CHAPTER 916: CHAPTER 916: COMPENSATION OF FOUR MILLION

Upon thinking of this, Hou Yansheng shook his head repeatedly, murmuring incessantly, "No, this is impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"Humph! Whether it’s possible or not is not for you to decide."

Hong Jizi showed no intention of sparing Hou Yansheng’s dignity. After a cold snort, he promptly looked at Zhu Fei beside him and said:

"Brother Zhu Fei, show them your Pill Master badge. Don’t worry, the grievance your friend suffered today, I will certainly help you get justice."

Hong Jizi’s words instantly made the expressions of Hou Yansheng and the other two change drastically.

"Great! If that’s the case, I will thank Brother Hong in advance then."

Zhu Fei was also a perceptive person. Upon hearing Hong Jizi’s words, he immediately clasped his fist gratefully towards him, then took out the Pill Master badge Hong Jizi gave him earlier from his own body, and handed it directly to Hou Yansheng and the others, saying:

"Gentlemen, take a look. I suppose with your status, you wouldn’t suspect Brother Hong of tampering with this, would you?"

"You brat, you...!"

Suddenly hearing Zhu Fei’s sarcastic words, the faces of Hou Yansheng and the others instantly flashed with anger, and Xing Huntian couldn’t help but say insidiously:

"Kid, sometimes it’s better to know your place. After all, not everyone in this world is so lucky; some accidents might happen when least expected."

"What? Xing Gang Leader, are you threatening my friend?"

Before Zhu Fei could speak, Hong Jizi, standing near him, narrowed his eyes, and dangerous glints flashed within them.

As the current Steward of this Pill Conference division, Hong Jizi was not someone to be trifled with.

Leaving aside his current status, just his own cultivation alone wouldn’t make him fear Xing Huntian before him.

Xing Huntian naturally knew this, so upon hearing Hong Jizi’s words, his face instantly turned livid with anger.

"It’s... it’s really true? You actually passed the Second Grade Immortal Alchemist assessment?"

At this moment, Hou Yansheng, who was examining the Pill Master badge, suddenly looked at Zhu Fei and spoke in a slightly trembling voice.

"Master Hou, what else did you expect?"

Not waiting for Hou Yansheng to react, Zhu Fei swiftly snatched the Pill Master badge back from his hand, still speaking sarcastically.

In fact, if it weren’t for the concern that his strength was not enough to be a match for Hou Yansheng and the others here, he would have already lashed out at them the moment he saw Chen Tianxing injured.

Now that he had seized the Achilles’ heel of the opponent, how could Zhu Fei miss the chance to mock them?

"Hoo—"

Upon hearing Zhu Fei’s mockery, Hou Yansheng couldn’t help but let out a long breath with a sullen face.

However, what surprised Xing Huntian and Luo Yin Alchemist was that although Zhu Fei treated Hou Yansheng like this, Hou Yansheng did not lose his temper.

This made both of them realize that the situation might be even more complicated than they had previously imagined.

Indeed, after Hou Yansheng let out that long breath, his originally horrible expression eased a bit, and he even softly clasped his hands towards Zhu Fei.

"Friend Zhu Fei, is it? Indeed, it was my fault earlier. If possible, I hope you can forgive my previous mistakes."

"Hiss—"

Hou Yansheng’s sudden words made Xing Huntian and Luo Yin Alchemist gasp in surprise.

None of them expected that facing the current Zhu Fei, Hou Yansheng, a Steward of the Pill Conference division here, would actually concede.

Not only did he concede, but judging from his earlier behavior, he seemed to be apprehensive of something. What exactly was going on?

In truth, Xing Huntian and Luo Yin Alchemist didn’t know that Second Grade Immortal Alchemists already hold a certain status in their Pill Conference division and receive nominal protection from the Pill Conference.

Furthermore, Hou Yansheng’s earlier act of injuring Chen Tianxing had undoubtedly violated the rules of their Pill Conference division, and if the matter reached the higher Elders, it would surely subject him to quite severe punishment.

It was precisely because of this that Hou Yansheng acted the way he did earlier.

At this moment, hearing Hou Yansheng’s words, Zhu Fei didn’t respond right away but instead turned his gaze directly towards Hong Jizi.

Zhu Fei knew very well that if he wanted a Perfect resolution to this matter, the only person he could rely on was Hong Jizi in front of him.

Without Hong Jizi’s opinion, Zhu Fei wouldn’t say anything lightly.

"Hmm, Brother Zhu Fei, you did well. I indeed didn’t misjudge you. Rest assured, as I said earlier, I will ensure justice for your friend and will never go back on my word."

Seeing Zhu Fei’s current behavior, Hong Jizi was evidently very satisfied.

To know that, with Hou Yansheng being Hong Jizi’s nemesis, having the chance like today to completely seize Hou Yansheng’s weakness and leaving him speechless wasn’t frequent.

Damn it!

While Hong Jizi was in high spirits, Hou Yansheng, who was caught by the opponent, certainly wasn’t feeling happy.

He could only be seen with a sullen look, his face darkened to the point it seemed it could drip water.

Nonetheless, in the situation where his Achilles’ heel was caught by Hong Jizi, no matter how unwilling he felt, there was nothing he could do.

Looking at Hong Jizi, Hou Yansheng put on a smile uglier than crying and asked dryly:

"Brother Hong, give me a solution. What will it take for you to drop the matter?"

Seeing Hou Yansheng’s constipated expression at the moment, Hong Jizi couldn’t be more pleased.

Yet, he also knew that even though he held the advantage, he couldn’t be too excessive.

After all, just based on the earlier matter alone, it’s not really possible to completely topple Hou Yansheng.

Rather, it would be better to strive for more practical benefits for Zhu Fei, which, at least for Zhu Fei at the moment, is a beneficial thing.

With this in mind, Hong Jizi no longer beat around the bush but directly said:

"How about this, you three, Hou Yansheng will give two million low-grade Immortal Crystals, and the other two will jointly give another two million low-grade Immortal Crystals as compensation to my friend, and this matter will be settled."

While speaking, Hong Jizi looked towards Zhu Fei and Chen Tianxing, asking, "Guys, would you blame me for handling it this way?"

Zhu Fei naturally understood Hong Jizi’s intention behind doing this now, but what surprised him was Hong Jizi’s astonishing appetite, demanding a total of four million low-grade Immortal Crystals.

"A... a total of four million low-grade Immortal Crystals? Hong Jizi, isn’t this a bit too excessive?"

Sure enough, upon hearing Hong Jizi’s demand, Hou Yansheng’s face immediately fell, and his gaze became unfriendly.