Chapter 255: Chapter 255 Assassination Attempt
"Mr. Yang, my uncle asked me to come pick you up," he said. "The first thing he wants to do upon arriving in the Divine Continent is to meet with Mr. Yang. He attaches great importance to you."
Inside the Li Xuantong Medical Hall, Li Xiaoji stood respectfully in Yang Fei’s consulting room, his face full of enthusiasm as he spoke to Yang Fei.
Yang Fei said indifferently, "Didn’t I already tell your uncle over the phone? If there’s any problem with the product, you can come to me. As for meeting up, there’s no need. I still have to work."
Li Xuanyu had just left when one of her half-brothers came to take over her work here.
This person was named Li Zhongni. No sooner had he arrived in the Divine Continent Country than he called Yang Fei, wanting to meet up. Yang Fei, citing a busy schedule, refused.
Unexpectedly, Li Zhongni actually sent Li Xiaoji in person to fetch him.
Seeing Yang Fei refuse in person made Li Xiaoji a bit displeased, but he knew that his young aunt and this "young man" were very good friends, and Yang Fei had demonstrated his formidable martial arts power in front of him, so although he felt displeased, he didn’t dare to show it. Instead, he forced a smile and said:
"We know that Mr. Yang is a very busy person, so my uncle has scheduled the meeting for the afternoon. By then, Mr. Yang would have finished work, right? Let’s have dinner together. It’s just a meet and greet. It won’t take up too much of your time."
Yang Fei frowned and said, "I have to go home and cook for my wife after work. I really don’t have time. Let’s just leave it at that."
It wasn’t that he was ignorant of social etiquette; it was just that regarding the collaboration with the Li Family’s Financial Group, he only recognized Li Xuanyu.
Although she didn’t say much when Li Xuanyu left, Yang Fei could sense that she was also under a lot of pressure within the Li Family. As a friend of Li Xuanyu for many years, he had to clarify his stance.
Moreover, his relationship with Qin Yanyang had recently heated up, and they were in the throes of a passionate romance; he indeed had no mood to engage in other matters.
What could be more important than losing his virginity as soon as possible!
Li Xiaoji, seeing Yang Fei’s resolute attitude—and even a frown—became a bit unhappy but didn’t dare to say more and said, "If Mr. Yang is too busy recently, then... then I’ll have my uncle arrange another meeting with you later."
Yang Fei hummed in response, effectively seeing the visitor out.
Li Xiaoji did not linger and turned to leave.
Once he got outside to the car, Li Xiaoji had just closed the car door when he took out his cellphone and called his uncle.
"Uncle, this kid is way too arrogant; he doesn’t take you seriously at all. I came personally to pick him up, and he still refused to meet you. He says he has to go home to be with his wife. Dammit, how arrogant! Is being with his wife more important than having dinner with you?" Li Xiaoji grew more and more angry as he spoke.
A relatively more composed voice came through on the other end of the phone, "To be with his wife, huh? Heh, I understand, this young man has made his attitude quite clear. It seems he only recognizes your young aunt."
"It’s too much of a snub. Dammit! Does he really think he’s some big shot, daring to disregard our Li Family like this?" Li Xiaoji said with great indignation.
The day Yang Fei killed his two bodyguards and made him kneel and beg for mercy had left a profound shadow and fear in him, but at the same time filled him with deep resentment towards Yang Fei.
"Come back now. The first product has already been successfully tested. Let’s launch the product and make the company money. Once we have control over the company here, that kid will come begging to us," Li Zhongni said coldly.
Li Xiaoji’s eyes lit up; he could tell his uncle was angry.
As long as his uncle and he were on the same side, his hopes for revenge against Yang Fei were much greater.
...
Towards the end of the workday, as Yang Fei pondered what to cook for dinner, his phone buzzed with a message alert.
He took it out and looked; his pupils suddenly constricted.
"Yang Fei, the Tong Family is in trouble, come quickly!"
It was a text message sent by Tong Yunshu.
Yang Fei hurriedly redialed the number.
However, no one answered the call.
He called several times, but still no one picked up.
He could have ignored the Tong Family’s troubles, but Tong Yunshu had hastily sent that message, and now she wasn’t answering her phone. Could it be that she had also run into trouble?
He was very concerned about Tong Yunshu.
This woman was loyal and kindhearted to him. Now, after the Tong Family had met with disaster, the fact that she sent him a message showed her trust and that she was full of expectation, hoping he would come to help.
How could he let down such affection?
Moreover, Tong Yan had also been good to him, and this respected elder deserved his respect.
Now that Tong Yunshu had said the Tong Family was in trouble and asked him to come to their rescue immediately, it meant either Tong Yan was too far away at Xuanzhen Temple to return in time, or Tong Yan was at the Tong residence, yet trouble had still befallen the family.
Thinking of this second possibility, Yang Fei was suddenly alarmed.
He had sparred with Tong Yan; even though he could only exert just over fifty percent of his combat power that day, Tong Yan had overwhelmingly suppressed him.
He also knew that Tong Yan did not wish to harm him; therefore, Tong Yan did not give his all that day and just probed without using any lethal moves.
If someone like Tong Yan couldn’t protect the Tong Family with his strength, then the adversaries targeting the Tong Family that day were too powerful.
He thought of the two Energy Transformation Martial Artists who had followed behind Tong Jianzhou that day.
As far as he knew, Tong Yan was the only one in the Tong Family who had significant combat power. Beyond him, the Tong Family didn’t have a single Energy Transformation realm expert, yet Tong Jianzhou had two of them guarding him, which was quite suspicious.
His mind raced with thoughts, but Yang Fei didn’t hesitate in his actions; he headed straight toward the Tong Family’s ancient house.
...
The Tong Family’s ancient house became chaos incarnate after Tong Yan suddenly struck in anger, killing Tong Hai and his son Tong Jianzhou.
The clan elders who were in the know and sided with Tong Hai and his son were filled with fear after witnessing their summary execution. They realized they were like ants in the eyes of someone like Tong Yan.
Regretting their choices and trembling with fear, they worried that Tong Yan would target them next, so they sought to hide and escape.
But soon, Tong Yan was besieged by Guman Zhao, Chai Song, and Jiang Yuanshuo, leaving him no chance to deal with those elders.
When these people managed to flee the hall during the chaos, one of the clan elders suddenly had a steely look in his eyes and glanced at a figure.
"Tong Yan has killed Tong Hai and Tong Jianzhou; we have lost our supporters. Why not establish our own faction?" one of the clan elders said suddenly, a gleam of conviction in his eyes.
Another member’s expression changed, and he asked in surprise, "What are you thinking?"
"That girl cannot be allowed to live either. As long as she’s alive, many in the Tong Family will be convinced of her capabilities. But if she dies, though there are still descendants from Tong Hai’s lineage, none can lead. The Tong Family will fall into our hands."
The Tong Family was a great family with a heritage spanning hundreds of years. Although no other noteworthy talents had emerged in this generation apart from Tong Yan, the family had many descendants and countless distant relatives. Now that Tong Hai and his son were dead, and Tong Yan found himself in peril, unlikely to survive the day, these sided relatives serving as clan elders saw the opportunity to ascend to power and seize the Tong Family’s assets.
"Have you gone mad? Tong Yan dared to kill even his own elder brother; if we cause trouble, he definitely won’t go easy on us, and our families could be implicated too," the more cowardly elder exclaimed in horror.
The advocate for killing Tong Yunshu was named Tong Shiqiang. A cold light flashed in his eyes as he fiercely said, "We have just supported Tong Hai and Tong Jianzhou, already opposing Tong Yan. We have no way out. Besides, Tong Yan is already in a dire situation. Do you really think he can escape being attacked by three peers of similar strength? Once he dies, with the support of the forces behind those three, we could control everything in the Tong Family."
The frightened elder was named Tong Shijie. Upon hearing this, his heart raced, clearly tempted by the idea.