Secular Immortal of the Nine Realms Chapter 216: Who Are You?

“This is terrible! My big brother’s brush is worth a hefty sum!” the man who led the way exclaimed in a fluster.

Lin Yuezheng heaved a sigh and said, “Forget it. Since Brother Lu Ping was the one who brought you here, I’ll just ask 50 low-grade ki stones for compensation.’

Fang Chen was silent for seconds before chuckling. “You’re extorting me?”

“Extorting? Brother, I don’t like the way you’re speaking. It’s only right for you to compensate me after spoiling my brush!” Lin Yuezheng’s face darkened.

“That Celestial Bluestone Brush is Boss Lin’s treasure. Many people had offered him 50 low-grade ki stones for it, but he couldn’t bear to part with it. You should be glad that he’s kind enough to demand only 50 low-grade ki stones for it.”

“If it was me, I wouldn’t let you walk out of here without 100 low-grade ki stones.”

“If you refuse to pay, we’d have no choice but to get Dragonback Lane’s chief here to reason things out.”

A huge crowd of cultivators had gathered at the entrance. Some were adjacent store owners, some were street vendors, and some were simply customers passing by the area. A couple of them spoke up for Lin Yuezheng.

“Brother, I brought you here out of the kindness of my heart. Don’t embarrass me,” Lu Ping reasoned with Fang Chen. “Let’s settle this matter by compensating my big brother. It won’t be good for you if things blow out of hand too.”

He paused for a second before adding, “If you don’t have enough ki stones, you can bring out your artifacts too.”

“I do have the ki stones,” Fang Chen replied.

Lu Ping and Lin Yuezheng exchanged gleeful looks.

“But I don’t plan on becoming meat on your chopping board,” Fang Chen added with a smile.

Lin Yuezheng’s face darkened. “Are you planning to shirk your debt? Fine, let’s get the Dragonback Lane’s chief out and have him judge this matter!”

“There’s no need to busy the chief over this. I’ll mediate on your behalf,” a middle-aged cultivator said with a chuckle as he entered the store with ten other people.

“Paying respect to Manager Li.” the crowd politely g

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