Feeling their disbelief, Qin Yi grew annoyed.
He didn't bother explaining further, rose from his seat, and left the conference room.
If they didn't believe him, no amount of words would help!
"Mr. Qin, where are you going?"
"Qin Yi..."
Jiang Xiongjing and Fang Zheng'ao tried to call him back, but he paid no heed, not even turning his head.
"So presumptuous, so uncivilized!"
As Qin Yi exited, Wu Daozi indignantly scolded, "If he were a disciple of our Yun Lai Daoist Temple, I would surely discipline him!"
"We are holding a meeting here today, and I don't know who invited him. One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel!"
"I invited him!" Fang Zheng'ao spat.
Wu Daozi faltered, then chuckled awkwardly, "Team Leader Fang, please don't misunderstand. I didn't mean anything else. I just feel Qin Yi is too ill-mannered! He has ruined such a serious meeting!"
Fang Zheng'ao glanced at him, then withdrew his gaze.
Afterward, the meeting continued.
The main content was Fang Zheng'ao urging the various forces in the Southern Province martial arts world to reduce conflict, foster harmony, avoid trouble, and most importantly, not disrupt the secular world.
Simultaneously, upon learning that the Bushido school was annihilated by Daoist Master Xin Chen, Jiang Xiongjing, Luo Xuan, the Zhuge family head, and others became exceptionally courteous to Wu Daozi.
Under these circumstances, Wu Daozi implicitly began to regard himself as the leader of the foremost force in the Southern Province martial arts world.
In front of Jiang Xiongjing and the others, he even started to act somewhat superior.
Qin Yi left the conference room but did not immediately depart from the Imperial Hotel.
He stayed behind, waiting for their meeting to conclude.
He planned to have a "good chat" with Wu Daozi in private.
About half an hour later, the meeting ended. Fang Zheng'ao, several members of the Order Hall, and people from various factions began to leave.
To Qin Yi's surprise, Wu Daozi did not leave the hotel immediately. Instead, he asked a server to open a room, intending to stay the night before departing.
Thus, Qin Yi went directly to Wu Daozi's room.
Wu Daozi, startled by Qin Yi's sudden appearance, stammered in panic, "What, what do you want? Qin Yi, I'm telling you, Team Leader Fang hasn't gone far. If you dare to do anything rash, I'll report you to him!"
"Besides, my master, Daoist Master Xin Chen, is truly alive. If you dare to do anything to me, he certainly won't..."
*Bang.*
Before he could finish speaking, Qin Yi lunged forward and kicked him hard in the stomach.
Wu Daozi, with no ability to resist, was sent flying backward, crashing into the wall behind him.
He slowly slid to the floor, his face contorted in pain.
Qin Yi pursued him, grabbed him by the collar, and lifted him from the ground.
"Still spouting lies at this point!" Qin Yi declared. "Whether your so-called master is alive or not, I don't know. But I know very clearly how Bushido was destroyed! You can deceive others, but you can't deceive me!"
"You, you..."
Wu Daozi trembled slightly in his grasp.
It was unclear if he was shaking from fear or anger.
Without waiting for him to speak, Qin Yi slammed him heavily onto the ground again. He then turned and left the room without another glance.
Feeling the agonizing pain in his body, Wu Daozi slowly got up and watched Qin Yi's retreating back. Though he gnashed his teeth in hatred, he did not dare to pursue him for revenge.
It would be a joke; he was no match for Qin Yi. Pursuing him would only result in him suffering more.
...
On the other side of Hai City.
After Chen Xiguan made the call to Butler Fu, a martial artist from the Guo family arrived in Hai City by plane after several hours of waiting.
It was primarily due to the high price Chen Xiguan offered that Butler Fu dispatched a Guo family martial artist so quickly.
As a prominent Kyoto clan, the Guo family was not short of money, but they would not refuse such a business opportunity. After all, who would refuse more money?
The person sent by Butler Fu was named Dong Long, an accomplished internal energy martial artist.
Chen Xiguan, along with his two personal bodyguards, personally went to the airport to pick him up.
As soon as Dong Long disembarked, he got into Chen Xiguan's car.
Just as Chen Xiguan was about to take Dong Long directly to the Fugui Renjia residential complex to settle scores with Qin Yi and bring Qin Lei back as his wife, Chen Xiguan suddenly received a call from Li Yongfei.
"Young Master Chen, save me..."
As soon as the call was connected, Li Yongfei's urgent voice came through the receiver.
Chen Xiguan asked in surprise, "What happened?"
"Young Master Chen, Hai City's underworld boss, Xiong Zhentian, is hunting us down and wants to kill us. For Qin Lei's sake, please save us!" Li Yongfei pleaded. "If you don't save Old Wei and me, we're dead!"
Hearing this, Chen Xiguan's brow furrowed. After a moment of hesitation, he asked Li Yongfei's current location and instructed the driver to turn the car around, heading to find Li Yongfei and Wei Teng first.
Chen Xiguan did not know Xiong Zhentian, nor did he understand why Xiong Zhentian wanted to kill Li Yongfei and Wei Teng.
However, he couldn't ignore Li Yongfei's plea for help.
After all, if he were to marry Qin Lei later, Wei Teng and Li Yongfei would be his prospective in-laws.
Half an hour later, Chen Xiguan, his two bodyguards, and Dong Long arrived at the address Li Yongfei had provided.
As soon as they parked, Wei Teng and Li Yongfei ran over, their faces visibly flustered and uneasy.
Chen Xiguan asked, "Uncle Wei, Aunt Li, what exactly happened? Why does Hai City's underworld boss want to kill you?"
"It must be because of that Qin Yi!" Wei Teng said angrily. "Xiong Zhentian takes orders from Qin Yi, and now he's hunting us. It must be Qin Yi's command!"
Originally, Wei Teng and Li Yongfei had received Qin Xiguan's betrothal gift of ten million yuan. They returned to Hai City, planning to enjoy their retirement peacefully.
Xiong Zhentian had made their footbath business untenable, and closing it was fine. They had received ten million, and if Qin Lei truly married Chen Xiguan, they would have a wealthy son-in-law and would never lack money.
However, to their utter surprise, shortly after their return, Xiong Zhentian's subordinates found them again that morning.
They were all fierce and ill-tempered, stating their intention to capture them and bring them to Xiong Zhentian.
But just as they were about to be forced into a car, the two of them seized an unguarded moment and pushed away Xiong Zhentian's subordinates, escaping.
After escaping, they thought for a moment and realized that Xiong Zhentian's men were coming after them again because they had accepted Chen Xiguan's money and acted unilaterally to marry Qin Lei to Chen Xiguan.
Thus, with no other recourse, they had no choice but to call Chen Xiguan for help!
Otherwise, if they were truly captured by Xiong Zhentian, they had no idea what fate awaited them.
After listening, Chen Xiguan roughly understood the situation and said directly, "Uncle Wei, Aunt Li, don't worry. With me here, no one will harm you!"