Phew!
Upon hearing Elder Xiong’s words, the several middle-aged men in the corner of the hall couldn’t help but heave a sigh of relief.
“Hmph! It seems that the Xiong Family is still afraid of the prince and doesn’t dare to be presumptuous!”
“Hehe! The Three Corpses Brain Gu, personally arranged by the leader of the Gu Sect, is insoluble by anyone in the world. Does Elder Xiong dare to cause trouble? Let’s go, pay no mind to them, let’s have a drink!”
But everyone in the hall who came to attend the banquet was completely at a loss as to what Elder Xiong meant!
It was just a simple transport of raw gemstones after all, and although there were indeed some risks transporting them back from the Myanmar border, Divine Eagle Group had indeed paid a considerable price to open up this transport route. It was merely a matter of charging a higher transportation fee, but asking for 50% of the profits directly was clearly being deliberately difficult.
“Elder Xiong… you… How can you be so unreasonable?” Qing Ruolan was so angry that she stomped her foot on the ground.
She had just seen Ye Fan revive Elder Xiong and thought that the cooperation with Divine Eagle Group was finally secure! But then Elder Xiong turned out to be so unreasonably overbearing!
“So what if I’m unreasonable? That’s just the way I am… Hmph! You little trash, you think you can force me into submission this way? No chance! I simply won’t agree, what are you going to do? If you’re brave enough, hit me! Hehe…”
As Elder Xiong spoke, he stuck out his own face and slapped it, saying, “Let me tell you! If anything you do upsets me, don’t you even dream of the Qing Corporation doing business with our Divine Eagle Group!”
A cold look appeared on Elder Xiong’s face as he spoke with resolute words.
Ye Fan stood beside, his expression darkening to the extreme. Feeling the Three Corpses Brain Gu inside the Myriad Gu Cauldron, he truly had the urge to stuff the Three Corpses Brain Gu back into Elder Xiong’s brain!
This damn old thing was really driving him crazy!
Slap!
A crisp sound suddenly rang out in the hall!
A figure approached Elder Xiong, a fan-sized palm delivered a fierce slap to his face, spinning Elder Xiong several times in place, with five finger marks swiftly appearing on his cheek.
“So what if I hit you? You damn old thing, how can you speak to my sister-in-law and big brother like that? You ungrateful thing, who do you think you are? Hmph! Get lost, or I’ll break your bones!”
A burly man stood firm next to Ye Fan, “Big brother, sister-in-law! Are you alright… If you want to vent, I can crush him into pieces with two hands!”
The newcomer was none other than Wang Fugui, one of Ye Fan’s sworn brothers!
This simpleton!
Ever since they were kids, he’d always been this mindless. As long as Ye Fan was in danger, he would charge forward without hesitation, his thick-skinned and resilient self.
“Vulgar, shameless! You… don’t you have any respect for the elderly? What about the law, is there no law?” After being slapped by Wang Fugui, Elder Xiong hopped up in anger, “Qing Ruolan, you’re done for! Be assured that Divine Eagle Group would rather die than cooperate with you… Even if you rely on the Ye Family, what of it? Our Xiong Family is not afraid of you!”
“Damn thing! Keep babbling, and see if I don’t slap you again?” Wang Fugui raised his hand, scaring Elder Xiong into shivering.
“Ah, Elder Xiong, why bother yourself like this? Just now, Young Master Ye saved your life, and the Qing Family is just trying to negotiate a fair deal with you. Couldn’t you give the younger generation a chance?” A senior in a Sun Yat-sen suit suddenly walked over, extended his hand to Elder Xiong’s shoulder trying to mediate the situation.
“This is Chairman Liang Wen of the Flower Capital Chamber of Commerce. He organized today’s meeting! Ah, I was hoping Chairman Liang could mediate… Now it’s over,” Qing Ruolan said to Ye Fan, watching the scene unfold.
“I don’t acknowledge his saving me! And did I ask him to save me? Do I need someone to save me? I would have woken up from the faint by myself soon, who asked him to be presumptuous? Hmph! To cooperate with the Qing Family, no way… Is this how you Ye Family does business? If you don’t cooperate with you, you resort to beating and killing? Come on then, if you dare, kill me!”
Even though he was supported by Liang Wen’s shoulder, Elder Xiong was still arrogantly challenging Ye Fan and Qing Ruolan, completely oblivious to the fact that Ye Fan’s expression had darkened to the ultimate level.
A terrifying and cold killing intent surged wildly around him.
Those within a radius of three zhang all felt a strong chill!
Though it was summer, everyone couldn’t help shuddering.
Qing Ruolan was the first to sense the change in Ye Fan’s mood. She knew Ye Fan was angry. If they allowed Ye Fan to continue this way, he might just take action right there.
After all, Ye Fan was a man who feared neither heaven nor earth; he had even dared to beat up Great Xia Elder Han Mo, and he did it live!
“Husband, let it go! If Divine Eagle Group won’t cooperate with us, we’ll just think of other ways!” Qing Ruolan said as she grabbed Ye Fan’s wrist and gently pinched him.
In the middle of the hall, Liang Wen himself had a background in Martial Arts. Feeling the change in Ye Fan’s aura, he broke out into a cold sweat, hurriedly covered Elder Xiong’s mouth, and said, “Elder Xiong, please say less! Come on, let me take you to apply a cold compress to your face; let’s hurry!” Find more chapters on My Virtual Library Empire
Liang Wen quickly led Elder Xiong away and entered a room on the side, temporarily separating Ye Fan and Elder Xiong.
Liang Wen nodded towards Qing Ruolan and gave a bitter smile in his heart.
He had intended to play the mediator today, but now it seemed hardly possible anymore.
Alas!
He just hoped that no one would get killed here!
Ye Fan watched Elder Xiong’s retreating figure and snorted coldly from his nostrils, “Fine, I’ll listen to my wife!” When Ye Fan turned his head back to look at Qing Ruolan again, his expression was once again tender.
But in his heart, Ye Fan snorted coldly!
Does the Xiong Family have a backer in the Capital?
Giving the Qing Family such a hard time, it seems that Prince Jin’s claws are still present in Flower Capital.
Last time at the Ren Family, a large group was cleared out, those families that supported the Feng Family, Zhou Ming, Zhuang Chao… which stood against Ye Fan, were basically purged under arrangements by Tianji Pavilion and Guo Li.
So, was this Xiong Family also one of Prince Jin’s?
Then, regardless of whether we cooperate with them or not, they cannot be spared!
However, what was with the Three Corpses Brain Gu in Elder Xiong’s head?
Unable to figure it out, Ye Fan didn’t bother to think on it any longer, “Don’t worry, wife! I’ll always find a way! Isn’t it just some risk on the Myanmar transportation route? If worse comes to worst, I’ll go there myself!”
Behind Ye Fan stood Tianji Pavilion, and now with the formation of the Mortal Alliance, indeed it was time to spread out the commercial channels.
“Alright! I believe in you, husband!”
Behind Wang Fugui, Guo Li also appeared, “Boss, the matters in Flower Capital have been mostly resolved! What’s the next step, big brother?”
As Ye Fan’s chief strategist and manager, Guo Li had more matters to consider than Wang Fugui and the others.
“In a couple of days, I plan to visit the south, to Guangcheng… It’s time to turn that place upside down!” A hint of coldness flashed in Ye Fan’s eyes; from a video given by the Five Poisons Child, he knew his third brother in Guangcheng was stabbed by his potential father-in-law, his sister-in-law’s father Shen Nanfei, personally!
Now that his sister-in-law had also announced her marriage to him, whether she was trustworthy or not? And what was the Shen Family’s true stance? Ye Fan had to clarify!
Of course, the map fragment on his third brother’s body was also of great importance!
Ding dong!
The moment Ye Fan’s speech had ended, he suddenly received a mysterious message, “Please, Young Master Ye, come to the second floor, bathroom number 3!”
Hm?
A few brief words made Ye Fan’s brow furrow deeply.
A sudden mysterious message asking to meet him in the bathroom?
Why so secretive, what did it mean?