Chapter 241: Chapter 239: The Jiang Family, I Will Provide

On the way to the Jiang Family estate, Jiang Chen looked at the family’s shops from the street.

They were all currently sealed by the City Lord’s Mansion.

After seeing this, Jiang Zuo, who was beside him, couldn’t help but smile wryly.

"Brother, the City Lord’s Mansion isn’t giving our Jiang Family any way to survive. With the shops sealed, how are we supposed to do business?"

"They’re going too far."

Jiang Chen waved his hand and said nonchalantly, "It doesn’t matter. If they’re sealed, they’re sealed."

What?

Seeing Jiang Chen’s completely unconcerned expression, Jiang Zuo was speechless.

’These are the Jiang Family’s properties, yet he’s completely unfazed that they’ve been sealed just like that.’

However, Jiang Chen seemed to see through Jiang Zuo’s thoughts.

"Getting angry and losing your composure is a sign of incompetence."

"What we need to do now is figure out how to end this situation, not just complain pointlessly."

Jiang Zuo’s eyes widened. On second thought, he realized Jiang Chen was right.

But he didn’t have a single idea what to do.

He shrugged and said, "Who can possibly stand up to the City Lord’s Mansion?"

"They have the Fire Sparrow Kingdom backing them."

"An expert from the Fire Sparrow Kingdom could crush our Jiang Family in an instant."

Jiang Chen patted Jiang Zuo’s shoulder, his words full of meaning.

"Don’t build up their morale at the expense of our own."

"The City Lord’s Mansion is only a threat because of their backer, not because they themselves are so powerful."

"Let’s head back to the family estate first."

Jiang Chen and Jiang Zuo returned to the family’s main hall.

At this moment, Jiang Han and all the other members of the Jiang Family were present.

Because this matter was of great importance—Wen Bufan had sealed the Jiang Family’s shops, making it impossible for them to do business and thus cutting off their source of income.

Everyone was on pins and needles.

This situation was even more distressing than when Ling Xuan had left the Jiang Family.

Their Jiang Family had Elixirs to sell, but their shops were sealed.

"Father."

As Jiang Chen entered the main hall, he immediately looked toward his father.

He glanced around at the other clan members; every one of them had a grim expression.

Of course, he also sensed something unusual in the air.

Because everyone was staring at him, Jiang Chen.

Sure enough, Jiang Han was the first to speak.

"You should be aware of our Jiang Family’s situation by now, right?"

Jiang Chen nodded. "Yes, I know all about it."

He had already found out while at the Alchemy Master Guild.

He was quite clear on almost all the details.

Jiang Han didn’t say anything more on that topic, instead asking, "Did you provoke someone from the City Lord’s Mansion?"

Because Elder Qi was still recovering from his injuries and trying to break through in his cultivation, he had not yet made an appearance.

So, Jiang Han didn’t understand what had happened at the time.

Everyone turned to look at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen, as expected, did not disappoint them.

"That’s right. I had a small dispute with the City Lord’s Mansion."

What?

Hearing that it really was Jiang Chen who had provoked the City Lord’s Mansion, the crowd nearly fainted.

’Just as we guessed. It had to be this monstrous young master, Jiang Chen.’

He was capable of doing both good and bad things.

It was simply exasperating.

Everyone fell silent. Jiang Chen’s contributions to the Jiang Family were simply too great for anyone to dare say a word against him.

They could only look at Jiang Han.

Jiang Han gave a wry smile and sighed inwardly.

’What else can I say? He really is my son.’

Although they didn’t know it, while the conflict between Jiang Chen and Wen Bufan was part of the reason, the ultimate cause was the letter from the Fire Sparrow Kingdom’s Second Prince ordering the suppression of the Jiang Family.

"My son, you’ve brought great trouble upon our Jiang Family."

Although he didn’t want to blame Jiang Chen, the Jiang Family was now mired in deep trouble once again.

The current situation was very awkward.

The Jiang Family had lost the shops where they sold their Elixirs.

Jiang Chen asked, "Trouble? I don’t see any trouble."

The Jiang Family members were stunned. Everyone was worried sick, yet Jiang Chen spoke so casually, as if it had nothing to do with him.

’It’s easy to say when you’re not the one paying the bills.’

Whispers of disapproval arose from the crowd.

But still, no one dared to say anything to Jiang Chen.

Jiang Han waved his hand.

"Forget it. You should head back for now. We’ll figure something out."

"The Jiang Family ultimately needs a source of income."

Jiang Chen stood in the center of the hall, his posture defiant.

"Don’t worry. I’ll cover all of the Jiang Family’s expenses."

What?

The moment he said this, every member of the Jiang Family nearly fell to the floor.

Jiang Chen was being far too arrogant, spouting such presumptuous words.

Some of the clan members couldn’t help but speak up to knock him down a peg.

"Young Master, you must not be aware. Our Jiang Family has over a thousand people. The daily expenses are a terrifying figure."

"How could you possibly cover that?"

"This isn’t the time for empty boasts. We should be discussing how to solve the problem at hand."

Jiang Chen raised his head slightly, a half-smile on his face as he looked at his clan members.

"Do you all think I can’t afford it?"

"Supporting all of you—is that really so difficult?"

Who was he? He was an Alchemist. A Second-Grade Alchemist, one capable of refining Purple Gold Quality Second-Grade Pills.

Even ordinary Third-Grade or even Fourth-Grade Alchemists couldn’t compare to him.

His voice was loud and resonant.

Jiang Han was stunned. ’Has my son gone mad?’

He was indeed being far too boastful.

The Jiang Family was truly a large and established clan. With Jiang Chen’s current abilities, how could he possibly support them all?

However, he was very curious about his son’s words.

He asked with a smile, "Why don’t you tell us, then? How do you plan to ’support’ everyone?"

"That’s right, Young Master. Tell us so we can hear."

"I don’t believe it, anyway."

Jiang Chen "supporting" the entire Jiang Family was not as simple as being a patron to a young lady; this was a clan of over a thousand people.

This was absolutely no joke.

There truly wasn’t a single person who believed Jiang Chen.

Even though they knew Jiang Chen had some tricks up his sleeve, to say he could support the entire Jiang Family was just bragging.

Faced with their doubt, Jiang Chen simply smiled.

He asked, "Father, tell me, what are the Jiang Family’s annual expenses?"

He was serious about supporting the entire family.

He was a man of his word.

Jiang Han found this strange. His son was actually serious.

The other clan members exchanged glances. They had all thought Jiang Chen was joking, but he didn’t look like he was joking at all.

"Well... I’ll have someone calculate it."

Jiang Han simply summoned the bookkeeper, who began calculating on the spot.

"Based on our Jiang Family’s expenses, our monthly consumption is at least a million yuan crystals."

"Over a year, that comes out to around ten million yuan crystals."

After the calculation was done, Jiang Han looked at his son, Jiang Chen, with a grin.

"With expenses like these, do you think you can afford to support the Jiang Family?"

At that moment, everyone looked at Jiang Chen, hoping this would take him down a notch.

Otherwise, the kid really wouldn’t know his place.

However, to their disappointment, Jiang Chen was completely unafraid.

He gently stroked his finger, upon which he wore a Spatial Ring.

Seeing Jiang Chen’s Spatial Ring, many of the clan members were surprised.

Spatial Rings were very expensive.

At least one hundred thousand yuan crystals.

’I can’t believe Jiang Chen has a Spatial Ring of his own.’

Jiang Chen took the Spatial Ring off his finger.

He casually tossed it to his father, Jiang Han.

He said coolly, "Father, with these yuan crystals, I’ll cover the Jiang Family’s expenses for the next twenty years."

"You can take a count."

Jiang Han froze.

All the clan members were dumbfounded.

Twenty years. Twenty years would be two hundred million yuan crystals.

’Is this kid joking?’