"Hmph!"
"Truly a lion with a wide mouth, such arrogance!"
"How dare you speak to my Baoyao Pavilion in such a manner?"
Upon hearing Yan Ruohai's voice, Yuan Qingshan was almost angered to laughter.
He hadn't expected Yan Ruohai to be so audacious.
Not only did he come alone to cause trouble on his turf, but now he shamelessly declared that if he wasn't allowed to select people, his trial medicine assembly wouldn't proceed.
Did he really think his Baoyao Pavilion was a pushover?
"Guards, throw this fellow out!"
"Let him regain his senses!"
As soon as the words fell, four burly men in employee uniforms stepped out from behind Yuan Qingshan.
Just as they were about to escort Yan Ruohai out, their path was blocked by another group that rushed out from the crowd.
"Why is Pavilion Master Yuan in such a hurry!"
"He, Yan Ruohai, is not qualified!"
"Does our Zhao family have the qualification?"
The crowd, hearing the voice, all turned their heads.
They saw a gap forcefully being created in the noisy throng.
Then, a young man dressed in a very trendy fashion slowly walked in from that opening.
The young man, as he entered the crowd, completely ignored Yuan Qingshan's grim expression.
Instead, he began to casually size up the pretty shop assistants behind Yuan Qingshan who were holding the medicinal pills.
This arrogant display instantly enraged Yuan Qingshan.
"Zhao Ritian!"
"Don't think that just because your father is now the head of the Zhao family, you can act with impunity!"
"Let alone you!"
"Even your father, Zhao Kuijiu, has no right to be arrogant in front of me!"
"You, a second-generation heir, dare to come to my territory and cause trouble!"
"Are you truly not afraid of inciting a war between your Zhao clan and my Baoyao Pavilion?"
"A war?"
"Oh my, Pavilion Master Yuan, you've scared me to death!"
"My Zhao family is so large, and we have many things to fear!"
"The only thing we've never feared is war!"
"What, do you want to try today?"
To Yuan Qingshan's words, Zhao Ritian not only showed no restraint.
Instead, he became even more overbearing.
"You..."
Seeing Zhao Ritian's unyielding attitude, Yuan Qingshan was also extremely annoyed.
However, despite his words, he still lacked the courage to make a decisive move for war with the Zhao family.
After all, the Zhao family was not like Yan Ruohai; he could easily deal with Yan Ruohai in minutes.
But getting rid of a triad family like the Zhao clan, whose business was in drugs, was not that simple.
Moreover, it was rumored that the Zhao family also kept a team of mercenaries.
Although Baoyao Pavilion's overall strength was greater than the Zhao family's, their essence was still that of merchants.
If they, a family that rose through commerce, were to compete in force with the desperate thugs of the Zhao family.
It would be truly difficult to say who would win or lose.
Furthermore, Baoyao Pavilion was not solely under his control; above him were some old fogies who held power.
To expect those pedantic and stubborn old men to go to war with the Zhao family was basically akin to a fool's dream!
"Are you from the Zhao family?"
Just as Yuan Qingshan was in a difficult predicament.
A familiar voice came from outside the crowd, interrupting their confrontation.
"Who's speaking?"
"That's right, this young master is the renowned Zhao Ritian of the Zhao family!"
"May I ask who wishes to give this young master some pointers?"
Hearing the voice, Zhao Ritian turned his head and scanned the crowd.
But he could not identify who was speaking to him.
"Then it's settled!"
"Since you are from the Zhao family, you're not leaving today!"
"Slap!"
Soon, that cold voice came again, and before Zhao Ritian could react.
A palm print suddenly appeared out of thin air on his face.
This was not all; perhaps the person who hit him used a bit too much force.
The moment the palm print appeared on Zhao Ritian's right cheek, his body involuntarily flew towards the sky on his left.
He then fell heavily outside the crowd.
"Young Master Zhao!"
"Brother Tian!"
Amidst several startled cries, the burly men who had been blocking the Baoyao Pavilion employees, as well as Yan Ruohai.
All strained their utmost to squeeze through the crowd and rushed towards where Zhao Ritian had fallen.
"Ahhhhh!"
"Who?"
"Who exactly?"
"Who dares to hit this handsome face of mine!"
"If you have the guts, then stand out!"
"I will tear you into ten thousand pieces!"
"Ahhhh..."
Zhao Ritian, now slumped on the ground, had completely lost his mind.
He hadn't expected that a moment ago he was basking in glory.
And in the next moment, he was slapped into a dog's posture from afar by someone.
This made him, who always valued his reputation, wish he could find the assailant and chop them into eighteen pieces.
"You're out, so what?"
Hearing Zhao Ritian's voice, Zhou Xuan, standing outside the crowd, said calmly.
Then, he slowly walked in front of Zhao Ritian, looking down at him.
"Sir!"
Upon seeing Zhou Xuan's figure, Yuan Qingshan on the side was extremely excited.
He quickly led the people from Baoyao Pavilion to approach Zhou Xuan.
"What kind of bastard are you?"
"How dare you sneak attack this young master!"
"Do you know who this young master is?"
"Why are you all standing there like idiots?"
"Attack him!"
"Break all four limbs of this brat, then drag him back to feed the dogs!"
Seeing Zhou Xuan appear before him, Zhao Ritian's eyes turned bloodshot.
With a single command, he ordered his subordinates to attack Zhou Xuan.
"I'll see who dares!"
"Zhao Ritian, let me tell you!"
"If you dare to touch a single hair of Lord Zhou today!"
"I, Yuan Qingshan, swear upon my ancestors' ancestral tablets!"
"I will use all my connections in this life to fight your Zhao family to the death!"
"If you don't believe me, feel free to try!"
At this moment, Yuan Qingshan, who had been hesitant before, suddenly stood firmly in front of Zhou Xuan.
If he had been unable to make up his mind to tear his face with the Zhao family before.
Then Zhou Xuan's appearance undoubtedly added fuel to the fire.
For this person who could bring him immense profit.
Yuan Qingshan would protect him at all costs.
After all, he had already recognized Zhou Xuan as the person who could change his status in Baoyao Pavilion!
"Yuan Qingshan, since you refuse to be sensible!"
"Then you can die with him!"
"My Zhao family never backs down from threats!"
"Attack, all of you!"
At this time, Zhao Ritian's eyes were already blinded by hatred, and he paid no mind to Yuan Qingshan's threat.
With a command, the burly men under his employ immediately charged towards Zhou Xuan and the others.
"You don't need to make a move!"
"I'll handle them!"
Leaving this sentence, he stopped Yuan Qingshan and the others who were about to move to meet the enemy.
Zhou Xuan's figure then slowly disappeared from everyone's sight!