99: Unable to win a fight, they can only remain stubborn.

Chen Heng was not at all polite; he took it before Xu Lieying could even boast about his ancestral spear techniques.

Flipping through it a couple of times, Chen Heng nodded in satisfaction.

"Tomorrow, I will have someone deliver my specially made qi and blood decoction to both of your branch offices."

"Consider it a small contribution from me to everyone."

"After all, the stronger you both become, the safer Qiyang City will be."

"At least you won't be pressed to the ground and rubbed by a cult member."

The Faces of Xu Lieying and Wu Tianba grew darker the more they listened. Why did this kid always poke at people's sore spots?

Yes, they were a bit weak.

They were beaten by that Wutong Sect Elder without any ability to fight back.

But wasn't that also because of the Fude Orthodox Sect's Earth God suppression? Otherwise, how could they not have been able to win?

They should have been able to win, right? Although the two were unsure if their current strength was enough, they definitely would be after a Breakthrough to the Houtian Realm.

The Houtian Realm is a huge watershed.

Eighty percent of Tongxuan Martial Artists will fall before reaching the Houtian Realm.

And even more will fall in earlier Realms.

Once a Martial Artist breaks through to the Houtian Realm, they gain some qualifications to contend with those Cultivators.

However, it is only limited to contending; to kill Cultivators or Noble and powerful clans, one still needs to reach the Innate Realm.

"Then we trouble Vice Gang Leader Chen."

Xu Lieying and Wu Tianba stood up and cupped their hands in thanks.

Although this kid had scraped off a layer of their flesh, breaking through to the Houtian Realm made it all worthwhile.

At the very least, they could beat up Qi Longhu, that Old Wang Ba, to vent their frustrations.

That Old Wang Ba was truly infuriating.

"I won't bother you two any longer. I still need to go back and brew the decoction needed for tomorrow."

Chen Heng also stood up and exchanged pleasantries before happily leaving.

"..."

The two waited until Chen Heng had walked out of the branch office and gotten into his carriage before they both sighed in unison.

"Old Xu, why do I feel like I've been swindled?"

Wu Tianba turned to look at Xu Lieying, who was twitching in pain over his loss.

"No need to feel, you definitely got swindled."

"Just look at how that kid was practically skipping and jumping when he left."

"Alas..."

"But there's nothing we can do; who told us we had to ask for help?"

Although Xu Lieying felt heartache, he didn't feel depressed.

"If we had discovered Chen Heng a step earlier than that Old Wang Ba Qi Longhu, perhaps he would be the one feeling the pain today!"

"No, after I break through to the Houtian Realm, I definitely need to 'spar' with that kid Chen Heng properly."

Xu Lieying drained the tea in his cup and slammed it on the table with a bang.

"If I don't beat that kid up, I won't feel at ease!"

"Are you sure you can beat him?" Wu Tianba said faintly.

"Have you forgotten how the Elder who beat the three of us that night died?"

"..." Xu Lieying fell silent again, opening his mouth but unable to speak.

This Old Wang Ba... seemed to have a point.

Even if he broke through to the Houtian Realm, he probably still wouldn't be a match.

"Hmph, considering he's still young, I'll let him off this once."

Xu Lieying, his old Face a bit red, continued to be stubborn.

Giving up was impossible; he could only get by with stubbornness.

"That's right, he's only sixteen and already a Tongxuan Martial Artist."

"Old Xu, think about what you were doing at sixteen?"

That old fellow Wu Tianba wasn't as honest and simple as he appeared.

Every word he spoke pierced Xu Lieying's heart.

"When I was sixteen..."

Xu Lieying stopped speaking.

Back when he was sixteen, his Master used to hang him up and beat him every day.

It seemed he wasn't even an external force Martial Artist then.

"Forget it, let's focus on breaking through to the Houtian Realm."

Xu Lieying completely shut down.

He couldn't beat him, and he had to ask for help; what else could he do?

Just endure it!

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On the way home, Chen Heng stopped by a pharmacy and bought a hundred servings of medicinal ingredients.

Now that he was rich, he didn't have to be stingy when consuming blood refining powder.

He would take these hundred servings back and give them directly to Xiao He to decoct, and then he would perform Optimization.

Looking at the quality of these medicinal ingredients, after Optimization, how many servings would be left, maybe forty?

"Oh, right, the Wutong Sect's warehouse must have medicinal ingredients of excellent quality."

"No, I still need to make a trip there."

Chen Heng felt a little antsy, always thinking about the good things at the Main Altar of the Wutong Cult.

"And the Gang Leader's treasury, I'll go there when I have time."

The keys to the treasury were given to him, so why wouldn't he happily move things out?

"Tomorrow, I'll go to the Wutong Sect to hunt for treasures, and the day after, I'll go to the treasury for some useful things."

"When I have time, I'll take on a few Anomaly missions; the Optimization count is a bit insufficient again."

Chen Heng meticulously arranged his plans for the next few days; he just needed to execute them.

The only potential issue was with the Wutong Sect; he just needed to be a little careful.

Soon, the carriage steadily stopped at the entrance of the Chen Family Courtyard.

Stepping out of the carriage, Chen Heng immediately saw a fat man, so plump he seemed to be oozing oil, standing at his doorstep.

Inspector Zou was smiling and chatting with Chen Fugui.

The two talked as they walked towards the main hall.

As Chen Heng stepped through the gate, Inspector Zou also looked up and saw Chen Heng.

"Oh, Vice Gang Leader Chen is back."

He immediately left Chen Fugui and quickly walked towards Chen Heng.

Chen Fugui kept winking at Chen Heng, signaling him to receive Inspector Zou well.

"May I ask what brings Inspector Zou to my door?"

Chen Heng couldn't well refuse him his Face, so he braced himself and walked over.

"Hey, isn't it because I see Vice Gang Leader Chen is young and promising? I specifically came to get acquainted."

Inspector Zou smiled so much his eyes disappeared, his Face full of fat squeezed into a chrysanthemum shape.

"Inspector Zou, please speak frankly. I don't like riddles."

Chen Heng didn't particularly like this guy and directly asked.

Inspector Zou was looking for the murderer of The Sixteenth Prince, so Chen Heng naturally wouldn't like him much.

After all, he was the murderer.

If it weren't a bit troublesome to kill him, Chen Heng would have already refined him into ashes.

"Vice Gang Leader Chen is straightforward; truly a hero!"

Inspector Zou wasn't annoyed at all and continued to chat happily with Chen Heng.

"Inspector Zou, let's not stand at the courtyard entrance to talk; it's undignified."

Chen Fugui stepped forward and led Chen Heng and Inspector Zou into the main hall together.

"Inspector Zou, please have some tea." Chen Fugui pushed a cup of top-grade fragrant tea in front of Inspector Zou and said with a smile.

"Thank you, Old Mr. Chen."

Inspector Zou returned a very polite bow, picked up the tea, and took a sip.

He and Chen Fugui were roughly the same age; if it weren't for Chen Heng's presence, he wouldn't be so polite.

"Good tea!"

Inspector Zou's eyes lit up, and he praised.

"Alright, speak quickly; I still have a lot to do."

Chen Heng frowned, looking at the two who were exchanging pleasantries.

He couldn't understand why his old man was chatting so happily with this disgusting-looking fat man.

"I have something I wish to ask of Vice Gang Leader Chen."

The two stopped their pleasantries, and Inspector Zou looked at Chen Heng with a serious expression.