Time flew by in the blink of an eye!
Five or six days had passed since Sun Zhibiao sent people to cause trouble and was subsequently annihilated by Zhou Xuan.
During this time, apart from his normal daily life, and occasionally paying attention to Baili Yuntian's selection of people, Zhou Xuan had spent most of his time within the Baili family's manor, not venturing out much.
The reason for this behavior was simple: he was waiting for someone to come to him.
As for who that person was, it was quite obvious. It was, of course, the members of the Sun family behind Sun Zhibiao, whom he had dealt with and then confined within the Void Ring.
Zhou Xuan knew that even though Sun Zhibiao had been captured, the incident was far from over. The Sun family stood behind Sun Zhibiao. This was precisely why Zhou Xuan hadn't killed Sun Zhibiao at the time. Killing the followers Sun Zhibiao brought with him was acceptable. After all, with the Sun family's resources, losing a few Creation Realm servants, while annoying, would not be enough to provoke them into a deadly confrontation with Zhou Xuan. However, if Sun Zhibiao himself, the eldest grandson of the Sun family, were killed by Zhou Xuan, the consequences would be unpredictable.
Zhou Xuan had not forgotten the advice given to him by the manager at Tianxing Car Dealership. Moreover, after learning about the true strength hidden behind the five major families in Shangjing City at Tianwen Pavilion, Zhou Xuan did not wish to make a mortal enemy of any family other than the Qin family for the time being.
Therefore, he was waiting for the Sun family members behind Sun Zhibiao to come to him again. This way, he could release Sun Zhibiao and use this opportunity to extort a substantial sum from the Sun family. After all, while he did not want to make a mortal enemy of the Sun family, Sun Zhibiao bringing people to attack him was an undeniable fact. Simply releasing him without demanding anything would not be his style. Even if he did, the Sun family might not appreciate it.
Regardless of whether the petty-minded Sun Zhibiao would return with an even stronger group to cause trouble, the Sun family would certainly not overlook the killing of their servants. Since enmity had already been established, and Zhou Xuan was unwilling to suffer in silence, he devised this compromise to seek benefits from the Sun family.
He suddenly remembered that one of his main purposes for coming to Shangjing City was to attend Elder Fang's birthday banquet. Since he was attending the banquet, he needed to prepare a birthday gift. Although Zhou Xuan knew that given his master's relationship with Elder Fang, the elder might not care much about such things, others' indifference did not mean he could be disrespectful.
Thus, after a couple of days of anxious waiting, Zhou Xuan began to eagerly anticipate the Sun family's arrival in the following days. However, six days had now passed, and Zhou Xuan still detected no sign of anyone from the Sun family. It was as if they had forgotten about Sun Zhibiao or given up on him. Otherwise, with the Sun family's vast intelligence network, Zhou Xuan found it hard to believe that they couldn't find him, especially when Sun Zhibiao himself had managed to locate his residence.
As the sun gradually rose overhead, another morning passed. After waiting for six and a half days, Zhou Xuan's patience wore thin, and his anger began to simmer. He directly extended his right hand and gently brushed the left hand wearing the Void Ring, releasing Sun Zhibiao, whom he had previously stored within the Void Ring, amidst a flash of light.
"Snap!"
"Sun Zhibiao, are you even a member of the Sun family?"
"Are you the eldest grandson of the Sun family?"
"How unwelcome are you in the Sun family that no one has come to look for you after you've been missing for six days!"
"Damn it, with your caliber, you dare bring people to seek revenge?"
"You don't even qualify as a hostage, what's the point of your existence?"
"What are you looking at? Stare again and I'll pluck your eyes out!"
"Am I wrong?"
As soon as Sun Zhibiao was released from the Void Ring, before he could even recover from his surprise, Zhou Xuan, who had fully transformed into a "robber," immediately confronted him, unleashing his accumulated anger from the days of waiting onto Sun Zhibiao.
Unexpectedly beaten, Sun Zhibiao could not tolerate such humiliation. His eyes immediately turned red, and he prepared to argue with Zhou Xuan. However, he was met with Zhou Xuan's cold gaze, and his momentum immediately faltered. Recalling the miserable state of his subordinates, Sun Zhibiao shivered inexplicably. He forced a smile that was more akin to crying onto his face.
"Ah, brother!"
"Let's talk this through properly!"
"Why resort to violence!"
"It's alright if you hit me; I'm tough and can take it!"
"I'm just afraid that in your attempt to hit me, the thick layer of fat on my body might cause your hand to go numb!"
"That would be such a waste!"
"From what I hear you saying, you want money, right!"
"You should have said so earlier!"
"Our Sun family lacks nothing, except perhaps money!"
"As long as you are willing to release me!"
"I'll have my grandfather immediately send you fifty billion!"
"No, a hundred billion!"
"Of course, if you're still not satisfied, Brother!"
"We can always discuss it further!"
"After all, money is the least valuable thing in our Sun family!"
"Sometimes, at home, I don't even use tissues to wipe my mouth or backside!"
"Instead, I use US dollars!"
"It's not for any other reason, but because I feel that besides these two uses, the item has no other value!"
"So, if you're just seeking wealth, Brother!"
"That's absolutely no problem for me!"
"And we wouldn't even need to reach this situation!"
"How about this!"
"I see you're so skilled and powerful, Brother!"
"Why don't you consider joining our Sun family!"
"If you do, I can give you as much money as you want!"
"I can even authorize the full disclosure of some of our Sun family's cultivation manuals and Daoist texts to you!"
"From now on, we can become sworn brothers!"
"You'll be the elder brother, and I'll be the younger brother!"
"You have strength, I have money, and from now on, in this Shangjing City!"
"We'll be the most dazzling ones!"
"What about Qin Huaiyu, what about the five major families!"
"In front of us brothers, they'll all be like younger siblings!"
"We'll be the undisputed supreme rulers of this Shangjing City!"