Secular Immortal of the Nine Realms Chapter 87: Cracking Down On Unsavory Practices

Fang Chen and the others watched the commotion as well. Upon hearing their words, he asked, “What’s the background of the Ghost Tiger Sect?”

“It’s a small sect made out of thugs. They only have a couple of Ki Condensation martial artists among them. They make a living out of borrowing money at high interest rates. They probably came here to take advantage of the townsfolk after learning the Heavensword Mountain Villa had been massacred,” Huangfu Jie replied.

While Fang Chen and Huangfu Jie were chatting, the two sides came to blows. Old Eighth Qian had several guards on his side, but unfortunately, they weren’t a match for the Ghost Tiger Sect.

“Fellow townsfolk, how can we let an outsider climb over our heads? If the Ghost Tiger Sect dares to mess with me, Old Eighth Qian, tomorrow, they wouldn’t hesitate to mess with you in the future!” Old Eighth Qian declared.

The Qian Clansmen were roused by the speech.

The Ghost Tiger Sect’s leader pointed at the mountain and sneered, “The Valiant Defenders are at the Heavensword Mountain Villa right now. I just need to give the word, and they’ll rush over. Since we dare to loan our money, do you think we wouldn’t have the means to collect it back?”

The crowd fell silent. Old Eighth Qian’s face darkened.

It was common for some sects to have ties with the Valiant Defenders. They didn’t know if the Ghost Tiger Sect had a strong backing in the Valiant Defenders or not, but they dared not to bet on it. If the Valiant Defenders stepped up for the Ghost Tiger Sect, they might incur more losses than they had expected.

The Valiant Defenders had the power to mobilize more than ten thousand soldiers, after all. Each time their chiliarch made a move, the entire South Immortal Commandery trembled.

“Heh!” the Ghost Tiger Sect’s leader sneered. “Men, pour oil on Old Eighth Qian and the others!”

“Yes boss!”

The members of the Ghost Tiger Sect carried a few buckets of oil over and poured them toward Old Eighth Qian, his family members, and the manor they were residing in.

“Old Ei

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