Just as Fatty was sighing, the people from the Chang Le Gang outside were watching intently. Some had even mobilized many members, planning to rescue their leader and fight their way out, no matter the cost.
Only Beast Uncle, leaning against the Spirit Beast Carriage, revealed a meaningful smile on his aged, withered face beneath his hat, shaking his head slightly as if wondering about something.
"Alright, get up. Since we're on the same side, no need for formalities. I need you to do a few things right away. Here are one million Jade Coins; exchange them for Spirit Jade as quickly as possible, the higher the grade, the better. Do it secretly, don't let anyone know. Also, send invitations in my name to the top ten gangs in Jade Capital City, stating that tomorrow night, at the Ren Family Head's residence, I, Ren Jie… will… be… accepting… disciples!!" Ren Jie slowed his voice at the end, looking at Chang Lao Si and speaking each word deliberately.
Chang Lao Si, who had been extremely excited and was just starting to rise at Ren Jie's words, froze again.
At the Ren Family… residence, publicly accepting disciples immediately.
He had thought that Ren Jie mentioning accepting disciples was just acknowledging their relationship, which was already very good.
After all, in Jade Capital City, it was said that behind the top ten gangs were so-and-so, someone's brother-in-law, or someone with shares in a certain business, but no one ever admitted it. Because as long as it was a gang, it would be involved in some Jianghu matters, and major forces generally didn't want people to know they were involved in such things.
So, these things were all done privately, in secret.
Seeing the incredulous expression on Chang Lao Si's face, Ren Jie nodded again to confirm, then stuffed the Jade Notes for one million Jade Coins into Chang Lao Si's hands, sending him off to prepare while he was still in a daze.
"Phew, Beast Uncle, let's go back." Chang Lao Si got off the Spirit Beast Carriage, and Ren Jie stretched lazily, preparing to lie down and rest.
"Ah!" Suddenly, Gao Ren, who had also been stunned, jumped up, pointing in the direction Chang Lao Si had left: "The money, the money, how could you let him take it all? What are you going to do with Spirit Jade? You haven't even reached the True Qi Realm, you don't even need Low-Grade Spirit Jade."
Spirit Jade was precious, but it was only from the True Qi Realm onwards that one gradually needed Spirit Jade, and even then, it was limited. To say it was indispensable, that was when one reached the Divine Power Realm. Ren Jie was, at most, at the Body Refining Realm; what was he going to do with so much Spirit Jade?
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Ren Jie wanted to say that, but he was afraid he couldn't explain it clearly, so he simply said it was for other uses.
"Other uses? It's not just the two of us now. Even if we don't care about the followers from the academy, or the servants from the other families, there are still over a hundred people in the Guard Squad, like Tong Qiang," Fatty said anxiously. He felt that since they finally had such a large sum of money, they should keep some of it.
"Don't worry, don't worry, there's also the pharmacy, the Silk Shop, and the manor…" Ren Jie said, handing these over to Gao Ren: "The pharmacy can be kept, but you can sell the others. Think about how to sell them for a high price. Selling these will solve our immediate problems."
"I hope it's as you say, but you're really becoming more and more wasteful. That's a million Jade Coins! I don't know what you're planning, but spending money like this, even if you have more, it won't last," Ren Jie had already decided, and Fatty shook his head helplessly.
"Heh!" Ren Jie laughed: "If you were a little thinner and a woman, you'd definitely be a qualified little housekeeper."
Fatty looked at Ren Jie strangely, leaning back slightly: "What are you talking about? Food Ticket Boss, you must be too stimulated by that Fang Qi, you're going crazy thinking about women."
Ren Jie smiled and lay there, ignoring Fatty's words, but this made Fatty feel even stranger.
"By the way, what are you going to do with that Middle-Grade Spirit Tool?" Fatty felt the atmosphere was weird and changed the subject.
"The Fang Family wouldn't be so kind. There's something wrong with this Middle-Grade Spirit Tool; the Yin energy inside is too heavy. I'm not too sure about it yet, so let's not open it for now, and wait until I think of a solution," Ren Jie replied casually, then began thinking about these messy things in his head.
Chang Lao Si, who created the Chang Le Gang, also had absolute control over it. Unlike some other major forces and families, there were no discussions or conflicts; everything was decided by his word alone.
And not long after Ren Jie and the others left, Fang Yan had already led four subordinates to the Chang Le Gang headquarters. Fang Yan had received the news after Ren Jie entered the Chang Le Gang, and then rushed over.
Knowing that Ren Jie had gone to the Chang Le Gang, Fang Tianen and Fang Yan's first reaction was that this guy was too impatient. Could it be that he really lost too much money at the Chang Le Gambling House before, and now he was going to show off? In any case, they couldn't let Ren Jie have too much contact with Chang Lao Si. Fang Yan hurried over. When he arrived at the Chang Le Gang and saw the Chang Le Gang's gate smashed, and the walls along the way smashed through, he was dumbfounded.
What exactly was Ren Jie thinking? What was going on?
"Gang Leader Chang, as soon as I heard that Ren Jie was here, I rushed over, afraid that he would make things difficult for you. This is?" Fang Yan saw Chang Lao Si, looking troubled, welcoming him. He was originally a little worried, but he was relieved. Judging from the current signs, Ren Jie must have had a conflict with this Chang Lao Si, which was what he wanted to see most. Of course, on the surface, he still looked very concerned and worried.
Hmph, Chang Lao Si sneered in his heart, crocodile tears, what a piece of trash. If you weren't the Imperial Court's Commander of the Imperial Guards, a direct descendant of the Fang Family, I would kill you right now.
He had been in the Jianghu for half his life, but he had been played by this Fang Yan. How could Chang Lao Si not be angry? He now admired Ren Jie immensely, and even rejoiced that Ren Jie had given him this opportunity to become a disciple, allowing him to fulfill his ideals and take this opportunity to break through to the Yin Yang Realm.
He was full of hostility towards the Fang Family and Fang Yan, but as an old Jianghu figure, he was also very clever and didn't show it at all at this moment.
"Alas!" Chang Lao Si shook his head and said: "I guess someone said something, and as a result, Family Head Ren came to me, and you saw what happened."
"Old Chang, don't worry, we have the Fang Family. He can't do anything to you. If he does, you can directly become a guest elder of our Fang Family. If he comes to make trouble again, notify me immediately. There's no justice in this world? I'll bring the Imperial Guards to deal with him directly." Seeing Chang Lao Si like this, Fang Yan was overjoyed.
Ren Jie, ah, Ren Jie, you really are a Hedonistic Young Master Good-for-nothing. If you want to suppress Chang Lao Si, you can only push him to my side.
"Thank you, Commander Fang. I still have brothers in the gang to appease, and many things to do. I don't have time to entertain Commander Fang for the time being." He wanted to send him away as soon as possible. Everything would be fine after tonight. Chang Lao Si looked clueless, but shook his head in his heart. He had been angered by the sudden pressure before, and his discouragement had prevented him from seeing through this kid's tricks.
Although he hadn't confirmed it with his master before, it was rumored that this Fang Yan had waited in the Ren Family for a day to invite his master, and was later scolded by his master until he vomited blood and left. This kind of Good-for-nothing still wanted to fight with his master, who had the foresight and ideals of a gambling god? He was simply courting death. Looking for you? If I really cooperated with you, I would be cursed for eight lifetimes.
"Alright, Gang Leader Chang, you go ahead and get busy. I'll take my leave first." Fang Yan didn't suspect anything at all, and said in a deep voice on the surface, but he was overjoyed in his heart. This time, he had saved Fang Qi, further gaining the trust of Fang Tianen and the Fang Family, paving the way for his next step in vying for the position of Deputy Commander of the Imperial Guards, and gradually winning over this Chang Lao Si. Sooner or later, he would be able to completely control him.
At that time, the power and wealth from the Jianghu would be endless. Even if that Lan Tian, that monster, came back, he would have a chance to fight him.
At this time, the news of Ren Jie saving Fang Qi had also spread throughout Jade Capital City, but under the Fang Family's deliberate propaganda, the news was naturally not beneficial to Ren Jie.
First of all, it was said that the reason why even the Imperial Physician couldn't cure Fang Qi's poison was because it was a deadly poison left by Ren Tianxing, so Ren Jie was able to detoxify it. And Ren Jie poisoned Fang Qi, then detoxified her and extorted a large amount of wealth.
He also extorted the Fang Family to forcibly plunder the Chang Le Gambling House, one of the three major gambling houses in Jade Capital City, directly seizing other people's property as his own. The Fang Family Head had no choice but to do so to save his daughter. But the Fang Family would then fund the Chang Le Gang to rebuild a larger gambling house as compensation, and would never help the wicked. At the time, it was just a temporary measure.
Ren Jie's methods had also made the Fang Family reek with scandal, with millions of Jade Coins and Middle-Grade Spirit Tools becoming the spoils of Ren Jie's extortion, and even more rumors circulating.
For a time, the entire Jade Capital City was abuzz with this affair, making it a night destined to be restless.
"Outrageous! Did you all hear? In the past, he only caused trouble within the academy or the family, but now the entire Jade Capital City knows! It's a disgrace! A disgrace to the Ren Family! How could the dignified Ren Family have such a Family Head!" Ren Hanlin slammed the table in anger, speaking with immense grief.
"Bullying men and forcing himself on women, forcibly seizing other people's property, the Ren Family has never seen such a Hedonistic Young Master or spendthrift in generations. I heard from the Fang Family that he even wanted to perform Yin-Yang Harmonization with Fang Qi of the Ren Family, it's simply… simply…" Ren Wenxu was at a loss for words.
"Humph!" Ren Junyang was also very angry, but after a while, he suddenly snorted coldly, "Let him make trouble, let him continue to make trouble. The bigger the trouble, the easier it will be to deal with later. The Family Elder Council is about to be convened anyway…"
In the Imperial Palace, the Emperor had been in a particularly good mood recently. The feeling of watching from the sidelines and watching the tigers fight was especially pleasing, which gradually gave him some sense of being an Emperor. In the past, these Four Great Families were too calm and too powerful. Although the Li Family was the Imperial Family, people had become accustomed to referring to the Five Great Families.
Just watch, in a few years, people will no longer mention the Five Great Families.
The Li Family is the Imperial Family, the master, and the remaining Four Great Families are just subjects, subjects! That night, the Emperor drank heartily and favored three newly acquired concubines throughout the night.
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