Long Nian told Long Xiao some information about Cha Cai.
Cha Cai was a very famous sorcerer in Southeast Asia, powerful, with many disciples and great renown.
This was just the surface; in reality, he belonged to an extremist assassin organization called the 'Old Man of the Mountain.'
Upon learning that Cha Cai was from the 'Old Man of the Mountain,' Long Xiao finally understood that this was the organization coming for revenge.
The 'Old Man of the Mountain' favored group combat; one-on-one fights were not their style. Therefore, Long Xiao suspected that besides Cha Cai, there were many other members of the 'Old Man of the Mountain' in Donghai.
"Long Nian, have a large number of assassins from the 'Old Man of the Mountain' arrived in Donghai?" Long Xiao asked.
Long Nian shook his head and said, "I don't know about that. Cha Cai didn't tell me, and I didn't ask."
Seeing that Long Nian was being somewhat honest, Long Xiao said, "Is Nangong Yue here with you?"
Long Nian looked at Long Xiao strangely and asked, "Do you need something from her? Nangong Yue is quite the celebrity here now. Everyone has to call her Sister Nangong when they see her."
Long Xiao smiled and said, "Really? Why does she like staying with you?"
Long Xiao shook his head and said, "I don't know either. She beat up all my subordinates, and no one could defeat her. We're treating her like a precious young lady now."
Long Nian had originally planned to use Nangong Yue against Long Xiao. He hadn't decided when to make his move when Long Xiao brought her up first. Now, Long Nian didn't know Long Xiao's relationship with Nangong Yue, so he decided to wait and gather more information before acting.
Long Xiao believed that Long Nian wouldn't lie about such a trivial matter. Since Nangong Yue was living well here, he felt at ease.
Long Xiao didn't actually care about Nangong Yue's well-being. What he cared about was that if something happened to Nangong Yue, Lin Xuan would be sad.
Long Xiao prepared to leave Long Nian's manor, and Long Nian escorted him all the way to the gate.
Standing at the manor entrance, Long Nian said, "Long Xiao, we both have the surname Long. Perhaps we are even relatives. There's no need for us to be in constant opposition, is there?"
Long Xiao smiled and said, "I don't want this either, but you want to control Donghai. My friends in Donghai have their own territories, and they don't want to be controlled by you. This conflict is irreconcilable. What do you suggest?"
Long Nian scratched his head and said, "This is quite troublesome. My father doesn't necessarily need to control Donghai, but he wants to establish his own power and dominate the region."
Long Xiao sighed and said, "There's nothing that can be done then. Whether we become enemies or friends in the future depends on you. I'm indifferent."
After speaking, Long Xiao prepared to leave. A Land Cruiser and two Mercedes-Benz vehicles sped over and screeched to a halt at the entrance of Long Nian's manor.
Several burly bodyguards got out of the cars, opened the doors, and a young man with his arm in a sling emerged.
Long Xiao looked at the young man and remembered meeting him a couple of days ago at the Donghai Grand Hotel. His wrist had been broken by Nangong Yue.
"The brat is here, so that old woman must be here too." Young Master Xue glared at Long Xiao and said.
"Long Nian, someone has come to your manor looking for trouble," Long Xiao said with schadenfreude.
Long Nian looked at Long Xiao and said, "Why are you so happy? Maybe they're here to cause trouble for you."
"I'm not afraid of trouble. This is your manor. If it gets trashed, it's your problem."
More than a dozen burly bodyguards alighted from the three cars. They were all carrying machetes and stood behind Young Master Xue, awaiting his orders.
"Kid, where is that old woman?" Young Master Xue asked.
Long Nian looked at Long Xiao strangely and said, "Which old woman are they looking for?"
"Nangong Yue," Long Xiao said.
Upon hearing that these people were looking for Nangong Yue, Long Nian immediately burst into laughter. A few days ago, Nangong Yue had swept through his entire manor, even challenging him to find experts for a match.
With so many people arriving this time, it was enough for Nangong Yue to have a good fight.
"You're looking for Sister Nangong, aren't you? Wait a moment, I'll have someone notify her right away," Long Nian said happily.
Seeing Long Nian's beaming smile, Young Master Xue felt a little better. He glanced at Long Xiao and said, "You're with that old woman. Apologize to me today, and I might forgive you. Otherwise, I'll beat you up too."
When Long Nian saw that Young Master Xue was going to beat up Long Xiao, he became even happier. "You can beat him up all you want, I definitely won't interfere."
"What do you think you are? You want to interfere in Young Master Xue's business? Are you looking for death?"
"I'm not looking for death. I already said I won't interfere. Beat him up, go ahead."
Young Master Xue waved to his subordinates and said, "Four of you, go and beat this guy up first."
Four imposing men surrounded Long Xiao. One of them asked, "Young Master Xue, to what extent should we beat him?"
"No need to hurt him too badly, just chop off his limbs."
Young Master Xue's arrogant demeanor delighted Long Nian.
Long Nian thought to himself, this is Long Xiao, whom even I cannot afford to offend. You, a mere member of the Xue family who isn't even core lineage, bringing a few bodyguards to beat him up, isn't that suicidal?
The four imposing men didn't take Long Xiao seriously. They casually swung their machetes, discussing who would make the first move.
Long Xiao waited for a minute and, seeing that no one had moved, said, "Are you going to fight or not? If not, I'll make a move."
Seeing that Long Xiao intended to strike first, the four bodyguards burst into laughter. One of them said, "Alright, you go first. Let's see how you, alone, can take on all four of us."
As soon as the bodyguard finished speaking, he felt a sharp pain in his face and was sent flying backward.
No one present could clearly see how Long Xiao had moved. The four bodyguards were sent flying.
With four thuds, the four bodyguards landed, their mouths bleeding and teeth scattered everywhere.
"Brothers, spit it out. Swallowing your teeth won't be good for digestion," Long Xiao said solicitously, squatting beside the four bodyguards on the ground.
All four bodyguards had been hit in the face. Their cheekbones were shattered by Long Xiao, but they weren't injured elsewhere.
The four men got up, disoriented. The other bodyguards behind them quickly rushed forward to support them.
Long Xiao looked at Young Master Xue and said, "Young Master Xue, four bodyguards aren't enough. How about sending eight this time?"
Young Master Xue was a little scared but unwilling to admit it. He said, "Kid, just you wait. I'm here mainly to deal with that old woman. When I have time, I'll deal with you."
Just as he was speaking, a group of people emerged from the manor. Nangong Yue walked majestically in the center, followed by Long Nian's subordinates who surrounded her like stars around the moon.
"Long Nian, I heard someone was looking for me..."
Nangong Yue stopped mid-sentence when she saw Long Xiao standing beside Long Nian. Her face fell, and she said, "You good-for-nothing, why are you everywhere? What are you doing here?"
"Mom, I came to see Long Nian," Long Xiao said cautiously.
Long Xiao was worried that Nangong Yue might suddenly attack. He dared not hurt her, or Lin Xuan would resent him.
Upon hearing Long Xiao call Nangong Yue "Mom," Long Nian was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. "Sister Nangong is your mother? This is quite unexpected."
"He's a live-in son-in-law, a worthless bum who lives off his wife. Long Nian, don't bother with him. Let's ignore him," Nangong Yue said.
Long Nian looked at Long Xiao, then at Nangong Yue, and couldn't help but laugh again.