Chapter 691: Chapter 691 Can’t Refuse!
"Great! Where is he now?" Wu Heng asked excitedly.
"He’s in Thunder City," Wu Chuan said. "If you go to the Qifei Group, you’ll definitely find him."
Wu Heng burst into laughter. "Go! Go find the Old Master. I have great news for him!"
Shortly after, an elder arrived in the main hall of the front courtyard.
"Heng, you’re the Family Head now. You shouldn’t always be in such a rush. You must remain calm, understand?" the Wu Family patriarch said disapprovingly, tapping his cane.
"Alright, Dad, I know. It’s just that I have good news for you," Wu Heng replied with a smile.
"Good news? What good news?" the patriarch inquired.
"Do you remember my disgraceful sister, Wu Rouman, and the child she adopted? The one they said would bring good fortune to our Wu Family? His surname is Yang, and his name is Yang Qi!" Wu Heng said.
"Why bring him up?" The moment the patriarch heard this, his expression darkened. "What good fortune? That wretched girl still got captured, and now she’s locked up in that sunless, godforsaken place. You call that good fortune?"
"That’s not it, Dad. Have you forgotten the Wu Family’s current situation?" Wu Heng reminded him. "Our people accidentally offended the Black Evil Sect from the Western Territory. Now they demand one hundred men from us every year, and one of them must be a direct relative, right? Yang Qi is Rouman’s adopted son, so that should count, shouldn’t it? There are only a few days left before this year’s deadline. Dad, you don’t actually want to send one of our own, do you?"
"You’re right, that reminds me!" The patriarch’s eyes lit up instantly. "The Black Evil Sect’s nefarious cultivation requires men. We can find other men anytime, but our own kin... who could bear to give one of them up? Quick! Send someone to find this Yang Qi. I don’t care what methods you use—trick him, capture him—just bring him back to me!"
Wu Heng nodded and glanced at Wu Chuan. "Here’s your chance to redeem yourself. Take this card and trick that bastard into coming back with you."
"Yes!" Wu Chuan nodded. This was an excellent opportunity to redeem himself.
「Back in Thunder City」
Yang Qi went to the Qifei Group to discuss Ye Qianqian’s situation with Li Qingyan. Ye Qianqian had begun her cultivation and likely wouldn’t be able to work normally for a while, so he asked Li Qingyan to hire a replacement.
Just as they were talking, a secretary came in to report that someone was downstairs looking for Yang Qi.
"Looking for me? All the way here?" Yang Qi smiled and went downstairs.
He saw a Toyota Alphard parked in front of the office building. That would make a good minivan. A group of people got out of the car, and at the forefront was someone Yang Qi recognized.
"Heh, what’s this? Didn’t get beaten enough last night? You came back for more?" Yang Qi sneered.
"It’s you!" Wu Chuan was stunned, realizing the braggart from last night was Yang Qi all along.
But the task at hand remained the same.
He gritted his teeth and immediately dropped to his knees. "Young Master Yang, I was blind not to have recognized you! Beat me, punish me, I’ll accept anything. But I’m here to bring you home," he said, his voice trembling with emotion.
Yang Qi frowned. "Don’t spout nonsense about being relatives."
"Young Master Yang," Wu Chuan said, "you might not know us, but you must know of a woman named Wu Rouman. She is your biological mother! Your mother is from the Wu Family, one of the ten great families of Sea City!"
Yang Qi’s mind was thrown into chaos. He had never met his biological parents. It was only during that near-death experience, when the Dragon God Technique within him was activated, that he even learned his father’s name. But what was this? How could a mother suddenly appear out of nowhere? Wu Rouman? From the Wu Family of Sea City?
"Young Master Yang, you went missing when you were three years old. We have been searching for you ever since! Your mother, in her effort to find you, eventually worked herself to death from exhaustion. To think, Heaven has eyes! Just a few days ago, we unexpectedly discovered your whereabouts."
Wu Chuan was a masterful liar. He had changed "adoptive mother" to "biological mother" and "never searched for him" to "always searching." It was an incredible change of tune, and the fabrication was simply outlandish.
"Sorry, but I can’t believe a word you’re saying," Yang Qi stated coolly.
"I know you don’t believe me. Do you recognize this?" Wu Chuan took out a pendant. It was half of a small gourd.
The other half was hanging around Yang Qi’s own neck.
Upon seeing the pendant, Yang Qi’s entire body trembled. It was true; he had such a pendant. The orphanage director had kept the other half for him, only giving it to him when he came of age and telling him it might one day help him find his family. He never thought it was actually real.
Yang Qi snatched the other half of the small gourd from Wu Chuan’s hand.
In an instant, the two halves merged, forming a complete gourd. At that moment, Yang Qi distinctly felt a special aura emanating from it.
Is this a Magic Artifact? No, it’s not a Magic Artifact, it’s a Magic Treasure! No... it might be something even more precious than a Magic Treasure. The power contained within it is terrifying. Could my parents have really left this for me?
"Young Master Yang, please come back with us. Although your mother has passed away, your grandfather and your uncle are still there! The Wu Family is one of the ten great families of Sea City, and we rank high even among them. If you return to the Wu Family, you could even become the owner of the Qifei Group in the future," Wu Chuan said proudly.
This wasn’t entirely nonsense. The Wu Family was indeed one of Sea City’s ten great families, far more powerful than the Tang Family. Taking over the Qifei Group wouldn’t be impossible for them.
However, Wu Chuan had overlooked one crucial detail: Yang Qi’s true identity. Yang Qi was already the owner of the Qifei Group, the leader of the Star Shining Society, and the man who had just annihilated the Tianhai Association. Why would he care about the mere Wu Family?
Seeing Yang Qi’s hesitation, Wu Chuan produced a card. "Before I left, the Family Head instructed me to give this to you. Use it as you please. It has a balance of ten million and an overdraft limit of another ten million. Spend it however you like. If it runs out, the family will send you more!"
How could any ordinary person resist such a wild temptation? It would be impossible to refuse. After all, he would instantly become the young master of the Wu Family, with ten million in cash and a ten-million-dollar line of credit—the very definition of getting rich overnight. More importantly, he would become a person of high status. Who could refuse that? It meant he would never have to struggle again and could live a life of hedonistic pleasure. This was even better than winning the lottery. The lottery only brought money, whereas this offered an instant elevation in both wealth and status.
Unfortunately for them, Yang Qi was no ordinary person.
He had the power to refuse.
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