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The car stopped at the foot of the mountain, with Liang Wenshuo leading the way in front.

A barrier over a meter high enclosed the base of the mountain, with a security guard station at the entrance.

Liang Wenshuo walked over, exchanged a few words, and the security guard let them pass.

Accompanying Li Xiaoyao at his side, Liang Wenshuo said, "Ever since the news came out about the redevelopment of the Peach Blossom Hill, many citizens have come here to protest, which is why the Fenghua Company fenced off this area."

Li Xiaoyao nodded, took a look around, walked up to a big tree, and squatted down to grab a handful of soil.

"There is indeed a trace of Spiritual Energy, but it has not reached the standard of spiritual soil," Li Xiaoyao stood up and looked into the distance.

This was just the foot of the mountain; it was understandable that the soil's Spiritual Energy wasn't very rich.

Although the soil's Spiritual Energy content was low, it was still better than other places for planting ordinary fruit trees and herbs.

Li Xiaoyao continued to walk up the mountain with Liang Wenshuo closely following behind.

For Li Xiaoyao, climbing the more than four hundred meter high mountain was not at all strenuous; it was as if he was walking on flat ground.

Liang Wenshuo, on the other hand, had an average constitution and began to pant heavily after not climbing very high.

As the two were climbing up, several men appeared at the security guard station.

One man watching Li Xiaoyao's retreating figure said, "It's him, we can start now."

...

When the two reached halfway up the mountain, suddenly a group of people chased up from behind.

Liang Wenshuo looked back and saw more than a dozen men wearing security guard uniforms.

"You two ahead, stop right there."

The leading security guard shouted loudly.

Li Xiaoyao and Liang Wenshuo stopped, and the guards walked up to them. The leader sized up the two with a wary eye and then waved his hand, saying, "Take them."

Liang Wenshuo immediately cursed, "You disrespectful mutt, do you know who I am? Do you know who this man behind me is? Even if your Chairman Qian came today, he would have to be respectful."

The security guard sneered, "I don't know if Chairman Qian will be respectful, but right now I suspect you two are involved in the death of a girl, so it's best if you cooperate. Otherwise, don't blame us for using force."

"A girl's death?" Liang Wenshuo was stunned for a moment, and then cursed, "Whoever died has nothing to do with us. I'm telling you, take your men and get lost while I haven't made a call yet, or I'll have you all thrown into jail."

The security guards didn't take Liang Wenshuo's threats seriously.

Just then, a few more men came up from below, and the one leading them was the chairman of the Fenghua Company, Qian Zhengfa.

Seeing Chairman Qian arrive, the guards stepped aside and respectfully called out, "Chairman Qian."

"Hmm." Qian Zhengfa walked up to Li Xiaoyao and Liang Wenshuo with his hands clasped behind him.

Seeing Qian Zhengfa, Liang Wenshuo snorted and said, "Uncle Qian, your men are accusing us of murder, which is truly laughable."

Qian Zhengfa glanced at him, signaled to someone behind him, and immediately someone came forward with a bloody dagger.

This person handed the dagger to Liang Wenshuo, asking, "Is this yours?"

Liang Wenshuo glanced at it and said angrily, "It's not mine."

The man then approached Li Xiaoyao, asking, "Is it yours?"

Li Xiaoyao remained expressionless and shook his head without speaking.

Upon first seeing Qian Zhengfa, he recognized the man.

Qian Xiaohua, the secretary beside Qian Zhengfa, was looking at Li Xiaoyao with a triumphant gleam in her eyes at that moment.

When Li Xiaoyao bought a house, Qian Xiaohua had been disrespectful and received a harsh lesson from him.

Qian Xiaohua had long desired revenge, and now, the opportunity had finally come.

"It doesn't matter if you don't admit it," Qian Zhengfa walked over and said to Liang Wenshuo, "Wenshuo, this has nothing to do with you, you may leave."

Upon hearing this, Liang Wenshuo immediately said, "Uncle Qian, this is Mr. Li, a distinguished guest of our Liang Family..."

Qian Zhengfa waved his hand irritably and said, "What distinguished guest, offending the Jiang Family means even if he were the son of heaven, he would still end up in jail."

"The Jiang Family?" Liang Wenshuo was startled, then asked with uncertainty, "The Jiang Family from Muze City?"

"Hmm," Qian Zhengfa replied, "Wenshuo, there's no need for you to get involved in this. Although the Liang Family has some roots in Muze City, after all, that's the Jiang Family's territory. Are you really willing to offend them?"

Liang Wenshuo's expression changed unpredictably.

The Jiang Family was a major presence in Muze City; even though the Liang Family had vast political resources, they were only on par with the Jiangs.

Moreover, after giving their shares to Li Xiaoyao, the Liang Family was nowhere as strong as before. It would be unwise to offend the Jiang Family at this juncture.

However, while the Jiang Family was formidable, Li Xiaoyao was not to be underestimated.

Li Xiaoyao had an extremely deep relationship with Old Cheng of the Lu Province Military Region. When compared, the Jiang Family still fell short.

Li Xiaoyao had never heard of the Jiang Family and didn't understand why they would trouble him all of a sudden.

But that was unimportant, what mattered was that, from this moment on, the Jiang Family was marked as an enemy in his heart.

Li Xiaoyao's expression was icy as he stared at Qian Zhengfa and said indifferently, "Is this mountain yours?"

When Qian Zhengfa received a call from the Jiang Family, he specifically looked into Li Xiaoyao's identity. When he saw Li Xiaoyao's photograph, he was taken aback. He had seen this Li Xiaoyao before.

A while ago, when the Zheng Family from Jindu visited Ling City, he had organized a group of local businessmen to welcome the young master of the Zheng Family.

It was on that evening that Li Xiaoyao appeared and brazenly made some remarks.

Finally, an elder by Young Master Zheng's side exchanged a few sharp words with Li Xiaoyao before he left.

Thinking of this, Qian Zhengfa knew that Li Xiaoyao's relations with the Zheng Family from Jindu were not good.

Although he was unclear on how exactly Li Xiaoyao had offended the Jiang Family, Qian Zhengfa did not mind lending them a hand.

Qian Zhengfa was well aware of all Li Xiaoyao's credentials. Knowing he was just the head of security at Pan-Blue Company, someone who worked for others, Qian Zhengfa did not feel compelled to be on guard.

"It's mine," Qian Zhengfa met his gaze and said, "You killed someone on my property, that's a capital offence."

Li Xiaoyao smiled indifferently and said, "Let's not talk about whether I've killed anyone, even if I had, so what?"

So what?

These simple three words, spoken from Li Xiaoyao's mouth, carried an unmatchable momentum and confidence that made Qian Zhengfa slightly stunned.

A hint of anger appeared on Qian Zhengfa's face as he said, "Murder and still so arrogant!"

Qian Xiaohua stepped forward and pointed at Li Xiaoyao, saying, "Li Xiaoyao, you think you're so impressive? Today, you've fallen into the hands of the Qian Family — we'll see that you'll neither live nor die as you please."

Li Xiaoyao raised his eyes and said, "Who are you to speak to me like this?"

"You!" Qian Xiaohua glared, not expecting Li Xiaoyao to still be so defiant in such a situation, and said coldly, "Stay arrogant for now, I want to see how long you can keep it up!"

Li Xiaoyao looked at Qian Zhengfa and said, "I'll give you half a day to transfer the ownership of this mountain into my name, and then I might spare your life."

"What?" Qian Zhengfa looked at Li Xiaoyao incredulously, for a moment thinking there was a problem with his hearing.