Urban Cultivation: Starting with Winning Back My Wife and Daughter

"Elvis, hasn't Wei Yingfeng agreed to our conditions yet?"

Barrett's voice, much like his eyes, gave off a sinister feeling.

Elvis said, "His attitude is very firm. Arms sales can proceed, but sending people into his territory is absolutely out of the question."

Barrett snorted and said, "There's a saying in Xia: 'If you don't listen to a toast, you'll have to drink a forfeit.' We seem to have been a little too polite to Wei Yingfeng."

Elvis said in a deep voice, "There are confirmed reports that Wei Yingfeng wants to engage in economic cooperation with Xia Guo. Not doing drug business is probably his way of showing allegiance to Xia Guo."

Barrett sneered, "Xia has secretly dispatched a negotiation team here, preparing to cooperate with Wei Yingfeng. They plan to help Wei Yingfeng build three substations to transmit electricity from southern Yunnan."

It must be said that the intelligence department of the United States is indeed very capable; they even figured out the content of the negotiations.

Elvis frowned and said, "What a grand scheme. Controlling the electricity is tantamount to controlling Wei Yingfeng's lifeline. But will Wei Yingfeng agree to this?"

Barrett said, "Wei Yingfeng definitely wants substations, but he wants power plants even more, so as not to be controlled by others in the future."

Elvis's eyes lit up. "Could we do something about this?" he asked.

Wirapong, who had been silent until now, spoke up, his voice firm and resolute, like iron and stone.

"There's no need for such trouble. This negotiation team came in secret; the outside world is unaware of it. If they die on Wei Yingfeng's territory, the two sides will be unable to continue cooperating."

Elvis said, "Xia Guo isn't stupid; they will definitely send experts from the National Security Department to protect the negotiation team. On Wei Yingfeng's territory, our advantage isn't obvious."

A cold smile played on Barrett's lips as he said, "I've already requested personnel from Japan; they'll send twelve top-tier fighters to help. At the same time, we've also hired assassins from the Southeast Asian 'Shadow Assassins' organization at a hefty sum. Willapong, Elvis and I are Westerners; we're too conspicuous here. Wei Yingfeng will keep a close eye on us to prevent us from disrupting his negotiations with the Xia Kingdom delegation. Therefore, you're in charge of this operation, and I don't want the Xia Kingdom negotiation delegation to appear in Xiafei City, understand?"

Wirapong said, "Understood. I'll make the arrangements right away."

Barry nodded and hummed in agreement.

After Wirapong left, Elvis gave a thumbs up and said, "Boss, your use of a borrowed knife to kill someone was brilliant."

Barrett said calmly, "It's a last resort. It's too inconvenient for Westerners to do things in such remote and impoverished places."

Indeed, Wei Yingfeng's territory is too backward, without even a tourist city, so Westerners basically don't come here to travel.

This resulted in Westerners becoming an absolute rarity whenever they appeared on the street, attracting everyone's attention and making it impossible for them to accomplish anything.

Barrett had no choice but to bring in outside help.

Elvis said, "Boss, Wei Yingfeng is too disobedient. Should we..."

As he spoke, he made a beheading gesture by slashing his own neck with his right hand.

Barrett waved his hand and said, "No rush. We'll approach Wei Yingfeng again after those Xia Kingdom negotiation teams are wiped out and Wei Yingfeng loses any possibility of cooperation with the Xia Kingdom government. If he still doesn't listen, then we'll find a way to make him disappear."

Elvis nodded and said, "Understood."

......

The Xia Kingdom negotiation team, led by Xu Dakang, consisted of 24 people, including 12 government staff and 12 security personnel.

These twelve security personnel include two mid-stage Innate Realm experts, six early-stage Innate Realm experts, and four late-stage peak experts, making them a formidable force.

This is only what's out in the open; behind the scenes, the State Security Department had already sent people to Wei Yingfeng's territory to gather information.

Wang Xingyu is Xu Dakang's secretary, a government employee who serves Xu Dakang 24 hours a day.

The Xia State Security Department gave Wang Xingyu a high-polymer human skin mask, which made him look like an ordinary young man.

At 6 p.m., the group walked out of Luca Airport.

A group of soldiers walked towards us, led by a short, dark-skinned soldier with a scar on his face.

"Hello, I am Yan Liangji, the battalion commander of the First Battalion of the Fierce Tiger Regiment under the Commander's command. I have been ordered to lead you to Fengxia City."

Yan Liangji saluted everyone and spoke in standard Xia-accented Mandarin.

Ok?

As Yan Liangji greeted them, Wang Xingyu suddenly sensed two hostile gazes directed at them.

The owner of these two gazes was very well hidden; even a master of innate level probably couldn't sense them. Only a cultivator with god-level intuition like Wang Xingyu could detect them.

Damn, it's here already?

Wang Xingyu immediately released his divine sense, searching in the direction from which the two gazes were coming.

They quickly identified the two drivers among the dozen or so SUVs outside.

They were both dark-skinned Asians; one was short with cold eyes, and the other had thick, long eyebrows, a pointed mouth, and a broad nose.

Judging from the aura they exuded, the former had the cultivation level of the early stage of the Innate Realm, while the latter actually had the cultivation level of the middle stage of the Innate Realm. Moreover, both of them were very good at hiding their abilities, and ordinary people could not tell them at all.

Xu Dakang exchanged a few pleasantries with Yan Liangji, who then said, "As per the Commander's instructions, we will go directly to Xiafei City, which is about a two-hour drive away. The Commander has prepared a small feast to welcome everyone."

Wang Xingyu's gaze darkened, and he immediately used the "sound transmission" method to tell Xu Dakang.

"Old Xu, don't agree. Yan Liangji is suspicious. There are two top-notch experts hidden in his caravan."

Wang Xingyu had already tested this method of transmitting sound secretly on the plane for Xu Dakang, so Xu Dakang was not surprised at all.

He reacted quickly, saying, "Commander Yan, I'm sorry, but we have two more important negotiators who won't arrive until tomorrow morning. They have extremely important materials, so we must rest in Luca for the night. After they join us, we'll head to Xiafei City together."

Yan Liangji's expression changed, and he said, "Mr. Xu, this is inappropriate."

Xu Dakang said domineeringly, "There's nothing inappropriate about it. Don't worry, I will explain the situation to Commander Wei."

Yan Liangji frowned and said, "Mr. Xu, we should follow the host's lead. If those two people arrive tomorrow morning, you can send someone to pick them up in advance, but it would be best if they stayed in Xiafei City tonight. The commander has already made preparations."

Seeing Yan Liangji's insistence on sending them to Xiafei City, the group of companions who were initially confused realized the problem with this guy and perked up.

Xu Dakang's eyes were icy as he pulled out his phone and said, "I'll call Commander Wei right now."