"Fifth Master, we were wrong, we were wrong, please give us a chance to make amends!" Liang Dayong's face was ashen, and he kowtowed relentlessly, begging for mercy.
Li Ping'an's eyes gleamed with a cold light. "I heard that after you offended Old Ancestor before, he magnanimously gave you a chance. But you didn't cherish it. When our people arrived, you even bit the hand that fed you. Isn't this a real-life version of 'The Farmer and the Snake'?"
Liang Dayong stammered, "Fifth Master, I was wrong, I was truly wrong!"
Chen Nan said, "He admits his mistake, so break both his legs and kick him out of Jizhou!"
"We'll do as Old Ancestor says," Li Ping'an said, giving Qian Kun a look. Then, the staff of Emperor Hao nightclub dragged Liang Dayong and the others out of room 1208. Moments later, pig-like screams were heard from outside.
"Master Chen, I was wrong, I was wrong, you are a magnanimous person, please spare me!" Huang Haoran crawled and stumbled before Chen Nan, hugging his legs and pleading.
Chen Nan kicked him several meters away, his gaze icy. "The moment you set your sights on my sister, you committed an unforgivable sin!"
He paused, then said, "Drag him away and castrate him!"
"Yes!"
Huang Haoran stood frozen as if struck by lightning.
If he had known this would happen, he should have made Liang Dayong crush two of his testicles earlier.
Even if he lost two zeros, he would still have one left.
But now, it was directly zero!
"Old Ancestor, the disciples of the Outer Eight Sects have gathered in Jizhou, wanting to pay their respects to you. Do you wish to see them?" Li Ping'an asked respectfully.
Although the Outer Eight Sects seemed to be in constant conflict, their competition was for mutual development.
They were exceptionally united in secret.
The people from the other influential factions had also received news that Chen Nan would be returning to Jizhou soon.
Therefore, they had arrived in Jizhou many days in advance, wanting to pay their respects to this thirty-second-generation Old Ancestor.
"Tell them to go back for now. I will see them when I have time," Chen Nan said, then got up and left Emperor Hao nightclub.
The Outer Eight Sects were, after all, martial world factions.
Although he was the highest-ranking Old Ancestor among them, his current priority was to earn money, help his family repay debts, and spend more time with his loved ones.
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"Xia Zhi, has Xiao San come home?"
After leaving Emperor Hao nightclub, Chen Nan called Chen Xia Zhi to ask for Chen Hanlu's whereabouts.
"She just got home and is taking a bath now," Chen Xia Zhi asked with concern, "Brother, where are you now? When will you be back? The rain outside is quite heavy, please be careful on your way back."
"Alright, I'm heading back now." Chen Nan smiled faintly, then put on his raincoat and rode his "28-inch" bicycle into the rainy night.
Half an hour later, Chen Nan returned to the steel mill's residential compound.
The house was brightly lit.
Pushing the door open, he saw his parents and two younger sisters gathered around the dining table, where a lavish meal was steaming and fragrant.
Seeing Chen Nan return unharmed, a flicker of surprise flashed in Chen Hanlu's eyes.
She had expected Chen Nan to be severely beaten, as she had offended Liang Dayong and successfully framed Chen Nan.
Even if Chen Nan had repelled Liang Dayong, causing trouble at Emperor Hao nightclub would incur a price, no matter who it was.
But how was Chen Nan completely unharmed?
"Brother, hurry up and wash up, or the food will have to be reheated again," Chen Xia Zhi cheerfully pushed Chen Nan towards the bathroom.
"I told you not to wait for me, why aren't you eating so late?" Chen Nan said with a hint of annoyance, but his heart felt warm.
Being cared for and waiting to eat together felt truly blissful.
Jia Cui also wore a faint smile. "Today is a reunion dinner. The meal cannot begin without anyone."
Chen Nan quickly took a cold shower in the bathroom and then came to the dining room in a vest and shorts.
At this moment, Chen Xia Zhi had already poured the drinks.
"Dad, it's rare for our family to be reunited today. Please propose a toast!" Chen Xia Zhi, with her lively personality, raised her glass of cola with a smile.
"I don't have much to say, I just hope our family's days will get better and better," Chen Shan said with a simple smile. He looked out at the rainy night. "Just like the weather outside, even if there's a storm tonight, the rain will clear up after dawn, and we'll see a rainbow!"
"Come, cheers!"
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Meanwhile.
Zhao Yuan, exhausted, left the brightly lit office building.
Suddenly.
A black commercial vehicle screeched to a halt in front of him.
Zhao Yuan jumped, startled.
Just as he was about to curse, the car door opened, and the scene that greeted him made him gasp, a burning brand seared deep into his soul.
Shen Fei lay like a dead dog, kicked in front of him.
Besides Shen Fei, his subordinates were also kicked out of the commercial vehicle.
If it were just that, it would be fine. The problem was that all of their limbs had been broken.
Before he could recover, the black commercial vehicle sped away.
"Shen Fei, what on earth happened? How did you all get so badly injured?" Zhao Yuan's face was grave.
Shen Fei and the others were already quite strong, otherwise, they wouldn't have been members of Emperor Hao nightclub.
Now,
These people had all had their limbs broken and were delivered right to his doorstep. How could he not panic?
Shen Fei cursed loudly, "It's all your fault, you son of a bitch! If you hadn't made us break Chen Shan's legs, how would Fifth Master have crippled our limbs?"
Zhao Yuan shivered. "You mean Chen Nan knows Li Fifth Master?"
"Li Fifth Master has a subordinate who received a favor from Chen Nan in prison, so Li Fifth Master owes him a favor!" Shen Fei dared not, and was unwilling to reveal Chen Nan's relationship with Li Ping'an.
In his eyes, he had become like this entirely because of Zhao Yuan, and he wanted Zhao Yuan to pay an even more bitter price.
As long as he didn't tell him that even Li Ping'an called Chen Nan 'Old Ancestor,' Zhao Yuan would surely continue to trouble Chen Nan.
"So that's how it is!"
Zhao Yuan suddenly realized.
If he had been wary of Chen Nan before, all his apprehension had now vanished.
Li Fifth Master, a prominent figure in the martial world, repaid his debts of gratitude. It was likely that he had repaid the favor he owed Chen Nan this time.
Furthermore, the Zhao family had already climbed onto the Jiang family, a powerful patron, and would surely ascend to the ranks of elite wealthy families in the future.
To put it bluntly, what could a prominent martial world figure do to them then?
Would they dare to oppose them?
Thinking of this, a cold smile spread across Zhao Yuan's face. "Chen Nan, Chen Nan, you missed your chance to bring me down. If you had let Li Fifth Master deal with me, I would surely have lost miserably."
"And now, you actually used the favor Li Fifth Master owed you on these few good-for-nothings..."
"Is there something wrong with your brain?"