Supreme Dragon Lord

Chapter 417: Handover!

"I have some here too!"

"And I still have some!"

"..."

Seeing the woman’s actions, about ten more people threw their Elixir Pills down in front of Long Chen and the others.

"Open your eyes and look closely! These are the counterfeit Elixir Pills you made!" the young man shouted coldly at Long Chen, pointing at the pills on the ground. "Today, no matter what, you will face the consequences for this despicable act!"

Seeing this, Long Chen frowned slightly. With a wave of his hand, he scooped one of the Elixir Pills from the ground into his palm and examined it closely.

The next second, his eyes narrowed.

This was because the Elixir Pills on the ground were indeed the ones he had refined, and there was, in fact, a problem with them.

Seeing the expression on his face, Long Xin couldn’t help but worry.

Long Chen turned to Qi Yuanchen and asked coolly, "Do you have any leftover Elixir Pills?"

"Yes." Qi Yuanchen immediately nodded.

Long Chen said, "Give them to me."

"Yes!"

Qi Yuanchen immediately complied, taking the remaining half-bottle of Elixir Pills from his Storage Ring and handing it to Long Chen.

Long Chen took the bottle and poured out all the pills inside. When he saw them, his expression turned ugly.

There’s definitely a problem with these Elixir Pills!

Seeing Long Chen’s reaction, Qi Yuanchen’s eyelids twitched, and he asked worriedly, "Dragon Lord, is there a problem?"

"Someone has tampered with these Elixir Pills," Long Chen said in a deep voice.

His words caused an immediate uproar.

"See? He admits the Elixir Pills he refined have problems!"

"Let’s see what excuses you have left now!"

"Hurry up and return all of our resources!"

"..."

The thirty people who had come to demand repayment shouted incessantly. Their curses rolled in, wave after wave, threatening to drown Long Chen and his companions.

"What? How could this be?" Qi Yuanchen looked baffled and insisted, "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Ever since you refined this batch of Elixir Pills, I’ve kept them in my Storage Ring. They’ve never left my side. Logically, there shouldn’t be any problem with them!"

The expressions of the Dragon Gate members also turned grim. Moments ago, they had some confidence to resist these people, but now that their own leader had admitted there was a problem with the pills, their words felt hollow and powerless. They all fell silent.

Meanwhile, onlookers like Han Zongwei, Liang Tianhao, and Zhang Cangsong were basking in the moment, feeling incredibly smug. Seeing the Dragon Gate in such a sorry state was a thrill for them.

"Come on, let’s go," Han Tianhao said with a self-satisfied smile, leading the members of the Baiyue Sect toward the Dragon Gate. "It’s our time to make an entrance."

Seeing his moment to take the stage had arrived, Zhang Cangsong deliberately puffed out his chest, adopting a supremely arrogant posture. I’m going to show off right in front of the Dragon Gate and slap Long Chen and his people in the face! This is the price for opposing me!

Faced with their scolding, Long Chen had no intention of hiding, but he was disgusted by their insults. With a cold snort, he stepped forward.

BOOM!

A terrifying aura instantly radiated from his body. In a flash, a powerful force, as heavy as Mount Tai, pressed down on the crowd.

"Damn it! It’s clear the problem is with the pills you refined, and now you want to welch on the deal and fight us?"

"How utterly despicable and shameless!"

The people there immediately circulated their battle qi, neutralizing the pressure Long Chen had released.

Long Chen spoke coldly, "Everyone, please calm down. Since I dared to publicly admit there is an issue with these Elixir Pills, I never intended to evade the matter. Calm yourselves for a moment. The Dragon Gate will definitely give everyone here an explanation!"

"Fine! Since you’ve put it that way, we’re in no rush," one of the men replied indifferently after hearing Long Chen’s words. "Then tell us, how do you plan to explain this?"

Long Chen explained, "I can assure you that the Elixir Pills I refined have absolutely no issues. It’s possible someone tampered with them in secret, which caused the problems you’ve described. I will personally investigate this matter to uncover the truth and will give you an explanation when I’m done."

"That’s it?" a man suddenly shouted. "That’s your explanation?"

Another person quickly chimed in, "Do you take us for three-year-olds? You think you can fool us with just a few words?"

The others weren’t buying it either. "Exactly!" one said coldly. "We don’t want to hear your empty words! We need you to take concrete action to satisfy us, the people you’ve deceived!"

"That’s enough!" Long Xin was furious. Unable to stand seeing so many people accuse Long Chen, she stepped forward and shouted, "My brother said he would take full responsibility, yet you’re still pressing him relentlessly. What are you trying to do? Besides, we already explained that someone sabotaged these pills, which is why they have issues. It’s not because of a flaw in our refining. Don’t you understand the difference?"

"So what?" a man responded coldly. "Whether someone sabotaged them or not is your Dragon Gate’s problem. What does that have to do with us? We can’t be bothered with anything else. All we know is that we bought these Elixir Pills from the Dragon Gate. Now that there’s a problem with them, it’s only right and proper that we settle the score with you. Don’t even think about using excuses to evade responsibility! We absolutely won’t let this go so easily!"

Long Xin wanted to argue further, but Long Chen pulled her back, signaling for her to stay calm.

"I’ll handle this," Long Chen said to her before addressing the crowd. "I understand how you feel. Please register the materials you exchanged with us yesterday. Afterward, we will return those materials to you, untouched. Furthermore, as a token of our apology, the Dragon Gate is willing to provide each of you with a replacement Elixir Pill, free of charge. I guarantee there will be no issues with the new ones. I hope everyone can calm down and give the Dragon Gate some time to handle this matter. I promise I will not disappoint you!"

Hearing Long Chen’s words, the people who had been furious just moments before calmed down considerably. The return of their original materials, plus a new, problem-free Elixir Pill for free, was an arrangement they really couldn’t complain about.

"Fine. Since you’ve put it that way, we can give you a little more time to handle this," one man said. "However, you’d better remember what you said—returning our original materials and providing a new Elixir Pill for free. We expect you to keep your word, not just make excuses to get out of it. If you can’t, we definitely won’t let you off the hook. Understand?"

Long Chen’s tone was firm. "Rest assured. Since I’ve given my word, I will keep it."

"Well, well, isn’t this lively."

Just as the situation was about to quiet down, a playful voice drifted over from nearby.

Everyone turned toward the voice to see Han Zongwei, Liang Tianhao, Zhang Cangsong, and their entourage slowly approaching.