Chapter 662
Cheng Cang is seriously injured in one move!
Upon hearing this, Cheng Cang narrowed his eyes and sized up the young man in front of him.
A sweep of divine sense revealed only that the other party's cultivation level was around Earth Realm. He couldn't help but sneer, "Who are you? You think you can negotiate with this elder?"
Cheng Cang almost blurted out, "...You, a mere retainer of the Baichuan Chamber of Commerce, dare to negotiate with this elder?"
Let Ji Ruxue, the person in charge, take charge!
Although the person opposite him clearly only appeared to be at the Earth Realm, Cheng Cang felt a faint sense of danger creeping into his heart.
So, at the last moment, Cheng Cang couldn't help but change his mind.
Lu Ye smiled.
“You can also consider me a member of the Chamber of Commerce.”
Cheng Cang frowned.
Lu Ye took two steps forward and stopped three steps away from Cheng Cang. His voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for everyone in the courtyard to hear clearly.
"How about this, let's not sell the shop. Let's change the arrangement. If Elder Chang can withstand one of my moves, the Baichuan Chamber of Commerce will offer those two shops to him without taking a penny, as a gesture of goodwill. If he can't..."
He paused, his expression turning colder.
"Then please ask the Shuangxian Sect to buy all the treasures that the Baichuan Chamber of Commerce brought today, which they have brought with great effort, at the original price."
The air in the courtyard seemed to freeze completely at that moment.
The atmosphere instantly became tense!
Cheng Cang almost thought he had misheard.
What did this person say?
He's only at the Earth Realm, yet he expects me, at the Heaven Realm, to take a single blow from him... and that's considered a victory?!
Such a good thing!
You should know that the two shops that Baichuan Chamber of Commerce currently owns in Yunwu City, Wuzhou, are worth hundreds of millions of taels of silver, or even more!
Even the Twin Immortals Sect couldn't remain indifferent to a shop worth hundreds of millions of taels of silver.
Is this really true?
Cheng Cang stared at Ji Ruxue and said.
He knew that the final decision rested with Ji Ruxue.
Ji Ruxue: "..."
She glanced at Lu Ye and noticed that his expression remained calm throughout, as if he were talking about something trivial.
Looking at the current situation, Ji Ruxue gritted her teeth and said, "Alright! Elder Cheng, the Baichuan Chamber of Commerce agrees to this!"
Cheng Cang immediately smiled and said, "Alright! Since that's the case, let's settle this matter..."
After glancing around, Cheng Cang said, "To prevent others from saying that my Shuangxian Sect is engaging in forced buying and selling, and to give this fellow Daoist a better space to demonstrate his abilities, let's go to a more spacious area."
As soon as he finished speaking, Cheng Cang took the initiative to lead the way out of the courtyard.
Now that both sides have established this rule, Cheng Cang is not worried that Ji Ruxue and the others will go back on their word.
After all, the courtyard had long been equipped with a recording stone and a sound-recording jade, so no one could deny it.
If the people from the Baichuan Chamber of Commerce dare to renege on their promise after losing...
The Twin Immortals Sect naturally has a way to make them acknowledge it!
Although she felt a little uneasy, the matter was now settled. Ji Ruxue took a deep breath and whispered to Lu Ye beside her.
"Senior, please don't feel any pressure. Regardless of winning or losing, Ruxue will always remember your kindness in helping me!"
Lu Ye nodded calmly and said in a low voice, "Don't worry, let's go."
Watching Cheng Cang's retreating figure, he followed after him, his steps neither hurried nor slow.
Behind her, Youluo, hidden beneath her black robe, almost couldn't help but burst out laughing.
How could someone at the early stage of the Heavenly Realm possibly withstand a single attack from my lord and husband?
Even those at the late-stage Heavenly Realm couldn't withstand it!
She suppressed a laugh so hard her black robe trembled slightly, but fortunately, everyone assumed she was intimidated by Cheng Cang's Heavenly Realm power, and no one thought much of it. The group left the secluded courtyard and arrived at the Shuangxian Sect's main square.
The square is wide and flat, paved with bluestone, and surrounded by white marble railings. In the very center stands a huge bronze incense burner, from which smoke rises.
Cheng Cang walked to the center of the square first, turned around, and stood with his hands behind his back.
Many disciples of the Twin Immortals Sect had already noticed the commotion and stopped to gather around, whispering and discussing among themselves.
"Isn't that Elder Chang from the Foreign Affairs Office? What's he doing in the square?"
"Who are those people next to us? They don't seem to be from our sect."
"I heard that a business association came to discuss business today, but it seems... the negotiations broke down?"
Cheng Cang ignored the surrounding discussions, his gaze passing over the crowd and landing on Lu Ye who was walking slowly towards him. He said in a deep voice, "Come on, I have many matters to attend to. Let's finish this quickly."
Youluo stood at the edge of the crowd, her small mouth slightly curved under her black robe.
You really don't need to deal with those matters anymore... You can go back and recover from your injuries soon!
Lu Ye walked slowly to the opposite side of Cheng Cang. The mountain wind swept across the square, causing the hem of his clothes to flutter slightly.
"Are you ready?" Lu Ye asked calmly.
Cheng Cang sneered and said coldly, "Go ahead and make your move."
Cheng Cang found it somewhat laughable.
A mere Earth Realm cultivator is putting on this act, as if he wants to give a Heaven Realm cultivator ample time to prepare.
This is utterly outrageous and shows a complete lack of respect for the heavens and the earth!
Today, he will show everyone that in the face of an absolute difference in strength, any clever tricks are futile.
More and more disciples gathered, forming layers upon layers, completely surrounding the center of the square.
All eyes were on the two figures in the arena whose strengths were vastly different.
"This guy only looks like he's at the Earth Realm, right? Why is he going to fight Elder Chang?"
"It's not just a fight, I heard it's a one-hit wonder, Elder Chang will take his blow." Someone overheard this news from the steward of the courtyard.
"Earth Realm versus Heaven Realm? Isn't that courting death?"
"I think this person... is probably being used as a scapegoat by the Chamber of Commerce."
"Exactly, look at his stance, there's nothing earth-shattering about his opening move."
"I didn't see anything special about this finger."
"I guess it's just a case of 'what's the use' and they're just going through the motions."
As Cheng Cang listened to the surrounding discussions, he casually raised his right hand.
A thick protective shield of celestial energy condensed in front of him, its pale blue light flowing endlessly, enveloping his entire body.
This is his most frequently used protective method, more than enough to deal with attacks from Earth Realm experts; it's practically overkill.
Lu Ye ignored all the comments.
He simply raised his right hand, extended a finger, and gently pointed towards the location where Cheng Cang was.
The finger mark did not trigger any terrifying fluctuations in the source energy of heaven and earth; it looked like an extremely ordinary attack.
The next moment... the finger mark appeared faintly.
The pale blue Heavenly Sphere Origin Qi shield shattered the moment the fingertip touched it!
Behind the protective shield, Cheng Cang felt as if he had been struck by a heavy blow.
He felt as if he had been struck in the chest by an invisible force, his feet leaving the ground and he flew backward!
His old face turned deathly pale in an instant, and he felt a sweet taste in his throat before spitting out a mouthful of blood!
Cheng Cang's body flew across most of the square, finally crashing heavily onto the bluestone ground. It then slid several meters along the ground before finally coming to a stop amidst the horrified gazes of the onlookers! (End of Chapter)