During the conversation, Yang Tao turned to look at the man in black kneeling on the ground beside him, his disdain becoming increasingly obvious.
In the winter of Jiangzhou City, the temperature only gets truly low at night. This person was covered in frost and must have waited here all night.
What abilities could a person have who brings such subordinates to talk business with me?
"Do you even know who you're speaking to right now?"
The man in black's expression darkened slightly, but he remained kneeling.
"Who? An idiot who says he wants to pay ten times the price to buy Green Willow Villa!"
Yang Tao couldn't stand this pompous tone. He pulled out his phone and dialed, "Hey, Biaozi?! Come to Green Willow Villa now! Some asshole is fucking with me. Bring your guys over and take care of him, dump him into the river."
Without waiting for a response, Yang Tao hung up the phone, cursing, "Damn bad luck! I had arranged for a bunch of people to come and see what kind of big shot he was, turns out to be some crazy bumpkin!"
No sooner had Yang Tao finished speaking, a few luxury cars arrived.
The car doors opened, and a group of young men came out.
"Yang Tao, you said there was a sucker willing to pay ten times the price for Green Willow Villa, right? Where is he?"
As the group arrived and looked around, someone asked.
"Don't even mention it! Bad luck! You won't be seeing any big shots today, but there'll be a good show for you to watch in a bit."
Yang Tao glared at Ye Xiao, who had already pushed open the villa gate and walked in, and said coldly.
Without his permission, Ye Xiao had gone into the villa.
But that was no longer important. In Yang Tao's eyes, Ye Xiao was already a dead man.
The moment Ye Xiao's stride took him through the gate, peach blossoms that shouldn't have bloomed in this season quietly burst forth, and the petals spread all over the sky as the cold wind blew.
"No one knows where he has gone, but the peach blossoms still smile in the spring breeze."
Ye Xiao sighed softly.
The peach trees were in full bloom, but the old friend was no longer there.
"Get up."
Ye Xiao knew it wasn't the shadow's fault, he had done his best.
"Boss! It's my fault that I didn't..."
"I told you to get up."
"Yes..."
After a while, Ye Xiao walked out of the villa and casually closed the gate behind him.
"Before I find my foster father, no one is allowed to step foot in here."
"Yes."
The shadow responded respectfully.
"No one is allowed to step foot in here? You really think this place is yours? Even if you did have the money now, I wouldn't agree to sell! "
Yang Tao immediately turned around, seeing the indifferent look on Ye Xiao's face which he found increasingly irritating.
Ye Xiao gave off the impression he was somewhat nobler than himself, never acknowledging Yang Tao or even giving him a glance from beginning to end.
At that moment, several vans arrived and parked. Nearly a dozen burly men led by a bald man got out.
"Young Master Yang, isn't this the third time this month? Shouldn't the price be adjusted?"
Smiling but not quite smiling, Liu Biao walked up to Yang Tao, following his gaze with a hint of curiosity in his eyes.
Had he seen this person somewhere before?
His gaze was not on Ye Xiao standing in front of the villa gate on the stairway; rather, it was on the shadow dressed in black not far away.
This feeling of blending into the surroundings and the skinny figure led Liu Biao to be sure he'd seen this person before. His memory was so vivid he could recognize him just by the silhouette.
"Prices are negotiable. You just have to make sure I'm satisfied with the job,"
Yang Tao waved casually, pointing towards Ye Xiao and the shadow not far away, "These two people, go break their arms and legs, cut their tongues, gouge out their eyes, tie them to rocks and throw them into the river."
Such ruthless actions, even for Liu Biao who is in this line of work, were somewhat chilling to hear.
"Young Master Yang, that's some deep hatred, isn't it? Is it really necessary?"
"Necessary? I'm going to show this asshole what happens when he doesn't take me seriously today!" Yang Tao said, glancing at the youths who also seemed stunned by his words, "What do you think?"
"Young Master Yang makes sense!"
"Yes, yes, yes!"
...
Being in the same circle as Yang Tao, they all came from well-off families and knew Yang Tao felt he had lost face today, especially with that bumpkin acting all high and mighty—no wonder he was so angry.
In the end, Yang Tao asked them, also displaying the posture of the Jiangzhou City's number one wealthy Yang Family!
"Biaozi, raise the price by five times and do it now!"
These rich kids' response pleased Yang Tao immensely, his demeanor proud as he looked towards Liu Biao and his men.
But, even after some time had passed since he spoke, he didn't see Liu Biao make a move.
"Biaozi?"
Yang Tao called out again.
However, at this moment, Liu Biao could no longer hear any sound.
In the bitter cold of winter, a bone-chilling wind swept through, making him shiver as his clothes had been soaked with sweat.
Because...
The shadow had already turned around!
"It's been three years since we last parted, hasn't it?"
Unlike the conversation with Ye Xiao, the shadow's words were very calm, void of any emotion.
"Yes..."
Liu Biao raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, his voice trembling as he answered.
He was grateful that he hadn't acted.
This was the wisest decision he had ever made in his life!
The man before him was the same man who, three years ago, had single-handedly stormed into the Main Altar of Dragon Tiger Gate and slaughtered all its top brass in one night!
Back then, when Liu Biao was just a small fry, he had witnessed that day with his own eyes.
The reason he had survived until today was not because of the shadow's mercy, but because at that time, he wasn't even worthy of being killed by the shadow!
"Very impressive, eh?"
Slap!
Those four words scared Liu Biao so much that he shuddered and knelt to the ground; his knees hit the cold steps, making a sound of bones cracking.
The shadow laughed!
That year, with a single smile, the entire high-ranking officers of Dragon Tiger Gate, twenty-eight people, perished overnight!
To this day, the extermination of the Dragon Tiger Gate's hierarchy was a topic that changed the color of conversations in Jiangzhou City!
This event also established the world's number one assassin - The Shadow!
"Lord Shadow, you jest, I... a lowlife like me has no might to speak of..."
Liu Biao curled up on the ground, like a quail frightened out of its wits.
This scene, witnessed by those present, even a fool could understand what it meant.
The young men around Yang Tao looked shocked, unable to believe it.
Yang Tao was stunned for a moment, his complexion turning somewhat pale.
He had a transactional relationship with Liu Biao, but he also knew what kind of person Liu Biao was.
In three years, he could go from a small-time thug to a big brother; Liu Biao's tactics were far from ordinary.
But...
Watching Liu Biao's continuously trembling body curled up on the ground, Yang Tao's palms also began to sweat.
Lord Shadow?
A thought gradually surfaced in his mind, but he immediately dismissed it.
The number one assassin, The Shadow, how could he possibly come to a backwater place like Jiangzhou City?
And moreover, kneel down so humbly before a young man the same age as Yang Tao?
"Lord Shadow? You couldn't possibly be the number one assassin Shadow, could you?"
Yang Tao laughed nervously, his smile stiff, the corner of his mouth twitching, his speech somewhat incoherent.