A Contest Between Two Sides

The visitors were Aunt Chen and Guo Rui.

After hearing Guo Rui's report that afternoon, Aunt Chen immediately took action.

But her approach differed from the others', who had gone straight to Yang Sheng.

Aunt Chen first had someone buy several boxes of expensive tea, then brought along two cases of fine aged liquor and several nourishing medicines.

Then she drove directly to Yang Sheng's home.

Fortunately, Yang Sheng's father was not out making deliveries that day. Aunt Chen called Guo Rui and asked her to come over as well.

Compared with their first meeting, Aunt Chen was clearly taking this much more seriously.

The first time she came, Aunt Chen had brought only a few boxes of pastries.

This time, even Yang Sheng's father felt that the gifts were far too valuable.

Although he did not drink much, he spent every day driving deliveries and knew exactly how valuable those two cases of aged liquor were, not to mention the nourishing medicines he had never even seen before.

Yang Sheng walked into the living room.

He happened to hear Aunt Chen saying to his father, "You've been driving for so many years. It's about time you took a rest. Now that Yang Sheng has made something of himself, you should enjoy your retirement properly."

Yang Sheng's father shook his head. "His success is his own business. I'm still young and able to work. Just because my son has made something of himself doesn't mean his old man should lie back and live off him."

Aunt Chen chuckled. "Still, I hope you can talk some sense into Yang Sheng. The terms offered by our chamber of commerce will definitely be the best. If he accepts, he practically won't have to spend his own money on cultivation for the next several years."

Yang Sheng's father fell silent for a moment before saying, "Sister Chen, I don't really understand what you're talking about. I don't know why you suddenly came to me today and immediately started asking me to persuade Yang Sheng, but I do know that whatever it is, we'll have to wait for Yang Sheng to come back before deciding. I can't make the decision for him."

As they spoke, the bored Guo Rui spotted Yang Sheng standing in the living room and jumped in shock.

Then she said, "Ah, Yang Sheng, when did you get back?"

Her cry drew everyone's attention over.

Aunt Chen hurriedly stood up, smoothed out her clothes, and quickly walked over to Yang Sheng.

"Little Sheng, I heard that you defeated Li Ya in today's school assessment. When Guo Rui told me the news, I couldn't have been happier. You're truly the pride of us Lower Registry people. I just happened to come by today to visit your father. I didn't bring much."

As she spoke, she shifted to the side, deliberately letting Yang Sheng see the gifts they had brought.

Yang Sheng nodded politely.

"Thank you, Aunt Chen. My father was just talking about you a few days ago."

"By the way, what were you talking about just now?"

Hearing Yang Sheng take the initiative to get to the point, Aunt Chen was delighted.

"I just discussed this with your father. You know his back isn't good. He can't keep driving deliveries to support you forever. Now that you've reached Great Completion of Bright Force, you'll need a large amount of Great Medicine to assist your cultivation in the future. The expense of that Great Medicine won't be a small sum."

"After I reported your situation to our chamber of commerce's board of directors, they attached great importance to it."

"Our chamber of commerce has only recently arrived in Bay City, and this is exactly when we need talented people. When Chairman Niu heard about you, he insisted that I come see you immediately and keep a talent like you within our own family."

She put great emphasis on the words "our own family."

"We hope to sign a contract with you. Every year from now on, we will provide you with one million in cash and one million worth of Great Medicine for your cultivation. If you get admitted to Martial Arts University, we will also provide additional subsidies during your university years to help you complete your studies."

"Once you've completed your studies and return to join our chamber of commerce, we'll be partners fighting side by side from then on. You'll also be able to protect your hometown and your father."

After saying that, Aunt Chen looked at Yang Sheng with a smile on her face.

Yang Sheng pondered briefly, thinking of an excuse to refuse, when a burst of noisy shouting suddenly came from outside the front door.

"You bunch of idiots! I gave you orders this morning, and you didn't get it done until the afternoon. What use are you? Is finding one person's address really that difficult?"

As he spoke, someone knocked on the door.

Aunt Chen's expression turned cold, and she had a faint sense of foreboding.

Yang Sheng turned and opened the door. Several large, burly men stood outside.

Leading them was a fat man with slicked-back hair.

Yang Sheng had seen this man that morning. He was Boss Wang, who had watched the match alongside Chairman Xu in the private room.

"You bunch of idiots, what are you standing around for? Call him Brother Yang."

The burly men behind him bowed in unison.

"Hello, Brother Yang!"

Yang Sheng recalled what the Tianhai boss had said.

Sure enough, it had come true that very afternoon.

Before Yang Sheng could speak, Aunt Chen, standing in the living room, struck first.

"Oh, I was wondering who it was. So it's Boss Wang from the Wang Group. If I remember correctly, you once loudly bet on Li Ya to win. Now that Yang Sheng has won, you've come running to him?"

Boss Wang did not care in the slightest about Aunt Chen's rebuke.

Instead, he said bluntly, "The Wang Group only stands with winners. Whoever wins, we help."

He clapped his hands, and the burly men behind him carried briefcases inside.

There were five briefcases in total, placed one after another on Yang Sheng's coffee table.

As the cases snapped open.

They revealed stacks of cash inside.

The sight stunned Yang Sheng's father.

"Each case contains two hundred thousand, one million in total. This is all a meeting gift from me to little brother Yang Sheng."

At the sight, Aunt Chen's cheeks trembled with anger.

"Wang Ben! Is this how you crash someone else's meeting?"

Boss Wang laughed, the fat on his face jiggling.

"Meeting? Have you already finalized a partnership with Brother Yang Sheng?"

That single sentence left Aunt Chen speechless.

She truly had not finalized anything with Yang Sheng. In fact, they had only just begun discussing it.

Besides, without a comparison, the gifts she brought looked quite valuable.

But who would have thought Wang Ben would be so unreasonable, laying out one million in cash? It looked far more impressive than the gifts she had brought.

Wang Ben got straight to the point as well.

"Brother Yang Sheng, I won't waste words. If you're willing to join Wang Group, this one million is yours. On top of that, Wang Group will give you two million in cash every year, plus two million worth of Great Medicine."

After Wang Ben stated those terms, Aunt Chen's expression darkened even further.

The most she could offer was one million in cash and one million worth of Great Medicine per year.

For a martial artist at Yang Sheng's level, that was already the limit of what they could offer.

She never expected Wang Ben to offer twice as much right from the start.

She pondered for a moment, then quietly turned her gaze toward her daughter.

If she could not beat the other side's contract terms, she still had a trump card in reserve.

A childhood sweetheart!

Wang Ben spread his arms. "What do you think, Brother Yang? These terms are generous enough, aren't they?"

"If you join us, I believe the Wang Group will have more than enough strength to support you, especially when you apply to Martial Arts University. We'll personally help you contact university mentors to guide you."

"If you choose to sign with us, your potential will be developed to the fullest. I can guarantee that your cultivation will reach at least Peak Dark Force. If there are more opportunities in the future, we can even support you until you reach the Subtlety Realm!"

"That way, it will be a win-win situation. It will be a great thing for both you and us!"

Just then, the landline in Yang Sheng's home suddenly rang.

He strode over and picked it up.

Liu Chang's voice came from the other end.

"Yang Sheng, open the door."