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Seeing Baili Yuntian return all covered in mud, Baili Zhan froze for a mont before bursting into laughter with a spray of drink, laughing uncontrollably on the spot.
"Shut up!" Baili Yuntian, with a hideous look, roared, his entire face twitching non-stop, feeling like killing Baili Zhan right there and then.
"Baili Yuntian, what on earth happened to you? Did you fall into a mud pit on your way back?" Baili Zhan continued to laugh uproariously, showing no respect for his cousin Baili Yuntian.
"Yuntian, what happened to you?" At this ti, a middle-aged man stepped forward. Seeing Baili Yuntian in such a state, he too was shocked.
Then, he saw Baili Zhan on the side, laughing so hard that he was bent over, looking completely like a fool. The middle-aged man's expression also turned unsightly, for he was Baili Yuntian's father, the eldest son of the Baili Family, Baili Yang, and he, just like Baili Yuntian, disliked Baili Zhan.
"I ran into Hao Jian today!" Baili Yuntian said with an awful look on his face.
"Did Hao Jian do this to you?" asked Baili Yang, surprised, but then feeling sothing was amiss, he inquired, "But weren't you with Murong Yeyun today? How could he dare?"
"Murong Yeyun got beaten and ran away too!" Baili Yuntian said coldly. Murong Yeyun had ntioned sothing that greatly upset Baili Yuntian. He served Murong Yeyun, yet Murong Yeyun left him to flee alone.
"What? Murong Yeyun got beaten and ran away?" Baili Yang looked dumbstruck, utterly astonished. What kind of person was Murong Yeyun, and how could he do sothing as disgraceful as running away?
"Would I lie to you?" Baili Yuntian said, wanting to cry but having no tears. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed it either.
"Forget it, if Hao Jian treated Murong Yeyun like that, Murong Yeyun won't let it go. Just let Murong Yeyun deal with him," said Baili Yang, sowhat helplessly waving his hand, obviously not wanting to get involved.
"But I want to make a move too!" Baili Yuntian objected, as Hao Jian's insult wasn't only towards Murong Yeyun. He wanted to join forces with Murong Yeyun to deal with Hao Jian.
Even though he knew Hao Jian was strong, he believed there would always be a way to deal with him.
"You can't!" Baili Yang firmly rejected, with sternness in his manner: "Leave this matter to Murong Yeyun. Don't you ddle in it any further, Hao Jian is not soone we can afford to provoke."
"Dad, it's Murong Yeyun and the Murong Family he's offended, and the Murong Family is not like the scum of the Liang and He Families, he's dood for sure!" Baili Yuntian retorted, displeased, feeling like Baili Yang was boosting others' morale and diminishing his own prestige.
Upon hearing this, Baili Yang snorted coldly: "When he first arrived in Hua City, everyone thought he was dood. But what happened? It was the people from the Liang and He Families who ended up dead!"
Baili Yuntian fell silent with a gloomy face.
"This matter is not to be ntioned again, and you are not to provoke Hao Jian, or you'll be responsible for the consequences!" Baili Yang sternly said.
After that, Baili Yuntian scoffed resentfully and strode away sullenly.
Baili Yang then cast his gaze toward Baili Zhan, who was not far away, still drunkenly indulging in his fantasies.
Seeing Baili Zhan like this, Baili Yang finally felt relieved.
After Baili Yuntian and his father left, Baili Zhan finally revealed a smile: "Hao Jian, huh? How interesting!"
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"You went to find Hao Jian?" In a luxurious villa in Hua City, a man with an otherworldly deanor sat on a stone bench in the garden, looking astonished at the battered Murong Yeyun, knowing that only Hao Jian could have inflicted such severe wounds on him.
"I just tried to test the waters, but that guy gave
a severe beating. He even wanted to kill ; lucky I ran fast!" Murong Yeyun heaved a sigh of relief, yet appeared very nonchalant, not at all embarrassed.
Because he knew that compared to life itself, so-called face was utterly worthless. As long as you can survive, anything goes, but if you're dead, there's nothing left.
"Kill you? His courage is so great?" Murong Chengkong was also shocked. Murong Yeyun was the young master of the Murong Family, and killing him would an an unending feud with the Murong Family. Would Hao Jian really do such a thing?
Murong Yeyun snorted and rebuked: "You and I both underestimated that kid. He not only saw through my plan to build a wharf on that land but also knew I wanted to remove Murong Qiushui! I think he wanted to kill
because of Murong Qiushui!"
"Impossible! If that guy had wanted to help Murong Qiushui, he would have tead up with her long ago, not repeatedly refused her," said Murong Chengkong, his face marked with a trace of solemnity.
"Or maybe they are secretly cooperating? Don't you know as well?" Murong Yeyun sat directly in front of Murong Chengkong, grabbed the teapot, and started gulping down the tea straight to his mouth.
Although Murong Chengkong didn't like the rudeness of Murong Yeyun, he forcibly held back from scolding and diverted the subject: "I think you shouldn't continue to provoke that guy. He's no easy target, bringing him into the fold will only complicate matters for us!"
"What, scared?" Murong Yeyun scoffed, his gaze playfully fixed on Murong Chengkong.
"Whoosh!"
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Murong Chengkong opened his folding fan and slowly began to fan himself, while his expression remained indifferent as he looked back at Murong Yeyun, "I simply don't want to complicate matters further!"
"I don't know what you're thinking, but I must have this kid dead! Not to ntion whether he has colluded with Murong Qiushui, just the insult he gave
today is reason enough for
to kill him!" Murong Yeyun was not truly devoid of feelings; this was the first ti he had been publicly insulted to such a degree, and it was a humiliation for him!
"The tea is finished, you may leave now," Murong Chengkong said coldly, not wanting to continue the conversation with Murong Yeyun anymore, as their viewpoints were different, destined never to conspire together.
Murong Yeyun chuckled 'heh', giving Murong Chengkong a sowhat sinister glance before slowly standing up.
"What a pity... how regrettable..." After Murong Yeyun left, Murong Chengkong sighed deeply, lanting as if there were deeper anings to his thoughts.
After leaving the construction site, Hao Jian thought about finding a place to take Xiao Qiang out to eat and to inquire about her recent situation.
"Why, not going ho on such a late evening? Aren't you afraid that your 'Mother Tiger' at ho will get angry?" Xiao Qiang teased, but there was an invisible sadness in her eyes, hidden deep and not easily noticeable.
"She's gone abroad, and besides, our interaction is normal, not like sneaking around—what's there to worry about?" Hao Jian said nonchalantly.
"Normal interaction? I'm afraid she wouldn't think so, especially since she knows I have designs on you!" Xiao Qiang said with a mischievous smile, her eyes seductive and hazy like misty rain, which was astonishing.
Hearing this, Hao Jian's expression also beca sowhat awkward, and he coughed twice, "That... I'm married now, so you can let go of
and find a man who truly loves you to marry!"
"But what if I tell you that I just like married n?" Xiao Qiang's lips curved into a charming smile.
Hao Jian was taken aback, cursing inwardly: what a seductress!
"You... you stop it right now! This is a public place; it's totally improper!" Hao Jian chided with feigned seriousness, but inside he felt like crying because he was physically reacting to Xiao Qiang's teasing and felt he could barely control himself.
But Xiao Qiang didn't stop; instead, she ramped up her efforts, circling her tiptoe around and giggling, "Holy Monk, don't you think I look beautiful?"
"Seductress, you stop it right now! My heart is with the Buddha, impervious to evil spirits. I only wish to seek the true scriptures from the Western Heaven—please don't make it difficult for !" Hao Jian said, his face twitching.
"You're so annoying, I'm not a seductress, I am the Queen of Won's Kingdom!" Xiao Qiang complained a bit angrily; Hao Jian actually compared her to a seductress.
"Pah! A true Queen would never do such indecent things! Using stinky feet to tease soone else's bird!" Hao Jian reproached rudely.
"Then I am a Queen with a fluttering heart! And... my feet are not stinky!!!" Xiao Qiang felt like her very soul was under attack; this jerk was completely ruining the mood.
Her feet had just been called stinky by Hao Jian.
"Big sister, please let
go? I really can't take it anymore." Hao Jian was nearly crying, imploring Xiao Qiang as he was now fully aroused and felt terribly uncomfortable.
"Don't want to? Your mouth says no, but your body is very honest. Look how hard this has gotten; I think it must be longing for sothing from certain won," Xiao Qiang blew a fragrant breath into Hao Jian's ear, further tempting him.
Hao Jian imdiately felt his mind going blank, sensing that he couldn't continue like this for much longer without dragging Xiao Qiang off to a hotel room.
I must not betray Shu Ya! I absolutely cannot betray Shu Ya! Hao Jian closed his eyes, choosing to "see no evil, hear no evil," to reduce the physical stimulation.
"Waitress, there's a cockroach under our table, can you flip the table for !" Just then, Xiao Qiang suddenly shouted.
"Nani???"
Hao Jian instantly opened his eyes, completely bewildered by the situation.
Then, he saw Xiao Qiang standing not far away from him with a mischievous smile on her face, watching him with interest.
"Right away, I'm on it," said the waitress, who had hurried over after hearing about a cockroach because this was a high-end restaurant, and the presence of cockroaches ant trouble. If reported to the health departnt, the restaurant would be finished and the waitstaff would likely lose their jobs.
It was a girl in her early twenties with a delicate appearance who moved the small square table away from in front of Hao Jian.
"Don't..."
Hao Jian tried to stop her, but it was already too late.
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