Supreme Hidden Dragon in the City
Chapter 178 Heading to Binhai

Chapter 178: Chapter 178 Heading to Binhai

Yan Xiu looked in the direction of Chen Fan’s hand and couldn’t help but reveal a bitter smile, but still honestly replied, "Understood."

Chen Fan continued, "During the battle just now, the collision was so intense that the houses here all sustained a certain degree of damage. They might already be uninhabitable, so you’ll need to compensate."

Yan Xiu’s eyes widened, "You mean..."

Chen Fan nodded, "Exactly, because of you, the houses of the Martial Arts Association will have to be overhauled. After a rough estimate, probably three million should cover it. You’re a Transformation Realm expert, you should be able to afford it, right?"

Yan Xiu said, "But I..."

Chen Fan’s fist rose.

Yan Xiu’s expression stiffened as he braced himself and said, "I can afford it, I can afford it."

He had no doubt that if he uttered even half the word ’no,’ Chen Fan’s fist would come smashing down.

Chen Fan nodded in satisfaction and moved away from Yan Xiu.

Zheng Tianyuan approached, smiling at Chen Fan, "Chen Fan, I didn’t expect that I still underestimated your strength. Even the body of a Grandmaster in rigorous practice couldn’t match yours. This time Jiangbei will definitely not be at the bottom anymore."

Then he looked somewhat pained at the destroyed house, "It’s just a pity about my house..."

Chen Fan said with a smile, "Don’t worry about the house, this guy has already agreed to help renovate the whole Martial Arts Association."

Zheng Tianyuan was taken aback, "He’s that generous?"

Chen Fan looked at Yan Xiu, "Are you that generous?"

Yan Xiu quickly said, "Yes, yes."

Zheng Tianyuan reflected on it and quickly understood the situation.

He bowed solemnly to Chen Fan, "Gratitude cannot be expressed in words, I will remember this kindness on behalf of the entire Jiangbei Martial Arts Association."

Chen Fan gestured dismissively, "Chairman Zheng, you’re too polite."

Yan Xiu at the side was too aggrieved to voice his complaint; he was footing the bill for someone else’s kindness, which was truly mortifying.

Then, under Chen Fan’s supervision, Yan Xiu transferred three million to Zheng Tianyuan for the renovation of the house and dejectedly left the Jiangbei Martial Arts Association.

After a short stay, Chen Fan also bid farewell to Zheng Tianyuan and returned to the Mingyue Hotel.

"The Martial Arts Competition Command Token is now in hand, next is to head to Binhai City for the martial arts tournament."

"Speaking of which, the Tang Family of Binhai still owes me half their assets. Tang Chuchu has been back in Binhai for two months now, and that Gathering Yuan Pill must have already saved her sister’s life, but she hasn’t sent any news. Nine out of ten, she’s planning to default on the debt."

"It seems I will have to make a visit to collect the debt."

"But before that, I better first consolidate the Strength of the Dragon Elephant and master a few moves of the ’Dragon Elephant Thirteen Forms.’

Without hesitation, he continued his devoted cultivation.

...

Half a month later.

Chen Fan appeared on a green-skin train heading toward Binhai City.

He sat by the window, enjoying the passing scenery with great contentment.

"Although airplanes and high-speed trains are faster, only the green-skin train offers this kind of leisure," he reflected.

"Of course, only the green-skin train is this affordable," Chen Fan mused.

From Jiangbei Provincial City to Binhai City, the journey was long; taking the green-skin train would require over ten hours, but it only cost a little over two hundred yuan.

Meanwhile, a high-speed train ticket would be over a thousand, and an airplane ticket would be as high as more than three thousand.

Martial Arts compared the high prices and didn’t hesitate to choose the green-skin train.

Even though he was now worth over a billion and could hardly count the monthly revenue of Qingfan Pharmaceuticals, he still believed that frugality was a virtue.

No matter how rich one is, one shouldn’t squander recklessly. Moreover, many joys can only be experienced when saving money.

For instance, the feeling of killing time on a green-skin train without guilt and enjoying the scenery along the way was something few rich people could understand.

At a certain stop, the family of three sitting across Chen Fan was replaced by two burly men and a pretty, slender girl.

The two men sat on either side, hands in their laps, and the girl was sandwiched in the middle.

The three of them seemed out of place together.

Chen Fan noticed the girl’s pale face and eyes filled with weariness and panic.

The expressions of the two men were indifferent, ever vigilant of the people around them.

When the girl saw Chen Fan staring at her, she blinked pitifully, as if hinting at something.

At this, one of the men noticed the girl’s anomaly, turned his head to glower at her, and scolded, "Behave yourself!"

Frightened, the girl shrank her neck and dared not make any further subtle movements.

Chen Fan pondered for a moment, then released his Divine Sense to envelop the three people across him and discovered that each of the burly men had a dagger in their lap pressed against the girl.

He transmitted with his Divine Sense to the girl, "Are you being controlled by human traffickers? If so, blink your eyes."

The girl’s eyes widened in shock, terror flickering through them.

She heard someone talking to her clearly, but none of the people around her had spoken a word.

Moreover, if the two men next to her had heard the words just now, they would have reacted, but they seemed to be unaffected as if they heard nothing at all.

Her gaze fell on Chen Fan.

Chen Fan transmitted again, "It’s me."

"Don’t be afraid. If you’re being controlled by human traffickers, blink your eyes."

Although unsure what was going on, she hurriedly blinked.

Chen Fan understood, then stood up and said to the two men, "Do you know that human trafficking is illegal? Moreover, such a youthful and beautiful girl, her life can be ruined by you."

Seeing Chen Fan directly confronting the two burly men next to her, the girl almost lost her soul in shock.

She thought to herself, "Big brother, even if you want to save me, you can’t be so reckless, right? You’re going to get me killed like this!"

Sure enough, upon hearing Chen Fan’s words, one of the men immediately flashed his knife and threatened, "Kid, don’t ask for trouble, mind your own business!"

The two passengers sitting next to Chen Fan were too frightened to make a sound.

Chen Fan smirked, grabbed the man’s wrist in one quick motion, snatched the knife away, and then punched him in the face, knocking him out cold.

The other man, seeing this, was shocked and hurriedly tried to take out his knife to threaten the girl as a hostage.

But to his horror, he found his hand seemed to be controlled by an invisible force, unable to pull it out from his chest no matter how hard he tried.

Chen Fan smiled at him, "Can’t move your hand, can you?"

The man was dripping with cold sweat, "What did you do to me?"

Chen Fan replied with a smile, "Just preventing you from committing more crimes."

He then slapped the man across the face.

The man fell to the ground and passed out.

The girl stared dumbfounded at the scene, her eyes still unsettled as they landed on Chen Fan, "So... so powerful..."

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