Li Family Commerce Association's Magnate

He dared to say that, which meant he had absolute confidence. Unless Feng Xuewu didn't want to save her mother, as long as the right spiritual medicine was found and the essence of the three spiritual medicines was brewed into a soup, the Jade Beauty Syndrome would definitely be cured. Of course, these three spiritual medicines were common goods in the outside world, but they were extremely rare in this Great Wilderness.

But that had nothing to do with him. If Feng Xuewu wanted to save her mother, it was obviously impossible to do so without paying any price.

After hearing Yang Chen's words, Feng Xuewu felt a lot more at ease. She parted her red lips and said charmingly, "With Yang Chen's guarantee, I, your sister, am finally at ease. If my mother's condition truly improves, I, your sister, will definitely thank you profusely and personally apologize for my disrespect to you today!"

"Miss Feng, there's no need to be so polite. I see your filial piety towards your mother. While your apology is sincere and fervent, I dare not accept it. If possible, I hope those behind you will apologize to me one by one. If they truly respect you, I believe a simple apology should be no trouble at all, right?" Yang Chen said unhurriedly, his eyes scanning the crowd behind Feng Xuewu.

With his words, he had completely put these admirers behind Feng Xuewu in a very awkward predicament.

If Feng Xuewu's mother was truly cured, and they apologized to Yang Chen, wouldn't they be losing face completely?

They were the ones who had bullied Yang Chen, and they were also the ones to apologize. Was this a joke?

If they didn't apologize, wouldn't that just prove Yang Chen's point that they didn't actually respect Feng Xuewu?

They were all Feng Xuewu's suitors, how could they dare to let Feng Xuewu think that they didn't respect her?

Feng Xuewu was four or five years older than Yang Chen, and naturally, her mind was also sharp and intelligent. How could she not know Yang Chen's intention for revenge? She chuckled softly, her laughter making one's heart flutter.

Yang Chen had to admit that Feng Xuewu was indeed a beauty. Compared to Gu Mingyue, Feng Xuewu possessed a more graceful and dignified demeanor.

"Yang Chen, I hope you're not lying. If Auntie doesn't get better, or even if her condition takes a turn for the worse, I'll hold you accountable," Wang Yunkai shouted sternly. Asking him to apologize to Yang Chen? No way.

"Oh really? You wish for Madam Feng's condition to not improve so badly?" Yang Chen replied lazily.

He had engaged in many verbal sparring matches in his past life, how could he be afraid of these young men?

"You, fine, fine, fine. Yang Chen, you just wait."

Seeing this, Feng Xuewu couldn't say anything more. After all, she could only represent the Feng Family alone, while Wang Yunkai represented the Wang Family. She couldn't command these people from different tribes, so she could only say, "Younger brother Yang Chen, my mother's condition is critical, so I'll take my leave first."

"En, safe travels, Miss Feng." Yang Chen replied politely, understanding Feng Xuewu's predicament.

"Yang Chen, I hope you're really just guessing right."

"Watch yourself!"

All sorts of threatening words fell into Yang Chen's ears.

Yang Chen shrugged indifferently, and suddenly noticed Gu Mingyue standing behind him, nervously clutching his sleeve, as if afraid he would be bullied.

Only when everyone had left did Gu Mingyue pat her chest and nervously say, "Young Master, you..."

To be honest, she felt that Yang Chen was vastly different from before. In the past, facing so many people's ridicule, Yang Chen would never dare to talk back. The only time he talked back to the Wang family, he even lost their ancestral Purple Show Pill Furnace. But now, facing a group of people, their young master could still hold his own. This courage and decisiveness were definitely something Yang Chen didn't have before.

She felt that Yang Chen was quite lonely, after all, Yang Chen was alone, while the other dozen or so pursuers, each with their own words, had more spit than Yang Chen.

She sometimes wanted to retort on Yang Chen's behalf, but she lacked the vocabulary and didn't know how to start.

All she could do now was ask, "Young Master, where are we going now?"

"That Fire Red Fruit hasn't been obtained yet. Feng Xuewu has given up on the Fire Red Fruit now, so when we go back, we naturally have to take this Fire Red Fruit." Yang Chen walked back into the commerce association with his hands behind his back.

Seeing that the Fire Red Fruit was still in its original place, Yang Chen smiled happily. He grabbed the fiery red fruit and said directly, "Shopkeeper, how much is this Fire Red Fruit?"

The shopkeeper, Zhao Xiaowen, already held a grudge against Yang Chen. Seeing that Feng Xuewu hadn't taken the fruit and that Yang Chen had returned to collect it, Zhao Xiaowen was furious. If it weren't for this Yang Chen, wouldn't he have already gotten on Feng Xuewu's good side?

He didn't know that without Yang Chen, where would he have had the chance to get on her good side?

The more Zhao Xiaowen looked at Yang Chen, the more displeased he became. Since he had already offended Yang Chen, he wasn't afraid of offending him further. Yang Chen was just a nobody, could he really cause a storm?

"I'm not selling," Zhao Xiaowen said coldly.

"What do you mean?" Yang Chen narrowed his eyes slightly.

Zhao Xiaowen sneered, "Isn't it clear enough what I mean? It's very simple, others can buy this Fire Red Fruit, but you, Yang Chen, I'm not selling to."

Seeing that one problem had not yet subsided before another arose, and that Zhao Xiaowen was still targeting their young master like this, Gu Mingyue immediately jumped out, "Is this how your Li Family Commerce Association does business?"

"Heh heh, I'm the shopkeeper of this Li Family Commerce Association, so how we do business is up to me. If I say I'm not selling, I'm not selling. What can you do about it?" Zhao Xiaowen shouted sternly, his eyes filled with mockery.

Yang Chen gave Zhao Xiaowen a deep look. He naturally understood that Zhao Xiaowen was likely retaliating against him for what happened earlier. The corners of his mouth curled up, "Not selling? Very good. I originally intended to do some other business with the Li Family Commerce Association. Since the shopkeeper is like this, then I'll just pretend I didn't say anything. Mingyue, let's go!"

"Little friend, please stay!" Just as Yang Chen was about to leave, a voice, ancient and resonant, suddenly came from the depths of the Li Family Commerce Association.

The voice seemed to float in, directly entering Yang Chen's ears, causing his steps, which were already set to leave, to suddenly halt.

Zhao Xiaowen, on the other hand, was startled. Because the owner of this voice was none other than an Elder of the Li Family Commerce Association!

"Elder!" Zhao Xiaowen quickly and respectfully shouted.

From the inner chambers of the commerce association, two white-haired old men suddenly walked out.

These two old men wore simple clothes and appeared unremarkable. Yet, just standing there, they exuded a radiant aura because their presence was so powerful.

Yang Chen took a closer look and roughly confirmed their identities. These two were likely the true powerholders of the Li Family Commerce Association. If his guess was correct, these two had likely surpassed the Body Refining Realm and reached the Spiritual Martial Realm.

The Spiritual Martial Realm was a new realm beyond the Body Refining Realm. Upon reaching this realm, one's martial arts became attuned to the spiritual, and their strength was more than a hundred times greater than in the Body Refining Realm. Almost every tribe that could survive in the Great Wilderness had a few old fellows in the Spiritual Martial Realm overseeing them. This was the capital for tribes to survive in the Great Wilderness.

Whether it was his Yang Family, the twelve great tribes of the Great Wilderness, or this Li Family Commerce Association that did business, they must have individuals in the Spiritual Martial Realm.

What surprised Yang Chen was that both of the Li Family Commerce Association's old masters in the Spiritual Martial Realm had actually appeared.

This made Yang Chen secretly ponder the intentions of the Li Family Commerce Association.

Zhao Xiaowen, at this moment, dared not even breathe loudly. He looked at the two old men with a subservient demeanor, even more so than when he faced Feng Xuewu. He knew very well that these two were the ones who could truly decide his life or death.

"Heh heh, Zhao Xiaowen, very good, very good. Our Li Family's commerce association has always been ruled by us Li's. Since when did we allow someone surnamed Zhao like you to decide whether to sell or not? Should we change the name of this Li Family Commerce Association to Zhao in the future? Or do you think that as a mere shopkeeper, you can decide the ownership of our Li Family Commerce Association's goods?" the white-haired old man on the left sternly rebuked.

"Elder, I wouldn't dare... You, you've misunderstood. I merely saw the Fire Red Fruit being fought over and thought I'd slightly raise the price to allow the Commerce Association to profit more." Zhao Xiaowen, in his haste, began to spout utter nonsense. How could he have imagined that two Elders from the Li family would be here today?

These two Elders were genuine ancestors of the Li family, their strength absolutely top-tier among the Great Wilderness Hundred Clans.

Yang Chen, stroking his chin, happily watched the scene unfold. He truly admired Zhao Xiaowen's ability to weave lies under pressure; at least, the matter of the Fire Red Fruit seemed to be convincingly fabricated by him.

Li Youyan, an Elder of the Li family, spoke, "I have the Fire Red Fruit matter under control. Young friend Yang Chen, consider this Fire Red Fruit a gift from this old man. I wonder if you would do me the honor of coming inside to sit for a while?"

Yang Chen instinctively became wary. After all, for these two elders in the Spiritual Martial Realm, killing him would be as simple as crushing an ant. His martial arts path had only just begun to show promise, and he didn't want to die here. If these two truly killed him, he was certain the Yang family would absolutely not fall out with the Li Family Commerce Association because of his current status as a 'good-for-nothing'.

However, upon careful consideration, if the two Li family Elders truly wanted to make a move on him and kill him without anyone noticing, who would dare say anything?

Given this, Yang Chen felt much more at ease. He cupped his hands and said, "It is truly Yang Chen's fortune to be invited by two Seniors. Mingyue, you wait outside. I will go in with the two Seniors for a few drinks! If I am not out in an hour, you should return to the Yang family on your own."

Gu Mingyue did not perceive the deeper implications of the situation. She only saw that the eyes of these two elders were filled with appreciation for Yang Chen, and immediately replied, "Yes, Young Master."

Yang Chen sighed. Gu Mingyue was indeed too innocent and kind-hearted. How could she possibly know that his words were actually a hint to her? If he wasn't out in an hour, it most likely meant he had met with misfortune; how could he possibly come out? Letting Gu Mingyue leave then would precisely protect her life!