At this moment, in a top-floor hospital room at the Provincial Hospital.
Long Hexiang looked at Long Zecheng, whose face was grim, and appeared somewhat nervous.
Ever since his father arrived at noon, his expression had been this unpleasant.
This made Long Hexiang feel guilty.
"Dad, how is things with Chengming Group?" Long Hexiang couldn't help but ask cautiously.
Long Zecheng did not conceal anything: "William Joelman committed suicide by jumping off a building. Chengming Group will go bankrupt within a few days."
"What!" Long Hexiang was shocked.
He hadn't expected Chen Mo to be so formidable, to be able to bring Chengming Group to its knees in such a short time.
Long Hexiang felt cold sweat breaking out all over his back.
If he hadn't agreed to Chen Mo's terms back then, he would likely be the one dead.
"Son, don't be afraid. With your father here, I will definitely avenge you." Long Zecheng reached out and patted Long Hexiang's bed.
Long Hexiang, however, suddenly shook his head: "Dad, I, I don't want revenge anymore. Let's just go back to Kyoto."
Long Zecheng frowned slightly: "Son, what are you afraid of? Don't forget, you are a descendant of the Long family. If we go back so disgracefully, who knows how many people will mock us! Therefore, we cannot go back until Chen Mo is eliminated."
Long Hexiang said nervously, "But, but this is Longhua. Even Chengming Group is no match for Chen Mo, let alone us."
"Dad, let's just leave."
He was truly scared, especially after hearing that William Joelman had committed suicide by jumping off a building; he felt a real sense of dread.
Long Zecheng's expression gradually became serious: "I've been wondering why William Joelman of Chengming Group failed. I finally understand now. Someone by his side must have leaked the information."
Boom!
Long Hexiang felt as if he had been struck by lightning, staring at his father in astonishment.
He thought his father might have discovered something.
Long Zecheng continued, "Therefore, this time, I no longer plan to cooperate with anyone here, because the people here cannot be trusted."
Long Hexiang swallowed and breathed a sigh of relief, then asked, "Dad, what are you planning to do then?"
Long Zecheng said, "Based on the information provided by William Joelman earlier, your uncle Long Aotian likely died at Chen Mo's hands."
"I have already notified the family to dispatch some experts. They will surely be able to kill him."
"Experts? Who?" Long Hexiang asked curiously.
"Wu Guangxiao," Long Zecheng said a name.
"Wu Guangxiao?! The Long family's Martial Master guest elder?" Long Hexiang was horrified.
"That's right. With a Martial Master taking action, Chen Mo is bound to die!"
"However, I am very curious about what kind of secret is hidden in that piece of land of his, which made Long Aotian risk his life," Long Zecheng narrowed his eyes slightly.
Long Hexiang also recovered from his shock: "Dad, after capturing Chen Mo, can I have a private meeting with him?"
Long Zecheng smiled: "Of course. Don't worry, his life will be yours to decide!"
Long Hexiang nodded.
His only worry now was the poison Chen Mo had fed him back then.
If he didn't get the antidote, he wouldn't dare to let Chen Mo die easily, otherwise, he would have to be buried with Chen Mo.
The next morning.
Chen Mo got up early.
Looking at Tian Mengyao, who was fast asleep, Chen Mo gently kissed her forehead.
Feeling the moisture on her forehead, Tian Mengyao slightly opened her eyes.
She pulled Chen Mo's hand: "Be careful."
Although Tian Mengyao didn't know where Chen Mo was going, she always had a sense of unease.
Chen Mo smiled slightly: "Okay, I'll be careful. You sleep a little longer, it's still early."
Tian Mengyao nodded gently.
Only then did Chen Mo leave the villa.
Driving to Galen Manor, Chen Mo found many people there.
There were also many whom Chen Mo had never seen before.
And as soon as Chen Mo appeared, all their gazes fell upon him.
That kind of look made Chen Mo feel somewhat strange.
"Who are they?" Chen Mo asked as he approached Meng Zhuqing.
Meng Zhuqing smiled calmly: "They are all experts we hired to be responsible for our safety."
Chen Mo frowned slightly: "Will it be too conspicuous with so many people going together?"
Meng Zhuqing shook her head: "No, they only received the notification early this morning. The news won't leak. You can rest assured about this."
Hearing Meng Zhuqing's reply, Chen Mo had nothing more to say.
Soon, everyone set off together, a convoy of over a dozen cars heading towards Qiling Mountain in Chenghai City.
Qiling Mountain is located north of Chenghai City, bordering Qiling Village, hence its name Qiling Mountain.
This remote village is rarely visited.
Even its original inhabitants number only a dozen or so.
However, in the past few days, the village had suddenly become lively with the arrival of many city dwellers from outside the village.
Of course, these people also brought considerable income to the village.
A night's stay in a civilian house cost a thousand yuan.
The villagers were very happy and even took out the chickens and ducks they were reluctant to eat during the New Year to entertain these outsiders.
Chen Mo's convoy also slowly arrived.
Hearing the commotion outside, the people who had arrived earlier came out of their houses. Upon seeing Meng Zhuqing, they all showed mocking expressions.
"Miss Meng really has a lot of face, making so many noble families wait for you." a man said coldly.
Meng Zhuqing glanced at the man and smiled charmingly: "Young Master Chu could have left, I didn't stop him from going to that place."
Chu Linfei's face darkened: "That place hasn't opened yet, how can I enter?"
Meng Zhuqing smiled playfully: "Then why is Young Master Chu in such a hurry? As long as we don't delay the time to enter the secret realm, it's fine."
Chu Linfei's face turned red, clearly annoyed.
After all, everyone had agreed on a meeting time, but Meng Zhuqing was two days late.
"Ahem."
At this moment, another man walked out.
The man was very handsome. He coughed twice and said, "Stop arguing. Since our four families are all here, let's plan. After entering the secret realm, will we cooperate, or..."
At this point, the man did not continue, as everyone understood.
"Our Meng family will not cooperate. We plan to enter on our own," Meng Zhuqing said calmly.
As soon as she said this, the other three noble families looked in Meng Zhuqing's direction, with surprise and schadenfreude.
"Miss Meng, what great spirit. Chu admires you." Chu Linfei said playfully, cupping his hands.
Then, Chu Linfei looked at the handsome man, and then at Xu Yushan not far away: "Gentlemen, since Miss Meng looks down on us, why don't the three of us join forces? This way, we will have one less person to share the spoils with."