Chapter 88

Zhao Zhaogong knew that the string of prayer beads in the hands of the shop owner Yue Lun was such that each bead was worth a low-level talisman, and the eighteen beads could unleash a continuous spell, with the inferno capable of reducing the unbreakable bluestone to ashes, which was far beyond what the Vajra Mystic Armor on Young Master A Xun could withstand. He hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Boss, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!"

"Your mother's misunderstanding!" Yue Lun, seeing that Zhao Zhaogong was colluding with the outsiders and even dared to stand in front of him to protect this arrogant young barbarian, was furious and kicked him in the chest.

Zhao Zhaogong, with his shallow cultivation, could not withstand the immense force of Yue Lun's kick. His thin body flew across the room, crashing through half a wall and landing on the ground, spitting blood.

Chen Xun calmly observed everything, pulling the young man in brocade in front of him, his eyes filled with murderous intent. If the short and fat middle-aged man made any move, he would not hesitate to cut off this scoundrel's head first.

Seeing that this young man dared to threaten his son Hao'er's life, Yue Lun's eyes flared with rage, staring fiercely at the cold frost knife on Hao'er's neck. He inwardly sneered: Let's see if your knife is faster or my blazing fire bead is faster!

He immediately began to chant the spell, intending to crush the prayer beads in his hand. However, as he released his spiritual sense to lock onto the young man, a mountain-like pressure surged towards him, causing his spiritual sense to collapse and his soul to tremble!

Unable to lock onto the enemy with his spiritual sense, he could still cast spells, but the overwhelming demonic flames would inevitably engulf Hao'er as well. What frightened Yue Lun even more was that the mountain-like pressure was so powerful, comparable to that of a beginner in the Rebirth Realm.

Chill ran down Yue Lun's spine, his limbs turning cold. He could not gauge the depth of this young man's abilities and did not dare to crush the prayer beads in his hand. He suppressed his voice and asked fiercely, "What do you want?"

Among all the people in the room, only the short and fat middle-aged man and the prayer beads in his hand posed a significant threat.

However, if it came to a real fight, Chen Xun was not afraid. He said coldly, word by word, "Pick up all the pills, and we'll consider today's matter settled."

The guards on either side, hearing Chen Xun's words, felt a chill run down their spines. They never expected this young man to be so resolute, unwilling to endure even a slight insult from the young shop owner.

The young man in brocade, seeing that his father was also in the shop, grew bold and said fiercely, "You have the guts to kill me!"

"You have some guts." Chen Xun gave a cold laugh and sliced the knife. The sharp blade instantly pierced the young man's carotid artery, and blood spurted out like a fountain.

Hearing the sound of blood gushing from his neck, the young man in brocade's eyes rolled back, and he soiled himself, collapsing completely.

"Alright, alright, let's talk this out..." Yue Lun, fearing for his son, was in his sixties and had only this one son. Seeing the young barbarian's murderous intent, he hastily raised the prayer beads in his hand.

He dared not do anything rash. If he did not want the shop to be drenched in blood or his son to die on the spot, he had to back down. "As long as you spare Hao'er's life, Yue Lun is willing to take full responsibility!"

"Then, please, shop owner, pick up the pills." Chen Xun's voice was still cold and icy, repeating the same words.

"I'll pick them up, I'll pick them up..." Yue Lun hurriedly released several streams of energy to gather the scattered Black Python Pills, fearing that any delay would result in his son's head being cut off.

Chen Xun took the leather bag filled with Black Python Pills, then put away the cold frost knife and threw the young man in brocade, whose neck was still gushing blood, to the ground. He then took out two Black Python Pills and gave them to Cai'er to serve his father.

Yue Lun picked up Hao'er from the ground, applied medicine to stop the bleeding, his teeth grinding and his fat face turning iron gray.

Seeing Chen Xun tie the leather bag back to his waist and prepare to leave with Cai'er and Zhao Zhaogong, Yue Lun gritted his teeth and asked, "I don't even know your name, so I can thank you properly in the future!"

"If you dare to make a move, with the prayer beads in your hand, you still have a fifty percent chance of keeping me here. It's up to you whether you dare to risk everything," Chen Xun said coldly, seeing Yue Lun's teeth grinding in anger. "If you don't have the courage to act, saying such things will only make you look ridiculous!"

"You!" Yue Lun was almost bursting with anger. The young man in front of him was extremely arrogant, but he had to admit that the young man was right. He only had a fifty percent chance of keeping him, and he had to consider whether it was worth risking everything for that fifty percent chance.

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"What happened?" At that moment, several armored warriors burst into the room, seeing the bloodbath and immediately drew their weapons, their fierce gazes fixed on Chen Xun and his group, ready to subdue the troublemakers.

These several armored warriors belonged to the Law Enforcement Bureau, responsible for maintaining order in Canglan City.

Although none of them were at the Rebirth Realm, their combined aura was overwhelming, still putting immense pressure on Chen Xun.

Yue Lun did not dare to risk everything to fight Chen Xun, but these several armored warriors, bound by duty, would not easily back down.

"O Zhaogong, you must come to uphold justice, or I will be wronged to death!" Yue Lun, who had just been a formidable figure, now looked like a wronged housewife, his fat face creased with wrinkles, crying and complaining.

"This person colluded with my shop's assistant to steal from Lianxianzhai. When my son caught them, they drew their knives and killed, even severing the arms of two assistants, and tried to escape..."

Seeing Yue Lun not only accuse him first but also secretly take out the prayer beads, Chen Xun was furious. He thought this evil man was waiting for Zhaogong and the others to act, then he would release the spell stored in the prayer beads, turning them all to ashes!

This man was so devious and indulged his son, which explained the young man's arrogant character.

Chen Xun was not afraid. He held the knife in front of him, took out the guest seal from his pocket, and showed it to Zhaogong of the Law Enforcement Bureau to prove his identity: "This person is lying. I am Chen Xun, a guest of the Wushi Manor. I ask the Law Enforcement Bureau to uphold justice..."

Chen Xun wanted to see if his status as a guest of the Wushi Manor would be enough to stand up to this small shop's owner.

The guest seal was made of lapis lazuli, engraved with mystical runes, and could not be easily faked unless taken from another guest.

One of the armored warriors immediately took the guest seal from Chen Xun to verify it. His face changed instantly, turning to look at Yue Lun with a cold gaze: "Shop owner Yue, what really happened?"

Seeing Chen Xun take out the guest seal and reveal his identity, Yue Lun's fat face turned pale with fear.

How could this be? The young man in front of him was only thirteen or fourteen years old. How could he be a guest of the Wushi Manor?

After all, the guests of the manors were either disciples of the academy or powerful independent cultivators with special skills, highly respected and not to be offended by a small shop owner.

"You are Chen Xun, it's a pleasure to meet you," Zhaogong, who had not seen the grand ceremony, knew Chen Xun's name. He wondered how Chen Xun, after being expelled from the academy by Lord Su Quan, had become a guest of the Wushi Manor. He thought it must be the order of Lord Su Qingfeng or Su Tang.

Although the Law Enforcement Bureau had no direct connection with the Wushi Manor, involving Lord Su Qingfeng and Su Tang, Zhaogong dared not let anything happen to Chen Xun in his jurisdiction. He turned to stand in front of Chen Xun, his eyes cold as he looked at Yue Lun: "Shop owner Yue, what really happened? Do I need to report this for a thorough investigation?"

Yue Lun instantly remembered who this young man was.

Wasn't he the young man who, before the grand ceremony for the academy's new disciples, refused to join the old ancestor's lineage?

Yue Lun's face turned ashen, his heart filled with dread, his legs trembling, and he almost fell to his knees to beg for mercy.

Why, after refusing to join the old ancestor's lineage, had this young man become a guest of the Wushi Manor? Yue Lun could not understand the mystery, but he knew this young man was not someone he could provoke.

This matter would not end easily today!

Thinking that this young man had the backing of Lord Su Qingfeng and the Holy Maiden Su Tang, Yue Lun felt so desperate that he wanted to slit his own throat.

Yue Lun's voice trembled as he said, "I did not know it was a guest of the Wushi Manor visiting my humble shop. I have offended you, and I deserve to die." He wanted to slap himself to vent his anger, but as a cultivator, he still had a bit of dignity and did not dare to hit himself too hard.

"Shop owner Yue, your son insulted me, and I did not hold it against you. But in front of Zhaogong, you are lying to me—do you think this can be easily settled?" Chen Xun said coldly, his body radiating a chilling aura, making people suspect that a fierce blade might strike Yue Lun at any moment.

Seeing Zhaogong also glaring at him, ready to draw his sword, Yue Lun did not dare to resist. He asked pitifully, "Guest, what do you want?"

Chen Xun's eyes swept the shop. Apart from a few low-level spell books and a dozen bottles of low-level elixirs, there was nothing else. He thought it would be difficult to extort a large sum. He wondered why Lianxianzhai was so poor.

His eyes landed on the string of prayer beads in Yue Lun's hand. He thought this man had taken out the beads to kill, so they must be valuable. He smiled sinisterly, "Shop owner Yue, you took out these beads again. Do you want to use them to apologize?"

Yue Lun had taken out the beads to help Zhaogong kill this young man, but he never expected the young man to demand the beads without blinking. He was so angry that he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

His fat face trembled with pain, but he did not dare to say a word of refusal.

Zhaogong also broke out in a cold sweat, thinking that if he had not asked for the truth and had joined Yue Lun to kill Chen Xun, his entire family would not be able to pay off the debt.

He was also angry with Yue Lun and asked coldly, "Do you think your apology is sincere enough, shop owner Yue?"

"Since shop owner Yue feels this way, I will not be polite," Chen Xun laughed, seeing Zhaogong helping him. "I happen to need a few spell books and a few bottles of elixirs, so I will borrow them from shop owner Yue..."

Zhao Zhaogong and Cai'er were stunned, watching Chen Xun walk behind the counter, sweep away the few low-level spell books and a dozen bottles of elixirs, and then pull the prayer beads from Yue Lun's hand.

Yue Lun watched helplessly as the young man snatched the prayer beads from his hand, but he did not dare to strike.

"These are the items shop owner Yue is giving me to apologize, but it wouldn't be right for me to take them all," Chen Xun laughed, then stuffed the dozen bottles of elixirs into Zhaogong's arms. "Shop owner Yue deceived Zhaogong, which is a great disrespect. The dozen bottles of elixirs should be given to Zhaogong as compensation."

Yue Lun's heart trembled with anger, but he could only watch helplessly as Chen Xun and Zhaogong "looted" Lianxianzhai.

The dozen bottles of elixirs might not be as valuable as the prayer beads, but they were still worth a lot.

Zhaogong, seeing Chen Xun's young age and his clever and generous actions, thought he was indeed a remarkable person, worthy of the admiration of Lord Su Qingfeng and the Holy Maiden.

Zhaogong did not refuse, taking the elixirs and giving Yue Lun a cold glance, thinking he would find a way to eliminate him to avoid any future trouble.

With such an incident, Chen Xun naturally could not ignore the fate of Zhao Zhaogong and Cai'er. He asked Zhao Zhaogong, "Uncle Zhao, you and Cai'er have other family members. Do you want to stay with me for a while?"

Zhao Zhaogong did not dare to stay. If Chen Xun had not given him two Black Python Pills, he would have been killed by Yue Lun's kick or left to be punished by Yue Lun later.