In his final monts, Wu Baojun was still screaming in his heart, yet his spirit and will, under Ye Qingzhou’s Celestial Killing Sword Form, ultimately fell silent.
"Stop, we concede!"
As Tao Zhiliang shouted these words, Wu Baojun’s corpse happened to fall at Ye Qingzhou’s feet.
Ye Qingzhou sheathed his sword, glanced at him indifferently and said, "You should have said it earlier."
"You!!!"
Tao Zhiliang was nearly driven mad with anger. Wu Baojun was Zhao Baoming’s disciple—how would he explain this to Zhao Baoming when he returned?
Ye Qingzhou couldn’t care less how Tao Zhiliang explained it. After killing Wu Baojun, who harbored malicious suspicion toward him, he casually took the Dou Character Seal from the body.
"Put it down! You’ve killed soone, and you still want to seize the treasure?"
Tao Zhiliang stepped forward to stop Ye Qingzhou. The Dou Character Seal was originally a gift from him to Zhao Baoming, rely handed to Wu Baojun for his use first.
He didn’t know how much he had sacrificed to obtain the Dou Character Seal.
Now with Wu Baojun dead and the Jiuyi Mountain Resort project in ruins, he naturally could not let the losses continue to escalate and thought to take back the item.
Zheng Zhiguang jumped in with cold mockery and said, "President Tao, what is this talk about murder and treasure seizure? There are inherent risks in a martial arts duel. If you’re afraid of death, you could have refused, right? Furthermore, the Dou Character Seal was part of the wager, or are you saying in front of everyone that you refuse to acknowledge your loss?"
Face?
Tao Zhiliang sneered in his heart, his business had grown so large precisely because he had no concern for face.
So towards Zheng Zhiguang’s mockery, Tao Zhiliang felt utter disdain. After all, he had backing and connections; why would he care for face?
He directly threatened, "Ye Qingzhou, to tell you frankly, the Dou Character Seal was originally mine. If you return it now, I can pretend nothing happened."
Tao Zhiliang’s sinister gaze fell on Ye Qingzhou. He seed like a venomous snake, not large but capable of a deadly threat.
"Lunatic."
Without a second thought, Ye Qingzhou stored the Dou Character Seal in the Xayu Treasure Ring, not bothering to glance at Tao Zhiliang again, turned, and stepped off the stage back to his seat.
"You!!!"
Tao Zhiliang was so furious he stomped his feet, but he could do nothing about Ye Qingzhou.
After all, among the people he brought out today, the most capable was Wu Baojun, yet Wu Baojun was killed by Ye Qingzhou. The rest combined probably couldn’t stand against even a finger of Ye Qingzhou.
"Fine, Ye Qingzhou, is it? I’ll rember you! We will et again!"
With that, Tao Zhiliang left in a huff, evidently planning to use his connections to trouble Ye Qingzhou for retribution.
"Take care, President Tao. We won’t see you off."
Zheng Zhiguang was all smiles now, even though he had been through many storms, tonight’s events were thrilling even for him.
He initially thought that Ye Qingzhou would suffer against Wu Baojun. Unexpectedly, it ended in Ye Qingzhou’s brilliant victory!
The Linjiang Comrce Association truly made a na for itself this ti. With Ye Qingzhou, this Martial Arts Hidden Dragon, backing them, how could business not thrive in the future?
However, thinking about Tao Zhiliang’s background, Zheng Zhiguang couldn’t help but worry and quickly went over to Ye Qingzhou: "You must be careful of Tao Zhiliang, he’s not ordinary."
"How so?"
Ye Qingzhou asked casually, clearly not much concerned.
Tao Zhiliang was just a regular person. Although he consud many Exotic Treasures and had a robust physique, he was far inferior to a Martial Artist.
Such a waste, Ye Qingzhou didn’t even consider him a threat.
Zheng Zhiguang reminded Ye Qingzhou not to underestimate him: "Tao Zhiliang studied abroad in the Western Pole Kingdom, holds a Ph.D. in economics, and upon returning, has a significant influence in finance and investnt circles, wielding vast funds, almost like reaching the heavens."
In other words, Zheng Zhiguang was hinting to Ye Qingzhou that while Tao Zhiliang might lack personal strength, he was wealthy.
Money can work miracles!
As long as one is willing to spend, many problems can be resolved.
Though Tao Zhiliang couldn’t personally retaliate against Ye Qingzhou, he could hire experts with money.
Ye Qingzhou understood Zheng Zhiguang’s implications and nodded: "I get it, President Zheng, you’re saying as long as he’s alive, I can expect non-stop trouble, right?"
"Yes, so you must be careful, Younger Brother Ye. Tao Zhiliang is very cunning. But since this matter started because of our Linjiang Comrce Association, I have no excusing myself. If there’s any trouble, let us know, and our association will definitely support you fully, fighting back against Tao until the end!"
Zheng Zhiguang patted his chest in assurance, not opting to step aside, but to strengthen his ties with Ye Qingzhou.
Ye Qingzhou wasn’t polite with him: "There’s indeed a troubleso matter now."
"Younger Brother Ye, just say it!"
"It’s like this, the Jiuyi Mountain Resort developnt plan is now in my hands. The project can be handed over to you, President Zheng, to handle, and I’ll take fifty percent, not too much, right?"
"!!!"
Zheng Zhiguang was slightly exasperated but then nodded: "Fine, fine, you can have fifty percent of the project’s profits, Younger Brother Ye!"
It started with discussing how to handle the threat from Tao Zhiliang, but now it turned into splitting the spoils privately?
However, this project was secured through Ye Qingzhou, so accepting that he gets fifty percent of the profits was all Zheng Zhiguang could do.
Without Ye Qingzhou, he wouldn’t earn a single penny.
Without doing anything, Ye Qingzhou could claim fifty percent of the profits, making him very happy at the mont.
As for Tao Zhiliang’s threat?
Ha, what threat can a dead man pose?
......
At Xianyun Manor, Zheng Zhiguang sent his driver and even called his niece Zheng Shuyi, instructing her: "Shuyi, help send off Ye Qingzhou."
"Yes, Uncle."
Zheng Shuyi looked at Ye Qingzhou’s handso face, feeling very pleased in her heart.
Sitting together in the backseat, her heart pounding with anticipation, but before she could say anything, Ye Qingzhou said, "I’m taking a nap."
"Uh, okay."
Zheng Shuyi felt a bit disappointed, assuming Ye Qingzhou might be worn out after the earlier fierce battle, so she didn’t think too much about it.
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