HPDBC Chapter 365 Taking Her to Settle the Debt is Also Fine
Chapter 365 Taking Her to Settle the Debt is Also Fine
"Asking our Chen Family for protection money?" Elder Jiang slammed the table in anger, "Really, anyone dares to shit on our heads now!"
These Ancient Martial Arts Families wielded significant influence in secular society; many of their descendants established martial arts schools or similar organizations, and they somewhat involved themselves in the less savory industries as well.
They were the ones usually extorting protection money, so when had it ever become someone else's turn to demand it from them?
"Do you know who the other party is?"
"Unclear," the Chen Family Martial Artist shook his head, "But apparently, it seems to be a young man around twenty years old. It appears he bought the development rights and usage rights from Jiangnan City's Land Development Bureau for the Northern Half Mountain."
"A young man around 20 years old? A Grandmaster Martial Artist?" Elder Jiang was stunned, "Could it be one of those old guys who swallowed a Miracle Elixir?"
The Martial God residing in Huaxia was already over 150 years old, yet he maintained the appearance of a middle-aged man in his thirties or forties,
"Hmph! Does he not realize that the Northern Half Mountain is our Chen Family's territory?" Elder Jiang grew even more upset.
Although the Chen Family wasn't top among the Ancient Martial Arts World, they were undoubtedly a well-known large family, and other families generally showed them some respect.
The behavior of this person, who also seemed to belong to the Ancient Martial Arts World, was an absolute provocation toward their Chen Family.
"Grandfather Jiang, could it be someone sent by the Ding Family again?" Worry crossed Chen Bingyu's face.
"If it's someone from the Jiang Family, that's even better. We can just force them to give us the antidote!" Though Elder Jiang sounded very tough, his expression was clearly filled with gravity.
Chen Bingyu's grandfather and he were both Level Seven Martial Artists, but in terms of strength, her grandfather was even more powerful. Yet now, he was barely clinging to life in bed; so how could he possibly stand up against the Ding Family's expert?
Even if it wasn't that Grandmaster who seriously injured the Chen Family head, the Ding Family members had sinister Inner Strength. In a fight of equal strength, he estimated he would be at a disadvantage.
But the situation was dire, and as an Elder of the Chen Family, with the old head critically injured, he had to step forward.
"Go fetch the Second Elder," Elder Jiang ordered.
"Putting it this way makes me seem quite unreasonable," Zhang Menglong scratched his head, "Let me rephrase that, I'm here to collect rent!"
"Sir, the Chen Family has been stationed here for decades, don't you think your demand is a bit excessive?"
"Damn, I've been on Earth for 20 years, is this Earth mine then!" Zhang Menglong rolled his eyes, "Under the heavens, all land belongs to the sovereign; does this land belong to the state, do you have a property ownership certificate, do you have a lease agreement?"
"This..." The elder surnamed Jiang was at a loss for words; those Ancient Martial Arts Families and schools almost always took lands by force, and no one had ever asked them for property ownership certificates before.
"You don't have one, but I do!" Zhang Menglong then took out a land development and use agreement, "See this, approved by the Land Bureau, this mountain belongs to me for the next three years. If you want to stay here, shouldn't you pay me some rent?"
"I'm not asking for much, only 500 billion a year; you take care of water, electricity, and gas yourselves, how about that?" Zhang Menglong said with a grin.
"It seems you are not here to collect either protection fees or rent, but to create trouble!" Elder Jiang's tone suddenly turned cold.
"Why can't you people be reasonable!" Zhang Menglong exclaimed, "I'm clearly owed rent, yet you say I'm making trouble. Those people below even wanted to hit me, and I haven't even asked for emotional damages yet!"
"Since you have a land use agreement, it's right for our Chen Family to pay some rent if we inhabit this place, but isn't 500 billion a bit excessive?"
"Actually, I'm not that hard to talk to," said Zhang Menglong smiling, "If you can't pay up, trading with people is also an option."
Zhang Menglong pointed at Chen Bingyu, who was standing behind the two elders, "If she comes with me, I might consider reducing the rent!"
A flicker of panic and surprise crossed Chen Bingyu's face, and she couldn't help but step back two paces.
"Are you from the Ding Family?" As soon as Zhang Menglong began asking for Chen Bingyu, they instantly assumed he must be a master Grandmaster from the Ding Family.
But the Grandmasters of the Ding Family numbered only two, and they had met them before. Was there another hidden Grandmaster in the Ding Family?
"As a Grandmaster, why must you act so covertly?" The two elders from the Chen Family took a step forward, "If your Ding Family wants to take Bingyu away, you'll have to step over our corpses first!"
"The Ding Family?" Zhang Menglong paused, "What the hell is the Ding Family?"