Chapter 86: Brother Gao, I, Little Luo, have noted down the account of five spirit stones!
On the bustling street.
Luo Chen and his two bodyguards stopped their steps.
In front of them was a slightly nervous cultivator.
"I recognize you, you are Duan Sanfu, right!"
Looking at the slightly familiar face, Luo Chen remembered the other party's name; he was one of the two cultivators who blocked his stall at the loose cultivator market back then.
If he remembered correctly, the other person was still locked up in the Red Pillar Prison now.
He didn't know if he was dead or if his chrysanthemum had bloomed.
Duan Sanfu pointed to the restaurant next to him, "Fellow Daoist, my second brother invites you!"
"Gao Tingyuan?"
Without waiting for the other party to respond, Luo Chen suddenly smiled, "Then please lead the way!"
He was fearless and walked upstairs with his head held high.
Qingjiang Restaurant, a restaurant built by the Dajiang Gang near Lancang Wharf.
Usually, many cultivators who had finished their work would eat, drink, and even live here.
On the first floor, it was bustling with noise, and many cultivators were eating meat and drinking wine in large gulps.
Earning spirit stones through the Dajiang Gang, and then spending those spirit stones in the gambling dens set up by the Dajiang Gang.
On the second floor, it was silent at this moment.
Until Luo Chen went upstairs!
Five late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, with the two leaders at the ninth level of Qi Refining!
Luo Chen's pupils shrank, but his steps didn't stop at all, and he walked step by step to the opposite side of the short and stocky man.
"Luo Chen, Hall Master of the Poshan Gang Alchemy Hall, I said it right, didn't I?"
"Brother Gao is well-informed; our Alchemy Hall hasn't even refined a single pill yet."
"Sit!"
"Please!"
The two sat down face to face, and another blue-robed ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator leaned on the railing, staring boredly at the bustling street below.
Zhou Yuanli and Liu Qiang, the two bodyguards, were nervous, as if facing a great enemy at this moment.
Gao Tingyuan, nicknamed the Mixed River Dragon.
The number one expert under Wang Hai-chao, the Gang Leader of the Dajiang Gang.
He even had the glorious record of personally killing the Broken Blade Xu Renke on the Dao Discussion Platform.
If the other side suddenly attacked, even if the two brothers had joint attack techniques, they were afraid they wouldn't be able to protect Luo Chen's safety.
Suddenly, the blue-robed cultivator at the railing smiled.
"Wang Yuan is watching from afar."
"Of course he has to watch; after all, this is his little brother."
Gao Tingyuan sneered, and then stared at Luo Chen like a torch.
Staring, just staring.
Not a word!
Luo Chen's brows slowly knitted together, and then he shook his head slowly.
"If you have something to say, say it; this posture is not the way to treat a guest."
Gao Tingyuan raised his eyebrows, as if he were somewhat surprised.
Then, he weighed his words word by word: "You should be clear that inviting you here is not for you to be a guest."
"Then should I leave?"
Luo Chen stood up abruptly.
Gao Tingyuan was stunned, and then anger rose.
He took a deep breath and suppressed his anger.
"Was my little brother killed by you?"
"Your little brother? The Gao Ting'e that Duan Sanfu mentioned?" Luo Chen sneered, "Do you think I killed him?"
"Isn't it? Then why didn't you dare to see me back then?" Gao Tingyuan stared at Luo Chen, not letting go of even a trace of his facial expression.
But unfortunately, he didn't see any guilty conscience or flaws.
Luo Chen shrugged, "Even a fool knows that our Poshan Gang and your Dajiang Gang were killing each other red-eyed during that time. Do I look like a fool? Not really! Then why would I want to see you."
"That's not a reason!"
"Then what reason do you want, I'll give it to you right away."
"I checked, that day after you bought the materials for alchemy, you went back in the evening."
"Should I tell you that I happened to go to my good friend Chen Xiuping's house to celebrate his granddaughter's birthday?"
Gao Tingyuan was stunned, Chen Xiuping?
It seemed to be the talisman maker who set up a stall with Luo Chen.
Luo Chen curled his lips, "If you checked carefully enough, you should know that I have a pretty good relationship with that old man. He shares a stall with me, and I usually help him sell talismans. Just now, I even brought a bag of snacks for his granddaughter."
Gao Tingyuan was suspicious, as if the information collected by his little brother did include these things.
And among cultivators, there is indeed a tradition of being happy to help the juniors of the other party.
Because no one can say for sure when they will die in the mountains, in the river, or while exploring a secret realm.
Naturally, they hope their juniors will be looked after by friends.
This tradition is even more popular in large sects.
If he says he went to celebrate the birthday of Chen Xiuping's granddaughter, it is also very reasonable.
Seeing the other party hesitate, Luo Chen couldn't help but sigh.
He simply sat back in the chair and poured himself a cup of wine, sipping it into his mouth.
"If you ask me, you should check those loose cultivators who like to borrow the path to the Howling Moon Mountain Range. Everyone usually goes to the Ancient Plain Mountain Range, and those loose cultivators who dare to go to the Howling Moon Mountain Range are ruthless people; they are the biggest suspects."
"And, I've inquired about your little brother; it seems he was at the fifth level of Qi Refining."
"What was my cultivation level back then?"
Gao Tingyuan subconsciously said, "Third level of Qi Refining."
Luo Chen gave a thumbs up inwardly; the Dajiang Gang's intelligence capability was really a bit funny.
Outside, Luo Chen also gave a thumbs up.
"That's it, who could a third-level Qi Refining cultivator beat a fifth-level mid-stage cultivator?"
"And I'm just an alchemist with no power to truss a chicken, how can I be compared with you people who lick blood with a knife."
"Speaking of which, your little brother destroyed my thatched cottage courtyard, and I haven't settled this account with you yet."
"That courtyard is not worth much, but it is my precious home, and some furniture inside is more or less worth a few spirit stones."
What furniture is worth a few spirit stones!
Today I came to settle accounts with you, how did it become you dunning for debt?
Gao Tingyuan took a deep breath, "Then I ask you, why did you hurry to move into the inner city after that? Was it because you were afraid we would find you, or because you took my little brother's legacy, so you had the money to move into the inner city."
It had to be said that this time, he guessed very correctly.
But Luo Chen also had a way to deal with it.
"Go and inquire, do I care about other people's spirit stones?"
Luo Chen seemed to have been insulted, patting the table and shouting:
"I am an alchemist! An alchemist who is never short of spirit stones, get it straight! I am not those poor loose cultivators!"
"Before, I could earn several hundred spirit stones a day; who in the southern city loose cultivator market doesn't know?"
"And what do you mean by hurrying to move into the inner city? If you have spirit stones, don't you live in the inner city spirit vein place?"
"Of course, my spirit stones didn't come from the wind. Your little brother destroyed my home, even if he is dead, you, this big brother, should pay it back for him, right?"
"Five spirit stones, bring them here!"
How dare he!
Bodyguard Liu Qiang was shocked.
For the first time, he saw a fifth-level Qi Refining cultivator asking for spirit stones righteously in front of the Mixed River Dragon, a ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator.
Not to mention him, the several late-stage Qi Refining cultivators brought by Gao Tingyuan were also shocked at this moment.
Especially that lazy blue-robed cultivator, who was also frowning.
"Kid, be polite; the person sitting opposite you is the number two figure of the Dajiang Gang."
"Then I am still the Hall Master of the Poshan Gang Alchemy Hall!" Luo Chen glared back.
"Enough!"
Gao Tingyuan's face was gloomy, and he gave a low shout.
At this moment, his brain was a bit messy.
Subconsciously, he didn't believe his little brother died in the hands of a third-level Qi Refining cultivator.
But after checking it over and over again, there was no clue at all.
The only clue was Luo Chen.
He thought that by using the Soul-Capturing Technique to suppress the other party today, he could make the other party tell the truth.
Even if it wasn't done by the other party, he could more or less get other clues.
But the other party seemed to really have nothing to do with this matter, and even dared to ask for compensation righteously.
Could it be that it really had nothing to do with him?
"Tsk tsk, what a great prestige!"
Luo Chen laughed sarcastically.
"Even Old Man Mi didn't talk to me like this, you are actually more awesome than him. Alright, you probably can't take out these five spirit stones."
"I won't accompany you anymore, goodbye!"
After saying that, he turned and left.
At the stairs, three late-stage cultivators blocked the way.
Liu Qiang and Zhou Yuanli stepped forward, looking like they would fight if they didn't agree.
Luo Chen didn't look back and said coldly: "I was invited up by you, and I don't hope to let Mi Shuhua come to take me back!"
"Let him go!"
Hearing Gao Tingyuan's words, the three cultivators stepped aside with unkind faces.
Luo Chen flicked his sleeves and walked downstairs, leaving a sentence behind.
"Brother Gao, don't forget the account of five spirit stones!"
After he left, the second floor became silent again.
For a long time, the blue-robed cultivator sighed.
"Second Brother, this matter is afraid it really has to fall on those loose cultivators who like to go to the Howling Moon Mountain Range."
"You also think it has nothing to do with this kid?"
"If it had anything to do with him, he wouldn't be so tough."
"But a fifth-level Qi Refining cultivator being so tough to me, isn't it even more suspicious?"
"He is even more impolite to Sikong Shoujia; it is said that in the gang meeting, Mi Shuhua was even tricked out of two magic artifacts by him."
Gao Tingyuan rubbed his brows and walked to the railing.
Never before had he felt so tired.
His little brother was dead, his Dantian was damaged, his path to Foundation Establishment was cut off, and now he couldn't even find the enemy to take revenge.
The blue-robed cultivator shook his head, "In my opinion, let's put Ting'e's matter aside for now! There are more and more strangers in the gang recently; they occupy several large ships, and sooner or later they will infringe on our interests."
Gao Tingyuan remained silent.
He knew that all of this had Wang Hai-chao's tacit approval.
Back then, in that battle on the Dao Discussion Platform, he must have been plotted against by the other party, and even his substitute puppet was destroyed.
"Can't put it aside, still have to check!"
He slapped the railing heavily, his face ruthless.
The blue-robed cultivator sighed, his expression somewhat dejected.
"Hall Master, you were really prestigious just now!"
Liu Qiang's eyes shone with brilliance, and he called "Hall Master" much more smoothly.
Luo Chen twitched the corners of his mouth and spat a mouthful of saliva at the street corner.
Zhou Yuanli sniffed his nose; was that wine?
The sip of wine Luo Chen took upstairs.
Luo Chen wiped the corner of his mouth and looked at the two with burning eyes.
"Prestigious, right?"
"Follow me in the future, and you can be this prestigious too!" ===== CHAPTER 87 =====
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