The next day, when Feng Chen opened the tavern door, he was taken aback by the scene before him.
In front of the tavern, countless cultivators were crowded together, a mass of moving heads like countless ink dots; anyone with trypophobia would be unable to bear the sight.
"With such expensive alcohol, how can business be so good?"
Feng Chen wondered, unaware that these people were all looking for him.
Last night, after Gu Changsheng kicked Feng Chen out, countless cultivators from Flame City were drawn to chase after the direction Feng Chen had flown. However, by the time they arrived, Gu Changsheng had already taken Feng Chen and Wu Liang to the Fire Crow clan's territory. These people scattered everywhere in search of Feng Chen, but to no avail. Eventually, they all returned to the Eternal Life Tavern and set up camp in front of its doors, waiting for Feng Chen to appear.
"Huh, I haven't heard of the Eternal Life Tavern hiring a charcoal briquette as a helper."
Just as Feng Chen was wondering, he suddenly heard this sentence in the crowd.
Feng Chen was furious. He roared at the crowd, "Who said that? Step out? If you have the guts, step out."
"It was me!"
At this moment, a burly man walked out.
"Kid, I said it, so what? Want to spar?" The strong man's voice was deep, and his face had a scar that looked intentionally left, making him appear particularly menacing.
Moreover, the strong man didn't hide his cultivation aura. Feng Chen immediately sensed the other party's Transcendent Realm aura. Looking at the other party's eyes, filled with ferocity, he confirmed that this was a person who wouldn't bat an eye at killing. He couldn't win, he simply couldn't win.
Feng Chen looked behind him and found that the boss hadn't appeared yet, so he smiled apologetically at the strong man, "Big brother, I think you're right. Alas, I'm just naturally this dark, no different from a charcoal briquette."
"You're an interesting kid. Let me ask you, where's that kid named Feng Chen from your tavern? Is he here?" The strong man was very satisfied with Feng Chen's attitude, so he asked about Feng Chen again.
These people had heard about Feng Chen's appearance through hearsay. If Feng Chen was still the same Feng Chen, even if they hadn't met him, they could recognize him through some characteristics. But now, Feng Chen's face was still like a charcoal briquette, and even the hair on his head had been almost completely burned off, now a buzz cut. His appearance had changed drastically from the rumors, so it was normal that these people didn't recognize Feng Chen for the time being.
When Feng Chen heard that these people were looking for him, his heart trembled. Fortunately, the other party didn't recognize him in his current state. Otherwise, with so many people swarming up, and the boss not around, wouldn't he be eaten until not even bone scraps were left?
Speaking of which, he had to thank those two Fire Crow clan members who caused him to become a charcoal briquette. In a few days, it would be their seventh day memorial; he would burn more paper money for them as a thank you gift.
"Hey, kid, are you listening to me?"
The strong man shouted coldly, and Feng Chen immediately came back to his senses.
"Oh, you're talking about that kid named Feng Chen? I don't know, he was probably fired by the boss," Feng Chen said casually, without his heart racing or his face turning red. But with his current appearance, you couldn't tell if his face was red anyway.
"Really?" The strong man looked at Feng Chen suspiciously.
"Really!" Feng Chen nodded, his eyes full of sincerity.
The strong man nodded. Just as he was about to turn around and return to the crowd, another voice rang out from the crowd.
"Don't believe his lies, he is Feng Chen."
Feng Chen's expression changed. He could never forget this voice, even if he died; it was one of the people who had been chasing him.
The speaker was Feng Xin. He hadn't recognized the charcoal-faced kid in front of him as Feng Chen at first, but after carefully identifying him, he had finally recognized Feng Chen, so he spoke out to expose Feng Chen's lies.
When the strong man heard this, he suddenly turned around and stared at Feng Chen, his eyes revealing a murderous intent.
"You little brat, daring to lie to me, you're courting death!"
As he spoke, the strong man stretched out his large hand to grab Feng Chen. Feng Chen's expression changed drastically, but the strong man's speed was too fast. His body and brain didn't have time to react. The large hand crossed the threshold and was about to touch him, but then the strong man suddenly let out a painful scream. His whole body seemed to be ignited, instantly engulfed by a ball of flames, turning into ashes and scattering into the crowd.
When everyone saw this scene, they were also shocked. They suddenly remembered that this was the Eternal Life Tavern. The strong man attacking Feng Chen violated the tavern's rules.
Feng Chen looked behind him and found that the boss was still not around, which made him wonder if the tavern had been placed under some kind of restriction by the boss. As long as you attacked within the tavern's range, you would violate the rules.
Thinking of this, Feng Chen's eyes lit up. If that was the case, what was he afraid of?
After figuring everything out, Feng Chen looked at the people in front of the tavern with his head held high and chest puffed out, and said, "That's right, I am Feng Chen, so what can you do to me?"
When everyone saw that Feng Chen was so arrogant, not only did he not hide, but he even provoked them with words, it would be one thing if Feng Chen's strength was slightly stronger, but this kid was only at the Nirvana Realm Third Stage. In front of them, he was just a slightly larger ant. If they were in another place, they could easily crush him to death, but now, relying on being within the Eternal Life Tavern, he was so presumptuous, it was truly unbearable.
A cultivator at the Transcendent Realm First Stage jumped out, pointed at Feng Chen, and said sternly, "Kid, if you have the guts, come out and fight one-on-one."
When Feng Chen saw that the other party's cultivation had already reached the Transcendent Realm, he said with disdain on his face, "You really have the nerve. A Transcendent Realm cultivator actually dares to clamor to fight one-on-one with a Nirvana Realm Third Stage small fry like me. Why don't you challenge my boss to a one-on-one fight?"
"You..." When that person saw that Feng Chen had brought up Gu Changsheng, he was also angry but didn't dare to speak. The cultivation of the strong man just now was relatively high among those present, reaching the Transcendent Realm Seventh Stage, but he was still burned to ashes by a fire. How could he dare to provoke Gu Changsheng?
"Hmph, a bunch of cowards. Knowing that my boss is so strong, you still dare to covet the treasures on me. I think you've all been blinded by the treasure, not knowing whether you're dead or alive," Feng Chen snorted coldly. If it were him, he would definitely not bother someone with a strong backer.
Feng Chen was right. These people were indeed blinded by the True Dragon Treasure. The news of the True Dragon Treasure had spread throughout the entire Fire Cloud Ancient Star about a few hundred years ago. At that time, almost all the local cultivators of the Fire Cloud Ancient Star were out searching for the True Dragon Treasure. But obviously, the True Dragon Treasure was found by the gatekeeper at the time, Long Wushuang.
After finding it, Long Wushuang completely sealed off the news of the True Dragon Treasure. Now that the news of the True Dragon Treasure map had been leaked, the people who had experienced it back then had once again ignited their treasure-hunting hearts.
At the same time, these people also had a certain sense of luck. There were countless people searching for the treasure. No matter how strong your Eternal Life Tavern boss is, could he possibly destroy them all?
That's why these people had gathered in front of the Eternal Life Tavern by coincidence.
Greed and luck had completely blinded their minds.
Feng Chen glanced coldly at Feng Xin in the crowd. He knew that the news of him possessing the treasure map had been leaked by this guy. Sooner or later, he would kill him.
"If you're not drinking, then get out of here!" Feng Chen said impatiently.
"Hehe, this is not a tavern. We can stand here if we want to stand here. Can you control that much?" Feng Xin sneered.
Others also looked at Feng Chen with a sneer when they heard this.
"Of course I can't control it, but you blocking here is affecting our tavern's business. If my boss finds out, and he gets angry, you won't be able to handle it," Feng Chen said lightly.
Everyone's expression changed, but they still didn't budge.
Seeing this, Feng Chen was also helpless. He could only talk big, but he didn't have the strength to drive these people away.
Just then, a fiery red figure came from the horizon and quickly arrived in front of the tavern.
When Feng Chen saw the person coming, he said in surprise, "Fire Crow Ancestor, why are you here?"
Everyone was shocked. Fire Crow Ancestor, was that the Fire Crow clan's Saint Ancestor? Why would he come here?
But the next moment, they were even more shocked. They saw the Fire Crow Ancestor land in front of Feng Chen, a polite smile on his face, and said softly, "Young Friend Feng, I'm here specifically to apologize to the Lord. I wonder if the Lord is here?"
When everyone heard this, they all looked at the Fire Crow Ancestor in disbelief. Was this still a Saint-level expert? How could he be so polite to a Nirvana Realm small fry, and even respectfully call the Eternal Life Tavern's boss 'Lord'? This...
Fire Crow Ancestor's short few words short-circuited their brains.
"Is that so? But the boss isn't here. Why don't you go back first?" Feng Chen said.
Damn it, this kid actually dares to chase away a Saint. Kill him.
Everyone looked forward to the Fire Crow Saint's reaction. In theory, he should get angry, right?
But the Fire Crow Ancestor's response completely disappointed them.
The Fire Crow Ancestor smiled and said, "I can wait. It's fine to wait until the Lord appears."
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but suspect that this was someone Feng Chen had hired to play the Fire Crow Ancestor. How could a Saint be so humble?
But who would dare to impersonate a Saint to deceive others? Weren't they afraid of death?
For a time, many people retreated.
Treasure was good, but life was more important.
The Fire Crow Ancestor stood respectfully at the door. Seeing the sea of people, he couldn't help but ask curiously, "Are these people also here to find the Lord?"
"No, they're here to find me," Feng Chen shook his head.
"Hmm?" The Fire Crow Ancestor frowned, then immediately understood the purpose of these people. Young Friend Feng had an unfathomable relationship with the Lord. It would be better to take this opportunity to gain Young Friend Feng's favor.
After thinking about it, the Fire Crow Ancestor said, "Young Friend Feng, if you don't mind, I'll help you suppress these people."
"Really?" Feng Chen's eyes lit up and he smiled, "Then I'll have to trouble Fire Crow Ancestor!"
"It's nothing, it's nothing!" Seeing that Feng Chen was so sensible, the Fire Crow Ancestor was also very happy.
So the Fire Crow Ancestor waved his hand and slapped to death a portion of the people blocking in front of the tavern, then said, "Young Friend Feng is a friend of my Fire Crow clan. Those who don't want to die, get out of here quickly."
When everyone heard this and saw the hundreds of dead people, they immediately scattered like birds, fleeing in panic.
They were glad that their cultivation was weak and they weren't qualified to grab the front row, otherwise they would be the ones who died.
Feng Xin was also standing in the back of the crowd. Seeing that the Fire Crow Ancestor had actually helped Feng Chen, his pupils shrank and he quickly ran away.
Feng Chen stared dumbfounded at this scene. The Fire Crow Ancestor thought he was still not satisfied, so he said, "Young Friend, I'll go chase them now. I definitely won't let a single one escape."
After speaking, before Feng Chen could react, the Fire Crow Ancestor disappeared.
"I..."
Feng Chen hesitated, the people blocking in front of the tavern just now must have numbered at least tens of thousands, right? So many people died because of a word from him.
This feeling of controlling other people's lives... it's so great!
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