"What happened?"
Tang Xinyu turned her head and could see the anxious look hidden beneath the old servant's delighted expression.
The old servant glanced at Li Yang, his expression hesitant, unsure whether to speak. "This..."
"Just say it. This is my boyfriend, Li Yang. My father and second uncle both know him. He's family. Anything I can know, he should know too," Tang Xinyu said immediately.
The old servant was greatly surprised, not expecting the man before him to be the young lady's boyfriend.
Seeing Li Yang's ordinary attire, he had assumed he was a chauffeur!
Now that he understood, he immediately said, "Yes, young lady. Seventh Master has just returned."
"What is he back for?" Tang Xinyu's expression changed immediately.
Li Yang asked, "Judging by your expression, this Seventh Master is probably not a good character."
"He's definitely not a good person," the old servant readily agreed. "Back when the Tang family was at a critical juncture, Seventh Master suddenly turned traitor, attempting to seize control of the family from First Master and Second Master. However, he was apprehended by them and ultimately expelled from the family."
"Is that right, young lady?"
"That's right," Tang Xinyu nodded. The old servant had a high seniority in their household, so it was normal for him to know some of the Tang family's secrets.
"I was less than ten years old then. He wanted to trick me into becoming a hostage to threaten my father and second uncle. But his plan was foiled; my second uncle discovered it in advance, so he didn't succeed."
"His return this time is definitely for no good reason."
"In that case, we should go in quickly and see what's happening," Li Yang suggested.
Since Tang Xinyu had said they were family, he couldn't stand by if the Tang family was in trouble.
Tang Xinyu said with a solemn expression, "Yes, let's go. If I'm not mistaken, they should be in my father's study at this hour."
"The young lady's prediction is accurate; they are indeed in First Master's study," the old servant nodded immediately and hurried them along.
As they reached the study door, they heard a man inside sneering, "Hmph hmph hmph. Eldest brother, second brother, when you drove me out of the Tang family back then, did you ever imagine that one day you would have to beg me for mercy to survive?"
"Yes, I never imagined it. I'm asking you, for the sake of our shared Tang surname and the blood flowing in our veins, to show some leniency, can you?" Tang Hucheng could endure any humiliation for the sake of the family's grand enterprise.
Chairman Tang's face was grim. Clenching his fists, he said, "You've merely tasted a moment of success! Since you still call me Eldest Brother, I shall call you Seventh Brother."
"We spared you back then. Now that the Tang family is in trouble, what do you have to say?"
"As I said, Eldest Brother, as long as you kneel and kowtow to me, and then crawl between my legs, and hand over eighty percent of the Tang family's assets, I will spare you," the Tang family's Seventh Master said triumphantly.
"Otherwise, the Situ family will soon make their move, eliminating you all in one go. You'll have no chance of survival."
"We'd rather die than be humiliated like this by you!" Chairman Tang was enraged. He grabbed a porcelain vase and hurled it at him.
"As for you, you despicable scoundrel, get out immediately! As long as I am here, I have the final say, even the Situ family doesn't matter!"
"You!"
Seeing the porcelain vase flying towards him, Tang family's Seventh Master dodged in a panic, but his face was still grazed, leaving a wound.
He raised his hand to touch the wound on his face, smearing a bit of blood. His face instantly turned extremely grim. "Good, good, good. You refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. You don't want to live well."
"Then I, Tang Yilong, will grant your wish!"
"Guards, break their legs."
"Presumptuous! This is our Tang family, and it's not your place for your thugs to run rampant!" Chairman Tang roared.
Tang Hucheng could no longer tolerate it. "Even if our Tang family is finished, we will beat you, you ungrateful wretch, to death before that!"
"Everyone, come over and beat this scoundrel to death!"
"Yes, Second Master!" The Tang family's security personnel immediately rushed forward.
However, Tang Yilong showed no sign of panic. He merely glanced at the few thugs beside him and then sneered, "Don't kill these two directly. I want to torment them slowly, to let them know how I've lived these past ten years!"
"Yes, Mr. Tang!" The thugs nodded and then advanced towards the Tang family's security guards.
Chairman Tang and Tang Hucheng were somewhat surprised. With only these few people, how could they still dare to be so arrogant when they were surrounded by over a hundred of our bodyguards?
The next moment, they saw several of the thugs' muscles bulge suddenly. Then, with a single punch, they sent several Tang family bodyguards flying!
With a loud crash, several Tang family bodyguards screamed as they were sent flying!
Such immense strength!
Such terrifying fists!
No wonder Tang Yilong dared to return to the Tang family to threaten them with only seven or eight people. It turned out that those accompanying him were all top-tier combat experts.
In just a few rounds, the hundred-plus Tang family bodyguards, like a wall made of tofu, offered no resistance and were easily torn open, with the attackers heading straight for Tang Hucheng and Chairman Tang!
"Hahaha!" Tang Yilong laughed triumphantly. "Remember, don't kill them too quickly. I want to play with them slowly!"
"Understood, Mr. Tang." A thug with a prominent forehead nodded, lifted a foot, and was about to kick Tang Hucheng's leg, followed by the other leg, or perhaps his hands.
In any case, Tang Hucheng would be tortured to death.
As the opponent's foot came crashing down, Tang Hucheng wanted to dodge but was already powerless. He could only watch as the opponent's foot drew closer and closer to his leg.
With a scream, Tang Yilong's triumphant expression suddenly vanished. His eyes held a cold glint as he looked at a young man who had suddenly appeared.
"Who are you, kid? Don't meddle in other people's business."
"This is my family's business, not someone else's," the young man said with a smile.
Tang Hucheng and Chairman Tang were startled and exclaimed, "Mr. Li?"
"How are you two doing?" Li Yang asked, turning his head.
Tang Hucheng shook his head and said, "I'm fine."
"Quickly take Xinyu and get out of here!" Seeing his daughter had also returned, Chairman Tang's face turned pale, and he shouted urgently.
He didn't mind his own misfortune, but if his daughter were to suffer as well, he couldn't accept it.
Tang Yilong turned his head and his eyes lit up. "Is this your daughter?"