Weapon seller in the world of magic

Meanwhile, Tianzhu felt something strike his mind. He immediately recognized the art of Intimidation. The mental ability wasn’t that common, but it wasn’t unique either. He had experience with it back in his days. Hence, he swiftly pushed away the foreign threads of aura that were attacking his brain, nullifying the skill in almost an instant.

As Tianzhu calmly stared at the CEO as if he were waiting for the answer, Tang Wenhao’s eyes widened for a moment before he opened his mouth. ”Jingmin, leave us alone for a minute.”

Jingmin hesitated, taken aback. CEO Tang raised an eyebrow, waving a dismissive hand. ”Get out,” he ordered.

Jingmin hesitated for only a second before nodding and stepping out of the room, closing the door behind him.

As the heavy office door clicked shut behind, an uneasy silence settled in the room. CEO Tang folded his arms, watching Tianzhu with a scowl of irritation for a moment. Leaving his desk, he walked forward to reach him, looking at him. ”Who are you, bastrd... My intimidation mental skill was powerful enough to attack even a B-rank Hunter. But it didn’t do anything against you. And someone like you is a store owner? Do you expect me to believe it?”

Tianzhu calmly stared back at him in silence.

”Answer me, you bastrd...” He lunged forward, ready to slap him. However, Tianzhu caught his arm in time.

”You dare to sto...” CEO Tang’s face turned from anger to pain in the next instant, and a painful scream escaped him. Tianzhu reacted by twisting his arm and pushing his head to bang it on the CEO’s own desk. ”Shut up... you prick...”

”You, lea... Argh...”

Tianzhu then spoke. ”Now, listen carefully. The next time you try to act like this, I’ll take off your hand, understand?”

Knowing very well that he wouldn’t be convinced that easily, Tianzhu proceeded to summon vines, which erupted from his body, but tied the CEO tightly like a cocoon. Once his entire body up to his mouth was sealed, Tianzhu freed him at last and faced him.

Umpffff

The CEO’s eyes welled up in fear, his entire body trembling beneath those vines. Tianzhu didn’t say anything but smiled.

After a while;

Tianzhu was seen exiting the door calmly.

In the hallway, Manager Jingmin stood waiting, a puzzled look on his face. ”How did it go?”

Tianzhu gave a small smirk. ”I got the job.”

The manager blinked, then laughed, shaking his head in disbelief. ”Well, that was fast. What did you do that changed CEO-nim’s mind? Did you reveal who you are?”

Tianzhu mysteriously smiled. ”Something along the lines.” He left it to Jingmin’s imagination.

Together, they walked down the corridor, heading back to Sae-ri’s side.

Meanwhile, inside the office, CEO Tang, heavily sweating from top to bottom, sat on the couch and was taking heavy breaths.

”This man... he is dangerous...” His eyes filled with horror.

A couple of minutes later, he hurriedly picked up the phone, dialing a number.

The call was soon connected to someone.

”Hey”

”Mr. Yang... Are you busy?”

”No, I was just lazing around the home. What is it?”

”You have connections with some dark guilds, right? I need you to contact one of them.”

”Oh? How much is the reward?”

”100,000 Credits to test his strength. They can then decide on the price.”

”100k just to test one’s strength. The Target that annoyed must be quite strong. Anyway, fine... Your work will be completed in a week or two.”

”Good.”

Disconnecting the call, the CEO massaged his arm and growled. ”How dare he assault me... Me... Tang Wenhao...”

Meanwhile, Tianzhu and Jingmin continued to walk across the hallway. Soon, they returned to Xueli’s side, finding her engaged in conversation with a celebrity he instantly recognized from the hotel. ”Eh? She is...”

Tianzhu met the same person he had encountered at the hotel a while ago. It was the same celebrity, Lee Hye-rin, a former idol turned actress, who was voted as the nation’s crush twice. Her voice carried the practiced warmth of someone used to charm an audience.

Hye-rin turned at the sound of approaching footsteps, her gaze flickering past Manager Jingmin before landing on Tianzhu. Her brows furrowed for a moment. ”This guy,” she murmured, recognizing him in one look.

But before she could say more, Xueli smoothly stepped in, ”He’s my New road manager. The management brought him in to ease Jingmin-ssi’s workload. You see, I have too many projects lined up, this upcoming year.”

Jingmin opened his mouth as if to correct her, but caught Xueli’s pointed look and instead flashed an easygoing smile, playing along. ”Teacher Jiang had a busy year ahead. I’m afraid Yuna and I won’t be able to handle it, just the two of us.”

Hye-rin gave a tight, polite smile, though her eyes hadn’t left Tianzhu. ”Ah, I see.”

Tianzhu gave a subtle nod. ”Nice to meet you.” His voice was smooth, but he neither offered his hand nor bowed like a typical road manager. Hye-rin, who already held a negative impression of Tianzhu, felt somewhat disrespected by his too casual greeting.

The four of them moved through the corridors. Hye-rin fell into step beside Xueli, chatting like nothing had changed, while Tianzhu and Jingmin kept to the rear. But Tianzhu could feel it—the occasional glances from Hye-rin. He was slightly puzzled but didn’t care much about it.

Tianzhu wasn’t the only one who felt it. Xueli didn’t miss the way Hye-rin flicked toward him now and then. Something tells her that it wasn’t the usual kind of curiosity one has, either.

Hence, as they reached the elevator, only the two actresses got into it at Xueli’s insistence, leaving the managers to stay behind and follow them.

Once the elevator moved down, Xueli faced Hye-rin. ”Hye-rin, out with it.”

”Eh? What do you mean?” Hye-rin was taken aback.

”About my manager, Qin Tianzhu.”

”What about him?” As Hye-rin feigned ignorance, Xueli spoke. ”I notice you are stealing glances at him. I know that he is handsome, but he isn’t that handsome that you will have to do that publicly. It was so obvious.”

”Ah, no. It is not like that, Unnie,” Hye-rin hurriedly waved her hands, her ears slightly reddening in embarrassment. Taking a breath, she said, her voice dipping. ”Unnie... I didn’t want to say anything, but I think I saw that guy at the Four Seasons hotel last month. He was sharing a room with an adolescent female. And they were... really affectionate, like a couple. It was a bit disturbing...”

Xueli arched an eyebrow but stayed calm. ”Adolescent?”

”I confronted the hotel staff about it, but they say that they cannot reveal anything due to their rules,” Hye-rin muttered. ”And honestly, if someone recorded me doing such things and it ended up being my mistake, it’d be a scandal waiting to explode.”

”Hmm...” Xueli’s lips curled up as she heard her. She swiftly pulled out her phone from her bag and opened her photo gallery. ”You mean... this girl?”

Hye-rin took one look and gasped. ”Yes! That’s the one.”

Xueli burst into laughter, catching the eyes of the others in the elevator. ”That’s his niece, dummy.”

”Wait. What?”

”She is his daughter,” Xueli repeated.

”But he looks so young.” Hye-rin blinked. ”Stepdaughter?” She wondered aloud.

”Adopted daughter. She was his niece. Also, he isn’t that young either.” Xueli said, letting out a chuckle.

Hye-rin’s mouth opened and closed. ”He has a daughter that big?! How old is he, anyway?”

Xueli looked thoughtful. ”Seven years older than you, I think?”

”39?” Hye-rin’s eyes widened. Suddenly, her ears reddened deeply as a few things came back to her. ”Sht, I misunderstood and came to wrong conclusions.” She slapped her forehead.

Xueli then leaned to the side, whispering in her ear. ”Also, this is confidential information. So, keep it yourself. We actually knew each other, and it was me who recommended him for this job. Putting his own reasoning aside, the reason I’m keeping him close is to look for the bride.”

”Bride?” Hye-rin blinked.

Xueli nodded, letting out a smile. ”He is single right now, and his daughter requested me to find someone for him in my social circle, feeling that he was wasting away his youth. Honestly, I agree with her, too. I mean, he couldn’t date anyone properly for the past two decades as he had to raise his daughter and his son, all alone. Now that she has grown up, he should move on with his life. So, I intend to set him up with someone if he doesn’t find one.”

Ting

The elevator opened, and both of them walked out, going through the parking lot.

Soon, Tianzhu and Jingmin also caught up to them. Hye-rin wanted to apologize, but since all of her misunderstandings never came out of her head, she felt too embarrassed to admit it. As a result, she acted as if he were a stranger and a road manager with whom she had no topics to talk.

Hye-rin and Xueli slipped into the backseat, continuing to chat comfortably about various things, many of which were insider gossip.