"This brat is too arrogant! We are from the Zhao family, and you dare to injure our people? You deserve to die," Xu Chenghui gritted his teeth.
"What is the Zhao family? If you provoke me, I'll even kill your fathers," Chu Chen said without looking back, coldly leaving this sentence and heading upstairs.
"Bastard!" Xu Chenghui was furious.
"Xu Chenghui, calm down," Zhao Long raised his hand to stop Xu Chenghui, his gaze extremely grim.
"I want to see how arrogant he really is! Once I capture him, I'll hand him over to my father for punishment!"
As soon as Chu Chen returned to his room, he suddenly heard an urgent knock.
He opened the door and saw two young men standing outside, one of whom was Zhao Yuntao!
"You're finally showing yourself?" Zhao Yuntao sneered, "I thought you were quite brave, but it turns out you're just a coward hiding in your room."
"What do you want?" Chu Chen asked.
"I want to do business with you." Zhao Yuntao said.
"What business?"
"You should know who I am, right?"
"Yes, you are Zhao Long's younger brother, Zhao Yuntao."
"Exactly! I want to ask for your help to cripple Zhao Long's dantian, to turn him into a cripple. How about it?"
Zhao Yuntao's lips curved into a mocking smile, as if he had anticipated this.
"Why should I?" Chu Chen raised an eyebrow. "I have no enmity with you, why would you want to cripple Zhao Long?"
"Heh heh, I've always disliked trouble. Zhao Long is my uncle's only child. If he becomes a cripple... I believe his father will be in great pain," Zhao Yuntao said with a sinister grin.
Although he also had the surname Zhao, he had no relation to the Zhao family. The Zhao family's assets were all inherited by the elder patriarchs of the Zhao family. Zhao Long's father was the family head, Zhao Lingshan, who was Zhao Yuntao's father, Zhao Yuanzhong.
"So, you want to use Zhao Long to get revenge on his father. That makes sense."
"Have you thought it through?" Chu Chen nodded slightly upon hearing this. "I agree to this."
Surprise flickered in Zhao Yuntao's eyes. He clearly hadn't expected Chu Chen to agree so readily. He couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you afraid I'll go back on my word?"
Chu Chen said indifferently, "No." Then Chu Chen strode into the adjacent private room.
"Chu Chen?" Zhao Yuntao repeated, then burst into laughter, mocking, "Chu Chen? Your name is truly interesting. But I hope you never forget your name in the future, because your fate has been decided. You will live in regret every day from now on!"
Bang! Chu Chen kicked out, sending Zhao Yuntao flying!
"You..." Zhao Yuntao fell to the ground, his face filled with rage. He hadn't expected this brat to dare to hit him!
"I told you, stop babbling in front of me, or you'll regret it," Chu Chen glanced at Zhao Yuntao, who was lying on the ground, and then turned to leave.
Watching Chu Chen's retreating back, Zhao Yuntao's eyes deepened, "I will definitely kill you!"
"No need to rush, we'll meet sooner or later," Chu Chen's figure disappeared around the corner of the stairs.
Meanwhile, inside the tavern.
"Brother Xu, what's wrong?" A group of people entered the tavern and found Xu Chenghui's cheeks swollen and his face bruised, looking like a pig's head.
"I'm fine," Xu Chenghui waved his hand.
Everyone exchanged glances, feeling strange. Zhao Long and Xu Chenghui were friends, so why was he also injured?
At this moment, Zhao Long walked in from outside, with an arrogant demeanor, as if victory was within his grasp. "You're quite early. I thought you were scared."
"Heh heh, Brother Zhao is joking. How could we be scared? We were just a little worried," Zhao Yuntao said with a forced smile.
"No need to worry, with me here, he can't escape!" Zhao Long said arrogantly, sneering, "You'll all stay here tonight. Tomorrow, I'll take you to witness the strength of our Zhao family! By then, I will trample all of you under my feet and humiliate you severely!"
"Oh?" Chu Chen looked at Zhao Long with a half-smile, "Are you sure someone will come to save you tonight?"
"Hmph! Stop trying to scare me! Let me tell you, our Zhao family members are nearby. If you dare to harm me, you won't leave Nanyang City alive!" Zhao Long threatened fiercely.
Chu Chen curled his lips, too lazy to pay attention.
"I want to see what you're capable of," Xu Chenghui stared coldly at Chu Chen.
Just then, Chu Chen suddenly frowned. He sensed something. He looked across the street. On that street, three martial artists were approaching. The leader was wearing purple and had a long sword at his waist. Beside the man in purple was a handsome and dashing young man, who was currently narrowing his eyes, observing in Chu Chen's direction with great interest.
"It's him?" Chu Chen immediately recognized that it was this young man who had instructed Zhao Long to bully him.
"Young Master Chu, what's wrong?" Xu Chenghui asked curiously.
"Nothing, just ran into an acquaintance. I'll go over there first." After Chu Chen finished speaking, he walked towards the opposite side of the street.
He had only taken a few steps when he heard Zhao Long's voice, "Hey! Chu Chen, where are you going?"
With four or five guards protecting him, they saw Chu Chen coming out and immediately stood guard in front of him vigilantly.
"Zhao Long, long time no see," Chu Chen said expressionlessly, his eyes fixed on the man in purple.
"Hmph!" The man in purple snorted, "Chu Chen, did you expect me to find you here? You stole what belonged to me back then, and I will get it back tenfold!"
Chu Chen shook his head and sighed, "I thought you had mended your ways, but I didn't expect you to be so despicable, hiring assassins to deal with me. It seems I overestimated you."
The man in purple said coldly, "Chu Chen, don't think I don't know how my brother died! You lowly peasant, how dare you come to trouble me? Let me tell you, you won't leave here alive today!"
"Your brother?" Chu Chen was startled, then realized, "So your brother is dead! The saddest thing in this world is when a dead enemy can still get revenge through others, tsk tsk..." Chu Chen's mocking words enraged the man in purple.
"You're seeking death!" He lunged forward, striking at Chu Chen with his palm.
Chu Chen extended a hand, casually grabbed the man in purple's wrist, and squeezed his palm tightly, making it impossible to move.
"Let go of me!" The man in purple gritted his teeth and hissed.
"Your brother is dead, aren't you sad? Why do you still want to take lives?" Chu Chen said coldly. He released his arm, allowing the man in purple to fall to the ground.
"You're not allowed to insult my brother!" The man in purple roared in anger.