Chapter 247: I have reason on my side, I am not afraid!

"Loan voucher..." On the street, Xu Kequan's mind felt like mush. Facing the questioning of the person before him, he was completely unable to respond effectively.

The main thing was that this group of people had just charged in, shouting without rhyme or reason that he owed money and refused to pay, and they actually produced a loan voucher.

Immediately after, before he could even see it clearly, they came up and gave him a round of punches, and dragged his wife away.

"That person has a fake voucher in his bosom." A thought flashed through Xu Kequan's mind, and he decisively pointed at the retainer who had just held the fake voucher to slander him.

"They forced me to press my thumbprint; the cinnabar red ink is still wet."

As Xu Kequan said this, he extended his thumb, and sure enough, there was still red cinnabar ink on it.

Seeing this, Chu Danqing reached out and rummaged around, immediately finding that loan voucher. Upon closer inspection, the cinnabar red print was indeed newly pressed.

But the date recorded on it was three years ago.

On the other side, the "Little Overlord" Fang Chen saw this scene, and anger appeared in his eyes.

Fang Chen used brute force to forcibly yank the Refined Steel Crescent Halberd from Da Bao's hand.

"Nonsense." Fang Chen rebuked, "My Fang Fu has a large family and a great business; why would I slander a mere scholar like you over twelve taels of silver?"

Hearing this, Xu Kequan's mind became even more active, and he immediately retorted: "Hmph, if it were twelve hundred taels of silver, I truly wouldn't be able to produce it."

"But twelve taels of silver, how could I possibly default on it?"

"You Fang Fu, even when slandering, should pay attention to social standing." Xu Kequan came from a scholarly family; how could he possibly not be able to produce such a small amount of money?

On the contrary, for those retainers, twelve taels was already an astronomical figure.

Fang Chen did not pay attention to Xu Kequan, but stared fixedly at Chu Danqing.

Right now, he wanted to take people away; Xu Kequan was not the problem at all, the real problem was Chu Danqing.

From beginning to end, what their Fang Fu had their eyes on was not Xu Kequan's wife. She was just a mere woman; with his Fang Fu's large family and great business, they could find whatever kind they wanted.

Why would they need to come and snatch her by force?

What they were plotting was the Spirit Beast Diagram: Nine Stars Circling the Moon Halberd in the hands of Xu Kequan's wife.

For this, they spared no effort to pull strings, and even let their own eldest brother bear the notoriety of being lecherous as a cover.

They hadn't expected that there would still be complications.

If they obtained this Spirit Beast Diagram, his Refined Steel Crescent Halberd would be able to advance further, and it wouldn't be impossible to contend with the heroes of the world in the future.

Therefore, he had been protecting them all the way; it wasn't a chance encounter.

As for the issue of twelve taels? It was done on purpose, to lead the direction of public opinion toward a lecherous act.

Otherwise, if they had really filled in eighty or a hundred taels, it would have been too perfect and would have invited suspicion.

"This brother, I..." Fang Chen opened his mouth, wanting to explain.

He was no match for this strange spirit beast, so finding a way to keep Chu Danqing from interfering was best.

"Don't, I cannot bear the title of 'brother' from you." Chu Danqing immediately interrupted; he didn't want to hear the other party explain anything: "With your Fang Fu's influence, reporting to the officials is definitely useless."

"So, I'll just send you on your way." Chu Danqing had no time to wait for him to accept the sanctions of the law.

He still had things to do.

So killing him directly would save trouble.

Besides, if he really sent him to the officials, he was afraid that if he sent him over in the evening, he would be out after eating dinner.

The fact that the other party dared to take action on the street showed that they had nothing to fear.

"You!!!" Fang Chen was both shocked and angry; he hadn't expected that Chu Danqing would actually think of taking action directly.

However, before he could question him, Da Bao's sharp claws were already heading toward his neck, the power of Blood Rage turning into substance.

He hurriedly raised the Refined Steel Crescent Halberd to block.

But this time was no longer like before; with one swipe of the claw, the Refined Steel Crescent Halberd in Fang Chen's hand was immediately severed.

The claw's momentum did not diminish, immediately piercing into Fang Chen's chest.

"No, you can't kill me, my brother-in-law is..." Fang Chen felt the excruciating pain, his face twisted, and fear drove him to roar uncontrollably.

However, before he could finish his sentence, he was killed by a swipe of Da Bao's claw.

Chu Danqing didn't care who the other party's brother-in-law was; he already had this level of strength, so how could he be timid?

Acting so arrogant and domineering, this certainly wasn't the first time.

He had no intention of settling things one by one; with strength, where was the need to be hesitant?

"Murder! Murder!!!" The surrounding commoners saw this scene, and not knowing who shouted it, they immediately scattered like birds and beasts.

Chu Danqing, however, didn't care, casually throwing the corpse aside.

His gaze turned toward Xu Kequan and his wife.

"Many thanks, benefactor." Xu Kequan's expression was complex as he said: "This Fang Chen's brother-in-law is the Fucheng Captain. Benefactor killed him; now the matter has become serious."

"I beg benefactor to leave Guanglu Prefecture as soon as possible to preserve your life." As a local, Xu Kequan naturally knew how powerful the Fang Fu was.

However, Chu Danqing shook his head: "What is there to fear? At worst, I'll just pull it up by the roots."

If he didn't have the strength, he would definitely run, but since he had the strength, why retreat from such a thing?

He had reason on his side, he was not afraid!

What? The other party's crime didn't warrant death? Human traffickers are reasonable to kill no matter how you do it.

The few people present were also shocked upon hearing this.

They had originally thought Fang Chen was arrogant enough, but they hadn't expected that he was even more arrogant, actually thinking of exterminating the family.

"On the contrary, you two, what are your plans?" Chu Danqing asked.

"Tonight, we will first find a safe place, and tomorrow morning we will leave the city to go to Yunyu Prefecture to seek refuge with relatives." Xu Kequan also knew that they couldn't stay in Guanglu Prefecture.

Chu Danqing found this reasonable upon hearing it.

The city gates were closed, so they definitely couldn't get out.

As for Chu Danqing helping them fight their way out, that was out of the question.

He didn't plan on rebelling for the time being.

"Like this, you two follow me tonight, and tomorrow morning I will send you out of the city." Chu Danqing said.

He wasn't in a hurry to deal with the Fang Fu; he would first inquire about what other evil deeds they had done, and then kill them one by one when the time came.

As the saying goes, the monk can run, but the temple cannot. Perhaps they would come to kill him first tonight, and then Chu Danqing could save some trouble.

Xu Kequan hesitated for a moment upon hearing this, but ultimately agreed: "Then many thanks, benefactor."

Having said that, Chu Danqing took them back to the Heyang Tower.

The shopkeeper of Heyang Tower saw this and also came up to greet them.

"Everyone, my shop is small, and I cannot afford to offend the Captain. You see..." The Heyang Tower shopkeeper opened his shop in Guanglu Prefecture and certainly didn't dare to offend the local bully.

Chu Danqing narrowed his eyes upon hearing this: "Fine, but I won't pay for this wine and food."

You're chasing away guests and still want to collect money? You're thinking a bit too beautifully.

"It is only right; it is my small shop that did not provide proper hospitality." How could the Heyang Tower shopkeeper dare to ask for money from a strong person like Chu Danqing?

The local bully was killed just like that; how could he, a small shopkeeper, dare to say no?

Chu Danqing did not make things difficult for the other party, but took his people and left.

"Brother Chu, do you regret this? Not only did you lose a fortuitous encounter, but you also invited trouble for nothing." Yang Qianyuan asked curiously.

"What is there to regret about this?" Chu Danqing said nonchalantly, then asked: "The fortuitous encounter you spoke of, what exactly is it?"

"I'm not clear, but one thing is certain, and that is that you, Brother Chu, are already no longer fated for it." Yang Qianyuan said with regret, then explained.

"This Heaven's Secret Divination is not all-knowing and all-powerful. What I can see is only a glimpse; I cannot see the whole picture, so how can I know everything?"

He knew about this limitation; if he could really see everything, wouldn't he be invincible?

Just this information gap alone could make a Heaven's Secret type spirit beast possess an invincible posture.

"Obtaining it is my luck, losing it is my fate." Chu Danqing said: "A fortuitous encounter is not a human life; it is not worth me lowering my bottom line."

Xu Kequan and his wife on the side heard this and looked at each other, exchanging something with their eyes.

It was just that the two of them were behind Chu Danqing and Yang Qianyuan, and the two of them were chatting and didn't notice.

The group soon found a place to stay in the city, an abandoned and dilapidated house.

"Stay here for the night, you two... oh, I forgot to heal you." Chu Danqing only then reacted; Xu Kequan and his wife still had injuries on them.

Saying this, Da Bai used the single-target healing spirit art: Spirit Healing to treat them.

One shot per head, plus multiple casting, the healing directly overflowed, and their injuries were all recovered.

The physical fitness of the couple was average, probably around 7 to 9 points.

And that Fang Chen was a bit stronger, probably around 20 points; it should be the blessing of his soldier-armor spirit beast, the Refined Steel Crescent Halberd.

On the contrary, Yang Qianyuan, the other party's Heaven's Secret type spirit beast actually being able to let him reach 15 points in attributes was indeed remarkable.

But this was also normal; after all, the other party's father could possess the Heaven's Secret type spirit beast, the Heavenly Pool Dragon.

After being healed, Xu Kequan only then spoke: "Benefactor's life-saving grace, Kequan will never forget."

"Kequan now has nothing to his name and has no way to repay you."

"Previously, this young brother said that in order to save the two of us, benefactor missed a fortuitous encounter."

"My wife has a family-inherited scroll of a Spirit Beast Diagram, and we are willing to gift it to benefactor as a token of gratitude to compensate for what benefactor lost."

Yang Qianyuan on the side heard this, and his eyes looked like he had seen a ghost; what kind of bizarre development was this?

Chu Danqing didn't even think about it and directly refused.

"No need, I didn't save people for a reward." Chu Danqing said straightforwardly.

To say he didn't want anything at all would certainly be unrealistic; Chu Danqing did it for self-satisfaction.

Providing himself with emotional value was already enough.

"Benefactor doesn't seek a reward, but we cannot not repay you." Xu Kequan's wife also hurriedly said: "If not for benefactor's help, I would not have escaped death today."

"I know that what the eldest master of this Fang Fu was plotting was not my beauty, but this scroll of the Spirit Beast Diagram."

"My husband and I have no power to protect it; as the saying goes, an innocent man is guilty of his own treasure."

"Today we escaped a disaster, but in the future, we will not be able to escape this disaster."

"Gifting it to benefactor is not entirely to repay the kindness, but also to preserve our own lives. I beg benefactor to please accept it."

This sounded as if they were taking advantage, but in reality, it was just finding a reason to give it to Chu Danqing.

If they wanted to preserve it, that would be simple; just find a place to bury it and be done with it.

"Fine, then give it to me. Tomorrow morning when I go to kill them, I will take the matter of this Spirit Beast Diagram upon myself, so you won't bring fire upon yourselves." Chu Danqing agreed.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 248 =====