Chapter 1620: Conflict (2/2)
“Wait,” the shopkeeper hurriedly spoke up “This is a fight between the two of you This huet involved The innocent customers should be left out of it as well If you want to resolve this problee a fight to the death A private fight within this humble shop won’t be approved by the authorities”
When everything was said and done, the shopkeeper was a business his options as the situation had devolved He knew that if the fight happened on his preative i Chen broke out in laughter
The shopkeeper was a wiley one alright He was trying to shi+rk his responsibilities!
“That’s where you’re wrong, shopkeeper When it comes down to it, your unfair treatment was the source of our conflict Do you think you’ll be able to disown all responsibility by saying that?”
Theto do with hi to hold hirew even ressive attitude Perhaps the young man truly is someone i ood an actor
The hook-nosed cultivator was displeased as he’d expected full support fro of consequence happened, the shopkeeper had pulled away and cut ties with hio to Oriole Valley and fight to the death Do you dare take the challenge?” Fueled by his anger, the cultivator boldly took a stand The Northcrown Five had never lost in a fight before
Even that didn't get a rise out of Jiang Chen “I’ that far,” he remarked nonchalantly “Whatever you want to do, do it here and now Even if the authorities finds fault, you won’t be the only culprits What’s there for you to be afraid of?”
The five cultivators were getting confused What was Jiang Chen trying to do? If he wasn’t afraid of even Oriole Valley, hoerful were the forces supporting hi was the , but had a quick mind He could tell that both the Northcrown Five and the shopkeeper were getting wary of Jiang Chen Glee filled his heart He had been looked down on for years, but the glory he gained today more than made up for it!
He did his best to calm himself and exclaimed, “You people are blind! Don’t you knoho et only the weak ularoff with! You’ve bitten offto do, huh? Do you really dare see who’s tougher between your or hout his life, he’d learned to do only two things One was to fake a smile The other was to flatter others Now, he’d learned a third thing today, and that was to speak confidently with his back straight and his chest out daood!
Outside the shop, the street was croith onlookers Draue could spread
A team of officers pushed past the crowd into the shop The captain of the tea to the shopkeeper “What’s going on here, Shopkeeper Kang?”
The shopkeeper was stuck between a rock and a hard place What he least wanted was for a fight to break out For a business ht s, Captain Qiu! If you can resolve this problem, that will be ideal”
He relayed what had happened
Lieutenant Qiu frowned slightly once he understood the situation He could tell the shop was to blain with He turned to Jiang Chen The young ave off an uncommon air
He didn't dare to show preferential treat Chen respectfully and requested evenly, “This isn’t a serious conflict, o?”
“What about the jade?” asked Jiang Chen
“Whoever came first has ownershi+p Since you picked it up first, you should have it However, you still have to pay the full price What do you say?”
“I already paid” Jiang Chen glanced at the shopkeeper
“Yes, he did He did pay”
Captain Qiu threw the Northcrown Five a look “You people should take a step back too Oriole Valley has overcoes over the years to be where it is now Stop stirring up trouble all the time”
The captain wasn’t a fool He knew that Oriole Valley could afford to offend the wandering cultivators But this unknown young ht be soonize as well