Chapter 3202 — Mother Tang Is Beaten

"Understood, Brother Wei Zhao," Liu Jinghan said.

After hanging up, Wei Zhao called Little Nine and explained the matter of developing a new-generation microcontroller. Little Nine agreed readily enough, but once she had, she countered with a question: "Brother A-Yi, you promised me and Sister Little Seven that you'd come see us. Why haven't you come yet? Have you forgotten all about it?"

"Little Nine... I don't believe for a moment that you don't know what I'm doing..." Wei Zhao could not help but smile bitterly.

"Isn't it just playing bodyguard to some big star?" Little Nine snorted, a little displeased.

"Since you know... then you should understand my predicament. Someone is targeting her right now. I can't very well drop everything and run off abroad by myself, can I?" Wei Zhao said helplessly.

"I see... then leave this to me. So if Xu Shilan comes abroad, you'll come abroad with her too, right?" Little Nine asked.

"That should be how it works. But why would she go abroad?" Wei Zhao was slightly taken aback.

"I'll figure out a way to have her hold a concert or a business event here in Europe. When the time comes, you just come along with her," Little Nine said airily.

"You?" Wei Zhao was instantly rather astonished. He had not expected Little Nine to wield such influence—enough to organize business events and concerts in Europe, as though she were the head of some financial conglomerate.

"What, looking down on me? Let me tell you, I'm the Hacker Princess. My influence in the computer world is unparalleled. The moment I put out the word, every tech-related conglomerate will trip over itself to curry favor with me," the Hacker Princess declared.

Only then did it strike Wei Zhao: the Hacker Princess was already a top-tier presence in the hacking world. If she wanted to arrange a concert or a business event for Xu Shilan, it truly would not be difficult at all!

"That works, then. If there's a chance, I'll go," Wei Zhao said.

"You said it. I'll start working on it in a bit," Little Nine said.

Having finished his call with Little Nine, Wei Zhao was about to give Xu Shilan a heads-up about the news, but to his surprise, his phone rang the very next moment!

Wei Zhao picked it up and looked—it was actually Qiu Lingshan calling!

"Lingshan, what's wrong?" Wei Zhao answered.

"Wei Zhao, something's happened. Auntie Wang has been beaten!" Qiu Lingshan said urgently.

Tang Yuqi intended to stay in the country and bring his father, Tang Jugong, back with him. Under normal circumstances, as a member of the Overseas Cultivator Association, staying in the country long-term meant he ought to resign from the Association, so Tang Yuqi submitted his resignation through the proper channels. But the other side did not want to let him go and tried to persuade him to stay. Tang Yuqi's mind was made up, however, so the Overseas Cultivator Association dispatched two people to Donghai City to talk him around.

In the hotel where Tang Yuqi was staying, he received these two important figures from the Overseas Cultivator Association. Both were of elder rank within the Association, and both were Heaven-rank experts—one at the mid Heaven-rank, the other at the peak of mid Heaven-rank. Ordinarily, these were figures Tang Yuqi could not even dream of meeting, and now two of them had come together, leaving him overwhelmed with flattered surprise.

"Elder Wang, Elder Chen, your gracious visit truly overwhelms Yuqi!" Though Tang Yuqi did not understand why these two elders would come in person—especially when he was about to leave the Overseas Cultivator Association—the necessary courtesies still had to be observed.

"Brother Tang, there's no need for such formality. You are a Heaven-rank expert now yourself, and a candidate for elder in our Overseas Cultivator Association—our equal in standing!" said Elder Wang, who possessed mid Heaven-rank strength.

"Indeed, Brother Tang. From now on, you and I may address each other as brothers," Elder Chen said likewise.

"This... the two elders are far too kind. What virtue or ability does Tang Yuqi possess to stand on equal footing with the elders of the Overseas Cultivator Association? Besides, I have already submitted my resignation and am about to leave the Cultivator's Chamber of Commerce. I truly cannot accept the title of 'brother.' Just call me Little Tang, or Yuqi," Tang Yuqi said earnestly.

But what Tang Yuqi had not expected was that his words did not please the two elders at all—instead, their expressions turned grim!

"Brother Tang, that is where you are mistaken. You are a Heaven-rank expert now, a top-tier presence within the Overseas Cultivator Association!" Elder Chen said. "If you were an ordinary cultivator, leaving would be leaving. But anyone above Heaven-rank absolutely may not leave! This is the answer our council gave after consulting the Association's president and vice presidents! Your departure from the Cultivator's Chamber of Commerce is absolutely out of the question!"

"This..." Tang Yuqi was immediately put in a difficult position. "I'm going to settle down here now. I certainly can't handle the Overseas Cultivator Association's affairs anymore. Even if I didn't want to leave, there'd be no way for me to manage it. Couldn't we make some accommodation here?"

"That is impossible!" Elder Wang spoke up as well. "Old Chen and I came here for the sole purpose of taking you back. Do not forget—the strength you possess today came from the elixirs our Overseas Cultivator Association gave you to raise it. Without our cultivation resources, could you be a Heaven-rank expert now? Do not forget your roots!"

"This..." Tang Yuqi hesitated. He was not the sort to repay kindness with ingratitude, and he knew that refusing at this point would not look good. But he had truly decided to stay here, and there was genuinely no way for him to handle the Overseas Cultivator Association's affairs any longer.

"Isn't it just a few cultivation elixirs and resources from your Overseas Cultivator Association? I'll return them to you, so stop making things difficult for my nephew!" At that moment, Mother Tang, hearing the conversation from outside the door, pushed it open and walked in.

Mother Tang was a Profound-rank expert herself now, so her hearing was naturally beyond ordinary compare. She had heard every word of the conversation inside clearly from beyond the door, and hearing the two elders of the Overseas Cultivator Association be so unreasonable, she grew angry and demanded outright.

"And who might you be? You'll return them? Do you know how many elixirs we gave him over the years? Spirit-Gathering Pills, Lesser Qi-Gathering Elixirs, Qi-Gathering Elixirs—all extremely precious elixirs. What would a Profound-rank cultivator like you know about such things?" It was no wonder Elder Chen looked down on Mother Tang. A Profound-rank expert was a lowly existence in their eyes, and they assumed she had no idea how important those elixirs were! (Please follow Yuren's official WeChat account, yuren22, where the genre and release date of the new book will be announced!) RS