Chapter 109

Chapter 109: Cong'er

Translated by Kollumceti of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

When Qi QingLin called out ‘stepmother' with a smile, Yuan JingYa knew that things would not be as simple as she thought.

Now the situation was three times worse than she had expected. According to the situation she had imagined before, she had thought that she would be able to take back Cong'er by just giving up part of her a.s.sets through negotiation and showing a slight weakness to Qi QingLin.

After all, in her previous plan, Qi QingLin had a rather fatal shortcoming even though reached the point of being tyrannical in strength — that was arrogance.

This man was like his biological mother. Both were too arrogant in some areas. It was because of their arrogance that they felt it was beneath their dignity to deal with her using some shady means. It was also because of their arrogance that as long as she showed a little weakness and admitted defeat, she would be able to avert the majority of the crisis.

Yuan JingYa knew that maybe this person had not fully uncovered the reason for that year's incident. She was rather pleased as it had been a long time since that incident had pa.s.sed, and all the insiders who deserved to die and did not deserve to die were all dead. No matter how powerful Qi QingLin was, it was impossible for him to fully uncover that year's incident.

But now,

Yuan JingYa looked at the Qi QingLin who was able to smile at her and felt cold all over. The current Qi QingLin was still arrogant, but he was less stubborn and cold and had become more natural and evasive.

She fixed her gaze on the young man beside him that had a small smile on his face too. Yuan JingYa lamented and laughed bitterly in her heart. If this man was the predestined partner Qi QingLin was looking for and Qi QingLin had such a change because of him, she should have sent the top shadow a.s.sa.s.sins to kill this man at the beginning.

“Stepmother? Please come in.”

Qi QingLin saw that Yuan JingYa was eying JinYu. In an instant, a swift and fierce gleam shone in his eyes. Yuan JingYa's heart sank when she saw it. This look alone could explain everything.

However, it wasn't like she had not gotten any gains even if she was going to take a severe fall today, didn't she? Sometimes caring too much could become a person's greatest weakness, just like that woman!

Yuan JingYa did her best to straighten her neck before she haughtily walked into that small villa. JinYu then raised an eyebrow at Qi QingLin before the two entered the villa together.

The second they went in and closed the door, all the onlookers exploded into chatter! The Big Boss of an unknown ident.i.ty who had been guarding the No. 138 Cute Beast Store was the Eldest Young Master of the Qilin Family from the Ten Great Clans?!

Ai yo, hey, I've just heard that the Eldest Young Master was missing. Seeing that the Second Young Master was throwing his weight about and looking for trouble every where, I thought about what it would be like if the Eldest Young Master was there. Now it's great. The Eldest Young Master instkilled that wealthy second generation when he appeared!

This was absolutely not just the result of a difference in cla.s.s, okay?!

“Ss… Is the head of the Qilin Clan a r.e.t.a.r.d? There's such a good heir but he doesn't want him. Instead he put that useless fellow on such a high pedestal?! Really, if the head of Qilin Clan had not been missing for more than one hundred years, how could such absurd things have happened? Tch tch.” A mogul who has business dealings with several families from the Ten Great Clans shook his head at the gate. Even the eldest son and grandson from the Long Family could not compete with that presence. The Qilin Clan had really fallen. If they had brought Qi QingLin back to the clan earlier, the Long Family would probably not be the one sitting at the top of the Ten Great Clans.

“Hey, stop lamenting about this. Can't you guess the situation after seeing this? Lao Zi bets a Level A beast that the Eldest Young Master will definitely become the next Qilin Clan Head in the Southern Trade Conference!” Next to him, a mogul in checkered trousers laughed mischievously, “If it was Lao Zi, Lao Zi would not wait for the Southern Trade Conference to be held, but would kill that vexing kid now. Anyway, he's not a blood related brother… Tch tch, Yuan JingYa has met her match this time.”

These two moguls were basically on the same wavelength. If it was just a Qi QingLin alone, he would be taken advantage of by Yuan JingYa since he was too straightforward and too honest. Then if a JinYu that was so treacherous that all the moguls from the Dark Street were unable to guard against him was added, it did not need to be said that victory would be absolutely guaranteed. At the least, the outcome was determined under normal circ.u.mstances.

Thinking of their unforgettable past when the prehistoric whale and Big Boss Qi had teamed up to mess with people, the moguls lamented that it had not been easy for them to live to this day. At the same time, they also ordered the little brothers of their subordinates to buy admission tickets for the Southern Trade Conference as their eyes shone.

It was an extremely rare and grand occasion that could not be missed! En, although they felt that the obvious and outward distribution of forces were not as entertaining as when they played mahjong together and divided the territory in many of the previous meetings, it was different this time! In recent days, the Grand Dragon Gate Hotel's Young Master Long often held discussions with that whale. It seemed that the Eldest Young Master of the Jin Family and the youngest Vice Admiral of the Military Department were all discussing the Southern Trade Conference. If the three could only stir the curiosity of a portion of the moguls, then what happened today and the scoops that surfaced could definitely make all the moguls antic.i.p.ate the fierce battle between giants at the Southern Trade Conference!!

f.u.c.k, it'd be a waste to miss this!

So, the Southern Trade Conference became the most chaotic conference in history because of what happened in the Dark Street today… According to an unofficial historical account in the future, it was because of a prehistoric whale?! Anyway, there was no detailed information available at that time and this became one of the mysteries in history. But what was certain was that the scene was quite chaotic.

Of course, all the moguls in the Dark Street were happily using their relationships to find admission tickets. Qi QingLin and JinYu sat side by side on the solid wood chair in the yard inside the villa that looked beautiful, gorgeous and warm to JinYu, but was cramped and shabby to Yuan JingYa. They watched Qi TianCong, who had been buried more than halfway into the ground, and Yuan JingYa, who was standing next to him with an ugly expression that was not fit to be seen.

Oh, by the way, all her followers were knocked down and stunned the moment they entered the door. Level A beasts were more than enough to deal with Hunters below Rank Eight. Even if there were one or two that were higher than Rank Eight, there were still Level beasts around… And no matter how useless it was, a bright red phoenix that was pretending to be a dead statue after arriving a few days ago could also settle this… Well, this fella had been quite irritated and edgy recently and made the temperature of the whole yard rise a lot. Although the Fire Phoenix has tried its best to shrink its body and bones, it still took up a quarter of the yard, making several support beasts that were in charge of farming choke with silent fury!

JinYu was considering whether to kick it back to Earth to develop a new dwelling together with the group of struggling beasts. Before, this fella had been shouting ‘Father, Father' and guarding the place like a phoenix from the twenty-four stories of filial piety. But now its Father's consciousness had recovered, yet this fella was still looking at him with the resentment of ‘You conned me, you conned me, you conned my whole family, you conned my descendants'. f.u.c.k, wasn't it just because your Father's first words after waking up was not to call you, but to call XiaoXue?!

What a scam! What's the matter with having XiaoXue as a daughter-in-law? Lao Zi already did not mind letting it be a daughter-in-law, yet you want to escape from marriage?! You'd better seriously scram back home! Lao Zi feels that XiaoXue is much more adorable than you. It serves you right, you should go back and be earnestly scolded by your Father every day: You've already went into a nest with the other party and you still want to escape responsibility?! The Fire Phoenix Clan will not die out without descendants just because of you! Lao Zi still has brothers!!

Cough cough, actually, they were sleeping in the same nest mainly to take care of the black phoenix who was suffering from hail and fever without any reason. Well, this misunderstanding was still very beautiful.

Speaking of, how many years had this old monster Black Phoenix lived for… One should take responsibility if they share the same nest. En, this thinking was very n.o.ble!

Returning to the previous topic,

JinYu stared at the Fire Phoenix who was still pretending to be dead and then set his eyes on Yuan JingYa's face. The latter looked insulted and hatefully spat, “What do you want to do with us, an orphan and a widow?”

… There was an awkward silence.

JinYu looked around and coughed, “That, is your husband really dead?”

Yuan JingYa fiercely clenched her teeth, “I'm speaking of us, this defenseless son and mother!!”

“… In fact, I don't think a person that could bring along seven Rank Seven Hunters as bodyguards can be considered defenseless.” JinYu innocently injected, “What's more, madam, even if you don't seem to have any fighting power, your combat power is definitely boss level, right?”

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