CHAPTER 48: CHAPTER 48 VISIT FROM A TYCOON_1

Qin Feiyang cast his gaze on the servants, his smile suddenly vanishing.

BOOM!

With a single palm strike, his True Qi burst forth like a dragon.

THUD-THUD-THUD!

The servants spat up fresh blood on the spot and were sent flying backward. Many people had crowded around outside and, unable to evade in time, a large swath of them were knocked over. This place was instantly filled with cries of agony.

Jiang Wei and Mu Fei were completely stunned.

True Qi! He’s actually a martial master!

The others were equally dumbstruck. Qin Feiyang’s altered appearance, with a somewhat pale face, emitted the air of a scholar. Thus, everyone present thought he was just an ordinary person, who seemed too weak to even truss a chicken. They had been worried when they saw the servants rush at him just now, but they hadn’t expected this man to be concealing his true strength.

While everyone was stunned, Qin Feiyang looked at Jiang Wei.

WHOOSH!

He stepped forward and landed before Jiang Wei, his hand like an eagle’s claw, directly gripping Jiang Wei’s neck.

"Ah... Big brother, spare me! It was my fault just now. I apologize to you, and I’ll compensate you..." Jiang Wei cried out in shock, instantly thrown into disarray. While frantically shouting, he was also trying hard to pry Qin Feiyang’s fingers off.

Meanwhile, Mu Fei scrambled into the crowd, planning to flee.

"Stay where you are," Qin Feiyang said lightly.

He didn’t see me, he didn’t see me... Mu Fei comforted himself as he desperately tried to squeeze through the crowd.

"Mu Fei, do I need to say it again?" Qin Feiyang spoke again.

Mu Fei trembled. He obediently walked out from the crowd and stood there, his hands clenched together, extremely anxious.

Qin Feiyang said indifferently, "I’m a very reasonable person. Each of you gives me 100,000 Gold Coins, and we’ll let this matter drop. Otherwise, I’ll strip you of your clothes and have you run naked in the street."

"One hundred thousand!"

Not to mention Mu Fei and the other one, even the surrounding spectators were shocked speechless. How is this being reasonable? This is simply bandit behavior!

Qin Feiyang, concealing a smirk, said lightly, "What? Can’t afford it?"

Mu Fei pleaded, "Big brother, I really can’t afford 100,000 Gold Coins. Can you reduce it a bit?"

Jiang Wei also hastily nodded, saying, "Yes, yes, yes! Please be generous and forgive us this time. I promise to avoid you in the future."

"Don’t fall into my hands again. Get lost!" Qin Feiyang released his hand, and Jiang Wei instantly collapsed to the ground.

He hadn’t really intended to extort them; after all, Jiang Wei was Lo Qingzhu’s cousin. If not for the monk’s sake, then for Buddha’s.

Mu Fei ran out of the Treasure Pavilion as if escaping for his life. Jiang Wei, however, couldn’t stand up. He shouted at the servants in exasperation, "Why aren’t you coming over to help me up?"

The servants came running, propped up Jiang Wei, and turned to scurry away.

"Young man, you did the right thing by letting them go."

"Yes, one of them is the young master of the Mu Family, and the other is the young master of the Jiang Family. Even if you are a martial master, you can’t afford to provoke them."

"You should leave quickly. Those two are notorious for holding grudges. They will surely bring people to cause you trouble."

The surrounding crowd tried to persuade him.

"Thank you all for your concern." Qin Feiyang thanked them with a bow and then turned to a nearby staff member, saying, "Take me to see the Pavilion Master."

"See the Pavilion Master?" The staff member frowned and asked, "May I ask your name, sir? Have you made an appointment with the Pavilion Master?"

"I didn’t expect Young Master Jian to grace us with his presence! I apologize for my lack of welcome, please forgive me!" The burly man in black came over in a hurry. He had been upstairs and, upon hearing the commotion downstairs, came down to see what was happening, not expecting it to be this young master.

Upon reaching Qin Feiyang, he looked at the staff member and chided, "This Young Master Jian is a valued guest of the Pavilion Master. You mustn’t be impolite!"

The staff member’s face changed, and he hurriedly said, "I was blind to your eminence and regret my earlier offense, Young Master Jian. Please forgive my rudeness."

"It’s fine." Qin Feiyang smiled, then followed the man in black upstairs.

"Didn’t see that coming. He’s actually a valued guest of the Pavilion Master."

"No wonder he was so dismissive of Mu Fei and Jiang Wei."

"Wait, does our Black Bear City have a family named Jian?"

The crowd was puzzled.

「On the second floor, in the VIP room.」

The man in purple was comfortably sipping his tea. However, the moment he saw Qin Feiyang walk in, he immediately sprayed out his tea.

Qin Feiyang’s face twitched, and he teased, "Pavilion Master, I know you missed me, but there’s no need to be so excited. It’s a little overwhelming!"

These words nearly caused the man in purple to spray out a mouthful of old blood. He really wanted to ask Qin Feiyang, where did he get the idea that I was excited? And where did he get the idea that I missed him? Is it really good to be so narcissistic?

HUFF! He heaved a long sigh, looked at the man in black, and waved his hand. "You can go out!"

"Understood." The man in black bowed and exited, closing the door behind him. It was the first time he had seen the Pavilion Master so discomfited, his face flushing red as he stifled a laugh he didn’t dare let out.

The man in purple returned to his seat and asked wearily, "Didn’t you say you wouldn’t ask me for even half a silver coin again? What are you doing here now?"

"ER!" Qin Feiyang was taken aback. He sat down across from the man in purple and said, "So, you thought I came here to extort you?"

"Isn’t that it?" The man in purple frowned.

"I’m actually quite kind-hearted." Qin Feiyang smiled faintly, took out a bamboo slip, and placed it on the tea table.

"Your ’kind-heartedness’ can go to hell!" The man in purple looked at him disdainfully, then stood up, picked up the bamboo slip, and opened it.

"Huh! A superior Martial Arts Technique?" He looked at Qin Feiyang in astonishment.

Qin Feiyang smiled. "Indeed, it is a superior Martial Arts Technique, but it’s not for you. I want to ask you to auction it off."

"Auction it off?" Astonished, the man in purple asked, "Are you sure about this?"

Qin Feiyang nodded.

"Alright. Li Si, come in," the man in purple called out towards the door.

The man in black entered the VIP room again and bowed. "Pavilion Master, what do you need?"

"Auction this off." The man in purple threw the bamboo slip over.

"Quickly," Qin Feiyang added.

Li Si caught the bamboo slip, glanced thoughtfully at Qin Feiyang, then turned and left with long strides.

"Brother Haotian, you’re willing to auction off even a superior Martial Arts Technique. It seems your family background is quite something!" the man in purple chuckled.

"Could you stop trying to dig into my background?" Qin Feiyang sighed in exasperation. Dealing with these kinds of people required constant vigilance, or one might inadvertently fall into their trap.

"Alright, alright, I won’t ask anything. Here, have some tea," the man in purple chuckled. This young man is quite sharp.

「Approximately less than an Hour later.」

An angry shout suddenly came from outside: "Jian! Get the hell out here!"

The man in purple, who was lifting his teacup, paused slightly. Then, unperturbed, he continued to sip his tea while watching Qin Feiyang’s reaction. However, Qin Feiyang sat there calmly, as if he hadn’t heard a thing.

"Brother Haotian, it seems like someone is calling you outside?" the man in purple couldn’t resist reminding him.

"Black Bear City is full of dogs. If I had to go out and check every time one barks, I’d be run ragged," Qin Feiyang remarked casually.

"ER!" The man in purple was taken aback.

"Jian, weren’t you acting all arrogant just now? How come you’re hiding inside and don’t dare to come out?"

"Let me tell you, don’t think you can just hide and everything will be fine! I’m going to camp out at this door today. If you have the guts, stay in there for the rest of your life!"

Mu Fei and Jiang Wei stood outside, brazenly shouting, displaying the full extent of their spoiled, noble truculence. Behind each of them stood aburly man, both looking fierce and menacing, with arms crossed and contemptuous gazes.

"They even called their families’ Martial Ancestors. It seems those two are serious this time."

"Now, this is going to be a good show."

The pedestrians on the street and the customers of the Treasure Pavilion all gathered around, discussing animatedly.

「A moment passed.」

KNOCK KNOCK! A knocking sound was heard.

"Come in," the man in purple said.

The man in black pushed the door open and walked into the room, a Qiankun Bag in his hand. He walked over to the man in purple and said, "The bamboo slip has been auctioned off. All the Gold Coins are in here."

"Give it directly to him," the man in purple gestured towards Qin Feiyang with his chin.

The man in black walked over to Qin Feiyang and said with a smile, "Young Master Jian, here are 100,000 Gold Coins. Please check them."

"So much!" Qin Feiyang was surprised.

The man in black said, "It was auctioned for a total of 110,000 Gold Coins, but we take a portion as commission."

"Out of 110,000 Gold Coins, you take 10,000 as commission? Isn’t that a bit of a rip-off!" Qin Feiyang couldn’t help but feel the pinch.

Actually, he was aware of the Treasure Pavilion’s commission system: they took one-tenth of the total auction price. That meant for 100,000 Gold Coins, the commission would be 10,000. For 110,000 Gold Coins, it should have been 11,000. So, the Treasure Pavilion had actually given him a discount, taking 1,000 less. But right now, Gold Coins were what he lacked most. Never mind 10,000, he would feel the pain even for 100.

The man in purple rolled his eyes at him and said impatiently, "Alright, alright, stop complaining. If you want to exchange it for Qi Gathering Pills now, I’ll give them to you at market price."

Qin Feiyang said, "Okay, exchange all of it for me."

"All of it!" The man in purple was astonished. He laughed bitterly. "It seems all the Qi Gathering Pills in my Treasure Pavilion will be bought by you alone eventually." He then looked at the man in black and said, "Go make the exchange for him quickly!"

"Yes." The man in black bowed and left.

However, KNOCK KNOCK! Knocking was heard again.

"Who is it?" the man in purple asked.

The door was pushed open. Two middle-aged men walked in, one behind the other.

The man in purple was slightly stunned, then glanced meaningfully at Qin Feiyang. He stood up to greet them, "Family Head Mu, Family Head Jiang, what wind blows you here today?"

Family Heads! Qin Feiyang’s heart tensed. The man in purple was reminding him that these two were the Family Heads of the Mu and Jiang Families.

Family Head Jiang laughed. "Brother Pei, to be honest, we’ve come uninvited today because there’s a favor we’d like to ask of you."

Family Head Mu glanced at Qin Feiyang and whispered, "Brother Pei, is it convenient to talk now?"

The man in purple said, "Of course, it’s convenient. Brother Haotian is not an outsider. You can speak freely."

Both men showed a hint of surprise and then nodded politely at Qin Feiyang. Qin Feiyang returned a smile.

Family Head Jiang looked at the man in purple. "Brother Pei, regarding that superior Martial Arts Technique auctioned just now, we were wondering if you have any copies here? If so, we are willing to purchase one at a high price."

Family Head Mu nodded in agreement.

But the man in purple’s face darkened. He said gravely, "Brother Mu, Brother Jiang, you are not unaware of my Treasure Pavilion’s rules. We would never make unauthorized copies behind the owner’s back. For you to ask this is, frankly, going too far!"

Both Family Head Mu and Family Head Jiang were instantly lost for words.