"Alright, Jin Nan, I’ll go see Ruoyun. But if you’re arranging a place for us to stay, you have to include Mr. Yang," Chen Baixiang said to Jin Nan.

"Alright, no problem. A friend of Miss Chen is a friend of ours!"

Jin Nan had no choice but to agree. Just who is this Yang Qi? How can he make even the normally proud and arrogant Chen Baixiang so respectful and obedient? I just can’t understand it.

"Miss Chen, spare us! We... we’ll never do it again!" Tang Fei wasn’t a fool. He realized Chen Baixiang’s identity was far from simple, so he immediately began to beg for mercy.

"Who said anything about taking your life? You still owe me ten million, and don’t forget that Porsche. Since you’re unwilling to hand it over, you can pay me its value in cash. Let’s say fifteen million.

"No, on second thought, you had dishonorable intentions toward me tonight. I won’t ask for much—just five million for my emotional distress. Otherwise, I’ll go tell City Lord Jin and let him settle this for me," Chen Baixiang said with a smile.

"Don’t! I’ll pay! I’ll pay! I promise I’ll pay!" Tang Fei cried out. He steeled himself. He would rather hand over all his savings than die.

At this point, Jiang Shan and the others were dying of regret. Who could have imagined that Chen Baixiang’s status was so distinguished? She’s apparently a friend of Jin Zizhen’s only daughter, Jin Ruoyun! And according to Jin Nan, her grandfather was Jin Zizhen’s life-saving benefactor. We actually offended someone with connections like that? We were courting death. If you have such a high status, why dress so plainly? Isn’t that just deliberately baiting people? It’s outrageous!

"Pay the money now, or I’ll send you to the river to feed the fish!" Jin Nan said coldly.

"Young Master Tang, aren’t you a young master of the Tang Family? Why do they dare treat you this way?" a girl asked tremulously.

"Young Master of the Tang Family?" Jin Nan glanced at Tang Fei and sneered. "From a side branch, I presume? I’ve met the actual heirs of the Sea City Tang Family, and they’re nothing like you. You’re pathetic. Besides, so what if you really were a Tang Family heir? This is Three Prefectures Town! Even if the top ten families of Sea City came here and angered us, they’d still be finished. Who the hell do you think you are, using the Tang Family’s name to scare people?"

"No, no, no! I never said I was a Tang Family heir! I’m just from a side branch, really!" Tang Fei was on the verge of tears. He knew full well that in Three Prefectures Town, the Tang Family name was useless, especially when you’d caused trouble.

Soon, twenty million was transferred from Tang Fei’s account to Chen Baixiang’s. Only then did she finally smile. "Scram. Get lost and don’t let me see you again."

Tang Fei and the others fled as if they had been granted amnesty, scrambling away.

Yang Qi remained silent, but the murderous intent in his eyes never faded. The others can be spared, but Tang Fei must die. He didn’t mention it, merely out of respect for Chen Baixiang. He also wanted to avoid offending Jin Zizhen. With his current Combat Power, he was likely no match for the man. That guy is definitely far stronger than Mitsuhide Kamishiro. Causing trouble here is just asking for a beating.

"Let’s go, you two. I’ll take you to a safe place to stay," Jin Nan said, glancing at Yang Qi.

"Alright," Yang Qi agreed. He didn’t refuse, as he also wanted to avoid any more trouble. Staying in a secure location would prevent further incidents and save him the effort of having to act.

「On the other side」

Tang Fei’s expression was incredibly grim. "Dammit, how could I be so unlucky? Of all people, I had to run into his granddaughter!" 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"Darling, do you know who that woman is?" Jiang Shan asked curiously.

"Yes. She’s from the Chen Family, one of the Four Gates and Six Families of Jiangnan Prefecture. She’s the granddaughter of Chen Guo. Chen Guo is a famous doctor in Jingnan Prefecture with superb Medical Skills and a distinguished family background. Although they aren’t as prominent as our Tang Family from Sea City, I’m just from a side branch. I can’t compare to her at all," Tang Fei sighed. "If I had known who she was, I never would have provoked her."

Hearing this, Jiang Shan and the others were stunned. If she was the granddaughter of Chen Guo, she was undoubtedly a major figure. The thought that they had flaunted their wealth in front of her now seemed utterly foolish.

SLAP!

Tang Fei suddenly struck Jiang Shan across the face. "You bitch! Didn’t you say Yang Qi went bankrupt and became a good-for-nothing? Then why is he with Miss Chen? This is all your fault, you bitch! If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have lost so much money, been humiliated, and almost been killed!"

Jiang Shan felt deeply wronged. You’re the one who thought she was pretty and wanted to chase her. How is this my fault? But as much as she wanted to say it, she didn’t dare. She couldn’t afford to offend Tang Fei.

Jiang Shan wept. "Darling, I had no idea either! After Yang Qi’s company went bankrupt, the rumors were that he was just scraping by. Who knew he’d latch onto such an important person? Could he have become a kept man? He is pretty handsome, after all."

"That must be it," Tang Fei mused. "That guy is handsome, even more so than me. I can’t believe Miss Chen is into pretty boys."

He was furious. I may not be as handsome as Yang Qi, but I have more status and money than he does! Are all these rich young ladies brain-dead? Why would they choose a guy like that? What can he possibly give them?

Jiang Shan was even more dismayed. To think that Yang Qi managed to get ahead by latching onto a woman. I wanted to teach him a lesson, but the whole thing blew up in my face.

"By the way, why haven’t we heard from Yagyu Youya?" Tang Fei suddenly asked. "It’s been too long; this isn’t right!"

"His phone is unreachable. Do you think he was taken care of by the people from the City Lord Mansion?" Jiang Shan asked worriedly. "This is Three Prefectures Town, after all. They certainly wouldn’t approve of us making a move here, especially since Chen Baixiang was involved."

Tang Fei frowned. That’s probably what happened. He took a deep breath and said, "No one is to say a word about Yagyu Youya. We’ll pretend we never knew him. Otherwise, we’re all dead!"

"Can’t we just leave now?" Jiang Shan asked, genuinely terrified.

"Leave now? I haven’t even completed the task my father gave me. Why would I leave? Besides, we paid a toll of 500,000 just to get in here. I’m not letting that go to waste. We are attending that auction," Tang Fei said coldly.

「In the car」

Yang Qi glanced at Chen Baixiang, puzzled. "What do you need so much money for?"

"I’m going to start a business!" Chen Baixiang declared proudly. "I plan to establish a National Medicine Protection Association, but I need startup capital! Through this association, I’m going to train several exploration teams to find ancient National Medicine texts. We’ll protect them so our country’s medical experts can study and learn from them.

"I want our National Medicine to break out of the Dragon Country and be known throughout the world!"