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Li Xiaoyao stood outside the airport, looking up at an airplane flying north.

Lan Cai had left.

Li Xiaoyao exhaled softly, he still had many affairs to handle.

In the past few days, to accompany Lan Cai, he had already postponed many matters.

Now, he needed to speed up.

Zhuo Yi's call came through again, Li Xiaoyao turned on the speakerphone and asked while driving, "What's up?"

"Where are you?" Zhuo Yi's voice sounded strange, very nasal, as if she had just cried.

"Just returning from the airport."

Zhuo Yi said pitifully, "Can you come over to my place? I want to see you."

Li Xiaoyao frowned and replied, "I still have things to do, can't make it."

"Oh." Zhuo Yi's voice was thick with disappointment.

Li Xiaoyao reached out to hang up, his finger almost touching the screen, when he suddenly stopped and said, "This is just the beginning, if you can't bear the loneliness, let me know at any time."

After that, Li Xiaoyao hung up the phone.

He didn't feel that his actions were very decisive or cold-blooded.

Zhuo Yi liked him and Li Xiaoyao couldn't change her mind, her current life was her own choice and since that was the case, she should take responsibility for that decision.

On the other end of the phone.

Zhuo Yi stared at the phone which had just ended the call, and suddenly her eyes reddened, she bent her knees, curled up, sobbed quietly, her shoulders trembling slightly.

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It had been three days since Li Xiaoyao had contact with Tang Tiantian, who had said she would be visiting a mountain village with no signal and might be out of touch for some time.

Li Xiaoyao suddenly felt that he might have been somewhat negligent in some aspects.

If Tang Tiantian were by his side, no matter how great the danger, he could solve it.

But once she was far away, Li Xiaoyao could do nothing to protect her.

"I should quickly craft some magic artifacts for them to carry with them."

On the way back, Li Xiaoyao received a call from Xiao Ya.

"Mr. Li, yesterday's matter should have been resolved, right?" Xiao Ya asked with a gentle laugh.

Li Xiaoyao hmm'd in response, having guessed that Xiao Ya had been involved when he saw Chairman Ji the day before.

"It's been resolved."

Xiao Ya chuckled and asked, "I wonder when Mr. Li will be available? My father has been urging me, wanting to have dinner with Mr. Li."

Li Xiaoyao thought of the wild ginseng in Xiao Ya's possession, which he hadn't had time to retrieve; now that he coincidentally had the time, why not go get the ginseng and also practice Cultivation alchemy.

"Better sooner than later, let's make it today."

"Great, then I'll come pick you up later."

"No need for that trouble, just give me the address and I'll drive there."

Xiao Ya gave him an address, which Li Xiaoyao noted down, saying, "It will take about an hour."

Not long after hanging up, Ji Yutao called, also about delivering medicine.

Li Xiaoyao actually wanted to go get it right away, but Ji Yutao's tone clearly expressed a wish to have a meal with him to better establish their relationship.

Li Xiaoyao then said, "I've already agreed to dine with the Xiao Family tonight, if you don't mind, you could join me." At the end, he added, "And bring along the medicinal herbs."

If he could dine alone, that would be ideal, but as a second best, joining the Xiao Family was not a bad idea either.

Speaking of which, for yesterday's matter, Ji Yutao still owed Xiao Ya a big thank you.

After hanging up with Ji Yutao, Cheng Dongliang's call followed closely.

Li Xiaoyao had approached him that day to purchase materials for crafting the small Nourishing Pills and Gathering Spirit Pills, and it seemed like he had found them now.

Throughout the conversation, Cheng Dongliang implied he wanted to invite Li Xiaoyao to a meal.

Li Xiaoyao rubbed his temples, beginning to feel somewhat headachy.

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Either show up all at once, or don't bother coming at all.

To save trouble, Li Xiaoyao repeated what he had just said to Ji Yutao.

"Ji Yutao? Xiao Ya?" Cheng Dongliang thought for a few seconds, then said, "Fine, I'll be there on time."
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Li Xiaoyao reminded him, "Don't forget the herbs."

Cheng Dongliang was taken aback, then burst into hearty laughter, "Won't forget, won't forget."

In Li Xiaoyao's eyes, the herbs were much more important than the people.

The people might not come, but the herbs had to be delivered.

…

The rich youths from Jindu who came to Ling City really took a beating this time.

They bumped into Li Xiaoyao, who seemed to come out of nowhere, and then one by one, they were humiliated in line.

Having barely escaped, they used all the influence they could muster, only to be shocked to find that Li Xiaoyao was still unharmed and as lively as ever.

Should they really just swallow their pride?

The rich youths clenched their fists, filled with reluctance in their hearts.

In the hotel, about twenty people sat together when Liu Bijin suddenly looked up, eyes gleaming, "I have an idea!"

"What idea?"

Liu Bijin asked, "Have any of you seen a person who can shatter a hundred-pound boulder with a punch, or break steel bars with a kick?"

Wang Zhiming said, "Liu Bijin, have you gone mad from fright? How could such a person exist in this world?"

Liu Bijin snorted coldly, "Just because you haven't seen one doesn't mean they don't exist. I have seen such a person."

Suddenly one of the wealthy youths chimed in, "I've seen one too."

Upon hearing this, the rest of the wealthy youths exclaimed in surprise, "Is there really such a person?"

Liu Bijin said, "My father once hired an expert for a hefty fee to deal with a rival in the business arena. That expert possessed terrifying strength; with a single punch, he blasted a several hundred-pound stone into powder."

"Are you suggesting we hire him to take action?"

Liu Bijin shook his head, "Why use a cleaver to kill a chicken? Even if Li Xiaoyao is good at fighting and has many people around him, a gun would do the job."

A wealthy youth's eyes lit up, "I get it!"

"Hire a hitman!"

…

Li Xiaoyao arrived at the Xiao Family's place.

The Xiao Family's base in Ling City was a high-end villa complex.

The complex was filled with suit-clad bodyguards, looking professional and highly dangerous.

Li Xiaoyao was the last to arrive.

Before him, Cheng Dongliang and Ji Yutao had already gotten there.

Li Xiaoyao hadn't mentioned to Xiao Ya that the two of them were coming, and although Xiao Ya felt uncomfortable about it, she had nothing to say.

Get mad at Li Xiaoyao?

Someone like Li Xiaoyao always acted without considering others' feelings; he simply followed his own thoughts.

Getting out of the car, Xiao Ya approached him personally, smiling, "Mr. Li, you've arrived."

"Hmm."

Li Xiaoyao glanced at the villa, noting the good environment and beautiful scenery.

The Xiao Family was indeed comparable to the Cheng Family; it was already impressive for ordinary people to afford a villa, but the Xiao Family had one, and about a thousand square meters of space outside it.

Beyond the villa, there was a swimming pool and a garden filled with pleasant scenery, which was quite refreshing.

On the green lawn, there were several barbecue grills with professionals handling the cooking. Additionally, there was a group of women with stunning figures and pretty faces, walking around in revealing swimsuits, attracting quite a bit of attention.

It seemed the Xiao Family had gone to great lengths to prepare this dinner in an effort to make friends with him.

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