"Brother Qiang might not know yet, but the nightclub no longer belongs to Xiao Yi; it has changed hands to the Chen family!" Chen Yuan does not answer Zhang Qiang’s question.
"Could it be that Guo Bin gave it to you in order to strike a deal with you?"
"To be specific, it wasn’t Guo Bin, but Ye Tian!"
"What right does he have? Does he also want to beco a behind-the-scenes hero like Master Chen?" Zhang Qiang said with implied aning. After all, soone like Chen Guang is almost impossible to hold up a gang; everyone knows that it’s Chen Yuan manipulating everything behind the scenes.
"Well, I don’t know about that, after all, it’s your business, not mine."
"Fine, as long as Master Chen can lend a helping hand, I can offer twice whatever Ye Tian promised to give you." Zhang Qiang gritted his teeth; no matter the cost, he couldn’t be subordinate to others again this ti.
"Aren’t you worried at all about what Ye Tian might have given ?" Chen Yuan knew that Zhang Qiang was a man who would stop at nothing; collaborating with such a person ant one had to be especially wary of being stabbed in the back.
"He couldn’t possibly offer you half of what we have now, could he? Ye Tian is a smart person, he wouldn’t do that. And with Guo Bin around, it’s even less likely."
"Ye Tian has given a third of Bai Shi’s territory," Chen Yuan spoke.
"Hmm. I’ll give you two-thirds."
"No. I have already agreed to cooperate with Guo Bin."
"So, Master Chen called out today just to simply tell this?" Zhang Qiang cursed inwardly, calling Chen Yuan an old fox, just trying to demand more.
"Even if there’s cooperation, betrayal is possible, depending on whether the temptation offered is strong enough, isn’t that so?" Chen Yuan had long coveted Bai Shi’s territory; it was only because Xiao Yi acted faster than him.
"Alright! I’ll let you have Bai Shi’s territory," Zhang Qiang knew that Chen Yuan was a greedy old man; everyone knew his dissatisfaction with Bai Shi; as long as he promised to grant it to him, Chen Yuan would definitely help.
It’s fine, how long can Chen Yuan live? Zhang Qiang thought, as long as he can slowly take back control later on.
"That’s the best!" Chen Yuan smiled contentedly, "Brother Qiang, if you need anything, just let know, I will definitely help."
"Thank you."
Guo Bin had been keeping an eye on Zhang Qiang and Chen Yuan, so as soon as they t, he imdiately knew and quickly inford Ye Tian.
"I’ve always known that old fox would never fully trust us; he likes playing both sides."
"So what do we do now?" At so point, Guo Bin started to trust Ye Tian.
"Do nothing. Even if you did, it wouldn’t be right. Not doing anything, they also know we’re aware they t. Why bother with that. Rest assured, once Xiao Yi wakes up, his territory remains his, and Chen Yuan’s remains Chen Yuan’s, there won’t be any changes."
Ye Tian isn’t concerned about a gang showdown right now. He’s more worried about that person, Li Tianjiao’s father, Li Guang. He doesn’t know why this man, who has reached the top of the city’s power structure, would still ddle in these things. What kind of person is he, really?
Ye Tian wants to et this man, but he has no assurance. Li Tianjiao’s Spiritual Power is innate, not caused by lightning, which ans that his Spiritual Power was also sealed before. Was it done by Li Guang or soone else?
"I’ll accompany you," seeing Ye Tian’s restlessness, Xiaoqian said to Ye Tian.
"What are you going to do there?" Ye Tian smiled.
"Whatever you’re doing, I’ll be doing," Xiaoqian replied, "Don’t worry, I won’t get into trouble."
"Alright."
Li Guang isn’t soone just anyone can et, but having the connection to Li Tianjiao is very useful.
Li Tianjiao was thrilled to be hosting a party at his place. Because of his peculiar physical condition, many of his friends had left him. It had been a long ti since he felt this happy.
So, unsurprisingly, Li Tianjiao got drunk. It’s just that Li Guang hadn’t returned by evening.
Ye Tian had no look of urgency, still insisting on staying at the Li family’s place, and only Xiaoqian knew that his palms were long since cold and sweaty.
It was late when Li Guang finally ca back.
"Mayor Li really is a busy man." Ye Tian waited in the living room, hearing the door, knew it was Li Guang returning.
"You must be Ye Tian?" Li Guang, long imrsed in the bureaucratic environnt, spoke with an official’s intonation.
Ye Tian was surprised that he couldn’t sense any Spiritual Power from Li Guang at all; if he wasn’t an ordinary person, then he was soone who could hide his Spiritual Power very deeply.
Ye Tian glanced at Xiaoqian, seeing her gently shake her head.
Xiaoqian could see into people’s hearts, which Ye Tian knew. Her shaking her head ant she couldn’t figure out his thoughts? Who exactly was this guy?
"Yes, Tianjiao was throwing a party today, and I drank a bit too much, so I rested here for a while. I hope I didn’t disturb you." Ye Tian imdiately put on a different face.
"Not at all, all of you are Tian’s friends. The kid doesn’t have any true friends, always getting into fights and causing trouble. Now that he’s with you, he’s beco more sensible. I haven’t had a chance to thank you yet."
Ye Tian found no reason to stay any longer and left with Xiaoqian.
"You couldn’t see through him?" Ye Tian asked Xiaoqian.
"Couldn’t see through. Seems like a real master," Xiaoqian felt very frustrated. Her cultivation skills honed since childhood finally t their match today, and that too from soone who doesn’t possess Spiritual Power; how could she not be frustrated?
Even with her own grandfather, Xu Kong’s impressive Gang Qi, she could occasionally catch his thoughts, but in front of Li Guang, she was completely stumped.
"This Li Guang really isn’t simple," Ye Tian huffed coldly.
That very night, Guo Bin received a notice, the sa one from the person who initially supported Xiao Yi, a directive he wouldn’t hesitate to act on usually. But today he was confused because the notice was an order to kill Ye Tian.
Guo Bin would have to carry out the task despite the difficulty deciding because it was a condition he and Xiao Yi had agreed upon.
At Ye Tian’s place, it was Guo Bin’s first visit. When he arrived, Ye Tian was waiting for him in the living room, just as he had waited for Li Guang today.
"You did co pretty quickly," Ye Tian said to Guo Bin, not one bit surprised.
"How did you know I would co?"
"Because I just knew. Let’s not stay here. If we’re going to fight to the death tonight, let’s find an open space. It’s too small here; we can’t really let loose." Ye Tian knew that a showdown with Guo Bin was inevitable, just didn’t expect it to co this soon.
"Aren’t you angry? I ca to help you, and yet here I am, trying to kill you!"
"We stand in different camps, and besides, I didn’t intend to help you. We were just using each other. Although I did consider that we might beco friends in the future, now it’s clear we are not."
"..."
"Co on! Big man, stop dilly-dallying!" Ye Tian exclaid with bravado, "Let’s go! Find a place, and we’ll have a proper fight, and you better not go easy on , because I won’t be easy on you!"
"Okay!"
Guo Bin and Ye Tian arrived at a desolate area outside the city. It was midnight, and apart from the chirping of insects and occasional bird calls, it was very quiet.
The two stood about thirty ters apart, gazing at each other from a distance—both still able to see each other’s expressions on a late night.
Ye Tian and Guo Bin already had a few encounters. He knew he had soone by his side who could be an enemy at tis and an ally at others, so he never took it lightly. Despite his daily troubles, he still practiced every day.
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