Yang Chen detected the jealousy in Uncle Zhuo's voice and couldn't help but laugh, "Uncle Zhuo, once you've finished your business here, I'll send someone to pick you up."

Elder Zhuo chuckled right away, "No need, no need. It doesn't matter if I go or not. I'm too old to be fussing about."

The director heard this and couldn't help but pout, "Just go if you want to. You're just being contrary!"

Elder Zhuo glared at the director, "You old man, why aren't you leaving yet!"

Watching the two elders bicker, Yang Chen cracked a helpless smile.

In the end, the director still followed Yang Chen back.

The plane landed at 10 PM in Ancheng.

They rested one night at First-Grade Kingdom.

The next day, Yang Chen prepared breakfast for everyone.

The director got up early and saw a big group of people.

"Xueqing, so you're with Xiaochen," the director said in a bit of surprise.

Although he had heard from Chen Siyan that Wei Xueqing came to Ancheng, he hadn't expected her to be living with Yang Chen.

This could easily lead to misunderstandings.

Perceiving the insinuation in the director's words, Wei Xueqing blushed and said, "I'm currently managing the company for Yang Chen, so I've always been in Ancheng."

"Oh, oh!" The director felt a bit awkward and smiled, looking at Chen Siyan, "You little girl, Ningchuan has so many things to handle, how did you end up here too?"

Chen Siyan stuck out her tongue and said, "Hee-hee, I'm on vacation!"

The director glared at Chen Siyan, "The company in Ningchuan has so many issues, and you're thinking of a vacation, neglecting the orphanage?"

Chen Siyan immediately pouted, "Director, you're biased. You treat my brother so well and scold me the moment you see me. I've worked for so long and just wanted a vacation. Can't I take a break?"

"You girl!" The director was equally helpless.

Meng Po stood up, looking a bit nervous, "Um... uncle or grandfather?"

Meng Po looked nervously at Yang Chen.

Yang Chen thought for a moment, "Call him director."

Given the director's age, he could be considered a grandfather to a dozen people.

But the director raised Yang Chen like a father, so Yang Chen never called him uncle or grandfather; always the director.

Plus, Yang Chen acknowledged Elder Zhuo as his godfather, so it was hard to distinguish the generations, so they simply didn't.

Hearing this, Meng Po nodded with a smile, "Hello, Director. I'm Meng Po, my master's disciple."

"Master?" The director looked at Yang Chen.

Yang Chen explained, "She's been training with me, so she's kind of my disciple."

"Oh, oh! Nice to meet you! Which country are you from?" The director looked at Meng Po with her striking foreign features yet remarkably beautiful.

Meng Po replied, "I'm from the Northern Federation, but... I'm currently a citizen of no nation, following my master wherever he goes."

"Oh, oh! Well then... that's good! Very good!" The director chuckled and gestured, "Sit down, don't be afraid. Your Flame Country language is excellent, I wouldn't have guessed you're a foreigner."

"It's all thanks to my master," Meng Po said.

The director laughed heartily, praising Meng Po's way with words.

After breakfast, Wei Xueqing went to work because Nine Venerables Group is pressuring them intensely, constantly acting up, making it quite a headache.

Chen Siyan dragged Jianfeng to go shopping, fearing being criticized.

Finally, only Yang Chen, the director, and Meng Po were left.

The director looked at Yang Chen and said, "Alright, spill it. Why did you call me here?"

Yang Chen couldn't help but smile bitterly.

As the saying goes, the older ginger is indeed spicier. Even though the director hadn't said anything, he already saw through Yang Chen's hidden troubles.

Yang Chen still couldn't find the words to explain the matter.

"Please enjoy Ancheng for a couple of days. I'll have someone accompany you," Yang Chen said.

The director felt strange because Yang Chen had never been like this, hesitating and indecisive, speaking so haltingly; unwilling to clarify.

However, he believed Yang Chen must have a reason, and when it's time to tell him, he'll say so; hence he didn't press further.

The director was led away and went to tour around Ancheng.

Ancheng is an old city, with several families having centuries of history, offering plenty of sites to explore with a rich historical atmosphere.

After the director left, Meng Po looked at Yang Chen, "Recently, a lot of moves have been made by Nine Venerables targeting our Longyu Group, and even Baisheng Real Estate has been dragged into trouble."

Yang Chen furrowed his brow, "Did we sign the cooperation agreement with Baisheng Real Estate?"

"Not yet," Meng Po replied, "I thought we were waiting for you to make a decision."

"Hmm!" Yang Chen nodded slightly.

Regarding Baisheng, Yang Chen still hadn't figured out how to deal with them. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

"As for the Xiang family, we sent people to investigate, but couldn't gather any information. It's like the entire Xiang family ceased all operations with no appearances. We used drones to observe—no one left the premises all day, it's very strange!" Meng Po said.

Yang Chen nodded slightly, "Where are Zhang Shaoting and Zhang Qicheng?"

"In the basement next door, too afraid to come out; truly bizarre. Whenever they step outside, something falls from above, or freak accidents occur—life-threatening incidents. It's as if they're cursed. So, they've stopped coming out altogether. We send them meals daily, not even daring to arm them, fearing accidental discharge."

Yang Chen chuckled helplessly, "It's gotten that bad?"

Meng Po nodded, sighing, "Now they're even scared the building will collapse, asking us to send them to the air-raid shelter."

Yang Chen smiled wryly, waving his hand, "No need. Take me to them."

"Sure!"

Meng Po led Yang Chen to the villa next door, down to the basement.

The basement was specially reinforced, likely to remain intact even if the building collapsed.

Inside, Zhang Shaoting and Zhang Qicheng saw Yang Chen and immediately approached, excitedly saying, "Brother Chen!"

"Young Master Yang!"

"You're finally back!"

The two were thrilled, for their savior had appeared!

No, it should be their savior uncle!

Given the current circumstances, only Yang Chen could rescue them.

"Don't rush," Yang Chen saw their excitement and soothed them, "Speak slowly, don't get worked up."

Zhang Shaoting said, "It's all Xiang Xingyu! They deceived us out of the protective heart armor and shifted all the curses to us! We were perfectly fine with the armor, but once it was taken, the situation intensified!"

Yang Chen nodded slightly, indicating the protective armor indeed had its value.

"Did they promise to rid your family of the curse?" Yang Chen asked.

"Yes! They said they could ensure our Zhang family's peace forever, so we gave them the armor, for we never want anything to do with tomb raiding again!" Zhang Shaoting said angrily.

Yang Chen nodded slightly, "Rest assured, I'll help you resolve this!"

When helping others, help them to the fullest; when sending Buddha, send them to the west. Elder Zhang has already passed away, Yang Chen won't just stand by and watch the Zhang family fall apart!