191: Chapter 191 Mortgage Repayment

On the streets of Chang'an City, the players were all stunned, looking completely bewildered.

"Did I just see things? I think I caught a glimpse of the Viscount running past?"

Whoosh— Before the words had even faded, another black shadow sped past.

"What the hell, what was that?"

Jiang He sprinted all the way, rushing to the entrance of the Viscounts Manor.

He darted inside in one swift movement.

The NPC who was busy working saw Jiang He and was immediately overjoyed: "Viscount, you're back! That's great!"

"Stop talking nonsense, close the door, quickly!"

"C-close the door?"

"Damn it, move aside!" Jiang He shoved him away and personally locked the gate tight.

Afterward, he plopped down on the floor, leaning his back against the door and gasping for air.

This was the safest place for him.

Even Second Master Qiao couldn't hurt a single hair on his head here.

The Viscounts Manor was his territory; without permission, no one could think of entering, let alone causing trouble.

Bang, bang, bang—! "You little brat, get out here! Let's see if I don't beat the crap out of you!"

Qiao Er was outside, furiously pounding on the door.

Jiang He trembled all over in fear and shouted with a crying tone: "I won't! I won't go out even if I die! If you're so capable, come in then!"

"Damn it!" Bang, bang, bang—! Qiao Er was absolutely furious.

But no matter how he pounded, the gate of the Viscounts Manor remained unmoved.

Just then, a massive crowd of guards surrounded him.

"How bold! How dare you attack the Viscounts Manor! Take him down!"

The one leading the team was none other than Jiang He's old acquaintance—Zhang San.

As soon as he heard the Viscount had returned and was being chased the entire way, he immediately got angry and mobilized the entire city's guards to rush over.

Jiang He, sitting behind the door, heard this familiar voice and immediately burst into tears: "Wuwu... Big Brother Zhang, save me! Quickly, drive this old lunatic away!"

"Don't worry, Viscount. With us here, he can't hurt you!"

Qiao Er glared at the group of guards, a fierce light flashing in his eyes.

But before he could act, even more players than guards swarmed over.

"Damn! Who is it? Who dares to touch my brother?"

Zhao Yun charged up, carrying an axe, shouting aggressively.

He had just heard that Jiang He was back. At the time, they were grinding mobs in the wild, and the boss was almost dead, but the whole team gave up and turned around to run toward the main city.

As soon as they entered the city, they heard that Jiang He was being blocked at the door by an NPC and didn't dare to come out. What was even more ridiculous was that Jiang He had been chased and beaten all the way back.

Zhao Yun's face turned dark on the spot.

"Da He, don't be afraid, we're here!"

"Yeah, Big Brother! We're all here!" Blood Blade also shouted along.

Xiao Xue walked forward, looking puffy with anger, put her hands on her hips, and shouted: "Hmph! You stinky old man! How dare you bully my little brother!"

Behind the door, Jiang He bit his fist, tears streaming down: "Wuwu... Good brothers, good sister..."

Everyone heard Jiang He crying so miserably, and their anger flared up even more; one by one, they glared and closed in on Qiao Er.

"Hmph, you don't know the immensity of heaven and earth, a bunch of trash. Today, this old man will teach you what it means that there are people above people!"

As Qiao Er spoke, he raised his giant hammer, and lightning instantly coiled around the hammerhead.

Even so, not a single person stepped back.

Suddenly, a shout came from outside the crowd: "Stop!"

Swish— The crowd parted to make a path. Li Changge was seen walking over with a group of officials.

The next second, all the players were dumbfounded.

Li Changge walked up to Qiao Er, bowed slightly, and said very respectfully: "Godfather, why didn't you tell me in advance that you were coming to Chang'an City?"

"Hmph, I didn't want to come to this lousy place of yours. If it weren't to catch this little petty thief, I wouldn't have come back."

"Petty thief?" Li Changge was stunned.

"Hmph, not to criticize you, but what have you turned Chang'an City into? A thief can become a Viscount?" Qiao Er Taunted disdainfully.

Li Changge smiled awkwardly and hurriedly asked for the reason. Before long, Qiao Er recounted the matter of renting the equipment to Jiang He.

Once everyone heard this, they immediately fell silent. Although Jiang He was very important to them... this matter really wasn't justifiable! It was agreed to be a rental, so how could there be a reason not to return it?

Li Changge also looked troubled: "Uh... Godfather, I think there might be some misunderstanding here. The Viscount's character..."

"Hmph, don't talk to me about character. This kid doesn't have a shred of character!"

Seeing Qiao Er's attitude, Li Changge sighed and walked to the door, knocking on it: "Viscount, it's me. If you have any difficulties, you can tell us, and everyone will help you, but can you return my godfather's items to him?"

Li Changge knew Qiao Er too well. This old man valued those treasures more than his own life.

"Wuwu... Your Majesty, it's really not that I won't return them, it's that the equipment is not with me right now."

Jiang He had been listening behind the door for a while. He originally thought that since Li Changge had this connection with Qiao Er, they could smooth things over... but it turned out the old man wasn't buying it at all.

At this time, Bai Luoyao and the others had no other choice and stepped forward one after another, cupping their hands in salute: "Senior, we all believe that Jiang He is definitely not a thief; he must have some difficulty. Since the equipment really cannot be returned right now, could you see if we can compensate you with something else?"

"Compensate? Hehe..." Qiao Er sneered, "My black dragon set was made using the scales of a fiftieth-turn black dragon. What can you possibly use to compensate me?"

Hiss— Everyone gasped. Fiftieth-turn? What kind of concept was that? I'm afraid that even if all the people and NPCs in Chang'an City combined, they couldn't defeat it.

Bang, bang, bang— Seeing that everyone wasn't speaking, Qiao Er irritably pounded on the door a few more times and shouted: "You little brat, hiding is useless! If you don't give me a satisfactory answer today, I'm not leaving! I don't believe you won't come out for the rest of your life!"

Jiang He was completely broken down. During this time, he tried to contact North Wind, but the message couldn't be sent out at all.

Right now, if he didn't show something, looking at this old man's stance, he could really wait here until he died.

Creak— After a while, the gate of the Viscounts Manor slowly opened.

Qiao Er rushed up in one stride, grabbed Jiang He by the collar, and roared: "You little brat, you thought you could hide forever! Let's see if I don't beat the crap out of you today!"

Jiang He's mouth turned down, and he immediately cried: "Wuwu... Second Brother, please just let me off! I am willing to use something as collateral. I guarantee that your equipment will be returned to you in perfect condition, okay?"

Jiang He was acting pitifully right now. If there weren't so many people outside, he probably would have knelt down to Qiao Er on the spot.

"Hmph, I don't think much of those pieces of junk in your bag."

"No, no, no, I'm not using equipment as collateral."

"Hmm?" Qiao Er's gaze swept over Jiang He, a flash of shrewdness in his eyes, and he coughed twice: "Fine, this old man won't bully you. Just hand over any piece of the Styx Set, and I'll pretend this never happened."

Jiang He stiffened, cursing inwardly: Damn, so this old guy was eyeing my Styx Set!

He hurriedly waved his hands: "No, no, no, I'm not using equipment as collateral."

"Then what do you want to use?"

Jiang He turned around, pointed to his own Viscounts Manor, and said while crying: "Wuwu... I'll use this manor as collateral, okay?"