Return of the Celestial King

Qin Tuo, however, waved his hand casually and said with a smile,

”Old Li, you don’t have to be so formal. It was nothing, really!”

Ouyang Tianqi, who was standing to the side, also had a grateful look in his eyes. Qin Tuo’s actions had undoubtedly given him a great deal of face.

But Old Li was deeply indebted and unwilling to let it go so easily.

After a moment of thought, he took out his meager savings from a nearby cabinet.

”Mr. Qin, you saved my wife, and by doing so, you saved my entire family. This isn’t much money, but it’s a small token of my appreciation. Please, you must accept it!”

Seeing Old Li’s sincere expression, Qin Tuo slowly shook his head and refused.

”Old Li, you’re treating me like a stranger.”

Qin Tuo said with a smile.

Chen Man Ni, at the side, also quickly tried to persuade him.

”Your family isn’t well-off. You should keep this money for yourself!”

Ouyang Tianqi told Old Li to put the money away, saying,

”Old Li, Qin Tuo didn’t come here for money. You’re underestimating him!”

”This...”

Old Li was suddenly in a difficult position. Qin Tuo had helped him so much; he had to thank him properly, or his heart wouldn’t be at ease.

”Mr. Qin, if I don’t repay you properly, I won’t be able to sleep at night!”

The honest and simple Old Li scratched his head with a wry smile.

Qin Tuo thought for a moment, then said,

”In that case, how about this? I’ll buy that chunk of Flesh Ganoderma from you.”

When Old Li heard this, he refused outright.

”Mr. Qin, how could I do that?”

Ouyang Tianqi and Chen Man Ni were both surprised. They hadn’t expected Old Li to actually refuse.

But in the next moment, Old Li directly took out the chunk of Flesh Ganoderma.

”Mr. Qin, I could never take your money. Since you’ve taken a liking to this thing, just take it.”

Only then did Qin Tuo realize that Old Li wanted to give it to him as a gift.

”That’s not right. Old Li, let me at least give you some money for it!”

Qin Tuo smiled and prepared to take out his money.

However, Old Li still refused to accept any money. In the end, unable to refuse his hospitality, Qin Tuo could only agree.

The yin qi from that small piece of Flesh Ganoderma just now had already been converted into a vast amount of Spiritual Qi by the Celestial King Order, which had surprised even Qin Tuo.

He couldn’t help but think, ’If I could absorb all the yin qi from this entire Flesh Ganoderma, the amount of Spiritual Power I’d gain would be unimaginable.’

After things were settled there, the three of them prepared to say their goodbyes and leave.

Looking at the chunk of Flesh Ganoderma in his hand, Qin Tuo decided that since tomorrow was Saturday, he would take it directly to Half Moon Bay to absorb it and convert it into a vast amount of Spiritual Power.

”Take care, Mr. Qin!”

Ouyang Tianqi politely saw Qin Tuo off before turning around and getting into his car.

Qin Tuo and Chen Man Ni got in the car and headed toward the city.

On the way, Chen Man Ni pouted reluctantly and said,

”Qin Tuo, I really thought I’d get to see a ghost tonight. I didn’t see anything at all. It’s so disappointing.”

Qin Tuo chuckled.

”You... when you finally do see a real ghost, you might regret it to death!”

Chen Man Ni shook her head and said with a mischievous smile,

”No, I won’t! With you here to protect me, I’m not afraid of anything.”

Qin Tuo just smiled and didn’t say anything more.

...

「Jinghua Garden.」

Zhao Peng, leaning on a crutch, got out of the car and headed straight for the office.

The moment he saw Hu Qihao, Zhao Peng immediately put on a sycophantic smile.

”Brother Hao, I’ve heard so much about you. Seeing you today, you’re truly as handsome and dashing as they say!”

He relentlessly flattered Hu Qihao, clearly wanting something from him.

Hu Qihao’s attitude was extremely cold as he asked,

”Young Master Zhao, what are you doing here?”

In Hu Qihao’s eyes, Zhao Peng was a nobody.

After all, he didn’t even care about the entire Zhao Family.

Zhao Peng’s heart skipped a beat. Hu Qihao’s indifferent attitude made him a little worried.

But after a moment’s thought, he stated his purpose.

”Brother Hao, it’s like this... I’d like you to help me take care of someone...”

Hu Qihao sneered.

”Heh, Young Master Zhao, always wanting to ’take care of’ this person and ’take care of’ that person. What do you think our Cyan Fire Gang is? Your personal errand boys?”

Zhao Peng quickly waved his hands.

”No, no, of course not! But if you can really do this for me, Brother Hao, I’m willing to pay ten million!”

”Oh? Ten million?”

Hu Qihao was slightly stunned and looked at Zhao Peng in surprise.

Ten million was no small sum, not even for him.

’These rich young masters are certainly generous with their money!’ Hu Qihao thought to himself.

However, he didn’t agree immediately. Instead, he asked with a playful look on his face,

”Young Master Zhao, your Zhao Family has a good relationship with Long Wu, right? I heard he even owes you a favor. Why don’t you ask Long Wu to do this sort of thing?”

When Zhao Peng heard this, he gritted his teeth in anger.

”Brother Hao, you don’t know the whole story. For some reason, that Long Wu won’t give our Zhao Family any face at all now. He’s just an ungrateful bastard! How could he compare to a hero like you, Brother Hao, who repays kindness and takes revenge with equal passion!”

As the second-in-command of the Cyan Fire Gang, Hu Qihao was already at odds with Long Wu.

Hearing Zhao Peng say this, he instantly felt much better and found Zhao Peng much more pleasant to look at.

He asked,

”Young Master Zhao, who is this person you want to deal with?”

Zhao Peng smiled and said,

”He’s just an ordinary person, knows a little kung fu at most. I’m sure that with the abilities of the Cyan Fire Gang’s big brothers, taking care of him will be no problem at all.”

Hearing this, Hu Qihao was relieved and nodded.

”Alright, tomorrow I’ll arrange for a dozen or so of my men to help you get this done!”

But Zhao Peng’s face showed hesitation, and he looked like he wanted to say something but held back.

Hu Qihao frowned and asked,

”Young Master Zhao, if you have something else to say, just say it all at once!”

Zhao Peng smiled and explained,

”Brother Hao, is that... enough people?”

This time, Hu Qihao was very surprised and quickly asked,

”Oh? Is your enemy that strong? A dozen men isn’t enough?”

One had to understand that the fighting prowess of a dozen of the Cyan Fire Gang’s enforcers was completely different from that of a dozen ordinary thugs.

Zhao Peng quickly explained,

”That’s not it, Brother Hao. I just want to bring more people to look more impressive!”

But he wasn’t telling the truth. He was afraid Hu Qihao would raise the price on the spot.

Hu Qihao laughed heartily!

”Young Master Zhao, I can understand how you feel. We’re all young, after all, and care about appearances... Alright, I agree!”

Zhao Peng was overjoyed and thanked him profusely.

”Thank you so much, Brother Hao! I wish you swift success!”

Then, he respectfully backed out of the office and left Jinghua Garden, leaning on his crutch the whole way.

Back in the car, Xu Min quickly asked,

”Honey, how did it go? Did the Cyan Fire Gang agree to kill Qin Tuo?”

Zhao Peng snorted, his eyes cold.

”When I make a move, do I ever fail? Brother Hao has already agreed. Tomorrow is the day Qin Tuo dies!”

”That’s great! That brat is finally finished!”

Xu Min also had an excited look on her face.

Zhao Peng snorted.

”This time, with the help of the Cyan Fire Gang, I refuse to believe that Qin Tuo will survive!”