Seeing she was about to be captured and treated as a plaything, Wei Zichu couldn't stand it any longer. She yelled fiercely, "I am Long Tianji's woman! Who dares to touch ? Believe it or not, he will annihilate your entire families!"
"Huh?"
"What's this nonsense?"
"She's Long Tianwang's woman?"
"Impossible, right?"
Jiao Zhengjin and the others were all terribly frightened, backing away instinctively with panicked expressions on their faces.
"Zichu, you..."
The mbers of the True Martial Association were also stunned.
Wei Shanhe swallowed nervously. "You shouldn't speak so carelessly. Once Long Tianji himself is infuriated, we might end up dead with no place for burial."
He knew his granddaughter favored Lin Tang and had never heard her ntion Long Tianji. How could she suddenly… Isn't this just spreading rumors?
"Hmph!" Zhao Xinghe's face darkened. "You've got so nerve, girl, daring to use Long Tianji's na? Do you think I'd believe such a clumsy lie?"
Wei Zichu scoffed. "Do you really think Long Tianji was just passing by to fish near Fude Bridge in the suburbs last ti? Could there be such a coincidence in the world? It was because I asked him for help in advance! Otherwise, why would he only teach you a lesson but let my grandfather and the others go?"
"This..."
"That does seem to make sense!"
The more the mbers of the Star Evil Group thought about it, the more terrified they beca.
anwhile, the eyes of the True Martial Association mbers brightened, and so even started breathing rapidly with excitent. If this is true, then we can ride her coattails and strike it rich!
Noticing the resentnt in Wei Zichu's expression, cold sweat broke out on Zhao Xinghe's forehead. Damn it, why didn't she say so earlier? Now we've gotten ourselves into deep trouble!
After all, Long Tianji never ordered to sweep through the minor powers of Jiangbei. I was acting on a false edict. If Wei Zichu whispers in his ear about this later, Long Tianji might just kill with a single slap!
Zhao Xinghe's heart hardened. I might as well go all the way and kill them now to silence them...
But then he discovered that Xiao Xuanye's n had already reported the matter.
Dammit! If I had known, I wouldn't have brought them along. Isn't this just shooting myself in the foot?
When Xiao Xuanye learned of this, he took it very seriously. He imdiately arranged for his n to protect the True Martial Association and earnestly invited Wei Zichu to the posthouse to be a "guest."
Wei Zichu naturally agreed.
「At the Posthouse」
Upon arriving, she t Xiao Xuanye and Guo Jufeng.
In the past, she would have been trembling, not even daring to breathe loudly. But now, her mindset was different. She felt that the famous Chairman Xiao and Chairman Guo... weren't all that special after all.
Xiao Xuanye and Guo Jufeng sized her up, their expressions subtle.
I didn't expect Long Tianji to be so magnanimous. Just how many won does he have? An old lech who indulges in won can actually beco a Heavenly King. anwhile, we live ascetically, focusing solely on martial arts, yet we'll never have that hope... It's so damn unfair!
Perhaps the girl is lying. But what if she's telling the truth? They didn't dare to gamble. As a result, they were exceedingly polite to Wei Zichu.
After a warm exchange of pleasantries, they arranged for her to rest.
"It's you? How did you end up here... huh? You've beco Long Tianji's woman? What a coincidence!"
Shen Youling's expression was odd. Ning Yuexi's eyes flickered. "You know each other?"
Shen Youling nodded. Chen Yuyan, who had also t Wei Zichu, said with puzzlent, "I rember she was especially close with Big Brother Lin. How did she end up with Long Tianji..."
"Oh?" Ning Yuexi grew thoughtful.
She deliberately pressed Wei Zichu for the details of how she and Long Tianji t.
"This..." Feeling imnse pressure, Wei Zichu feigned annoyance. "Who are you? Why should I tell you?!"
***
Since they had to win over Long Tianji at all costs, their think tanks were naturally tasked with profiling and analyzing his personality, hobbies, and other details. Based on extrely limited clues, they concluded that he was capricious, unrestrained by secular norms, indulgent with his subordinates, disdainful of rules, and both greedy and lecherous. Ultimately, they devised a plan—to select consorts for him! The more, the better!
Major powers from various countries had already been very interested in Long Tianji, hoping to contact and recruit him. The dostic powers were no different. As soon as the well-inford among them heard about the "consort selection," they moved swiftly.
So selected young ladies of prominent families from among their own relatives, chosen for their exceptional looks and figures. Others arranged for captivating seductresses from among their loyal subordinates, who had been specially trained and coached. Still others used contracts to demand that popular stars under their managent, whether sexy or innocent, obey their orders; anyone who dared to refuse was blacklisted and shelved. So even resorted to scouring the land, forcibly abducting beautiful won from good families through threats and enticents.
And so, a great number of "candidates" of various statuses and temperants were sent by these factions to Jiangbei. Foreign powers also muscled their way in.
The dostic powers initially wanted to intervene and put a stop to it, but the foreign powers argued with righteous audacity, "If Long Tianji finds out you're preventing him from enjoying foreign beauties, won't he fly into a rage?"
"This..." After another round of analysis and discussion, the dostic think tanks concluded it was best to let nature take its course. A forceful intervention might only provoke his rebellious streak, and the loss would outweigh the gain.
In the blink of an eye, all the major hotels in Jiangbei were fully booked. In the past, you could stand on a street corner all day and not spot a single top-tier beauty, but now they were a common sight. So of these won deliberately made appearances everywhere to build up their fa. When popular stars also began showing up in the streets and alleys, it triggered an even greater sensation. Fans sward after them, and curious onlookers gathered in droves, bringing traffic to a complete standstill.
This uproar placed imnse pressure on the local authorities, who complained incessantly. It also left the common folk completely bewildered. What in the world is going on?
It wasn't until rumors started to spread everywhere that they all had a sudden realization: so major figure was selecting consorts!
"This is absurd!"
"Using the term 'selecting consorts,' does he really think he's an emperor?"
"Disgusting!"
Many people were indignant, but they only dared to curse in private or in their own minds, because anyone who criticized him publicly was arrested.
Ever since Shen Youling acknowledged her godfather, she couldn't even decide on her own marriage. Frustrated, Shen Qiushi stayed cooped up at ho all day. Out of sight, out of mind.
However, he did occasionally venture out. When he heard the rumors, he was quite surprised. As far as he knew, the most important person to arrive in Jiangbei recently was Xiao Xuanye. Could it be that Chairman Xiao isn't satisfied with just adopting a daughter? Does he want to find a godmother for Youling too?
"Hey, that's ancient history! The biggest shot in Jiangbei right now is definitely the big boss Long Tianji!"
Dong Mingfeng had just been discharged from the hospital, her hand still in a cast and sling. However, she harbored no resentnt toward Long Tianji for injuring her. On the contrary, she was overjoyed and irrepressibly proud, declaring that Long Tianji had taken a fancy to her daughter. She claid he had already "communicated" with Xiao Xuanye and would soon co to marry Youling.
The so-called consort selection? That was just for finding backups. Those common, painted things think they can compete with my Youling for favor? They're truly overestimating themselves!
"Long... Tianji?!" Shen Qiushi's brow furrowed deeply. I don't want my granddaughter marrying a middle-aged man. Yet, the na "Tianji" gave him pause.
"Dad, what's wrong?" Shen Xin asked.
"Lin Tang's master is a fortune-teller nad the Heavenly Destiny Master," Shen Qiushi said instinctively.
"What? His master is also called Tianji?"
"What a coincidence?!"
CLANG! The phone dropped to the floor. After listening to the call from Shen Qiushi himself, Shen Youling was utterly shocked.
Could it be that this Long Tianji is Lin Tang's master? Is he here specifically to avenge his disciple?!
She picked up her phone and imdiately tried to call Lin Tang, but she couldn't get through at all. He had no signal.
Where did he go?
Just as she was puzzling over this, Ning Yuexi appeared behind her like a ghost, her voice ethereal. "Miss Shen, so your husband, Lin Tang, is actually Long Tianji's disciple?"
Shen Youling shuddered. She had the distinct feeling that if she nodded, Ning Yuexi would pounce on her and strangle her to death!
She hurriedly denied it. "His master is called the Heavenly Destiny Master. His surna isn't Long. It must be a coincidence."
"Is that so?" Ning Yuexi was already curious about Lin Tang. Now, she was even more eager to et him in person.
Lin Tang, oh, Lin Tang... if it was really you who took my body, I will... I will absolutely kill you!
***
"ACHOO—"
Lin Tang let out a huge sneeze.
"Put on so clothes, or you'll deserve it if you catch a cold!" Lee Encai chided with a laugh.
"Hah! With a physique like mine, I could go streaking in the Arctic and not catch a cold, alright?" Lin Tang said, thumping his solid chest. THUMP! THUMP!
Then, he put on his clothes anyway. By now, he had already consud all the dicinal herbs obtained from Mu Jiuzhou's lair, and his power had surged by another large margin.
Of course, the most celebration-worthy news was that he had also found the Millennial Yellow Ginseng Fat! With it, Shen Youling's face could be saved.
"Let's head back to Jiangbei now!"
"Alrighty!"
Lee Encai expertly climbed onto his back.
WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
Lin Tang perford his Qinggong, traveling day and night, crossing mountains and ranges. He was even more efficient than a car on the highway. By the ti they arrived, day had already broken.
"Big Brother Lin, have you noticed the streets are much more crowded than before? It feels like a national holiday, doesn't it?"
"Yeah, and so many beauties, too."
"All you ever notice are the beauties!"
"Just looking won't cost anything... Ouch!"
The two of them bantered playfully as they found a restaurant to eat. While eating, they listened to the other patrons shoot the breeze. As they listened, their expressions turned strange.
Because everyone was discussing the matter of the big shot selecting consorts.
"I have a relative, his wife's sister is married to the second maternal uncle of so guy's wife in so departnt. They got an internal notice ages ago saying this big shot is surnad Long, and his na is 'Long's Chicken'."
"'Long's Chicken?' No wonder he's so lecherous! He wants to pick so many beauties as consorts he can have a new one every day for a year without any repeats."
"Tsk, tsk. What has the world co to!"
CRACK!
Lee Encai snapped her chopsticks in two. She glared at Lin Tang furiously. "You still have the nerve to laugh? I'm so angry I could die!"
Lin Tang looked innocent. "What does 'Long's Chicken' and his consort selection have to do with , Lin Tang?"
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