Chapter 196: Coming from Datong Prefecture

"Third Master Chen, please come in."

Xiang Du invited a middle-aged man with an extraordinary air into a main hall.

The middle-aged man was named Chen Yuzhi, the helmsman of the Chen family's third branch, which was why he was also known as Third Master Chen.

A man holding a long saber with a cold and rigid temperament followed behind Chen Yuzhi; he was a retainer of the Chen family, a martial artist at the Qi Transformation realm.

Xiang Du led the two into the reception hall, had tea served, and then withdrew.

Chen Yuzhi and the martial artist retainer waited quietly in the hall, and this wait lasted for over an hour.

The martial artist retainer showed signs of anger several times, and finally, he could not help but speak:

"Third Master, isn't this Green-Faced Ghost King looking down on the Chen family a bit too much?!"

A dignified Third Master Chen was an honored guest wherever he went; when had he ever received such treatment?

Chen Yuzhi picked up his teacup, took a sip without haste, and said slowly:

"Since he killed someone at the Dao Foundation realm, he naturally has the capital to be arrogant. If you could also kill a Dao Foundation realm powerhouse, I would be willing to sit here and wait for you for this long too."

The martial artist retainer immediately stopped talking.

A moment later, footsteps came from outside.

Wearing a black robe and a green evil ghost mask, Li Fei walked into the hall.

Chen Yuzhi stood up hurriedly, smiled, and cupped his hands:

"Are you the Green-Faced Ghost King?"

"I am. Please sit."

Li Fei gestured for Chen Yuzhi to sit, while he sat in the main seat.

"What is the matter?"

Li Fei asked, getting straight to the point.

"The Ghost King is indeed straightforward."

Chen Yuzhi smiled, "Then I will speak plainly. Regarding that exotic beast farm on the outskirts of the city, there are some misunderstandings between your Qingyuan City Management Company and us. I came here specifically for this matter."

"There is no misunderstanding."

Li Fei said bluntly, "The Qingyuan City Management Company has already expressed its position very clearly. If you do not hand over this exotic beast farm within three days, I will take it back myself."

The martial artist retainer standing behind Chen Yuzhi held his breath, unable to help but become nervous.

In truth, after the Tiger Saber Gang fell, the assets it left behind could be considered ownerless, and everyone relied on their own abilities to compete for them.

But this Green-Faced Ghost King had suddenly stepped forward to take over the Tiger Saber Gang and wanted to take all the businesses left behind by the Tiger Saber Gang, and from beginning to end, no one dared to say a word of dissent!

Even the Chen family had retreated again and again before this Green-Faced Ghost King. Now, having taken the initiative to send Chen Yuzhi to discuss the exotic beast farm, this Green-Faced Ghost King did not even want to talk, and his attitude was so tough that it could be called extremely overbearing!

Yet, it was precisely this attitude that made the martial artist retainer immediately think of the Dao Foundation realm powerhouse killed by the Green-Faced Ghost King, and he instantly felt an invisible pressure.

People have names, and trees have shadows.

Anyone capable of killing a Dao Foundation realm person one-on-one ought to be this overbearing!

"Haha, of course, of course. No one doubts the Ghost King's astonishing combat power."

The smile on Chen Yuzhi's face did not change, "But there is indeed a misunderstanding here, because the one currently occupying that exotic beast farm is not our Chen family, but someone else."

"Oh?"

Li Fei looked at Chen Yuzhi, wanting to see what tricks the Chen family intended to play this time.

"The Tiger Saber Gang previously traded in exotic beast feed with our Chen family. You should know this. However, what you may not know is that our Chen family cannot produce this exotic beast feed ourselves; we buy it from Datong Prefecture City and then sell it to the Tiger Saber Gang."

Chen Yuzhi said unhurriedly.

"The amount of exotic beast feed the Tiger Saber Gang needed was large, and the payment involved was not a small sum, so transactions with our Chen family were settled quarterly. Our Chen family and the sellers in Datong Prefecture followed this model as well. But the Tiger Saber Gang fell too suddenly, and the payment for this quarter had not been settled when they collapsed. This puts our Chen family in a difficult position; we can't just wipe out such a large debt for the Tiger Saber Gang, can we?"

"Is that so?"

Li Fei asked.

"It is absolutely true. You have already taken the Tiger Saber Gang's accountant under your command; you can invite him over to ask, and you will know."

Chen Yuzhi said very firmly.

"So you mean to say that because the Chen family didn't want to pay the debt for the Tiger Saber Gang, you let the people from Datong Prefecture occupy the exotic beast farm left behind by the Tiger Saber Gang to offset the debt?"

Li Fei looked at Chen Yuzhi with a calm gaze.

Chen Yuzhi felt a bit guilty under that gaze.

Although he appeared calm, he felt a powerful pressure at this moment, just like the martial artist behind him!

"You didn't need to come here in person just to tell me this, did you, Third Master Chen?"

Li Fei asked.

"I don't deserve the title of Third Master."

Chen Yuzhi said hurriedly, "I came to visit the Ghost King in person this time to mediate a little, to avoid any unpleasantness between the Qingyuan City Management Company and our friends from Datong Prefecture."

"How does the Chen family want to mediate?"

"Everyone takes a step back. The other side is willing to value that exotic beast farm at 600, 00, and after deducting the Tiger Saber Gang's debt, give the remaining money to the Qingyuan City Management Company."

Chen Yuzhi said with a sincere face, "Actually, the other party is already very sincere. After all, for the Qingyuan City Management Company, this is equivalent to picking up a sum of money for free, isn't it?"

"Heh."

Li Fei laughed.

Although he had never farmed exotic beasts, he had learned a little about it.

Exotic beast farming was not just about fencing off a piece of land and throwing exotic beasts inside to start farming.

Depending on the species and habits of the exotic beasts, different facilities needed to be built. For example, some fire-attribute exotic beasts needed to live in high-temperature environments, while some water-attribute exotic beasts needed to live in low-temperature environments. And that was just the simplest environmental requirement.

Therefore, to build an exotic beast farm, the annual maintenance cost alone was a huge sum of money.

From the bills provided by He Yuan, one could see that over the past few years, Yu Hu and Zhang Mingze had successively poured more than three million into that exotic beast farm on the outskirts, and the value of the exotic beasts raised inside alone was no less than one million!

So the 600, 00 Chen Yuzhi quoted was simply a joke.

"Trouble Third Master Chen to go back and tell the people from Datong Prefecture for me: the debt the Tiger Saber Gang owes has nothing to do with the Qingyuan City Management Company. If they really want it, I can send them to find Yu Hu to collect the debt."

Li Fei said in a calm tone.

The expression on Chen Yuzhi's face froze.

Yu Hu was already dead; sending them to find Yu Hu to collect the debt—the meaning could not be more obvious!

He did not expect Li Fei to be so tough.

"Ghost King, let me say one more thing: Datong Prefecture City is different from Xingcheng. There are many experts there, and the water is very deep."

Chen Yuzhi said cautiously.

"Thank you for the reminder, Third Master. I won't see you out."

Li Fei picked up the teacup at his side to signal the end of the meeting.

Chen Yuzhi narrowed his eyes, stood up, and bowed to Li Fei:

"Farewell."

After the two left, Shangguan Xiao walked out from behind the screen in the hall.

"Junior Martial Aunt."

Li Fei stood up and took the initiative to give up the main seat.

"This Chen family is indeed cunning. They don't have the ability to suppress you themselves, so they actually borrowed people from Datong Prefecture to suppress you."

Shangguan Xiao said coldly.

"Does Junior Martial Aunt have any suggestions?"

Li Fei asked.

"Your attitude is correct. Exotic beast farming is very important. If the Qingyuan City Management Company wants to go further in the future, it must be able to farm exotic beasts itself."

Shangguan Xiao said.

"Mm."

Li Fei nodded.

"But the last sentence Chen Yuzhi said is indeed reasonable. The water in Datong Prefecture City is very deep. If you provoke the forces there, this matter will be very tricky."

Shangguan Xiao frowned.

Li Fei: "A strong dragon doesn't suppress the local snake. Even if that force is powerful in Datong Prefecture City, it might not work when they come to Xingcheng."

Shangguan Xiao smiled and looked at Li Fei: "You certainly have confidence."

"Soldiers come, generals block; water comes, earth covers."

Li Fei said calmly.

On the other side, Chen Yuzhi took his martial artist retainer out of the Qingyuan Fist Stronghold and got into a luxury car.

The luxury car soon drove out of the Qingyuan District, entered the Kaiping District, and stopped outside the gate of a 'Qingyin Small Class' courtyard.

This was a first-class brothel, a truly high-end establishment.

Chen Yuzhi walked into the courtyard with the martial artist retainer, and someone soon greeted them enthusiastically:

"Third Master is here."

"Lead the way."

Chen Yuzhi said with a gloomy face.

"Yes."

The person saw that Chen Yuzhi was in a bad mood, so they didn't dare to say more and hurriedly led the way.

Soon, Chen Yuzhi walked into a private box, while the martial artist retainer stood guard outside the door.

Inside the box, the head of the Chen family, Chen Yujing, was personally hosting, drinking with a man who had a sinister look and an aura as fierce as a flame.

Two women with graceful figures, wearing semi-transparent clothing, accompanied the man on his left and right, while a woman with an elegant temperament was pouring wine for the two men beside Chen Yujing.

"Third brother is here, come and sit."

Seeing Chen Yuzhi enter the private room, Chen Yujing greeted him with a smile.

"Eldest brother."

"Mr. Zhang."

Chen Yuzhi bowed to the two people in the private room respectively.

The sinister-looking man called Mr. Zhang raised his eyes to glance at Chen Yuzhi and nodded slightly, his attitude very arrogant.

Chen Yuzhi did not mind this and sat down next to Chen Yujing.

Chen Yujing first waved his hand, signaling for the women in the private room to leave, before asking Chen Yuzhi:

"How was it, did you see the Green-Faced Ghost King?"

"I saw him."

Chen Yuzhi nodded, "He told me that the debt owed by the Tiger Blade Gang has nothing to do with him, and if we really want the debt, he can send us to find Yu Hu for it."

"Heh."

Chen Yujing sneered.

Clack!

Mr. Zhang, who was drinking opposite them, suddenly smashed his wine glass onto the table, and an astonishing baleful aura erupted from his body, causing both Chen Yujing and Chen Yuzhi to be startled.

"What Green-Faced Ghost King? A frog in a well from a small place dares to call himself a king?"

Mr. Zhang sneered.

These words also swept the Chen family into it, making the expressions of Chen Yujing and Chen Yuzhi somewhat awkward.

"This person is naturally no match for you, Mr. Zhang."

Chen Yuzhi said with a smile.

"This time we were willing to talk to this so-called Ghost King, it was entirely for the sake of your Chen family. Since the other party doesn't know what's good for them, there's no need to talk. I will directly make this so-called Green-Faced Ghost truly become a ghost!"

Mr. Zhang spoke with great bravado.

Being able to say such things while knowing that the Green-Faced Ghost had killed a Dao Foundation realm powerhouse proved that this person was at least a Dao Foundation realm expert himself!

"Mr. Zhang, for a mere Green-Faced Ghost, it will naturally be easy for you to capture him."

Chen Yujing said, "But the other side doesn't just have one Dao Foundation realm expert; the Green-Faced Ghost has already joined forces with the Great Leader of the Green Origin Fist Stronghold. Moreover, we received news that this Great Leader is about to serve as the First Seat of the Xingcheng Stop-War Academy! Besides that, she also has a senior brother with even greater strength. So it is best not to act rashly."

"If the Green-Faced Ghost dies, will the other two Dao Foundation realm experts spare no effort to avenge him?"

Mr. Zhang asked suddenly.

"This..."

Chen Yujing and Chen Yuzhi were stunned.

"Didn't you already confirm that they only have a cooperative relationship?"

"That is indeed the case."

"Then I only need to kill the Green-Faced Ghost."

Mr. Zhang said coldly.

Chen Yujing and Chen Yuzhi looked at each other, feeling that what the other party said made sense.

The Green-Faced Ghost and the Green Origin Fist Stronghold only had a cooperative relationship; if the Green-Faced Ghost suddenly died, would that Great Leader and her senior brother really fight to the death against a powerful force from Datong Prefecture for the sake of a Green-Faced Ghost?

"When does Mr. Zhang plan to make a move?"

Chen Yujing asked.

"The sooner the better, can you track the whereabouts of the Green-Faced Ghost?"

Mr. Zhang asked.

"That is very difficult to track, but we can use that exotic beast farm to lure the other party out."

Chen Yujing said, "It's just that I'm afraid the other party will also be on guard against this, and it will be troublesome if that Great Leader comes along as well."

"Then you just find a way to hold that Great Leader back; I only need five minutes."

Mr. Zhang said confidently.

He looked at Chen Yujing and Chen Yuzhi: "Your Chen family wouldn't be unable to even hold that Great Leader back for five minutes, would you? If that's the case, then you aren't qualified to take over that exotic beast farm either."

Chen Yujing's expression remained unchanged: "Please rest assured about this, our Chen family still has that much capability."

"Then that's settled, find an opportunity to lure out that Green-Faced Ghost, and I will slaughter him!"

Mr. Zhang poured himself another pot of wine, nonchalantly deciding the fate of the Green-Faced Ghost.

"Good, let us toast Mr. Zhang!"

Chen Yujing and Chen Yuzhi raised their wine glasses together to toast the other party.

Soon, the hostesses who had left earlier were called back in.

The atmosphere in the private room became lively again.

Over the next two days, Xingcheng was calm and peaceful, but the Chen family occupied that exotic beast farm and still had no intention of withdrawing.

The Green Origin City Management Company side also had no action for the time being.

That night, that Mr. Zhang from Datong Prefecture left the residence arranged for him by the Chen family, preparing to find a 'Qinyin Small Class' to continue seeking pleasure.

Aside from practicing martial arts, this was his greatest hobby.

Or rather, he practiced martial arts desperately and became a Dao Foundation powerhouse just to make his own manhood happier.

He could truly be called a lecherous ghost!

"Hmm?"

Zhang Shan stopped in his tracks after walking into an empty alley.

Directly in front of him, a figure was standing there quietly.

Black martial robes, a green ghost mask, standing while holding a blade!

"You are that Green-Faced Ghost?"

Zhang Shan sized up the person who had come, a cold and sharp smile blooming on his face:

"Interesting, I haven't gone to find you yet, but you've found me first. That's fine, it saves me a lot of trouble."

More than fifty meters away, Li Fei did not speak, but just pulled out his Ghost-Slaying Blade bit by bit!

(End of this chapter)