The Master and His Wealthy Fiancée

Luo Hua was still marveling at running into Chen Dong here when Luo Chengwu reminded him, ”Young Master, look at his clothes.”

”What about his clothes?”

Luo Hua was sitting on the ground, so as he looked up, he had only paid attention to Chen Dong’s face, not his clothes.

Upon hearing this, he took another careful look at Chen Dong’s attire: a white long robe with a Xiayun pattern. It was identical to what the man in the video from last night had been wearing.

In that instant, Luo Hua leaped up from the ground. ”So it was you!”

Chen Dong smiled faintly. He was well aware of why Luo Hua and the other man were here.

Luo Hua shook his head and sighed. ”Chengwu, let’s go.”

Luo Chengwu said in confusion, ”But Young Master, didn’t we come here specifically to find him?”

Luo Hua barked, ”Shut up! You want me to beg my former love rival? Let’s go!”

”But—”

”No buts!”

Luo Hua turned and started walking out.

Luo Chengwu could only follow helplessly. He didn’t understand why his young master was acting this way, but he had always followed his orders unconditionally.

”I can help you.”

Chen Dong’s voice made the two men stop in their tracks.

”What did you say?” Luo Hua turned back to look at Chen Dong, his expression complex.

Chen Dong said softly, ”The Cai Family just needs to be put in their place.”

Luo Hua didn’t doubt Chen Dong’s power; the video spoke for itself. He asked, ”Didn’t you already deal with them yesterday? Why would you help me? Is it because of Qin Yun?”

Chen Dong shook his head. ”Yes and no. Eastern Entertainment was my first major investment. It was forced into bankruptcy by the Cai Family’s manipulations. As its owner, shouldn’t I make them answer for that?”

Luo Hua was stunned once again. The mysterious, hidden owner of Eastern Entertainment was actually Chen Dong. He had asked Qin Yun about it many times, but she never told him. ’No wonder she ran off to Jiangzhou so often,’ he thought. ’It wasn’t just because she missed Chen Dong.’ At this realization, his mood suddenly lifted.

After arriving in Qianzhou, Chen Dong had naturally thought about his first major investment, Eastern Entertainment. The news he’d received that morning was that the company had already gone bankrupt, which meant his tens of billions had gone down the drain. While he didn’t care about money as much as he used to, it still left a bad taste in his mouth.

After looking through some news reports, he saw the shadow of the Cai Family looming behind Eastern Entertainment’s bankruptcy.

He felt he had been too lenient with the Cai Family yesterday. Connecting the dots between the tens of billions and his karmic ties to Meng Xuejing, Chen Dong suddenly had an idea.

Luo Hua asked, ”In that case, what’s your plan?”

Chen Dong said nonchalantly, ”I don’t have one. I just got back from a mystic realm, so I’m not familiar with the current situation. Cooperating with your Luo Family seems like a good choice.”

Since no one had heard from Chen Dong in two years, there was no reason to doubt his words.

”This isn’t the place to talk. Come with me.”

Chen Dong nodded. ”Hold on, there are two others.”

Chen Dong knocked on a door. ”Meng Xuejing, stop eavesdropping. It’s time to go.”

Meng Xuejing, who had been eavesdropping by the door all along, quickly opened it. She bit her lip, tears welling in her eyes, her expression a mix of shyness and elation. She was thrilled that Chen Dong and the others hadn’t left and were taking her with them, but also mortified at being caught.

”I... I’ll go change my clothes!”

Chen Dong gave a silent nod of approval. At the same time, he sent a voice transmission to Li Zhixuan on the rooftop: ”Xiaoli, we’ve got work to do.”

In a flash of movement, Li Zhixuan appeared at Chen Dong’s side.

Luo Hua was startled. ’Such incredible speed!’ He hadn’t sensed a thing before the man suddenly appeared. ’If this person wanted to kill me, it would be effortless.’ He looked up at Luo Chengwu, who was equally horrified. Clearly, he hadn’t sensed the arrival either.

And this was despite the fact that in the past two years, Luo Hua had reached the Celestial Spirit Realm, while Luo Chengwu’s cultivation had advanced to the Outer Appearance Realm.

Chen Dong introduced him casually. ”This is Li Zhixuan. Er, you can just consider him a Profound Pill expert.”

”A Pro... Pro-Profound Pill expert!”

In truth, Chen Dong had just thrown out the term ”Profound Pill” casually. Based on Li Zhixuan’s actual strength, he was already considered beyond the Profound Pill Realm in the current world, or at the very least, invincible within it. He was at the Ninth-Layer of the First-Grade Golden Core, cultivated the supreme Daoist Scripture of Void Forgetfulness, and supplemented it with the Heavenly Prayer Scripture. Defeating any of the current era’s Profound Pill masters would be child’s play for him. After all, Spiritual Qi had only been recovering for two years, and there were virtually no cultivation methods for the Profound Pill Realm available in the world.

Even though they had braced themselves, Luo Hua and his companion were still profoundly shocked. Since the resurgence of Spiritual Qi, Profound Pill experts had appeared, but they were so few you could count them on one hand. The two had only ever heard of such figures, never met one in person. Now, a true master of the Profound Pill Realm stood before them. Even without Li Zhixuan releasing his aura, they felt a faint, oppressive pressure.

The two men hurriedly bowed. ”We... we pay our respects, Senior!”

Li Zhixuan merely snorted and ignored them.

Luo Hua and his companion were instantly filled with apprehension. ’Did we anger this Profound Pill Senior?’ Forget about dealing with the Cai Family; their own survival was now in question. Trying to restrain a Profound Pill expert with worldly laws was a joke. At that Realm, such masters acted entirely on their whims. If he chose to kill them, he would just do it, and that would be the end of it.

Just as their unease peaked, Chen Dong slung an arm around Li Zhixuan and chuckled. ”No need to be scared. Xiaoli’s a good guy, he just likes to wear a sour look. You’ll get used to it.”

The two men felt a wave of relief, but they still didn’t dare show the slightest hint of disrespect.

Once Meng Xuejing had changed, the group got into a business van. A forty-minute drive took them to an increasingly remote area, leaving the city behind until they arrived at a secluded manor.

In the van, Chen Dong listened as Luo Hua explained the current situation. Ever since the Luo Family’s ancestor had been ambushed by the Cai and Bai Families and died of his severe injuries, the Luo Family’s standing had plummeted. Their influence in Qianzhou had shrunk repeatedly. Faced with the Cai-Bai alliance, they could only retreat time and time again. Their various public assets were gradually swallowed up, and they had even lost their ancestral home six months ago.

After all this, the Luo Family had, for all intents and purposes, ceased to exist as a public power in Qianzhou.