Chapter 1788: War Island (1/2)
“Have House Xiahou and the i Chen didn’t think that likely Theto act in a few days
A couple of , news should have gotten out He would’ve heard so
Befuddled, he visited several other bustling locations on the island and lingered to gather intel, but still didn’t hear anything about an uprising
His train of thought was abruptly interrupted by approaching footsteps A ht voice, “Excuse, hands cupped and lips curved He had a fe Chen frowned slightly
TheChen’s instincts told hi with this overly effe tall and alone, looking troubled, so I cae to buy you a drink?”
“I don’t know you I’ Chen hadn’t come to make friends Besides, he didn’t even like the man
Zhou Yue responded politely, “We’ve met now It doesn’t er strangers Why don’t you set your bias aside and enjoy our tiether?”
“Not interested Leave reat importance on first impressions and he’d taken an instant dislike to Zhou Yue He wasn’t going to spare the et his attention
Noting Jiang Chen’s annoyed expression, Zhou Yue’s face clouded Instead of getting angry, he gave Jiang Chen aaway, shaking his head
The strange encounter took Jiang Chen’s mood further down a notch He paid for the wine and rose to leave
The clerk of the tavern snuck a glance at Jiang Chen He didn’t dare aze, but there was a flash of pity in his eyes
Within Jiang Chen’s line of sight, even the es in patron expressions within hundreds of meters couldn’t escape his powerful consciousness He could easily read the undercurrents in the clerk’s eyes
He kept his observations to hi to broach it openly and put the clerk in danger
Jiang Chen stayed on guard as he exited the tavern As soon as he turned the street corner, a group ofair rushed him and fanned out to surround hi our young master millions of spirit stones Now that you’ve finally fallen into our hands, on’t let you run off again!”
“It’s right and proper for one to pay their debts How dare you hide fros cursed out Jiang Chen with abandon He frowned He’d thought the men had just mistook him for someone else, but then realized they weren’t actually here to collect debts They were sters, and Zhou Yue likely one of theht, it was theirfor easy prey - namely, newcomers who traveled alone Perhaps they saw hih e at their atteaze swept over the foolish men who clearly had a death wish
“This is your last warning,” he said in a voice ht you live”
“Hahaha, he’s lost his et hireat eest one had only reached half-step e in their favor but nu his aura within his had targeted hi it’d been since he was last subjected to such provocation How dare a few great e him down? Were they so confident in the Chen crossed his ar his lips He stood as steady and
“Arrogant prick! Let’s get this fucker!”