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Chapter 236: Chapter 122 Chen Jie: Feng San, I gave you a chance, but you’re of no use ah_5

Qiao Hongyan got out of the carriage and arrived at the high platform, where she greeted everyone with a bow.

Elder Liu laughed heartily, “I never expected today’s battle would draw Red Face Hongyan here. Just for this alone, my trip has not been in vain.”

Nan Batian, on the other hand, wore an indifferent expression. It was well-known in Jianghu that Nan Batian was not fond of women.

Qiao Hongyan, however, smiled and greeted everyone, then made her way to her seat and spoke to a maid beside her.

The maid nodded and approached Chen Jie, “Mr. Chen, my young lady invites you over.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie frowned and then walked over slowly. His movement immediately startled many of the Martial Arts community members. With Red Face Hongyan speaking to Chen Jiu Si as soon as she arrived, what was so special about Chen Jiu Si?

Chen Jie also wondered why Qiao Hongyan would seek him out.

Chen Jie approached and stood below the platform. As someone below the rank of the Thirteen Grand Protectors, he did not have the privilege to step onto the high platform.

Qiao Hongyan had chosen a spot quite on the edge, conveniently close to Chen Jie’s position.

The two exchanged glances, and Qiao Hongyan said, “Heh, Chen Jiu Si, we meet again.”

Chen Jie replied, “Yes, it’s an honor for this junior to see Senior Hongyan once more.”

Qiao Hongyan asked, “Hmm, do you still remember that you owe me a debt of redemption money?”

Chen Jie paused, then replied, “How much does senior want?”

Qiao Hongyan said, “I don’t want money. Who’s your opponent this round?”

Chen Jie answered, “It hasn’t been decided.”

“I hope you choose Feng San.”

“Why?”

Qiao Hongyan replied, “No particular reason, just find him irritating!”

“Just for that simple reason?”

Qiao Hongyan confirmed, “Just that simple.”

Chen Jie said, “Then I’ll try my best.”

Qiao Hongyan added, “If you win, consider your debt to me paid. If you lose… well, let’s not worry about that…”

Chen Jie understood the implications; if he lost, no need to worry about the debt, since if he was dead, what was there to repay?

“Alright, go prepare. Remember, I want him dead!”

After hearing this, Chen Jie gave a fist salute.

Qiao Hongyan ordered her maid to send him off. Chen Jie asked the maid, “Why does your young lady hate that Feng San so much?”

The maid replied, “Probably because of Little Butterfly.”

“Little Butterfly? A flower-selling girl with a pitiful background; she was ruined and killed by Feng San and his brothers.”

Chen Jie, surprised, asked, “Yihong House cares for the life and death of a girl?”

The maid hesitated, glanced at Chen Jie, and answered, “She was not from the Yihong House; she was the daughter of a flower farmer outside the city.”

“I mean, does your house ever pity people?”

Chen Jie looked at the maid, who said, “Yihong House may not, but our young lady does!”

“She does? Really?”

Chen Jie was skeptical.

The maid continued, “In Jianghu, one cannot control one’s own fate; maybe the person we see is not her true self, who knows? Just consider that our young lady doesn’t like Feng San and wants you to kill him. Just do it; as for the character of my young lady, does it matter? You’re not marrying her.”

The maid was certainly clear-headed and with a few words left Chen Jie without a response.

Yes, why should he care if she was good or bad, loyal or traitorous when he didn’t intend to marry her? As long as he knew that killing Feng San would settle a debt with an Energy Transformation Master, that was enough.

And after all, he was already in a life-or-death struggle with Feng San; it wasn’t as if he was being put in an unfair position.

As for the maid’s comment about the involuntary fate of those in Jianghu, Chen Jie felt some resonance.

Jianghu… a place that could turn one into someone unrecognizable.

Looking back, how many can truly stay true to their original self?

Chen Jie returned to find Zhou Chu gesturing to him with raised eyebrows, “Jiu Si, what did your godmother say?”

Chen Jie looked at him and said, “Oh, your great grandmother told me that the guy surnamed Zhou has a pale face and weak legs—a clear sign of kidney deficiency.”

“Nonsense, my back is in perfect condition!”

Chen Jie laughed, “Stop struggling, that’s a place where they’ve seen all sorts. What’s the point of lying to me?”

“I!”

Zhou Chu felt his punch had landed on cotton and could only stay silent in frustration.

Just then, there was a sudden burst of hoofbeats from afar, a large number of them. Everyone was startled, judging by the sound, there must be at least fifty horses.

Fifty horses, what kind of powerful force could this be? Even the great forces of the Guild Cao and the Fishing Guild did not possess such a large cavalry troop.

The horses approached swiftly, and all the Jianghu people who saw the Black Armor Cavalry sitting atop the horses were frozen in place.

“It’s the Black Armor Elite Cavalry from the Darugachi Mansion!”

“My god, has Darugachi himself dispatched people here?”

Upon spotting the Black Armor Elite Cavalry, even Nan Batian and Beilao Liu’s people all stood up in surprise.

They were inwardly shocked; could it be that Darugachi himself was present?

As they pondered, they saw two individuals leading the group: one clad in the official attire of an arrest officer, which was arrest officer Zhang Liye, and the other, a man wearing black armor with a long saber at his waist.

Seeing this figure, Nan Batian and Liu Laoguai exchanged glances. This was Darugachi’s guard commander Qimu Ge!

This man, an expert in saber technique, possessed unfathomable strength. According to the estimates of people like Nan Batian, Qimu Ge’s martial arts were not inferior to the Thirteen Grand Protectors, probably another Energy Transformation Master.

However, he rarely initiated combat, usually staying at Darugachi’s side as a guard. It was unexpected that such a duel would draw out this person.

And he had brought with him fifty Black Armor Cavalry riders!

These riders were all powerful, clad in heavy armor and could form powerful charges. This group of fifty elite cavalry could even slaughter a hundred Martial Arts people.

This was one of the Martial Power treasures that the Mulan people relied on to dominate the county seat.

This was one of the guarantees of why the Mulan people stayed high and mighty.