My Co-renting Lady Boss
Chapter 544 - 0544: Provocation Arrives

Chapter 544: Chapter 0544: Provocation Arrives

"Hiss!

"Seeing the two elders appear, everyone at the scene simultaneously gasped in a breath of cold air, and many hurriedly straightened up, wiping the mocking smiles off their faces.

The first to speak, Zhao Shuyi, was directly dumbfounded. Wasn’t it said that the elders from the Ma Family and the Zhou Family were near their end? How come they have come out together, and they look so healthy?

Zhao Shuyi truly regretted it. If he had known these two old folks were fine, he would have never taken the lead, no matter what. If the two Martial Arts Families decided to settle the score later, the trouble would be immense.

"Apologies for disappointing everyone, but Zhou and I have been in closed-door cultivation these days; hence, we weren’t in the public eye!"

Ma Tong walked over to Ma Benyue, smiling, "Who’s been spreading rumors that Zhou and I were done for, eh?"

"Ma, Ma Brother."

Situ Kong’s face was deathly pale as he looked at Ma Tong, inwardly cursing the intelligence officers who had gathered the earlier news.

"Don’t call me Brother, I don’t deserve it." Ma Tong snorted coldly, looking up at everyone as he said:

"Zhou and I are both One-star Martial Masters. With the two of us holding the fort, the Zhou and Ma Families remain Martial Arts Families. Now, do you have any objections?"

Upon hearing this, the venue fell silent as a tomb, with no one daring to speak further, each recalling whether they had previously made any offending remarks about the Ma and Zhou Families.

A Family with a martial master at the helm and an ordinary business family— the disparity was too great; how could they dare to covet the Tangming Group?

"Young Master Zhao, your performance just now was excellent." Elder Zhou Zhen looked towards Zhao Shuyi with a smiling face, speaking gently:

"After the celebration is over, Ma and I will personally visit your father at the Zhao Family to tell him that he has raised a very outstanding son."

"I, I..."

Zhao Shuyi slumped in his chair, his face ashen, unable to speak a word.

"I was wondering how the Zhou and Ma Families dared to make waves again; turns out you two old fellows have recovered!"

Just then, a cold sneer rang out.

As everyone turned to look back, they saw the banquet hall doors pushed open, and Qin Aotian, dressed in a white suit, walked in side by side with a group from the white-suited Qin Family and Jack, who was in a black suit, accompanied by a group of black-suited Yang Family members.

Yao Buji, following behind Qin Aotian, said to Jin Gang who was beside Jack:

"Little brother, you went too easy! These two old guys are bouncing around alive and well, which is quite inappropriate."

"Indeed, it was too light."

Jin Gang nodded, puzzled in his heart. He had already severely injured the internal organs of these two old men with his True Qi; according to his calculations, they should have been long dead by now. How could they have recovered?

"Haha, a bunch of small shrimps can’t stir up the waves, and now it’s finally the time for the big shots to take the stage," said Ma Tong with a chuckle as he eyed Qin Aotian and Jack resentfully:

"The Minghuang Group was the heart and soul of our three Families. You could take it over for a dollar, that’s one thing, but how could you run such a good company into bankruptcy, eh?"

"Brother Ma, that’s not quite right what you’re saying there," Zhou Zhen hurriedly shook his head, speaking with emotion:

"The New Minghuang Group’s Double 11 event was a huge success. By conservative estimates, that day’s revenue was several tens of billions. It seems that the Qin and Yang Families made enough money, and now they’re announcing bankruptcy, ready to retire and enjoy their old age."

"Right, right, right, that must be the case. It’s my old confusion," said Ma Tong, patting his head and nodding repeatedly.

Seeing these two old guys point out precisely what they didn’t want to discuss, Jack and Qin Aotian were infuriated.

"Don’t get cocky, since we managed to snatch away Minghuang Group, we can just as well take Tangming Group today," Jack said with a menacing look on his face as he watched Ma Tong and Zhou Zhen on the stage, speaking coldly:

"If you know what’s good for you, you’ll hand over the profits Tangming Group made these past few days, and transfer the company to our name for free. Otherwise, you’ve seen what my uncle Jin Gang is capable of. Exterminating all members of your three Families wouldn’t be difficult at all."

"Oh dear, before it was buying a company for a dollar, at least that was following some rules, now you’ve resorted to downright robbery, huh!"

Ma Tong said in a strange voice.

"So what if it’s robbery? The raw ingredient for Tang Ming Oral Liquid is the Detoxification Liquid, whose formula you stole from my Minghuang Group in the first place. Therefore, all profits derived from this product should rightfully belong to the Qin Family and the Yang Family,"

Qin Aotian declared unequivocally, standing tall.

"And don’t forget about us, the Sun Family." No sooner had Qin Aotian finished speaking than Sun Zhuangjia came in with a middle-aged man with a full beard, dressed in rough hemp clothes, speaking with a grin:

"I was a step behind you guys last time, but I’m not late this time, am I?"

"What are you doing here?"

Jack and Qin Aotian both looked at Sun Zhuangjia with wariness.

"Of course, I’m here to loot a burning house!"

Sun Zhuangjia smiled wide, gesturing with his hand towards the muscular bearded man beside him, and introduced:

"This is my great-uncle Sun Jinlong, a Four-star Martial Master."

Upon hearing this, Yao Buji and Jin Gang’s eyes lit up with a sharp gleam as they looked towards Sun Jinlong.

The faces of Qin Aotian and Jack turned sour, not expecting Sun Zhuangjia to bring a Four-star Martial Master this time to grab their share of the profits; if they refused, the Sun Family would probably not let it go easily.

"Since you’re here, then you might as well join the party! After all, the Sun Family has also invested a lot in the New Minghuang Group before and has the right to fight with us for what belongs to us."

After exchanging glances, Qin Aotian and Jack reluctantly agreed.

"Heh, you guys seem a bit too confident to me,"

Zhou Zhen laughed strangely, tapping the table, "Discussing how to divide our company right in front of us, did you ever consider whether we’d agree to it or not?"

"Dare you not agree?" Sun Zhuangjia, Qin Aotian, and Jack shouted almost in unison.

"Haha, pretty in sync, eh! Have you practiced this before?"

Ma Tong asked with a mix of surprise and suspicion.

"Cut the crap, if you don’t agree today, then no member of the Zhou Family, Ma Family, or Li Family will be able to leave the Jun Tianhao Hotel alive."

Qin Aotian stated, exuding deadly intent.

No sooner had his voice faded than Yao Buji, Jin Gang, and Sun Jinlong all stepped forward, the formidable pressure from the three Four-star Martial Masters being released at the same time.

Under this intense pressure, the surrounding guests all retreated, and the faces of Zhou Zhen and Ma Tong on the stage also turned pale. With their level of cultivation, they simply couldn’t stand against such formidable beings, and now that three had emerged all at once, even breathing had become difficult for them.

"Serves you right!"

Zhao Shuyi, who previously looked ashen-faced, now had a glimmer of hope in his eyes; as long as the Ma Family and Zhou Family were eliminated, then the Zhao Family could ensure its own safety even without gaining any benefits.

"Wait a moment."

After a short pause, a sweating Ma Tong suddenly raised his hand and called out, "Let’s talk this over peacefully."