After resting at a service area for a while, Long Xiao removed his mask, changed his clothes, and got back on the road.
Driving for over ten hours, Long Xiao and his group finally entered Donghai around ten in the morning.
Long Xiao handed the car keys to Xiao Ming and said, "You drive. Head to the Donghai Grand Hotel."
"Brother Long, are you really going?" Xiao Ming asked worriedly.
"I have to. I need to see who dares to threaten me using my wife."
Xiao Ming drove while Long Xiao reclined his seat to rest for a bit.
The car stopped at the entrance of the Donghai Grand Hotel. Long Xiao called Lin Xuan and learned that she had already arrived. He hurried out of the car and walked in.
The banquet hall of the Donghai Grand Hotel had become an ocean of flowers. Various roses were arranged all around. A group of stylishly dressed young men and women surrounded a young man in an expensive suit.
Lin Xuan, her face pale, stood at the entrance of the banquet hall. She was waiting for Long Xiao to appear.
Not far behind Lin Xuan stood Luan Jiping, Elder Xiao, Ban Jianghong, and Luo Tianshui.
Opposite them stood a middle-aged man, Long Nian, and a group of people behind him.
"Lin Xuan, my love for you..."
The young man walked up to Lin Xuan, knelt on one knee, and opened the box containing the engagement ring.
"Pei Yuquan, didn't I tell you long ago that I have a husband?"
"You can divorce him."
"As the eldest young master of the Pei family, marrying a divorced woman will make you a laughingstock."
"I don't care. As long as I can be with you, I don't care about anything else."
Long Xiao walked into the banquet hall and stood beside Lin Xuan, saying, "I care."
Upon seeing Long Xiao's arrival, Pei Yuquan's eyes lit up with joy. He said, "You care? What right do you have to care? What can you give Lin Xuan?"
"Whatever she wants, I can give. But you can't."
"Why do you say I can't?" Pei Yuquan picked up the ring from the box and said, "I can give Lin Xuan happiness. This diamond ring alone costs fifty million. Do you, a pauper, have that?"
Long Xiao reached out and grabbed the ring. Pei Yuquan tried to dodge, but it was no use.
The ring was in Long Xiao's hand. Long Xiao looked at it, rubbed his hands together, and the diamond ring turned into powder, falling to the ground.
"A diamond ring? You call this a diamond ring? It's fake, isn't it?" Long Xiao said with a smile.
"You dare to destroy my diamond ring, damn it! We're not done!"
Pei Yuquan lunged at Long Xiao with his arms flailing. Long Xiao immediately kicked him in the stomach.
With a bang, Pei Yuquan was sent flying and landed on the ground, rolling seven or eight meters before stopping.
"Long Xiao, you dare to hit Young Master Pei! You're finished!" Xiao Hui pointed at Long Xiao from a distance.
As soon as Xiao Hui finished speaking, Long Xiao appeared in front of him. A loud slap echoed, sending Xiao Hui spinning a few times before he face-planted onto the ground.
Before the bleeding Xiao Hui could even get up, Long Xiao's foot landed on his leg.
A scream erupted as Xiao Hui's leg broke again.
"Your leg shouldn't have healed. Go back and rest. I'm doing this for your own good," Long Xiao said with a smile.
Seeing Long Xiao's sharp gaze, Xiao Hui felt a chill. Long Xiao had changed, completely changed. He was no longer the Long Xiao they could bully at will.
Just as Long Xiao was about to step back to Lin Xuan's side, he felt a cold wind strike. He shifted his stance, dodging an attack from behind.
An old man with a sallow complexion and graying hair stood opposite Long Xiao, a slight smile on his face.
"They say you, Long Xiao, are audacious and reckless. I'd like to see today who gave you the guts to lay a hand on Young Master Pei," the old man said coldly.
Long Xiao walked over to Lin Xuan and said, "Wife, you go home first. I'll handle things here."
"Long Xiao, they've isolated Xuan Xiao Group and Lin's Group. All our factories have stopped production, and our goods can't be shipped out. I was forced to come here."
"Don't worry, wife. With me here, nothing is a problem."
Long Xiao wanted Lin Xuan to leave quickly, as he was worried they might use her to threaten him.
"You want to leave? You can't leave here until you agree to marry me," Pei Yuquan said coldly.
Long Xiao looked at Pei Yuquan and said, "Don't think just because you're a Pei that I won't dare to kill you."
Pei Yuquan, frightened, immediately hid behind the yellow-faced old man, nervously watching Long Xiao.
"With me here, no one will dare to harm you," the yellow-faced old man said.
Long Nian stepped forward and said, "Don't worry, Young Master Pei, our Long family supports you."
Following Long Nian were two middle-aged men dressed in similar attire.
Fighting was inevitable today. Long Xiao glanced at Xiao Ming and Luo Tianshui and said, "Wife, go to Xiao Ming. He'll protect you."
"Long Xiao, are you preparing to..."
"Don't worry, wife. When I was young, my old man and I traveled all over the place. What haven't we seen or fought? They are no match for me."
"Long Xiao, don't fight them. Call the police."
Long Xiao shook his head and said, "Calling the police won't solve the problem. This matter has to be settled sooner or later."
Long Xiao waved his hand. Luo Tianshui stepped forward and quickly pulled Lin Xuan back. Two middle-aged men from the group that had been standing with Long Nian stepped out and blocked the door, obstructing Luo Tianshui's path.
Long Xiao raised his hand and said, "Knife."
Xiao Ming pulled a Black Iron cleaver from his backpack and threw it to Long Xiao.
Long Xiao caught the Black Iron cleaver and said in a chilling voice, "Whoever dares to touch my wife, I will annihilate his entire family."
Long Xiao's voice was bone-chilling. Those with lower cultivation among the onlookers couldn't help but shiver.
Just as Long Xiao was about to make his move, an old man appeared at the entrance of the banquet hall, carrying a dark coffin.
"Anyone who dares to touch Long Xiao is crossing me, Nangong Fu."
Nangong Fu walked into the hall and slammed the coffin to the ground with a loud thud.
"Our Ji family supports Long Xiao."
"Our Ji family will protect Long Xiao with our lives."
Following the voices, Ji Dahai and Ji Yinghui entered the banquet hall.
The middle-aged man who had been standing silently saw Ji Dahai and Ji Yinghui appear and let out a cold snort. "With just you, you dare to contend with our Long family."
"Long Jiutian, you're behind all of this, aren't you?" Ji Dahai looked at the middle-aged man and said.
"Behind it? I wouldn't say that. My son comes to Donghai to develop his career, and you all gang up to bully him. And you have the nerve to talk about me being behind things."
"Coming to Donghai to develop his career? You have the nerve to say Long Nian is here to develop his career. Do you not know what despicable things he's done in Donghai?"
Following the voice, Luo Tianshen appeared with Lu Ying. Behind them were Bao Erhu, Bao Tie, Lu Tiankui, Xue Dayun, and over a dozen experts from various families.
"The way our Long family does things doesn't require an outsider like you to dictate. Long Xiao dared to offend our Long family, so he must die today."
"Since that's the case, fine. Then let's have a fight to the death today," Luo Tianshen said with a cold snort.
Just as everyone was about to make a move, the sound of police sirens rang out. Soon, a group of fully armed police officers rushed into the banquet hall.
Lu Tianxing, dressed in a police uniform, walked into the banquet hall with a cold expression. "We received a report of a disturbance. Everyone will be taken back to the police station for investigation. Those who do not cooperate can be shot and killed."
Although matters of the martial world were often settled among themselves, with the police involved, no one dared to make a move anymore.
The two sides gradually left the banquet hall. Long Xiao put away his cleaver and prepared to leave. Long Jiutian said, "Long Xiao, I'll be waiting for you at my manor in Xishan tonight. This matter must be settled."
Long Xiao nodded without hesitation and said, "You're eager to die, I'll grant you your wish."