Chiyang Merchant Guild
Zhou Qing's expression changed when he heard this. It seemed that the Zhou family had no intention of protecting him.
However, Zhou Qing also understood that after committing such a grave mistake, it was only natural for the Zhou family not to protect him.
Zhou Qing had never thought the Zhou family would help repay that gambling debt, which was why he had taken the risk.
"Heh, you think you can wash the Zhou family clean with just one sentence? It won't be that easy." Jiang Chen sneered.
"Then what do you want?" Zhou Tiansheng said coldly.
It seemed that Jiang Chen had come with hostile intentions, so Zhou Tiansheng naturally would not show him a friendly expression either.
"Twenty billion spirit crystals as compensation. Hand Zhou Qing back to you. Zhou Qing's life isn't worth much. If I hadn't wanted to demand an explanation from your Zhou family, why would I have brought him here to find you?" Jiang Chen said.
"Twenty billion spirit crystals? You're making an outrageous demand. This is too much." Zhou Tiansheng was furious.
Twenty billion spirit crystals would severely damage the Zhou family's vitality in its current state.
They had already paid Jiang Chen sixty billion spirit crystals for a batch of supreme-grade Void Origin Pills.
If they gave Jiang Chen another twenty billion spirit crystals, they would have almost no working capital left.
The Zhou family merchant guild had expenses in many areas. When the time came, the pressure of making payments would be immense, and they still had to pay everyone's wages.
"Too much? If our side hadn't been strong enough, I would already be dead. I'm not negotiating with you—I'm merely informing you. If you refuse to pay twenty billion spirit crystals, then don't even think about keeping