kvmb Chapter 467 Surrounded
Chapter 467 Surrounded
After saying this expressionlessly, Chen Cheng turned and walked towards the village, completely unaware of Huang Ting's gloomy face behind him.
In order to obtain the Blood Feather Chicken and the Crimson Blood Chicken, Huang Ting believed that he had already humbled himself greatly. As the Chief Secretary of the Green King's Mansion, how noble was his status?
The common people in Qingzhou Prefecture didn't even have the courage to look him in the eye, and even the prefect of Qingzhou bowed his head in submission before him.
However, in Taiping County...
Not only did even the lowly city guards dare to disrespect him, but even the peasants of Chenjia Village dared to block his way. Not only did they not kneel and pay their respects to him, but they also needed the permission of the village head to enter the village, and the messengers did not even show the slightest expression...
Huang Ting felt an inexplicable rage rising in his chest, wishing he could torture these ignorant and uncivilized Chenjia Village people to teach them what it meant to be superior and inferior!
It's just that Chen Zhong, Li Mu, and Chen Cheng were unaware of Huang Ting's thoughts; otherwise, they would have certainly scoffed at them.
Are you kidding? Kneeling is not a custom in Chenjia Village. Even when meeting Chen Dao, you don't need to kneel. What kind of person is Huang Ting? He dares to make us kneel?
"go!"
Huang Ting suppressed his anger and followed Chen Cheng with the warriors of the Qingwang Mansion.
About fifteen minutes later, Chen Cheng, who had brought Huang Ting and his entourage to Chen Dao's front yard, respectfully said to Chen Dao, who was resting on a recliner, "Brother Dao, the person has been brought!"
Hearing the commotion, Chen Dao sat up from the recliner and looked at the group of people behind Chen Cheng.
The leader was a middle-aged scholar with an air of nobility.
Behind the middle-aged scholar were a group of fierce martial artists, whose auras suggested they were at least at the sixth rank.
"So you are Chen Dao, the master of Chenjia Village?"
Seeing that the young man with a youthful face wouldn't even bow properly and was looking at him with an "offensive" gaze, Huang Ting said in a deep voice, "Now that you've met this Chief Secretary, why don't you bow quickly?"
"Ah!"
Chen Dao chuckled and said, "Speak quickly if you have something to say, or get lost if you don't!"
Chen Dao had no goodwill towards the people of the Qingwang Mansion, so he naturally wouldn't be polite to them. Besides, there was a high probability that these people from the Qingwang Mansion were there for the Blood Feather Chicken and the Crimson Blood Chicken.
If they were here to do business normally, Chen Dao would welcome them. However, based on Chen Dao's understanding of the Qing Prince's Mansion, the possibility of them doing business normally was extremely slim. They would be more likely to resort to trickery and force to seize what they could from the Qing Prince's Mansion.
"you……"
Huang Ting's eyes widened, never expecting Chen Dao to be so impolite.
He came representing the Qingwang Mansion, how dare these lowly commoners from this remote village speak to him like that?
"How brave!"
"You ignorant little bastard."
"How dare you provoke the Prince Qing's Mansion?"
"..."
The warriors of the Qingwang Mansion behind Huang Ting drew their swords, each glaring fiercely at Chen Dao. As warriors of the Qingwang Mansion, they shared the mansion's glory and its downfall, and would never allow anyone to challenge the Qingwang Mansion's authority.
"Ok?"
Chen Cheng stepped forward, blocking Chen Dao's path, his sharp eyes fixed on the crowd opposite him.
"Wait a minute."
Huang Ting stopped the warriors of the Qingwang Mansion and, suppressing his anger, said, "Do you know what crime you have committed by offending the Qingwang Mansion?"
"I don't know."
Chen Dao shook his head with a smile, not taking Huang Ting's threat to heart at all.
"call!"
Huang Ting took a deep breath, barely managing to suppress his anger, and said, "Are the Blood Feather Chicken and the Crimson Blood Chicken from Chen Family Village?"
"So what?"
Chen Dao asked with a playful look in his eyes.
It was indeed produced in Chenjia Village.
A hint of joy flashed in Huang Ting's eyes, and he said in a deep voice, "His Highness has ordered that all blood-feathered chickens and red-blooded chickens produced in Chenjia Village from now on must be handed over to the Prince's Palace."
really!
Chen Dao's face showed an expression of having expected this. The Qingwang Mansion was exactly as he had predicted, extremely domineering, and it was impossible for them to do business with Chenjia Village in a normal way like the Zheng family.
What if I don't pay?
Chen Dao looked directly at Huang Ting and asked.
"Don't pay?"
A fierce glint flashed in Huang Ting's eyes: "Under the whole heaven, all land belongs to the king; on the shores of the earth, all people are subjects of the king. If Chenjia Village is unwilling to hand it over, the 100,000 Qingzhou troops can raze Chenjia Village to the ground in a single day."
"Oh."
Chen Dao nodded calmly, then changed the subject and asked, "Do you know why I allowed you to enter the village?"
"Why?"
Huang Ting asked subconsciously, then realized he had asked a pointless question. He was here on behalf of the Qingwang Mansion, how could a small village like Chenjia Village dare to refuse him entry?
"because……"
Chen Dao chuckled and said, "If I kill you here, not many people will see it."
"what?!"
Huang Ting's body trembled, and he suddenly turned around.
However, Chen Dao's house was already surrounded by a huge crowd.
A large number of Chen family soldiers had already surrounded the house. In addition to the burly Chen family soldiers, Huang Ting also saw birds taller than the wall, staring at them with a deep gaze.
"What it is?"
"Oh no! We're surrounded!"
"My God, how can there be such a huge chicken in the world?"
"..."
Looking at the Flying Feather Chicken, which was much taller than the courtyard wall, the warriors of the Green King's Mansion showed expressions of horror. Even they, as warriors, had never seen such a huge chicken before!
How dare you do this?
Huang Ting looked at Chen Dao in disbelief. Before coming to Chenjia Village, he had considered countless possible outcomes, including Chenjia Village's unwillingness to hand over the Blood Feather Chicken and Red Blood Chicken, and Chenjia Village's willingness to curry favor with the Green King and offer up the chicken breed. But he never expected this...
How dare Chen Dao of Chenjia Village be so audacious as to try to take his life!
"Why don't you dare?"
Chen Dao scoffed. Having transmigrated to this world, he had seen far too many self-righteous and powerful people like Huang Ting. They thought that because of their noble status, no one would dare to lay a hand on them, and in fact, that was indeed the case.
Even ordinary people, or even fearless martial arts practitioners, would have to be cautious when dealing with someone like Huang Ting.
After all, Huang Ting was backed by the Qingwang Mansion. If you offended the Qingwang Mansion, the 100,000 Qingzhou soldiers and the warriors in the Qingwang Mansion would not be to be trifled with.
But Chen Dao was clearly no ordinary man. He might have hesitated a bit if he were to take action against Huang Ting in Qingzhou Prefecture, but in Chenjia Village, far from the emperor's reach, Chen Dao would not be timid or hesitant.
Blood-feathered chickens and red-blooded chickens are the very things that Chenjia Village depends on for its survival. The Qingwang Mansion is planning to seize them by trickery and force, so why shouldn't Chen Dao be allowed to resist?
"If you dare to lay a hand on us, the Azure King will not let you get away with it!"
Huang Ting glared at Chen Dao: "I am the Chief Secretary of the Qing King's Mansion. If I die in Chen Family Village, the Qing King will make sure that not a single chicken or dog is left in your Chen Family Village!"