Chapter 64

Jing Chenxing did not want to bring trouble to Jing Yan.

Previously, he had prevented Jing Qingyan from going to Jing Yan, considering this very issue.

Jing Chenxing turned his gaze and glared at Jing Qingyan, who was beside Jing Yan.

Jing Qingyan quickly lowered his head. He was quite afraid of his father, Jing Chenxing.

At this moment, Jing Qingyan's heart was also in turmoil. He had hoped that Jing Yan would go to the family elders to handle this matter, but Jing Yan had come to deal with it himself. He did not know what Jing Yan intended to do. Was he going to confront Jing Yuyin directly?

"Uncle Chenxing!"

Jing Yan quickly walked in through the small path that opened up as the crowd parted.

His eyes first scanned Jing Yuyin and the others, then turned to Jing Chenxing, bowing slightly.

"Jing Yan, you shouldn't have come. Today is the day of the family competition. You should go back and prepare," Jing Chenxing said with a serious expression, his eyes fixed on Jing Yan.

"No rush," Jing Yan smiled.

"Hehe, Young Master Jing Yan, why are you here?"

At this moment, a man with a goatee came to Jing Yan's side.

This man was called Jing Mingyang, one of the three managers in charge of the Western Market. It was he who led the management team to the Brilliant Weapon Shop, demanding that Jing Chenxing leave the market.

Early this morning, when Jing Yuyin approached Jing Mingyang and explained her plan, Jing Mingyang did not hesitate at all. He immediately patted his chest and said he would take care of it.

In his view, driving away an outdated member of the Jing family like Jing Chenxing was a piece of cake. If he handled this matter well, he would surely gain Jing Yuyin's favor and get closer to the Grand Elder.

Jing Yan's sudden appearance took Jing Mingyang slightly by surprise.

Jing Yan's status and position were naturally incomparable to Jing Chenxing's. After Jing Yan defeated Li Tianfu in the Extreme Combat Association, his status in the Jing family had risen sharply.

Jing Mingyang knew from some sources that the higher-ups in the Jing family had once again taken Jing Yan seriously.

However, Jing Mingyang did not pay much attention. Jing Yan was important, but compared to the Grand Elder, he was nothing.

"Jing Mingyang, what do you want?" Jing Yan looked at Jing Mingyang with a serious gaze and asked calmly.

Jing Mingyang's face changed slightly, and a cold look appeared in his eyes.

He was also a manager of the market, with a high position. Jing Yan had called him by his name and even questioned him, which was clearly disrespectful.

"Young Master Jing Yan, can't you see what I'm doing?" Jing Mingyang said with a forced smile, his eyes filled with anger.

He was not afraid of Jing Yan.

Moreover, Jing Yuyin was standing nearby. If Jing Yuyin couldn't handle it, there was still Grand Elder Jing Chunyu behind her.

What could Jing Yan do?

"Ha, I can see that," Jing Yan nodded lightly. "But I want to know the reason. Why are you trying to drive my Uncle Chenxing away?"

"Reason?" Jing Mingyang had not really thought about a reason before this.

However, his mind worked quickly. As a manager of the market, he had some ability.

"Jing Chenxing's shop has been targeted by someone else. For the benefit of the family, he needs to give up this shop," Jing Mingyang said with a grim face.

"Are you saying that my Uncle Chenxing hasn't paid the rent?" Jing Yan sneered.

"Not exactly. Jing Chenxing has indeed paid the rent, but it's too low. What I'm doing is entirely for the benefit of the family. As a member of the Jing family, you should understand this, right? The family's interests are the most important," Jing Mingyang snorted, thinking to himself, "You're just a young punk, and you dare to challenge me?"

"Indeed, the family's interests are the most important," Jing Yan nodded.

Seeing Jing Yan say this, Jing Mingyang felt secretly pleased.

Kid, after all these years in the management, can't I deal with a little punk like you?

"Jing Mingyang, tell me, how much rent is the person who wants to rent this shop willing to pay annually?" Jing Yan then asked.

"Oh?" Jing Mingyang was taken aback again.

The person who wanted to rent the shop was completely fabricated by him, so there was no mention of rent.

"This... it should be twenty spirit stones per month, which is two hundred and forty spirit stones annually," Jing Mingyang paused and said.

The location of the Brilliant Weapon Shop was too remote, in the farthest corner of the entire market, and there were rarely any customers.

Twenty spirit stones per month was already a very high rent. If he said more, Jing Yan wouldn't believe it, and neither would he.

"Here are two hundred and forty spirit stones!"

"Take them. This is two hundred and forty spirit stones. Count them clearly," Jing Yan took out two hundred and forty spirit stones.

Two hundred and forty spirit stones were a significant amount for an ordinary martial artist.

In fact, the annual turnover of the Brilliant Weapon Shop was only a few hundred spirit stones.

"Jing Yan, you..." Jing Chenxing frowned. That was over two hundred spirit stones!

"Uncle, don't worry about it!" Jing Yan shook his head with a smile before Jing Chenxing could finish speaking.

In the Jing family, a martial artist at the Eighth Level of the Martial Dao received only two hundred spirit stones as a monthly reward. There were not many Eighth Level martial artists in the Jing family. Moreover, this reward was only available to martial artists under thirty years old. Once they exceeded that age, they could no longer participate in the strength tests to receive the reward.

"Since that's the case..." Jing Mingyang had no reason to argue. He looked at Jing Yuyin and then smiled, "Then let's continue renting it to Jing Chenxing. Young Master Jing Yan, you are indeed generous."

"Alright, I'll go get the agreement," Jing Mingyang added.

"No rush!" Jing Yan shook his head with a smile.

"The first matter is settled. Now, let's talk about the second matter. You, Jing Mingyang, brought people to my Uncle Chenxing's shop and disrupted his business, causing significant damage to the reputation of the Brilliant Weapon Shop. This loss should be compensated by you," Jing Yan said with a cold smile.

"What?" Jing Mingyang almost jumped up.

Compensation for loss? What loss?

This weapon shop's business is so poor that it might not even have a single customer in days. Even if I delayed for a short while, what loss could there be?

Jing Mingyang quickly realized that Jing Yan was trying to extort him.

"Let me be straightforward. I conservatively estimated the loss of my Uncle Chenxing's shop, and it should be over two thousand four hundred spirit stones. So, you should compensate with two thousand four hundred spirit stones," Jing Yan said, nodding as if he was giving Jing Mingyang a face by only asking for two thousand four hundred spirit stones.