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Shui Country, Ye County.

The Qianye Family was an old-established family in Shui Country with a legacy spanning hundreds of years, and its members permeated the political, commercial, and social spheres of Shui Country.

A few days ago, Shui Country learned that a thing called Spirit Fruit had appeared in Xuan Country and sent people to purchase some. After the Elders of the family tried them, they were astonished to discover that these Spirit Fruits contained an extremely rich concentration of Spiritual Energy.

This discovery shocked the upper echelons of Shui Country, who immediately sent representatives to negotiate with the person in charge of the Lin Clan's Spirit Fruit, hoping to secure the rights to distribute the Spirit Fruit in Shui Country.

However, the delegates from the Qianye Family not only failed to finalize the cooperation but also suffered the loss of two of their men being killed, with only Qianye Lizhi escaping back to report the incident to the Elders.

The Elders were furious upon learning that the other party had killed Qianye Ming and the other on the spot.

In recent days, they had been discussing the ultimate solution, finally determining that they must obtain the distribution rights for the Spirit Fruit, and moreover, they must take control of the Lin Clan.

However, it was said that behind the Lin Clan stood a powerful Cultivator.

To this, the Elders paid no heed.

"So what if your Cultivation Level is high? Does the Qianye Family not have our own Cultivators?"

After spending several days on investigations, the Qianye Family quickly delineated the connections of the Lin Clan very clearly.

The Cultivator's name was Li Xiaoyao, rumored to have made a great impression in the Ghost Market, with his Cultivation Level estimated to be around the Abstinence Realm.

Furthermore, they found out that Li Xiaoyao was around thirty years of age.

A thirty-year-old Cultivator in the Abstinence Realm was indeed rare.

But they had seen too many geniuses, and those who were too arrogant often did not live long.

However, they did not dare cause too much commotion in Xuan Country, so they chose to set their battlefield in Shui Country, and as for how to lure Li Xiaoyao, they had plenty of methods.

…

Zhang Meng had been running around the poverty-stricken areas in the northwest these past few days. When she learned that Brother Xiaoyao had returned, she used one day to wrap up all her affairs and booked the soonest flight back to Ling City.

After several days of intense work, Zhang Meng couldn't help but fall asleep in the car on the way to the airport.

But when she awoke, she was horrified to find that her surroundings had drastically changed.

Elegant decorations, a soft mattress—was she in a hotel?

"No, this is wrong, I was clearly in the car going to the airport." Shaking her head and about to climb off the bed, Zhang Meng suddenly felt a fierce dizziness and extreme weakness in her body.

"What's happening?" Zhang Meng's head was swimming, unable to muster any strength.

"Creak."

The door was pushed open from the outside, and at the same time, Zhang Meng keenly heard the sound of the sea breeze and waves.

This was a man in his forties, dressed in a neat suit, with meticulously combed hair that was salt and pepper, and the face behind gold-rimmed glasses gave an impression of integrity.

"Who are you? Where is this?" Zhang Meng backed away continuously, leaning against the headboard of the bed, and asked warily.

The man smiled harmlessly, speaking in stiff Chinese, "Hello, Miss Zhang, allow me to introduce myself. I am Qianye Naoto, Second Elder of the Qianye Family from Shui Country. We have asked you to come because there is a matter we need your help with."

"Shui Country?" Zhang Meng was bewildered. How could someone from Shui Country have anything to do with her?

"No matter what it is, you can't just kidnap me." Zhang Meng was very angry.

Qianye Naoto offered an apologetic smile and said, "Miss Zhang, please don't be angry. I had no choice. If your friend had been willing to cooperate, none of this trouble would have happened."

Zhang Meng picked up on something from his words and asked, "My friend? What do you mean?"

"The Qianye Family wants to cooperate with your friend on the matter of spirit fruits, but your friend doesn't seem to agree."

"So you kidnapped me to try to use me as a threat against them?" Zhang Meng sneered, "I advise you to let me go immediately, or Brother Xiaoyao won't let you off the hook."

"Brother Xiaoyao? Hehe, Miss Zhang must be referring to Li Xiaoyao," Qianye Naoto said. "Li Xiaoyao is indeed formidable, I admit that, but our Qianye Family is not weak either."

"I have already sent an invitation to Mr. Li; once we land, you should be able to see Mr. Li." Lastly, Qianye Naoto added, "Oh, the premise is that you are important to him, otherwise he might not come."

After Qianye Naoto left, the doors were tightly locked. They must have given Zhang Meng some kind of drug; she didn't have an ounce of strength, let alone spiritual energy.

On the open-air restaurant at the top of the cruise ship, Qianye Naoto sat with a man about his age, occasional laughter drifting over, seemingly engaged in a pleasant conversation.

"Elder Qianye, our young master has always been interested in the women of the Dream Charity Foundation. If you could hand over this woman to our young master, he would be very willing to fully fund your campaign for the next clan leader position," the man said, leaning back slightly and exhaling a puff of smoke.

Qianye Naoto's expression didn't change, but the idea intrigued him. After pondering for a few seconds, he said, "Since Young Master Huo is interested, I naturally cannot refuse. Just take her away when we dock tonight."

"Hehe, Elder Qianye is a straightforward person. I like dealing with people like you."

Qianye Naoto also smiled. It was just a woman, after all; he didn't care. He just needed to let Li Xiaoyao know that Tang Tiantian was in his hands. As long as he could lure him in, his goal would be achieved.

...

"Creak!"

Tang Tiantian pushed open the door, and an envelope slipped through the crack and fell to the ground. She bent down to pick it up and saw five big characters written on it.

"From Li Xiaoyao."

Casually holding the envelope in her hand, Tang Tiantian entered the living room, only to hear Zhu Xiaoyue's panting from the master bedroom.

Shaking her head with a slight blush on her cheeks, Tang Tiantian placed the envelope on the table, took off her jacket, and sat down on the sofa to listen to music with her headphones on.

This was probably one of Tang Tiantian's rare days off. Ever since the establishment of the charity foundation, she hardly had time to rest, let alone for cultivation.

She thought to herself that once the charity foundation was on the right track, and she had trained the kind-hearted boys and girls underneath her, she would have more time for herself.

Over half an hour later, Li Xiaoyao finally came out of the room.

He saw Tang Tiantian listening to music and removing her headphones; she blushed and pointed to the coffee table, "There's a letter for you."

"A letter?" Li Xiaoyao couldn't help but chuckle. In this day and age, someone was still using letters to contact him; it must be some girl wanting a bit of romance with him.

With that thought, Li Xiaoyao opened the envelope and glanced at it casually. His face immediately twisted into a ferocious snarl, and a killing intent burst forth from him. A wisp of flame released from his fingertips, turning the letter into black ash on the floor.