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When Zhang Chen heard this, his face instantly turned pale, and he couldn't help but turn to look at Zhou Yuan, a troubled expression on his face.

Zhou Yuan naturally saw everything in his eyes. Seeing Zhang Chen look over, he couldn't help but smile and say, "Let's go quickly, let's go together!"

When Zhang Chen heard this, he gritted his teeth and quickly sped up towards his residence!

Everyone quickened their pace, passing through several alleys in a row, and finally arrived at their destination.

The place where Zhang Chen lived was a rather dilapidated courtyard.

Outside the courtyard at this moment, a middle-aged man holding a long knife was confronting a group of people.

Zhou Yuan knew this man; he was also a member of the interrogation and torture team of Wang Sheng Great Prison, named Hou Nie!

At this moment, Hou Nie's mouth was bleeding, but he was blocking the gate of the small courtyard with all his might, a fierce light shining in his eyes.

Seeing Hou Nie's appearance, Zhou Yuan couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Compared to before, the other party looked more than twenty years older.

Although Zhou Yuan had also been away from Qinglin City for almost twenty years, they were Cultivators.

Moreover, Zhou Yuan saw that Hou Nie had the cultivation fluctuation of the early Foundation Establishment Realm, but it was not too stable, so he should have just broken through not long ago.

Normally, a Cultivator's Breakthrough is accompanied by an increase in Lifespan, and an increase in Lifespan will make their appearance younger!

But Hou Nie still looked very old, which was enough to show one thing: these people had been living very poorly these years.

Zhou Yuan then looked at that group of people. In his eyes, they were all small fries.

There were six people in this group: four strong men, a man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, and an Old Man.

Among this group of people, the one with the highest cultivation was the Old Man, in the late Foundation Establishment Realm.

Next was the man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, in the early Foundation Establishment Realm.

As for the four strong men, they were all at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Such a force, in a place like Qinglin City, was still a pretty good combination!

Of course, the current Qinglin City had also changed, and the experts were much stronger than before, so even those in the Foundation Establishment Realm were at the bottom here.

"Liu Jinzhong, what exactly do you want to do? Isn't there still three days until the agreed date?"

Seeing this group of people, Zhang Chen couldn't help but shout loudly and quickly walked towards his doorstep.

Zhang Bohu followed closely behind, his eyes sharp, staring fixedly at the man with the sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, wishing he could chop him into pieces.

But Zhang Bohu only dared to think about it; he really didn't dare to make a move.

Behind this Liu Jinzhong, there was a Golden Core True Person.

The great battle in Qinglin City back then completely changed the structure of Qinglin City!

Originally, Qinglin City had several Golden Core True Persons, but most of them died in that battle, and the rest left directly.

As a result, the people of Wang Sheng Great Prison became the target of public criticism.

These years, Wang Sheng Great Prison had always been a hurdle in the hearts of rogue Cultivators, and many people hated Wang Sheng Great Prison to the bone.

Now that there was no protection from a Golden Core True Person, the remaining rogue Cultivators quickly organized themselves and launched an attack on Wang Sheng Great Prison.

In this battle, most of the Wang Sheng Great Prison died, and the remaining people fled in a panic.

Zhang Chen and the others were relatively lucky to have escaped from Qinglin City.

They drifted outside for two years, living very hard, so they returned to Qinglin City.

Originally, they all had a sum of savings and lived a quite comfortable life.

But Zhang Chen's son contracted a strange illness and needed Vitality Pills to survive.

After more than ten years, their savings had long been squandered, and their lives became increasingly miserable.

So, in desperation, Zhang Chen had no choice but to borrow high-interest loans from Yidian Commercial Bank, and the Liu Jinzhong in front of him was the person responsible for collecting debts.

As for the Old Man Ge Hao, he was a guest elder of Yidian Commercial Bank, there to intimidate the scene.

Zhang Chen's shout instantly alerted everyone.

Seeing Zhang Chen appear, Hou Nie couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and his hand holding the long knife couldn't help but tremble slightly.

"Brother Chen, they want to take Qilin away, saying they are afraid you won't be able to pay back that amount of Spirit Stones in three days."

Hou Nie spoke, his words filled with indignation. The Qilin he mentioned was Zhang Chen's son, Zhang Qilin!

Zhang Chen only had this one son, and his Madam's health was also not good, unable to bear more children, so his son was the apple of his eye.

At this moment, hearing Hou Nie's words, a hint of killing intent flashed in Zhang Chen's eyes.

"Zhang Chen, you finally deigned to show up!"

"You brat keep making excuses that you don't have Spirit Stones to pay us back, but you still have Spirit Stones to buy wine and Phoenix Snow Eagle! It seems you don't take our Yidian Commercial Bank seriously!"

Liu Jinzhong stared fixedly at the Phoenix Snow Eagle in Zhang Chen's hand, a hint of greed appearing in his eyes.

He naturally knew that this must have been hunted by Zhang Chen at the risk of his life.

But he naturally wouldn't say that. Today, he was going to take this Phoenix Snow Eagle for himself and take it back to give to the master. Maybe he could even get a reward!

A cold light flashed in Zhang Chen's eyes, and then he spoke indifferently, "Liu Jinzhong, don't push your luck!"

"There are still three days until the deadline. Come back in three days, and I will definitely find a way to raise the Spirit Stones!"

Zhang Chen glanced at Ge Hao, a hint of fear flashing in his eyes.

"Zhang Chen, you poor devils, I know what you're planning! If you can't pay it back, you'll run away!"

"In the past few days, several people have deliberately made excuses but secretly fled."

"Guess what happened to them?"

Liu Jinzhong looked at Zhang Chen with a mocking expression, and then said proudly, "They naturally couldn't escape!"

"Their cultivation was all crippled, and then they were locked up with dogs, fighting for food with dogs!"

"In the end, it was truly tragic. Their whole bodies were bitten by dogs until there wasn't a single piece of good flesh left. They were fed to the dogs alive like that!"

"Our master said that from now on, when the deadline is approaching, there must be collateral!"

"Either you take out the Spirit Stones today, or you hand over your son. We'll take him back and help you take care of him for a few days!"

"You see for yourself, how do you choose?"

"Don't think about fighting me. I specifically invited Old Ge here today to hold the fort!"

Liu Jinzhong had a smug expression, but his eyes were fixed on that Phoenix Snow Eagle.

It was said that this kind of eagle had a trace of phoenix blood in its body, and eating its meat was of great benefit to Cultivators, and could even allow their cultivation to break through!

When Zhang Chen heard this, his hands holding the Phoenix Snow Eagle and the wine tightened slightly, and a hint of violent emotion flashed across his face, but it quickly turned into pain.

Zhang Bohu and Hou Nie stood beside Zhang Chen at the same time, their bodies tense.

As long as Zhang Chen gave the order, they would make a move without hesitation!

Seeing this scene, Zhou Yuan had roughly understood the whole story.

He had not gone forward just now, only watching from a distance. Now he couldn't stand it anymore.

"How many Spirit Stones does he owe you? I'll pay it back for him!"

Zhou Yuan, holding Xin Yudie's hand, walked out from the crowd of onlookers and slowly stepped forward.

Zhang Chen causing such a big commotion naturally alerted the people around him. They all came out to watch the excitement, but not a single person dared to speak!

Zhou Yuan's appearance instantly broke the tense atmosphere, and all eyes couldn't help but look at Zhou Yuan!