In the reception room.
Lu Chengwen and Xia Ying sat facing each other.
Xia Ying looked at Lu Chengwen. "Go on. Tell me all about your heroic exploits."
Lu Chengwen smiled. "What heroic exploits?"
"Why has Fishing Elder been following you around?"
Lu Chengwen smiled. "Simple. Those old geezers are all rotten to the core, nothing but lowlife scum..."
"What kind of words are those!? Watch your language."
"Anyway, for some inexplicable reason, they think I'll help them withstand the Heavenly Tribulation. So they fish, play chess, drink, get married... So, heh, everyone in the world can kill me now, except those old men. They have to worship me like an ancestor."
"Have you found evidence against the mastermind behind the Jiang Family?"
"How could it be that fast? This takes time."
"You have time to extort the Ouyang Family, but apparently no time to investigate the case."
"It was just something I handled along the way!"
"Anyway, the Ouyang Family matter must be resolved, and that nail planted in the Jiang Family must be pulled out!"
Lu Chengwen smiled and looked at Xia Ying. "You keep focusing on that nail in the Jiang Family. Aren't you afraid that pulling it out will damage the harmony between you and the Jiang Family?"
"If I were afraid, I wouldn't be doing this." Xia Ying said, "Anyway, be careful around the Jiang Family."
"Do you really need to tell me that? Still, Jiang Xiaohu and I are practically brothers now. He wouldn't really chop me up, would he?"
"The Jiang Family turns ruthless the moment they fall out with someone. Be careful."
At the same time.
Jiang Xiaohou held a long blade, its edge lightly touching Ouyang Fen's shoulder. Ouyang Fen's body shuddered.
He did not dare raise his head, yet