Chapter 201 The Mountain Backs Collapse
While the Zhong family is about to be completely wiped out, Lu Jianhong and Xie Yutong believe that they are still under the Zhong family's protection.
With the Luo family, a major threat, eliminated, and now having climbed onto the pedestal of Zhong Zhengming, Lu Jianhong's back straightened instantly.
He couldn't wait to make a comeback and started negotiating business deals everywhere.
Seeing his sudden radiant appearance, his business associates couldn't help but wonder if the Lu family had found a new backer.
“We have indeed made some connections.” Lu Jianhong lowered his voice mysteriously. “Our friends in the government value the Lu family’s reputation.”
After saying that, he patted the other person's shoulder meaningfully.
The other party was skeptical.
Old Master Huo immediately sent someone to deliver the invitation.
He knew about the strange scene of the Luo family's overnight downfall, and now seeing Lu Jianhong so confident, he was already seven or eight parts convinced.
He was astonished and also impressed by the strength of Lu Jiaxin's new backer.
The Lu and Huo families sat down at the same table again, chatting and laughing.
After several rounds of drinks, Lu Jianhong became increasingly bold.
He stared at the amber liquid swirling in his glass, suddenly remembering the 80 million that Lu Yao had "scammed" from him.
Now that he has the backing of Chung Cheng-ming, the director of the Paranormal Affairs Bureau, why would he be afraid of Lu Yao?
Construction site of Hope Primary School.
Gu Jing was inspecting the progress of the project under the scorching sun, his forehead hair already soaked with sweat.
Lu Yao entrusted Gu Jing with the entire responsibility for the Hope Primary School project.
She prepared a comprehensive plan, went to Lu Jianhong's house to get the money, and now she is personally supervising the construction.
Looking at the school building that was about to be completed, Gu Jing smiled with satisfaction.
Suddenly, a black Maybach screeched to a halt at the construction site entrance, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Lu Jianhong got out of the car.
He said to Gu Jing arrogantly, "Miss Gu, you and Lu Yao colluded to extort 80 million from me. Please return it all. Otherwise, you can expect to receive a court summons."
Gu Jing never expected that he would dare to come and ask for the money back, and so confidently at that.
She was taken aback at first, then sneered, "Mr. Lu, have you forgotten that this money is the reward for Master Qiannian's exorcism of the ghost of Youmeng Lake? If she hadn't intervened, you would have died there. Mr. Lu, you are far too shameless."
Lu Jianhong scoffed, "What kind of master or Taoist is she? Has she ever registered with the authorities? Is she officially recognized?"
With Zhong Zhengming as his backer, he would emphasize the word "official" with every sentence he spoke, as if those two words were some kind of protective charm.
A hint of sarcasm flashed in Gu Jing's eyes: "It seems that President Lu has found a new backer?"
Lu Jianhong straightened his back, his smugness evident in his words: "I, Lu, have no other skills, but I am very lucky with benefactors."
As he spoke, he even pretended to straighten his tie.
"Heh, who knows if she's selling her ass?" Gu Jing said sarcastically.
Lu Jianhong's eyes darkened, and he lowered his voice to threaten, "Young lady, watch your words. My esteemed guest can make you regret it with a flick of his finger."
“What a coincidence,” Gu Jing calmly took out a warm jade pendant from her bag, “I also have a benefactor to help me.”
The jade pendant emitted a ghostly light, and the two female ghosts, Zhao Nan and Zhao Bei, appeared as summoned.
Lu Jianhong's expression changed drastically, and he staggered back two steps.
He never expected that Lu Yao would leave the jade pendant to Gu Jing.
In his view, how could he not keep such a powerful tool in his own hands?
However, considering that Gu Jing, a young girl, might be alone in charge of an 80 million yuan project, and that there might be unscrupulous people who would deliberately make things difficult for her, Lu Yao specially left the Soul-Summoning Jade for her protection.
Sure enough, during the construction period, one of the construction foremen, relying on his seniority, spoke frivolously to Gu Jing.
When the Zhao Nan and Zhao Bei sisters appeared, the group of people were so frightened that they ran away in terror.
Gu Jing immediately switched to a female-led construction team, and the subsequent cooperation went exceptionally smoothly.
Strangely enough, although the Zhao Nan sisters were punished in the Soul-Summoning Jade Purgatory, their resentment gradually subsided after they were reunited.
Floating in the air, it even had a somewhat kind and benevolent appearance.
Lu Jianhong grew bolder and coldly shouted, "Using female ghosts to scare ordinary people, is this the style of your so-called thousand-year master? I'm going to report your behavior to the Paranormal Affairs Bureau!"
"Hehe, they are just my bodyguards. If Mr. Lu has no ill intentions, my bodyguards will naturally not make a move."
Under the menacing gazes of Zhao Nan and Zhao Bei, Lu Jianhong forced himself to say, "I came here to rightfully ask for my money. After thinking it over, I realized that I only gave you the 80 million under your intimidation. If you don't return it to me, I will sue you for extortion."
Before he could finish speaking, Zhao Nan raised his hand and delivered a resounding slap.
Lu Jianhong was slapped so hard that he staggered and fell to the ground, and half of his face immediately swelled up.
"You!" he angrily pointed at Gu Jing, "Is this what you mean by not making a move?"
Gu Jing spread his hands innocently: "The construction site surveillance footage proves that I didn't give any instructions."
She turned to look at Zhao Nan, "Why did you take action?"
Zhao Nan straightened his sleeves and said slowly, "I'm already the great-grandmother of this young man, yet he doesn't greet his elders properly. He deserves a beating."
“It’s really unruly; the world is going to the dogs.” Zhao Bei chimed in, then slapped him again with his backhand.
Lu Jianhong's face immediately swelled up symmetrically on both sides, making him look like a pig's head.
"I'm going to get you all sued!"
He jumped up and down hysterically, but suddenly his whole body stiffened.
"ah!!"
Heart-wrenching screams echoed throughout the construction site.
Lu Jianhong writhed wildly as if he had been thrown into a vat of boiling oil, his skin charring and curling at a visible speed, and a strange, meaty aroma filled the air.
Zhao Nan and Zhao Bei stepped back in astonishment, exclaiming, "We didn't do this!"
In a daze, a terrifying scene appeared before Lu Jianhong's eyes.
With a ferocious expression, Zhong Zhengming threw a talisman at Lu Yao, but it vanished into thin air the moment it touched her fingertips.
Lu Jianhong finally understood that this was the backlash against the life essence he had given to Zhong Zhengming!
His official backing, which he was so proud of, proved to be so vulnerable in front of Lu Yao!
Countless ghostly hands emerged from the ground and dragged the screaming Zhong Zhengming into the boiling pool of blood.
That once proud face was now twisted and deformed from extreme pain.
"No...this is impossible!" Lu Jianhong cried out in despair.
His greatest asset, just like that... is gone?
The pain of the backlash swept over his entire body like a tidal wave.
He twitched and curled up like a shrimp thrown into a frying pan.
Every inch of skin was cracking, and every bone was burning.
At the same time, Xie Yutong was shopping in the mall.
“This, this, and these…” she gestured across the counter with her nail-painted fingers, “Wrap them all up for me.”
Suddenly, her carefully styled curly hair began to wriggle strangely.
A strand of hair coiled around her neck like a venomous snake, followed by a second, then a third...
"Help...me..." Xie Yutong scratched her neck in terror, her expensive shopping bags scattered all over the ground.
The strands of hair were wrapped tighter and tighter.
A thought suddenly flashed through her mind: she had offered Lu Yao's baby hair to Zhong Zhengming for a spell, and this was the backlash of the failed spell!
It's too late for regrets.
Xie Yutong rolled her eyes and collapsed to the ground, foam spilling from the corner of her mouth.
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