Inside a mansion in Jiangshan City, Bai Guanghai, the patriarch of the Bai family, was holding an infant, utterly delighted. The child suddenly woke up and urinated all over him, yet Bai Guanghai was still overjoyed.
He had placed immense hope in his son, Bai Haotian, wishing for him to become accomplished and succeed him.
However, Bai Haotian, whom he had nurtured with all his might, developed an arrogant and conceited personality. After failing to win Wang Bingxia's affection and being dealt with by Ling Tian, he went to cooperate with the Gu King.
Bai Guanghai was utterly disappointed in his son. Moreover, he knew that his son likely had only ten to twenty years left to live, making him incapable of taking over.
But Bai Guanghai had suffered a severe injury over a decade ago, rendering him unable to have more children. Unexpectedly, Ling Tian, with his miraculous healing touch, treated him for nearly a year, which surprisingly led to his young wife becoming pregnant.
After ten months of gestation, his young wife gave birth to another son for Bai Guanghai. Bai Guanghai was not yet sixty years old and had ample time to groom this son into a suitable successor. This way, Bai Haotian's fate would be of no concern to him.
Of course, Bai Guanghai was well aware that Bai Haotian viewed his younger brother as a thorn in his side. If the opportunity arose, Bai Guanghai would do anything to nip this brother in the bud.
Therefore, Bai Guanghai issued a strict order to his bodyguards: Bai Haotian and his confidantes were forbidden from approaching the villa.
If Bai Haotian attempted to force his way in, he even authorized the bodyguards to kill him on the spot!
Suddenly, a commotion erupted at the villa's entrance.
"Young Master Haotian, you cannot enter. The master is here. Without the master's authorization, we cannot let you in!" This was the voice of the guards at the entrance.
"Quick, get out of my way! I have something very important to discuss with my father!" Bai Haotian's voice also carried over. Upon hearing this voice, Bai Guanghai immediately frowned.
"Let that beast in!" Bai Guanghai said to a bodyguard beside him.
Shortly after, Bai Haotian arrived before Bai Guanghai, flanked by several bodyguards.
Even though they knew he was the young master, the bodyguards remained extremely vigilant, their gazes fixed on Bai Haotian. If Bai Haotian dared to make any sudden moves, he would be instantly killed on the spot.
"What's going on? Why are you shouting?" Bai Guanghai had already handed the infant in the swaddling clothes to a nanny and asked her to take the child away. He then approached Bai Haotian with a grim expression.
"Dad, he's dead, he's dead, haha!"
"Slap!" Bai Guanghai was furious. He raised his hand and slapped Bai Haotian.
"What the hell are you talking about? Who's dead!"
A large handprint appeared on Bai Haotian's face, but he didn't seem angry at all, his face still wearing a smile.
"Dad, Ling Tian is dead! He's dead! Haha, the Wang family has lost its backing!
Our chance has come. We can go and find a way to take over Bing Tian Pharmaceutical!"
"What? Ling Tian is dead! Are you telling the truth?" Bai Guanghai was immensely shocked by this news. At this moment, his heart was a whirlwind of emotions, including doubt, joy, and lingering fear.
He knew very well that Ling Tian was a great enemy of the Bai family. With Ling Tian backing the Wang family, it was difficult for the Bai family to annex the Wang family's assets.
At the same time, he felt a sense of relief. If Ling Tian had died before curing him, their Bai family would truly have no heir.
But now, his illness was cured, he had a son, and Ling Tian was dead. Could there be anything happier in this world?
"Can you be sure? Is he really dead?"
"Really. The news reported it. The private jet he was on crashed, and the entire plane was reduced to debris. Even if Ling Tian were an immortal, he probably couldn't escape death!"
"Haha, good, retribution!" Bai Guanghai was ecstatic. For him, this was like a double blessing.
"Dad, shouldn't we put pressure on the Wang family and make them hand over Bing Tian Pharmaceutical!
Once we have Bing Tian Pharmaceutical, I believe we will become the number one family in Jiangzhou within a very short time!"
Bai Guanghai pondered for a moment and then said, "Bing Tian Pharmaceutical is indeed a piece of fat meat, but there are quite a few people eyeing this piece of meat..."
"Haha, Father, we have the advantage of proximity. Moreover, the lifeline of some of the Wang family's industries is in our hands. I don't believe they will stand idly by!
Don't worry, I will act quickly to take over Bing Tian Pharmaceutical, lest there be too many complications..."
"Good, go ahead and do it!"
...
In a courtyard in Jingcheng City, Long Ming met his future nephew-in-law, Yun Zhan, the young sect leader of the Tianshan Sword Sect.
The two of them met in private to conspire, deliberately avoiding Long Lingxin.
"Was this your doing?" Long Ming asked.
"Yes, a family elder personally took action." Yun Zhan was very proud, as this was also a manifestation of his family's strength.
His current approach to Long Lingxin was essentially a semi-marriage in. Yun Zhan had his pride; he didn't want people to say he was living off his wife's family or that the Tianshan Sword Sect was relying on the Long family.
"Were the loose ends tied up cleanly?"
"Rest assured, sir, it was spotless! The pilot of the plane didn't even leave fist-sized pieces of flesh. Even an immortal couldn't figure out what happened!"
"Good. Keep a low profile for the time being, as if nothing happened!"
"Understood, Uncle!"
...
In Jiangnan, within the mansion of the Situ family, Situ Liuguang saw the news of Ling Tian's demise and burst into laughter. He immediately went to his brother, Situ Leisheng.
"Haha, Brother, what do you say? No matter how powerful that Ling Tian was, he couldn't withstand a plane crash!
Now that he's dead, there should be no problem with me taking back my cauldron, right? Haha!"
Looking at Situ Liuguang's smug expression, Situ Leisheng wished he could split him with a sword.
"Was this your doing?"
"Eldest Brother, you think too highly of me. Although I wish I could, I truly don't have that kind of capability! Haha!"
After speaking, Situ Liuguang patted his backside and turned to leave.
Situ Leisheng's expression was gloomy. He also knew that even if the elders of the Situ family were to act, they might not be able to do it so discreetly.
However, since Ling Tian was dead, he no longer had anything to fear. If Situ Liuguang wanted to target Wang Bingxia, let him. Even if he had Wang Bingxia as his cauldron, Situ Leisheng was confident that he would still be able to suppress his foolish brother!
Meanwhile, in a small mountain village in Jingnan Province, a team of over a thousand people had gathered, astonishing the local residents.