Qin Xiangyi went up to greet him.
The last time they met, Lin Jianjun was transferred to the city and became the third-in-command.
Then, she greeted his wife. “Sis Yun!”
Su Yun smiled and said, “Congratulations, Xiangyi!”
After exchanging pleasantries, the two of them greeted Tang Hao. When they walked past him, Su Yun was going to say something but stopped.
“What’s wrong?” Tang Hao asked in surprise.
He could tell that Su Yun wanted to say something.
“Nothing!” Su Yun smiled and said. As she said that, she held Lin Jianjun’s hand and walked in.
Tang Hao was puzzled for a while, but he did not pay much attention to it.
After welcoming the last guest, the two of them entered the venue.
Soon, the dinner party began, and the atmosphere became extremely lively. The dishes were all magical cuisine, including the fantasy fish that had attracted Yan Lili.
It was half-past nine when the dinner party ended.
The two of them sent the guests off.
“It’s finally over!” After sending off the last person, Qin Xiangyi heaved a sigh of relief.
She turned around and stared at Tang Hao.
“Lil Tang, today… is the happiest day of my life!” She murmured, held Tang Hao’s hand, and shook it hard.
They exchanged some sweet nothings. Then, she held Tang Hao’s hand and led him outside.
After a night of cultivation and fun, the two of them went to bed very late. The next morning, Tang Hao woke up early as usual to prepare breakfast. After breakfast, they were about to go out when Tang Hao received a phone call.
He picked it up and saw that it was from Lin Jianjun.
Tang Hao was curious. It seemed that they did have something to tell him last night.
Tang Hao answered the call and said, “Good morning, Deputy Secretary Lin. What’s the matter?”
Lin Jianjun was silent for a moment and said, “I have something to ask for your help.”
“What is it? Tell me!” Tang Hao said candidly.
“It’s like this. Recently, I got into some trouble because of something. The other party was just transferred from the Capital, and he has a powerful background. Now, he wants to act against me.
“I don’t think I stand a chance against him because of his background. After thinking about it, I can only trouble you!” Lin Jianjun said bitterly.
Tang Hao frowned and said, “What’s his background?”
“He’s the personal secretary of a high-ranking official, so he’s a bigshot when he comes here. He’s the fourth-in-command, but he’s even more powerful than me, the third-in-command. Because of this, there were some conflicts and grudges!”
“Personal secretary?” Tang Hao was surprised. “What’s his name?”
He did not know much about the political situation in the city.
“He’s called Liu Jihua!”
“What about that high-ranking official? What’s his rank?” Tang Hao said.
“He’s quite big, but not as big as the Zhou family!” Lin Jianjun said.
“That’s easy!” Tang Hao said with a relaxed expression.
That person was only a personal secretary, and his backer was less powerful than the Zhou family. That made it easy. It was only a small favor.
“Let’s get it done today. Can you invite him for a meeting? Let’s talk to him!” Tang Hao said.
“OK! Thank you very much!” Lin Jianjun said gratefully.
“Don’t mention it!” Tang Hao said with a smile.
Deputy Secretary Lin had taken care of him in the past, and he had always been grateful. He would help him wherever he could.
Lin Jianjun smiled and felt a little emotional.
He had witnessed Tang Hao’s rise to eminence. He started as an unknown teenager, but now Haotian’s name was known throughout Huaxia, and Tang Hao became more and more influential.
He did not expect that the awkward teenager back then could achieve such amazing achievements in only two years.
After ending the call, Tang Hao told Qin Xiangyi about the matter.
After sending her to the company, Tang Hao rushed to the city.
Tang Hao saw Lin Jianjun on the second floor of a teahouse near the city administrative headquarters. In front of the deputy secretary sat a refined and bookish middle-aged man in a trim business suit and a pair of black-rimmed glasses.
However, his attitude was arrogant.
“What’s there to discuss about, Lin Jianjun?” He sneered and said rudely, “You’ve embarrassed me in public, and now you want to reconcile? In your dreams!
“Weren’t you all smug and righteous before? You’ve turned into a coward!”
Liu Jihua’s face was full of mockery and contempt.
Lin Jianjun was born and raised in Province Z. It was not bad, but it was no match for the Capital.
Meanwhile, Liu Jihua was from the Capital. He was well-educated and well-connected. His current position in the province was only a stepping stone to reach greater heights. A country bumpkin like Lin Jianjun could not compare.
Even the city mayor had to be polite to him, but that country bumpkin dared to oppose him. He was not going to take that lying down.
Lin Jianjun frowned. He was beginning to feel angry.
However, he took a deep breath to calm himself down.
“It’s almost time to go to work. I should go! Let me tell you, Lin Jianjun. Do you want to reconcile? No way! We’ll see what happens!”
After saying that, Liu Jihua stood up, pushed his glasses, and was about to turn around and leave.
“You’re already here. Why are you leaving?”
Tang Hao walked over and said with a smile.
Liu Jihua was stunned.
‘What the hell? Where did this kid come from? What arrogance! How dare he speak to a deputy mayor like that?’
“Who are you?” He was a little angry.
Tang Hao walked over and sat down beside Lin Jianjun. He pointed at the seat in front of him and said, “Sit down and let’s talk!”
Liu Jihua was getting more and more annoyed.
‘This kid who appeared out of nowhere is speaking to me in such a rude tone. What has the world come to?’
He glanced at Lin Jianjun and saw that he was not surprised at all. He frowned and thought to himself, ‘Is this kid coming to help Lin Jianjun?’
He immediately laughed, thinking that it was quite ridiculous.
‘Did Lin Jianjun knock his head on something? Does he think that he can intimidate me with this twenty-something-year-old kid? What a joke!’
After sizing up Tang Hao again, he could not help but laugh.
Liu Jihua had never seen Tang Hao before. If Tang Hao was not the son of some high-ranking official, then he was not intimidating at all.
“Are you stupid, Lin Jianjun?”
He sneered and was about to leave.
Tang Hao’s expression turned cold as he reprimanded, “Stop there. I told you to sit, so sit down. Don’t talk so much nonsense!”
Liu Jihua almost popped a vein when he heard that.
‘What the hell?
‘How arrogant!’
“You, you… what’s your name? Tell me your name! Don’t you know who I am?” He said in a flustered manner.
Tang Hao sneered and said, “Liu Jihua, right? Of course I know!
“Now, sit down and shut up. In a while, you will receive a call from your backer telling you what to do.
“Before that, please sit down obediently. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being impolite!”
As Tang Hao said that, his tone turned cold.
Hearing that, Liu Jihua laughed out loud.
‘This kid is insane! What nonsense is he talking about, acting like some bigshot? How would he know who my backer is?
‘Can he contact my backer? He probably doesn’t even have his phone number!’
“Sure! Then I’
ll wait!”
He smiled coldly and sat down. He even took out his phone and placed it on the table.
Chapter 701 - Holding A Conference
On the second floor of the teahouse, Liu Jihua sat there with his arms crossed and a gloomy expression on his face.
He was feeling extremely angry. The arrogant kid who appeared out of nowhere had dared to speak rudely to him. He was even more detestable than Lin Jianjun.
What was even more ridiculous was that this kid boasted that he could get his backer to call him.
How was that possible?
He sat down so that he could expose that kid’s lies.
Occasionally, he looked at his wristwatch, then at his phone.
Three minutes passed.
Five minutes passed…
Nothing happened at all.
That kid was indeed bluffing!
The corners of his mouth twitched, and a sneer appeared on his face as he looked at that kid.
He almost popped a vein when he saw what the kid was doing.
That filthy brat was daintily sipping a cup of tea. From the expression on his face, he was enjoying it very much.
His gaze turned again and landed on Lin Jianjun. That almost made him blow his top.
That guy was behaving in the same leisurely manner.
“These two bastards!”
Liu Jihua’s facial muscles twitched, and he revealed a ferocious expression.
Those two guys were not respecting him. In fact, they were humiliating him!
Unable to contain his anger, he slammed the table and stood up immediately. “How dare you, Lin Jianjun! You’ve humiliated me! J… Just you wait!” He roared angrily.
“And you, you little brat, just you wait! You’ll know the consequences of provoking me!”
Tang Hao raised his head, glanced at him, said nothing, and took another sip of his tea. “This tea is not bad!” He said to Lin Jianjun.
“Yes!” Lin Jianjun nodded.
Liu Jihua’s facial muscles twitched. He was so angry that his lungs were about to explode.
Those two bastards were too detestable!
“Just you wait, Lin. I’ll make sure that your life will be miserable!”
He growled, grabbed the phone on the table, and was about to leave.
He had only walked a few steps when his phone started ringing.
“Who is this?”
In a fit of rage, he answered the phone without looking at who it was.
In the next moment, his body stiffened, and his expression turned into one of utter disbelief.
The voice on the other end of the phone was his former superior, who was also his backer.
‘What’s going on?’
His mind went blank.
‘Wasn’t the kid only bluffing? How did I receive a call?’
“Haha! Coincidence! It must be a coincidence!”
He muttered repeatedly to comfort himself and wiped off the cold sweat on his forehead.
“S… Sorry, Minister, I… I didn’t notice that you were calling. I’m sorry! Oh, right, what’s the matter?” He said in fear and trepidation.
On the other end of the phone, the minister said in a deep voice, “I’ve heard all about It, Lil Liu!”
“All about… what?” Liu Jihua said in puzzlement.
“Do I have to spell it out for you?” The minister said sternly, “You don’t know that you’re in big trouble now, do you?”
Liu Jihua’s entire body trembled as if he had been struck by lightning.
“Hurry up and apologize to him. In the future, keep your head down and don’t cause trouble for me! If you provoke him again, I won’t be able to protect you!” After the minister said that, he hung up the phone.
Even after the call ended, Liu Jihua stood rooted to the floor with a blank look on his face.
After a long while, he shuddered and came to his senses.
Then, he turned around stiffly and looked at the young man.
That kid was really a big shot!
He was terrified. Cold sweat poured his forehead, and his face turned pale.
‘Isn’t Lin Jianjun just a country bumpkin? Just who did he contact to save him?’
At the same time, he was also extremely frustrated.
“I’m sorry, it’s all a misunderstanding!”
He squeezed out a smile and walked back to the table.
“Didn’t you say just now that you wanted to make our lives miserable?” Tang Hao sipped his tea and said coldly.
“No! I really didn’t!”
Liu Jihua’s face turned paler and paler. He shook his head like a rattle. “It’s all a misunderstanding! Ol’ Lin and I have a very good relationship. Don’t you think so, Ol’ Lin, no, Brother Lin?”
Lin Jianjun glanced at him and did not reply.
Liu Jihua was anxious. “Brother Lin, from now on, I’ll listen to you. I’ll do whatever you say!”
Lin Jianjun sneered and said, “It’s all water under the bridge. Next time, behave yourself!”
“Yes, yes, yes!” Liu Jihua said hurriedly.
The incident had scared him out of his wits. He was not going to be arrogant anymore.
“Since there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave first. Catch you later!” Tang Hao stood up and said to Lin Jianjun.
“Take care!”
Lin Jianjun stood up and sent him out.
“Lin… Brother Lin, who… was that?” Liu Jihua walked over and said respectfully.
That kid must be an extraordinary figure for being able to get his former superior to obey!
“He’s the chairman of the Haotian Group, from Westridge. You must’ve heard about him, right? He has some connections in the Capital!” Lin Jianjun said.
Liu Jihua was stunned.
Of course he knew about Haotian Group, but he did not know that their chairman wielded so much influence.
‘Province Z was indeed full of hidden perils!’ He thought fearfully.
Tang Hao returned to the company and took care of his work. In the afternoon, he received a call from Taoist Master Zhen Yang.
“Fellow Cultivator Tang!” Taoist Master Zhen Yang called out.
Then, he began to complain. “Sigh! Fellow Cultivator Tang, you’ve brought me trouble!”
Tang Hao was startled and asked in puzzlement, “What’s wrong?”
“Sigh! It’s all because of that identification pendant of yours. Now, those people are going crazy over the lucky numbers. They’re almost brawling over it.
“Some other people are calling me all day and all night, asking me to pull some strings and ask you for a lucky number. My phone is about to explode!”
The Taoist master grumbled.
Then, he continued, “Also, those people in the mountain keep on pestering me to ask you for lucky numbers, and they have to start with the number 8. I’m about to blow my top if this goes on!”
Tang Hao was shocked. “It’s that crazy?”
“Yes!”
Tang Hao laughed drily.
The cultivation families must be going crazy over the identification pendant numbers. Earlier, he had given General Bai many pendants to give out in the Capital.
He had not given the identification pendants to the Taoist masters on Mao Mountain yet. He wanted to stop by Mao Mountain on his way back to Provincial City.
“I can’t hold them back any longer, Fellow Cultivator Tang!”
Taoist Master Zhen Yang sighed.
Tang Hao frowned and pondered.
All the lucky numbers were in his hands, including the numbers 1 to 50 and those that started with 8.
He had to give them out sooner or later.
“How about this, Taoist Master. Tell them that I can give them the numbers they want, but they need to trade them with something. Rare medicinal herbs would be the best!
“Oh right, why don’t we hold a meeting, just like the exchange conference last time? We’ll hold it on Mao Mountain and call it the Mao Mountai
n Grand Conference. What do you think?”
“The Mao Mountain Grand Conference?”
The Taoist master was surprised. Then, he slapped his thigh in excitement.
“That’s a great idea! The name already sounds glamorous. It’s decided then! Oh, right, when will it be held?”
“Let me see. How about… in thirteen days? It’ll be on the sixth of June. That’s a nice number!”
“Alright! It’s decided then!”
The Taoist master became even more excited.
Chapter 702 - The Mao Mountain Grand Conference
Late at night, in the living room.
Tang Hao sat cross-legged. In his left hand, he held a jade pendant half the size of his palm.
He raised his right hand and traced the air with a finger. Extremely tiny talismanic runes appeared on the pendant.
Ten minutes later, he carved the last rune.
Another Artifact was complete.
Putting down the jade pendant, Tang Hao heaved a long sigh of relief.
That was the last Artifact. After two days, he had finally finished crafting yet another Yellow Flame Formation.
It had been more than half a month since he returned to Westridge.
During that period, he had expended a lot of spiritual material to produce spirit jade.
When he lifted his head, he saw Qin Xiangyi lying on the couch next to him with her eyes closed. She had fallen asleep.
Tang Hao smiled, walked over, and kissed her gently on her forehead. He carried her in his arms and walked to the bedroom.
“Lil Tang…”
She woke up, groggily opened her eyes, and called out his name.
When she saw Tang Hao, she reached out with her arms and wrapped them around his neck. She leaned over and said lazily, “Are you done, Lil Tang?”
“Yep!”
“Then let’s go to bed!” She buried her face in Tang Hao’s neck and rubbed gently.
“I still have something to do!” Tang Hao said.
“Oh! Then maybe take a nap? You can leave after I fall asleep! Otherwise, I won’t be able to sleep,” she murmured.
“Alright!”
Tang Hao’s heart warmed when he heard that.
When they came to the bedroom, Tang Hao put her on the bed and lay down. Then, he hugged her gently and said, “Good night!”
As he said that, he kissed her.
She curled up in Tang Hao’s arms and slowly closed her eyes.
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