My Co-renting Lady Boss
Chapter 585 - 0585: The Discarded Elixir

Chapter 585: Chapter 0585: The Discarded Elixir

"I just can’t swallow this grievance!"

Hu Wei said unwillingly, "I also know that they are untouchable. I just thought about dealing with that little brother Tang Ming, but who knew the Chen Family would send a gunman to protect him."

"Can’t you use your head when you do things?"

Hu Zheng glared at Hu Wei, frustrated as if steel couldn’t turn into iron, and said through gritted teeth, "Since you’ve figured out that Tang Ming is the spokesperson for the Chen Family, you should know how important he is to them. For such an important person, how could the Chen Family not protect him properly?"

"I, I understand now."

Hu Wei looked at the gunshot wound on his arm. If he had known it would be like this, he wouldn’t have gone after Tang Ming even if it killed him. That woman would shoot without a word, and her marksmanship was quite good. If he hadn’t run fast, it wouldn’t have been just his arm that got hurt.

"Son, you must remember, our Hu Family is a family that develops peacefully, unlike other Martial Arts Families in Songlan City. The Hu Family is an offshoot of a Sect, there’s no need to lower ourselves to their level—those Martial Arts Families with no background."

Knowing the grievance in Hu Wei’s heart, Hu Zheng patiently comforted him, "All our actions are for the benefit of the Sect. Compared to that, our own interests are trivial. This time we’re back to select disciples with exceptional talent for the Sect, as long as the Sect grows stronger, our Hu Family won’t need to long for urban life anymore. So, do not conflict with the Martial Arts Families here, especially not with the Chen Family, a family that has risen up so suddenly. Understand?"

"Yes, I understand." Hu Wei sighed, saying helplessly,

"After such a big loss, I’ll try not to provoke them in the future."

"That’s right. In the following time, just focus on your studies at school, be the great young master of the Hu Family with peace of mind. After you get into university, our Hu Family’s center will also shift to the city where you are studying. That’s when it will truly be time for our Hu Family to make a name for itself." Hu Zheng patted Hu Wei’s shoulder with satisfaction. Songlan City no longer had much to offer, and the Hu Family’s business could completely be managed by professional managers, while the direct members of the Hu Family were already preparing to develop in other cities. This was also why the Hu Family had always kept out of worldly strife, but this family had great ambitions, far beyond the benefits that Songlan City could provide.

Although Hu Wei felt indignant, thinking of the Chen Family’s strength and the gunman protecting Tang Ming, he could only admit defeat. If he simply avoided Tang Ming and Chen Cang, he, the great young master of the Hu Family, could still lead a carefree life.

With Hu Wei’s disappearance, the school returned to calm. Later, Hu Wei went back to his earnest studies, and spending his days joyfully with his three girlfriends, he was quite at ease.

In a vast ancient temple hidden deep within the mountains, there stood a stone tablet at the entrance, inscribed with the three big characters "Flowing Cloud Sect."

At this moment, Yao Buji had already returned to the Flowing Cloud Sect and was sitting anxiously in a study filled with archaic, quaint furniture, watching a middle-aged man in white practicing calligraphy.

Yao Buji reported everything that happened in Songlan City to the middle-aged man in detail, while the middle-aged man focused intently on writing with his brush on rice paper.

"Sect Master, that’s what happened." After finishing the report, Yao Buji said weakly,

"That Tang Ming somehow gained the protection of the Poison Sect and even deliberately created the illusion of disappearing. Secretly making all arrangements, the Qin Family is completely finished."

"So be it then, they are finished."

The middle-aged man stopped his writing, looking contentedly at the four big characters "Flowing Cloud" on the table, and said leisurely,

"The Qin Family was nothing more than a vassal to the Jianghu Sect. Now that even the Jianghu Sect has been greatly weakened, a Qin Family that has been ruined is not worth mentioning."

"I thought the same," he continued. "Qin Aotian’s cultivation had been destroyed, rendering him worthless for rescue, which is why I abandoned the Qin Family."

Yao Buji nodded repeatedly, silently letting out a sigh of relief; he also feared the Sect Master would blame him for giving up on the Qin Family.

"That move wasn’t too shabby," the middle-aged man said, setting down his writing brush. As he dried his hands with a towel, he squinted and added,

"The only surprise to me was that the Tang Ming you mentioned seemed to have gotten himself entangled with the Poison Sect, that lad has some energy."

"That’s exactly what puzzles me. Only after investigating did I discover that the expert who protected Tang Ming alongside Chu Batian was none other than Xin Badao, the Sect Master of the Poison Sect. Those two are influential figures in the Poison Sect, and it’s unbelievable they would willingly protect Tang Ming."

Frowning, Yao Buji uncertainly asked, "Sect Master, do you think Tang Ming could be like the Qin Family, a spokesperson sent to Songlan City by the Poison Sect to advance their interests?"

"Hehe, do you think if we, the Flowing Cloud Sect, sent a representative to a city, the Sect Master or an Elder of our Sect would personally go to protect and act as his bodyguard?" Liu Bi asked back with a faint smile.

"That... seems unlikely, haha."

After some thought, Yao Buji realized that such a thing was absolutely impossible. The high-ranking members of a Sect usually focused only on internal affairs, having no time to spare with the conflicts of the Martial Arts world, let alone to look after some agent.

It was the same with the Poison Sect. For such an important auction in the city, they only dispatched Long Duba and Mei Dufeng; neither Xin Badao nor Chu Batian showed up.

"Of course it’s impossible. This Tang Ming might have lost his cultivation, but to have the protection of Xin Badao and Chu Batian suggests he must possess an incredibly formidable background."

Sitting in his chair, eyes narrowed, Liu Bi said, "Now, we have two things to do. First, we must investigate Tang Ming’s background; we need to find out why he could make the Poison Sect submit, no matter what it takes. Second, we’ll select a new agent directly from our Sect to extend our reach in Songlan City. The Poison Sect may be strong, but the Flowing Cloud Sect won’t just stand by. After such a great loss, we cannot allow the Poison Sect to dominate Songlan City alone."

"It’s my inadequacy."

Yao Buji said with a sense of shame.

"Hahaha, Elder Yao, there’s no need to blame yourself excessively. In fact, as far as the Sect’s interests are concerned, the Flowing Cloud Sect didn’t suffer any real loss this time. Instead, we made a billion from a few defective Holy Yang Great Rejuvenation Pills."

Liu Bi burst into laughter, quite satisfied with Yao Buji’s performance.

"Defective Great Returning Pills?"

Upon hearing this, Yao Buji’s mouth twitched, and he asked with a pale face, "What do you mean by that, Sect Master?"

When Yao Buji had originally requested medicine from the Sect, he didn’t tell them he had been turned into a eunuch, as it was too embarrassing. Instead, he claimed he was seeking medicine for Qin Aotian and others, asking for just one extra pill.

"The Holy Yang Great Rejuvenation Pill is a rather mediocre elixir that’s only suitable for collection. No one in the Sect would bother to refine it. Those pills you sold were probably old stock that had been stored for many years. They may retain some effects, but they cannot fully restore male functions to someone who’s been castrated; at most, they would allow one the facade of urinating."

Liu Bi explained truthfully.