Chapter 46: The Lion Opens Its Mouth

  Collected 496, still short of four to reach 500, hopefully there will be an update today, muah muah.

  "Hmph!" Tian Feng Men's master, Zhao Yuanshan, saw Zhang Cheng like this and naturally understood his meaning. However, he was slightly angry in his heart, after all, he came here to give face not to himself but to Dan Cangzi.

  And he, a proud Golden Dan period expert, had never been treated this way before.

  However, he knew that this time coming here was to apologize, and he also knew that the child in front of him was Danchen's apprentice, so he didn't take it to heart. Moreover, considering what they had done before, Zhang Cheng's reaction was completely understandable.

  "Haha, young friend, I am the master of Tianfeng Gate. I don't know where Dan Chenzi is right now, please help me inform him." Zhao Yuanshan said with a smile.

  "No need, my master is busy now, he let me handle this matter!" Zhang Cheng looked at Zhao Yuanshan with a smirk: "Since you're here, I'll get straight to the point. Speak up, how do you plan to resolve the issue of framing my brother and instigating the Wang and Li families to fight against the Zhang family?"

  "Haha!" Zhao Yuanshan didn't expect Zhang Cheng to be so direct, but this did save him a lot of trouble.

  However, he couldn't help but feel a bit uncomfortable in his heart. He had come all the way here, yet this kid not only didn't offer him a drink of water, but also wouldn't let him in the door. Moreover, there were commoners gathered around watching the commotion, which made it difficult for him to save face.

  "So, I'll say this: how about this, little friend? You see if it's okay with you, let us in first, and then we can talk. I guarantee that I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer."

  "No need, I'm afraid you'll turn my house upside down later. Let's just talk here." Zhang Cheng didn't give Zhao Yuanshan any face at all; he wanted to make him lose face.

  At that time, when he heard that his elder brother was crippled by the people of Tianfeng Gate, he even had the heart to destroy Tianfeng Gate. If Zhang Long's body hadn't been rescued in the end, it's likely that Zhang Cheng wouldn't have seen them at all, and would have gone straight to Tianfeng Gate with Danchenzi to kill them.

  So Zhang Cheng was already being very polite to him at this moment.

  "This..." Zhao Yuanshan was stunned for a moment, and he hadn't expected Chang Cheng to refuse him so bluntly. However, thinking about the things Tian Feng Men had done to his family, it was normal for him to react this way.

  "Alright then, since that's the case, let's talk it out here!" As he spoke, Zhao Yuanshan waved his hand towards the back and the two trapped people were brought forward.

  These two people, Zhang Cheng knew one of them, who was the same person who had choked himself in the competition before, but at this moment, the arm that had choked him had been separated from him forever.

  Another one he didn't know, but judging from his appearance, he also guessed eight or nine out of ten that this person was the main culprit who killed Zhang Cheng.

  However, Zhang Cheng found it somewhat amusing. Did he think that just catching a few small shrimp and killing them would be the end of it? He thus asked with feigned confusion: "What does this mean?"

  "Haha, these two men, one is the murderer who crippled Zhang Long, and the other is the mastermind who incited the Wang and Li families to deal with your Zhang family. So, I've brought them here, you can decide whether to kill or punish them as you see fit!" Zhao Yuan Shan replied.

  "Oh?" Zhang Cheng said with feigned surprise: "So it was him who crippled my big brother, but I'm curious, why did this person want to cripple my big brother? And I seem to remember that previously, this person said that my big brother was crippled because he stole the Tianfeng Gate's martial arts techniques, right?"

  "This...". Zhao Yuanshan's face was momentarily awkward, and the person next to him seemed to notice his embarrassment, so he stood up to help him out of the situation: "The thing is..."

  "I didn't ask you!" Zhang Cheng's face sank as he saw the person trying to speak on Zhao Yuanshan's behalf, and he casually said this sentence.

  "...The man was furious at the moment, but as soon as he thought of the other's identity, he could only suppress this anger in his heart. Otherwise, the situation of Tianfeng Gate would be dangerous."

  "Hehe, don't be angry, little friend. This person is the executive of the Tianfeng Gate's Discipline Hall. He understands this matter more clearly than I do, so let him talk to you instead!" Zhao Yuanshan said with a smile.

  "Hmph, what's there to say? My brother's cultivation is only that of a fifth-grade warrior. Even the outer disciples of your Tianfeng Sect are stronger than him. I'd like to ask, how did he manage to bypass all the defenses and steal your sect's techniques?" Zhang Cheng asked directly, not giving them a chance to explain.

  He didn't believe a word of what those sanctimonious guys said; they looked all shiny on the surface, but who knows how dark and sinister they were behind closed doors.

  Moreover, they are best at explaining their mistakes with grandiose reasons, confusing right and wrong, inverting black and white. No matter what they do, whether it's right or wrong, they always have their own reasons. And after they say them out loud, they often make people think they're right.

  So Zhang Cheng didn't even bother listening to their explanations. He'd rather spend a few bucks at the street corner to listen to a short tune, which was more enjoyable anyway.

  "We didn't say that Zhang Long stole our sect's skills, this is all his words and has nothing to do with us!" Zhao Yuanshan pointed at the one-armed man, pushing all the responsibility onto him.

  The poor crippled man, who had previously wanted to maintain the sect and kill Zhang Cheng, now regretted it, because he now knew that sacrificing for such a sect was not worth it.

  "Haha, you're good at pushing the blame. Alright, since it's not about stealing your Tianfeng Gate's skills, then I'll ask you, what reason did my brother get crippled for?" Zhang Cheng asked.

  "It's because he took money from the Wang and Li families, so he casually found an excuse to drive your older brother out of Tianfeng Gate, then followed him and crippled him..."

  Before the other party finished speaking, Zhang Cheng interrupted him and said: "In other words, this matter has nothing to do with your Tianfeng Gate, right?"

  In the end, Zhang Cheng's tone turned cold. He had seen shamelessness before, but he had never seen such shamelessness as this, actually pushing all the responsibility onto his disciple's body. Is this also considered a sect?

  "Of course, it can't be said that we have no responsibility for this either. This is also our fault, Tianfengmen's inspection was not strict enough, which led to such a tragedy." The executive of Xingjie Law Hall pretended not to understand Zhang Cheng's meaning and said so, suddenly making Zhang Cheng furious.

  "Ugh, you're not even worth talking to! Zhang Cheng mentally scolded, then waved his hand and said: "Alright, I think this matter has no need to be discussed further. Tomorrow morning, I'll go with my master to your sect's place. Whatever needs to be said can be said then."

  Zhang Cheng didn't have anything else to say to them, and talking to them like this was simply useless. They would only shirk responsibility, so it's better to get down to business.

  "Wait!" Hearing Zhang Cheng say this, Zhao Yuanshan's back immediately broke out in cold sweat. If Dan Chenzong had really arrived at his sect, it wouldn't be a joke anymore. Perhaps, Tianfeng Gate would cease to exist from then on.

  "What, wasn't I clear enough?" Zhang Cheng said impatiently.

  "Alright, fine. We admit that this matter is not our Tianfeng Gate's fault, but... just say it directly, what do you want in exchange for letting us off?" Zhao Yuanshan also knew that saying those empty words were useless now, and the other party's attitude was already very clear, so he could only admit defeat. Losing money to avoid disaster is still better than losing lives.

  "Haha, it would have been better if you had said that earlier. I'm not an unreasonable person." Zhang Cheng smiled and thought that Zhao Yuanshan was a bit more lovable at this moment. He continued, "Since you've said that, then I won't be polite either. You can just send the income of Tianfeng Gate for the past ten years to our Zhang family, and we'll consider the matter settled."

  "What, ten years of income, why don't you just rob it!" Zhao Yuanshan had thought that this time he would only lose some money and the matter would be settled.

  How could he have imagined that Zhang Cheng's heart was so dark, and as soon as he opened his mouth, it was about the ten-year income of Tianfeng Gate. This is also too poisonous.

  To know that Tianfeng Gate's income for ten years is almost comparable to the annual income of Hua Xia State, what a staggering amount it is.

  If Tianfengmen really took out this huge sum of money, it's likely that Tianfengmen will have to eat bran and swallow vegetables for the next two or three years.