Chapter 2629

Captain Qian?

Huh!?

Yuan Ze awoke as if from a dream.

In an instant, he recalled the matter Qian Kuan had instructed him about.

He looked at Zhao Chi, then a flicker of panic crossed his eyes.

But remembering what he had just suffered, he gritted his teeth, quickly composed a message, and sent it to Qian Kuan.

After doing all this, a faint smile appeared on his face.

Visibly, he suddenly grew a little more confident.

"Zhao Chi… wait a moment longer, it'll be done right away. My superior is coming by, please wait a bit, he'll be here any moment."

Zhao Chi frowned: "Still have to wait for your superior? What a hassle. Who is it?"

Yuan Ze laughed: "He's arriving any moment, I'm really sorry, it'll be over very soon."

The words had barely fallen when heavy knocking came from the main door.

The soldiers at the door glanced at Zhao Chi and actually didn't dare open it.

Yuan Ze said: "What are you looking at? Open the door, quick! Captain Qian is here, if you don't open it, it'll get smashed in!"

The two soldiers immediately opened the wooden door.

Captain Qian?

That address suddenly felt oddly familiar to Zhao Chi.

But as the door swung open, an even more familiar face appeared before his eyes.

Qian Kuan!

The vice squad captain who had thrown a punch at the exchange yesterday.

Why had he come?

Was this the superior Yuan Ze had spoken of?

Arrived this fast?

Had he teleported straight to the door?

Zhao Chi was puzzled for a moment, but suddenly everything clicked.

Qian Kuan was the vice squad captain who specifically managed the exchange, and this Yuan Ze was also a vice inspector who managed the exchange.

So the superior Yuan Ze spoke of was very likely Qian Kuan.

Yuan Ze had notified Qian Kuan that I was here?

Zhao Chi looked thoughtfully at Yuan Ze.

Yuan Ze didn't dare look at Zhao Chi at all, instead rushing toward the door. He appeared to be welcoming Qian Kuan, but in reality he was fleeing from Zhao Chi.

Zhao Chi let out a laugh.

The matter with Qian Kuan still had no resolution, so today they could settle it all at once.

Besides, today he wasn't the only one here—there were also Tang Ruan and Qi Yue, two female heroes holding the line; even ten Qian Kuans coming would be useless.

Having these two delicate women by his side really did put his mind at ease.

Anyway, the identity issue was solved, so from now on he really had to bring them everywhere.

And they were both so pretty—taking them out gave him face too.

Zhao Chi didn't care about face.

But still, wasn't it better than bringing two ugly ones?

While his thoughts wandered, over fifty soldiers rushed in from both sides behind Qian Kuan, surrounding the entire merchant hall.

More numbers were indeed better.

But in the face of an absolute gap in strength, numbers really meant nothing.

Yet this situation terrified the merchants of the Acks Merchant Guild into trembling all over.

They clearly recognized Qian Kuan.

"Damn! How did Qian Kuan show up too?"

"Yeah, didn't we just pay the fee?"

"Don't be afraid, it must be for that young lord."

"Sigh, I'm just afraid he'll pick a fight over something like this and extort money again."

"It would've been better not to withdraw from the Shiqizhe Alliance back then."

"Not withdraw? Then we wouldn't have lasted till now."

"Keep your voice down, they're coming over."

The merchants immediately shut their mouths.

Shopkeeper Wanyan heard the merchants' discussion and could also tell from the soldiers Qian Kuan brought that they were stronger and more elite, and from Yuan Ze's attitude she could tell Qian Kuan would be even more troublesome.

She looked at Zhao Chi with worry, but this time it wasn't as anxious as before.

Although Qian Kuan's soldiers were strong, the two women beside Zhao Chi were even more extraordinary.

She hoped they could win.

Shopkeeper Wanyan shifted her gaze to Yuan Ze, whose face was plastered with a smile.

Yuan Ze bowed and scraped.

Very eagerly, he laughed and pointed at Zhao Chi as he spoke: "Good evening, Captain Qian, that's Zhao Chi."

Qian Kuan snorted: "The hell I don't know he's Zhao Chi? Get out of the way and stand aside, don't block me."

"Yes! Okay~"

Zhao Chi frowned slightly.

Although the White Tiger Regiment had its share of scoundrels among its lords, he had never seen any captain as arrogant as Qian Kuan.

Especially when dealing with subordinate lords, the White Tiger Regiment's lords would at least maintain a certain degree of decorum.

But judging from Qian Kuan's attitude toward Yuan Ze… it really did seem like a master-servant relationship.

Qian Kuan relied on his brother being a real-power deputy captain, so he dared act this way. Yuan Ze had no background, but he might have simply learned it from Qian Kuan — full of bandit air.

If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be askew.

He hadn't expected that the World-Breaking Army really did have this kind of lord serving as captain.

This was more like the style of the Heavenly King Army.

As someone who didn't understand the conflict between the White Tiger Regiment and the Black Tortoise Regiment, Zhao Chi was truly beginning to feel disgusted with the Black Tortoise Regiment's lords.

There were surely good lords in the Black Tortoise Regiment, but… their reputation had truly been ruined by lords like these.

Qian Kuan walked straight up to Zhao Chi and sneered coldly: "Zhao Chi, today I finally caught you. Let's see how you run now?"

Zhao Chi laughed: "Run? Qian Kuan, have you lost your memory? Who was the one who ran last time?"

Yuan Ze raised an eyebrow.

This Zhao Chi… actually addressed Captain Qian by name directly?

And… from what he said, it was Captain Qian who suffered a loss last time?

He couldn't help but look at Zhao Chi again.

He couldn't figure out what background Zhao Chi actually had.

The merchants in the distance also stared at Zhao Chi in astonishment.

"I told you so, that young lord is no ordinary person — to dare speak to Captain Qian like that."

"Did you just notice? When his two beautiful subordinates were beating up Captain Yuan wildly earlier, I already saw it."

"Looks like there's a good show to watch."

"A good show? Just don't drag us into it."

Having said that, the two female merchants stared at Shopkeeper Wanyan.

Shopkeeper Wanyan sighed softly and said nothing.

Only her three female subordinates stared back.

Shopkeeper Wanyan's attention was all focused on Zhao Chi's side.

After Zhao Chi finished that sentence, Qian Kuan snorted: "Zhao Chi, I've investigated you. You come from a small family, and your biggest connection is nothing more than being a student of Jade Squadron Captain Li Ruanyu. Now kneel down and kowtow to me three times, and I'll consider forgiving you. Otherwise, I'll cripple you!"

Zhao Chi mocked: "So much bullshit. Are we fighting or not? Last time I hadn't beaten you enough before you ran. This time I'll beat the shit out of you!"

Qian Kuan flew into a rage: "Shit! Everyone, get him — attack!"

At Qian Kuan's wave of his hand, the surrounding soldiers immediately charged forward.