"Chu Mengyao, do you know, ever since I was old enough to understand, no one has ever dared to ask me to leave. You're the first," Jin Zaixing sneered coldly. "These small families in small cities are truly laughable. Do they think that by climbing to the position of Jinhe's foremost family, they can be on equal footing with our first-rate families in the capital?"
"They are nothing but frogs in a well," Jin Zaixing said.
"Mr. Jin, our Chu family's hospitality dictates that if you respect me, I will respect you. If you don't respect me, I have no reason to respect you. Although we are a small family, dignity is never bestowed by others; it is earned by ourselves," Chu Mengyao stated very seriously.
"Is that so? Then today I will tell you that your Chu family's dignity is decided by my Jin family," Jin Zaixing said.
"Old Qin, smash her office for me," Jin Zaixing said to the burly man behind him. "The office of the head of Chu Corporation is smashed right before his eyes. Soon, news will spread that Chu Corporation is facing various difficulties. I'd like to see where you get your dignity from then."
After speaking, the person behind Jin Zaixing moved.
Chu Mengyao glanced back at Huangfu Yujia, who nodded at her. Only then did Chu Mengyao dare to breathe a sigh of relief.
Jin Zaixing saw that Chu Mengyao wasn't showing the panic he expected, and was even very calm. He thought he was mistaken and rubbed his eyes.
"Hiss—"
"Ah—"
The next second, a scream came from the burly man. Chu Mengyao and Jin Zaixing turned their heads simultaneously. The burly man's right hand was pierced by a flying dagger, and blood dripped onto the floor.
Before he could react, Huangfu Yujia appeared in front of the burly man. The burly man immediately flew backward, crashing heavily against the wall.
Jin Zaixing swallowed hard. The scene he had expected did not appear, and his heart sank. He wondered what was going on.
Huangfu Yujia slowly walked towards Jin Zaixing, another flying dagger appearing in his hand.
"You… you… you don't come any closer, I… I am the second young master of the Jin family," Jin Zaixing stammered.
"Old Qin! Old Qin! What are you doing? Hurry up and deal with this b****!" Jin Zaixing turned and shouted at the burly man. The burly man also tried to get up, but Huangfu Yujia's blow had incapacitated him, making him feel as if his internal organs had shifted.
Jin Zaixing saw that he couldn't rely on the burly man and turned to look at Huangfu Yujia.
"You, you, you, don't come any closer. I… I can… give you money, lots and lots of money. As long as you serve our Jin family, you will enjoy wealth and glory forever," sweat broke out on Jin Zaixing's forehead.
"Patriarch Jin, you think too shallowly of me," Huangfu Yujia sneered and walked up to Jin Zaixing.
Outside the office, the receptionist kept looking towards the office, worried about what Jin Zaixing might do to Chu Mengyao.
"Bang—"
Just then, the office door opened, and two people flew out, landing face down on the ground.
The receptionist couldn't believe her eyes. The ones being thrown out were Jin Zaixing and the person he brought with him. That was the third young master of a first-rate family!
"What are you looking at? Believe it or not, I'll gouge your eyes out!" Jin Zaixing glared at the receptionist, then carried the burly man and left in disgrace.
In the office, Chu Mengyao said to Huangfu Yujia, "Thank you."
"It's nothing. I was entrusted to do so. Since I need to protect you, I must keep my word," Huangfu Yujia replied.
"However, your method just now was quite good," Chu Mengyao took out her phone. An A4 paper was on the desk.
The A4 paper contained a written guarantee from Jin Zaixing under duress and temptation from Huangfu Yujia, and the phone contained a video recording of it.
"Although these big families value their reputation, it was still written by Jin Zaixing. He doesn't represent the entire Jin family," Chu Mengyao pondered for a moment and analyzed.
"With these, we have some leverage. It may not solve the problem completely, but it will serve its purpose," Huangfu Yujia said.
Chu Mengyao nodded and put away the two items.
Xiangshan Villa.
Ye Bufan sat cross-legged in the villa, completely refining the remaining Heart of the Banyan Tree.
Slowly opening his eyes, Ye Bufan moved slightly, and his whole body made a "creaking" sound.
"Hoo—" Ye Bufan exhaled a turbid breath and opened his eyes, feeling that his perception of the spiritual energy between heaven and earth had become much clearer.
"Foundation Establishment mid-stage!"
Ye Bufan threw a punch at the air. The sound of the breaking air contained the power of lightning, emitting bursts of thunder.
"Great!" But soon Ye Bufan's expression became very gloomy. "Without the Heart of the Banyan Tree, I don't know when I'll be able to break through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment."
As Ye Bufan was contemplating if there was any method to speed up his cultivation, Zhu Zizhen walked in from the door.
"Master," Zhu Zizhen bowed to Ye Bufan with a fist salute.
"How is it?" Ye Bufan asked.
Over the past few days, Ye Bufan had taught Zhu Zizhen the method of refining the Marrow Cleansing Pill. Zhu Zizhen had been continuously learning and refining in the room prepared by Ye Bufan.
Zhu Zizhen took out three dark pills from his pocket.
"Master, I've made three," Zhu Zizhen said.
Ye Bufan nodded and said, "This is the first time you've successfully made pills. Having three is already very good. The quality is just a little lacking."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Zizhen laughed like a child.
Then, Ye Bufan used his suction palm to draw Zhu Zizhen's pills into his hand and felt their medicinal properties. Three Marrow Cleansing Pills, one high-grade and two medium-grade. For someone like Zhu Zizhen, who had studied traditional Chinese medicine for so many years, this was considered very good.
"Give these three pills to Mengyao. She knows what to do next," Ye Bufan instructed.
"Okay, I'll deliver them to Auntie Teacher right away," Zhu Zizhen grinned and turned to leave. Ye Bufan was stunned for a second, then his face turned red.
On the other side, Jin Zaixing returned to the Jin family in Jinhe, looking dejected. As soon as he entered, he bumped into Jin Yucheng.
"Yo! Cousin, in such a hurry, where are you coming from?" Jin Yucheng said with a lazy look, embracing two girls.
"Get lost." Jin Zaixing roared at Jin Yucheng and rushed into the room where Jin Sihuan was.
"Why are you back alone? Where is Old Qin?" Jin Sihuan asked.
"Don't mention it." Jin Zaixing recounted to Jin Sihuan what had happened in Chu Mengyao's office.
"Audacious!" Jin Sihuan slammed the table, overturning it.
"Well done, Chu family. Well done, Chu Mengyao," Jin Sihuan narrowed his eyes. "It seems that the Chu family has a master protecting them."
"Have the three people who assassinated Ye Bufan returned?" Jin Zaixing asked.
Jin Sihuan shook his head. All of this was beyond his expectations.
"Brother, so what if there's a martial artist? I can use our influence to directly stop all business for the Chu family and cut off their financial resources," Jin Zaixing said.
Jin Sihuan nodded…