We got through! We got through! God grandfather said he's coming!" Zhuang Yuejin announced as he ran over excitedly like he had just won the lottery.
"That's great! Once god grandfather arrives, Faction Leader Yue's and the others' wounds can be dealt with! Zhuang Hao chuckled, like there was not a care in the world.
"Since when did you have another grandfather?"
Zhuang Bihuang narrowed his eyes, looking disapprovingly at Zhuang Hao.
"Since when did the grandchildren of the Zhuang Family become so useless?"
"Great ancestor. You might not have heard of him!" Zhuang Hao explained respectfully, "This god grandfather of mine is a legendary healer! There is no poison under the sun that he cannot cure! There is no sickness that he cannot heal!"
"Who is this man?" asked Zhuang Bihuang, raising his brow. "Is he better than Huangfu Mumin?'
"That is a given!" Zhuang Hao said animatedly, "It's true that Huangfu Mumin is a great doctor! However, when it comes to medicinal skill, Huangfu Mumin didn't even dare to say a word in front of my god grandfather!
"Oh? Is that so?"
Zhuang Bihuang's expression changed. His look of disdain quickly became one of curiosity. "It seems like you have come across a legendary healer since he is better than the number one alchemist in China, Huangfu Mumin! You have to introduce me to him later!"
"That is a must!" Zhuang Hao replied modestly, "I'm pretty sure my god grandfather would love to get to know an ancient faction elite like you!"
"Alright! You guys go ahead and welcome him!" Zhuang Bihuang waved them out, discreetly straightening out his clothes, ready to greet the legendary healer.
After about half an hour, only did Chen Xiaobei arrive.
"Grandfather! You've come!"
Zhuang Hao was so nervous that he was sweating profusely. "Please come in! The four wounded men are inside waiting for you to save their lives!"
"Who are they? What are their symptoms?" Chen Xiaobei said in a voice that sounded exactly like an old man's and was wearing a skinned mask.
"Answer your grandfather!"
Zhuang Hao quickly answered in deference, "There are four patients of varied ages. They are all badly wounded! We've given them some medication to keep them alive but they are still throwing up blood. Their injuries are worsening as well!"
"Mm, bring me to see them." Chen Xiaobei said in a serious manner.
Deep inside his heart, he was actually feeling happy.
Because everything was going exactly the way he had planned!
"God grandfather! You are finally here!"
Just as he stepped through the door, the two eunuch brothers Zhuang Bifan and Zhuang Bufan came up to him, greeting him enthusiastically, encircling him.
"Brother! You're here!"
Even Zhuang Lao Taijun came to greet him personally.
"Is this the legendary healer?" Zhuang Bihuang was the last to walk over. He held out his hand and said, "I, Zhuang Bihuang have admired you for a very long time. I can finally get to meet you today! The presence that you bring with you is awestriking!"
"Stop all this pretentious courtesy and bring me to see the patients!" Chen Xiaobei said indifferently, and walked past Zhuang Bihuang's outstretched hand.
"I…" The corners of Zhuang Bihuang's mouth twitched; he was very dispirited.
He himself was the grand elder of Mount Hua Faction. It was normal for people to cry and beg to come up close and shake hands with him. But now, he was the one who was being snubbed.
"Great ancestor, don't take it to heart. God grandfather has a temper. He does not care for etiquette and formalities… Right now, it's more important to save our people!" Zhuang Hao reasoned.
"Hmph! Next time, inform me of these things beforehand!"
Zhuang Bihuang glared at Zhuang Hao, rolled up his sleeves and headed toward the mansion.
Zhuang Hao gulped and followed behind.
Inside the mansion.
Arranged in a row next to each other were four beds that had just been set up and lying on them each were Yue Changkong, Yue Junmo, Su Dongruo, and Xu Changqing.
Blaaaaargh!
Arghhh…
Yue Changkong stretched out his neck and blood sprayed from between his lips.
The area surrounding his bed, the pillows, blankets, and even the floorboards were stained red.
Hack...
Hack…
Hack…
Su Dongruo had been coughing interminably.
This idiot's chest was struck by lightning. His chest was burnt and the flesh inside tender. Every time he coughed, tainted blood would spew from his scorched muscles. The blood he shed was no less than Yue Changkong's.
"Urgh… It hurts… This is torture… Why don't you just slit out throats…."
Yue Junmo and Xu Changqing were in similar conditions.
Half of their faces was wrecked by Chen Xiaobei's slaps. There were lacerations on the flesh, sinews were torn and bones were crushed. Every time when they breathed, they could feel that someone was slicing their flesh. They were in so much pain they would rather die!
"God grandfather, hurry and treat them!" Zhuang Hao urged, "These four men are our Zhuang Family's most important guest! Please don't let anything bad happen to them!"
"Who… Who is this?"
Even though Yue Changkong was badly injured, he was still very watchful.
"Our wounds are not superficial. If he is just an ordinary doctor and you can ask him to leave!"
"That's right… Hack… Hack…" Su Dongruo said with much difficulty. "If our wounds can be cured by an ordinary man, we would've already admitted ourselves to the hospital. Why would stay here and suffer… Hack… Hack…"
"It hurts so bad…"
Both Yue Junmo and Xu Changqing said in a shaky voice, "A common doctor will be useless to use! Not only do we want our wounds to be healed, we also require some facial reconstruction… Argh… Hurts…"
"Heh. Since you don't trust me, then you can cure yourselves!"
Chen Xiaobei's tone was cold. He turned and walked away.
"Grandfather, please stay. Please don't leave!" Zhuang Hao's body shook uncontrollably as he tried to persuade Chen Xiaobei. "Human life is of immeasurable value! They don't know who you are so it's natural for them to want to be more cautious. When I get the chance to introduce you to them, they will know just how amazing you are!"
Hearing Zhuang Hao calling him grandfather in every sentence he spoke and the way he treated Chen Xiaobei which was more endearing compared to how he treated Zhuang Bifang.
Those who were watching them had a slight change of heart.
"I didn't know someone legendary is here… I misspoke… Zhuang Hao why don't you do the introductions…" said Yue Changkong weakly.
Just as he had finished talking, he coughed up more blood.
"This is Elder Wu! He is also my god grandfather and the doctor that we worship in the Zhuang Family!" Zhuang Hao said in a loud tone, "Earlier, my son was greatly affected by some strange poison! I had tried asking everyone to cure him! Even Huangfu Mumin couldn't do anything about it! In the end, my god grandfather was the one that cured him!"
"What?! This Elder Wu's medical expertise is higher than that of Huangfu Mumin?"
Everyone was stunned.
"Elder Wu… Hack… Hack… Hack… Come and treat me first…"
"Elder Wu! Please treat me first! I beg you!"
"Heal me! Heal me fist…"
The four unfortunate idiots competed with each other like four lovesick women, looking at Chen Xiaobei like he was the most handsome man on earth, hoping that he would bestow favor upon themselves!
"This tiny wound is nothing to me," Chen Xiaobei said while shrugging nonchalantly, "but I will require a sum of payment—1,000 Spiritual Stones for each person I heal. Whoever pays first will be healed first!"
What? 1,000 Spiritual Stones each? That's 4,000 Spiritual Stones in total!"
The four of them were shocked. They had never heard of such an expensive consultation fee before!
"Elder Wu, can you reduce it a little? Our lives are hanging by a thread. Don't you think you're asking for too much?" Yue Changkong asked.
"I agree… hack hack… Some might even say that you are looting a burning house..." Su Dongruo quickly added.
These two old foxes wanted to pressure Chen Xiaobei into reducing the price.
"Heh, if you do not think that your life is worth 1,000 Spiritual Stones then you can go look for another doctor!" Chen Xiaobei put on a poker face and said indifferently, "My healing skill is not that cheap!"
"Faction Leader Yue! Grand Elder Su! You don't understand! My god grandfather is not trying to cheat you! I did pay him 1,000 Spiritual Stones as consultation fees as well when I asked him to heal my son!"
Zhuang Hao stepped in to explain the situation. "At first, I felt that the price was outrageous but when he started the healing process, I knew that it was worth it!"
"All of you are no ordinary men. With injuries like this, no ordinary doctor would be able to cure you! If we keep delaying, things may worsen. No matter how many Spiritual Stones you have, it will be useless!"
All four of them grew silent.
Chen Xiaobei's eyes lit up. He was very much amused by that fool Zhuang Hao. He had never eaten the Heavenly Dog Biscuit, but he acted as if he had. He kept talking on behalf of Xiaobei and his reasoning was very convincing.
"What Zhuang Hao said makes sense… What is the use of having Spiritual Stones when we are dead…"
Yue Changkong was the first to speak, "I'm willing to pay 2,000 Spiritual Stones! Please heal my son and me first!"
"Me too… I'm also willing to do that…"
Su Dongruo and Zhuang Hao quickly made their decisions.
Even if Chen Xiaobei was robbing them in broad daylight, they could only cooperate. If they lose their lives, they lose everything.
"Alright! Then pay up first!" Chen Xiaobei said casually.
"Elder Wu… look at us… We do not have any Spiritual Stones with us right now… Please tend to us first… The Spiritual Stones will be paid within three days…" Yue Changkong implored.
"One day!" Chen Xiaobei said firmly but solemnly, "It must be delivered within one day!"
"This…" Yue Changkong had no other choice so he promised helplessly, "Alright… If you stabilize my condition, I will ask my men to bring the Spiritual Stones from Mount Hua Faction!"
Chen Xiaobei nodded and walked over. From his pocket he took out his bags of needle that he carried around, produced a silver needle and immediately got to work, inserting the needles into Yue Changkong's body.
Everyone had their eyes on Chen Xiaobei, watching to see his infamous skills.
Chen Xiaobei's acupuncture skill was world famous! There was no one else could do it better than him. Everyone was stunned when they saw Chen Xiaobei performed world-class acupuncture technique.
He planted thirty-six needles in one go before stopping
"So? Faction Leader Yue! How do you feel? Is it better?" The others asked, curious.
"I… I… Oh my god…"
Yue Changkong was both surprised and delighted. He let out a long sigh before answering, "Elder Wu is amazing! The pain in my chest has reduced! And my chaotic Qi Blood has finally calmed down! I will not be throwing up blood anymore!"
The others were stunned beyond words.
Two minutes ago, Yue Changkong was retching incessantly. Chen Xiaobei had just finished inserting the needles and the results were instantaneous!
This is nothing short of a legendary healer!
"Elder Wu! Grandpa Wu… It's my turn! Hurry! Come and treat me…"
Yue Junmo could not wait anymore and threw himself at Chen Xiaobei, latching onto his thigh.
Chen Xiaobei took him time, changed a set of acupuncture skill and applied them on Yue Junmo.
He was done within two minutes.
"This is godlike! Grandpa Wu! You are really good!" Yue Junmo exclaimed, "My face doesn't hurt anymore! It doesn't hurt to breathe! I don't feel any pain when I talk!"
"Elder Wu …hack hack… I am also willing to pay you with Spiritual Stones!" Su Dongruo was right behind him and promised, "It will be delivered within a day! Save me, please! Hack hack hack…"
Chen Xiaobei nodded and spent the same amount of time planting about 30 needles into Su Dongruo's body.
"I'm not coughing anymore! My lungs are healed! I don't even feel like coughing anymore!" Su Dongruo was astounded and applauded. "Elder Wu! He's a god-sent doctor!"
"My turn! It's my turn… Save me, Elder Wu! The pain is killing me…" Zhuang Hao looked hopefully at Chen Xiaobei.
Very quickly, Chen Xiaobei also performed acupuncture on Zhuang Hao.
"It does not hurt anymore! The pain is gone…" Zhuang Hao asked excitedly, "Zhuang Hao, now that we are stabilized. What are you going to do next? When will you start our recuperating process?"
All the others pinned their ears back at this.
"After this, I will concoct some medicines. Tomorrow at this hour, I will return!" Chen Xiaobei gave a half-smile and said, "Let me be blunt with you, if by then, all the Spiritual Stones have not been paid up, then you are all on your own!"
When he had finished speaking, Chen Xiaobei left the mansion.
"Quick, Zhuang Hao! Go send him off! I'll take care of things here!" Zhuang Bihuang instructed.
Like a slave, Zhuang Hao quickly chased after Chen Xiaobei and said humbly, "I'm sorry for troubling you, grandfather! Luckily, you were here to help. Or else, we'll be in huge trouble…"
Chen Xiaobei ignored him and walked away.
Just as they reach the door, two familiar faces arrived at Zhuang Family.
The one on the left was the head of Yap Family, Yap Jianming! The one on the right was nicknamed the right hand of Yap Family! He is the elder of Mount Shu Faction, Situ Hengfeng!"
Chen Xiaobei had heard Wu Aofeng said that this idiot Situ Hengfeng was also part of last's night's attack on Bei Xuan Faction. But after Liu Chunyi was captured, Situ Hengfeng sensed danger and slipped away.
With both Yap Jianming and Situ Hengfeng here, it could be nothing good.
"Brother Yap! You are finally here!" Zhuang Hao wore a look of anticipation on his face.
"Greeting Elder Wu!"
Yap Jianming and Situ Hengfeng paid no heed to Zhuang Hao and greeted Chen Xiaobei.
Yap Jianming was there when Zhuang Bifan called him his god grandfather, he even asked Yap Tianlin to address Chen Xiaobei as his grandpa!
"Are you here to talk business? Well then, there's no need to send me off!" Chen Xiaobei said, narrowing his eyes.
"We will not hide anything from you, grandfather! We are here to discuss something important! I apologize, but I must leave!"
Zhuang Hao bowed and quickly led Yap Jianming into the yard.
Chen Xiaobei looked sullen. Without the Divine Ear Talisman, how was he supposed to hear what they are discussing?
It was then that he spotted Zhuang Bifan and Zhuang Bufan.
Chen Xiaobei beckoned.
"Bifan!"
"Coming! Coming!" Zhuang Bifan ran over, seemingly delighted, and asked, "Yes, great grandfather? Do you need anything?"
"What happened to your dad? He is normally so polite. But today he let me walk on my own!" Chen Xiaobei frowned and asked.
"Great grandfather, please don't blame my father. There is something urgent that he really need to do!" Zhuang Bifan replied apprehensively.
"Don't you worry. I am not angry. I am just concerned about your father!" Chen Xiaobei then probed, "What is it that it so urgent?"
"That…" Zhuang Bifan hesitated.
"What? You don't trust me?" Chen Xiaobei snapped coldly. "You call me great grandfather and you even do it so warmly but here you are treating me like I am an outsider! Forget about it! Just pretend I didn't ask!"
"I am an impudent grandson! I did not mean that! Great grandfather is part of our family, and you even show concern for my father. I will not hide anything from you! Zhuang Bifan panicked. "Our Zhuang Family has an undefeatable rival! Last night, father and the others went to wreak vengeance but our enemy is really powerful! He exceeded our expectations!"
"Father came back badly defeated. They know that our enemy will come back and seek retribution! An enemy so formidable will be very difficult to fend off! After that, Situ Hengfeng from Mount Shu Faction comes with a strategy for us to take him down!"
Chen Xiaobei was nervous after hearing Zhuang Bifan out.
This time, his adversaries are quite canny. They had already speculated that Chen Xiaobei would retaliate. They had just been defeated but they were already plotting a strategy.
They were aware that they could not defeat Chen Xiaobei simply with brute force, they would need to outwit him!
Obviously, they were conspiring something heinous.
"Do you have any ideas on how you would outplay him? Is there anything I could help you with?" Chen Xiaobei asked.
"Elder Situ Hengfeng did mention that our enemy is having an affair with my skanky fiancé!" Zhuang Bifan said, "We could use her for protection! We could hold her hostage and acquire all of her family's company! As long as we have that bitch and her family's life in our hands, our enemy will not come anywhere near us!"
Chen Xiaobei's chest was set ablaze with fury! He was tempted butcher every one of them right there and then! Exterminate the entire Zhuang Family!
These diabolical people were not able to defeat Chen Xiaobei, so they planned to used Lan Mengcheng and the Lan Family against him!
Lan Mengcheng had been there for him at his weakest. Needless to say, she was very special to Chen Xiaobei.
As for Lan Family, Chen Xiaobei would never forget Elder Qin's kindness. While Chen Xiaobei was not really fond of the rest of the people in the Lan Family, he did not feel aversion toward them.
For personal reasons, Chen Xiaobei must protect Lan Mengcheng and Lan Family!
As for professional reasons, the Lan Family had contributed greatly to the community, public welfare, and economy of Green Vine City. They had been making generous donations to numerous Hope Primary Schools, welfare homes, and more.
For the reasons of morality and justice, Chen Xiaobei must protect the Lan Family!
It seemed like his enemies had figured out Chen Xiaobei's weakness!
You must hit your enemy where it hurts most!
The fact that his enemies planned to use Lan Mengcheng and Lan Family as defense was equivalent to sentencing themselves to death! Chen Xiaobei would not take pity on them!
But it was not the right time to make a move!
"Since you are up against a dangerous rival, I will quickly return to prepare the medication. That way, the wounded can recover as quickly as possible!" Chen Xiaobei said.
"Great grandfather, your healing skill is the best in this world! With you being here, all of our injuries and sickness will be cured in no time!"
After Zhuang Bifan had finished licking his boots, he shot Chen Xiaobei a sinister smile. "Great grandfather, I was hoping that you could help me concoct a poison that can be used to torture people!"
"What do you want it for?" Chen Xiaobei questioned.
"Chen Xiaobei and Lan Mengcheng—these two despicable people—cuckolded me! Once I capture them, I want to punish them! I want to inflict so much pain that they wish they were dead!" Zhuang Bifan had a sadistic look on his face as he continued, "Then I will cut off Chen Xiaobei's balls and slap Lan Mengcheng's face until it is disfigured! Haha… this is the repercussion for aggravating me!"
Chen Xiaobei was outraged. Anger exploded inside him.
'This Zhuang Bifan really has not changed at all. He shall be the first to die!'
"Alright. Now go home and rest. Don't leave the house. Your wounds need to heal. I will bring you the medication tomorrow!" Chen Xiaobei said bleakly and left Zhuang Family.
"Goodbye great grandfather! I will definitely make sure to give you a pleasant welcome tomorrow!" Zhuang Bifan responded like a little eunuch before turning away with a perverted grin on his face, going over how he would go about tormenting Chen Xiaobei and Lan Mengcheng.
...
Once he was away from the Zhuang Family, Chen Xiaobei called Lan Mengcheng right away.
"Hello? Xiaobei? Why did you call me?"
Lan Mengcheng's quizzical voice rang over the phone. He could also hear the sound of ongoing construction work in the background.
She must be at the cosmetics factory. The construction was at its finishing stage. She had to go over to supervise nearly every day.
"Wait there! I'm coming over to you! Do not go anywhere until I get there!" Chen Xiaobei commanded before jumping onto the Somersault Cloud.
At the cosmetics factory in the outskirts of the city.
The area was bare of people and the field of vision very broad.
Chen Xiaobei had just arrived when he spotted a Hummer SUV sped away from the factory.
"Shit! My enemy is one step ahead!" Chen Xiaobei's face sank. But he did not rush down to stop the car. He stayed in the air, trailing closely.
Since they want to play tricks and play dirty, Chen Xiaobei would amuse them!
...
In the suburbs.
The Hummer entered an abandoned warehouse.
In it were about ten strong men, every one of them was no ordinary Jianghu elites.
But amongst these men was an overdressed, foppish cockscomb.
"Master Yap! She's here!" Two other strong men stepped out of the Hummer. One of them reached into the SUV and pulled a woman out.
"Ms. Lan, we meet again!" The cockscomb approached with a creepy smile on his face. "The last time we met at the airport fog dispersal, I kowtowed to you, remember?"
The woman was none other than Lan Mengcheng.
She raised her head and the pair of bright eyes like Morion quartz stared daggers at the cockscomb. "Yap Tianlin! How dare you lay hands on me! Aren't you afraid that Zhuang Bifan will wage war against you?"
The cockscomb was none other than the young master of the Yap Family, Yap Tianlin.
"Hehe, to tell you the truth, it is actually the Zhuang Family that issued your capture! My father and Zhuang Bifan's father are having a meeting in the Zhuang Family!" Yap Tianlin laughed vilely and licked his lips. "I came all the way here just to see you! Hehehe…"
What do you mean? The Zhuang Family wants me captured? Why?"
Lan Mengcheng felt a pain inside her chest. She understood very clearly that the Zhuang Family would only approach her for one reason: her relationship with Chen Xiaobei was exposed!
If that were the case, then that would mean that Chen Xiaobei was also in danger!
"Let me tell you the truth! We had already done our research on that kid called Chen Xiaobei!" Yap Tianlin sneered. "The both of you had been flirting since university. Even after you were separated when you came to Dragon City, you were in contact! The both of you cuckolded Zhuang Bifan! Tell me, why do you think the Zhuang family ordered your abduction?"
"What? Chen Xiaobei's identity has been exposed?"
Lan Mengcheng's face turned a ghost white.
The thing she worried about most was happening.
"Heh… Instead of Chen Xiaobei, don't you think that you should even more worried about your family?" Yap Tianlin grinned and said, "In three days, the Yap Organization will acquire the whole of Lan Organization! Then, one word from me and your family will lose everything that you own! The Lan family will be broke and homeless!"
"No! You can't do that!" Lan Mengcheng pleaded, "My father has nothing to do with this! Please don't drag my family into this! Punish me! Let me bear the consequences of my actions!"
"Hehe! I was hoping you would say that!" Yap Tianlin licked his lips perversely and smiled. "I didn't have to come today but I did. All so that I could give you a second chance."
"What chance?"
Lan Mengcheng felt uneasy. She could not think straight.
"Take off your clothes and tend to me until I'm satisfied. Then I will not bother your family! Hehehe…"
Yap Tianlin narrowed his eyes, which made him look like a sly weasel, and ogled the beauty standing before him.
Needless to say, even in a situation like this, Lan Mengcheng was a sight to behold!
Her beautifully carved face, her silky soft skin, her dark raven hair, her slim curvaceous figure, and the way the overcoat and black fitted skirt hugged her body—oozing sophistication and poise. Beneath the skirt were a pair of long slender jade legs that were able to excite men even without the accompaniment of a pair of black silk socks.
Yap Tianlin this shithead was a notorious pervert, nicknamed Sex Maniac.
The chance he supposedly offered Lan Mengcheng was nothing but a setup! He had only ill-intentions!
"No way! I will never agree to that!" Lan Mengcheng refused, her tone firm. "If you as much as touch a hair on me, Chen Xiaobei will slaughter you!"
"Heh! Chen Xiaobei is, without a doubt, strong. He can even kill me over and over again with one finger." Yap Tianlin laughed breezily. "But I have you as my insurance! If Xiaobei touches me, I will take you down with me! Even in our afterlife in hell, you will have to serve me! Haha…"
"Don't come near me! I will die before you touch me!" Lan Mengcheng took out a pen from her pocket and pointed the tip at her neck. "I'd rather die than let you use me to blackmail Xiaobei!"
"Oh please! What century is this? You're still trying to act like a dramatic lady?" Yap Tianlin laughed. "You can die for Chen Xiaobei but have you even thought of your family? Your dad, your seventh and eighth aunt, and your eighty-year-old grandmother! Do you want them to die because of you?"
"That…"
Lan Mengcheng's hand shook so hard the pen fell to the ground.
"Mm… It seems like you are still quite filial!" Yap Tianlin wriggled his brows and smiled smugly. "Take off your clothes and pleasure me. I will personally guarantee that I will not kick your father out of Lan Organization!"
"No… Please don't force my hand…"
Lan Mengcheng was in grave despair.
On one hand was her family's wellbeing; on the other was her own body. No matter what she chose, only pain and suffering awaited!
"Stop all this nonsense! I gave you face by letting you take off your clothes but now that you've managed to provoke me, I will rip your clothes off!"
Yap Tianlin pursed his lips. His greedy wolf eyes glued onto Lan Mengcheng like she was a feeble sheep.
"No… No… Please… I beg you…" Caught in this predicament, tears poured from Lan Mengcheng's eyes.
This was just too harsh. Lan Mengcheng could not even bring herself to end her own life.
"You two, get a hold of her! She wasted her chance so I'll just help myself!"
Yap Tianlin unbuttoned his shirt in one swift motion and walked toward Lan Mengcheng.
"Yes, sir!"
The two men grinned and each took hold of Lan Mengcheng. To them, Lan Mengcheng was the ultimate goddess of their dreams. If they could not have her, at least they could take a peek at her naked body. That was good enough for them! They reached out and locked onto her waist and underarm.
BAM!
Suddenly, the roof of the warehouse exploded. A shadow descended and came to a standstill in front of Lan Mengcheng.
Smack!
Smack!
The person said nothing and slapped both men rapidly. The two strong men then flew across the room.
BAM!
BAM!
Like a pair of meteorites, they were thrown ten meters away.
One of their heads burst open like an overripe watermelon.
The other one was impaled by a pile of steel bars. There were about a dozen holes in his body.
Just like that, two strong and vigorous men became two lifeless corpses!
Silence filled the place. It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
"Xiaobei! Xiaobei! You're here!"
Lan Mengcheng was the first to recognize the mysterious man. It was hell a second ago but in a blink of an eye, she was in slap-happy heaven!
Now that things had taken a happy turn, Lan Mengcheng felt her constricted heart ease up.
At the same time, she was so shocked by the two men's deaths that she collapsed.
Chen Xiaobei caught her with one arm and placed her safely on the Somersault Cloud.
He then willed the cloud to soar higher so that the enemy could not reach her.
"Oh my god… What… What the hell is happening…?"
Yap Tianlin and the rest of his men looked as if they had seen a ghost.
"Yap Tianling, your life insurance is gone! How would you like to die? Tell me!" Chen Xiaobei glowered at Yap Tianlin
"I... I don't want to die…"
Yap Tianlin kept backing up and screamed desperately, "Everyone, charge! If you kill this son of a bitch, I will reward you one hundred million! No, ten billion! One hundred billion!"
Charge!"
Clearly, Yap Tianlin's men did not know who Chen Xiaobei was.
At Yap Tianlin's decree, they rushed zealously toward Chen Xiaobei.
These men were not your ordinary bodyguards; they were really good at fighting.
As they ran, swords in their hands, the ground beneath them quivered under their unrelenting stampede. There were only ten of them but it was as if there was an entire troop of soldiers! Swords came in every direction toward Chen Xiaobei, shrouding him. And every strike delivered was lethal! A force like that was enough to reduce an ordinary person into a pile of minced meat!
However, to Chen Xiaobei, it was nothing!
"Since you want to kill me so badly, then I won't hold anything back!"
Using his will, a silver sword rune glinted in his palm.
He then shouted, "Sword! Rise!"
Swish!
The pen that Lan Mengcheng dropped earlier had risen from the floor and was hovering in the air. Then a silver sword appeared within the pen, looming and emanating a sword will.
"What! What kind of black technology is that? How is the pen flying on its own?"
"Why do you care why it can fly? Just finish off that idiot then all our problems will be gone!"
"That's right! He's just another twenty-year-old greenhorn! I doubt he has any more tricks beyond that!"
"Let's take him out! For the sake of Master Yap's reward, we must kill this kid!"
...….
All that was in their minds was the bounty. They did not even blink before storming toward Chen Xiaobie. What they did not know was that the pen was not being controlled by some black technology. It was actually the Lu Dongbin's sword, transforming into a unique divine rune.
"The one that uses the sword will rule the world!"
Chen Xiaobei did not even flinch. It was as if the ten bloodthirsty men surrounding him were nonexistent. He said calmly, "Ancestral Sword Divine Rune allows me to gather all kind of things as swords to kill my enemies!"
"Hey idiot! Are you so scared that you lost your mind? What are you blabbering about? Have a taste of my sword first!" One of the men in the front raised both his arm and charged toward Chen Xiaobei and aimed at his head!
Whoosh!
The sword came down drawing a vigorous wind with it. The force was definitely no lesser than a thousand pounds of force—powerful enough to slice any kind of metal like a piece of butter.
Shinnng!
Just then, that ordinary little pen flew forward and met the sword's blade!
Crack!
Came a crisp sound. The sword was split into two clean halves, as if it had been slit by an extremely sharp object!
"What… What the f*ck… How is that possible…"
The pen broke the sword!
This incredible scene defied logic!
The other men stopped in their tracks. Their mouths ajar. Some of were already questioning life!
"You bunch of idiots! What are you doing standing there? Kill him! Kill Chen Xiaobei for me!" Yap Tianlin snarled.
After he had ordered his men to attack Chen Xiaobei, he ran towards the car, intending to make a quick escape.
Yap Tianlin was aware of how powerful Chen Xiaobei was. He used his men to stall Chen Xiaobei so that he could slip away. Considering that he was willing to sacrifice ten lives for his own, Yap Tianlin was could be considered ruthless and resolute! Unfortunately, he had underestimated Chen Xiaobei!
"If you want to distract me, you'll need ten times the number of men!" Chen Xiaobei ordered, "Kill!"
The ten were still stuck in a state of shock.
Before they could recover, the grim ripper arrived!
Swoosh!
With a piercing scream, the pen sliced through the air like the grim reaper's scythe. It went around in an arc, and swept across all the men's throat!
Fast! Accurate! Ruthless!
The silver of fleeting arc was followed by ten heads plummeting to the ground! And the cut was so sharp that it in one sweep, the ten bodies were not yanked down. Instead, they remained where they were, spurting fresh blood.
Whoosh!
Chen Xiaobei did not slow down. He took a step forward and came face to face with Yap Tianlin.
"My god…"
Yap Tianlin had not expected the dozen men he had handpicked to die so quickly!
He had not yet reached the car door.
"Mr Chen… Big brother Chen… Please… Spare my life…"
Tears streamed down Yap Tianlin's face as he went down on his knees.
He was very much informed of Chen Xiaobei's strength. Even if there were a thousand Yap Tianlin, he still could not be Chen Xiaobei's match. Rendered with no other choice, Yap Tianlin had to beg for mercy!
"Save your breath. Today, you must die!" said Chen Xiaobei. His expression icier than ever.
Yap Tianlin turned a shade of green and said, "Mr. Chen, if you let me go, I will call my father now and tell him to withdraw from the Zhuang family's plan. From today onward, we will have nothing to do with the Zhuangs! Also, don't forget that my father is the richest man in China! You may be powerful but you will not be able to beat my father when it comes to wealth! If you kill me, my father will buy Lan Organization at all costs! He will kick all of the Lans from the board. Kick them out of Lan Organization then mess with them until they die off slowly!"
Chen Xiaobei's glare was icy but he said nothing.
Yap Tianlin thought he had managed to fool Chen Xiaobei so he relaxed a little and said haughtily, "If you let me go, I guarantee that the Yap Family will never interfere with Lan Organization! If you don't, there will be terrible consequences!"
"Consequences? Do you really think that I would be threatened by you?" Chen Xiaobei said coldly, "The one who should be worried about consequences is not me but the Yap Family!"
"Er…"
Yap Tianlin was distressed. But before he could speak, the pen that had just annihilated the dozen of men pierced right through his forehead!
Bam!
Yan Tianlin's body seized and fell to the ground. Dead!
Ding!
[You have eliminated a fourth generation villain! You have been awarded 40,000 merit points!]
It was followed by about a dozen messages. They were also from killing all those powerful goons. It seemed like the dozen of strong men were not good men after all!
Ding!
[You have eliminated a villain! You have been awarded 10,000 merit points!]
Ding!
[You have eliminated a villain…]
Ding!
[You have eliminated a villain…]
Ding!
[Your current merit points is 2,700,000. You need another 300,000 merit points to go to the next level. (Charm: 270,000. Luck: 270,000)!]
This time, Chen Xiaobei did not absorb the blood essence and the souls of the dozen of men. He chose to claim the merit points instead.
He had done so because he had already used up a sum of merit points to purchase the raw ingredients to make Heavenly Dog Biscuits. After killing Yap Tianlin and his men, not only was he able to replenish all of the merit points that he had used, he was able to earn a little extra.
After he had spoken to Xiao Tianquan, Chen Xiaobei discovered that merit points were very important. But it was equally essential to absorb blood essence and souls to power up his Chaos Blood Sword. This created a 'can't have your cake and eat it' problem. Chen Xiaobei could only choose one or the other. That meant that he had to give up one for the other.
But Chen Xiaobei did not make a fuss of it.
Just like health and combat power, Chen Xiaobei was aware that he would need to find a balance between merit points and powering up his Chaos Blood Sword. Since he had just recently used merit points, Chen Xiaobei would need to replenish it first. Before heading for Japan later on, he would need to focus on powering up his Chaos Blood Sword because he would need all the power he had to defeat some mighty enemies.
After the battle in Bei Xuan Faction, the Chaos Blood Sword absorbed hundreds of enemies' blood essence and souls! That included thirty-five Silver-Winged Myrmidons! A single hit from it was equivalent to an 80,000 combat-power attack!
That was definitely a great help.
If you must know, the biggest trump card in Chen Xiaobei's treasure chest was the nuclear bomb he harvested from the US army carriers! This thing could kill a demi-god but it could also tear Chen Xiaobei into a million pieces.
That was why Chen Xiaobei would only choose to use it under life-threatening circumstances! And because of that, Chaos Blood Essence became Chen Xiaobei's second most important trump card! The more power he invested in the Chaos Blood Sword, the more things he could do in Japan.
After he had settled things here, Chen Xiaobei brought Lan Mengcheng back to Bei Xuan Faction.
The truth was exposed. Bei Xuan had become the safest place to be at now.
...
"Crap! I can't get through to Tianlin! I can't get hold of the men sent to kidnap Lan Mengcheng either!"
In the Zhuang household.
Yap Jianming, who had been waiting for news from his son, was overwrought.
"Brother Yap, don't panic." Zhuang Hao comforted, "I have already sent Elder Su to check up on things. He should be arriving at the designated warehouse about now!"
Situ Hengfeng added, "This time, we made sure to keep everything quiet. No one on the outside knew about it. It should be fine!"
Ring!
Ring!
Ring!
Zhuang Hao's phone rang.
"Look! Speak of the devil! It's Elder Su!"
Zhuang Hao smiled and picked up the call.
Elder Su's voice was heard over the phone.
But before he had completed his first sentence, the smile on Zhuang Hao's face stiffened. His pupils contracted and he kept swallowing.
"Master Zhuang! What is it? Why do you look like that…" Yap Jianming's heart pounded in his ears, prompting him to shout, "What the hell happened! Don't scare me like that!"
Situ Hengfeng's face fell. He understood the gravity of the issue and said solemnly, "Master Zhuang! This is critical! What happened there? You must tell us now so that we can figure out a solution!"
Zhuang Hao sucked in a deep breath and said, "Brother Yap, you must ready your heart…"
"What?!" Yap Jianming was no fool. Pasty-faced, he asked shuddering, "Did something happened to Tianlin?"
Yap Tianlin was Yap Jianming's only son. The Yap Family's heir, which had to do with the bloodline of the Yap Family, and most of all, it had to do with the Yap Family's future. He would rather that something bad happen to him than to his son!
"Master Zhuang! Tell us, quick!"
Situ Hengfeng was also on the edge of his seat.
He was entrusted by Yap Tianlin's grandfather to come down from Mount Shu to assist Yap Tianlin.
If anything happened to Yap Tianglin, Situ Hengfeng would not be able to explain himself to his grandfather.
"Master Yap… Master Yap he…" Zhuang Hai drew in a deep breath before announcing, "Master Yap… He is dead. The men we sent to capture Lan Mengcheng are also dead!"
"What?!"
Yap Jianming and Situ Hengfeng shot out of their chairs.
"Who did it? Who is the killer? Who is it?"
Yap Jianming let out a heart-wrenching howl. The veins in his eyes popped.
"They haven't been able to identify the murderer…" Zhuang Hao said helplessly, "But seeing that it was so savagely done, I'm afraid it must be one of Chen Xiaobei's men!"
"How could this be?" Terror washed over Situ Hengfeng. "We had only just come up with the plan this morning! I had only talked about with Master Zhuang over the phone once. There is no way Chen Xiaobei could've known about it!"
"What are you saying?" Zhuang Hao's face scrunched up. "Are you suspecting that I gave our secret away to Chen Xiaobei? Are you out of your mind?"
"Enough!" Yap Jianming thundered, "I want Chen Xiaobei dead! I will stop at nothing! No matter what it takes, I want Chen Xiaobei dead! I want him so ravaged that there is nothing left of him to bury! We'll go ahead and implement the plan to buy Lan Organization immediately! I want everything to be taken away from the Lans! I want their family destroyed and dead! I want to use them as bait to draw Chen Xiaobei out so that we can slaughter him! I want to eat his flesh and drink his blood!" Yap Jianming growled like a man possessed.
When all is said and done, he was the man who was able to secure the position of the richest man in China. The pain of losing his son did not trip him up but inspired his greatest fighting spirit! Yap Jianming wasted no time. He picked up the phone and called his men instructing them to mobilize all the liquidity as quickly as possible and begin implementing his plans.
Both Zhuang Hao and Situ Hengfeng had cooled down and did their best to assist Yap Jianming.
"This time, we will use the simplest, most diabolical way to obtain Lan Organization's shares from the minority shareholders." Yap Jianling said, "As long as I own more than 50% of the share, I will be the commanding chairman and have absolute control of Lan Organization! Then I can take my time toying with the Lan family and kill them off one by one. After that, I can finally finish Chen Xiaobei off!"
"That is a very good plan!" Zhuang Hao agreed. "As long as we have the Lan Family's lives in our hands, then Lan Mengcheng will submit to us! And when Lan Mengcheng submits to us, Chen Xiaobei will follow suit!"
Situ Hengfeng laughed. "You forgot one more thing. Once Chen Xiaobei is out of the picture, we will be the greatest benefactor of Mount Hua Faction, Green Town Faction, and Mount Shu Faction! By that time, we will get to enjoy all kind of good stuff!"
The three men exchanged looks, grinning wickedly at each other.
...
As that was happening, Chen Xiaobei was also on the phone, ordering his men to prepare to face the war.
"Wei Suo! Hurry up and trail the Yap Family's activity in the stock market!"
This time, Chen Xiaobei did not absorb the blood essence and the souls of the dozen of men. He chose to claim the merit points instead.
He had done so because he had already used up a sum of merit points to purchase the raw ingredients to make Heavenly Dog Biscuits. After killing Yap Tianlin and his men, not only was he able to replenish all of the merit points that he had used, he was able to earn a little extra.
After he had spoken to Xiao Tianquan, Chen Xiaobei discovered that merit points were very important. But it was equally essential to absorb blood essence and souls to power up his Chaos Blood Sword. This created a 'can't have your cake and eat it' problem. Chen Xiaobei could only choose one or the other. That meant that he had to give up one for the other.
But Chen Xiaobei did not make a fuss of it.
Just like health and combat power, Chen Xiaobei was aware that he would need to find a balance between merit points and powering up his Chaos Blood Sword. Since he had just recently used merit points, Chen Xiaobei would need to replenish it first. Before heading for Japan later on, he would need to focus on powering up his Chaos Blood Sword because he would need all the power he had to defeat some mighty enemies.
After the battle in Bei Xuan Faction, the Chaos Blood Sword absorbed hundreds of enemies' blood essence and souls! That included thirty-five Silver-Winged Myrmidons! A single hit from it was equivalent to an 80,000 combat-power attack!
That was definitely a great help.
If you must know, the biggest trump card in Chen Xiaobei's treasure chest was the nuclear bomb he harvested from the US army carriers! This thing could kill a demi-god but it could also tear Chen Xiaobei into a million pieces.
That was why Chen Xiaobei would only choose to use it under life-threatening circumstances! And because of that, Chaos Blood Essence became Chen Xiaobei's second most important trump card! The more power he invested in the Chaos Blood Sword, the more things he could do in Japan.
After he had settled things here, Chen Xiaobei brought Lan Mengcheng back to Bei Xuan Faction.
The truth was exposed. Bei Xuan had become the safest place to be at now.
...
"Crap! I can't get through to Tianlin! I can't get hold of the men sent to kidnap Lan Mengcheng either!"
In the Zhuang household.
Yap Jianming, who had been waiting for news from his son, was overwrought.
"Brother Yap, don't panic." Zhuang Hao comforted, "I have already sent Elder Su to check up on things. He should be arriving at the designated warehouse about now!"
Situ Hengfeng added, "This time, we made sure to keep everything quiet. No one on the outside knew about it. It should be fine!"
Ring!
Ring!
Ring!
Zhuang Hao's phone rang.
"Look! Speak of the devil! It's Elder Su!"
Zhuang Hao smiled and picked up the call.
Elder Su's voice was heard over the phone.
But before he had completed his first sentence, the smile on Zhuang Hao's face stiffened. His pupils contracted and he kept swallowing.
"Master Zhuang! What is it? Why do you look like that…" Yap Jianming's heart pounded in his ears, prompting him to shout, "What the hell happened! Don't scare me like that!"
Situ Hengfeng's face fell. He understood the gravity of the issue and said solemnly, "Master Zhuang! This is critical! What happened there? You must tell us now so that we can figure out a solution!"
Zhuang Hao sucked in a deep breath and said, "Brother Yap, you must ready your heart…"
"What?!" Yap Jianming was no fool. Pasty-faced, he asked shuddering, "Did something happened to Tianlin?"
Yap Tianlin was Yap Jianming's only son. The Yap Family's heir, which had to do with the bloodline of the Yap Family, and most of all, it had to do with the Yap Family's future. He would rather that something bad happen to him than to his son!
"Master Zhuang! Tell us, quick!"
Situ Hengfeng was also on the edge of his seat.
He was entrusted by Yap Tianlin's grandfather to come down from Mount Shu to assist Yap Tianlin.
If anything happened to Yap Tianglin, Situ Hengfeng would not be able to explain himself to his grandfather.
"Master Yap… Master Yap he…" Zhuang Hai drew in a deep breath before announcing, "Master Yap… He is dead. The men we sent to capture Lan Mengcheng are also dead!"
"What?!"
Yap Jianming and Situ Hengfeng shot out of their chairs.
"Who did it? Who is the killer? Who is it?"
Yap Jianming let out a heart-wrenching howl. The veins in his eyes popped.
"They haven't been able to identify the murderer…" Zhuang Hao said helplessly, "But seeing that it was so savagely done, I'm afraid it must be one of Chen Xiaobei's men!"
"How could this be?" Terror washed over Situ Hengfeng. "We had only just come up with the plan this morning! I had only talked about with Master Zhuang over the phone once. There is no way Chen Xiaobei could've known about it!"
"What are you saying?" Zhuang Hao's face scrunched up. "Are you suspecting that I gave our secret away to Chen Xiaobei? Are you out of your mind?"
"Enough!" Yap Jianming thundered, "I want Chen Xiaobei dead! I will stop at nothing! No matter what it takes, I want Chen Xiaobei dead! I want him so ravaged that there is nothing left of him to bury! We'll go ahead and implement the plan to buy Lan Organization immediately! I want everything to be taken away from the Lans! I want their family destroyed and dead! I want to use them as bait to draw Chen Xiaobei out so that we can slaughter him! I want to eat his flesh and drink his blood!" Yap Jianming growled like a man possessed.
When all is said and done, he was the man who was able to secure the position of the richest man in China. The pain of losing his son did not trip him up but inspired his greatest fighting spirit! Yap Jianming wasted no time. He picked up the phone and called his men instructing them to mobilize all the liquidity as quickly as possible and begin implementing his plans.
Both Zhuang Hao and Situ Hengfeng had cooled down and did their best to assist Yap Jianming.
"This time, we will use the simplest, most diabolical way to obtain Lan Organization's shares from the minority shareholders." Yap Jianling said, "As long as I own more than 50% of the share, I will be the commanding chairman and have absolute control of Lan Organization! Then I can take my time toying with the Lan family and kill them off one by one. After that, I can finally finish Chen Xiaobei off!"
"That is a very good plan!" Zhuang Hao agreed. "As long as we have the Lan Family's lives in our hands, then Lan Mengcheng will submit to us! And when Lan Mengcheng submits to us, Chen Xiaobei will follow suit!"
Situ Hengfeng laughed. "You forgot one more thing. Once Chen Xiaobei is out of the picture, we will be the greatest benefactor of Mount Hua Faction, Green Town Faction, and Mount Shu Faction! By that time, we will get to enjoy all kind of good stuff!"
The three men exchanged looks, grinning wickedly at each other.
...
As that was happening, Chen Xiaobei was also on the phone, ordering his men to prepare to face the war.
"Wei Suo! Hurry up and trail the Yap Family's activity in the stock market!"
From today onward, I will be bringing the medicines here every day. If all goes well, you will be able to recover fully in half a month." Chen Xiaobei said. " Yu Junmo's body seemed to be very compliant with my medication. He may be able to walk in three to five days."
"Thank you so much Elder Wu! Thank you! The Spiritual Stones we have prepared are all accounted for. They are all here. Please accept this…"
"Elder Wu, please accept these Spiritual Stones… We truly are grateful to you…"
The four idiots expressed their utmost gratitude—they were almost begging Chen Xiaobei to accept the 4,000 Spiritual Stones. Even if they were to be lent 10,000 brains, they would not have guessed that Chen Xiaobei did not even spend a single dime concocting the medicine. It was just a ruse to scam them of their Spiritual Stones!
In fact, in less than three days after receiving the Spiritual Stones, Chen Xiaobei would feed them freshly baked Heavenly Dog Biscuits!
The four idiots were tricked by Chen Xiaobei and they even helped Chen Xiaobei to earn more money.
"Mm, just move the Spiritual Stones to my car." Chen Xiaobei ordered before adding, "I will be going to the treasure vault to fetch some precious medicine. You should all rest."
"Goodbye! Elder Wu!" the four of them hailed in unison, absolutely reverential.
"Zhuang Hao, why don't you come with me? You will pick out the medicines that I ask you to!" said Chen Xiaobei.
The last time they were in the Zhuang's vault, Zhuang Hao took whatever medicine Chen Xiaobei directed him to take. Chen Xiaobei did not touch a single thing inside. After that time, Zhuang Hao had completely dispelled his wariness of Chen Xiaobei stealing. He even spoke well of Chen Xiaobei in front of Zhuang Lao Taijun.
This time, Zhuang Hao wanted to show off his generosity before the others.
"God-grandfather, You are being too polite! Don't you think your grandson trusts you?" Zhuang Hao then proceeded to say, "Why don't you go in on your own. I'm not familiar with the drugs. I would be wasting your time instead."
"You really trust me?"
Chen Xiaobei pretended to hesitate.
"Of course! What grandson doesn't trust in their grandfather?" Zhuang Hao laughed heartily, "You've always told me 'Don't employ anyone you don't trust'. Here is the key to the vault. You may enter as you please!"
"Alright! Oh, I am very pleased that you said that!" Chen Xiaobei nodded and said, "I will be out in half an hour."
Chen Xiaobei then left the mansion.
Chen Xiaobei had only been to the vault once last time but he had a very good sense of direction so he had no trouble finding the vault. He had already seen everything there is to see in the vault—there was an array of exotic treasures enough to fill a museum!
However, there was only one thing that Chen Xiaobei had not seen. And that was the large, golden strongbox that was placed in the innermost part of the vault!
"My poor grandson! I asked you to come with but you refused. So, don't blame your grandfather for opening the box! Hehe…"
Chen Xiaobei chuckled to himself.
He then took out a golden beetle from his pocket to which he commanded, "Xiao'er, bite a hole in the back of the box."
"Alright!"
Xiao'er's eyes lit up. As long as there was something to it, its mood would be exceptionally good.
"Bless me, Buddha! Let it be Spiritual Stones inside! I don't want anything else right now. I just want the stones! A lot of stones…"
Chen Xiaobei was both hopeful and despondent at the same time.
It was no question that Chen Xiaobei really needed the Spiritual Stones. Especially since he would need the Spiritual Qi to concoct Heavenly Dog Biscuit.
Each Heavenly Dog Biscuit required 1,000 Spiritual Stones.
The number of ingredients he had purchased using merit points were able to produce ten pieces of biscuits; which meant that he would need 10,000 Spiritual Stones!
If he was not able to accumulate enough stones, part of the ingredients would be wasted. Previously, he had 3,600 Spiritual Qi in the Green Jade Gourd. Combined with the 4,000 pieces he had just received, he now had 7,600 pieces. He still needed another 2,400 Spiritual Stones to reach 10,000.
If he failed to collect enough stones and wasted the raw ingredients, Chen Xiaobei would be in a pinch.
"Because I had just wiped out a large group of evil men yesterday, my luck has probably increased! One good turn deserves another. I suppose I will not be disappointed… I won't…" Chen Xiaobei consoled himself in this moment of perturbation.
Chomp!
Chomp!
Chomp…
This unlocking mechanism was not an exaggeration! In a matter of seconds, Xiao'er had chewed a large hole at the back of the strongbox!
Plonk…
An immeasurable number of Spiritual Stones came gushing out of the hole, covering every available surface on the ground.
Don't say that the gods deny men of their wishes. This time, god really gave face to Chen Xiaobei!
Based on rough estimation, there were at least 2,000 pieces of Spiritual Stones on the floor.
"What the f*ck! The Zhuangs have so many Spiritual Stones! It looks like I have all the Spiritual Stones I need! Nice! Wahahaha…"
Chen Xiaobei celebrated, his eyes gleaming, like a money-grubber. The number of stones not only satisfied what he needed, it would also solve his problem!
This was just way too good!
Chen Xiaobei did not even think twice before taking out his Green Jade Gourd and harnessed all of the Spiritual Qi until all that was left of the stones were just hollow shells.
"It's enough! I have enough stones!" Chen Xiaobei sensed the gourd's Spiritual Attribute and was exultant. "The were 2,700 Spiritual Stones! After combining it with what I have, I can concoct the ten Heavenly Dog Biscuits and still have 300 stones left! This is sweet!"
"Bro Bei! Come and see this! There's a lot of yummy things inside!" Xiao'er shouted excitedly.
"What is it?" Chen Xiaobei's eyes lit up as he circled to the back of the strongbox.
There was a Green Nebula Ganoderma the size of a child's palm. It was covered in a thick network of cobwebs. It was definitely a mature Ganoderma.
"This is a Green Nebula Ganoderma. I think it's more than a thousand years old! It can be considered as a Spiritual Item!"
Xiao'er was tickled pink.
"Wow! What an unexpected surprise!" Again, Chen Xiaobei exclaimed, "After eating the Water Shattering Dagger the other day, my health had reached 39,000. Who would've guessed that I would be able to acquire another Spiritual Item in such a short period of time! Oh this is way too awesome! Wahaha…"
"That's not right! The Green Nebula Ganoderma is a sort of Spiritual Medicine. It won't enhance your health but it will increase your combat power" Xiao'er explained. "The metal and Spiritual Items that Brother Bei had eaten could be categorized as material that used to craft other items. This type of Spiritual Item is for enhancing health! And this piece of Spiritual Medicine is used to increase one's combat power!"
"I don't care whether it improves combat power or enhances health. As long as it can make me stronger, I will not refuse it! Wahahaha…"
Chen Xiaobei laughed gleefully.
After collecting all the Spiritual Qi into the Green Jade Gourd, Chen Xiaobei grabbed a handful of medicine to deceive Zhuang Bifan. As for the rest of the things in the vault, Chen Xiaobei would not take any for the time being. He would come back for them when it was harvest time!
After he had left the Zhuang's place, Chen Xiaobei hurried back to Bei Xuan Faction and deposited all 10,000 Spiritual Qi into the Green Jade Cauldron.
With the help of Hong Hai'er's Sanmei True Fire, he would be able to concoct all ten of the Heavenly Dog Biscuits in three days.
Some of them would be fed to their enemies and the rest would be kept for Japan!
To invest 10,000 Spiritual Stones was an astronomical figure even for Chen Xiaobei. But it was, without a doubt, very much worth it! The day all of the Heavenly Dog Biscuits were concocted was the day of Chen Xiaobei's harvest!
The following day, Chen Xiaobei did the same and sent medicine to the Zhuangs. Yue Changkong, Su Dongruo, and Xu Changqing's health showed good improvement but they would need to continue their treatments.
Yue Junmo's wound, on the other hand, recovered the fastest. He could already get out of bed and walk for a bit. As Chen Xiaobei's enemies were gradually being restored to health, their trust in him also improved.
When he was returning from the Zhuang Household, Chen Xiaobei got a phone call from Wei Suo.
"Bro Bei! I've gotten all the information you asked for!" Wei Suo reported, "From tomorrow onward, the Yap Family will begin to mobilize a large portion of their liquidity. They are also making an appeal to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to grant them permission to purchase the equity shares from a few of the smaller shareholders of Lan Organization!"
"Mm, that aligns with what I've already known. Go ahead and give me the details!" said Chen Xiaobei.
Wei Suo continued, "According to my calculations, the Yap Family is prepared to buy out three of the Lan Organization shareholders. Once that is done, the Yaps will own 51% of the shares, which makes them the majority shareholders."
"What do you think the three shareholders will do?" Chen Xiaobei asked.
Wei Suo answered in contempt, "The three of them are greedy pieces of shit! The Yaps offered them five times the current share price! They are all rushing to sell off their shares!"
"That's great! It's good that that their love for money is so strong!"
Chen Xiaobei smiled confidently, like he had everything under control.
"Brother Bei, how is that a good thing? Whose side are you on?" Wei Suo sounded worried. "As far as I know, the share transfer may be finalized latest by tomorrow in the Lan Organization Headquarters. Once the contract is signed, the ownership of Lan organization will officially be turned over!"
"Anything that can be solved with money is not a problem. Tell me, do you still think that the minority shareholders greed is not desirable?" Chen Xiaobei laughed unexpectedly.
"Bro Bei, you are a truly remarkable person. I can never really guess what's on your mind." Wei Suo answered sincerely.
"Then you'll just have to wait and see!" Chen Xiaobei said coolly, "Tomorrow, I will make a trip to Green Vine City!"
Back in Bei Xuan Faction.
Lan Mengcheng had been waiting by the door for what seemed like ages.
When she spotted Chen Xiaobei from a distance, she ran frantically to meet him, "Xiaobei! Finally, you're back! Help! Please think of a way to help my family!"
"What is it? Don't panic. Take a deep breath." Chen Xiaobei approached her.
"It's my dad! I just called him… He said that our Lan Organization would be bought over by someone. We will lose everything! And my family will die!" Lan Mengcheng said in between sobs, "When grandmother heard about it, she fell sick! Father has racked his mind for a solution but came to naught except maybe begging the three shareholders! But the under the enticement of the money our enemies offered, the three traitors seemed to have forgotten their family name. They will never side with father! Xiaobei, you must think of something and quick! I only have you to rely on! Only you can help our family…"
La Mengcheng was almost hysterical.
Just the thought of her family's life in danger caused her to break down in tears.
"Silly girl! Don't cry! Have I ever disappointed you?" Chen Xiaobei felt a sting in his heart. He reached over to wipe the tears off her cheeks and soothed, "I've already come up with a plan. You don't have to worry about anything!"
"How… How is that possible…"
Lan Mengcheng looked at Chen Xiaobei in disbelief.
How could he possibly had come up with a plan in just one day? Wasn't that a little farfetched?
"Don't worry. Rest up tonight. Early tomorrow, I will bring you with me to Green Vine City!" Chen Xiaobei assured her calmly. "I promise you that you family will be safe! And I will disfigure all of the Yaps!"
"That…"
Lan Mengcheng was increasingly doubtful.
How could Chen Xiaobei speak of such a massive problem as if it were nothing?
Although she could not bring herself to trust him, she had no choice. Her father, Lan Zhengguo had already racked his brains and she could do nothing herself. She had no other options but to trust Chen Xiaobei!
"Alright… I'll trust you. We'll leave first thing in the morning!"
Lan Mengcheng wiped her tears away and calmed herself down.
Chen Xiaobei merely smiled. Behind his laid-back demeanor lurked a domineering presence that had everything under his control.
Only with absolute certainty could one smile with such repose.
...
Green Vine City.
Lan Organization Headquarters.
By the bed in the CEO's office stood a silver-haired, middle-aged man. His face was weary and drained of color, staring blankly out the window.
No one would have thought that this was the robust, high-spirited man, the richest man in Green Vine, Lan Zhengguo! After receiving the news that his organization would be acquired, Lan Zhengguo had forsaken sleep. All the worrying had turned his jet-black hair into a sorry white. He could not imagine the damages the enemy would wreak once they have gotten their grubby hands on Lan Organization!
The foundation on which generations of Lans had built! The life and death of all the Lans! The future of the tens of thousands of employees!
These three things preoccupied his mind like three gargantuan mountain crushing him.
Standing by the window, with these thoughts running through his mind, Lan Zhengguo felt a strong urge to jump down. But what use would he be if he was dead?
The enemy would do as they pleased and his people would suffer!
Hopelessness was worse than death itself!
No escape, no evading, no way out… Even though a tragedy was coming into view, he could only bear it in silence.
"Master… the men are here. You need to be there as the CEO of the company…" Elder Qin walked in.
His wrinkled face filled with despair.
"Let's go…" said Lan Zhengguo with a heavy heart, and dragged his feet reluctantly to the conference room.
In the conference room.
The seat at the head of the table had already been preoccupied by Yap Jianming.
And while there was a large no-smoking sign stuck on the wall, Yap Jianming huffed and puffed away on a cigar as if to announce that from today onward, the place belonged to him! Sitting right next to him were the three majority shareholders. They were all pot-bellied, and their eyes were thick with greed. One look and you could tell that these were money-grubbing capitalists who would drop a friend at the sight of money!
And next to them were the minority shareholders. The shares they hold were next to insignificant. They were merely there as onlookers. They did not have any say in the matter. More than half of these minority shareholders belonged to the Lan Family. They all looked ghastly; clearly, they had not slept a wink.
Actually, if you think about it, even if the Lan Organization were to be acquired, the Lan Family would still have stakes in the company. The worst that could happen was that they were all kicked out of the board of directors—preventing them from managing the company. They would still receive the annual dividends. They would only lose a small part of their privileges—not enough to cause death!
However, this was no ordinary acquisition!
The Yaps and the Zhuangs worked hand in gloves to nefarious means. They did not acquire the Lan Organization in the hopes of operating it but to take revenge against the Lan Family! Against Chen Xiaobei!
First of all, Lan Mengcheng cheating on Zhuang Bifan was not just a slap in the face—she might as well have stomped on the faces of the Zhuang Family! How could the Zhuangs, one of the four most powerful family in Dragon City's, be humiliated like that?
It would be a miracle if they did not trifle with Lan Family to death!
Secondly, Chen Xiaobei killed Yap Tianlin. Yap Jianming had to avenge his son's death and he would start with the Lan Family!
The plan was to suppress the Lan Family members to the extent where Lan Mengcheng would give in, which meant that Chen Xiaobei would give in too! Once the Lan Organization was in their hands, the Yap and Zhuang Families would join hands, using the most diabolical, most harrowing means to cause pain and suffering to the Lan Family!
It was only a matter of time that their plan would unfold.
Creak!
The door to the conference room opened and Lan Zhengguo walked in, his feet heavy and his face ashen, completely void of life.
"Where do I sit?"
Lan Zhengguo's gaze swept across the room. There was not an empty seat in sight. He could only stand by the door.
"How could you ask such an obvious question? I allowed you to come just for show! Once the contract is signed, I Yap Jianming will be the CEO of Lan Organization!" Yap Jianming said, his tone hostile, "The first I'm going to do when I'm in office is to kick you and all of the Lans out of the board! It will only 2 to 3 minutes only. You should be able to stand for that long."
"Oh…"
Lan Zhengguo felt a stabbing pain in his chest, before falling to the ground unconscious.
"Master!"
Elder Qin quickly ran over to support him.
The Lan Family members who had been watching wore a look of despair on their faces, completely disheartened.
They all knew that ever since Lan Mengcheng's engagement to the Zhuang family, the Lan Family would have a behemoth above them, quashing them. All of them understood that this would not be as simple as being kicked out of the board!
"CEO Lan and all of the Lan family members! Before I take your place, I am giving you one last chance!" Yap Jianming declared. "I heard that Lan Mengcheng is a filial child. If you call her now and ask her to bring Chen Xiaobei with her, I will let you stay on the board! And, I will not bother you!"
"Is that true? Are you telling us the truth?"
"Alright! We'll make the call! We'll call her…"
The Lan family members were clutching at straws. Each of them had taken out their mobiles and dialed Lan Mengcheng's number.
This was exactly what Yap Jianming had hoped for.
Forcing the Lan Family's hand was equivalent to forcing Lan Mengcheng's hand and that, was equivalent to forcing Chen Xiaobei's hand.
"Put down your phones!" Lan Zhengguo suddenly shouted. Body wavering, it took all he had to say, "Don't forget that the people who want us dead is the Zhuang family! If you coerce Lan Mengcheng into coming with Chen Xiaobei, not only will we die, we will also bring harm to her! She has sacrificed so much for this family. You as elders should know your place and act like an elder! I beg you, this time, let's carry our own burden! Don't drag Lan Mengcheng into this!"
Humans are compassionate creatures. After hearing what Lan Zhengguo had to say, the Lans were moved to put down their phones. All these years, Lan Mengcheng had borne the hulking title of 'Zhuang family daughter-in-law' causing her trouble and distress at such a young age! It was all thanks to Lan Mengcheng's forbearance that they were where they were.
Calling her would be despicable!
"What? So no one wants to take the chance?" Yap Jianming's face darkened. "If that's so, then don't come crying for second chances!"
The Lan Family could do nothing but await the cruel fate that awaited them.
"You three!" Yap Jianming swept his frosty gaze across the three majority shareholders and said, "We can now sign the contract!"
Ding ring ring!
Ding ring ring!
Ding ring ring!
Right at that moment, the three shareholders' phone rang as if it had been prearranged. The three men ignored Yap Jianming and immediately picked up their phones, as if there was some kind of emergency.
"Alright! Good! Good! It's a deal!"
"Now? That's great!"
"Yes! The faster the better! Now would be best!"
The three of them very grinning and nodding their heads like a bunch of bobbleheads.
"Huh?"
Yap Jianming suddenly felt uneasy. Something is not right! How could it be so coincidental?
Lan Zhengguo was just as puzzled but he could not think of anything.
After a short while, all three of the shareholders had put down their phones.
"Gentlemen, let's not waste any more time. Let's sign now!"
Yap Jianming hastened, afraid that something had changed.
"I'm sorry, CEO Yap! I won't be signing the contract!"
"I won't either!"
"Me too!"
All three of the shareholders answered one after the other.
"What?!" Yap Jianming nearly fell from his seat.
He was furious.
The plan he had so carefully put together was one signature away from coming into being. And these three idiots suddenly changed their minds? It's like watching porn with his pants down but instead of a beautiful woman, the Calabash appeared instead!
"What? Why did you change your mind?"
Yap Jianming was on the verge of bursting into flames.
"Someone has offered twice the price you offered! Even a fool would know which to choose!" said all three of the shareholders.
"Who did it?" Who dares rob me and Master Zhuang of our business? Does he not want out of the China's trade and commerce?" Yap Jianming asked through gritted teeth.
"That would be me!" replied a blond-haired, blue-eyed young man who had just walked in with two of his lawyers trailing behind him.
Bam!
Yap Jianming slammed the table, his face red. "What the f*ck! Who the hell are you? Why are you butting into my business?"
"Excuse me, can someone spare me a seat?" The white man turned a deaf ear to Yap Jianming and approached the conference table.
"Here… You can have my seat… Please have my seat…"
The three shareholders suddenly turned amenable. They scrambled from their seats, fighting to give the young man their seats.
The young man sat down and said breezily, "Let's sign."
The lawyers who were with them immediately took out the contracts and handed them to the three men.
The Lan Family watched the scene unfold before them, completely flabbergasted. Where did this guy pop out from? He just walked in out of the blue and wanted to acquire Lan Organization? What in the world was happening?
"Sign my ass! I forbid you to sign!" Yap Jianming's eyes were delirious with anger. "This foreigner is a rash and inexperienced fool! Are you planning on becoming retards too?"
"CEO Yap! Watch your words!"
The three shareholders' faces darkened.
"Why should I? Did I say anything wrong?" Yap Jianming shouted hysterically, "We Yaps are a family of successful businessmen! The Zhuangs are politically well-connected. If you sign that contract, you are committing suicide! If you're not retarded then tell me what are you?"
"CEO Yap, let me be frank with you. The person who is being a fool is you! Even if the Yap and Zhuang family were to combine fortunes, it would not even be anywhere near this young master's fortune! We would be retarded not to sign this contract!"
The shareholders took a quick glance at the contract and in a swift motion, penned down their signatures.
"It's… Really signed?"
Lan Zhengguo stared mouth wide opened. The rest of the Lan family members' jaws fell to the ground.
It all happened so quickly.
The table was turned. In a blink of an eye, the reign over the company was handed to the young man who had just shown up three minutes ago! The Yaps and Zhuangs combined would still be secondary to this young man?
Who on earth was he?
Why had he chosen to be involved in the Lan Organization at this exact moment?
Was he openly challenging the Yap and Zhuang family?
"Pfft…."
Yap Jianming's blood curdled.
Procuring the shares these three had to offer up was the most crucial part of their plot!
This was like both Zhuang and Yap family prepared to go on a joyride. The had determined the perfect route and thought that they could arrive at their destination smoothly. But they made a move, the car keys had been taken by someone else!
How depressing!
"Who are you? Who the hell are you?" Yap Jianming pointed his finger at the young man, demanding. "Don't think that just because you have successfully acquired the shares, that you have beaten us! We will still be able to mess with the Lan Family using our wealth and political connections!"
"Mr. Yap Jianming! We can charge you with intimidation for what you have just said!" said one of the lawyers.
"Press charges against me?" Yap Jianming raised his chin and retorted, "Ha! Alright! Go ahead and sue me! Our Yap Family are well connected in this world! I'm not one of those ordinary people that you see on the street! I'll be a dumbass if I'm afraid of you suing me!"
The lawyer snorted derisively and said, "Not to throw cold water on you but you are not even worthy of being our master's grandson!"
Those who were in the conference room were increasingly bewildered at this point.
The Yap family was the richest, most influential family in Dragon City. They had strong and wide connections and were extremely rich! They could be considered as one of the most powerful families in this world!
And this lawyer said that the Yap family would not even qualify to be his master's grandson?!
Who was this Caucasian that his lawyer would say such bold things?
The Lan Family scratched their heads. They could not figure out who his man was.
The son of the president of some country? The son of a tycoon?
In the minds of most people, this was the most this young man could be.
"Motherf*cker! How dare you act in such an arrogant manner in front of me?"
Yap Jianming's guess was no different than most people. He yelled, "Even the president of the United States is afraid of me! And you a lowly lawyer dare look down on us Yaps?"
The lawyer shrugged and said offhandedly, "I don't look down on the Yap Family because they are not even in my field of vision!"
"What did you just say?!"
Yap Jianming was practically foaming at the mouth.
How could a mere lawyer be so conceited?
The young man could not even be bothered to open his mouth and speak, as if Yap Jianming was invisible to him!
The Lan Family were dumbstruck by the entire episode of the fight between two most powerful individuals. They were deeply disturbed and even started doubting life.
Clap!
Clap!
The lawyer clapped his hands and, in an instant, seven men walked in.
They were dressed smartly in suits and wore leather shoes. Judging from their looks, they were obviously those successful businessmen.
"Elder Zhang? Elder Lee? Elder Wang? Why… Why are you here?"
Yap Jianming was confused.
Yap Jianming knew these men. And he knew them all too well.
These men were the seven major shareholders of the Yap Organization. Together, they owned over 60% of the Yap Organization shares!
"Mr. Yap, we've come here to inform you that we've sold all of our shares to this man! From today onward, he is the head of the Yap Organization!"
The seven men stood in a row behind the Caucasian.
In each of their hands was a signed contract. They were definitely not joking.
"Wh... What?"
Yap Jianming looked like he had just been struck by lightning. There a buzz in his head as he slumped back on to the chair, sweat soaking into his collar.
"That… This this this…" the Lan Family were just as taken aback.
The Yaps' majority share was bought over by this young Caucasian. That was to say that this man had just bagged the sizeable Yap Organization like it was just another one of his toys.
Also, since the beginning, the young man showed no sentiment.
It was then they realized that the lawyer was not blowing his young master's horn but was telling the truth!
"Who… Who are you, really?" Yap Jianming turned a chalk white. He looked nervously at the young man, with a pained look on his face and his right hand clutching his chest.
The members of the Lan Family turned to look at the young man.
First, the Lans then the Yaps!
None of them recognized this man.
Still ignoring Yap Jianming, the young man turned to look at Lan Zhengguo and said pleasantly, "Let me introduce myself. My name Focker Rothschild!"
Rothschild?!
Everyone, including Yap Jianming and Lan Zhengguo inhaled sharply.
If you were to ask the people on the street who Rothchild was, it would not be surprising that if they had never even heard of the name.
But those who were in the conference room were all seasoned old hands in the business sector. To them, the name Rothschild was one that was highly esteemed! Even if none of them met even him before, they had heard of the Rothschild's reputation as the world's most affluent family of tycoons! They were legendary!
Their family controlled the Federal Reserve; they could skew the global economy as they pleased!
The private properties they owned dotted across the world totaled up to 5 trillion USD!
There was even a rumor in Jianghu that the family was serving a demigod!
To put in plainly, this family's power was equivalent to that of China's top ancient faction!
Now it all became clear!
Why were the Lan and Yap Organizations bought over so casually as if one was buying a toy?
Why had the shareholders signed the contract so willingly?
Why was the Yap family said not to be worthy of even being their grandson?
That was because of Rothschild!
That was the answer!
"Hack! Hack hack… Hack…"
Yap Jianming's chest tightened and his heart burned. He gripped his chest as he coughed blood into his hands.
His son was gone; his plans to avenge him had retaliated. Right now, the Yap Family's decades of legacy was eradicated!
Yap Jiangming felt a stabbing pain his chest. He wished he was dead!
Facing a behemoth such as Rothschild, Yap Jianming's situation mirrored that of Lan Zhengguo's just a while ago.
No escape, no way out. He could do nothing but bear the grievances!
Yap Jianming was tormented by something worse than pain—despair!
"Why? M… Master Focker… Why are you doing this to my family? We have never had any discord between us…" said Yap Jianling, as blood trickled down the corners of his mouth. He looked ten years older with his ashen face and absent gaze.
Focker looked the other way as if Yap Jianming had not spoken.
On Paradise Island, even those who were a hundred times more powerful than Yap Jianming might not even be able to talk to Focker. It was only a given that he was ignored.
"Ma… Master Focker… I am Lan Zhangguo from the Lan Family. May I ask why you want to acquire our organization?"
Lan Zhengguo was aware that he may also be ignored but he asked anyway, for the sake of his family.
The members of the Lan Family waited, their hearts pounding, terrified that they had escaped Yap's claws only to fall into Focker's den.
"Uncle Lan, don't worry. Come and take a seat!"
Who would have imagined that Focker broke into an affectionate smile and got up from his seat to help Lan Zhengguo to the seat next to his.
Uncle Lan?
Yap Jianling's face scrunched up at this. Focker acted like he was non-existent but he called Lan Zhengguo uncle? What gave?
"I'm not…worthy…"
Lan Zhengguo stiffened, afraid to sit.
"Uncle Lan! If you don't sit, I will be punished!"
Focker put his arm on Lan Zhengguo's shoulder and eased him onto the chair.
"I…" Lan Zhengguo was speechless.
Those who were with him were just as speechless.
Why did the imperious Focker keep calling him Uncle Lan?
Why would the noble Focker be punished?
Could it be that Lan Zhengguo had friendly relations with the elders of the Rothschild family?
But Lan Zhengguo was only a rich man from a random city, a world away from Yap Jianming. How could he possibly know the Rothschilds personally?
None of them had the answer.
Even Lan Zhengguo himself was thrown.
"All of you! Bring the contracts to me!" Focker ordered.
The seven Yap Organization shareholders and the three Lan Organization shareholders placed the signed contract before Lan Zhengguo.
"What…what is this?" Lan Zhengguo was shell-shocked.
"The 'buyer's' signature is left blank. Once you've signed your name, you will have full authority over the Lan and Yap organization!"
Focker smiled and handed him a pen.
"Am I… am I dreaming?" Lan Zhengguo was terror-struck.
The others watched, goggle-eyed and open-mouthed.
Focker had just bought over two sizeable organizations. Before he could even warm his pockets with them, he was already gifting them to Lan Zhengguo!
Were they just toys to him?
That was crazy! Things had just taken another turn!
"Uncle Lan, you're not dreaming. Here, sign it now. If don't sign it before my big brother comes, he'll punish me!"
With both hands, Focker handed the pen over to Lan Zhengguo.
"May… I ask who Master Focker's… Big brother is? Does he know me?"
Lan Zhengguo's hands shook.
To Lan Zhengguo, Focker was already a formidable figure! What more Focker's big brother?
Creak!
The knob on the door turned.
"My big brother is here! Uncle Lan, take a look for yourself!"
Focker smiled.
Lan Zhangguo swallowed hard and quickly got up from his seat.
The others did the same. Their heart thumping and their eyes alert, excited yet afraid. They held their breaths.
The door was pushed open.
A good-looking couple walked in, side by side.
"Mengcheng? Why are you here?"
The members of the Lan Family immediately recognized the woman.
"Dad!"
Tears spilled from Lan Mengcheng's already reddened eyes. She ran into her father's arm, crying.
"No… Why did you come back? I told you to hide in Dragon City. You're walking right into a trap!" Lan Zhengguo rubbed his daughter's head, troubled. Then he turned his attention to the man who had walked in with her.
"Xiaobei! Why have you come also? The both of you are in grave danger! Why didn't you keep her away?" Lan Zhengguo questioned.
What Lan Zhengguo did not know was that the Chen Xiaobei today was not afraid of facing danger!
"You little piece of shit! How dare you show your face here! You killed my son! I want revenge…"
Yap Jianming threw himself at Chen Xiaobei.
Smack!
Focker reached out and struck Yap Jianming on the face.
Whoosh!
Yap Jianming flew across the room and hit the wall with a loud thud. His head was badly injured and his teeth, along with some blood poured from his mouth. He could not even stand.
"He is my big brother!"
Focker pointed with his thumb, and enunciated each word clearly, "Bro! Bei!"
What? Brother Bei?" Lan Zhengguo, Yao Jianming, and everyone else were dumbstruck.
Focker Rothschild addressed this twenty-year-old Chinese kid as his big brother!
It was absolutely mind-blowing!
"Fock… Master Focker… Are you kidding?"
Lan Zhengguo could not believe his ears. The last time Chen Xiaobei had requested to be seated on the same level as Lan Zhengguo, everyone else had thought that it was the world's biggest joke. He found it hard to believe that Chen Xiaobei had become Focker's big brother!
"The contract is in front of you. How could this be a joke?" Focker smiled and said, "This is all Bro Bei's doing. He wants to protect the Lan family and he wants to eliminate the Yaps! As long as you sign the contract, all of your family's problems will be solved!"
Lan Zhengguo gulped, bombarded by a rush of emotions. He remembered how he had looked down on Chen Xiaobei, and was against Xiaobei relationship with his daughter.
Who knew that the saying, never look down on someone that is young as they might outdo themselves in the future, had just come true! Today, Lan Zhengguo could only look up to Chen Xiaobei. He even felt like he was no match for him.
"What a heroic young man!"
Elder Qin, who was nicknamed Stone Buddha, trembled in Chen Xiaobei presence as he looked at him with awe. This young man had once told him that he only had to ask if he needed anything. Elder Qin had merely smiled, thinking why would he ever need the help of a weak young man? He had never thought that this young man would save the Lan Family at their most desperate time of need! He had saved them from eventual doom!
The Lans were saved!
In Elder Qin's heart, this young man was worthy of the title 'Hero'!
"He… He is from Green Vine University. The Chen Xiaobei who was secretly dating Mengcheng?"
"My goodness… how did he become Master Focker's big brother?"
"Luckily, our Mengcheng has a good eye. She managed to lock her eyes on this dragon when he was in his most difficult time!"
"Yeah! Now that Chen Xiaobei has become someone influential. Mengcheng is very blessed and our family also benefits from that…"
The Lan Family sighed internally, looking at Chen Xiaobei like he was their beloved son-in-law. They were absolutely pleased with him.
"Uncle Lan, go ahead and sign the contract." Chen Xiaobei smiled.
Chen Xiaobei did not even mention the things that happened in the past. It was to protect Lan Zhengguo's status in the family.
"I can't sign these contracts…" Lan Zhengguo said, "You've already neutralized danger for us. We are very grateful for that! You bought these equity contracts with money. How could I accept this?"
"Uncle Lan, I don't know anything about doing business and I don't have time to manage such a large organization. Just take it as you're helping me when you sign this contract!"
"Then you should sign it and then appoint me to manage!" Lan Zhengguo would not budge. "I will never mix up my personal and business matters! This is my personal principal! If you don't believe me, then ask every one of my family here! Even if we're a family, we need to maintain professionalism!"
Lan Zhengguo was a man of principle. He was firm about keeping business interest separate from private interest. For that, his family respected him. His employees respected him.
"Alright. If that's the case, I'll sign it."
Chen Xiaobei did not force Lan Zhengguo to cave. He would eventually pass on the power to Lan Zhengguo. The signing was merely a formality.
"You can't sign! I… I forbid you to sign!" shouted Yap Jianming, who had just recovered from the slap. "Chen Xiaobei! Give me back my son! Give me back my Yap Organization shares! Give me back…"
"Shut the f*ck up!" Chen Xiaobei said coldly, "How did your son die? How did you lose Yap Organization? You brought this upon yourself!"
"You… I…"
The whites of Yap Jianming were bloodshot and the veins on his forehead popped.
He brought it upon himself!
If Yap Tianling had not kidnapped Lan Mengcheng, he would not have died.
If Yap Jianming did not acquire Lan Mengcheng, he would not have lost Yap Organization!
Yap Jianming knew that Chen Xiaobei was merely stating a fact. He could not refute Chen Xiaobei and felt extremely remorseful!
If only he had known…
"I brought it upon myself…"
Yap Jianming was filled with so much regret, so much despair that he repeated those words like a retard.
"Focker, order your men to arrest him!" Chen Xiaobei directed.
"Yes!" Focker clapped and, immediately, two of his bodyguards grabbed hold of Yap Jianming and escorted him out.
"Uncle Lan, I've signed the contract. Now, I am officially appointing you as the Chief Executive Officer of both organizations. You will make the final decisions. You don't have to run anything through me!" Chen Xiaobei put down his pen and said, "There is only one thing I want to be done: the first thing you must do once you are appointed, is to kick all of the Yap Family members out of Yap Organization!"
'I understand!" Lan Zhengguo was a seasoned businessman. He knew what he had to do.
"Alright. There are things I need to attend to in Dragon City. I will take my leave now." Chen Xiaobei smiled and said, "Let Mengcheng stay. She has not been with her family for a long time. Let her spend time with her grandmother! Once everything is ready, move to Dragon City. We'll meet there!"
"Alright!" Lan Zhengguo nodded.
"Xiaobei! What are going to do there?" Lan Mengcheng asked, concerned.
"I'm going to give Dragon City a good spring-cleaning so that it'll be ready for your family to live in!"
Chen Xiaobei gave her an enigmatic smile.
"Spring-cleaning?" Lan Mengcheng looked quizzically at Chen Xiaobei.
"Don't worry about that. We'll meet again!" Chen Xiaobei smiled and then walked out of the conference room with Focker.
"Focker, how much money was spent?" Chen Xaiobei asked.
'According to the market value, 51% of the Lan Family's shares which is worth 150 billion RMB; 60% of the Yap family's shares which is worth 6000 billion worth!"
Then Focker added, "But these two acquisitions were very special. The fruit of our victory was paid in cash! The actual amount spent on the Lans was 300 billion, and on the Yaps, 9000 billion."
"That means that you've used 9300 billion RMB?" Chen Xiaobei asked, "Will the Rothschilds pursue the whereabouts of the money?"