Martial Master

Originally, it was thought that the Alchemy Pavilion's detainment of Qi Wang, Lv Yang, and Duan Yue would trigger a conflict among the three major powers: the Alchemy Pavilion, the royal family, and the Bloodline Holy Land. The entire royal capital was tense, but unexpectedly, things did not progress in the direction everyone anticipated.

The president of the Bloodline Holy Land personally came to the Alchemy Pavilion to thank them for the detainment, and instead of rescuing Lv Yang and Qi Wang, Lord Kang from the royal family read the emperor's decree, stating that they would let the Alchemy Pavilion handle the matter as they saw fit.

All of this completely overturned everyone's understanding.

When did the Alchemy Pavilion become this powerful?

As the news spread, all the onlookers in the royal capital were dumbfounded, each one in a daze.

After such formalities, Xiao Ya brought Dongfang Qing, Lord Kang, and others to the reception room of the Alchemy Pavilion, offering them a warm hospitality.

She understood very well that the reason the Bloodline Holy Land and the royal family acted this way was not only due to the strength of the Alchemy Pavilion but more importantly, because of Qin Chen.

If it weren't for Qin Chen being involved, it would have been impossible for the Bloodline Holy Land and the royal family to let go so easily.

Thus, how to deal with Qi Wang, Lv Yang, and Duan Yue ultimately fell into Qin Chen's hands.

"Three gentlemen, please don’t look at me like that. How to handle it is up to you; I don’t mind," he said.

To be honest, Qin Chen had little interest in how to deal with the three of them. For him, the most important thing was how to become stronger.

Seeing that Qin Chen didn’t care, Xiao Ya also had her own ideas.

Since the royal family and the Bloodline Holy Land were so accommodating, it would be too unprofessional to keep them detained.

"Since both of you are here, let's take Duan Yue and Qi Wang back," she said.

Earlier, the detainment was merely to teach them a lesson, not to truly harm them. After all, Qi Wang and the others had extraordinary identities, and they couldn’t simply be killed or mutilated.

"No, no!"

Unexpectedly, Dongfang Qing and Lord Kang repeatedly waved their hands.

"If they offended someone else, we would accept the favor from Pavilion Master Xiao. However, they dared to offend Young Master Chen, and it wouldn’t be fair to let them off easily. Therefore, our people will stay detained in the Alchemy Pavilion for a while to teach them a lesson, and after some time, we’ll take them back for strict punishment."

If Qi Wang and Duan Yue heard this, they would probably cry.

Their people were not only unwilling to rescue them but were also planning to have the Alchemy Pavilion teach them a lesson. Such people really existed in the world.

"Young Master Chen, I have already learned about what happened in the market yesterday. His Majesty has decreed to strip Lv Yang of his position as the director of the Market Authority, and I have decided to transfer a shop in the central market, which belongs to the Market Authority, to Young Master Chen as compensation. I wonder how Young Master Chen feels about this?"

"The central shop?" Qin Chen was slightly taken aback.

"You mean the number one shop?"

Behind the crowd, Liu Guang and Li Wenyu's eyes instantly lit up in surprise.

"Exactly," Lord Kang nodded.

"What?"

Both Liu Guang and Li Wenyu were dumbfounded, utterly shocked that it was indeed that shop.

The shops in the market were considered precious, especially those in central locations that couldn’t be bought simply with money, as they were monopolized by major powers. Generally, a shop wouldn't be transferred for decades.

The shop Lord Kang mentioned was located next to the Weapon Hall, Alchemy Pavilion, and Bloodline Holy Land's main stores in the market, which even had a better location.

Such a shop was worth its weight in gold.

It could be said that any small family in the Great Qi Nation that obtained such a shop could operate it for a hundred years and become a prominent family.