"Chen Jie, no matter how strong he is, he can't possibly slaughter innocent people, right? If he really does that, I'll be able to subdue him!" Chang Shaoliang said dismissively.
"Oh?" The eyes of everyone present lit up.
Chang Shaoliang had always been a rather mysterious figure in their eyes.
He could solve many troubles they couldn't.
If it weren't for Chen Jie's appearance, Chang Shaoliang might have been Yang Siqing's undisputed choice.
However, their engagement had not been broken, and Yang Siqing couldn't readily agree to anyone else.
"It's normal that you don't know some things. Don't look at how arrogant some martial artists are now; they're not truly lawless. Our Great Xia has a mysterious organization that specifically handles these matters. I happen to have some connections that can reach this mysterious organization. I'm only afraid that Chen Jie won't slaughter innocents. If he acts recklessly, I have plenty of ways to deal with him!"
"Is that true?" Yang Siqing excitedly clenched her fists.
She secretly sneered in her heart, "Chen Jie, Chen Jie, don't blame me for not giving you a chance!"
The stones that could help martial artists enhance their strength were something their Yang family was determined to obtain!
"But I have one condition!" Chang Shaoliang suddenly said.
Yang Siqing asked, "What condition?"
"Heh heh, Siqing, you know my feelings for you. This time I'll help you make that brat give in. Marry me, how about it?" Chang Shaoliang proposed.
"This..."
Yang Siqing's face immediately showed embarrassment.
Before she could speak, Yang Ding Tian made the decision, "Then it's settled. Siqing, it's your fortune that Young Master Chang fancies you. You shouldn't be fickle anymore!"
"However, Chen Jie is still engaged to our Yang family. Moreover, your deceased grandfather said that Chen Jie's master is an extraordinary person, so we can't offend him too deeply. We'll first use the annulment of the engagement as a condition to force him to give us money. If he makes the right decision, we'll peacefully annul the engagement. If that doesn't work, we'll ask Young Master Chang for help."
Yang Siqing sighed and looked at Zhang Xinyan, "Xinyan, why don't you also break off your engagement while you're at it? He's already signed an IOU, so he can't escape."
"Ah! I, I still want to honor the agreement and go through the proper annulment process. I'll just witness it for you today." Zhang Xinyan seemed to be in a daze and only reacted when someone called her.
Then she frowned and looked at Yang Siqing, "Siqing, I have a feeling this is not very appropriate. Why don't you reconsider?"
"No need to reconsider. Treasures, we must obtain them! Xinyan, our two families have always been like brothers. When our Zhang family prospers, we'll help you rise up too!" Yang Siqing said with surging emotion.
Zhang Xinyan lowered her head, a worried expression on her face.
Yang Siqing hadn't been in Pingcheng for the past few days, and there were some things he didn't know.
Just like today's Martial Arts Conference.
She had learned from some insiders that Chen Jie seemed to have done something astonishing.
However, it was strictly kept secret, and very few people knew about it.
Even other members of her Zhang family didn't know. It was only because her suitor held a position at the Martial Arts Conference that he revealed a little of this information to her.
"Patriarch of the Yang family, I, Chen Jie, am here to break off the engagement!" Suddenly, Chen Jie's voice echoed from outside.
"Break off the engagement?"
Yang Ding Tian laughed in anger, "What a guy! We were going to discuss the annulment of the engagement with him, and he comes here proactively to break it off!"
Yang Siqing and Zhang Xinyan immediately walked towards the entrance.
After only two steps, Chen Jie's figure appeared in the living room.
Yang Siqing looked at Chen Jie and said, "Chen Jie, I told you long ago, breaking off the engagement is possible, but only if you can produce twice the wealth of our family, which is two hundred billion yuan! Otherwise, we won't discuss it!"
Chang Shaoliang narrowed his eyes and looked at Chen Jie.
Yang Ding Tian immediately said, "Of course, two hundred billion might be asking a bit much of you? But if you return what you found on Martial Stage Mountain to us..."
"No need!" Chen Jie said directly.
Yang Ding Tian's heart burned with anger.
He was usually in a high position, and people didn't dare to speak loudly in front of him, yet Chen Jie dared to interrupt him so rudely.
The next second, Chen Jie pulled out a check from his pocket and said, "Here is a check for two hundred billion! Miss Yang, this two hundred billion is yours now. We are henceforth strangers! The engagement is thus nullified! Now, please return my marriage contract! I want to tear it up in public!"
What?
Everyone was shocked.
Two hundred billion!
Chen Jie had it readily available?
Keep in mind that their Yang family had developed for over a decade, and with the help of an extraordinary person, they had only reached their current scale of tens of billions.
Chen Jie didn't have this much money when he was on Martial Stage Mountain; how did he have it now?
Yang Siqing took the check and glanced at it, her expression turning grim, "Dad, this is real."
Everyone fell silent for a moment.
They had originally planned to use two hundred billion to force Chen Jie into submission, but now Chen Jie had produced two hundred billion as soon as he appeared.
This made their prepared combination of moves stillborn before they could even begin.
For a moment, they all felt a sense of frustration and uncertainty.
"Miss Zhang, you're here too? What, do you also want two hundred billion? I'm afraid I can't produce that much right now." Chen Jie frowned upon seeing Zhang Xinyan.
Zhang Xinyan smiled and explained, "Don't misunderstand. I can wait for a year. I'm just very close friends with Siqing and came to visit her."
Chen Jie nodded and looked at Yang Siqing, "Miss Yang, can you return our marriage contract now?"
"I..."
Yang Siqing's face showed hesitation.
"You are Chen Jie?" Chang Shaoliang suddenly spoke.
"Who are you?" Chen Jie asked.
"Allow me to introduce myself. After today, I will be Siqing's fiancé. I am Chang Shaoliang."
Chang Shaoliang smiled and extended his hand to Chen Jie.
As the saying goes, one shouldn't refuse a friendly gesture, so Chen Jie didn't put on airs and shook his hand.
Just as he was about to pull his hand away, he felt a tremendous force coming from Chang Shaoliang's grip.
Martial artist?
"Chen Jie, the woman I, Chang Shaoliang, desire is engaged to another. This makes me very displeased," Chang Shaoliang said with a forced smile.
"There are many things that displease you. Besides, am I not here to break off the engagement? I'll tear up the contract, and you can get engaged now," Chen Jie said calmly.
Chang Shaoliang's heart burned with anger.
Chen Jie's words made him feel as if his admiration for Yang Siqing was like picking up a discarded shoe that Chen Jie didn't want.
But before he could speak, he felt a surge of immense force from Chen Jie's hand.
Crack!
With a crisp sound, his hand was directly fractured.
Ah!
Chang Shaoliang couldn't help but let out a scream.
Chen Jie, however, frowned, "With this little strength, you dare to show off in front of me? I was still giving you some face just now. Now, I just want to tell you, you sissy, even if you're displeased inside, you better hold it in!"
"Stop!"
Yang Ding Tian's expression changed slightly, and he quickly shouted.
After Chen Jie released his grip, Chang Shaoliang's face became extremely grim.
Yang Ding Tian also spoke, "Chen Jie, let me be clear. Two hundred billion is not enough to break off the engagement! You must return what you snatched from my daughter on Martial Stage Mountain before the engagement can be annulled!"