Collecting Rent From All Realms, Even Empresses Must Pay Tribute
Ch. 56 - He Crushed the Spirit Companion With His Bare Hands?

North City District.

In a manor within a gated community, Wang Yanran sat on a sofa in a conference room, surrounded by many people. 

She remained motionless, silently watching the elderly man in front of her.

The old man was frail, but despite being in his eighties, he still looked vigorous, his hair black and showing no signs of aging. He squinted at his phone, watching a video—

In the video, Wang Li was controlling his spirit companion to attack Wang Yanran. His harsh words were like knives twisting in the old man's heart.

After a while, he put down his phone and snorted, his voice laced with anger.

"That Wang Li, how dare he attack Yanran!"

"If anything had happened to Yanran, you really think I wouldn't be able to trace your spirit companion? Fool, you fool!"

The old man's breathing was heavy, seemingly unable to believe his son's foolish actions. His anger was mixed with heartache.

He then started coughing violently. Wang Yanran quickly went over to comfort him.

"Grandpa, calm down, don't get so worked up."

"Where is Wang Li now?!"

Someone beside him spoke. "Master, we're still searching, we haven't found him yet."

It had only been one night. If Wang Li really wanted to hide, it wouldn't be easy to find him immediately.

"Increase the search efforts! Even if you have to turn the world upside down, find that bastard!" The old man narrowed his eyes, then looked at a young man in the corner.

"Wang Teng, you're involved in this, aren't you?"

The young man, Wang Teng, paled and shook his head repeatedly. 

"Grandpa, I didn't know anything about this! Even if Yanran is stronger than me, I wouldn't do something like this. It was my father's momentary lapse of judgment…"

He was interrupted by the old man's cold snort.

After calming down, the old man looked at Wang Yanran. "Yanran, I will naturally seek justice for you. But you said a young man saved you?"

He was a bit puzzled.

What young man could save Yanran from a Level 3 Superpowered Warrior?

Wang Yanran nodded. "Grandpa, he didn't look very old, even younger than me, maybe around twenty."

"Wang Li is a Level 3 superpowered warrior," the old man said. "Being able to force Wang Li to retreat…"

He was surprised. A Level 3 superpowered warrior at eighteen? Whose genius was this?

"You can count the number of eighteen-year-old Level 3 superpowered warriors on one hand," someone said.

"Indeed, perhaps a hidden genius from one of the families." Before the old man could finish, Wang Yanran added,

"No, he's far stronger than Level 3. He crushed Wang Li's spirit companion with one hand."

"?!"

Everyone in the room froze, as if they had misheard.

Crushed the spirit companion with one hand?!

They could understand each part individually, but together, the sentence sounded incredibly strange.

"This…" The old man's face twitched, and he gasped. 

"Crushing a Level 3 spirit companion with bare hands? Even a Level 4 superpowered warrior couldn't do that."

"A Level 5 superpowered warrior, at eighteen?"

Was that even possible?

The old man looked at Wang Yanran as if seeking confirmation. "Yanran, think back to the details. Did he really crush it with his bare hands?"

"Yes, there was a flash of lightning, and then it was crushed," Wang Yanran recalled the details. 

It had happened very quickly; the young man's hand had glowed, and then the spirit companion was gone.

"Lightning? Could it be a genius from the Lei family?" the old man wondered. That was impossible. 

The Lei family and the Wang family were on par; how could the younger generation of the Lei family have such a genius?

"Oh right, he also said something about being a Qi Refining master, and who could disrespect him."

"A Qi Refining master? What's that?"

Everyone looked at each other. Could that young man be a hidden genius from an ancient sect?

"Yanran, you said you spent one million yuan buying the video from his phone?"

"Yes, and I have his contact information." Wang Yanran opened her payment app. The recipient's name was Ye*, and the profile picture was a cute Pikachu.

"Ye?" The old man pondered. "Is there a Ye family among the superpowered warrior families?"

"Master, there is no Ye family."

"Then… he must be from an ancient sect. Otherwise, I can't imagine where such a young man could have come from," the old man shook his head. 

"But those sects have been in seclusion for years, their younger generation shouldn't be venturing out."

"Master, why don't we investigate this person's account?"

"No!" the old man immediately said. 

"This young man can easily defeat a Level 3 spirit companion. The power behind him must be unfathomable. And he saved Yanran. We cannot offend him and bring trouble to the Wang family."

He paused, then looked at Wang Yanran.

"Yanran, try to contact that young man. If he needs anything, especially money, we will fully support him. It would be best if we could establish a connection with him."

Wang Yanran nodded.

"Alright, that's all. Find Wang Li first, that's the priority."

"Yes."

Everyone in the conference room nodded and left, their expressions varied. Wang Yanran followed suit.

Just as she left the conference room, a voice called out from behind her, "Yanran."

Wang Yanran turned around and saw Wang Teng. She said coldly,

"What?"

"I want to apologize for my father. I really didn't expect him to do such a thing." Wang Teng's face was filled with remorse. Then, he lowered his voice,

"But you said a young man crushed my father's spirit companion with his bare hands? That's not true, right?"

Wang Yanran frowned. "What are you trying to say?"

"There's no such powerful young man. Yanran, just admit it, you and my uncle set up a trap for my father, right? After all, the video only shows you being controlled by my father, there's nothing after that," Wang Teng said.

In his mind, there was no such young man; it was all Wang Yanran's scheme.

"Are you stupid? I didn't even know your father was going to ambush me, how could I have prepared in advance?" Wang Yanran seemed to be amused by his stupidity, her tone mocking.

"It seems you've inherited your father's genes, hopelessly stupid."

Her words made Wang Teng's face darken, his expression turning ferocious. 

"Fine, just fine. I'll expose your lies, Yanran. Don't let me catch you."

He snorted coldly and turned to leave.