Chapter 167

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Chapter 167: Stone Spirit!

Everyone’s gaze turned toward Fangyu as he walked down the mountain.

At this moment, Fangyu’s clothes were somewhat tattered and covered in dust.

Seeing so many people standing at the foot of the mountain, Fangyu was stunned.

What happened? Why were there so many people?

Upon seeing Fangyu emerge, Chen Luo’s eyes flickered with dangerous coldness.

Beside him, Han Qi’s eyes were filled with mockery, waiting to watch the show.

Zhong Yuan’s expression was rigid. He had thought Fangyu was dead inside, but unexpectedly, Fangyu appeared alive before him.

However, it was good that he came out.

Fangyu had destroyed the Spirit Spring, which was equivalent to violating the interests of everyone present. How many people were waiting to settle scores with him!?

The villagers were one thing, but more importantly, there were the two young masters, Han Qi and Chen Luo.

These two had come all the way from Huaibei to Jiangnan for the Spirit Spring.

Now that the Spirit Spring was destroyed, they naturally wouldn’t let the matter rest.

If these two young masters became angry, it was no joking matter.

Zhong Yuan looked at Fangyu, his eyes showing mockery.

The other martial artists and wealthy merchants present all had expressions of watching a show.

Some of them had heard of Fangyu’s name but had never personally witnessed his abilities, and remained skeptical.

At this moment, the village chief and the group of villagers were glaring at Fangyu with angry and resentful eyes.

“Was it you who caused such a commotion and destroyed our Spirit Spring?” the village chief asked in a grim voice.

So it was all about the Spirit Spring.

Fangyu’s expression remained calm as he said, “The Spirit Spring may not necessarily be destroyed. You can go up the mountain to check, it might still be there.”

“Outrageous!” Seeing Fangyu’s calm demeanor, the village chief became even more angry and said, “I’m asking you, why did you jump into the Spirit Spring? Was the commotion on the mountain caused by you?”

Fangyu slightly narrowed his eyes and said, “I was tired from climbing the mountain and sweating, what’s wrong with jumping into the Spirit Spring for a bath?”

Hearing these words, everyone’s expressions changed.

Especially the village chief and villagers, who were burning with rage!

Fangyu was clearly provoking them! He didn’t take them seriously at all!

“I allowed you to freely search the mountain for the Spirit Spring, not to destroy it! The Spirit Spring was discovered by us first, it’s our property, and White River Mountain has been with us since we were born. Our villagers have always relied on this mountain for hunting and water…”

“Now, you’ve destroyed our White River Mountain like this, cutting off our village’s livelihood, and you still act like it’s nothing?”

“Such a sinner like you will be cursed and face divine punishment!” The village chief was so angry his beard trembled, his voice hoarse.

Facing the village chief’s questioning, Fangyu became a bit impatient.

“So, what do you want?” Fangyu asked with furrowed brows.

“You must compensate us for our losses! The Spirit Spring, and the damage to White River Mountain, you must take responsibility for all of it!” the village chief glared at Fangyu angrily.

“Yes, you must take responsibility!” the other villagers echoed.

“Oh? How much money?” Fangyu raised an eyebrow and asked.

Seeing Fangyu showing signs of yielding, the village chief’s expression softened slightly. After thinking for a moment, he held up one finger and said solemnly, “Ten billion. You must compensate us at least ten billion to barely cover our losses.”

Ten billion!?

Many people around gasped.

This old man really dared to name such a price!

Ten billion yuan, did he think anyone could just produce that?

Many people looked at Fangyu with mocking expressions.

“Don’t say you can’t afford it. I know you came with that Young Master Zhong. Ten billion, you absolutely can and should pay!” The elder looked at Zhong Yuan and said firmly.

Zhong Yuan’s expression changed as he said, “What are you talking about? I have no connection with him!”

Fangyu calmly glanced at Zhong Yuan without saying anything.

Zhong Liyu noticed Fangyu’s gaze and turned pale, quickly saying, “Village chief, isn’t ten billion a bit too much? If it could be reduced somewhat…”

“Shut up! This has nothing to do with us! Why should we be responsible for Fangyu’s mistakes?” Zhong Yuan turned and glared angrily at Zhong Liyu.

“Well, that’s not quite right, Young Master Zhong.”

At this moment, Han Qi, who had been watching from the side, spoke up sinisterly.

“This Master Fang was brought here by you. His mistakes naturally can’t be separated from you.” Han Qi waved his fan, smiling.

“Thank you, Young Master Han, for speaking up.” The village chief glanced at Han Qi gratefully.

Then, he looked at Zhong Yuan again and said, “Young Master Zhong, everyone knows this Fangyu is your man. If you don’t compensate us for our losses, we won’t let you leave here easily today!”

“Although our village is poor and simple, our ancestors left us treasures to defend against enemies. I hope you don’t force me to bring it out!”

The village chief didn’t dare provoke the two young masters from Huaibei, Han Qi and Chen Luo, but he had more confidence when facing Zhong Yuan.

“Village chief, you needn’t worry. I most dislike seeing people bully the weak. If Young Master Zhong still refuses to compensate, I’m willing to help,” Han Qi said with a mocking smile.

He disliked Fangyu, and by extension, disliked Zhong Yuan as well.

This current situation was exactly what he wanted to see.

Zhong Yuan’s face turned ashen, filled with extreme resentment.

“Young Master, the situation is dire… If Young Master Han intervenes, we won’t be able to resist at all!” An elder from the Zhong family whispered in Zhong Yuan’s ear.

“I know!” Zhong Yuan roared, burning with anger.

He glared at Fangyu with bloodshot eyes.

It was all Fangyu, all because of this damned Fangyu!

If it weren’t for Fangyu, things wouldn’t have turned out like this!

He could have gotten a portion of the Spirit Spring and happily returned home!

But now, not only had he not gotten the Spirit Spring, he had to pay ten billion for what Fangyu had done!

Ten billion! Even for the Zhong family, this was an astronomical figure!

If Zhong Yuan agreed to this, when he returned home, his strict father would surely kill him!

Now, Zhong Yuan was full of resentment and regret!

If he had known this would happen, he would never have brought Fangyu along!

Beside him, Zhong Liyu was equally pale.

Their Zhong family had now been pushed into a corner.

“Fangyu, you caused this trouble, what do you mean by staying silent!? Our Zhong family will absolutely not take responsibility for your mistakes!” Zhong Yuan shouted, trembling all over.

This outburst drew everyone’s attention back to Fangyu.

“Nothing much,” Fangyu smiled faintly and said, “I just wanted to see you in hysterics.”

Zhong Yuan’s expression changed.

At this point, Fangyu turned to look at the village chief and said, “Ten billion, right? No problem.”

No problem?

Everyone’s expressions changed.

“In your dreams, even if you want a hundred billion, I could give it to you,” Fangyu smiled.

The village chief was stunned for a moment, then reacted, his eyes turning red with anger as he said, “You forced me to do this!”

After speaking, the village chief turned around, facing a certain direction, and began chanting in an obscure, difficult-to-understand language.

Then, he raised both hands to the sky, knelt down, and kowtowed three times in that direction.

The direction he was kowtowing to had a cave several meters high, about two hundred meters away.

Everyone present watched the village chief’s every move with wide eyes, wondering what he was going to do.

At this moment, the group of villagers’ faces showed extreme devotion as they knelt and kowtowed along with the village chief.

Over a hundred people kowtowing simultaneously toward a cave looked somewhat eerie.

“Is this some kind of ritual?”

“Didn’t you hear the old man say it was a treasure left by his ancestors to defend against enemies?”

“What kind of treasure would be hidden in a cave? Could it be a sword?”

Fangyu watched the villagers’ actions with interest.

He knew these people were descendants of the Shadow Moon Clan.

What kind of treasure would the Shadow Moon Clan’s ancestors have left them?

“Boom!”

Just as everyone was wondering, a huge sound came from the distant cave.

“Bang, bang, bang…”

Then came a series of heavy sounds, very rhythmic.

A huge figure slowly emerged from the cave.

When it fully appeared in view, many people let out exclamations of surprise!

It was actually a stone person three to four meters tall!

With a human-like form, possessing limbs and a head, and two glowing eyes on its face.

Its entire body gave off a silver light, reflecting brilliant rays in the sunlight.

It walked step by step toward the village chief, each step forward producing a huge sound!

Seeing this giant, the village chief’s eyes were excited.

This was the Stone Spirit left to their village by their ancestors!

Its entire body was made of the hardest stone, and one punch could shatter a mountain!