130: Chapter 130 The Loyal and Righteous Chief Chen

After the first group of people confirmed that the Medicinal Pill quality was higher than those purchased from the Medicinal Pill store, the other members could no longer sit still and swarmed toward the General Hall crazily.

Before long, a long queue had formed outside the Internal Affairs Hall.

Even when noon arrived, the people in line were unwilling to leave.

At a restaurant near the General Hall.

Chen Hu called Ye Fan, Da Niu, Er Niu, and Song He to have a meal.

After the meal, Chen Hu said to Ye Fan, "I plan to take Xiang Yue in as a concubine. Ye Fan, go find a fortune teller and pick a good day. As for you three, go inquire and see what needs to be purchased for taking a concubine; it would be best to get a list for me!"

After receiving Chen Hu's orders, the four of them went off to do their tasks.

Chen Hu returned to the General Hall unhurriedly.

A short while later.

Internal Affairs Hall Master Yang Siyou arrived with the silver.

The 2000 qi and blood pills and 2000 essence blood pills had all been sold.

A total of 8000 taels of silver.

Iron Blade Sect, General Hall.

Sect Leader Chen Qiu sat on a throne, while the other high-ranking members stood on both sides.

"What do you think of the Fierce Tiger Gang?"

Sect Leader Chen Qiu was a suspicious person who was unwilling to trust others; therefore, he held absolute power over the entire Iron Blade Sect.

All his subordinates were just yes-men.

An Elder spoke up, "Reporting to the Sect Leader, the Fierce Tiger Gang has that Marrow Refining Realm expert Chen Hu overseeing them. They will annex the surrounding Gangs sooner or later. Our Iron Blade Sect is adjacent to the Fierce Tiger Gang, so we estimate that when they make a move, the first target they choose will be us!"

"That's right, Sect Leader, you must be careful of the Fierce Tiger Gang!" another Elder chimed in.

The Iron Blade Sect also had four Elders.

However, the power held by these four Elders was very small.

Their treatment was also average. If it weren't for the fact that Sect Leader Chen Qiu was narrow-minded, they would have long since left the Iron Blade Sect to seek other paths.

"What about you all? Do you think the same?"

Sect Leader Chen Qiu's gaze landed on the nine Hall Masters.

He was worried about the Hall Masters becoming too powerful, so he appointed nine Battle Hall Masters. As for Internal Affairs, External Affairs, and Disciplinary Halls, none existed.

There were only stewards, and these stewards were directly under his control.

One of the Hall Masters said, "Sect Leader, to put it bluntly, if the Fierce Tiger Gang wants to annex us, we have no way to resist. Chen Hu is in the Marrow Refining Realm, and under his command, there is also Ye Fan, who is in the Bone Refining Realm. As for us, the strongest is only at the Tendon Refining Realm!"

Hearing this, Sect Leader Chen Qiu's expression became exceptionally gloomy, "Is that what you all think?"

Everyone was silent.

Suddenly, a sense of inexplicable panic welled up in Sect Leader Chen Qiu's heart. Although this group of people didn't answer him, their silence already indicated their attitude.

"A bunch of trash, all of you get out of my sight!"

The next moment, a surge of anger welled up in his heart, and Sect Leader Chen Qiu roared at everyone.

Everyone dared not linger and fled in a panic.

But after leaving, some people's faces showed a bit of disdain and mockery.

To be honest, almost everyone present had no sense of belonging to the Iron Blade Sect; the power was small, and the perks were few.

Moreover, working under Sect Leader Chen Qiu was always nerve-wracking; after all, over these many years, quite a few Elders and Hall Masters had been executed or secretly killed by him.

They had heard that the Fierce Tiger Gang's treatment was quite good.

If they could defect and still retain their original positions, it would be a good choice.

On the other side.

Chen Hu was reading and drinking tea in the General Hall.

Suddenly, the Void Realm opened, and a box flew out.

"It's back!"

Chen Hu was very curious about what the heavens exchange box had brought back for him this time.

Thus, he picked up the box and opened it.

A small sword flew out from inside and landed on the desk, immediately expanding into a long sword over a meter long.

Holding this long sword, a stream of information appeared in his mind.

"Damn, it's actually a Magic Treasure Flying Sword!"

Chen Hu was startled and immediately used his divine weapon dagger to cut his finger to perform blood recognition.

There are two ways to refine a Flying Sword: first, blood recognition; second, refining with magical power.

Chen Hu did not have magical power, so he could only use the blood recognition method to refine it.

After this Flying Sword absorbed his blood, a close connection was formed between the two.

Unfortunately, Chen Hu only had internal Qi, not magical power, so he was completely unable to activate this Flying Sword, which had reached the level of a High Grade Magical Artifact.

However, he tested it.

He discovered that the Flying Sword itself was also quite sharp.

Its sharpness had already exceeded a Medium Grade divine weapon and could completely rival a High Grade divine weapon.

"I wonder if it can be stored in the sword nourishing gourd!"

Chen Hu took out the sword nourishing gourd and silently recited the word "store," and then the Flying Sword fell directly into the sword nourishing gourd.

"Not bad, another trump card!"

Chen Hu was secretly happy.

After thinking about it, Chen Hu stuffed a jin of Tier 3 exotic beast meat into the heavens exchange box.

After closing the box, it vanished into the Void Realm and disappeared.

A short while later.

Ye Fan returned and handed Chen Hu a slip of paper.

Chen Hu opened the note, which read that the 15th of this month was an auspicious day suitable for marriage.

Today is the 10th, which means there are still five days left.

The time is still quite ample.

More than an hour later, Da Niu and the other two arrived.

They had already inquired clearly about the concubine-taking process and the items that needed to be purchased.

Since he didn't want to bother others, Chen Hu tossed them 200 taels of silver and told the three of them to run the errands and make the purchases.

"Boss, do you need to invite people for taking a concubine?"

Da Niu suddenly asked.

"There is no need to make a big fuss; just setting up a few tables will do!" Chen Hu said.

"Boss, your current status and reputation are extraordinary. Once the news spreads, I am afraid many people will come uninvited. On your big day, you can't just turn guests away!" Da Niu reminded him.

Chen Hu thought about it; that was indeed the logic.

The news of him becoming a Marrow Refining Realm expert had spread, and both acquaintances and strangers had come to give gifts.

However, he had refused and sent them away.

But if those people took the opportunity to give gifts again on his big day, he couldn't just drive them away.

"Da Niu, what do you think should be done?" Chen Hu asked.

Da Niu thought about it, "Boss, when those wealthy families take wives or concubines, they all set up open banquets. You are the one and only Marrow Refining Realm expert in our Prefecture City, much stronger than those wealthy families, so why not also set up open banquets? Anyone who is willing can come to eat."

"Then, set up a few tables in the courtyard to invite more important guests."

"Alright, we'll do as you say. Go find the External Affairs Hall Master and have him help with the arrangements!" As he spoke, Chen Hu took out 3000 taels of silver, "Take this silver, and if it's not enough, come back to me for more!"

"Okay, Boss!"

As Da Niu went to find the External Affairs Hall Master to help with the banquet arrangements.

The news of Chen Hu taking a concubine also spread.

Especially after learning that the one Chen Hu was taking as a concubine was Widow Wang, some people praised Chen Hu for being loyal and righteous.

There were also those who felt that Chen Hu was not presentable.

A dignified Marrow Refining expert, actually taking a widow as a concubine.

Mu Family.

Mu Mingzhu was looking at the ledger to check the accounts.

The maid Cui Liu ran in, "Young Miss, Young Miss, I just heard a piece of news: Gang Leader Chen is taking a concubine!"

"Taking whom?" Mu Mingzhu asked subconsciously.

Cui Liu said, "It's that Widow Wang. Gang Leader Chen is really something; with his status, wouldn't it be better to take a chaste young maiden? Why take a widow!"

Mu Mingzhu's eyes lit up, and she said with some admiration, "What do you know? The two of them met when they were in humble circumstances. Gang Leader Chen is taking her in now, which shows he is loyal and righteous!"