Chapter 919 — The Xiao Family Makes Its Move

"Li Fu was beaten half to death, his life or death unknown, and Gu Pengzhan's daughter was kidnapped as well. She has been rescued now, by that bodyguard named Wei Zhao, but this Wei Zhao seems to be badly wounded himself!" Xiao Ben chuckled darkly. "The police may have released the news, but for people like us it was never any secret at all!"

"Oh? Someone dares to lay hands on Gu Pengzhan?" Xiao Ji was startled by Xiao Ben's words. "Who did it? Do they have real experts on their side?"

"The Zhen family of Donghai. They extorted two hundred and fifty million from Gu Pengzhan, and they have an external-school expert at the peak of the mid Profound Rank backing them!" Xiao Ben said. "I hear he was wounded too and is being treated on Young Master Bing's side. I have not gone to Young Master Bing for further details yet, so I do not know the particulars, but one thing is certain: this is an absolutely golden opportunity for our Xiao family!"

"Two hundred and fifty million, that much?" A gleam of greed rose in Xiao Ji's eyes. He licked his lips. "When we first started, we were thinking of a mere hundred million. I never imagined they would be more ruthless than we are! Second Brother, go and make inquiries at once. If both of Gu Pengzhan's bodyguards are finished, then this is the perfect moment for our Xiao family to move in and strip him clean!"

"Naturally I know that!" Xiao Ben nodded. "I have already sent Xiao Wangba and Xiao Wangdao out to gather information. I am sure word will come back soon. Something like this cannot be hidden no matter what!"

"Wahahaha, Heaven itself is aiding our Xiao family!" Xiao Ji roared with laughter, looking at his wife. "Huli, this time you have done us a truly great service. Otherwise our Xiao family really would have had no excuse to demand money from Gu Pengzhan!"

"Then why did you scold me earlier?" The moment Gou Huli heard that the Gu family's experts were finished, she was delighted. Not only could she vent her own spleen, but the Xiao family could squeeze out a huge sum of money as well!

"Haha, earlier I simply had not grasped the situation!" Xiao Ji happily wrapped an arm around his wife. "Rest easy. This time, nine times out of ten, the Gu family is ours to swallow whole!"

"Eldest Brother, how much should we ask for this time? That hundred million we agreed on before really is nothing much!" Xiao Ben also felt the Xiao family was very likely to turn a profit this time. "The Zhen family truly dared to open their jaws wide! Two hundred and fifty million, and Gu Pengzhan actually paid it!"

"We must ask for at least two hundred million!" Xiao Ji said. "That Gu Pengzhan really is rich! If we do not take a bit more, we would be doing an injustice to the fine opportunity the Zhen family has created for us!"

The two of them were still talking when Xiao Wangba and Xiao Wangdao came back. The moment Xiao Wangba came through the door, he shouted out excitedly, "Dad, Second Uncle, good news! The best news!"

"Oh? What good news?" Xiao Ji and Xiao Ben exchanged a glance; they had already guessed a thing or two from each other's eyes.

"Li Fu is still hovering between life and death, and that Wei Zhao has lost every shred of his strength!" Xiao Wangba said. "It is all over the streets now!"

"How reliable is this news?" Delighted, Xiao Ji asked at once.

"That I am not too sure of. But Dad, do you not know Young Master Bing? You can ask him to verify it. A local snake like Young Master Bing should be able to get the most accurate information!" Xiao Wangba said.

"Fine, I will call Young Master Bing right now!" Xiao Ji nodded, fished out his phone and dialed Young Master Bing.

After Zhao Qibing had Li Cihua spread the news, he began to sit back and wait for the Xiao family to make their move. He had not expected that after only a single day, the Xiao family would be so impatient as to call. Zhao Qibing cackled and picked up. "Hello? This is Zhao Qibing!"

"Young Master Bing, this is Xiao Ji of the Xiao family!" Xiao Ji remained very respectful toward Zhao Qibing. As a man of a clan, he naturally knew that behind Zhao Qibing stood a hidden clan, a family even greater than a clan. Zhao Qibing might be an illegitimate son, but his family was formidable!

"Oh, Uncle Xiao. Might I ask what business Uncle Xiao has in calling me?" Zhao Qibing asked, feigning ignorance.

"This is how it is: I heard that something has happened on Gu Pengzhan's side?" Xiao Ji had previously asked Young Master Bing about Gu Pengzhan, and between the lines had revealed a measure of his hatred for the man. At the time he had wanted to sound out Young Master Bing's attitude: if Young Master Bing meant to protect Gu Pengzhan, then Xiao Ji could never have set his sights on Gu Pengzhan. But unexpectedly, Young Master Bing and Gu Pengzhan were enemies as well, and so Xiao Ji had expressed his intentions without the slightest scruple.

"Mm, so it is this matter that Uncle Xiao is asking about?" Zhao Qibing thought to himself: truly impatient, are they not? But good, very good. The more people there were dealing with Wei Zhao and the Gu family, the happier he was. So he said, "That is right. I had someone test them. Li Fu's wounds are severe and he has not recovered, and that Wei Zhao has lost all his strength, turned into an ordinary man through and through! Uncle Xiao may deal with them without worry!"

"Haha, is that so? So it was Young Master Bing who tested them personally?" Xiao Ji was overjoyed. He had feared the news might be inaccurate, but now that he heard Zhao Qibing had tested it himself, he set his heart at ease.

"You know of the grudge between Wei Zhao and me. Now that such a great thing has befallen him, I want to deal with him as well!" Here Zhao Qibing paused deliberately. "Zhen Dazhou extorted so much money out of Gu Pengzhan, two hundred and fifty million, and I am deeply envious! So I thought it over, ran a test of my own, and now I am preparing to go get a share of the spoils too!"

"So that is how it is. Heh heh, very well then. Thank you, Young Master Bing!" Xiao Ji hurriedly hung up, then said to Xiao Ben with barely restrained impatience, "Second Brother, it was Zhao Qibing himself who had someone test Wei Zhao! He found that Wei Zhao has lost every shred of his strength, and that Uncle Qing's life or death is likewise unknown! Now Zhao Qibing is also very jealous that Zhen Dazhou extorted two hundred and fifty million from Gu Pengzhan, and he wants to get a share of the spoils too. So we must act quickly as well!"

"Oh? Is that so? Then if that is the case, we truly must act quickly. Otherwise, once Gu Pengzhan is squeezed dry, who will be left for us to demand money from?" Xiao Ben nodded again and again at the news. "Zhao Qibing is sure to open his jaws wide. We must beat him to it..."

"Exactly. In any case, I have already given Zhao Qibing a hint. When the time comes, we go for the money first, and he will not hold it against us!" Xiao Ji said. "Shall we go right now?"

"Fine. Let us take Uncle Pi and go find Gu Pengzhan this very moment!" Xiao Ben gritted his teeth. "If we do not make a decision at once, the money will be gone!"

In Gu Pengzhan's office, a man of about forty had arrived, a man who looked for all the world like an immortal sage of the Dao. He wore a gray Daoist robe and cut a most impressive figure.

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