The Rise of Dragon Son-in-Law
Chapter 166 - 164: Enemies On a Narrow Path

Chapter 166: Chapter 164: Enemies On a Narrow Path

On the other side, Long Chen returned home and began to ponder how he should deal with it if the Nangong Family came knocking.

In Long Chen’s mind, the Nangong Family was a Martial Arts family with extensive connections; anyone they sought help from would have to give them some face.

Furthermore, even though Nangong Li’s hands and feet were crippled and he couldn’t speak, they could still use some ingenious tricks to extract information from him.

Therefore, it wouldn’t be difficult for the Nangong Family to find out about him.

Unexpectedly, Long Chen waited for a full two days, and no one came to trouble him.

At the same time, the Li Family was also very calm, with no one approaching them.

This eerily quiet atmosphere made Long Chen somewhat suspicious.

Could the Nangong Family really endure this?

Or were they holding back some major move?

Unable to sit still, Long Chen called the Dragon Palace and asked their intelligence department to investigate the matter.

Soon after, the old Hall Master of the Dragon Palace personally returned Long Chen’s call.

"Ha ha, this matter is actually quite funny."

The old Hall Master answered the phone with a hearty laugh.

"Master, what’s the situation?" Long Chen asked.

"After a thorough investigation, here’s the thing—the Nangong Family believes their archenemy, the Yang Family, is responsible for Nangong Li’s condition, and no suspicion has been cast your way.

Meanwhile, the Nangong Family is secretly planning some grand event, and they don’t want any conflict with the Yang Family, so it’s been all quiet. It’s quite amusing," the Hall Master explained.

"I see," Long Chen laughed. "Now I’m curious about what big event the Nangong Family is planning."

"Do you need the Dragon Palace to continue to dig deeper?" the Hall Master asked.

"No need for now," Long Chen chuckled. "Master, this much information is enough."

"You rascal, your time is limited. Go on and enjoy yourself, as you’ll have to come back to take over the Dragon Palace eventually," the old Hall Master said with profound meaning.

"Is it because you’re not feeling well?"

Long Chen asked.

"Scram."

Beep beep beep.

The phone was abruptly hung up.

Long Chen put away his phone and started to laugh with delight.

The Nangong Family, the forever gods.

Just at that moment, Long Chen’s phone rang.

It was from Xia Ling.

Feeling quite cheerful, Long Chen answered the call and bestowed Xia Ling with an air kiss: "Baby, what’s up?"

"There’s been a situation at the company, it’s not clear over the phone."

Xia Ling said.

"Alright, I’ll be there soon. Are you in your office?" Long Chen asked.

"Mhm, hurry over."

...

After hanging up, Long Chen rushed to Dragon Doctor.

Upon entering Xia Ling’s office, Long Chen saw an old man talking with Xia Ling.

Xia Ling stood up, about to speak when Long Chen beat her to it: "President Xia, the task you instructed has been handled."

Xia Ling looked startled, then smiled and said, "Good. I am discussing some matters with this elderly gentleman from the Nangong Family. You should listen in as well, given that you’re a key member of the company."

"Alright."

Long Chen sat down, though inwardly he was somewhat astonished.

A person from the Nangong Family?

It seemed like enemies often cross each other’s paths.

The elderly man was none other than Uncle Wei from Nangong Dehua’s side, whose full name was Nangong Wei.

However, Nangong Wei’s original surname was not Nangong; he had joined the Nangong Family in his teens and had adopted the Nangong surname ever since.

"What brings the elderly gentleman here?" Long Chen inquired.

"Elder gentleman, I didn’t quite catch your earlier remarks. Could you please explain them in more detail?" Xia Ling asked Nangong Wei.

Nangong Wei smiled and said, "Of course, my purpose here is quite straightforward. I am here to represent the Nangong Family in discussing a cooperation with Dragon Doctor. The Nangong Family hopes to become the strongest security force for Dragon Doctor. I believe the Alchemy Factory of Dragon Doctor surely needs protection, and we, as a Martial Arts family, undoubtedly have the strength.

Of course, that is only one aspect. Secondly, the Nangong Family hopes to establish a deep cooperative relationship with Dragon Doctor, sharing the burden and setting up another Alchemy Factory."

"I understand," Xia Ling said. "The Nangong Family doesn’t want to cooperate with us but wants to infiltrate Dragon Doctor and devour us, right?"

Nangong Wei was taken aback at her words.

He hadn’t expected Xia Ling to be so sharp and direct to the point.

Despite being exposed, Nangong Wei wasn’t perturbed and responded with a smile, "Director Xia, Dragon Doctor’s operations are too vast. I assume that it’s probably getting too hard for you to handle on your own. My recommendation is for a deep partnership with the Nangong Family to take Dragon Doctor public."

"Do you think we need to go public with tens of trillions of funds?"

Xia Ling responded with a light smile.

"Having money is not the point; the point is, can you protect it now and forever? Currently, we’re having a nice discussion, but I don’t know if that will be the case in the future. You may not be aware of the exact magnitude of a Martial Arts family’s power, but I can tell you, no amount of money is a match for absolute power."

During the conversation, Nangong Wei lightly pinched the air towards the water dispenser.

Bang.

The water dispenser instantly burst.

Such a display genuinely startled Xia Ling.

Xia Ling took a deep breath and instinctively looked towards Long Chen.

Faced with someone who transcended the ordinary, she was out of her depth.

Long Chen stood up and said indifferently, "Old Mr. Nangong, our water dispenser wasn’t cheap. Without paying a thousand yuan, I’m afraid we can’t let this slide."

Pfft.

Xia Ling, whose mood had been heavy, couldn’t help but laugh at Long Chen’s words.

She had never expected Long Chen to say something like that.

Nangong Wei was stunned for a moment, then said severely, "I will certainly pay for the water dispenser."

"In that case, please pay first, elder gentleman. How can we dare to cooperate with you otherwise?" Long Chen said earnestly.

"Fine, I will pay." Nangong Wei said.

After speaking, Nangong Wei really took out a thousand yuan and handed it to Long Chen.

Long Chen accepted the money without hesitation and smiled, "The elder gentleman is indeed honorable. Now that there’s nothing else, please leave."

"Hmm? What do you mean? Are you rejecting the offer?" Nangong Wei asked.

"Yes, we are," Xia Ling said.

"Director Xia, if that’s the case, Dragon Doctor might become an enemy of the Nangong Family. Have you truly thought this through, taking on a Martial Arts family as your enemy?" Nangong Wei’s voice was low and heavy with threatening implications.

Long Chen smiled lightly, "After the elder gentleman returns, you can discuss it thoroughly with your decision-makers. You should know that in Qianzhou, there’s more than one Martial Arts family."

Upon hearing this, Nangong Wei’s thoughts raced, "Could it be that the Yang Family has already approached you? Or have you already established cooperation with the Yang Family?"

"I never said that, elder gentleman. Now, we won’t see you out—please." Long Chen gestured towards the office door.

Nangong Wei left with a gloomy expression, getting up and walking out.

At the doorway, Nangong Wei couldn’t help but clench his teeth and say, "I hope you won’t regret this."

Having said that, Nangong Wei finally departed completely.

Xia Ling watched Nangong Wei’s retreating figure and whispered, "That old man’s display of power was quite impressive. We still should be careful."

"A mere Nangong Family is nothing to fear, darling Ling’er. I think we should focus on something more interesting," Long Chen’s lips curled up slightly, revealing a hint of a mischievous smile.