A dozen minutes later, Ji Tianyi called Luan Jiping, informing her of the room number booked at Jinse Teahouse.
In the private room on the eighth floor of Jinse Teahouse, a gentle breeze blew through a scene of miniature bridges and flowing water, accompanied by melodious and lingering music.
Ji Tianyi sat opposite Luan Jiping, watching her expertly brew tea. Beads of sweat slowly appeared on his forehead.
"Old Ji, is it very hot in here?" Luan Jiping asked, putting down the kettle with a brilliant smile.
"No, not hot," Ji Tianyi replied, wiping the sweat from his brow.
After preparing the tea and placing a cup before Ji Tianyi, Luan Jiping said, "Old Ji, your brother barging into Xinglin Caotang with his men was wrong. If I hadn't been there, my brother would have already killed him."
Although Ji Tianyi was not well acquainted with Long Xiao, he knew quite a bit about Long Xiao's situation.
After two groups of people from the Long family were killed by Long Xiao, no one dared to provoke him again. Gu Jikou Gorou had twice brought in experts from the island nation, only for them to fall into Long Xiao's hands.
According to the analysis of Ji family experts, Long Xiao's strength was at least at the intermediate Earth realm, possibly higher.
In Donghai, the intermediate Earth realm was already rare, and the peak Earth realm was even scarcer.
Although Jingkou Minglang had brought many Earth realm experts, they were now all injured, with severed limbs, and were hospitalized. It was still unknown if their limbs could be reattached.
Ji Tianyi knew that Luan Jiping was not lying. If Ji Tianhu had aggressively led his men into Xinglin Caotang, Long Xiao could indeed have killed them all.
Matters of the martial world are resolved within the martial world. As long as such incidents are not widely publicized, no one generally intervenes.
"Thank you, Sister Luan," Ji Tianyi said softly.
"Old Ji, I've saved your brother and nephew's lives now, but how am I supposed to explain this to my brother? Have you considered that?"
Ji Tianyi looked up at Luan Jiping and said, "Sister Luan, how about I give money? How much do you think is appropriate?"
"With me here, do you think my brother lacks money?" Luan Jiping asked.
It wouldn't be difficult for the Ji family to come up with several hundred million yuan. Besides that, the Ji family had nothing else to offer Long Xiao.
"Sister Luan, please help me think of a way. What can I compensate Long Xiao with so that he will be satisfied?" Ji Tianyi asked.
Luan Jiping took a sip of tea, slowly put down the teacup, and said, "How about this? My brother has opened quite a few pharmaceutical factories recently. Why don't you give him your Ji family's pharmaceutical factories?"
Giving up two pharmaceutical factories would not be a significant loss for the Ji family. Ji Tianyi immediately nodded in agreement.
Seeing Ji Tianyi agree so readily, Luan Jiping added, "Is Long Nian still with the Ji family?"
Ji Tianyi shook his head and said, "Long Nian bought a manor in Xishan and moved away long ago. I haven't seen him for a few days and don't know his current situation."
"If Long Nian isn't here, it's difficult. Do you know Long Nian?" Luan Jiping asked.
Ji Tianyi shook his head and said, "I only know that he is from the Long family in the capital. I don't know the specifics."
"In that case, I can't make the decision. Your brother wanted to kill my brother. Giving him only two pharmaceutical factories, he definitely won't let your brother and nephew off easily."
Before Ji Tianyi could say anything more, Luan Jiping stood up and said, "I'll go ask my brother what he thinks. You go back first and wait for my news."
Without waiting for Ji Tianyi's reply, Luan Jiping turned and walked out.
It was difficult to find fault with an old fox like Ji Tianhu. Now that she had captured him and his son, Luan Jiping would not let him off so easily.
Luan Jiping made a phone call to inform Long Xiao of the situation. Long Xiao indeed needed money, but using someone like Ji Tianhu for money was a bit of overkill.
"Sister, what do you think about this matter?" Long Xiao asked.
"Brother, I want to use this opportunity to completely subdue the Ji family."
"Sister, you understand the Ji family's situation," Long Xiao asked.
Luan Jiping informed Long Xiao that Ji Tianhu had two brothers. Besides Ji Tianyi, he had a third brother, Ji Tianxiong.
Due to ideological differences, Ji Tianxiong had been squeezed out of the Ji family by his two brothers and had been developing his influence overseas, where he was quite powerful.
A year or two ago, there were rumors that Ji Tianxiong had disappeared. If Ji Tianxiong could be found and brought back to Donghai to inherit the Ji family's business, even if the Ji family wouldn't completely submit, they could become a usable force.
"Sister, do you have any news about Ji Tianxiong?"
"Not yet. I plan to detain Ji Tianhu and Ji Cheng for now. The other members of the Ji family will be interrogated and then released. Once we have news of Ji Tianxiong and he returns to Donghai, then Ji Tianhu will be released."
"Sister, please handle this matter as you see fit. No matter how it's resolved, the Ji family will no longer pose a threat to me."
After ending the call, just as Long Xiao was about to rest, Sun Sizhu walked in with a smile.
"Long Xiao, I'm back," Sun Sizhu said, opening his bag and taking out a document.
Long Xiao knew that Sun Sizhu was holding the paternity test results.
Long Xiao took the document, opened it, and asked, "Sun Yaowang, does my grandfather know?"
Sun Sizhu nodded and said, "He knew long ago. He's very happy and wants to see you as soon as possible."
Long Xiao thought for a moment and shook his head. "I don't want to return to the Long family yet."
Sun Sizhu smiled and said, "Your grandfather thinks the same way. Your identity will not be publicly announced until the matter of your parents' disappearance is clarified."
"Then in what capacity should I meet my grandfather?" Long Xiao asked.
"Not just the capacity, you'll need to disguise yourself. You look too much like your father. The moment you show your face at the Long family, everyone will know what's going on without any explanation."
"When should I go to see my grandfather?" Long Xiao asked.
Sun Sizhu told Long Xiao that the tenth of next month was his grandfather's birthday. Long Xiao could use this opportunity to visit him and wish him a happy birthday.
With half a month to prepare, he nodded and said, "Alright, let's go back around the eighth or ninth of next month."
Regarding his identity as a member of the Long family, Long Xiao couldn't tell Lin Xuan yet. He would need to find a suitable reason to leave Donghai.
Having decided to go to the capital next month, Long Xiao called Ye Xiao and asked her to gather some information about the Long family to prepare in advance.
In Donghai, Long Xiao had the support of a large force when facing problems. In the capital, Long Xiao would be alone, so he had to proceed with caution.
Over the next two days, Long Xiao began preparations for his trip to the capital.
In order to accumulate more vital energy, Long Xiao called Su Guoqiang and Jiang Ming separately, asking them to find him a batch of aged medicinal herbs and deliver them to Donghai as soon as possible.
Unable to obtain yin energy, Long Xiao had to prepare a batch of medicinal herbs to absorb the vital energy contained in precious herbs using his 'Dragon Swallowing the Seas' technique.
Luan Jiping had sent people to inquire about Ji Tianxiong's whereabouts, but after two days, there was still no news.
Among the people arrested from the Ji family, apart from Ji Tianhu and Ji Cheng, everyone else was interrogated one by one and then released. From their testimonies, Luan Jiping learned that Ji Tianxiong had a daughter in the capital.