Martial Peak

Chapter 3944 – Demanding Payment

Seeing that Yang Kai remained calm and collected in his presence, Gong Sun Hong secretly approved of the young man’s temperament.

After taking a few sips of the tea, Gong Sun Hong said, “Little friend, this Old Master has read your notice of debt and understands the purpose of your visit. You’ve said that you’re from First Inn, but do you have a Faith Token with you to prove your identity?”

“Of course,” With a smile, Yang Kai fished out the Jade Token given to him by the Proprietress and passed it to him.

After taking it, Gong Sun Hong infused his power into the token, and the next instant, the token shone brightly for a short moment. His expression changed slightly as he stared at Yang Kai, his face was visibly twitching as he asked, “Your shopkeeper is Madam Lan?”

“Indeed,” Yang Kai had no idea whether anything profound had been hidden in the Jade Token, which allowed the elderly man to immediately recognise who his backer was; however, judging from the elderly man’s expression, it seemed that he was wary of the Proprietress.

That was good news for Yang Kai as he secretly became elated. As long as the elderly man was wary of the Proprietress, he could easily collect the 10 million pill debt.

“Has Madam Lan arrived in this city?” Gong Sun Hong asked.

“Yes.”

“When did that happen? Why haven’t I got wind of it?”

“A few days ago,” Yang Kai replied with a smile, “The Proprietress prefers to act low-key and we’ve only hung up a signboard for the reopening today.”

Gong Sun Hong’s expression turned awkward as he coughed, “Madam Lan… is indeed a low-key person.” As though he had recalled something, his brow started twitching harder.

After a pause, he went on to say, “The reopening of First Inn is an important event that this Old Master should have gone over to congratulate Madam Lan about; however, since she doesn’t want to make it widely known, she must have her own reasons for doing so.”

Yang Kai chuckled, “This Junior is simply a subordinate, so I cannot speculate about Proprietress’ intentions.”

Gong Sun Hong nodded gently and tapped on the table as though he was pondering on something. A moment later, he said, “Little friend, this Old Master is not aware of the incident mentioned in the notice of debt. Can you tell me why that person from Nine Stars Paradise made a move in First Inn and even destroyed it?”

Yang Kai shook his head, “I can’t reveal the details of the incident to Shopkeeper Gong Sun. If you’re interested to find out, you should ask Proprietress directly.”

With a forced smile, Gong Sun Hong raised his hand, “Let’s drink…”

Yang Kai took a sip of the tea and stared at him, “Shopkeeper Gong Sun, this Junior is here to demand payment from you. Our Proprietress has said that Nine Stars Paradise is a famous great force, and Gathering Virtue Emporium is a profitable business, so the amount of payment would be insignificant to you. I also have to collect debts from a number of other great forces, so I am tight on time and burdened with work. Would you please make the payment now?”

surprised Gong Sun Hong asked, “You’re going

right…” He then went on

make a move in First Inn?” Those shops

be honest with you, the reason the Proprietress has come all the way to this Star City is to collect these debts. She said that all of you have to pay what you owe. Proprietress said it would be best if she can receive the payments without incident, but if she can’t, she doesn’t mind going to the headquarters of those great forces to reason with them. She has also mentioned that the Cave Heavens and the Paradises are supposed to be on the same side, so it isn’t

Hong could be seen frowning, but it wasn’t

so this Junior is certain you earn lots of money every year. Although 10 million is indeed a large sum, it shouldn’t be a burden to Shopkeeper Gong Sun. If it’s alright for you, will you

is sure the incident you’ve just mentioned is true and that this payment is duly warranted. But…” His tone changed, “This is only your version of the story, after all. As for what really happened, I’ll have to

it look like Nine Stars Paradise was afraid of First Inn; therefore, he wasn’t disappointed as this scenario was within his expectations. After a nod, he agreed, “That is a reasonable position. How long does Shopkeeper Gong Sun believe it will take for you to send a message to your headquarters to inquire about the

replied, “I’ll give you an answer in one

from the chair and cupped his fists, “Then

Sun Hong extended

Kai immediately saw Luo Hai Yi standing across the street; then, he beckoned

nodded as he had somewhat achieved his goal, “Let’s go to the next

Virtue Emporium, there was one more shop that was backed by a Paradise.

was only backed by a Second Class force, so they were not as haughty as the others with First Class backing. Upon learning that someone from First Inn had arrived

descended, the Star City remained a lively place. After running around for the entire afternoon and dealing with so many people who were far stronger than himself, Yang Kai felt exhausted. Therefore, he

and Yang Kai told her that they would continue moving around the next day. Naturally, Luo Hai Yi agreed

First Inn, Yang Kai realised that the place was bustling with noise as the lobby was crammed with people. He was dumbfounded at the sight of so many drinking and chatting with

of the customers. Yang Kai fell into a dazed state as though he was still inside the

the reopening, but the inn was already filled with patrons, which went to

Yang Kai, the Proprietress beckoned to him, upon which he hurriedly

turned around and took a seat

and poured himself a cup with tea before taking a few sips, “First Inn is extremely famous, so no one

wanted to know.” The Proprietress shot

and burst into laughter, “It’s not so easy. They each asked for time to contact their headquarters, seemingly wanting to

shops

they all said the same

but make sure it’s

They’ve promised to give me a reply in

good. You can start working now.” The

do you mean?” Yang Kai stared at her in

inn, so don’t you have to serve the customers? There are many customers in the lobby now, and we’re short on staff.

for words. He had never served customers in an inn