Return of the Celestial King

At that moment, Jiang Mingfeng was unbelievably tense.

He was afraid that Long Wu was a reckless fool who would kill him without a second thought.

If that happened, it would be an absolute disgrace for the esteemed Patriarch of the Jiang Family to die in a place like Ming City for no good reason.

Long Wu said icily,

”Did I say you could leave? You actually dare to disrespect me? Don’t even think about leaving this hotel today!”

Long Wu had already made up his mind. ’Jiang Mingfeng isn’t leaving here today without paying a price.’

However, Qin Tuo slowly shook his head and said,

”Long Wu, let them go.”

Seeing Qin Tuo’s attitude, Long Wu was taken aback.

”But, Celestial King... if we let Jiang Mingfeng go, it’s like letting a tiger back into the wild!”

Qin Tuo sneered and said,

”Heh, him? A fierce tiger? In my eyes, he’s nothing more than a toothless old housecat.”

Hearing these humiliating words, Jiang Mingfeng was livid with shame and anger.

However, he didn’t dare say a word, as his life was still in their hands.

So, Long Wu could only wave his hand, and his thousand-plus men slowly parted to form a path.

Every one of them glared at Jiang Mingfeng with pure ferocity.

Without a single glance back, Jiang Mingfeng quickly left with his few bodyguards.

Watching them leave, Long Wu’s face was a mask of frustration.

”Celestial King, I was planning to extort a fortune from them. This is the absurdly wealthy Jiang Family we’re talking about. What a waste!”

But Qin Tuo said nonchalantly,

”Don’t worry, there will be plenty more opportunities. Besides, this time I just wanted to scare Jiang Mingfeng. The Provincial City Jiang Family is powerful, after all. It’s best not to make any rash moves until we have a clear understanding of their true strength.”

Long Wu listened and nodded, admitting that Qin Tuo had a point.

Qin Tuo then said seriously,

”Our priority right now is to figure out how to sell more Small Rejuvenation Pills. The fewer complications, the better.”

Right now, Qin Tuo’s most urgent task was to refine Small Rejuvenation Pills, raise a large amount of capital, and use it for his cultivation.

Until he achieved that goal, it was best not to provoke an opponent like the Jiang Family.

At the very least, he shouldn’t create a situation where it would be a fight to the death.

Long Wu nodded and immediately had all his men disperse.

Just like that, the thousand-plus thugs vanished on the spot.

Meanwhile, after leaving the hotel, Jiang Mingfeng’s forehead was beaded with cold sweat.

He couldn’t stop himself from cursing viciously.

”Damn it! How the hell did that Long Wu gather so many people? I nearly suffered a major setback in a small city like Ming City!”

Just thinking about that scene sent a fresh wave of fear through him.

The group hurried away, preparing to meet up with their backup.

Jiang Mingfeng then gave a direct order.

”Get the car ready. We’re heading back to the Provincial City first!”

Hearing this, one of the bodyguards beside him asked in confusion,

”Patriarch, are we not going to get revenge for the Young Master?”

Jiang Mingfeng gritted his teeth in anger and snorted coldly,

”What do you mean, not get revenge? That bastard crippled my son’s arm. If I don’t avenge this, I, Jiang Mingfeng, am not fit to be called a man!”

The bodyguards nodded grimly, their faces showing their shared hatred.

”That’s right, Patriarch! We must avenge the Young Master! We can’t let that punk get away with it!”

Flames of fury burned in the bodyguards’ eyes.

However, Jiang Mingfeng said cautiously,

”Revenge is a certainty. But this guy’s background is too mysterious. He was able to get so many people, both in the open and in the shadows, to protect him here in Ming City. It looks like we can’t touch him as long as he’s here.”

Jiang Mingfeng couldn’t help but think about how even figures like Xu Zhigang and Ouyang Tianqi had stepped forward for Qin Tuo.

’Clearly, Qin Tuo’s background is far more complex than I imagined.’

Nevertheless, Jiang Mingfeng had no intention of giving up on his revenge against Qin Tuo.

Before getting in the car, he added another instruction.

”Leave two men here. I want them to keep a close eye on that Qin Tuo. The moment he leaves Ming City, report to me immediately. Understand?”

Two of the bodyguards immediately nodded, a sinister smile forming on their faces.

They knew exactly what their Patriarch intended. As soon as Qin Tuo left Ming City, he would face the full, devastating wrath of the Jiang Family.

”Yes, Patriarch. Don’t worry!”

With one last, resentful glance back, Jiang Mingfeng left Ming City with his remaining men.

After the commotion died down, Qin Tuo returned home and once again began refining Small Rejuvenation Pills.

In just a few short days, Qin Tuo’s pill refining speed had increased significantly.

Soon, he had refined another batch of Small Rejuvenation Pills, which he gave to Chen Wenxiong to sell.

And Chen Wenxiong was certainly efficient. Only two days later, he called with good news.

”Mr. Qin, the pills you gave me sold for a top price! Not only that, but many people are expressing interest in placing orders. The demand is far greater than the supply!”

Hearing Chen Wenxiong’s voice over the phone, Qin Tuo couldn’t help but smile with satisfaction.

”Good. You’ve worked hard these past few days, Mr. Chen. I’ll refine more pills and will have to trouble you to continue selling them for me.”

Chen Wenxiong immediately puffed out his chest and promised,

”Don’t worry, Mr. Qin! Anything you need is as good as done!”

Over the past few days, Chen Wenxiong had leveraged his entire network of contacts. He put his business acumen to full use, causing the price of the Small Rejuvenation Pills to skyrocket while demand continued to outstrip supply.

The Small Rejuvenation Pills were now selling for more than double the price Long Wu had initially gotten.

Even so, wealthy individuals from all over were still frantically clamoring for them, expressing their willingness to pay even higher prices to secure a purchase.

Qin Tuo had now accumulated a considerable amount of capital. He checked his bank account, nodded, and smiled in satisfaction.

Money was no longer such a pressing issue. ’I can go check out the neighboring Jin City,’ Qin Tuo thought.

After all, Jin City was known as the Medicine City, and it was home to countless precious medicinal herbs.

Qin Tuo planned to go on a ”gold rush” of his own, to see if he could find any rare varieties of herbs.

「One day」

Qin Tuo paid a personal visit to the Chen Family Villa.

He first thanked Chen Wenxiong profusely for all his hard work recently.

”Mr. Qin, what are you talking about? It was nothing, just a small favor. You’re being too formal!”

Chen Wenxiong said with a smile, waving his hand dismissively.

Qin Tuo’s smile faded as he said seriously,

”Mr. Chen, Manni, I came to say goodbye. I’m heading to Jin City.”

Hearing that Qin Tuo was going to Jin City, Chen Man Ni immediately said,

”Qin Tuo, let me go with you!”

However, Qin Tuo shook his head and smiled.

”No, Manni. You should stay here and keep your father company.”

After all, the memory of Chen Man Ni’s kidnapping was still fresh in his mind.