Zhang Guolao shouted with such backbone, which shocked everyone present. Even the other sellers felt that it was a little unbelievable. Zhang Guolao’s strength was not bad, but compared to the powerful Qian Clan, it was insignificant. They really didn’t know where he got his confidence from.
In fact, many of the sellers began to feel afraid in the face of the Qian Clan’s threat. They wanted to retreat and didn’t dare to ask for compensation. However, Zhang Guolao was so unyielding that he desperately asked for compensation for everyone. All the sellers had to bite the bullet and temporarily stay in this fragile temporary alliance.