Urban Immortal Lord

Qingshan Town is a town that I know very well in the summer. It is one of the more backward mountain towns under the jurisdiction of M City, about 100 kilometers away from the city center.

Qingshan Town is nestled against the mountains and beside the water. Within a radius of a hundred miles around the town are fields and villages. Baiyun Village, where I have lived for eighteen summers, is under the jurisdiction of Qingshan Town.

Xia Tian vaguely remembered that he studied in Qingshan Town from elementary school to high school.

Baiyun Village is located deep in the mountains, dozens of miles away from Qingshan Town, and the route is full of rugged and difficult mountain roads.

In the summers of my childhood, to avoid being late for school, I had to get up early every day to rush to the elementary school in town.

Looking back on this arduous journey of pursuing her studies, Xia Tian is still filled with emotion.

Bald Qiang drove this high-performance Audi A4 at high speed on the road. It has to be said that Bald Qiang's driving skills are really good. Xia Tian sat in the back seat and did not feel the slightest sway. She even fell asleep with a slight fatigue.

About an hour later, the white Audi slowly drove into Qingshan Town. Bald Qiang saw that Xia Tian, ​​sitting in the back, was sleeping peacefully with her eyes closed. He wanted to wake Xia Tian, ​​but he didn't dare to disturb her sweet dream, so he could only turn his head and look at Xia Tian longingly.

"Have we arrived yet?" Xia Tian suddenly asked, but his eyes remained closed. In fact, he had just been resting with his eyes closed, and his divine sense was fully aware of the surrounding movements.

"Yes, Master Xia, where to next?" Bald Qiang asked respectfully in a low voice.

Xia Tian said casually, "Drive forward about 300 meters, then turn left at the first intersection, drive another 100 meters, and park the car at a place called Piaoxiang Restaurant in the right lane."

Summer is very familiar with the streets and alleys of Qingshan Town. Coming to Qingshan Town is like entering a backyard garden.

Xia Tian knew that Ma Hao must be very busy at this time, after all, it was his engagement banquet, so she did not call Ma Hao, but prepared to give him a surprise.

After receiving Xia Tian's instructions, Bald Qiang carefully drove the vehicle, following the route Xia Tian had given him. Soon, he parked the car near the Piaoxiang Restaurant.

"Master Xia, we've arrived." Bald Qiang said excitedly to Xia Tian after parking the car, secretly thinking to himself that he must not embarrass Master Xia since this was the first time he was going out on business with him.

Immediately afterward, Bald Qiang got out of the car and opened the door for Xia Tian. After Xia Tian got out, Bald Qiang opened the trunk, carrying a black leather suitcase in his right hand. Inside the suitcase, of course, was the one million yuan in cash that Xia Tian had asked him to prepare.

"Wait for me in the car." Xia Tian said casually, then turned and walked towards the entrance of Piaoxiang Restaurant, leaving only a bewildered Bald Qiang with a complicated expression on his face watching her retreating figure...

This hotel is the best hotel in the entire Qingshan Town, and its exterior decoration is quite exquisite. Of course, it cannot be compared with the star-rated hotels in the city.

The hotel was surrounded by parked cars, and people were constantly coming and going, which gives a good indication that as the best hotel in Qingshan Town, it is usually very popular.

The hotel has three floors. The lobby on the first floor is where individual guests can dine. The second floor has private rooms. The third floor is for accommodation.

Soon, Xia Tian arrived at the hotel lobby on the first floor. He looked up and saw that the lobby was already packed with people. Waiters were moving between the crowded tables, and the noisy conversations of the guests filled the entire lobby.

Xia Tian stood at the entrance of the hotel lobby, his eyes constantly searching for Ma Hao's location. Just as he thought Ma Hao might be in a private room on the second floor and was about to head up, he finally saw Ma Hao standing at the fourth table on the left side of the lobby, looking absent-minded.

At this moment, Ma Hao was wearing a suit and a tie, but his dark skin, muscular physique, and height of only about 1.6 meters made him seem somewhat out of place.

At the table where Ma Hao was sitting, a group of older people were sitting, pointing and gesturing at him from time to time.

Xia Tian noticed a young girl sitting next to Ma Hao. He guessed that this girl must be Ma Hao's fiancée.

Due to the angle, Ma Hao did not spot Xia Tian, ​​while Xia Tian, ​​upon seeing Ma Hao's figure, calmly walked towards that direction.

"Hey Ma Hao, is that friend you mentioned coming or not? You're not just kidding, are you? Come to think of it, who would be so generous as to lend you 200,000? Look at the pathetic state you are in."

At this moment, a middle-aged woman sitting in the main seat spoke up sarcastically. This woman looked to be around forty years old and was dressed in extremely flamboyant clothes. She wore a thin gold necklace around her neck and a silver bracelet on her wrist.

The middle-aged woman was Lu Juanhua, the mother of Ma Hao's fiancée.

"Auntie, don't worry, I think it should be soon. It takes time to get here from the city center," Ma Hao quickly explained.

"If you ask me, if it's not going to work out, then forget it. Don't waste each other's time. You can't even come up with a dowry of 200,000 yuan. Do you want my daughter to suffer with you in the future?" Lu Juanhua said to Ma Hao with a look of disdain.

"Mom, don't be so realistic, okay? Ma Hao and I are truly in love!" Suddenly, the girl sitting next to Ma Hao gripped his hand tightly and looked at Lu Juanhua with a reproachful gaze.

The girl was about eighteen years old, in the prime of her youth. She was slightly chubby and about 1.5 meters tall.

The girl was Ma Hao's girlfriend, named He Fangfang. After graduating from junior high school, she dropped out of school and instead helped her mother, Lu Juanhua, run a grocery store in town.

"Yes, my dear in-law, let the children make their own decisions. As parents, don't we also want our children to be happy?" said a middle-aged woman sitting opposite Lu Juanhua.

This middle-aged woman was named Fang Qiuyan, and she was Ma Hao's mother. She was about the same age as Lu Juanhua, but her clothes were very simple.

Sitting next to Fang Qiuyan was a middle-aged man, who was Ma Hao's father, named Ma Hongde.

However, this man seemed to have some difficulty moving around. Although he was a middle-aged man in his early forties, he looked like an old man in his fifties. He looked at Ma Hao with concern, revealing a deep fatherly love.

"You brat, you're siding with outsiders, aren't you?" Lu Juanhua glared fiercely at He Fangfang when she saw her daughter speaking up for Ma Hao. She then turned to Fang Qiuyan and said, "Do you even know what happiness is? This society is so materialistic. We don't even have enough for a dowry; we have to borrow from everyone. And what about the mortgage and car loan? Aren't those things payable after marriage? I really regret falling for that matchmaker's trick!"

Lu Juanhua was particularly agitated and indignant. In her view, her daughter could find a partner anywhere; wouldn't marrying a rich man be better?

A middle-aged man standing next to Lu Juanhua remained silent, seemingly tacitly agreeing with what Lu Juanhua had said.

The middle-aged man was about forty years old and looked somewhat similar to He Fangfang. This man was He Fangfang's father, named He Xingtian.

Lu Juanhua's words left Ma Hao's mother, Fang Qiuyan, speechless, and she instantly showed a hint of shame. Ma Hao was equally dejected, and even Ma Hao's father, Ma Hongde, was so angry that he trembled and could not stand up straight.

"Who said Ma Hao is broke?"

Just then, Xia Tian's voice came from behind. He then calmly walked over to Ma Hao, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Sorry I'm late."