Chapter 628 626: Talking Doesn't Work

To his surprise, Jiang Chen found that a tall tree truly does catch the wind. His Chenxi Pavilion had just started to gain fame, and already his peers were at his door looking for trouble.

Right now, Cao Huai and the others wore cold expressions as they stared at Jiang Chen in a clear attempt to intimidate him.

Jiang Chen found this somewhat amusing.

He looked at Cao Huai and the others, his expression calm and unruffled.

He glanced around at them. "My apologies, but our Dharma Artifacts are sold exclusively in this shop. We have no intention of providing them to anyone else."

"Gentlemen, if there's nothing else, please see yourselves out."

He had no desire to clash with these people. He just wanted to sell his Dharma Artifacts.

But trouble came looking for him anyway.

The moment they heard Jiang Chen's refusal,

Cao Huai hadn't even spoken yet.

A bald man beside him abruptly stood up, staring daggers at Jiang Chen.

He boomed, "Kid, you're new here, and you're already trying to steal food from our mouths. That's a low blow, you know that?"

Sure enough, the expressions of the others turned hostile.

They couldn't believe that despite so many of them showing up, Jiang Chen had still refused.

It was true that their shops all lacked Supreme-Grade Dharma Artifacts to draw in crowds. Since Chenxi Pavilion had them, they had set their sights on it.

Jiang Chen's eyes were calm. "I don't."

Hearing this, the bald man's eyes widened in a glare.

He stared fiercely at Jiang Chen.

"Kid, what you're doing is very dangerous, you know that?"

"If you don't hand over a few of your Supreme-Grade Dharma Artifacts today, things are going to get ugly for you."

As he spoke, all five men looked at Jiang Chen.

Their eyes were hostile, staring at Jiang Chen like Fierce Beasts.

Cao Huai now said to Jiang Chen, "Boss Jiang, you're still young and haven't seen the world."

"In business, as in life, you have to leave some room for others. If you take all the business for yourself, how are we supposed to make a living?"

"Listen to your elder, just give up a few of your Supreme-Grade Dharma Artifacts. That way, we can all get along peacefully, right?"

Although Cao Huai seemed to be playing the mediator, it was obvious they just wanted to take Jiang Chen's Supreme-Grade Dharma Artifacts. In essence, they wanted to use his artifacts to boost their own shops' popularity.

Jiang Chen looked at Cao Huai and the others.

He really wanted to laugh.

The cultivation of Cao Huai and the others was all at the Martial Master Level. Such Martial Cultivators were nothing in his eyes.

After all, Jiang Chen and his companions had all hidden their cultivation.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen shook his head slightly and said indifferently, "I suggest you all leave at once."

"I'm usually an easygoing person. I won't stoop to your level."

What?

Hearing Jiang Chen's words, Cao Huai and the others felt that Jiang Chen was extremely arrogant.

They were so furious they started to laugh.

Cao Huai sneered, "Young man, if you insist on being this way, then there's really nothing more to say."

"I can guarantee that your so-called Chenxi Pavilion won't be in business past today. Believe it or not."

The bald man gave a sinister laugh. "Not only will your shop be shut down, but I can't guarantee you won't lose an arm or a leg and end up crippled for life."

"Kid, know what's good for you."

One of the skinny men chimed in, "Boss Jiang, Wang Ba has a bit of a temper. He starts hitting people when he gets excited, and we can't stop him."

"You should just cooperate."

Sure enough, as the skinny man finished speaking, the bald man, Wang Ba, clenched his fists tightly, and the cultivation aura of a Martial Master Third Heaven erupted from his body.

He glared menacingly at Jiang Chen.

He even raised a fist the size of a sandbag.

"Kid, you've pissed me off! I'm gonna teach you a lesson today!"

Then he threw a vicious punch at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen, sitting in his chair, calmly extended a hand.

SWISH!

With a simple grasping motion, he caught Wang Ba's ferocious punch.

Then, Jiang Chen suddenly squeezed.

CRACK!

The sound of shattering bones could be heard.

Wang Ba was stunned. He had thought he could send Jiang Chen to the ground, spitting blood, with a single punch.

But his fist had been caught by Jiang Chen.

Caught so casually.

By the time he realized what was happening, an intense pain was shooting up his arm.

"AARGH..."

Feeling the excruciating pain, Wang Ba opened his mouth and screamed.

THUD!

Overwhelmed by the pain, Wang Ba dropped directly to his knees before Jiang Chen.

Cold sweat poured down his face.

Cao Huai and the others were stunned.

Wang Ba was a Martial Master Third Heaven expert. He wasn't the strongest among them, but he was extremely vicious.

He was a Martial Master Third Heaven, after all.

But now, he was actually kneeling right in front of Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen hadn't even moved from his seat. They gaped in disbelief.

It was obvious that Jiang Chen was even more powerful.

"So my words don't work, is that it?"

His hand gripped Wang Ba's fist, and Wang Ba let out a scream like a pig being slaughtered.

He screamed incessantly.

Now that Wang Ba had witnessed Jiang Chen's power, fear began to set in.

However, he glared at Jiang Chen. "Kid, let go."

"Or you're dead! How dare you lay a hand on me, Wang Ba!"

Jiang Chen's expression turned cold.

'He dares to threaten me.'

He immediately squeezed again, hard.

SQUELCH!

Wang Ba's entire fist was instantly reduced to a bloody pulp.

"AARGH..."

Wang Ba let out a final scream and fainted dead away.

Only then did Jiang Chen let go. He said flatly, "Throw him out."

Flame Dragon strode forward, lifted the unconscious Wang Ba, and tossed him straight out the door and into the street.

Seeing this, Cao Huai and the others looked at each other in dismay.

As they looked at Jiang Chen, fear flickered in their eyes.

At the same time, they also hated Jiang Chen deeply.

"We're leaving."

With a wave of his hand, Cao Huai hurriedly left with the remaining four men.

To this moment, they still hadn't clearly seen Jiang Chen's strength, but it was obvious that Jiang Chen was definitely an expert no weaker than a Martial Master Third Heaven.

From beginning to end, Mr. Qiu Shui and the others had not made a move.

After all, Cao Huai and his group weren't even worthy of their attention.

"Young Master, these people are ridiculous. Daring to cause trouble at our Chenxi Pavilion... are they courting death?"

Mr. Qiu Shui said, his expression a little cold.

"Heh, even flies can be a nuisance. It's to be expected."

Jiang Chen had long seen through such things and didn't pay them much mind.

He wouldn't proactively provoke others, but if someone provoked him, Jiang Chen wouldn't be polite either.

Just now was merely a lesson for those people.

After all, he didn't want to blow things out of proportion.

「Meanwhile, after Cao Huai and the others left Chenxi Pavilion.」

They all went to Bright King Pavilion.

Bright King Pavilion was the shop owned by Wang Ba.

At this moment, Wang Ba had just woken from his stupor. Even though a healing elixir had been applied to his wound, the pain still left his face pale and his whole body in agony.

A brilliant light of hatred erupted in his eyes.

"Damn it! That Jiang Chen... I'll kill him!"

Cao Huai spoke up, "Wang Ba, did you get a sense of that kid's cultivation?"

Wang Ba took a deep breath.

He thought for a moment and said, "He's only a little bit stronger than me. A Martial Master Fourth Heaven at most."

Only then did the others relax.

Someone said, "Wang Ba, your younger brother Wang Mian is a guard at the City Lord's Mansion, and he's a Martial Master Fifth Heaven expert."

"If you just call your brother over, that kid will be as good as dead."