151: Gui'an suffered a crushing defeat

Anyone living in Qiyang City knew this carriage.

Everyone was guessing who might be inside.

"Could it be Gang Leader Gou Long himself?"

"No way, this is just a small shop, why would it alarm such a big figure?"

"Look, isn't the person driving in front Liu Fuzhuang's father?"

"That's right, I heard before that Old Man Liu had always been driving the carriage for Vice Gang Leader Chen."

"Could it be..."

"How could it be? Old Man Liu is just a coachman, what right does he have to invite that fiend?"

Everyone was discussing animatedly, curiously sizing up the carriage.

"The Master, we've arrived." Old Liu got down from the driver's seat and opened the carriage door.

As the door opened, the onlookers immediately held their breath, lowering their heads, not daring to look in that direction.

Neither Gang Leader Gou Long nor that fiend surnamed Chen were people they could look directly at.

"Oh, Old Liu, you're quite rich." A teasing voice sounded, and Chen Heng stepped out of the carriage.

"It really is that fiend!" Everyone was startled; Old Man Liu actually managed to invite him?

For most of these onlookers, very few had actually seen Chen Heng.

Their limited knowledge came from various rumors circulating among the common folk.

Rumors like him tearing Anomaly apart with his bare hands, or how the Vermilion Bird Hall was wiped out after offending him.

But even just these rumors had made the name Chen Heng synonymous with 'fiend'.

"Heh, my son paid half the money for this Hundred Objects Tower, and his partner paid the other half."

Old Liu chuckled.

"I even took out my coffin money to help my son."

"Greetings, Master Chen!" Just as Chen Heng walked towards the Hundred Objects Tower, Qin Ming and Xing Lin immediately rushed forward to salute him.

"Who are you two?" Chen Heng looked them over, realizing he didn't seem to know either of them.

"Master Chen certainly doesn't know us." Qin Ming's eyes were full of admiration.

"But we both know Master Chen; we two brothers have witnessed Master Chen's earth-shattering martial arts!"

"We've wanted to visit you, Master Chen, for a long time, but never had a good opportunity."

"So what are you two here for today?" Chen Heng glanced at the ashen-faced Gui An and immediately understood what was going on.

Presumably, Gui An had paid to invite these two guys over.

"That Gui An gave us two brothers one hundred and fifty taels of silver each, inviting us to sit in this Hundred Objects Tower for a day."

Xing Lin excitedly lifted his head, directly exposing Gui An's secret.

In the eyes of these two, coming to the Hundred Objects Tower to lend support was just a matter of getting paid for a job.

But with Chen Heng's arrival, it was different; those one hundred and fifty taels of silver were nothing compared to seeing Chen Heng in person.

"You two aren't very honorable." Chen Heng couldn't help but laugh.

"Quickly return the silver to him and come inside with me to see this Hundred Objects Tower."

Chen Heng waved his hand, leaving the two standing there.

Seeing this, Qin Ming and Xing Lin immediately pulled out silver notes and tossed them to Gui An, then scurried after Chen Heng.

Gui An's Face turned green with anger, but he didn't dare utter a sound.

In Qiyang City, he could offend anyone except those from the Five Spirits Gang.

Once he offended the Five Spirits Gang, forget about doing business; it was questionable whether he could even walk out alive.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have spent a fortune inviting two Outer Deacons.

"You are Old Man Liu's son?" Chen Heng looked at the middle-aged man in front of him, who was in his thirties.

"Replying to Master Chen, this humble one is indeed." Liu Fuzhuang's legs trembled incessantly, cold sweat already soaking through his clothes.

"Work hard, you have a good father." Chen Heng patted Liu Fuzhuang's shoulder and walked into the Hundred Objects Tower.

"Brother Liu has incredible connections." Gui An walked up to Liu Fuzhuang, forcing a smile.

"Heh heh, I still can't compare to your connections, Brother Gui An." Although Liu Fuzhuang was utterly timid in front of Chen Heng, it was different when facing Gui An.

"To even invite the owner of the Wood Spirit Merchant Guild, Brother Gui An, your connections are truly more impressive."

Liu Fuzhuang straightened his back, becoming completely confident.

A few minutes later, after all the guests had arrived, Liu Fuzhuang and Gui An walked in side by side.

The scene before Gui An utterly crushed him.

All the guests he had invited were now gathered around Chen Heng, fawning over him.

Even when he came in to greet them, those people all pretended not to see him.

Gui An knew that he had lost today.

He had lost completely in the competition of connections.

"Vice Gang Leader Chen, I didn't expect to meet you here today." Old Man Mu sat beside Chen Heng, beaming, with the envious gazes of other guests behind him.

Many people glared at Old Man Mu through gritted teeth, wishing it was themselves sitting beside Chen Heng.

How did this old man know this Master, and they seemed to be very familiar with each other.

"Old Man Mu, you don't need to be so polite with me." Chen Heng also greeted Old Man Mu with a smile; after all, he was a friend of his father.

"You are my father's friend, so naturally you are also my elder. Just call me Xiao Heng."

"Good, good, good, then I'll be bold enough to call you Boss Chen."

Although Old Man Mu could tell Chen Heng's words were sincere, he wouldn't be foolish enough to actually call Chen Heng Xiao Heng.

Unless he was tired of living.

Chen Heng was no longer the naive young man who had just arrived in Qiyang City.

Now, a casual word from him could determine the life and death of their Mu Family.

"Wanqing, Qiuqiu, quickly go pour tea for Boss Chen." Old Man Mu turned and glared at the two girls.

"Yes." Mu Wanqing obediently picked up the teapot and poured a cup for Chen Heng, while Mu Qiuqiu timidly shrank back.

"How can you be so thoughtless! Quickly go give Boss Chen a shoulder massage!"

"What are you standing there for!"

Old Man Mu frowned, very displeased with Mu Qiuqiu's behavior.

"Alright, alright, Old Man Mu." Chen Heng saw this and soothed Old Man Mu with a couple of sentences.

"It's normal for young girls to be a bit timid."

"Oh dear, this Little Girl is ignorant, I apologize for any offense."

Old Man Mu repeatedly cupped his hands in apology to Chen Heng.

"Alright, Old Man Mu, we are guests today, let's not disrespect the host's Face."

Hearing this, Old Man Mu immediately knew that Chen Heng no longer wanted to exchange pleasantries with him.

He nodded, resuming the demeanor befitting the owner of a merchant guild.

Chen Heng stopped speaking, and no one else in the entire Hundred Objects Tower dared to make a sound, all waiting for Liu Fuzhuang to speak.

As for Gui An?

Everyone had long since forgotten about him.

A young master of an outer city merchant guild was not as important as the vice gang leader of the Five Spirits Gang.

Standing in front of everyone, Liu Fuzhuang straightened his back.

But just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by a shout.

"Big Brother Chen! The flatbread they're selling over there is really delicious, and they even have brown sugar filling!"

Bai Jun walked in boisterously, biting into a flatbread, and carrying several more in his hand.

...Chen Heng.

"Bringing you out is embarrassing enough."

Chen Heng had just been wondering where Bai Jun was, having not seen him for a long time.

Turns out he was at the flatbread stall buying flatbread.