161: Chapter 161 Rejection, Shattering

Lu Yuzhou was stunned for a moment.

He looked at Chen Ran's calm Face, his brows furrowing slightly.

Then, as if he had realized something, he suddenly laughed.

"Too little?"

"That's true. With the Lin family as such a big tree to climb, a mere ten thousand taels is indeed not enough to dismiss you."

A trace of disdain flashed in Lu Yuzhou's eyes.

In his view, Chen Ran was merely holding out for a better price, wanting to seize the opportunity to rake in more.

He had seen plenty of such greedy people from the lower rungs of society.

As long as the price was right, they would even sell their own fathers, let alone a woman.

"Fine, I'll add another ten thousand taels."

Lu Yuzhou pulled out another stack of silver notes and threw them on the table.

"Twenty thousand taels."

"Plus a top-tier Cultivation Technique that leads directly to the Fifth Grade."

"Deputy Captain Chen, is this price enough to buy you to leave Lin Wan?"

Twenty thousand taels of silver, plus a top-tier Cultivation Technique.

This was already wealth that many Jianghu travelers could not obtain in a lifetime of struggle.

Lu Yuzhou stared fixedly at Chen Ran, waiting for him to reveal a greedy gaze, waiting for him to kneel before him like a dog, begging for pity.

However, Chen Ran remained indifferent.

He even yawned, appearing somewhat impatient.

"Young Master Lu, can you not understand human speech?"

"I have already said, I am not interested."

"If there is nothing else, I will head back to sleep."

As he spoke, Chen Ran made a move to get up.

"Stop!"

Lu Yuzhou's expression finally darkened.

He slammed the table, dangerous light flickering in his eyes.

"Chen Ran, don't be too insatiable!"

"Thirty thousand taels!"

"This is my bottom line."

"If you continue to be unappreciative, don't blame me for being impolite!"

Lu Yuzhou's voice already carried undisguised killing intent.

In his view, he had already given Chen Ran enough Face.

If the other party dared to refuse again, that would be slapping his Lu family in the Face.

Chen Ran stopped, turned his head, and looked at Lu Yuzhou with a half-smile.

"Young Master Lu, you are a truly interesting person."

"What, do you think money can buy everything?"

Chen Ran shook his head, his tone carrying a hint of mockery.

"Sorry, I don't covet your money."

"As for Lin Wan... she is not someone you can touch."

Once these words were spoken, the air in the hall seemed to solidify.

Lu Yuzhou's expression was so gloomy it seemed it could drip water.

He stared fixedly at Chen Ran, spitting out a few words through gritted teeth.

"You refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit."

"Deputy Captain Chen, being too greedy will cost you your life!"

As Lu Yuzhou's voice fell.

From the shadows on both sides of the hall, those dozen or so burly men dressed in short martial attire stepped forward simultaneously.

"Boom!"

More than a dozen powerful fluctuations of Qi and blood erupted instantly, intertwining to form a massive sense of oppression.

Like Mount Tai pressing down, it swept towards Chen Ran.

These burly men all had fierce looks on their Faces, surrounding Chen Ran with malicious intent.

As long as Lu Yuzhou gave the order, they would not hesitate to tear this ignorant brat before them into pieces.

The sense of oppression was self-evident.

Facing this tense situation.

Chen Ran, however, was not the least bit panicked.

He stood in place, his gaze sweeping over the ferocious burly men around him.

Finally, his gaze landed on Lu Yuzhou's gloomy Face.

Chen Ran suddenly chuckled.

The laughter sounded exceptionally jarring in the silent hall.

"Young Master Lu."

Chen Ran tilted his head slightly, his tone as relaxed as if he were chatting with an old friend.

"If I refuse..."

"What do you intend to do?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yuzhou's expression turned cold instantly.

Chen Ran's words were certainly not polite; they were practically blatant humiliation.

"Since Deputy Captain Chen refuses to agree, I'm afraid you won't be leaving here easily today."

As the voice fell, the dozens of burly men in short martial attire stepped forward in unison.

Surrounding the youth in the center of the arena, they formed a human wall with no way out.

These burly men even took out their weapons, rubbing their hands together, waiting for something.

Chen Ran looked up and sighed, "Young Master Lu, are you not afraid of being suspected by the Six Doors afterward?"

And Lu Yuzhou laughed heartily:

"Deputy Captain Chen, it seems you still don't understand what has happened.

Today's matter, even my family doesn't know; they probably still think I'm out there having a good time."

"Oh?" Chen Ran raised his eyes, with a bit more interest, "It seems you are very confident that this matter won't be investigated."

"Since that's the case, then I am relieved."

Chen Ran spread one arm, his palm gripping a burly man beside him, lifting him up forcefully.

With a snap, the burly man's neck twisted and bent, and he fell to the ground.

This scene made the entire building quiet for a moment.

"He dares to kill?"

"Attack, avenge Old Li!"

A few breaths later, these people seemed to react, simultaneously drawing their weapons and swinging them at the youth.

Even Lu Yuzhou had not expected that the man before him would suddenly rise up and kill.

Lu Yuzhou watched the corner of the youth's mouth curl up, and said with disdain:

"I already gave him a choice, but in the end, he still chose the wrong path."

He could already foresee how much turmoil would be caused in the capital when the news came out the next day after Chen Ran died.

However, even if the Six Doors and the Demon Suppression Division investigated together, it would be difficult to find any clues.

These people were bandits he had specifically hired from outside the city, all wanted criminals of the imperial court, and their identities were already dishonorable.

And when the mission ended, these people would also cease to exist.

It could be said that this arrangement was flawless.

Bang!

Suddenly, a muffled loud noise came from the crowd, and the next moment, a bloody, mangled body smashed onto the floor above.

It happened to land right in front of him.

Lu Yuzhou looked at the lifeless corpse and took a few steps back, his Face pale;

"You bunch of trash, what are you doing!"

But his voice was already drowned out by the even more chaotic ambient noise.

Boom!

The entire center floor of the pavilion collapsed, cracking with dense spiderweb-like fissures.

"Die!"

A tall bandit in the crowd, holding a large saber, slashed straight at the youth with the long saber in his hand.

But before the sound of the long saber piercing flesh could come, a palm rapidly enlarged before his eyes.

Chen Ran struck out with a palm casually, the wind whistling, and the man's body in front of him shattered instantly, spraying a fan-shaped mist of blood.

"Too weak."

Chen Ran shook his hand and curled his lips.

"Is this the only strength you have?"

His voice echoed in the arena, before the opponents could react.

Chen Ran suddenly charged forward, the ground beneath his feet collapsing into a huge pit with a 'pa' sound, and his figure disappeared.

He moved quickly through the arena like a gust of wind, and with every strike, an enemy exploded.

Gradually, even those bandits felt that something was wrong.

"There's a problem, he is definitely not a Seventh Grade Bone Forging Realm!"

Watching the man who was like a human Vicious Beast, these bandits looked terrified; some simply turned and ran without looking back.

But as soon as they moved their feet, the wind behind them had already caught up.

Under the ruthless crushing force, all the fleeing figures were instantly torn to pieces.