Chapter 128: Threatening to Close the Shop, Suffering Humiliation

Fang Xiuxian turned and saw Ye Qiuyue. His bluster immediately subsided.

“Senior Ye, I am only carrying out my duties according to the rules. Please do not make things difficult for me.”

Although Fang Xiuxian spoke politely, he had no intention of retreating at all.

Fang Xiuxian was being polite because his master had warned him: he could provoke anyone in the Heavenly Clothes Pavilion, even disregard Ye Tianyi, but he had to be careful with Ye Qiuyue. If he angered her, she really would kill him. Even the Supreme Heavenly Dynasty’s name would not protect him.

Fang Xiuxian dared not take that gamble. If she killed him, it would all be over.

“According to the rules? None of the clothes made by my Heavenly Clothes Pavilion has ever caused a problem. You deliberately pick a fight, then talk to me about rules?”

Ye Qiuyue knew what they were after. Their constant attacks were meant to force the Heavenly Clothes Pavilion to yield and make Ye Tianyi marry Chen Shunyi. But they had miscalculated.

“Senior, whether it’s deliberately picking a fight or not, you’ll know if you watch. Bring the witness forward.”

Since Fang Xiuxian came to make trouble, he naturally put on a full show and even prepared witnesses.

Soon after, a middle-aged man covered in sores walked forward, holding a piece of clothing made by the Heavenly Clothes Pavilion in his hand. He seemed to have no cultivation, just an ordinary mortal.

“I bought these clothes from this shop. After wearing them at home, I ended up looking like this. Deputy City Lord, please give me justice!”

After stepping forward, the middle-aged man pointed at the Heavenly Clothes Shop and cried out.

“Senior, what do you say now? The clothing was bought from your Heavenly Clothes Shop, and the person is indeed like this. Now, either you admit fault and compensate, or I can only order the shop closed, wait for the investigation to conclude, and then make a decision.”

Fang Xiuxian’s goal was to close the shop. As long as all shops belonging to the Heavenly Clothes Pavilion were closed, the pavilion would lose its source of income.

Of course, the Heavenly Clothes Pavilion’s shops were spread throughout Qingzhou, but all income was sent back to the main pavilion, and all goods were dispatched from there as well.

His task was to first close all the shops, and the next step would be to shut down the Heavenly Clothes Pavilion’s production workshops and warehouses. As for the rest, he didn’t need to worry about it.

“Compensation? How much do you want?”

Qin Xiao stepped forward at this moment.

“Oh? Isn’t this Qin Xiao? Just expelled from the Tianyuan Sect and already coming to seek refuge with the Heavenly Clothes Pavilion?”

Fang Xiuxian had naturally noticed Qin Xiao long ago, but he didn’t take him seriously. His current task was to seal all the shops of the Heavenly Clothes Pavilion first.

“Damn, news travels that fast? I haven’t even reached Tianyi City, and the news got here first? Good news stays at home, but bad news travels across the whole province.”

Qin Xiao was completely speechless. How did even Fang Xiuxian know about it? Read the latest chapters at novelping dot com.

“You said it wrong. I voluntarily left the Tianyuan Sect; I was not expelled. Watch your phrasing.”

Qin Xiao explained, thinking to himself that his reputation was completely ruined by people spreading rumors like this.

“Is there any difference? Now you’re just a homeless stray dog with nowhere to go. In vain I previously regarded you as a rival, wanting to compete against you in the Spirit Medicine Valley. Now you don’t even have the qualifications to enter it. Truly laughable.”

Now that Qin Xiao had left the Tianyuan Sect, dealing with him would be much more convenient without any lingering concerns. That was why Fang Xiuxian didn’t take Qin Xiao seriously at all.

“Laughable? How laughable? You’re just an Acting Deputy City Lord throwing your borrowed weight around. Who could be more laughable? Without that title, I could thrash you like my own son, and you call me laughable? No, I wouldn’t want a son like you. Too embarrassing.”

Seeing the other party speak so insolently, Qin Xiao decided not to hold back either.

“You punk, say that again. Believe it or not, I can crush you to death right now?”

Fang Xiuxian didn’t expect Qin Xiao to dare to curse at him, and anger flared instantly.

“Come on then, crush me to death, quickly. Let’s see what you’ll use to do it. Or will you use your Acting Deputy City Lord title to crush me?”

Qin Xiao’s purpose was simple. This old fellow was currently an Acting Deputy City Lord backed by the Supreme Heavenly Dynasty, so he couldn’t personally beat him up. But as long as this guy dared to discard that title, he would show him what a beating felt like.

“You punk, I know what scheme you’re plotting. But today, I’ll grant your wish. You think I’m like Yu Heguang, that half-baked late Nascent Soul stage cultivator? Today, I’ll let you see what a real late Nascent Soul stage expert looks like.”

With that, Fang Xiuxian removed the Deputy City Lord token and took off his official uniform. With Ye Qiuyue present, he couldn’t kill Qin Xiao, but beating him up was still completely fine. He would teach this sharp-tongued punk a lesson.

“Come on. I’m acting on my own now. I’ll teach you what happens when you run your mouth.”

Fang Xiuxian pushed through the crowd, stepped into the center of the street, and shouted toward Qin Xiao.

“Are you sure you’re acting in a personal capacity now? Not as the Deputy City Lord?”

Qin Xiao confirmed once more.

“That’s right. I’m acting entirely in a personal capacity now. What? Scared?”

Afraid that Qin Xiao might back down, Fang Xiuxian immediately confirmed it and threw in a taunt.

“Then what are we waiting for? Bodyguards, go up, pin him down, and seal his Spiritual Sea.”

Seeing that Fang Xiuxian had committed to it, Qin Xiao promptly gave the order to his two bodyguards.

At Qin Xiao’s command, Zhang Zuo and Li You flashed to either side of Fang Xiuxian and struck together, sealing his Qi Sea. Unable to use Spiritual Qi, he was now no more than a strong ordinary man.

“What are you doing? Who are you people? Let me go!”

Fang Xiuxian never expected Qin Xiao to resort to such a trick, having others seal his Spiritual Sea. He immediately began to shout in panic. Follow the newest chapters on novelрing.com.

“I used to believe in fighting fair. But people here don’t seem to care about that, so I’ll do as the locals do. Strip his clothes off. Don’t leave a thing!”

Qin Xiao gave the direct order to strip Fang Xiuxian completely bare.

He couldn’t kill Fang Xiuxian, but he could make him utterly miserable and strip away all his dignity.

As for offending Chen Shunyi because of this, Qin Xiao didn’t care. He had already offended him anyway, so one more offense wouldn’t change anything.

Zhang Zuo was momentarily stunned, not expecting Qin Xiao to issue such an order, but Li You had already moved.

“Let me go! Do you know who my master is? My master is Chen Shunyi, the Grand Commander! If you don’t stop right now, I’ll have my master slaughter the lot of you!”

At this moment, Fang Xiuxian felt like an innocent person set upon by ruffians, thrashing about wildly and shouting at the top of his lungs.

“I don’t care if he’s the Grand Commander or a minor commander. The boss has given the order, and your master won’t save you no matter who he is.”

Seeing Fang Xiuxian continue to struggle, Li You grew even more enthusiastic.

“Qin Xiao, I want you dead! I must kill you!”

With all his outer clothes stripped away, Fang Xiuxian could only curse wildly.

“Still cursing? Keep stripping. Strip him completely naked.”

Since Fang Xiuxian was still so defiant, Qin Xiao ordered them to strip him bare.

“I was wrong, Qin Xiao! I concede! Let me go, and I promise to act as if nothing ever happened.”

With only a pair of undergarments left, Fang Xiuxian finally realized that cursing was utterly useless and began begging for mercy.

“Keep stripping.”

Qin Xiao felt no pity for Fang Xiuxian. Those who had fought him ended up dead or crippled. Qin Xiao could spare no sympathy for a man like that.

Moreover, Qin Xiao had grasped a fundamental truth: in this world, being a good person was useless. To survive among these malicious figures, one had to become even more ruthless.

Of course, a taste for stripping people wasn’t what made someone evil. Qin Xiao simply wanted to humiliate Fang Xiuxian. A prodigy, was he? With a Grand Commander for a master, an Acting Deputy City Lord title, and a bright future? Qin Xiao would put some darkness in that bright future.

“Qin Xiao, I want you dead! I want you dead! I will eat your flesh and suck your marrow!”

Shouting at the top of his lungs, Fang Xiuxian abruptly passed out from pure rage and humiliation. He was stark naked, his hands still firmly restrained, unable to cover himself in the slightest.

“Qin Xiao, you have some nerve! Release Junior Brother Fang at once!”

Just after Fang Xiuxian fainted, Chen Lou hurried over.