My Master Knows It All

280: Chapter 143 Sword Sect Discusses the Tao_1 280: Chapter 143 Sword Sect Discusses the Tao_1 Hundred Peaks Sect strictly prohibits internal strife among disciples, and those who attack others within the sect will also be punished.

But the problem was, these people did engage in a physical fight, but they did not use their mana, they simply beat Chen Shizhi with their fists and feet, just like ordinary people.

Chen Shizhi looked disheveled, but in reality, it was all superficial wounds.

In such a case, it wasn’t impossible to report to the Law Enforcement Immortal Palace, and those who had struck would still be punished, but not too severely, probably a few days of solitary confinement.

However, Chen Shizhi, who owed money and failed to pay it back, was also violating the rules of the sect and would be punished as well.

Cao Zhen glanced at the people involved and then at Chen Shizhi beside him, sighing before asking, “How much does he owe you?

I’ll pay it.”

Upon hearing this, the group instantly felt a surge of joy and exclaimed, “One thousand and five hundred spirit stones.”

“Right, with the interest, it’s a total of one thousand and five hundred spirit stones!”

Cao Zhen sighed again, thinking that it was just one thousand and five hundred spirit stones, yet it had caused such a dilemma for his old schoolmate.

“One thousand and five hundred spirit stones, right?

Okay, I…” Cao Zhen began to reach into his chest, but his hand stopped halfway.

He had one thousand and five hundred spirit stones, not to mention one thousand and five hundred, even if there were another ten thousand, he would have it.

The problem was, the smallest denomination of the spiritual stone tickets he carried was one hundred thousand spirit stones each.

Could these people make change for that?

“So here’s what we’ll do, I’ll return and give Shizhi the spirit stones, and tomorrow you can find Shizhi to collect,” he said.

The group exchanged looks and nodded in agreement.

“Since Peak Master Cao has said so, we will wait till tomorrow to collect it.”

“Naturally, we trust Peak Master Cao.”

After leaving a few words, the group glanced at each other and ran off into the distance.

After all, Cao Zhen was a Peak Master, and they had just beaten Chen Shizhi.

If Cao Zhen decided to pursue the matter…

Although Chen Shizhi would be punished for not repaying his debts, they would also be in trouble.

Taking advantage of the fact that Cao Zhen wasn’t pursuing the matter for now, why not run?

After running a considerable distance, one of them cursed fiercely.

“It’s all because of this Cao Zhen that we lost so much money.

Do you think we won’t get our money tomorrow either?”

“How could that be?” another person shook his head and said, “Cao Zhen is a Peak Master, how could he not have the money?”

“I don’t mean whether Cao Zhen has the money or not, I feel like Cao Zhen might be broke,” the first person to speak said.

“Didn’t you see?

Cao Zhen wanted to pay up at first, but then he didn’t take out the money.

Clearly, he’s out of money.

Think about it, in the Hundred Peaks competition, how could Four Treasures Peak not place a bet?

If they bet and lost everything, wouldn’t they have no money to pay us back?”

“Now that you mention it, it does make sense.”

“So what do we do?

We can’t just go knocking on their door now, can we?”

“Go knocking on their door now?

Do you want to die?

No matter what, he’s still a Peak Master.

Since he said tomorrow, let’s visit tomorrow,” was the response.

Cao Zhen had already returned to Four Treasures Peak with Chen Shizhi.

Chen Shizhi really didn’t want to go to Four Treasures Peak.

Why should he go there, to watch Cao Zhen show off?

But now, he had no choice but to go to Four Treasures Peak because Cao Zhen said he would pay for him.

At Four Treasures Peak, everyone didn’t wait for Cao Zhen and had already begun to eat and drink, especially Li Lingwei, who had several jars of wine placed around her.

Suddenly, the sound of the wind passed, and everyone looked back.

Cao Zhen arrived in the courtyard with Chen Shizhi and introduced him to everyone, “This is my old friend, Chen Shizhi.

Shizhi is truly loyal.

I clearly told Shizhi that we at Four Treasures Peak were preparing to take the one-hundredth rank, so I asked him to bet on Four Treasures Peak taking the one-hundredth rank.

Yet, Shizhi still bet on our Peak’s rank rising.

Not only did he bet on Four Treasures Peak himself, but for our sake, he also persuaded those around him to follow suit and bet on Four Treasures Peak’s rank rising.”

Around them, many furrowed their brows.

This guy knew about Four Treasures Peak’s plan?

Chen Shizhi looked at the people in the courtyard.

He recognized Cao Zhen’s disciples, but besides them, there were Chao Zi and Deng Qixing, the Peak Master from one of the previous ninety-nine Peaks?

He recognized Chao Zi and knew he had a good relationship with Cao Zhen, so his presence here wasn’t strange.

Li Ke was Cao Zhen’s Dao companion, so her presence wasn’t strange either, but there…

Chen Shizhi’s gaze shifted towards the direction of the Five Evils of Hundred Peaks, and he stood petrified, as if turned to stone.

Weren’t the Five Evils and Cao Zhen supposed to have fallen out?

Why were they still at Four Treasures Peak?

No, that’s not right.

The Five Evils had previously bet against Four Treasures Peak’s rank rising, and they had bet a very large amount.

So, Cao Zhen was actually not planning to let Four Treasures Peak’s rank remain the same.

They had pretended to fall out, deceiving everyone, allowing the Five Evils to place their bets to earn money!

The odds for Four Treasures Peak placing one hundredth were fifty to one!

This time, how much money was Four Treasures Peak going to make!

Cao Zhen, this cunning fellow, had deceived him again.

He had been careless; he had been too careless before.

He could have suspected that Cao Zhen would deceive him, but Cao Zhen had calculated even further, probably knowing he would not believe him, and that’s why he told him the truth.

It must be so, he had been fooled by Cao Zhen again.

As Chen Shizhi contemplated this, Cao Zhen’s voice came from nearby.