Chapter 52: A New Plan
Soon, news spread throughout Jiang City that Li Yuyan had been expelled from the Li family and removed from the clan register.
For a time, the Li family became the subject of gossip and ridicule.
As a former national hero and esteemed general, the fact that Old Master Li had raised such a rebellious granddaughter not only ruined the family’s promising future but also brought them unbearable disgrace.
Many eagerly awaited the return of the legendary Young Master Qi, curious about what price the Li family would pay.
Yet even more were eager to see Li Yuyan’s downfall—cast out from her family, forced to marry an unknown nobody against Young Master Qi’s will—how miserable would her life become?
However—
At this moment, one of the Qi family’s young masters, upon hearing this news, had a different perspective.
“That Old Master Li certainly has quick reflexes, cutting the knot cleanly to save the Li family by severing ties with Li Yuyan. It seems he has truly given up on her,” said Qi Xiaohu as he lounged in a private room of an exclusive social club in the city center, surrounded by two blonde women and sipping red wine.
By breaking ties with Li Yuyan, the Qi family could only vent their anger on her, making it difficult to directly trouble the Li family.
After all—
Old Master Li’s status was well established.
Nearby, a female secretary spoke with concern, “Young Master, Doctor Zhang Sheng has advised that you must stop drinking. If you continue, your health—”
Qi Xiaohu angrily smashed his wine glass to the floor, his face darkening.
“No drinking.”
“No women.”
“Nothing allowed at all. Do they really think this will help me wrest control of the Qi family from Qi Xiaolong?”
His chest heaved with rage, bloodshot eyes revealing his fury.
As the eldest son of the Qi family, his position was inferior to even a younger brother, all because that other man was a prodigy taken under the wing of a legendary warrior for cultivation since childhood.
Qi Xiaohu was resentful, dissatisfied, and jealous—why had such fortune not fallen on him?
Because of this, he had tried every means to humiliate Qi Xiaolong. Exposing Li Yuyan’s video was part of his plan.
He wanted the whole Jiang City to know that Qi Xiaolong’s woman had been stolen by a nobody, that this prodigy was now cuckolded.
Moments later, Qi Xiaohu calmed down and swallowed a few pills from his pocket.
The secretary swallowed nervously. “Young Master...”
Qi Xiaohu waved her off. “I know. I’ll recover. As long as Qi Xiaolong lives, I won’t die.”
“By the way, what’s the family’s stance now?”
The secretary replied, “I just inquired. Both the old master and several elders are very angry.”
“It seems they are still discussing how to deal with Li Yuyan.”
“This video has seriously damaged the Qi family’s reputation.”
At that moment, the phone rang.
The secretary answered, her face suddenly turning grave before hanging up.
She reported, “Young Master, there’s news. The second young master has ordered the Qi family to punish Li Yuyan and Guan Sheng.”
“And insisted they must divorce.”
The word “order” made Qi Xiaohu narrow his eyes.
“What right does he have to command the Qi family?”
“Without the Qi family, he is nothing!”
The secretary lowered her head but continued, “However, the old master has agreed and specifically named you to take action.”
Qi Xiaohu’s expression stiffened. Me, take action on behalf of Qi Xiaolong?
Ha!
In the end, it’s a stone that breaks my own foot.
If that’s the case, don’t blame me for being ruthless.
His gaze turned cold. “Have you investigated this Guan Sheng’s identity?”
“The fact that he chopped off Xu Tao’s head and walked out unscathed from the City Defense Bureau—does he have connections?”
The secretary shook her head. “No useful information. His records are blank. Likely from a rural area.”
“We’ve checked—on the day he arrived in Jiang City, Li Yuyan took him to buy new clothes because his were tattered.”
“So him escaping unharmed was probably due to the mysterious attack on the Xu family.”
Hearing this, Qi Xiaohu relaxed his guard. Seems this is just a harmless nobody.
In that case!
Making this kid back off from Li Yuyan would be easy.
Then my chance to claim Li Yuyan will be clear as day.
He clenched his fist, staring out the window. “Qi Xiaolong, didn’t you order me to deal with them?”
“Before you return, I’ll take Li Yuyan for myself. Let’s see what you can do!”
“I’ll put another green hat on your head.”
—
At the same nameless green mountain, deep in the night at a Taoist temple, beneath the statue of the Dao Ancestor, Qi Xiaolong stared fiercely at the video, his face twisted in rage.
But it wasn’t because of the conversation between Li Yuyan and Guan Sheng.
He had long guessed their relationship.
His fury was sparked by what he saw in the video:
A box.
And—
The bloodstain in the corner.
Beside him, a gloomy young Taoist disciple said, “It’s confirmed. The place where Senior Brother Mo She died is the area shown in the video.”
“The prime suspect is that Guan Sheng.”
“Guan Sheng...” Qi Xiaolong’s knuckles cracked. “I will kill you sooner or later!”
“Has Master given permission for me to descend the mountain?”
Qi Xiaolong asked coldly.
The one who killed me.
The one who took my woman.
If I don’t avenge this, how can I call myself a peerless prodigy?
The disciple shook his head, voice cold. “The capital has just hired an assassin, but they haven’t acted yet. You can only come down after Old Master Ji is dead.”
“Until then, you cannot move.”
Qi Xiaolong snorted coldly, eyes fixed on Guan Sheng’s face in the video.
“So be it. Give this bastard a few more days alive.”
“The day I descend will be Guan Sheng’s death anniversary!”
“I will make sure he dies without a grave.”
“I will make him know the consequences of provoking me.”
“I will—kill him!!!!”
——
After a turbulent night passed, when Li Yuyan woke the next day, she found herself in a hotel.
More precisely, a modest inn, not luxurious.
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