“You are Qiao Qiumeng?”

Yu Xiaolong walked to the front and looked Qiao Qiumeng up and down, a faint smile on her face.

Qiao Qiumeng nodded, unable to stop her body from trembling. She was very proud, having become the CEO of the Qiao Corporation at such a young age!

However, in the face of Yu Xiaolong, this little achievement counted for nothing.

“G-General Yu… I am Qiao Qiumeng. You… were looking for me?” Qiao Qiumeng stammered, somewhat afraid.

Yu Xiaolong nodded slightly. “Not bad.”

After saying this, Yu Xiaolong turned and left directly.

Qiao Qiumeng stood frozen on the spot. What did that mean?!

At this moment, Zhao Heilong also walked up, his face darkening as he asked in a deep voice, “Have you been speaking ill of General Yu behind her back?”

Zhang Shaojie hurriedly stepped forward, waving his hands repeatedly. “Mr. Zhao, no, no! We would absolutely never dare to gossip about General Yu!”

Zhao Heilong nodded in satisfaction and said nothing more.

Qiao Qiumeng opened her mouth, wanting to mention the twenty million owed by the Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce to Zhao Heilong, but in the end, she didn’t dare to speak up.

Seeing this, Zhang Shaojie felt it was his opportunity. He immediately said, “Mr. Zhao… um, regarding the twenty million payment for goods that the Qiao Corporation has been delayed on by your esteemed company, could you be lenient and let it go?”

Zhao Heilong said, “You’re bothering me with a trivial matter of twenty million? Handle it yourselves!”

Having said this, he chased straight after Yu Xiaolong.

Zhang Shaojie didn’t dare to nag Zhao Heilong any further. He turned to Qiao Qiumeng and smiled. “Qiumeng, don’t worry. That twenty million debt will definitely be recovered tonight!”

After the important figures had walked far away, the small circle, which had been silent for a long time, finally erupted into a burst of noise.

“My god, I actually got to see a goddess like General Yu from such a close distance. Even if I die now, it’s worth it!”

“I didn’t expect General Yu’s aura to be so terrifying. As soon as she came over, I didn’t even dare to breathe too hard! Her age is clearly about the same as ours, but that aura…”

“Qiumeng, General Yu seems to know you? She even said you were ‘not bad.’ Since when did your Qiao family have such connections?”

Qiao Qiumeng looked bewildered, completely unclear on what was going on.

“If that guy Qi Dengxian hadn’t left just now and tried to act cool in front of General Yu, what do you think would have happened?” Li Yunwan asked with a bit of schadenfreude.

“Wouldn’t he have been beaten senseless? No, wait… General Yu probably wouldn’t even bother acknowledging an ant like him!” Zhang Shaojie shook his head and spoke slowly.

Qiao Qiumeng watched Yu Xiaolong’s retreating figure, unable to help clenching her fists, murmuring, “One day, I will rely on my own efforts to become a world-renowned phoenix like Yu Xiaolong!”

“Qi Dengxian, you’re just a tiny prison guard, an unsightly grass chicken. How could you possibly be worthy of me?”

* * *

At this moment, Qi Dengxian had already received a call from Wang Wanjin. After leaving the club, he got into the Rolls-Royce and arrived at a marketplace.

Seeing Qi Dengxian get out of the car, Wang Wanjin greeted him with a chuckle. “Second-in-Command, sorry to trouble you. I’ve got my eye on an item here. Please take a look for me!”

Qi Dengxian uttered an “Oh,” and Wang Wanjin had the shop owner unroll a painting directly.

Qi Dengxian scrutinized it for a moment, then nodded and asked, “How much?”

“One hundred million,” Wang Wanjin said nervously.

“Buy it.” Qi Dengxian couldn’t be bothered to say more.

Wang Wanjin immediately took out his card to pay, leaving the surrounding group of experts dumbfounded, staring at each other in disbelief.

Who is this young man? An item they weren’t even sure about, he just says one sentence, and Wang Wanjin pays immediately? What’s his background?

“Mayor Huang, our luck is excellent. We actually found a hundred-year-old Polygonum multiflorum in this shop! I’ve already prepared the medicine for you. Just drink it directly.” An elderly man in a Tang suit was holding a tea bowl, speaking to a middle-aged man with a relatively poor complexion.

Huang Wenlang, the Mayor of Zhonghai City, took the tea bowl and smiled. “Thank you, Medicine King, for your hard work treating me these past few days. Once I recover, I will definitely implement more policies to support the development of our traditional medicine!”

The “Medicine King,” Sun Qingxuan, laughed heartily. “Mayor, you are too polite. Saving lives and curing illnesses is merely what my generation ought to do!”

“That’s our Zhonghai Mayor, Mr. Huang. He recently contracted a strange illness that many famous doctors couldn’t solve.”

“Indeed, ginger gets spicier as it gets older. The moment Medicine King Mr. Sun takes action, the illness is cured instantly. Truly worthy of the title Medicine King!”

“Mr. Sun is a divine doctor that money can’t buy. Even big shots in the capital have to line up to invite him.”

Qi Dengxian took one look, frowned, and suddenly walked forward.

Just as Mayor Huang Wenlang was accepting the tea bowl, Qi Dengxian’s large hand reached out and held down the bowl in Huang Wenlang’s hand.

“If you want to live a few more days, it’s best not to drink this medicinal soup,” Qi Dengxian said, shaking his head indifferently.

Huang Wenlang was stunned. Sun Qingxuan, standing beside him, flew into a rage. “Where did this youngster come from? How dare you question my medication?!”

Seeing Qi Dengxian step up, Wang Wanjin was startled and hurriedly explained, “Elder Sun, please don’t be angry. This is my brother. His words might be a bit harsh, please don’t take it to heart…”

Seeing Wang Wanjin approach, Huang Wenlang nodded. “President Wang, control your brother!”

Qi Dengxian said coldly, “Your symptoms aren’t caused by any disease, but by someone harming you. If you drink this medicinal soup made from a hundred-year-old Polygonum multiflorum, you won’t live for more than a few days.”

Sun Qingxuan looked displeased and said coldly, “An ignorant child, spouting nonsense! Trying to grandstand in front of this old man? Do you think this old man’s medical skills are inferior to yours?”

Everyone shook their heads one after another. “Medicine King” Sun Qingxuan was a famous divine doctor in Huaguo. For Qi Dengxian to recklessly question his medicine and claim it would kill Mayor Huang was simply laughable.

Huang Wenlang’s face was gloomy as he shouted, “President Wang, if you don’t discipline him, don’t blame me for not giving you face!”

Wang Wanjin smiled bitterly. How would I dare discipline the Second-in-Command?

“Seek death if you wish.” Qi Dengxian shrugged, turned, and walked away.

Sun Qingxuan smiled. “Mayor Huang need not take it to heart. This is just a petty person trying to gain attention in front of this old man. Please drink the medicine!”

Huang Wenlang nodded and drank the medicinal soup in one gulp. A warm current flowed into his abdomen, and a moment later, he felt a wave of comfort.

“Hahaha, the Medicine King is indeed the Medicine King! This single bowl of soup truly cures the illness instantly!” Huang Wenlang laughed loudly, feeling comfortable all over and full of vitality.

Seeing this scene, everyone clicked their tongues in wonder, praising endlessly.

“They say ‘sickness comes like a falling mountain, but goes like spinning silk.’ But when Elder Sun treats an illness, it goes like a falling mountain!”

“Elder Sun is truly a giant in our country’s medical field. He cured Mayor Huang’s stubborn illness in minutes. Too amazing!”

Hearing these praises, Sun Qingxuan only smiled faintly. In his lifetime, he had heard too many compliments.

Huang Wenlang looked at Qi Dengxian triumphantly and smiled. “Young man, what do you have to say now?”

“You can still live this long!” Qi Dengxian threw out a hand with five fingers splayed without looking back, speaking coldly.

Huang Wenlang was stunned. “Five days? Hmph!”

“If I’m still fine after five days, you should carefully weigh the consequences of offending Elder Sun!”

Hearing this, Wang Wanjin felt a massive headache coming on. The Second-in-Command had offended the Mayor, how could this end well?

“Five.”

“Four.”

“Three.”

At this moment, however, Qi Dengxian began counting down indifferently, lowering his fingers one by one…

NOTES

Medicine King: A title denoting supreme skill in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).

Polygonum multiflorum: A tuber used in TCM, believed to have rejuvenating properties.

Sickness comes like a falling mountain…: A common proverb meaning illness strikes suddenly and heavily, but recovery is slow and tedious. The crowd twists it to praise the doctor’s speed.