Have Fun Tossing Around

Ren Jie, and that worthless, lowly Dead Fatty—you just wait.

A voice in Fang Yan's heart roared madly. Even though he had intended to use this to put on a show for Fang Tianen, the Seventh Princess, and even the Emperor, thinking of Ren Jie's disregard, the verbal humiliation, and those things the fatty had said to him still made the rage in his heart impossible to suppress.

Family Head? A puppet Family Head like you still dared to strut and shout? Sooner or later, I'll show you what a Family Head who truly controls the Five Great Families looks like.

Fang Qi, Gao Peng, and Ren Jie—what am I inferior to you in? We are all direct descendants of the Five Great Families. Just because my father did not become Family Head, am I supposed to be beneath people like you? No. I, Fang Yan, am no worse than anyone. I will trample every last one of you beneath my feet.

The Seventh Princess, Fang Qi, Fang Tianen—they are all nothing but stepping stones on my path to the summit.

If you had not been born lucky, if I had inheritance rights too, would I be willing to become some damned Imperial Son-in-Law and flatter some princess?

Fang Yan glared furiously at Ren Jie and Gao Ren as they left, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and strode away.

"He puked... he puked! Wah... he really puked blood!" The fatty had actually been secretly watching behind them all along. Seeing Fang Yan finally vomit blood after they left, he spoke with immense excitement.

Although he had been angry at Fang Yan all this time, Fang Yan should have known it himself. Earlier, seeing him flare up from time to time or shut off his hearing, it had been hard to tell whether he was truly angry. Now that he had seen him vomit blood from rage, the fatty finally became certain of one thing: this guy had really been angered badly.

"A gentleman has a broad measure, while a petty man has a broad temper. In truth, even a real villain may not be so narrow-minded. To vomit blood from anger over something like this—if he was not deliberately putting on an act, then it only proves one thing: he is a true petty man." Ren Jie could not even be bothered to turn around and look. His divine sense was not much weaker now than Fang Yan's when Fang Yan had first reached the first layer of the Divine Power Realm. Besides, this was the Ren Family, so he could use his divine sense to examine any of Fang Yan's movements.

"He is Fang Qi's staunchest supporter in the Fang Family, and he was also the first to suggest letting Fang Qi, a woman, become Family Head. Fang Qi treats him as her right-hand man. It is said that the reason he won second place in last year's Martial Arts Champion competition also had much to do with Fang Qi pulling strings. He only broke through to the Divine Power Realm by making use of that previous opportunity. Looking at how he and the Second Prince were acting now, it seemed they had hooked up again. I doubt he was pursuing the Seventh Princess because he truly liked her either."

"Forget it, who cares about him?" After rambling on, the fatty suddenly remembered something else and hurriedly looked at Ren Jie. "Meal Ticket Boss, there's something I've been wanting to tell you. Although they do not stop me from entering the pharmacy, the pharmacy has many sections. They have completely taken control of the more secretive places. So we still need to quickly find a way to make money ourselves. Once we start fighting the Council of Elders, they will definitely watch us even more closely. With the Fang Family making such a mess, could they really end up giving up?"

"He is the Fang Family Head, and I am the Ren Family Head. First of all, he will not feel there is any obstacle. To save his daughter, he has to seize the last straw, so he will definitely come." Ren Jie spoke with great confidence. As for the Council of Elders, he did not plan to bother with them for now. He would first get his first pot of gold from the Fang Family, then gradually think of other ways.

As the legitimate Family Head of the Ren Family, Ren Jie was not worried about being unable to get money. If he had not known that continuing to watch that video in his Sea of Consciousness, watching the Sage Dao Discussion, would require a terrifying amount of energy, the first thing he would likely have thought of would have been playing around with the Council of Elders. But even if he defeated them, the funds he could truly mobilize would be limited. Moving too much would damage the Ren Family's vitality, and that would be equivalent to digging away at his own foundation. Since he was the Ren Family Head, the Ren Family would sooner or later be completely under his control.

Thus, on one hand, he could not let others take notice; on the other, he had to find a way to rake in more money.

After returning to his residence, Ren Jie entered his Sea of Consciousness once more. The laptop that had come with him remained there without any changes. After all, it had followed him into this world, and Ren Jie still felt a sense of closeness whenever he saw it. But without enough energy, that video clearly could not be opened.

So after looking around, Ren Jie emerged from his Sea of Consciousness. Yesterday, because the Smiling Old Man had finally made a breakthrough and his mental state had also reached its peak, Ren Jie began cultivating the fourth layer of the Jade Emperor Art Body Refining Chapter again. He circulated the technique and condensed Qi Strength Rings. Now, the number of Qi Strength Rings had doubled again, and he needed two hundred and eighty-eight of them.

Fortunately, Ren Jie's control over his own power had improved considerably, and his speed had increased somewhat as well. Originally, while cultivating the Jade Emperor Art, he had also been waiting for the Smiling Old Man. Yet after one night, Ren Jie had condensed one hundred and ninety-three Qi Strength Rings for the fourth layer of the Jade Emperor Art Body Refining Chapter, but he still had not seen the Smiling Old Man by dawn.

Could that fellow have been angered into running away by me? Ren Jie thought wickedly. But the more likely possibility was that the old man had prepared enough for him to cultivate for one to three months, only for Ren Jie to finish it in a single night. His plans had probably been completely thrown into disarray.

Or perhaps he was waiting until he had thought of a name before coming back.

He had not waited for the Smiling Old Man, but early in the morning, news from Fang Tianen arrived instead.

"Fang Tianen has arrived at the main entrance. Since he is here for an official visit, the Second Elder, Third Elder, and Fourth Elder have already gone to the great hall. They have instructed the Family Head to hurry over according to protocol and receive him. The messenger said that the elders specifically instructed him to tell the Family Head that, as the Ren Family Head, he must not lose proper decorum." Ever since the Guard Squad had returned to Ren Jie's Family Head residence, Ren Jie had had Tong Qiang take control of the surrounding area as well. Even when someone came in with a message, they had to go through Tong Qiang.

Tong Qiang faithfully carried out this task. Even if the words were unpleasant or carried other implications, he relayed every single word without omission.

Playing this trick again. The moment Ren Jie heard it, he knew what game they were playing. This had not happened just once or twice. As the Ren Family Head, when there was an important matter or an important guest to receive, there were established rules.

For example, with Fang Tianen, the Fang Family Head, formally visiting, Ren Jie was supposed to receive him with the Council of Elders accompanying him through the proper ceremonies. At that point, he, the Family Head, would merely be a decoration. Of course, Ren Jie was different from before. There was no benefit in tangling with the Second Elder and the others over such a matter, so he would not do such useless work.

"Tell Fang Tianen that this Family Head sees how anxious he is to save his daughter and will head straight for the Fang Family now. Tell the fatty to come, and have Beast Uncle make preparations." As Ren Jie spoke, he had already risen and walked outside.

"I'll gather the men at once." Tong Qiang agreed and prepared to go out and assemble the Guard Squad.

"No need." Ren Jie stopped him. "You are uncomfortable wearing that armor, but without it, your mental state and even your strength can easily be observed by people with ulterior motives. There will always be loopholes. You should stay home and continue cultivating diligently. Besides, I am not going into a dragon's pool or tiger's den. Supervise everyone and make them cultivate with all their might. There absolutely must not be any slackness."

Outside the Ren Family Great Hall, the guards stood in imposing array. Ren Junyang led Ren Hanlin and Ren Wenxu as they stood at the entrance to the great hall. Looking out from here, the main entrance was several li away, and in the distance, Fang Tianen's procession could vaguely be seen approaching at an unhurried pace.

"Hmph. They are about to arrive, yet he still has not come." Ren Hanlin spoke with extreme displeasure.

Looking at Fang Tianen's distant carriage procession, Ren Wenxu said, "It seems Fang Tianen is so desperate that he is seeking medical help at random. He truly has no options left and has lost his bearings. Earlier, he sent that Fang Yan over, only for our great Family Head to humiliate him until he vomited blood and left. Now he has actually come himself. I truly do not know how this matter will end. A poison that the entire Fang Family cannot do anything about, a poison even the Imperial Physicians cannot handle, one that even a Middle-Grade Life-Preserving Pill cannot save—yet he claims he has a way. If he cannot clean up after himself, then the Fang Family may become the next Gao Family."

"The year is almost over. I think it is necessary to convene a full Council of Elders meeting and properly rein him in. If he keeps tossing things around like this, everyone in Jade Capital City will become enemies of our Ren Family." Although Ren Qiancheng's matter had passed, Ren Hanlin's anger had still not subsided. Whenever he thought about it, rage still surged through him.

Even when Ren Tianxing had been Family Head, he would not have refused him even this bit of face. Whatever happened could have been handled internally, yet it had been blown up so greatly.

This was not merely about Ren Qiancheng. Ren Hanlin's own face had been completely disgraced as well.

"Let us watch first. Later, it would be best to make him explain clearly exactly what Detoxification Treasure the Old Family Head left behind. If it can truly neutralize all the poison Fang Qi has been afflicted with, then that treasure will be extremely important to the entire Ren Family." Ren Junyang neither agreed nor disagreed. He was more focused on considering the matter.

The moment Ren Hanlin and Ren Wenxu heard this, they immediately understood what Ren Junyang meant and hurriedly nodded.

"Hm? Why has the procession stopped? Who is that?" Ren Hanlin was slightly startled when he suddenly saw that the carriage procession, now only three or four hundred meters away, had come to a halt.

"Tong Qiang? What is he doing there?" Ren Junyang frowned as well.

"Go." Suddenly, right before their eyes, Fang Tianen's carriage procession abruptly turned around. The rear became the front, and then they accelerated straight away. In the blink of an eye, they had vanished, galloping off through the gate.

This... what was going on?

Ren Junyang and the other two elders were left standing there in a daze, utterly embarrassed and unable to understand what had happened. They had been waiting here to welcome him, but the man had suddenly turned around and left. What kind of situation was this?

But when they wanted to call Tong Qiang back, they found that after delivering the message, he had left as well. In the end, Ren Hanlin could only order one of the nearby guards to come over. Fortunately, Tong Qiang had not whispered or transmitted the message privately at the time, so the surrounding guards knew what had happened.

He had gone directly to the Fang Family. No wonder Fang Tianen had immediately turned around and left.

Boom! "Damn it! Wasn't this just playing us for fools?" Ren Hanlin had already been furious, and now that he had been toyed with, he stomped his foot. The thick stone beneath his feet instantly crumbled into powder.

"This is utterly improper. It is simply... simply too outrageous." Ren Wenxu looked at Ren Junyang. "Second Elder, we must properly discipline our Family Head. If this continues, he will destroy our Ren Family."

"This is his private matter. How are we supposed to control it? We only need to guard the Ren Family and prevent him from acting recklessly. Everything else can wait until the full Council of Elders meeting." Ren Junyang's expression darkened. After speaking, he turned and left directly.