Longevity Reward Redemption: The Immortal Clan Starts with Farmers

38: The Chen Family Chamber of Commerce will take you under their wing!Chen Chuanwen withdrew his blade with a chuckle, patted the panicked merchant on the cheek, and said softly, ”Since you’re so cooperative, why would we kill you? Don’t be afraid!”

Then, Chen Chuanwen swept his gaze over the crowd and said with an amused tone, ”Which one is Old Master Wang Xuan, and which one is the tea merchant, Second Master Liu? Come out and meet me!”

As soon as he finished speaking, before the two could step out, the surrounding merchants scattered as if avoiding a disaster, revealing the gray-haired Wang Xuan and the fat Second Master Liu.

”Thump!” The obese Second Master Liu had long been terrified. Seeing Chuanwen’s knife-like gaze, he instantly lost his nerve and fell to his knees.

”Young Master Chen, please spare my life! I was only incited by that guy Liu Jinshan. I will never dare to oppose the Chen Family again!”

Chen Chuanwen looked at the kowtowing Second Master Liu with a smile still on his face. He walked up to him and said in an icy tone, ”Second Master Liu! I know you fear death, but a person must take responsibility for their actions, right? Rest assured, after you die, I will absolutely not implicate your family!”

As soon as Chen Chuanwen finished speaking, he slashed his blade across Second Master Liu’s throat. With a ”clang,” his corpse hit the ground, twitching like a dead pig.

Wang Xuan had originally wanted to maintain some dignity, deliberately keeping an unruffled expression, but upon seeing Chen Chuanwen kill so cleanly and swiftly, he panicked. This Chen Chuanwen’s heart was ruthless and hard; he didn’t give them any chance to negotiate, just straight to killing!

”Young Master Chen, this old man has something to say. I am willing to offer my family fortune and my secret liquor recipe. I ask that you, Young Master Chen, give me a chance in light of my sincere repentance!”

As Chen Chuanwen’s gaze swept over, Wang Xuan’s heart jumped. He still had vast wealth to enjoy; he didn’t want to die! If his legs weren’t so stiff, he would have already knelt!

”Heh, old man, you don’t realize you were wrong; you just realize you are going to die!”

Chen Chuanwen said with a chuckle, then walked to Wang Xuan’s side and patted his face with the blood-stained steel blade.

”Actually, I originally intended to spare your life! But unfortunately, you are too greedy. Someone with an insatiable appetite like you is only a disaster if left alive. You might as well go down with Second Master Liu!”

”Rest assured, after you go, I will arrange for people to burn paper money for you, so you can have money to enjoy yourself down below!”

Just as Chen Chuanwen was about to finish off the old man Wang Xuan with a strike, he didn’t expect Wang Xuan’s eyes to widen, let out a scream, and actually die of fright!

It seems one can only see a person’s true courage at the brink of life and death. The Wang Xuan of the past appeared to have the most backbone, yet who would have thought he would be scared to death!

”Heh, what a coward. A person like this dared to lead the charge against our Chen Family...”

Chen Chuanwen returned his steel blade to its scabbard, glanced at Wang Xuan’s corpse with disdain, and then sat confidently at the wine table, scanning the many merchants who had been scared into quails.

Hmm! Not bad!

The effect of killing a chicken to scare the monkeys is truly useful. I estimate this group of people will never again dare to harbor thoughts of opposing the Chen Family!

”Everyone, our Chen Family are not homicidal maniacs. On the contrary, our Chen Family is very willing to take care of the local community!”

Chen Chuanwen cleared his throat twice and said in a gentle tone. The act of killing a chicken to scare the monkeys was over; next was time to take them in as dogs, so Chen Chuanwen needed to appear amiable!

It’s just that Chen Chuanwen didn’t know that the deeper his smile, the more terrified everyone became!

It was simply because his manner of killing while chatting and laughing had left such a deep impression on everyone that, after today, the entire Longwei County circulated a resounding nickname for the Second Young Master of the Chen Family—the Smiling Yama!

”What you did before was nothing more than worrying about your own financial paths. Our Chen Family understands this sentiment, so let’s wipe the slate clean regarding past grievances!”

After Chen Chuanwen said this with a chuckle, the crowd looked up in surprise. They had originally thought they were doomed; even if they weren’t left as corpses on the street, they would have to pay a huge amount of silver in penance. Unexpectedly, the Chen Family let it go so easily!

”Not only that, our Chen Family understands that your financial paths have been difficult, so we have decided to establish a Chamber of Commerce. Everyone here is welcome to join!”

”Any merchant who joins our Chen Family Chamber of Commerce can obtain strong chinese liquor and jasmine tea at low prices!”

”You all should know the sales situation of these goods. Once these goods appear in other counties, you should be able to imagine how well they will sell!”

Chen Chuanwen silently poured himself a cup of wine and took a light sip.

The merchants sitting below instantly exploded into an uproar. Many of them had their eyes light up; they knew the quality of the Chen Family’s goods all too well. Weren’t they the ones who had almost lost their market share due to the impact of the Chen Family’s goods?

For a time, everyone discussed among themselves. After a long while, a merchant cautiously asked, ”Young Master Chen, are you really willing to let us sell your family’s goods? You won’t go back on your word, will you?”

Chen Chuanwen mimicked his father by tapping his index finger on the table and said with a chuckle, ”When my Chen Family does things, our word is law. If you all are worried, we can sign a contract and write it out in black and white!”

At this, the merchants’ eyes lit up. Selling the Chen Family’s goods was definitely a path to making a fortune. They were unwilling to give up this opportunity. Merchants are, above all, profit-driven, so they all started to have ideas, while telling Chen Chuanwen their concerns.

Chen Chuanwen patiently answered the concerns in these people’s hearts and made quite a few promises. For a while, many merchants began to change their stance and became sycophants of the Chen Family.

”The Chen Family is indeed benevolent! Not only did they not hold grudges, but they also pointed us toward a path to wealth!”

”Yes, from now on, we will follow the Chen Family’s lead!”

”The tea shops and wine shops in Longwei County should be under the Chen Family’s command. If anyone else sits at the head, we won’t be convinced!”

Seeing the path to wealth, the many merchants changed their faces extremely quickly, as if it were someone else who wanted to kill the Chen Family before, and all transformed into the Chen Family’s most loyal lackeys.

”Alright, everyone, since you have all decided to join our Chen Family Chamber of Commerce, then at eight o’clock tomorrow, go to the Restaurant I just bought in the county to make contact. I will be waiting for you all to sign the contract!”

Chen Chuanwen cupped his hands to the crowd. Although he chatted and laughed with these merchants, he also knew they were all here for profit and could not be trusted, so he was only polite on the surface. Next, he still had important things to do!

That was to cut the weeds and eliminate the roots!

Liu Jinshan was dead, but Liu Xingye of the Liu Family did not yet know this news. Liu Xingye was a Flesh-Refining Martial Artist. If the other party were allowed to escape and hide in the shadows to cause trouble for the Chen Family, it would be a problem.

Therefore, Chen Chuanwen decided to rush to the Liu Family while Liu Xingye still did not know the news, to completely cut the weeds and eliminate the roots!

As for the families of Second Master Liu and Wang Xuan, there were no Martial Artists in their households, only some money. The merchants in the county town were not kind-hearted; after their heads of household died, they would definitely become the Incarnation of hungry wolves to tear into the fat piece of meat that was these two families. Especially since both families had offended the Chen Family, no one in the county would help them. Therefore, the fate awaiting these two families would definitely be miserable, so Chen Chuanwen did not need to do it himself!