Zheng Dan couldn't help but say, "He shouldn't be so well-informed as to know that this gambling den is owned by us, right?"
“Although the possibility is slim, we still have to be on the safe side,” Sang Qian was cautious by nature. “By the way, how’s your progress with him going?”
Zheng Dan blushed slightly and shook her head: "I've met him twice, and I still haven't found out where he hid the IOU." She thought to herself that she had searched him all over, but still couldn't find the trace of the 7.5 million tael IOU. Where could he have hidden it? Could it have been left at the Chu family's house?
"Yes, you need to hurry. With that IOU for 7.5 million taels, the Silver Hook Gambling House and even the Plum Blossom Gang are under our control. If we need to take them over at a critical moment, it will only take a word," Sang Qian reminded him.
"I understand." Zheng Dan pondered whether he should find an opportunity to visit the Chu residence, but wondered if that would arouse suspicion from the Chu family.
"By the way, you weren't taken advantage of by that guy, were you?" Sang Qian suddenly asked hesitantly, looking at her with a nervous expression.
Zheng Dan's mind flashed with the image of the other person's rough hands stroking her calf, and her heart skipped a beat. However, she remained calm and composed: "Don't worry, how could I let that kind of guy take advantage of me?"
"That's good." Sang Qian was relieved and smiled even more happily than before.
At this moment, a group of people in the Yuan family were discussing matters in a secret room with solemn expressions. Someone knocked on the door, and Yuan Wendong went out for a while and came back with a smile: "We have news from Sang Qian. Zu An doesn't have any trump cards. He secretly placed a heavy bet on himself to lose."
The others burst into laughter, all looking at a beautiful girl with a head full of delicate braids: "I knew it, Miss Xue'er, you were really exaggerating before."
The girl was naturally Xue'er. Since it was inconvenient for Shi Kun to come in person this time, he sent her to contact the Yuan family and at the same time remind the Yuan family.
"Bet on yourself to lose?" Xue'er was a little confused. Others might not know, but she did. This Zu'an had always kept his true abilities hidden.
"Young Master Yuan, I still have to remind you that although Zu An only has a third-grade cultivation level, his combat strength is obviously not something that can be measured by the third-grade level. You must be prepared." Xue'er recalled that she had tried her best but still couldn't kill him. Although it was largely due to the sudden stomach pain, the opponent's combat strength still surprised her.
Yuan Wendong, however, was somewhat dismissive: "No matter how extraordinary he is, he's only a third-rank cultivator. I've already stabilized at the fifth rank; what kind of trouble can he possibly cause?" The others echoed his sentiments, clearly indicating that in the public's perception, how powerful could a third-rank cultivator possibly be?
Another person nearby said, "Since we know that Zu'an doesn't have any trump cards, wouldn't it be a waste of your talents for you to personally deal with Zu'an tomorrow, young master? It feels like a bit of a waste."
Yuan Wendong gritted his teeth and said, "That Zu fellow has humiliated me time and time again. I won't be at peace until I avenge him. On the surface, he's a good-for-nothing coward, but he's actually quite cunning. He might be plotting to make a name for himself tomorrow. As Miss Xue'er has said, his fighting ability is a bit strange. I don't trust anyone else with him. Tomorrow, I will personally crush him into the mud and make him understand that a piece of trash is always trash. His so-called 'hiding his talents' is nothing but a joke in the eyes of a true genius."
“But if you deal with him, we might not be able to secure a victory against the other experts led by Chu Chuyan,” another person said worriedly.
"Don't worry, Chu Chuyan has someone to deal with her. Please invite Mr. Wu." Yuan Wendong stood up and looked at the wall to the side.
Soon the wall slowly opened, and a middle-aged man walked out. Xue'er, who had been relaxed, suddenly turned pale. The oppressive force coming from the front of her, this guy was a sixth-rank.
Yuan Wendong bowed to the man before introducing him to the crowd: "This is Senior Wu Di, a master of the Wu family, with a cultivation level of the sixth rank. No matter how powerful Chu Chuyan is, she is only at the fifth rank. As we all know, the gap between the fifth and sixth ranks is like an insurmountable chasm, so we will undoubtedly win tomorrow."
Fifth-grade cultivators awaken elemental abilities, while sixth-grade cultivators can generate an elemental protective membrane around their bodies, so they can completely overwhelm fifth-grade cultivators.
Seeing that a sixth-rank official was participating, the others became extremely excited, determined to win tomorrow.
Xue'er, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but say, "This is, after all, a family competition, with each side sending their own clan members to participate. Given this senior's age, let alone the Chu family, even the city lord might not agree to it."
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