Qin Xuan felt like he was being played! If he had said 200,000 from the start, there was no way he would have gone through this.
But when he calmed down and thought about it, he had just come down the mountain with barely any money on him, and didn't like relying on his senior martial sister, so making some money first was understandable.
"Fine," Qin Xuan said expressionlessly.
"Thank you for understanding," Jin Cheng immediately got ready to transfer the money.
Even though Qin Xuan didn't qualify to participate in this event, he was still a bona fide expert, and Jin Cheng didn't want to offend him.
However, just then, Huang Youcai said coldly, "Boss Jin, you're afraid he'll come to settle scores with you afterwards, that's why you're paying the 200,000, right?"
"Well..."
Jin Cheng was at a loss for words. That was indeed what he was thinking. Who would willingly take a loss of 200,000 for no reason?
Huang Youcai laughed. "How about this, give me half of the 200,000, give the other half to Brother Tie, and as for this brat...I guarantee he won't dare make trouble for you."
"Right, we can cover for you!" Tie Shanhe chimed in.
Jin Cheng was suddenly overjoyed.
He didn't even have the qualifications to build relationships with these two, this was purely a one-time cooperation, so he was still hoping to continue buttering up Qin Xuan.
He didn't expect them to suddenly say this, which was equivalent to abandoning Qin Xuan and hugging two even thicker thighs!
Who could refuse such a good thing?
"Great, great, no problem."
Jin Cheng immediately stood up straight, and the respectful look he had towards Qin Xuan was gone. "Go back first, Qin, we don't need you here for now."
Humph.
Even the way he addressed him had changed.
What a typical petty man.
Qin Xuan narrowed his eyes and looked at Huang Youcai and Tie Shanhe. He could clearly feel a trace of jealousy in their eyes!
A mere 200,000 was nothing to internal energy masters.
These two were targeting Qin Xuan purely out of jealousy.
Reaching the internal energy realm at 18...
Thinking back on their own youth, when they were 18, they were only learning some fancy boxing and kungfu, being ordered around like dogs!
Qin Xuan didn't get angry on the spot like usual. Instead, he looked at Jin Cheng with a mocking smile, "Alright, I'll leave first then, but don't regret it later."
Jin Cheng had just hugged two big thighs and was inflated with arrogance, he didn't even look at Qin Xuan.
"Very good!"
Qin Xuan turned and left. When he got outside the hotel, he took a taxi straight to a waterside restaurant called 'Lakeview Cottage'.
On the way to Jinmei Garden earlier, Qin Xuan had heard from Jin Cheng that the two sides would meet at Lakeview Cottage in the afternoon!
...
2pm in the afternoon.
Jin Cheng brought Huang Youcai and Tie Shanhe to the top floor of Lakeview Cottage.
The view here was excellent. Looking down from above, the entire artificial lake was picturesque!
After waiting about ten minutes.
An Bowen finally arrived.
He wore gold-rimmed glasses, was very thin, and his spirit was extremely worn out, like his body had been drained by a woman.
An Bowen only brought a man in his thirties with average looks. He was far less impressive than Huang Youcai and Tie Shanhe!
"Mr. Zhou, I'll be relying on you later," An Bowen said to the man beside him, then sat down by himself.
Jin Cheng glared at An Bowen and sneered, "Cut the nonsense and give me a straight answer, are you going to pay back the money or not!"
"You schemed against me, and still have the nerve to hound me for debt for over two years, how shameless can you be?" An Bowen mocked.
"Don't give me that crap, the fact is you owe me money, that's indisputable. If you don't pay back today, don't expect to leave here in one piece!" Jin Cheng said coldly.
"Looks like there's no talking this out?"
An Bowen chuckled, "Then let's fight!"
In the next moment.
Zhou Meng behind An Bowen stepped forward, pointing at Huang Youcai and Tie Shanhe, "Are these two Jin Cheng's cronies? Come at me together."
"Acting all cocky."
Huang Youcai snorted contemptuously and waved his hand behind him, "Xiaofeng, take out this trash!"
Xiaofeng was Huang Youcai's disciple, and usually the most outstanding. At this time he also charged at Zhou Meng bravely and fiercely.
Slap!
Zhou Meng casually slapped out.
Xiaofeng flew back out like a broken kite, losing consciousness in a blink.
"!!!"
Huang Youcai was greatly shocked.
He had thought that An Bowen's helper, even if very powerful, would at most be at the same internal energy mastery level as himself.
But now, Huang Youcai clearly realized this was at the internal energy perfection stage!
After all, if he was up against his own disciple, there was no way he could do it so easily!
"I'm not his match, I don't want the payment anymore."
Huang Youcai made the decision on the spot.
Reputation as a Xingyi boxing lineage holder meant nothing in the face of life and death.
Jin Cheng's heart jumped to his throat, unable to believe it. "Mr. Huang, you're not joking, right?"
"No, that man has attained internal energy perfection, I won't accomplish anything by fighting, I might even get seriously injured. Sorry." Huang Youcai said in a low voice.
"..."
Jin Cheng's lips trembled as he looked to Tie Shanhe, "Mr. Tie, what do you say?"
"Heh heh."
Tie Shanhe laughed, revealing a mouth full of yellow teeth. "Internal energy perfection? What a coincidence, me too!"
Jin Cheng was overjoyed, saying repeatedly, "Good, good! Mr. Tie, as long as you can beat him and get back this debt, I'll give you 10 million as payment!"
"Deal."
Tie Shanhe nodded and strode towards Zhou Meng, saying lightly, "You're only in your thirties, so you probably haven't attained internal energy perfection that long ago. You're no match for me, get lost."
"Arrogant!"
Zhou Meng couldn't stand this provocation, and fiercely punched out.
In the blink of an eye, the two were tangled in combat.
At the internal energy level, the battle was already dazzling for ordinary people.
Before Jin Cheng and An Bowen could even react, they saw the two separate, stopping their exchange.
Tie Shanhe was standing there as steady as Mt. Tai, seemingly not having gone all out.
While Zhou Meng's face was already somewhat pale, with traces of blood at the corner of his mouth.
The difference between them was clear!
"It's over..."
An Bowen realized on the spot that he had bet wrongly, relying on Zhou Meng was not the right choice!
"Hahahaha."
Jin Cheng laughed maniacally. "An Bowen, you've been dodging debt for so long, what's the use? If you don't pay me back the 80 million today, I guarantee you'll die without a whole corpse!"
An Bowen gritted his teeth tightly, and started trembling slightly from too much fury, his face even had bulging veins.
80 million, if it was borrowed by himself, then paying it back would be reasonable.
But he had been schemed against, so even if legally he should pay back the money, he was still unwilling in his heart!
Just as An Bowen was struggling in anguish.
An indifferent voice slowly came from not far away: "An Bowen, give me 40 million, I can make a move and resolve this for you!"