Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 690 - 690 0441 I Want To Challenge You

Chapter 690: Chapter 0441: I Want To Challenge You Chapter 690: Chapter 0441: I Want To Challenge You Chapter 0441 I’m challenging you

“Good, it’s good that you admitted it. Marquis Ma brought five million taels of silvers notes here, requesting your Four Seas Bank to exchange them, but you not only slandered Marquis Ma’s silver notes as fake, but also killed many of his followers, and Marquis Ma even got his arm chopped off by you, right? Is this the reputation of your Four Seas Bank? Is this how you treat your guests?” said Qi Tian lightly.

When Qi Tian and his party arrived, the guards were clamoring to capture Marquis Ma from the start. The subsequent events caused quite a stir. Although dozens of guards had lost their lives, it didn’t stop some onlookers from watching the spectacle from afar. Under their watchful gaze, every move of Qi Tian and Four Seas Bank was scrutinized and would be spread far and wide later, which in turn would affect the reputation of Qi Tian and Four Seas Bank.

Qi Tian did not care too much about his reputation. He mainly mingled in the Cultivation World in the future, where strength was the most influential factor affecting a cultivator’s reputation. With strength, even if one’s reputation was not good, no one dared to provoke them easily. Unlike Qi Tian, the main business of Four Seas Bank was among ordinary people. If their reputation was damaged, the consequences could be catastrophic.

Lu Chao’s face changed slightly and said, “Please don’t spread rumors. We treat every guest sincerely as if they were family. However, for those who attempt to defraud us, we cannot ignore their deception. We will definitely take measures. The world is our witness, you can ask your companions, ask them, who made the first move?”

Marquis Ma said, “That’s right, my people made the first move, and I do not deny that. But you should first clarify why my people made the move? You claimed without verification that the 4,990,000 taels of silver notes I brought were fake and intended to confiscate and destroy them. Isn’t this your doing? I asked you to return the silver notes to me and you refused. Isn’t this what you’ve done? These are the silver notes issued by your Four Seas Bank, and you refuse to acknowledge them. Not only did you refuse to exchange them for actual silver, but you also refused to return the silver notes to us and intended to destroy them. Is this your ‘sincere’ treatment of guests?”

Lu Chao smirked and said, “The silver notes were issued by us at Four Seas Bank. We have the ultimate authority to determine their authenticity. If they’re fake, they’re fake. The identity of the people presenting them doesn’t matter. The appraisal of Four Seas Bank is the only standard, and we have a rule that once fake silver notes are discovered, they will be confiscated and destroyed. In serious cases, the offender would be handed over to the authorities.”

“Very good, very well said.” Qi Tian clapped, seemingly applauding for Lu Chao. However, his gaze was chillingly cold, devoid of even the slightest hint of warmth.

Lu Chao cupped his hands towards Qi Tian and said, “It’s part of my job. Your praise is undeserved, sir.”

Qi Tian sighed and said, “If fake things must be confiscated and destroyed, then I agree. Lu Chao, I suddenly realize that your eyes… are they even real? Based on the rules of your Four Seas Bank, if they are found to be fake, they must be confiscated and destroyed. Jin, you check them out.”

Jin Jin sneered and started walking briskly towards Lu Chao.

Lu Chao’s face turned pale. He took a couple of steps back, assuming a defensive posture and glared at Jin Jin, saying, “What do you think you’re doing?”

Jin Jin grinned and said, “Of course, I’m going to dig out your eyes to see if they’re real human eyes or fake ones. If they’re real, I’ll return them to you. If they’re fake, then they will be confiscated and destroyed.”

“How dare you?” Lu Chao roared in anger, “This is the Four Seas Bank! If you dare to commit violence here, even if you flee to the ends of the Earth in the future, there won’t be a place for you.”

Jin Jin sneered and said, “That’s not for you to say. Whether your eyes are real or not, our master’s words are the only deciding factor.”

As Jin Jin approached him step by step, emanating a terrifying momentum like a tiger springing from its cage, Lu Chao could barely withstand it. Almost subconsciously, he chose to strike first, yelling, “Enough is enough!”

With a humming sound, runes circulated around Lu Chao’s body and formed a Defensive Barrier immediately. He even took out a knife and went straight for Jin Jin, who was pressing closer. An endless chill surged from the blade, and countless ice crystals rolled towards Jin Jin, seeming to freeze everything in their path.

Jin Jin punched out. As a Gold Core Realm cultivator, there were just too many weak points in Lu Chao’s attack. With a bang, Lu Chao’s ice crystals were shattered, and Jin Jin’s punch, undiminished in force, struck Lu Chao’s Defensive Barrier.

The runes on the Defensive Barrier circulated rapidly, fading in and out. It was clear that the supply of Spirit Qi was inadequate, and a collapse seemed imminent at any time.

Jin Jin sneered and said, “Not bad, you managed to block my punch. Let’s see if you can block the second one. If you can’t, then you must be a fake.”

Just then, a sharp whooshing sound came from deep within the Four Seas Bank, flying swiftly towards Jin Jin’s fist which was about to strike again.

Hum!

Gao Jinmei, who was standing next to Qi Tian, moved suddenly. Like a shooting star, she was in front of Jin Jin in an instant. The chill flashed in her hand, and her dagger, which she used specifically to kill, slashed forward. With a thud, she knocked down another incoming dagger.