Chapter 3081 — The Ancient Eastern Clan
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"Sanhuang, it's just as well that this matter has been brought out into the open!" Feng Tianqi was deeply gratified that Xu Shilan did not bear a grudge against him, and he said: "Once this business is over, I will go see Xiaohan in person!"
"Yes, Master!" Feng Sanmang breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Feng Tianqi was not too angry...
And so Xu Shilan stayed at Wei Zhao's villa for the time being. As for Wei Zhao, after receiving those two enormous sums, he had handed them over to Fatty Lai, and Fatty Lai's pharmaceutical company had been effectively relieved of its troubles. This situation left Wei Zhao slightly relieved—thank goodness that fool Zhen Yingjun had come to deliver money to him. But whether Yu Xiaoke's orphanage and the Liu family could be restored to their former operations would depend on whether that girl Liu Jinghan could deliver.
The Liu family's genius girl? Wei Zhao had only seen her once from afar at the great clan assembly, and she had been wearing a veil at the time, so he had not paid her much attention. Yet Han Jingyi held her in such high esteem that it seemed Liu Jinghan must have some real ability—at the very least, a little genius like Han Jingyi would never casually recommend a mediocrity. Once the business at hand was finished, Wei Zhao planned to go meet Liu Jinghan.
In truth, even though the Ancient Eastern Clan had already decided to deal with Xu Shilan, they could not set out immediately. After all, there were constraints on the ancient stratum taking action against people from the secular world—it was absolutely forbidden. Powerful as the Ancient Eastern Clan was, they did not dare openly violate these rules; they had to find a suitable pretext! Only with a pretext could they act conveniently! Of course, this pretext for entering the secular world absolutely could not be connected to Xu Shilan. Although Xu Shilan was Feng Tianqi's illegitimate daughter, that was not public knowledge, and the Feng family had not acknowledged her into the clan. If they moved against Xu Shilan, it would be an attack on someone from the secular world—a provocation of the rules governing the entire ancient stratum!
Unless the Eastern Clan sent out a few suicide warriors who would deny everything even if discovered—but that was impossible. Dongfang Buruo insisted on going personally, and that would be far more than a matter of denial and concealing one's identity. So for the past few days, the Ancient Eastern Clan had been searching for a justification. Their forces were all prepared. This time, Dongfang Jinxing had dispatched a skilled operative of the Eastern Clan, Dongfang Cha, a Heaven-rank early-stage expert who had long been renowned in the clan, rich in experience and skilled in kidnapping and extortion. The Eastern Clan was not as clean as it appeared on the surface. How could such an ancient clan support such a large household without skimming off some black money? The Eastern Clan had so many experts but no real source of income—the yearly cost of medicinal herbs and pills alone was no small sum.
"Reporting to the Young Clan Head, I have just received extremely bad news. Elder Dongfang Jian... is dead!"
Just as Dongfang Jinxing was searching for a pretext to enter the secular world, a disciple of the Eastern family came running over quickly, gasping for breath.
"What did you say?!" Dongfang Jinxing was startled and leapt up from his seat at once. Glaring at the disciple, he demanded: "Dongfang Jian is dead? Didn't Dongfang Jian go to the Cultivators' Guild to find medicinal herbs for Buruo to optimize his meridians? How could he be dead?"
"Young Clan Head, this news comes from the Cultivators' Guild itself. Elder Dongfang Jian... has fallen..." the disciple said cautiously.
"What happened? How did Dongfang Jian die? Was he murdered?" Dongfang Jinxing's expression turned incomparably dark. "Tell me every detail!"
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