19: Longquan Pavilion

"Black Tiger Gang leader, Pei Yong... reward of one hundred taels of silver."

"Black Tiger Gang second-in-command, He Da... reward of fifty taels of silver."

"Black Tiger Gang third-in-command, Li Tianmeng... reward of one hundred taels of silver!"

The reward for the third-in-command was even higher than for the second-in-command, indicating that this person was either extremely evil or more dangerous and troublesome. Jiang Chen made a mental note.

He hadn't expected these Black Tiger Gang members to be so unpopular in the city.

They had already been offered a bounty, yet they could still live such comfortable lives?

Jiang Chen immediately realized that either the Black Tiger Gang itself was incredibly powerful and strong, or it had someone backing it.

In the eyes of others, the Black Tiger Gang was clearly extremely dangerous.

No one would offend the Black Tiger Gang for such a small reward.

Of course, this was nothing to Jiang Chen.

He was now at the ninth layer of the Houtian Realm.

If the Black Tiger Gang also had the strength of the ninth layer of the Houtian Realm, they wouldn't need to stay in this small Dongfeng Town.

What Jiang Chen lacked now was a reasonable pretext.

Yet, he didn't even need to look for a reason. Anyone could go and apprehend someone with an official bounty.

However, to claim the reward, one had to obtain a warrant, or bounty order, beforehand.

Jiang Chen's departing footsteps turned back.

"Sir, could you give me a copy of the warrants for those three Black Tiger Gang members?"

Jiang Chen stepped forward and asked.

The Fat Man sized up Jiang Chen and couldn't help but scoff.

"Tsk, you? Want to take down the Black Tiger Gang?"

"Young Master, this is Dongfeng Town, not your little village."

"Do you think killing a newly awakened tiger demon means you can eliminate harm for the people?"

"Save it, don't throw your life away for nothing."

The Fat Man official waved his hand and took a sip of tea.

He genuinely looked down on Jiang Chen.

But he also genuinely didn't want Jiang Chen to die in vain.

"Please help me, Sir."

"I want to try."

Jiang Chen thought for a moment, then simply handed over the four hundred jin rice coupon he held.

Even in town, four hundred jin of white rice was worth a good amount of money.

The Fat Man official's teacup paused at his lips, looking somewhat dazed at the rice coupon on the table.

"Are you sure?"

The Fat Man looked Jiang Chen over again.

He was just a rather handsome young man, yet he had such courage.

"It's not that I'm being nosy, it's good for young people to have passion, but the Black Tiger Gang's waters aren't as shallow as you think. Giving you the warrants is fine, but I just don't want an ignorant youth to die because of my warrants."

Although the Fat Man spoke these words, he still took out three bounty orders from a drawer underneath.

He slapped them on the table.

"Take that rice coupon back too. Being full is better than being a starving ghost."

Wang Fusheng waved his hand. Although he was greedy for money, he wasn't greedy for dead people's money.

"Thank you, Sir, but please accept this rice coupon. There will be many things later that I'll need to trouble you with."

Jiang Chen collected the three warrants, bowed to Wang Fusheng, and then left with a flourish.

"Heh, this kid has quite a personality."

Wang Fusheng watched Jiang Chen leave and put away the rice coupon.

Then he rubbed his fleshy chin.

"It's been a long time since I've seen such an ambitious fellow... That guy's eyes didn't seem to be for money. Alright... If this kid can survive, it's not impossible to give him a chance..."

With that, Wang Fusheng also put away a piece of Jiang Chen's information from under the table.

"Fifteen years old, single-handedly killed a bear."

"Eighteen years old, killed an unawakened tiger demon..."

"He's got something."

Jiang Chen first walked around the government office, settled his household registration, and spent an extra five taels of silver to sort out Cheng Yurou's as well.

After stepping out of the yamen.

Jiang Chen went to the money exchange, took ten taels of gold, and exchanged it for a thousand taels worth of silver notes.

This was for convenient daily expenses.

Although the Dragon Horn Bow could shoot Qi arrows, its power would be even greater if paired with well-crafted arrows.

Immediately, Jiang Chen made some inquiries and arrived in front of a weapon shop that looked like it had recently opened.

"Dragon Spring Pavilion? I remember Dragon Spring Pavilion seems to be a chain weapon shop of the Great Lan Dynasty."

Jiang Chen's heart stirred. He hadn't expected the Dragon Spring Pavilion to open in Dongfeng Town.

The reputation of Dragon Spring Pavilion naturally went without saying.

Many of the famous weapons in the Great Lan Dynasty mostly came from Dragon Spring Pavilion.

As Jiang Chen was about to enter, a waiter stepped forward, blocked Jiang Chen with his hand, and said,

"Excuse me, Young Master, our Dragon Spring Pavilion does not serve those improperly dressed, so please..."

Before the other party could finish, Jiang Chen threw out a silver note worth ten taels.

"Esteemed guest, please come in."

"I am Zhang Chao, it's my pleasure to serve you."

Zhang Chao's expression changed remarkably quickly.

"I still prefer the arrogant look you had just now. Please resume it."

Jiang Chen said indifferently.

The next moment, Zhang Chao put away his fawning smile and resumed a cold, aloof demeanor.

"Esteemed customer, our Dragon Spring Pavilion mainly deals in weapons. What do you need?"

"Get me a set of the highest-grade arrows, and also show me your short knives here."

Jiang Chen thought for a moment and said.

Zhang Chao's eyes lit up.

He then brought out a set of arrows. The arrow shafts were made of willow wood, with a coating called Qingxuan Iron, which ensured stable and swift flight.

The arrowheads were forged from Black Scale Iron, extremely sharp, capable of easily piercing heavy armor.

The fletching was made from the feathers of a flying demon, allowing for silent flight and improved stability.

"These are Black Scale Arrows, the most expensive and highest quality arrows in our shop."

"A single arrow costs three taels of silver, no discounts. A set of one hundred arrows gets a ten percent discount."

"Two sets."

Zhang Chao secretly gasped.

What kind of big customer was this in front of him, buying two sets of arrows worth two hundred and seventy taels right off the bat?

It was simply too exaggerated.

This was Dongfeng Town, not a county seat or a commandery city.

"Show me the knives."

"The knives are over here..."

In the end, Jiang Chen spent a total of six hundred taels of silver, giving the other party six taels of gold.

He left under Zhang Chao's standard ninety-degree bow.

"After all, it's just a small town, so even the most prized items in the shop are very limited."

"However, this knife is not bad. It's about an arm's length, similar to the firewood knife at home, and most importantly, it's heavy enough."

"Its thickness is no more than a finger's width, but its weight is six hundred jin!"

Such a heavy knife was just right for someone with Jiang Chen's strength.

With his current strength of millions of jin, if not controlled properly, he could easily crush a person.

A mere six hundred jin was nothing to Jiang Chen.

If such a heavy knife, combined with his strength, were to strike you, it wouldn't just be a matter of bruises.

On the way, Jiang Chen also bought some tonics for Cheng Yurou. After all, Cheng Yurou was frail and needed to supplement her health regularly.

He returned to Bancheng Inn.

Cheng Yurou had already woken up, tidied the bed, and washed her old clothes.

At this moment, Cheng Yurou leaned by the window, watching the twilight sky slowly darken.

Almost half of Dongfeng Town's scenery fell into her eyes.

Cheng Yurou felt as if she were dreaming, that she could live such a good life.

It seemed she needed to work harder.

"Rou'er, what are you thinking about?"

"Ah? Xiao Chen is back..."

"Mm, the household registration is all settled. Tomorrow we'll go look for a house."

Jiang Chen said. When Cheng Yurou saw that her household registration had also become that of Dongfeng Town, she was immediately astonished.

"Why is mine also..."

"Dongfeng Town is just our starting point. There are even better days waiting for us."

Jiang Chen patted Cheng Yurou's head.

"I bought some tonics. I've already had the inn staff take them to the kitchen for preparation."

"I'm going out to take care of some things. If I come back late, you can go to sleep first."

Cheng Yurou understood that her man was going to do great things, and as a woman, she absolutely could not hold him back.

"Alright, then I'll wait for you in bed."