Chapter 647: Pressuring Others with Power
Chapter 647: Chapter 645: Pressuring Others with Power
Watching Zuo Tu leave, Jiang Chen’s brow was furrowed.
In Xingyuan City, the Zuo Family was a behemoth.
Jiang Chen hadn’t wanted to provoke them, but they had come to him, and their intentions were clearly hostile.
He didn’t know if this was the will of the Zuo Family or just Zuo Tu’s personal agenda.
But asking him to give up half of Chenxi Pavilion’s profits was impossible.
No one could take half from him. Not even a single coin.
Not long after Zuo Tu left,
five men walked into Chenxi Pavilion. Each wore a blue robe embroidered with the image of a small sword.
‘The Artifact Refiner Guild?’
Jiang Chen recognized them as members of the Artifact Refiner Guild with a single glance.
The leader of the five was a portly man.
The moment he entered, he roared at the customers in the shop, “Everyone out! Out!”
“The Artifact Refiner Guild is conducting business! All irrelevant personnel, get out!”
Upon hearing that they were from the Artifact Refiner Guild, the crowd quickly began to file out of Chenxi Pavilion.
In an instant, the bustling Chenxi Pavilion was empty.
Xiao Jun, Mr. Jiao, and the other members of the Jiang Family all wore puzzled expressions.
Xiao Jun stepped forward and asked, “What is the meaning of this?”
But the five men simply looked on with arrogance.
The portly leader sneered.
“So this is Chenxi Pavilion?”
“Your Chenxi Pavilion sure has a lot of nerve. Are you even certified by our Artifact Refiner Guild? How dare you open a shop without it?”
“Just what do you take our Artifact Refiner Guild for?”
Xiao Jun’s expression darkened as he looked at the fat man and the four men behind him.
The portly man was a Martial King Fifth Heaven, while the four behind him were all at the Martial Master Cultivation level.
As they spoke, it was clear the five of them were filled with pride, a pride that came from being members of the Artifact Refiner Guild.
The fat man, however, kicked a nearby chair in dissatisfaction.
He demanded, “Who’s the boss here? Tell your boss to come out and talk.”
Little Xixi immediately puffed up with anger. With one hand on her hip, her tiny figure rushed forward. She pointed at the fat man and shouted, “You big fatty! You’re a bully!”
“A bully!”
The fat man was clearly taken aback.
‘Someone actually called me a big fatty? Don’t they know that’s my trigger word?’
His fierce eyes glared down, only to see an adorable little girl.
He shot a vicious glare at Little Xixi.
“Don’t think I won’t hit you just because you’re cute.”
As he spoke, he raised his palm, about to strike Little Xixi.
The thick, fleshy palm was just about to descend.
Just then, a hand shot out and grabbed the fat man’s wrist.
Then, with a push,
THUD!
Before the fat man could even react, he was sent tumbling to the ground, landing flat on his backside.
It was Jiang Chen. He had acted just in time.
He pulled Xixi to his side and looked down at the fat man on the floor.
Jiang Chen’s eyes were ice-cold.
He said coolly, “If you have business, then state it. I’m the owner here. What is it?”
He had a faint feeling that these people from the Artifact Refiner Guild had been sent by Zuo Tu, who had just left.
The fat man’s name was Luo Quan.
His four companions helped him up from the ground.
Luo Quan stared at Jiang Chen, his face flushed with anger.
Jiang Chen had moved too fast, shoving him to the ground. It was a complete humiliation.
After all, the Artifact Refiner Guild was an extremely powerful organization.
Even the City Lord’s Mansion wouldn’t dare to provoke the Artifact Refiner Guild.
But to his surprise, this kid had just shoved him to the floor.
He had lost all face.
Furious, he pointed a finger at Jiang Chen, his eyes filled with killing intent.
“Kid, you dare to push me down?”
“Are you tired of living?”
The other four also glared at Jiang Chen with hostile expressions.
Jiang Chen looked at the five men with an indifferent expression.
He could tell they were here to cause trouble. Even though they were from the Artifact Refiner Guild, Jiang Chen didn’t know much about them, nor did he have any particular opinion of them.
He simply didn’t care.
So, he replied coolly, “That’s right, I am tired of living. What are you going to do about it?”
At that moment, the fat man was absolutely fuming.
Jiang Chen was acting as if there was nothing he could do about it.
His anger was no small matter. A ferocious look flashed across his face, and he suddenly lunged forward.
WHOOSH!
He charged straight for Jiang Chen, an axe appearing in his hand as he brought it down in a vicious chop.
At that moment, Xiao Jun’s face grew grim, and he let out an angry shout.
“Insolence! How dare you show disrespect to our Young Master!”
As he spoke, Xiao Jun appeared in front of Jiang Chen with incredible speed and threw a kick.
BANG!
Luo Quan felt a violent jolt in his arm, and he could no longer hold onto his axe. It flew from his grasp.
Xiao Jun’s kick didn’t stop, striking Luo Quan’s arm.
CRACK!
With a sharp snap, Xiao Jun broke Luo Quan’s arm on the spot.
Not only had he kicked the axe away, but he had also broken his arm.
Luo Quan let out a miserable shriek of pain.
“AAAAHH…”
He clutched his arm, screaming continuously as he staggered back a few steps. He only steadied himself after his four companions caught him.
THWACK!
The axe that Xiao Jun had kicked away finally slammed into the wall of Chenxi Pavilion, burying itself deep within.
At this, Luo Quan and his men glared angrily at Jiang Chen’s group.
At the same time, they were utterly shocked.
The strength displayed by the people of Chenxi Pavilion was extraordinary.
Despite his cultivation at the Martial King Fifth Heaven, he was no match for his opponent at all.
This made Luo Quan, who was out on official business, feel even more ashamed and enraged.
However, he wasn’t an idiot. He knew how powerful his opponents were.
His four companions realized it even more keenly. Luo Quan, whose cultivation was higher than all four of them, had been defeated in an instant. What chance would they have? They could only stare at Xiao Jun and Jiang Chen in horror.
Seeing this, Xiao Jun spoke coolly again, “I don’t care if you’re from the Alchemy Master Guild or the Artifact Refiner Guild. Inside Chenxi Pavilion, you’d better behave yourselves.”
“Now, speak to our Young Master with some respect.”
After suffering a loss, Luo Quan and his men settled down a bit.
However, their tone was still just as arrogant.
He snorted coldly. “You people of Chenxi Pavilion truly have some nerve.”
“How dare you hit me? Let me tell you, I’m from the Artifact Refiner Guild. You’ll pay dearly for striking a member of the Artifact Refiner Guild.”
Jiang Chen’s gaze fell coldly upon Luo Quan and his men.
He repeated, “I’ll say it again: speak properly.”
“Otherwise, even if you are from the Artifact Refiner Guild, I’ll have you thrown out.”
Luo Quan was so angry he nearly jumped to his feet.
‘Since when has the name of the Artifact Refiner Guild become so useless?’
He took a deep breath, suppressing the pain from his injury.
‘I need to calm down,’ he thought. ‘I’ll have to wait until I get back to the Artifact Refiner Guild and gather reinforcements before I can get my revenge.’
For now, he still had business to attend to.
Zuo Tu had found him and ordered him to shut down Chenxi Pavilion.
He had already investigated and found that Chenxi Pavilion had indeed not been certified by the Artifact Refiner Guild. Since it had opened without authorization, he had come straight here.
Pointing at the entire shop, Luo Quan said, “It’s simple. We came today to inform you that without the permission of our Artifact Refiner Guild, no one is allowed to open a shop and sell Magical Treasures in Xingyuan City.”
“Starting today, Chenxi Pavilion must be closed.”
What?
Xiao Jun’s eyes widened.
He couldn’t believe the Artifact Refiner Guild had such a rule.
He immediately retorted in dissatisfaction, “What right does your Artifact Refiner Guild have to say that?”
“We’ll open our shop if we want to.”
Even Jiang Chen was annoyed.
‘This Artifact Refiner Guild is truly tyrannical,’ he thought.
But it was obvious that Zuo Tu was the one pulling the strings behind all this.
It was only natural that the Zuo Family’s power could extend into the Artifact Refiner Guild. Mobilizing them for help would certainly not be a problem.
Jiang Chen just hadn’t expected Zuo Tu to act so quickly.
He had found people from the Artifact Refiner Guild to deal with him this fast, all because he wouldn’t give up half of his profits.
He was furious.