Chapter 629 - 627: Making an Example of You

"What’s going on with your Chenxi Pavilion?"

"Isn’t my money good enough?"

At that moment, a crowd filled with immense resentment stood before Chenxi Pavilion’s storefront. They craned their necks, looking like they were about to charge inside.

Flame Dragon and Black Fire Crow hurriedly explained, "Everyone, we’re very sorry, but our Chenxi Pavilion has an extremely limited number of Magical Treasures."

"We only sell ten Dharma Artifacts per day. Our apologies, our apologies."

Because Chenxi Pavilion’s Dharma Artifacts were of such high quality, there were countless potential buyers.

But the limited quantity of Dharma Artifacts at Chenxi Pavilion left many who had heard the news and rushed over feeling rather dissatisfied.

Many even came with money in hand only to find they couldn’t buy a Dharma Artifact, which was incredibly frustrating.

After hearing Chenxi Pavilion’s explanation, most could only sigh endlessly.

"What a shame. Such amazing Magical Treasures are truly rare."

"I don’t care. Even if I have to wait in line for a year, I’m going to buy one."

A huge number of Martial Cultivators lined up in front of Chenxi Pavilion, nearly blocking off more than half of Celestial Water Street.

While it was bustling outside Chenxi Pavilion, business at the other shops seemed much quieter in comparison.

This sparked great dissatisfaction among many of the shop owners.

Cao Huai and the others, in particular, began discussing how to deal with Chenxi Pavilion.

Faced with this situation, Mr. Qiu Shui thought for a moment before suddenly seeking out Jiang Chen.

"Young Master, only selling high-end Dharma Artifacts isn’t a sustainable solution."

"Why don’t we purchase some Low-Grade Dharma Artifacts from elsewhere to sell? That could also help boost our popularity."

Buying Dharma Artifacts cheaply from other places and then selling them at a higher price in their shop to earn the difference was a pretty good idea.

Jiang Chen hadn’t wanted to spend too much energy on selling Magical Treasures, but seeing so many people lining up, he ultimately decided to let Mr. Qiu Shui handle it.

At the same time, Jiang Chen brought out a few reliable members of the Jiang Family from within the Dragon-locking Realm to help.

This way, it wouldn’t interfere with the Cultivation of Flame Dragon and the others.

After all, for a Martial Cultivator, it was best to focus most of one’s energy on Cultivation.

In the following days, Chenxi Pavilion finally began selling Low-Grade Dharma Artifacts.

However, because of Chenxi Pavilion’s recent surge in fame, even its sales of Low-Grade Dharma Artifacts were surprisingly better than most of the shops on Celestial Water Street.

This made Cao Huai and the others even more jealous.

「One day.」

A crowd was lining up outside Chenxi Pavilion.

Just then, a group of men charged over aggressively.

"Everyone move, make way!"

"Are you blind? Can’t you see we’re from the City Lord’s Mansion?"

The crowd looked over and sure enough, saw a ten-man squad of guards from the City Lord’s Mansion approaching.

The people from the City Lord’s Mansion could do whatever they wanted in Xingyuan City.

Seeing this, many people in the crowd were frightened and hurriedly moved aside.

For a moment, the area outside Chenxi Pavilion descended into chaos.

Among the City Lord’s Mansion guards was a bald, burly man with his hand wrapped in gauze, his face twisted in a ferocious expression.

He snarled, "Chenxi Pavilion! Jiang Chen! You dared to cripple my hand! You’re dead!"

It was Wang Ba, whose fist had been crushed by Jiang Chen previously.

Wang Ba was roaring internally. He turned to a slightly thinner but heroic-looking man beside him and said, "Brother, that’s Chenxi Pavilion."

As he spoke, he pointed a finger in Chenxi Pavilion’s direction.

The man was Wang Ba’s younger brother, Wang Mian. Not only was his cultivation at the Martial Master Fifth Heaven, but he was also a squad leader of a ten-man team in the Xingyuan City Lord’s Mansion.

As a squad leader, he held a bit of power. This very ten-man squad was under his command.

Upon hearing that his older brother’s hand had been crippled, Wang Mian had immediately brought the City Lord’s Mansion guards over without a second thought.

"Brother, don’t worry. Anyone who dares to touch you in Xingyuan City, I’ll make sure they die."

"No, we have to make him wish he were dead."

The two brothers wore sinister, vicious expressions.

Cao Huai and the others saw Wang Mian and Wang Ba arrive.

They stepped out from the crowd one after another.

They greeted Wang Mian and Wang Ba.

"Brother Wang Ba, teach that Jiang Chen from Chenxi Pavilion a good lesson."

"Whether or not we can hold our heads high in the future depends on you."

Wang Ba looked immensely proud. His younger brother was a guard for the City Lord’s Mansion, and a squad leader at that, which gave him a lot of face.

He laughed and said, "Don’t worry. Just watch how I’ll deal with him today."

"From now on, if anyone on Celestial Water Street dares to act out of line, just tell me. I’ll have my brother take care of them and crush them."

Cao Huai and the others all said politely, "Then we’ll have to thank you, Brother Wang Ba."

They immediately stood to the side to watch the show.

There’s no such thing as too much drama for a spectator.

Wang Mian led his ten-man squad and quickly appeared before Chenxi Pavilion’s entrance.

He scared away all the people who had been lining up, forcing them to hide off to the side.

No one dared to provoke people from the City Lord’s Mansion.

"BAM!"

One of the City Lord’s Mansion guards took the lead and kicked open the main doors of Chenxi Pavilion.

The group swarmed inside.

Flame Dragon, Black Fire Crow, Xiaotian, and the others were all standing in the shop.

Seeing these people suddenly burst in so violently, they all frowned deeply.

The few members of the Jiang Family jumped in fright.

"People from the City Lord’s Mansion?"

They all recognized the men as being from the Xingyuan City Lord’s Mansion, and their expressions changed drastically.

The few Jiang Family clansmen who were helping out only had Martial Master Cultivation. Seeing so many guards from the City Lord’s Mansion, they were naturally a bit scared.

The others remained silent.

Xiao Jun stepped forward with a dark expression and said coldly, "The City Lord’s Mansion?"

But he immediately recognized Wang Ba, the one whose fist had been crushed by Jiang Chen’s single hand.

He instantly understood what was happening. Wang Ba had come for revenge.

Relying on the fact that his brother was a guard for the City Lord’s Mansion, Wang Ba wore a look of pure arrogance.

"So you do recognize people from the City Lord’s Mansion. Guess you’re not blind after all."

"Tell Jiang Chen to get his ass out here and die! He dared to cripple my hand, so today I’ll twist his head off."

At the same time, Wang Mian and the men from the City Lord’s Mansion all put on fierce, menacing expressions.

Wang Mian also sneered, "Everyone, I am Wang Mian, captain of a ten-man squad from the City Lord’s Mansion. Wang Ba is my older brother, and you crippled his hand."

"Get Jiang Chen out here. Otherwise, I’m smashing this shop of yours right now."

He immediately brandished his identity as a guard of the City Lord’s Mansion upon arrival.

In Xingyuan City, a guard of the City Lord’s Mansion could do as he pleased, and no one would dare say a word.

He was using his status as a guard to intimidate the people of Chenxi Pavilion.

Seeing this, Xiao Jun swept a cool glance over Wang Ba and Wang Mian.

This Wang Mian’s cultivation was at Martial Master Fifth Heaven, which could be considered an expert.

However, the current Xiao Jun was a Martial King Second Layer Heaven. Before him, a person like this was just a minor character.

He was utterly unimpressed.

Moreover, Xiao Jun was the captain of a Mercenary Team.

He didn’t give someone like Wang Mian a second thought.

He said indifferently, "So what if you’re from the City Lord’s Mansion?"

"If you dare to cause trouble in our Chenxi Pavilion, you’re welcome to try."

’Our Young Master has four Martial Emperor Experts with him. Never mind a single guard from the City Lord’s Mansion—even the City Lord of Xingyuan City himself wouldn’t be enough to pose a challenge.’

Hearing Xiao Jun’s words, both Wang Mian and Wang Ba became furious.

"Very well. Since you won’t let your boss come out, I’ll start with you."