Secular Immortal of the Nine Realms Chapter 217: Ten Times Compensation

“This isn’t good… Boss Lin has messed with the wrong person this time around!”

“To think that he would be this unlucky!”

“Even our Dragonback Lane’s chief is only at ninth stage Ki Refinement… I wonder how he’d deal with this matter.”

Such murmurs could be heard from the doorway. Those who cooperated with Lin Yuezheng earlier to pressure Fang Chen cowered, fearing that they would catch Fang Chen’s attention.

Lin Yuzheng and Lu Ping’s bodies stiffened up. Even their breathing became ragged. This was a symptom of extreme fear. They had never been so afraid in their life before!

Fang Chen looked at Manager Li with a mocking smile. “You asked who I am? Didn’t I tell you earlier? I’m from the Fang Clan.”

“D-Daoist Fang, it’s all a misunderstanding. I’ll reinvestigate this matter. If they really extorted you, I’ll deal with them in accordance with our Dragonback Lane’s rules.” Manager Li hurriedly changed his tune.

“How can a tree grow straight when its base is crooked? You said you would reinvestigate this matter?” Fang Chen chuckled softly. He walked up to Manager Li and softly hit his face a couple times. “You expect me to believe that? You’d just find an excuse to sneak them out. How should I redress my grievance then? Am I supposed to take this lying?”

Manager Li’s body stiffened up. He was angered by Fang Chen’s humiliation, but he dared not to fight back.

Hierarchy was strict among cultivators. There was a huge difference between seventh rank and eighth rank Ki Refinement cultivators. He dared not to make a reckless move, especially when he hadn’t gotten to the bottom of Fang Chen’s background.

Manager Li was silent for a few seconds before he asked, “Daoist Fang, what do you suggest?”

“I want tenfold compensation. Since he tried to extort 50 low-grade ki stones from me, I want him to compensate me with 500. You'll fork out the rest if the two of them don’t have enough,” Fang Chen said with a smile. “That’s the price of colluding with them against me.”

Manager Li’s face warped in shock. The crowd also gasped in as

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