I bought a secret manual of the Hehuan Sect for ten yuan.

"Are you stupid?"

Hong Zhendong, feeling a pang of disappointment on behalf of his boss Hu Qingshan, said, "Haven't you heard about the Pearl of the Sea?"

"You couldn't understand how I felt since you weren't there; it was like hell on earth!"

"Even someone like me who has seen countless mountains of corpses and seas of blood, my legs still tremble when I see scenes like that, you know?"

"It was after that incident that the chairman and the others decided to make Brother Qin the chairman of the Lianqing Association, and no one objected anymore."

"Brother Qin is still thinking that as long as Lu Qi and the others keep playing along, they can survive. But what if he decides he doesn't want to play anymore?"

When Hu Qingshan and his group realized that Huo Qianjue was going to deal with them, they had already begun discussing the establishment of the Lianqing Society.

However, a decision has not yet been finalized, partly because Yan Jingchun might be dissatisfied, and partly because there is no suitable candidate to serve as the president.

Shen Tingzhi had long recommended Qin Ge to be the president, but everyone remained silent, neither explicitly agreeing nor objecting.

It wasn't until Qin Ge single-handedly stormed the Pearl of the Sea villa and slaughtered Huo Changkun and his group that Shen Tingzhi brought it up again, and it received unanimous approval.

Hu Yihui gasped, lowering his voice, "Brother Dong, just who is Uncle Qin? How can he be so powerful?"

"How come I heard he's just a college student from a rural area?"

"Don't ask questions you shouldn't!" Hong Zhendong stubbed out his cigarette. "Even the chairman and the others don't know much about Brother Qin's background."

"The guild leader and the others think Brother Qin might be a disciple of some master, or perhaps from a hidden sect!"

"Regardless of the situation, Brother Qin has incredibly powerful backing, and he himself is already ridiculously powerful!"

"So now you understand why the president and the others are so united in supporting Brother Qin, right?"

"These are not things we should worry about. We just need to know that following Brother Qin will lead to a bright future!"

"Is it really that far-fetched?" Hu Yihui pondered for a long time, then his eyes suddenly lit up. "Brother Dong, do you think it's possible that Uncle Qin and we are from different worlds?"

"Anyway, if he says he's a god, I'll believe him to some extent!"

......

"You still haven't told me how you ended up hanging out with Lu Qi and his gang?"

"Can't you see they have ulterior motives towards you?"

"Or are you just a young girl experiencing first love, and a high-level hunter is appearing as prey?"

Qin Ge, whose skills had greatly improved, sat back on the headboard with satisfaction, only regretting that he still hadn't been able to break through.

"What nonsense are you spouting!" Xia Yanxi pinched Qin Ge hard. "You already gave me your first time, and you're still pretending to be innocent?"

"I was drinking with Lu Qi and the others; it was just for business!"

"It's all because of you!"

"You're blaming me for this? Am I a professional scapegoat?" Qin Ge's gaze lingered on Xia Yanxi's perfect figure as she "retaliated," "You seem to have plenty of energy. What were you surrendering for?"

"Stop messing around, I really can't take it anymore, let me rest for a while." Xia Yanxi hugged Qin Ge tightly, not letting him move around. "Grandpa has wanted to match us up for a long time."

"You have no idea how lewd that old man is!"

"He told me to find ways to throw myself at you, which basically means he wanted me to seduce you!"

"Do you think this is something a seventy-year-old man should say to his granddaughter?"

"I think it's great, why are you so disobedient?" Qin Ge said with a smug look, "Your grandpa's not being improper, he's having good taste!"

"Isn't the result the same now?"

"If you had listened to him sooner, you would have been mine long ago, and we wouldn't have wasted so many nights together!"

"But what does what you're saying have to do with Lu Qi and the others?"

Xia Yanxi sighed, "When Grandpa saw that I was disobedient, he threatened to marry me off."

"Later, after I fought for it, he gave me a company to manage, saying that if I could double the company's market value within a year, he would stop interfering in my affairs."

"He also forbids me from using the Xia family's resources to run the company, including the Xia family's connections, such as the Shen family and the Han family. I can't contact anyone."

"I recently went to Jinling and by chance met Lu Qi and his team, and discovered that there was an opportunity to cooperate with them."

"Of course I know Lu Qi has feelings for me. I've also inquired about him and know that he doesn't have a good reputation."

"I'm on guard at all times!"

"Since you want to cooperate with them, I will naturally entertain them when they come to the East China Sea."

"So I treated them to a meal, and then they invited me to go to a bar, so I went."

"I have plenty of confidence in my alcohol tolerance, but I never expected Lu Qi to be so shameless. How could the eldest son of the Lu family do something as despicable as drugging someone!"

Qin Ge raised an eyebrow. "Why do I feel like you're deliberately insulting me too?"

"Back at the Brilliant Bar, I also had Hong Zhendong drug Lu Qi and the others!"

Xia Yanxi wrinkled her nose. "You're no better than me, you're a womanizer!"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Qin Ge said seriously. "I've always only liked pretty people, especially someone as pretty as you, with that figure, you're practically a work of art!"

"Isn't that enough loyalty?"

"Oh, right."

He thought of Han Xiuyun, "You should know something about Jinling, right? Do you know the Lin family of Jinling?"

"The Lin family of Jinling?" Xia Yanxi glanced up at Qin Ge, wondering if he was deliberately changing the subject.

"There are so many people with the surname Lin in Jinling, how am I supposed to know which Lin family you're referring to!"

"But everyone knows that the richest man in Nanjing is surnamed Lin. You're just trying to change the subject to avoid making me angry, aren't you?"

"The richest man?" Qin Ge was slightly surprised. Could Lin Yao be that powerful?

"Do you know Han Xiuyun? Is she from the Lin family?"

Xia Yanxi suddenly released Qin Ge and sat up. "You even go after married women?"

"What are you talking about!" Qin Ge pulled her back, greedily enjoying the warm touch. "I just met Han Xiuyun at Zuixianlou before I went to Brilliant Bar."

"I encountered two assassins after leaving the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, but I killed them. They were sent by Han Xiuyun!"

"If you know Han Xiuyun, tell me about her."

Xia Yanxi's beautiful eyes widened in surprise. "Why would the Lin family want to kill you?"

"That shouldn't be the case. The Lin family rarely operates in the East China Sea. Even if you had some contact with them and inadvertently offended them, it wouldn't warrant killing someone, would it?"

"Did Han Xiuyun come to Donghai in person?"

"From what you're saying, Han Xiuyun is really from the Lin family, the richest family in Jinling?" Qin Ge thought to himself, "Senior Lin Yao really kept it a secret!"

Next time we meet, I'll show you what I'm made of!

Qin Ge felt a pang of sadness, unsure if there would be a next time. Lin Yao had helped him a great deal, yet it was her mother who wanted to kill him.

Tell me about the Lin family!

"Just talk, can't you keep your hands to yourself!"

"This is a matter of respect for the artwork; it would be impolite for me to remain unmoved."

"Nonsense! Hmm..."