Immortal Road.

Chapter 528: Borrowing a knife to kill someone, setting up a gambling house
From then on, the elders of the Shang family who were descendants of concubines had no choice but to give up the initiative and ask the direct descendants to send a large number of masters to Chixiao City, using quantity instead of quality.

Even so, he was still beaten by this kid Mu Yan. He had no opponent at all in the Foundation Establishment Stage and was very domineering.

The only thing merchants can do is to defend themselves.

The current deputy city lord of Chixiao City is Chi Chen, the son of Madam Shang.

Seeing that the merchants did nothing and just acted like turtles, competing with his former subordinates from Chixiao City for real estate, he naturally felt resentful.

The old men who were the former city lords under him also complained to him many times that the merchants were like wolves who ate meat and left without spitting out bones, and they obviously had no good intentions.

But they had no other choice but to rely on merchants to resist the encroachment of the Xun Gu Sect.

The merchants are just fighting for territory and resources, but if the big brother supported by Xun Gujiao wins, it will cost him his life!
Madam Shang also knew that the Shang family had been going too far recently. Many people from the original Chixiao City faction were closely attached to Chi Chen and were secretly hostile to her, scolding her for marrying into the family but still betraying her.

But she was originally a businessman, and her brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunts were all there to support her. It was impossible for her to undermine herself.

Under external pressure, the two factions on their side are still fighting among themselves.

It makes sense that Chi Chen was overwhelmed and spent his days in debauchery.

"Chen'er, there is nothing I can do. I will warn those people from your mother's family. You should also restrain your father's old subordinates and not be too hostile to the merchants. After all, since they have come all the way to support us, they must ask for some compensation."

Mrs. Shang knew her son was under a lot of pressure, so she tried her best to comfort him.

But Chi Chen's eyes were red and he stared at his mother.

"remuneration?"

"They have the nerve to ask for compensation?"

"What did they do? Did they stop my eldest brother from taking the throne, or did they drive the Xun Gu Sect out?"

"What else can you do besides sucking my blood and bullying me all day long!!!"

Mrs. Shang's voice was trembling, with a hint of pleading in it, and she grabbed Chi Chen's arm and urged him to calm down.

"Chen'er, for you, several of your maternal uncles died. Even your uncles and aunts took great pains to hire a blacklist killer. Do you know how much the family spent for this?"

"I don't want to know. I only know that the assassins you hired are trash. They couldn't even hurt Xun Gu Jiao Mu Yan!"

Mrs. Shang looked a little embarrassed:
"Mu Yan is our biggest stumbling block at the moment. The clan is also recruiting talents and issuing a manifesto. There is always someone in the world who can deal with him. Just be at ease and wait a little longer."

"You can't wait any longer. By the time you find someone, the flowers will be cold!"

Chi Chen stiffened his neck, his face flushed and his breathing heavy, like a ferocious beast.

"This is just Mu Yan, a hall master of Xun Gu Sect."

"The real murderer who killed my father, the Jindan-stage Hei Ku Zhenren, is still sitting on the throne!"

"Tell me, with these rotten fish and shrimp merchants, when will they be able to avenge me?"

"You can't even handle Mu Yan who is in the Foundation Establishment Stage, and yet you still have the audacity to say that you want to avenge me?"

"Ok?"

Mrs. Shang started to cry as she spoke, and advised him to calm down and not get excited.

"No matter how powerful Mu Yan is, he is just a young man in the Foundation Establishment Stage with some talent. Any Jindan Stage elder from the Shang family will be enough to deal with him."

"But now we are constrained by the general trend. If we send out Jindan Zhenren to bully the weak, the other side will definitely have high-level cultivators to intervene. By then, Chixiao City will be reduced to ruins."

"Chen'er, a little impatience can ruin a big plan, just be patient for a while."

Chi Chen closed his eyes, which was rare. He was no longer so irritable, but calmed down and stood still.

Mrs. Shang hugged him carefully, wanting to hold her son in her arms.

But was pushed away.

Chi Chen opened his eyes and spoke calmly.

"I have made up my mind. Mu Yan must be eliminated!"

"But we."

"I don't need you merchants, I can handle it myself."

"How do you solve it? You know, that guy is invincible in his level, and no one in the foundation-building stage can stop him."

"What if it's the Golden Core Stage?"

"What do you mean."

Mrs. Shang heard something wrong and felt somewhat surprised and confused.

Chi Chen spoke succinctly and warned her and the business people behind her.

"Since you can't do anything to Mu Yan, then you should just give up the assets you have embezzled from my Chixiao City and give them to someone who can help. My father was not without connections when he was alive."

"Connections? What connections did you inherit?"

"Huagu, the locust shade wanderer."

"You are crazy. This person is extremely greedy and reckless. Once provoked, he will be like a piece of taffy that you can't get rid of. The key is that he has no fixed place to live and no worries, so he is targeted by such a Jindan stage cultivator."

"It is because of people like this that they are not afraid of retaliation from the big sects. Even if Xun Gu Sect wants to hold him accountable afterwards, there is no way to deal with him!"

Chi Chen was talking about crazy plans, but his eyes were terrifyingly calm.

Mrs. Shang shook her head repeatedly, trying desperately to stop her.

"No, absolutely not. You can't do this."

"We merchants and Xun Gu Sect are currently restraining each other, and no high-level monks have intervened. Everything is still within the scope of reasonable competition."

“If you really ask a Jindan-stage cultivator to intervene, then the Xun Gu Sect will have every reason to conclude that we broke the rules first, and then send a Jindan-stage cultivator to deal with us!”

"By then, the situation could escalate and turn into a major war. You and I simply cannot afford that responsibility!"

As she was talking, she suddenly noticed that Chi Chen had a silent sneer on his face, staring at her in a way that made her shudder.

Yes!

Isn’t this exactly what the rebellious son wants?

It would be best if the Xun Gu Sect misunderstood. By then, Mu Yan would be killed by Huaiyin Sanren, which would be just the right time to resolve the current crisis.

Since Thunder is furious over there, he will naturally send a Jindan Zhenren to intervene, and the Shangjia can only be forced to send a Jindan Patriarch as well.

This boy is only afraid that the world will not be in chaos.

Since we've been boiled like a frog in warm water, why not go crazy and try to get something out of the chaos? Maybe we can still have a fighting chance. Nothing can be worse than it is now.

"Your character is just like your father's. You both love gambling, but he lost his life for it!"

"He is him, and I am me. Who can tell for sure until the end?"

Chi Chen strode past Madam Shang, opened the door, and looked into the distance.

Mu Yan, your death time has come.

"Squeak~"

The door opened, and the room was dark. A broad figure was sitting quietly on the kang.

"Captain Gao, the Second Commander wants you to go to the village to discuss matters."

The figure in the darkness stood up, his body making crackling sounds, and every joint moved before he walked out of the house.

The skylight was particularly dazzling.

The little minion, wearing a yellow apron, bowed his head and asked respectfully, his forehead gradually covered with sweat.

Although the leader of the Xun Gu Sect had never been seen angry, nor had they ever heard of him having any evil habits, everyone in Happy Forest was very afraid of him.

Because this person led a group of wolf-like subordinates. They were originally gamblers, rogues, gangsters, and scoundrels in the cultivation world. After being recruited by Gao Zuoda, they used their power to seek a status outside the Xun Gu Sect.

All of a sudden, they had their own backers, and spared no effort in doing the dirty work for the Xun Gu Sect, using any means possible, no matter how cruel they were.

This group of people strictly followed Gao Zuoda's instructions and opened gambling houses, brothels, and other low-class activities in the market town around Happy Forest.

Although notorious, the people of Happy Forest Village can only swallow their anger because they have the background of Xun Gu Sect.

Later, Gao Zuoda found ways to find back the abandoned disciple of Shi Ensanren and helped him ascend to the throne of the second in command.

The second in command also returned the favor by using his power in the village to give Gao Zuoda greater preferential treatment in the market town.

Seeing that Happy Forest was about to be shorted, the boss could no longer hold on and was about to run away with his former brothers.

The merchant is coming.

The person who came was not an ordinary person, but an acquaintance of Gao Zuoda.

In the Happy Forest Village.

"Captain Gao, you are so majestic!"

A woman was arrogant and complacent. As soon as Gao Zuoda stepped into the door, she couldn't wait to show her presence in front of him.

Gao Zuoda ignored the girl and looked at the main seat and deputy seat in the village. Sitting on the two chairs were two brothers who looked the same and had the same cultivation level. One could tell at a glance that they were twins.

But now he is the enemy.

The middle-aged man in the second seat is none other than Xu Shun, the second in command of Kuaihuo Lin, who is currently supported by Xun Gu Sect.

His elder brother was the last disciple chosen by Shi Ensan during his lifetime, and the head of the family, Xu Yao, who inherited all of their master's teachings.

"Captain Gao, come and sit here with me."

Xu Shun stood up and moved the chair next to him to the front.

Gao Zuoda stepped past the leaders of the villages on both sides, ignoring the hostile looks, walked up to the platform and sat down on the chair.

The second in command kept his head down respectfully the whole time, like a pug, licking openly and not caring at all about what others thought.

He knew that he was surrounded by enemies in the village, and he could only survive by relying on Gao to become more powerful.

The big boss standing by felt ashamed to see his own brother being so servile, but now he has seen it so many times that he doesn't feel anything anymore.

"Since Captain Gao is here, let's start today's village meeting."

"Wait a minute!"

The woman next to him interrupted directly.

The boss was furious. Even if you were sent by the merchant, you can't always ignore my face, right?

But there was no other way, he still needed to rely on this woman, so he could only force a smile and ask in a stiff tone.

"What's the matter, Fairy Jade?"

Gao Zuoda didn't give him any face and sneered with disdain.

"You are just a worn out shoe that has been worn by countless people. How can you be worthy of being called a fairy?"

"Niang Yujiao, you traitor who betrayed my Xungu Sect, do you really think that you will be alright if you hook up with a merchant?
"If you have anything to say, hurry up and say it. I don't have time to nag you. The market down the mountain is still waiting for me to collect the debt!"

"Speaking of which, Boss, when will your disciple pay me back the three thousand spirit stones I owe you?"

"Don't force Gao to come and collect the debt in person. If that happens, there might be bloodshed."

The boss was shocked and angry, and he slammed the table and stood up.

"you"

His apprentice was originally a smart and clever young man, who was diligent, capable, and willing to endure hardships. He had high hopes for him. After a few years of breaking through the foundation-building period, he would help him become the third in command of Happy Forest and become his right-hand man.

But because of his big and despicable character, he was lured into the path of gambling through accidental coincidence!

Then it was out of control. He became more and more addicted to gambling, and the more he gambled, the more he lost money.

He was obviously a good kid, but was led astray by Gao Zuoda and became a famous deadbeat in Happy Forest.

Almost all the well-known leaders in the mountain village had borrowed money from him, and none of them could pay it back.

All were lost to the dealer and went into Gao Zuoda’s pocket!
Therefore, it is not without reason that the people in Happy Forest are hostile to Gao Zuoda.

The boss Xu Yao, for emotional reasons, treats his apprentice as his own son and pours a lot of effort into him, so he has always tried his best to protect him.

But this bastard, without saying anything, owed another three thousand spirit stones in gambling debt!
What is the concept of three thousand spirit stones?
You can buy a nice high-level magic weapon!
For an ordinary cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage, the total liquid funds available may not reach this amount.

"Captain Gao, can you give me a few more days to make preparations?"

The big boss Xu Yao was so angry that he almost went berserk, but when he saw the subtle expression on the mouth of his younger brother, the second in command Xu Shun, he realized that he had almost fallen into a trap.

I can only swallow my anger and pray for forgiveness.

Gao Zuoda turned around, his thick back panel blocking out the sunlight from the window, and his words sounded as cold as the dead of winter.

"How many days of grace will you give? You have to think carefully, Boss. Every extra day will double the interest."

"When you raise enough money, I'm afraid."

"It's not enough again!"

The whole place was silent. All the village leaders sat on benches, looking at the messy thatched huts above their heads and the broken fences, doors and windows on both sides, feeling inexplicably sad and angry.

Our Happy Forest Village is so poor!

So poor!
You son of a bitch, you are so powerful that you always mess up our lives with all these gambling and sex scandals.

You can be a human being!

How come Xun Gu Sect came up with something like this?
It has to be said that paying back debts is only natural.

With the help of the IOU, Gao Zuoda was able to keep everyone under his control even though he was surrounded by enemies.

Despite being at a disadvantage, they tried their best to drive piles and pillars into Happy Forest, but they just couldn't squeeze out.

The Shang people and Shi Ensan's former subordinates tried their best but failed to kick Gao Zuoda out.

For the first time, he realized what it meant to "invite a god easily but send him away difficultly", and he hated the second-in-command Xu Shun, who was actively betraying him, to the core.

As for not paying back debts?
They never thought about this.

Because of the Xungu Sect and even the Lujiang League, there have been frequent crackdowns on the activities of "deadbeats" in the western part of Shandong Province in recent years.

At that time, the Lin Chamber of Commerce was full of deadbeats!

As a result, they directly shared the debt with the entire Lujiang League, and all of it was recovered in less than half a year.

Gao Zuoda is a member of Xungu Sect. When the time comes, he will throw these IOUs into the Lujiang League!
the next day,
A large number of foreign forces from the Lujiang River Basin have legitimately sent people to Happy Forest to collect debts. It would be a miracle if the merchants could help them resist so many forces!

"Hurry up and reply!"

"Return it, or not?"

"If you want to pay it back, when will you pay it back?"

Gao Zuoda spoke loudly, and the second in command Xu Yao next to him was very considerate. He handed him a long pipe, loaded it with tobacco and lit it, and let him smoke there, puffing out clouds of smoke.

The gangster boss of the cultivation world finally understood the game clearly.

The boss was so upset that he could only swallow his anger.

"I'll pay it back, and I'll pay it back now!"

(End of this chapter)