However, what she didn't expect was that Ye Xingchen would come up with such a plan. Although the plan sounded crazy, it was actually even crazier to carry it out.
“Yes, we’ll resolve this tonight,” Ye Xingchen said.
"How do we solve this?" Gu Manyun asked.
"That's simple, just keep it simple," Ye Xingchen said with a smile.
Cheng Qiang didn't even go to the hospital; he stayed absentmindedly in the dogfighting arena, waiting for news that Ye Xingchen had been killed.
However, the news he received shocked him: Ye Xingchen was unharmed, while his men were mostly killed.
The inner disciples of Futu Mountain died at Ye Xingchen's hands, and all of the more than ten medicine slaves perished in battle.
Upon hearing this news, Cheng Qiang's vision went black, and he almost collapsed to the ground.
He had planned everything meticulously, but he never expected Ye Xingchen to have become this powerful.
"How is that possible? Futu Mountain is known for its mastery of poisons. Their method of killing their drug slaves with each other is so extreme that even the heavens avoid their attacks." Cheng Qiang roared, "A dozen drug slaves can't take down Ye Xingchen?"
“Useless, all of them are useless. Mount Futu is known as one of the three great uncivilized places, and it’s full of useless people…”
Cheng Qiang's roar echoed throughout the room; the louder his roar, the greater his fear.
He roared and smashed everything he could in the room before collapsing onto a coffee table, panting heavily.
His outburst of anger aggravated his wound, causing intense pain that covered his forehead with fine beads of sweat.
Now that things have come to this, what else can he do? He can only accept his fate. Some things are already set in stone, and he can't solve them by simply throwing a tantrum.
Cheng Tai walked in, and the servants, who were trembling with fear, quickly bowed and said, "Uncle."
"You may all leave," Huang Tai waved his hand, dismissing the servants.
"Yes, sir." The men quickly bowed and retreated.
Cheng Qiang is now like a raging wild dog, ready to tear people to pieces at any moment. Nobody wants to stand here and risk getting into trouble with him.
After everyone in the room had left, Cheng Tai stared at his son with a cold gaze.
Suddenly, he raised his hand and slapped Cheng Qiang hard across the face.
*Slap...* A crisp slap rang out in the room. Cheng Tai had used all his strength in that slap, sending the guy flying several meters away.
Cheng Qiang collapsed to the ground with a thud. He saw stars and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. He raised his head and struggled to his feet.
“Dad…” Cheng Qiang straightened up and called out in a hoarse voice.
"What, you've been defeated by this little problem?" Cheng Tai sneered. "I, Cheng Tai, don't have such a useless son. If you don't regain your fighting spirit, get out of the Cheng family."
“The person who will be in charge of our family in the future should be a wise man with lofty ambitions, not a good-for-nothing like you who gives up on yourself when you encounter some difficulties and setbacks.”
Cheng Qiang composed himself, raised his head, and said, "I am not a good-for-nothing."
"How were you any different from a piece of trash just now?" Cheng Tai said with a look of disappointment. "Just Ye Xingchen, and he scared you like this?"
“Remember this, you’ve only lost once. The Cheng family is still here, and all of Cheng’s businesses are still here. We’ll regroup and come back stronger this time.”
"Yes, I understand." Cheng Qiang let out a long sigh of relief; the slap had calmed him down a little.
He then gritted his teeth and said, "Dad, the forces left behind by Futu Mountain in Jinling have been almost completely wiped out. We used to take over many places in the surrounding provinces with the help of the Medicine Slave, but now that the Medicine Slave is all dead, no one can control the situation."
"Those people... will definitely retaliate. At that time, our Cheng family will inevitably face a desperate situation. How can we break out of this predicament?"
"Then give up the old venue. The foundation of the Cheng family was originally in Jinling. If we lose it, we lose it. We can always start over." Cheng Tai sneered, "You're giving up on yourself just because of this?"
“But Bai Wei repeatedly told me not to touch Ye Xingchen before she left, and she trusted me and left all the forces of Futu Mountain here for me to command. Now all the people of Futu Mountain are gone.”
Cheng Qiang gritted his teeth and said, "If she joins, I really don't know how to explain it to her. And after such a big thing happened, will she still support our Cheng family in the future?"
"Haha, if it's because of these things, you should be even more relieved." Cheng Tai laughed heartily: "Bai Wei has invested so much manpower and resources in our Cheng family, do you really think she would give up so easily?"
"Then we..." Cheng Qiang hesitated, unsure of what to say.
In his view, these were all major issues that couldn't be resolved at the moment, but in his father's eyes, these things seemed to be insignificant.
This made him start to doubt life itself. Was the direction he had previously chosen really wrong?
“Remember this: those who achieve great things don’t concern themselves with trifles. Every successful person has climbed up by stepping over the corpses of countless cannon fodder.” Cheng Tai said coldly, “These trivial matters are nothing. As long as the foundation of the Cheng family is still intact, as long as our foundation is still intact, we have nothing to fear.”
“Ye Xingchen is quite powerful. More than ten medicine people from Futu Mountain died at his hands, but this method won’t work. We need to think of other methods. There are always people more capable than you in this world. There will always be someone who can deal with him,” Cheng Tai instructed.
Cheng Qiang nodded slowly and let out a long breath: "Dad, I was a bit petty before. There are many things I still need to learn from you."
"Hehe, it's good that you understand. It's not your fault. You lack experience in the ways of the world, so you might fall into a trap or a dead end when you encounter problems."
“But none of that matters. I’ve arranged a trip tonight, a boat ride on the river. You can go and relax there,” Cheng Tai said.
"How do we resolve Ye Xingchen's matter? And what about Gu Manyun? That woman is also a madwoman. She didn't rely on anyone, she had no background, and she single-handedly built the Fengwu Chamber of Commerce into this world. She suffered such a huge loss, she will definitely seek revenge." Cheng Qiang was somewhat worried.
"Heh...this little girl is indeed crazy, but it doesn't matter. Compared to me, she's still a bit naive." Cheng Tai sneered, "Don't worry, I'll deal with her personally. You don't need to worry about things here at the Cheng family. With me in charge, you can go and relax and recover from your injuries in the next few days."
“Dad, it’s my fault. You’re not in good health. I should be the one to carry the torch for the Cheng family, but instead I’m dragging you down.” Cheng Qiang sighed, feeling extremely guilty.
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