Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 796 - 796 756 Black Clouds Camp_1

796: Chapter 756 Black Clouds Camp_1 796: Chapter 756 Black Clouds Camp_1 Lu Chuan’s words stunned the landlady; she stood her ground, sizing up Lu Chuan.

“You’re going to deal with those people from Black Clouds Camp?”

“Do you have the strength for it?

Don’t take offense at an old woman’s bluntness, but you look quite young and neither sturdy nor robust.

If it comes to hand-to-hand combat, it’s hard to say whether you’d be a match for them.”

“But I would still advise you not to meddle in others’ affairs rashly; it can easily bring trouble down on your head.”

At this moment, Dongfang Cheng looked seriously at Lu Chuan and asked, “Are you planning to get involved?

If you do, then Black Clouds Camp shouldn’t pose a problem.”

“Just thought I’d lend a hand and sort out their trouble, or else, where would we stay tonight?”

“Otherwise, how about we just move straight into the stronghold of Black Clouds Camp?”

“You’ve really got guts, thinking of staying in the bandits’ own lair.”

Dongfang Cheng exclaimed.

“What’s there to be afraid of?

With enough power, you can do whatever you want.”

“That’s Kunlun Domain for you.”

Dongfang Cheng took a deep breath, “Since that’s the case, then let’s stay here and take care of the people from Black Clouds Camp.”

He turned to the landlady, “I’m telling you seriously, if we take action, the people of Black Clouds Camp will definitely be annihilated.”

“But on one condition, your inn must remain open to us, allowing us to stay one night.”

The landlady smiled bitterly and shook her head, “Fine, it’s all good; it’s just for one night…”

“But the key issue is, don’t bring trouble upon me.

If you’re not a match for them and get defeated by their hands, wouldn’t they come looking for trouble with me?”

Lu Chuan smiled confidently, “You can rest assured about that.

Leave the rest to us.”

“By the way, were your children also kidnapped by them?”

Lu Chuan inquired.

“That’s right, my treasured son, while he was out playing, was spotted by the people from Black Clouds Camp and then taken away.”

“The day before yesterday, someone from Black Clouds Camp sent over a finger with a black mole on it.”

“I recognized at a glance that it was my son’s finger.”

“I am now selling off my property in a hurry to gather the money.”

Her expression was downcast as she bowed her head, clearly heartbroken over the matter.

Dongfang Cheng directly took out a gold ingot from his chest.

“Take this as a deposit.

Leave the enemies to us, and if we are no match for them, with this gold, you can still save your life.”

Seeing the shiny gold, the landlady’s eyes widened.

She hurried forward, snatched the gold ingot, and bit down on it hard.

“Real gold…”

“Young Master, you are too generous with your spending; this is a whole gold ingot.

I don’t know how many years of work it would take me to earn this!”

She said excitedly.

Dongfang Cheng just smiled faintly, “You go back first; leave the rest to us.”

The landlady took a deep breath and returned to the tavern’s main hall with her heart full of joy.

In the hall, many townspeople had come to take refuge.

Upon seeing the landlady, they eagerly asked.

“Dong Jiao, who were those people outside?”

“They’re visitors from outside, here to stay at the inn.”

“You’re not really going to let them stay, are you?

Tonight’s critical.

If they botch it, we’re doomed!”

There were about two dozen people in the hall, just like Dong Jiao, all of whom had lost their children, kidnapped by the people from Black Clouds Camp.

Tonight, they were to pay the ransom together to redeem their own children.

At such a critical moment, if things were ruined by someone else, they would truly be angry enough to die.

“Travelers coming from afar to rest, what should we do if they’re woken up by the people from Black Clouds Camp in the middle of the night and accidentally curse a few times?”

“Exactly, if they provoke those from Black Clouds Camp, we’re all as good as dead!”

“Those villains from Black Clouds Camp could turn on us and refuse to recognize us at any moment.

We mustn’t provoke them!”

The head of the town also stepped forward, walking out of the crowd with the aid of his crutch.

He was highly respected, and the surrounding people hastily cleared a path for him.

“Dong Jiao, you’re a shrewd businesswoman.

You wouldn’t be foolish, especially at a critical time like this.

Don’t mess things up.”

Dong Jiao smiled and said, “The guests who arrived today are nobility.

They’ve promised to wipe out the gang from Black Clouds Camp and uphold justice for us.”

At this, there was complete silence.

“Uphold justice…

Dong Jiao, have you lost your mind?

If someone could uphold justice, wouldn’t they have done so already?”

“You actually believe them, you want them to get us all killed!”

“Dong Jiao, are you confused?

How could you agree to such a thing?”

“Even Forest City can’t be bothered to send someone to deal with these mountain bandits, who else can help us?”

“I’ve even heard that Black Clouds Camp has the backing of Forest City’s power, which is why they’re so bold and commit all kinds of evil deeds.”

“Heh, it’s quite clear; we absolutely cannot confront the people from Black Clouds Camp head-on!”

“That’s right, not only us, but also that group of outsiders can’t possibly do it!”

“Let’s all go out and drive them away; we can’t let them get us killed!”

Everyone was riled up, all moving towards the doorway.

Just then, Dong Jiao shouted helplessly, “Give them a chance!”

After speaking, she took out a gold ingot and slammed it down on the table.

She had intended to keep it for herself, but faced with the need to suppress the incensed crowd, she had no choice but to use it.

“See this gold ingot?

The distinguished guests outside casually gave it to me as a security deposit.

If they cannot kill the folks from Black Clouds Camp, this gold is ours.”

“A boss who can easily give away a gold ingot can’t be ordinary, right?

Everyone, think about it carefully.”

“This might truly be our only chance!”

Everyone stared greedily at the gold ingot, some with eyes wide open.

Many of them had gone to desperate measures to gather enough ransom, exhausting every possible option they had.

To them, this large gold ingot was extremely tempting.

“Such a big ingot, is it real?”

Dong Jiao said proudly, “I’m an accountant; I can tell if it’s real or fake with one glance!”

“Rest assured, it’s definitely real gold.

If they fail against the enemy, we’ll offer up the gold ingot as tribute.

Maybe, it could even save a life.”

People looked at each other, feeling that it might not be so bad after all.

“Then…

let’s wait and see what happens next…”

Everyone was hesitating.

Someone who can casually offer up a gold ingot is certainly no ordinary person; they have wealth and status beyond our imagination.

Such a person, they must have the capability; otherwise, they couldn’t protect their wealth.

The crowd waited anxiously and nervously.

Meanwhile, outside by the carriage, Lu Chuan stood on the street, waiting for people from Black Clouds Camp to arrive.

“Young Master Lu, who knows how many of them will come.”

“It doesn’t matter how many, just kill them all when they do.”

“You’ll want to be quick and clean about it; it’s getting dark.”

“Don’t worry, it’ll all be over in three moves.”