âWhat? I should have gotten rid of the Gu Family ages ago!â Chen Haoâs hands balled into fists. âOh, yeah. Where did they take Jiannan? And what about Uncle Pingan and Li Ba and the others?â he asked. Before he went back in time, Chen Hao had told Li Zhenguo about all these matters, so the latter was well aware of these people.
Li Zhenguo replied, âMiss Jiannan was sent to the Hong Kong Kingâs Bar! Master Pingan and the others are trapped at the Chen residence, where the Gu Family had made full preparations and they are awaiting you to surrender yourself!â
Chen Haoâs fists tightened. âGet yourself some rest. Iâll get Jiannan while you contact the other members of the Chen Family. Once Iâve taken care of the Gu Family, you all figure out what to do next!â
he instructed.
Li Zhenguo knew he wouldnât be of much help otherwise, so he merely nodded in compliance.
Chen Hao, on the other hand, went straight for the bar; it was a mess of a place that was packed with drinkers. Chen Hao didnât know who the eldest heir of the Ximen family was and assumed that he was a brother of Ximen Yuâs. The moment he entered the place, he asked a server, âThereâs a young master by the name of Ximen. Which room is he in?â
Meanwhile, in Room 888, a young master who was being surrounded by a lot of people said, âHaha!
What a beauty! I wonder what itâd be like to have some fun with her!â Beside him, there was a woman on her knees, with more people holding her downâthis woman was Fang Jiannan.
âIf you wish to, Young Master Ximen, then why not do it directly?â some of the people said. They also hinted to him that they were ready to offer aid if necessary.
âHa! Even if you didnât remind me, I would have had my way long ago if I wanted to! But that would be too easy. I want to see what itâs like when this girl is so fed up with torture, she throws herself onto me.
Haha!â Young Master Ximen said.
âIâm telling you, just kill me if you have the guts or Chen Hao will never let you get away with this! You Ximen people have some nerve! Arenât you afraid of getting your whole clan wiped out?â Fang Jiannan cursed.
âHmph, Chen Hao? Let me tell you, the Gu Family has prepared a lot of traps for him and honestly, we canât wait for him to show up because the sooner he does, the sooner we can enjoy everything we took from his family! Haha!â Young Master Ximen said. âHe killed Ximen Yu, so this is a personal grudge between the Ximen family and him. And I intend to have my revenge eventually!â
Just then, the door opened with a bang and an important bodyguard slowly strode in. He had been in charge of all of Young Master Ximenâs arrangements and had been sent by the Gu Family itself. In fact, he was the leader of all the hundred professionals tasked with ensuring Young Master Ximenâs safety.
âWhat is it?â Young Master Ximen asked.
âSomeone will die here today. All allies of the Chen Family and neutral parties are advised to leave!â
the leader said shakily.
âHmm? What is the meaning of this, Ri?â Young Master Ximen asked, astonished. âItâs the Ximen Family who call the shots in Hong Kong now!â
âSomeone will die here today. All allies of the Chen Family and neutral parties are advised to leave!â
the leader repeated to himself, seemingly deaf to Young Master Ximenâs words. By now, everyone had become slightly unnerved to see the leaderâs panicked expression; an unknown murderous aura had suddenly permeated the place, making them even more nervous.
Leave! Yes, that was their best and only choice! Half the people in the room stood up and prepared to leave when Young Master Ximen scoffed and mocked them, making them stop in their tracks by saying, âWhere do yâall think youâre going? I thought all you young masters would have more guts than this. What are yâall even scared of? Iâm here, arenât I?!â
Then, Young Master Ximen looked at the bodyguard and asked, âRi, whatâs going on?â In response, the bodyguard shuddered and fell to the floor with foam in his mouth, dying soon after.
The women in the lounge screamed with terror as Young Master Ximenâs face paled and he roared, âWho did this?! Who? Guards, come in right now! You have some nerve, trying to overthrow a noble family like us with your small peasant family! And donât get me started on how you treated my friend!â
Suddenly, a ghost-like voice rang out and sent shivers down everyoneâs spine. However, Fang Jiannan immediately perked up with joy because she knew the voice all too well. âChen Hao!â she called out in surprise.
âWhat? Chen Hao?â Young Master Ximen said nervously.
âYoung Master Chen!â The other young masters exchanged looks and in an instant, the space itself seemed to become warped as Chen Hao mysteriously appeared before them.
âYoung Master Chen!â Of course, the heirs knew Chen Hao, but they were still terrified to see him.
âChen Hao!â Fang Jiannan quickly ran to his side. What happened these few days had truly traumatized her, even to the point of contemplating suicide. She didnât expect to see Chen Hao appearing here now, standing in front of her.
âFear not! Iâve returned to settle the scores and grudges!â Chen Hao said coldly. Clearly, the young master of the Ximen family was basically dead meat, but as the others knelt and begged for their lives, he burst out laughing.
âHahaha!â He threw his head back and guffawed, making the hairs of everyone elseâs bodies stand on end.
âWhatâs so funny?â Chen Hao asked.
âYour idiocy, haha!â Young Master Ximen said, his eyes filled with mockery. âChen Hao, Iâve heard that you were extremely cunning in Thai City, and I thought you were a smart man. Turns out, youâre the dumbest man alive! Iâm telling you, youâve been fooled!â
âFooled?â Chen Hao asked coldly. âHow so? What are you planning?â
âHavenât you noticed that everything youâve encountered, from bumping into that bastard Li Zhenguo to you showing up here, were all too coincidental? In other words, Iâd lured you here step by step, knowing that youâd waste no time saving your damsel in distress. Iâve been expecting you, actually!â
Young Master Ximen said.
âNot bad, itâs a great plan. But I think you might have miscalculated something,â Chen Hao replied with a bitter smile.
âI know what youâre going to say. Youâre just going to say that Iâm no match for you, and itâd be so easy for you to kill me off, right? Haha! Thatâs why I brought a special guest to welcome you!â Young Master Ximen said, then clapped. In the blink of an eye, a wave of darkness rushed into the room.