Chapter 636 - 634: The Capture

At night, a furtive figure appeared at the entrance of Chenxi Pavilion.

After glancing left and right and seeing no one around, a vicious glint flashed in his eyes.

’The boss said he’d give me 10,000 yuan crystals just for setting fire to Chenxi Pavilion,’ he thought. ’This is a huge score.’

Quivering with excitement, he summoned a small flame in his hand and quickly tossed it inside Chenxi Pavilion.

In the blink of an eye, Chenxi Pavilion was ablaze.

"Fire! Fire!"

The fire at Chenxi Pavilion spread rapidly, engulfing the entire building in an instant.

Many people nearby cried out in alarm.

Some were jolted from their sleep, shouting and screaming.

But no one lived in Chenxi Pavilion.

Jiang Chen had placed a ward on Chenxi Pavilion.

The moment Chenxi Pavilion was set alight, he snapped his eyes open, breaking from his Cultivation.

’Damn it, someone’s destroying Chenxi Pavilion.’

Without a second thought, he bolted from his courtyard and raced toward the pavilion.

By the time he arrived, Chenxi Pavilion was already a sea of flames.

A crowd had gathered on the street to watch the spectacle.

Jiang Chen’s expression was grim.

A black flame appeared in his hand and shot into Chenxi Pavilion.

As a Fire of Heaven and Earth, Black Fire was inherently superior to ordinary flames.

Wherever the Black Fire passed, the common flames were immediately devoured and extinguished by it.

Within a matter of breaths, the inferno at Chenxi Pavilion was put out.

However, everything inside had been destroyed.

Standing at the entrance, Jiang Chen’s face was dark.

He knew it was definitely arson.

As for who, he wasn’t certain yet, but he knew it must have been the work of one of the neighboring shops.

"What a shame. For Chenxi Pavilion to have a fire like this."

"It just opened a few days ago. A fire is definitely not a good omen."

The crowd lamented the tragedy.

"Boss Jiang, don’t be too sad. After all, no one knows whether disaster or tomorrow will come first."

Just then, Cao Huai, who was already aware of the situation, approached Jiang Chen with several other local shop owners.

Cao Huai even offered his condolences to Jiang Chen.

As he spoke, someone beside him added, "It’s a damn shame, Boss Jiang. We were about to come help put out the fire, but it was already too late."

"You just got here yourself."

"That’s right, Boss Jiang. Our condolences."

Despite their words, Cao Huai and the others were blooming with joy inside as they looked at the burnt-out Chenxi Pavilion.

They were especially delighted to see Jiang Chen’s ashen face.

Jiang Chen took a deep breath.

He hadn’t caught the culprit, so there was nothing he could say.

But he could see the smugness deep in the eyes of Cao Huai and his group.

He calmed himself. "It’s fine. It’s just a fire. I’ll just renovate it again."

"It won’t cost much."

Cao Huai and the others knew Jiang Chen had made a lot of money.

They said sarcastically, "That’s right. Boss Jiang has earned a fortune, so he can just renovate."

"But you should be more careful next time. Make sure it doesn’t catch fire again."

After saying their piece, Cao Huai and his group left, feeling smug.

After Jiang Chen tidied up the shop a bit, he sneered inwardly.

Seemingly unconcerned, he went back on his own.

Meanwhile, Cao Huai and the others gathered together, overjoyed.

"That was so satisfying."

"Haha, seeing that ashen look on Jiang Chen’s face was priceless! We finally made that brat suffer a loss."

"He said he’s going to renovate. After he’s done, we’ll just burn it down again."

"Exactly. We’ll make it impossible for him to stay in business. That’ll piss him off to no end."

The next day, Jiang Chen hired people to start renovating the shop again.

The renovations were simple and could be finished in a single day.

However, Xiao Jun and Mr. Jiao were furious.

"Young Master, this was definitely deliberate."

"We can’t just let this go. Someone is plotting against us."

The two were filled with righteous indignation. Even a fool could tell what was behind the sudden fire at Chenxi Pavilion.

Let alone them.

Mr. Jiao said, "Young Master, I suspect it was Cao Huai and his group."

"They’re jealous of how good our business is at Chenxi Pavilion."

"They set fire to our place, so we should set fire to theirs."

Jiang Chen waved his hand. "It’s fine. Leave this matter to me."

Letting the arsonist get away was impossible.

Jiang Chen wouldn’t provoke others, but if someone came looking for trouble, that was a different story.

The next day, Chenxi Pavilion was open for business again.

But after closing for the night,

Jiang Chen sat in his residence with his eyes closed.

Beside him, the Black Fire Crow opened its third eye, its Celestial Eye constantly scanning over Xingyuan City.

That day, there was nothing out of the ordinary.

It seemed Cao Huai and the others were also being cautious.

It wasn’t until the third day that the Black Fire Crow’s Celestial Eye spotted a furtive figure appearing before Chenxi Pavilion.

"Master, he’s appeared."

"He’s probably here to set another fire."

Jiang Chen’s eyes snapped open. In a flash, he and the Black Fire Crow sped away from his residence.

Within a few breaths, he appeared behind Chenxi Pavilion.

The man in black was still furtively looking around. Seeing no one, he suddenly produced a wisp of flame in his hand and tossed it toward Chenxi Pavilion.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen sent out his Black Fire to stop the man’s flame while simultaneously appearing beside him like a phantom.

WHOOSH!

The man in black only sensed a flicker of movement beside him. By the time he could see clearly, a figure was standing there, watching him impassively.

THUMP...

The man’s heart leaped into his throat.

The fire he had thrown at Chenxi Pavilion hadn’t ignited.

Thinking fast, he said to the shadowy figure, "Sorry, just came out to take a piss. Didn’t mean to disturb you, sir."

He turned to leave.

But the next moment, he found he couldn’t move. A hand had landed on his shoulder.

SWISH!

Before he could react, his vision went black, and he knew no more.

Li Zhen slowly regained consciousness.

When he opened his eyes, he saw a handsome young man in a white robe sitting before him. He recognized him—it was Jiang Chen, the owner of Chenxi Pavilion.

At the same time, the two men who usually managed Chenxi Pavilion were standing beside him.

At that moment, he realized he had been caught.

He quickly forced a grin.

"Hey, big bro, I haven’t done anything to offend you, have I? Why’d you grab me?"

SLAP! SLAP! SLAP!

The words had barely left his mouth when Xiao Jun stepped forward and delivered several hard slaps across Li Zhen’s face.

The blows left Li Zhen completely disoriented.

Blood sprayed from his mouth.

Xiao Jun said coldly, "Cut the crap. You dared to set fire to our Chenxi Pavilion. If you want to live, you’ll cooperate with our Young Master."

"Whatever our Young Master asks, you’ll answer truthfully. Otherwise, you die."

He didn’t give the man a chance to spout any more nonsense.

Li Zhen’s head felt like it was about to explode from Xiao Jun’s slaps.

He knew then that his life was in the hands of Jiang Chen and his men.

He was terrified.

Trembling, he said, "Big bro, I’ll tell you the truth, I’ll tell you everything! Just let me go."