"Crouching Dragon Villa belongs to another family in the city, the Liu family. The Shi family's patriarch went there because he was invited to a banquet by the Liu family's patriarch. It is said that the Liu family's patriarch wants to marry his daughter to the Shi family's patriarch's son." The elder said.
"That's good. We will find a chance to take down the Shi family's patriarch. That way, the alliance between the Shi family and the Lu family will fall apart!" Linlong said.
Hearing Linlong's words, everyone nodded their heads. They felt that this was the only way.
Just as Linlong was about to lead the group to investigate, a voice rang out from outside. "Elder Guo Ying, bad news. Someone is causing trouble in the store!"
Hearing this voice, Linlong knew that it was the young man that Guo Ying asked to be the storekeeper in the medicine store.
Hearing this, everyone's face darkened.
Someone actually dared to cause trouble when so many of them were gathered in the medicine store. That person must have eaten a leopard's gall.
"What's going on?" Guo Ying immediately asked.
"It's the Liu family's second young master, Liu Xiangfei. He wanted to take advantage of Chun Mei. Chun Mei didn't agree, so he used his identity as the Liu family's second young master to cause trouble. He shamelessly said that Chun Mei wanted to steal something from him and wanted to forcefully take Chun Mei away!" The young man replied.
"Preposterous!"
Hearing this, everyone became indignant.
"Young master, how should we deal with this?" Guo Ying shifted her gaze to Linlong and asked.
"Let's go out and take a look. After all, this person is the Liu family's second young master." He had just mentioned that the Crouching Dragon Villa belonged to the Liu family. Since the Liu family's second young master came knocking on his door, he naturally had to take a look.
Immediately, the group of people walked out.
From afar, Linlong saw the people in the medicine store separating a young lady and a young man in his twenties. Even though there were many people in the medicine store, the young man still refused to budge and looked as if he wanted to take the young lady away.
The girl was only twelve or thirteen years old, and she looked very young and immature.
Seeing the group of people walking over, the young man finally felt that something was wrong. However, he still refused to budge. "I am the Liu family's second young master. How dare you offend me because of this woman? You should know that this woman was in the wrong first. She wanted to steal something from me!"
"That's right, this woman wants to steal Young Master's things, Young Master naturally has to teach her a lesson!" A few people behind the young man chimed in. Obviously, they were the young man's lackeys.
"Second Young Master Liu, our Guo Family's Patriarch has arrived!" At this moment, someone from the Guo Family called out when they saw a group of people walking over. Among them was Guo Haiyun.
Linlong did not reveal his identity, so the Guo Family's current Patriarch, Guo Haiyun, had the highest status in this medicine shop.
Hearing those words, the young man finally calmed down. Then, he began to size up Linlong and the others who were walking over.
He immediately shifted his gaze to Linlong because everyone else was clustered behind Linlong, including Guo Haiyun.
However, a look of surprise soon appeared on his face because he realized that Linlong was wearing a large bamboo hat.
Who was this guy? Why did Guo Haiyun look like she was following his lead? Could he be the alchemist who refined the Tranquil Spirit Pill? Such a thought flashed through his mind.
Because he felt that if it wasn't for that, Guo Haiyun would definitely not treat him so respectfully.
"Second Young Master Liu, this is the Tranquil Spirit Pill medicine shop that cooperates with our Guo Family. We cannot allow you to cause trouble here!" Guo Ying said coldly as she looked at Liu Xiangfei.
Liu Xiangfei immediately said, "Elder Guo Ying, you have misunderstood. This woman stole my things first. That's why I want to punish her!"
As he spoke, he pointed at the twelve or thirteen year old girl.
"Elder Guo Ying, Chun Mei did not steal Second Young Master Liu's things …" The girl hurriedly said.
Her voice was trembling, and her body was also trembling slightly. It was obvious that she was frightened by this matter.
"Did not steal? I saw you trying to steal my jade pendant with my own eyes. Don't you agree? "Liu Xiangfei said coldly.
His lackeys also said in unison, "That's right. You tried to steal Young Master's jade pendant and were discovered by us. Yet, you still refuse to admit it?"
"No … I really did not steal …" Chun Mei was so anxious that she was about to cry.
Seeing Chun Mei like this, Liu Xiangfei could not help but be pleased. "Elder Guo Ying, look at her. She obviously has no way to refute."
Then, he looked at Guo Haiyun and said, "Haiyun, I don't need you to deal with her. As long as you let me take her away, I will not pursue this matter."
He was of the same generation as Guo Haiyun. Thus, even though Guo Haiyun had already become the Guo Family Head, he still addressed Guo Haiyun as such.
Little did he know that such words made Guo Haiyun extremely unhappy.
"Liu Xiangfei, don't be anxious. This is only what you said. I have to ask the people at the medicine shop and my Guo Family to see what happened." Guo Haiyun's face darkened.
"Haiyun, do we need to go through so much trouble between us brothers?" Hearing Guo Haiyun's words, Liu Xiangfei's face also darkened.
Guo Haiyun ignored him and looked at the people at the medicine shop and the Guo Family. He then asked, "You were at the scene just now. Did you see what happened?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the young man who went to report immediately shouted, "Chun Mei didn't steal anything from Second Young Master Liu. It was Second Young Master Liu who framed Chun Mei. Second Young Master Liu wanted to take advantage of Chun Mei!"
He naturally saw through Linlong, Guo Haiyun, and the others' intentions.
"You're slandering me!" Liu Xiangfei could not help but shout angrily.
Who knew that before he finished speaking, the people at the medicine shop and the Guo Family at the scene all chimed in, "That's right. Chun Mei did not steal Second Young Master Liu's item. Second Young Master Liu framed Chun Mei!"
"You're all talking nonsense!" Liu Xiangfei could not help but roar angrily again.
Hearing this, Guo Haiyun could not help but smile. He immediately said, "Liu Xiangfei, look, you were the one framing Chun Mei."
Then, his face darkened and he directly said coldly, "Liu Xiangfei, this is not your backyard. It's not a place where you can behave atrociously!"
Seeing that the situation was not right, Liu Xiangfei hurriedly said, "Haiyun, we've known each other for so many years. Don't you know me well? How could I possibly do such a thing? "
Who knew that Guo Haiyun would say, "I know you better than anyone. You would definitely do such a thing!"
Seeing that Guo Haiyun was not backing down, Liu Xiangfei could not help but say coldly, "Hehe, Haiyun, I didn't think that after becoming the head of the family, you would completely forget about our past friendship!"
"Of course I haven't forgotten, but Chun Mei is equivalent to a member of my Guo Family. How could I let you bully me!" Guo Haiyun said coldly.
"No matter what, she's just a maid. Do you want to offend the Liu Family behind me because of me … I heard that your Guo Family has been at odds with the Lu Family recently. Are you doing this to push our Liu Family to the Lu Family's side?" Liu Xiangfei laughed coldly.
"You're just a tiny Liu Family. How dare you speak such nonsense!" Guo Haiyun said coldly.
As soon as he finished speaking, he looked at Linlong and said, "Young Master, how should we deal with this person!?"
Guo Haiyun is actually following this person's lead. Who exactly is he? Liu Xiangfei couldn't help but feel shocked.
At this moment, he didn't think that Linlong was just an alchemist.
"Capture him!" Linlong said expressionlessly.
Hearing his words, Guo Haiyun immediately said, "Capture him!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the members of the Guo Family who had been waiting for a long time immediately surrounded Liu Xiangfei's group.
They'd been dissatisfied with Liu Xiangfei since a long time ago, and if it wasn't for Liu Xiangfei's identity, they would have swarmed over him a long time ago. At this moment, when they heard Linlong and Guo Haiyun's words, they were naturally overjoyed and surrounded Liu Xiangfei's group.
Their strengths were much stronger than Liu Xiangfei's group, so they weren't afraid of Liu Xiangfei's group causing any trouble at all.
Liu Xiangfei couldn't help but shout out, "Haiyun, who exactly is this person? Why do you listen to him?"
He felt that there was probably a problem with Linlong. Otherwise, Guo Haiyun wouldn't treat him like this no matter what.
Guo Haiyun said, "You don't need to know that. Do it!"
At the same time, the members of the Guo Family who had surrounded Liu Xiangfei attacked. Liu Xiangfei's group practically didn't resist at all before they were captured.
Liu Xiangfei even suffered two fierce punches to the face while he was being captured.
Meanwhile, the young woman called Chun Mei hurriedly ran over to Guo Haiyun, and then she directly knelt down to express her gratitude. "Thank you, Patriarch Guo!"
Guo Haiyun pointed at Linlong and said, "There's no need to thank me. You should thank the Young Master."
Chun Mei immediately looked at Linlong and said, "Thank you, Young Master."
"Mmm." Linlong nodded.
Guo Ying, who was at the side, spoke up, "Young Master, Chun Mei's background is quite pitiful. She lost her mother at a young age, and her father is a piece of trash who only knows how to drink. If it wasn't for Chun Mei being sensible from a young age, who knows where her father would have died … I only allowed her to work in the medicine store because I pitied her."
At this moment, Chun Mei spoke softly, "My father isn't a piece of trash … He's actually a Talisman Master …"
When they heard Chun Mei's words, someone couldn't help but shake his head and say, "Chun Mei, don't speak up for your father. He only knows how to brag that he's a Talisman Master. If he really had the ability, how could he have fallen to such a state?"
Chun Mei bit her lips and didn't say anything else. She'd heard such doubts countless times, and only she herself believed that her father was truly talented.
Linlong didn't want to know more, and he immediately said, "Alright, go and rest."
"Thank you, Young Master." After replying, Chun Mei walked out.
Linlong shifted his gaze to Liu Xiangfei, and then said, "Second Young Master Liu, where is your father right now?"
Knowing that this person was the second young master of the Liu Family, Linlong naturally wanted to use him to control the Liu Family, and then suddenly attack the Shi Family. This way, the alliance between the Shi and Lu Family would collapse on its own.
"Why are you asking about my father?" Liu Xiangfei asked, puzzled.
"Naturally, I want to capture your father." Linlong smiled indifferently.
"Are you serious?" Liu Xiangfei was stunned. He didn't think that Linlong would actually have such an idea.
"Of course. Do you think that with the Guo Family's strength, they can easily take down your Liu Family?" Linlong smiled again.
These words caused cold sweat to appear on Liu Xiangfei's back. He hurriedly said, "Although our Liu Family is weaker than your Guo Family, it's not something that your Guo Family can do as they please. Even if you want to forcefully take us down, you'll have to pay a heavy price!"
"Your words have reminded me, so I plan to contact your father through you, and then wait for an opportunity to capture him. That way, I can control your Liu Family." Linlong said.
That was what he said, but in fact, this was his original plan.
He didn't want the Guo Family to fight the Liu Family head-on, because if that happened, even if they won, they would have to pay a price. Moreover, the Lu Family and Shi Family wouldn't just sit back and watch such a thing happen.
"I won't listen to you!" Liu Xiangfei said.
He understood the principle of interdependence when the lips are gone.
"That's not up to you." As he said that, Linlong directly placed a seal on Liu Xiangfei's body.
Once the seal was activated, Liu Xiangfei immediately rolled on the ground. Then, unable to bear it, he naturally began to beg for mercy.
Seeing that he was begging for mercy, Linlong removed the seal and said indifferently, "Obediently cooperate with us. Otherwise, I don't mind letting you try a few more times."
Liu Xiangfei didn't dare to experience such pain again. In his opinion, he would rather be killed directly.
Just who was this person, and how did he know such terrifying methods? Liu Xiangfei thought to himself in shock.
"Alright, I'll cooperate with you," Liu Xiangfei said helplessly.
"Now, tell me, where is your father?" Linlong asked.
"My father is currently in the Liu Family's courtyard," Liu Xiangfei said honestly.
"Is it true that you are inviting the Shi Family's patriarch to Crouching Dragon Mountain Manor tonight?" Linlong asked again.
"It's true. My father has already sent people to Crouching Dragon Mountain Manor to prepare. We will all head there later," Liu Xiangfei said.
"Then can you find a chance to let him out?" Linlong naturally said this because he wanted to deal with the Liu Family's patriarch when there were fewer people.
That way, there wouldn't be a direct confrontation, and there wouldn't be any losses. Moreover, it wouldn't let the Shi Family and Lu Family discover that something was wrong.
"No, my father is currently cultivating in the Liu Family's basement." Liu Xiangfei shook his head.
"Basement?" Linlong was delighted to hear Liu Xiangfei's words.
"That's right." Liu Xiangfei nodded.
"That's very good. Then bring us to your Liu Family's basement," Linlong said directly.
As long as they avoided the others and easily took down the Liu Family's patriarch, they would be able to control the Liu Family effortlessly.
"That's possible," Liu Xiangfei said.
Then, according to Liu Xiangfei's instructions, Linlong and the others disguised themselves as Liu Xiangfei's people, and followed Liu Xiangfei to the Liu Family.
Apart from Linlong, there were three others: Lu Jing, Guo Ying, and Xiang Rong.
The group soon arrived outside the Liu Family's courtyard.
Seeing that there were a few unfamiliar faces following behind Liu Xiangfei, the two people guarding outside the courtyard were naturally puzzled. Of course, they didn't dare to voice their doubts.
Instead, Liu Xiangfei said, "They are my newly recruited subordinates."
"I see." The two of them couldn't help but nod.
Then, Liu Xiangfei led Linlong and the others in.
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