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Chapter 790 - 791 Playing with Fire_1

Chapter 790: Chapter 791 Playing with Fire_1

Smack!

With that slap, Wang Wenhuan was instantly stupefied.

"You, you fucking dare hit me!"

"Oh, you have an objection?" Li Changlin chuckled, and then his hand swung out again.

Smack!

This time the hit was much harder than the first. If Li Changlin had only used about fifty pounds of force for the initial slap, this time he applied a full eighty pounds.

Such an impact was naturally unbearable for an ordinary person like Wang Wenhuan.

Fortunately, Li Changlin knew his own strength and had no intention of truly harming Wang Wenhuan.

However, the guy was whining on the side, and it was clear he had a grudge with Tang Hongyuan, so Li Changlin’s action was also a bit of killing the chicken to scare the monkey.

The people present were no fools. By slapping Wang Wenhuan in front of everyone, Li Changlin was effectively issuing a warning.

Having already suffered at Li Changlin’s hands, Chen Si naturally couldn’t confront Li Changlin before the family experts arrived, but Yan Xiaozhong, standing not far from Wang Wenhuan, had his expression darken immediately.

"Young man, you are way too arrogant!" Yan Xiaozhong gripped his right wrist with his left hand, and his right fingers splayed and revolved once.

In an instant, his finger and wrist joints made a series of cracking sounds.

The noise was like frying beans, crackling, giving a sense of shock.

Li Changlin turned and looked over. Since Tang Hongyuan had previously addressed him as ’Uncle Yan’, Li Changlin knew that this man must be the Yan Family’s person in charge of the Jade Antique Market in the provincial city, wielding authority similar to what Tang Hongyuan once had in the Jincheng Antique Market.

What surprised Li Changlin slightly was that this Yan Xiaozhong before him was at the peak of Dark Energy cultivation.

For a businessman to have trained his martial skills to such a level was quite a feat.

"His name is Yan Xiaozhong, he is Yan Xueyi’s second uncle," Tang Hongyuan, worried that Li Changlin might be at a disadvantage, quickly walked over and whispered.

"So there’s this connection." Li Changlin’s eyelids twitched as he suddenly remembered the incident wherein he had disrupted Yan Xueyi’s thoughts.

This Yan Xiaozhong, being from the second branch of the Yan Family, could end up benefiting from it!

"Kid, apologize to Young Master Wang immediately, or I assure you, you won’t make it out of this hall!" Noticing Tang Hongyuan whispering with Li Changlin, Yan Xiaozhong couldn’t help but sneer again, "Even if Nephew Tang speaks on your behalf, it’s useless. You should realize that Wenhuan is a legitimate son of the Wang Family!"

"Legitimate son!" Hearing Yan Xiaozhong’s threatening words, Li Changlin couldn’t help but burst into laughter, "You must also be a legitimate son of the Yan Family, right? Just wonder, if I slapped you too, whether you would still spout such amusing nonsense!"

In Li Changlin’s view, what Yan Xiaozhong said was indeed laughable.

Previously, when Wang Wenhuan commanded his bodyguards to attack him, Mr. Yan didn’t utter a word, but now that he had hit Wang Wenhuan, the guy immediately jumped out.

What the hell, he thought Li Changlin was a pushover!

"Kid, you’re playing with fire!" Li Changlin’s words also completely infuriated Yan Xiaozhong.

Initially, if Li Changlin were willing to apologize, Yan Xiaozhong could have settled the matter then and there on the spot.

But what enraged him utterly was that Li Changlin even talked about hitting him; that was just too fucking bullying!

So, Yan Xiaozhong didn’t bother with further idle talk and immediately waved his hand, instructing his men to surround Li Changlin, "You want to fight me? Today, I’ll teach you a harsh lesson!"

"Uncle Yan, Uncle Yan, let’s talk this over, please give me some face, give me some face and let’s not damage our good relations!" Seeing what was happening, Tang Hongyuan was instantly alarmed.

Since he was handling private affairs today, he had not brought people with him.

Moreover, this was the provincial city, and the Tang Family, confident in their status, believed no one would dare to do anything to them.

Of course, another important reason was that Tang Hongyuan deeply disliked having people follow him around all the time.

Even when he used to be in Jincheng, Tang Hongyuan rarely went out with bodyguards.

Now back in the provincial city, he had naturally become even more careless about his protection.

But unexpectedly, Yan Xiaozhong, despite being an elder, didn’t play by the usual rules at all.

For the sake of Wang Wenhuan, damn it, this guy would actually turn against his own friend!

At this moment, Tang Hongyuan was truly annoyed beyond words.

If he had known this would happen, he would have definitely brought a few formidable bodyguards with him.

Yan Xiaozhong’s bodyguards were not bad, but in reality, they were only at the Dark Energy level; his Tang Family, being one of the top five families in the provincial city, naturally also had experts.

But now, he was hesitant to make a move!

"Nephew Tang, that’s not a very nice thing for you to say!" Yan Xiaozhong glanced at Tang Hongyuan coldly and spoke in a low voice, "This kid isn’t from the provincial city, is he? Yet, you stand against the five major families for the sake of an outsider. Nephew Tang, what exactly do you mean? Are you suggesting that the Tang Family wants to rule the provincial city unchallenged from now on!"

That accusation was quite heavy, indeed.

Upon hearing Yan Xiaozhong’s words, Tang Hongyuan was a bit stunned.

Unable to help a twitch of his face, Tang Hongyuan forced a smile and said, "Uncle Yan, you’re taking this too seriously. Brother Li is my friend, and as you saw just now, it was Wang Wenhuan who wanted to hit Brother Li first. Brother Li hitting Wang Wenhuan was purely self-defense, just self-defense."

"Nephew Tang, spare me the excuses," Yan Xiaozhong interrupted, "Li has become overbearing and does not take the people of the provincial city seriously. If you still consider yourself part of the Tang Family, then step aside immediately. The five major families of the provincial city are united in our stance against outsiders, and now that Nephew Wang has been attacked, even if you don’t help, you’re actually thinking of siding with the assailant. How will the other families view this? What position are you preparing to put the Tang Family in!"

With those final words, Yan Xiaozhong was virtually bellowing.

He seemed to be standing on the moral high ground.

In the provincial city, although the five major families compete against each other, what Yan Xiaozhong said was indeed accurate.

When facing outsiders, the five families truly stand together as one.

Now, as Tang Hongyuan watched Wang Wenhuan being hit by Li Changlin, his lack of intervention to speak on Wang’s behalf and instead protecting Li Changlin was equivalent to violating the agreement of the five families and would subject him to restrictions.

For a moment, Tang Hongyuan’s heart was incredibly frustrated.

How bitterly disappointing it was. If only he had known, he would have taken the raw stone to be cut in the back right away.

"Brother Tang, you should step aside!" Although Li Changlin didn’t know the specifics that Yan Xiaozhong mentioned about the five major families, he could see that Tang Hongyuan was in a tough spot.

So, he gently patted Tang Hongyuan on the shoulder and spoke softly.