Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest-Chapter 830: Magical Confrontation (Continued)

Chapter 830 -830: Magical Confrontation (Continued)

Slap!

A heavy smack echoed as a hand struck Sikong Hongfei’s face.

The notorious good-for-nothing of Taiwu City trembled, and his eyes slowly opened.

At first, his gaze was somewhat dazed, but as he saw Wang Chen sitting in front of the desk sipping tea, all his memories came flooding back instantly.

“Wang, Director Wang, may I ask if I have offended you in any way?”

Actually, Sikong Hongfei had wanted to ask this question back in Celebrating Spring Tower, as soon as he learned of Wang Chen’s identity!

He had never had any dealings with Wang Chen in the past, but he was aware of Wang Chen’s reputation.

Unfortunately, Wang Chen hadn’t given him a chance to speak. Before he could utter a word, he passed out instantly, only to awaken now.

Although Sikong Hongfei was arrogant and domineering, he was not a fool lacking intelligence; he knew that falling into Wang Chen’s hands meant he couldn’t act on whim.

Otherwise, he was sure to suffer!

“No.”

Wang Chen replied very directly, “But your dear father wants to trouble me, and as the saying goes, ‘A son must bear the debts of the father.’ Who else should I seek if not you?”

Wang Chen had already found out that the leading individual dealing with Mo Han and the Mo Family was Sikong Deping of the Sikong Family.

The chief governor of the Taiwu Pavilion!

The Sikong Family was one of the most prominent and influential families in Taiwu City, with many family members and sprawling businesses, occupying a leading position.

The emergence of White Deer Academy and Mercy World Medicine Manor, especially the latter, had greatly encroached on the interests of the Sikong Family.

Given such cause and effect, it was not surprising that Sikong Deping was using the Mo Family as a warning to others.

Wang Chen’s original plan was to directly capture Sikong Deping, but since the chief governor of the Taiwu Pavilion was recently residing atop Green Cloud Peak, he had to settle by using the latter’s son to send a message.

Sikong Hongfei was flabbergasted.

He disliked practicing martial arts, let alone managing family affairs, and usually only knew how to indulge in food and fun, so he had no idea how his father had offended Wang Chen.

He truly felt like an innocent victim caught in the crossfire.

Sikong Hongfei did think about protesting his innocence or making a strong threat, but considering the saying ‘A wise man does not eat when danger is at hand,’ he said, “Director Wang, I really don’t know about these matters. Capturing me is useless.”

Wang Chen smiled and said, “Don’t worry, as long as you cooperate well, I will not kill you.”

He nodded to a samurai standing aside with solemn bearing, who immediately set up the writing materials in front of Sikong Hongfei.

Sikong Hongfei was puzzled and asked cautiously, “Director Wang, what do you mean?”

“Write a letter to your father,” Wang Chen said indifferently. “Think about what to write yourself. In any case, if your father doesn’t come to save you within three days, I’ll simply send you to the joys of rebirth.”

Sikong Hongfei shivered involuntarily and quickly grabbed the pen and paper to start writing the letter.

His instincts told him that while others might fear his status, Wang Chen certainly didn’t care.

To stay alive, he had to do exactly as Wang Chen said.

Sikong Hongfei quickly wrote a letter for help and timidly tried to hand it over for Wang Chen to check.

However, Wang Chen couldn’t be bothered to look: “Gao Zhuang, take him away.”

“Yes!”

After a while, the samurai who took Sikong Hongfei away came back: “My lord, he has been locked up in the dungeon.”

“Two things,” Wang Chen lifted the letter Sikong Hongfei had just written and said, “Have someone deliver this letter to Green Cloud Palace, and inform everyone that the academy will be closed for three days, telling all to go home.”

The samurai responded in a deep voice, “By your command!”

Wang Chen nodded.

This samurai named Gao Zhuang was only eighteen years old this year, an orphan who relied on his innate brute strength to hunt for a living outside the city.

Six months ago, he got into a conflict with gang members while selling pelts, ended up outnumbered, and sustained serious injuries; he struggled to Mercy World Medicine Manor to seek help.

At that time, Wang Chen happened to be in the medicine manor and found the man to be quite pitiable, so he made a move and disposed of the gang members who had pursued him.

He saved Gao Zhuang.

Although for Wang Chen, this was just a trivial matter.

But Gao Zhuang knew how to repay kindness, knelt outside the medicine manor for a day and a night, wanting to pledge his life to serve Wang Chen!

Wang Chen saw that Gao Zhuang was sincere and also possessed martial arts talent, so he took him in.

Gao Zhuang, true to his name, was tall and burly, his physique extraordinary compared to ordinary people.

However, his life was too full of hardships, having missed the best period to lay foundations and without guidance from a martial master. He had barely reached the Second Order Flesh Refinement level, wasting his innate talent.

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Luckily, Gao Zhuang met Wang Chen.

Under Wang Chen’s cultivation, he took pills and underwent Marrow Refinement; after entering the threshold of martial arts, he advanced rapidly.

In just half a year’s time, he had already stepped into the level of Blood Refinement.

He was just one step away from the Fifth Order Marrow Refinement!

Most importantly, Gao Zhuang’s loyalty to Wang Chen was maxed out, belonging to the type who wouldn’t even frown if asked to commit suicide.

So Wang Chen entrusted him with managing some of the affairs of the academy and the medicine manor.

He became the person closest to Wang Chen, aside from Hu Jiaojiao.

Under Wang Chen’s orders, on the following morning, the disciples of White Deer Academy packed up and left for home.

Usually, they lived and dined within the academy, only getting the chance to visit home once a month. Suddenly being given a three-day holiday left some bewildered.

But many more disciples were excited and clueless that the academy was about to face a tremendous challenge!

By noon, all of the over ten thousand disciples and apprentices had returned to their homes, leaving only the hired martial masters and general hands of the academy.

Wang Chen gathered all the martial masters and said, “I will have a confrontation with Green Cloud Palace, something you cannot be involved in, so whatever happens, everyone should stay in your dwellings and not come out.”

These martial masters were employed by Wang Chen to protect the academy and teach newcomers, without any obligation or responsibility to risk their lives for his personal grudges.

Wang Chen would not force anyone into an impossible situation.

Moreover, the enemies he was about to face were not something that these Marrow Refinement and Acquired realm martial artists could contend with.

Innate experts would not fare any better.

What difference would a few more or fewer cannon fodders make?

The martial masters looked at each other.

But everyone followed Wang Chen’s order.

In fact, many of these martial masters were willing to fight for Wang Chen.

However, Green Cloud Palace was a powerhouse with a prestigious reputation that had never wavered for hundreds of years, its might already weighing heavily on everyone’s hearts.

Facing the pressure of Green Cloud Palace was truly beyond their abilities.

So the entire White Deer Academy quickly became desolate and tranquil, the usual bustling scenes nowhere to be seen.

Wang Chen came to the front of the academy, setting up several desks and a tea stove.

He sipped his tea while waiting for the rightful owner to appear.

Wang Chen did not have to wait long, barely half a ‘two hours’ before a procession with fluttering banners approached from the direction of Taiwu City, heading towards White Deer Academy with an aggressive momentum!

Seeing such a scene, Wang Chen narrowed his eyes, with a hint of a cold smile on his lips.

It was time to lay the cards on the table!

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