"Clatter!"
In the conference room.
The group of social elites, who had been calm and dressed in suits just moments ago, scrambled to their feet upon seeing Chen Jiuyang. Some even stumbled and fell to the ground in their haste.
Cold sweat streamed down their faces, their complexions pale.
Reputation precedes a person.
They had offended Marquis Xuanyang!
This was a disaster!
Seeing their reaction, Chen Jiuyang was not surprised. His eight pearly white teeth were exposed to the air, his face still adorned with a brilliant smile. "What you just said is very interesting. Seventy percent of the fertile land in Ziyang County is in your hands."
"Very good, this is the behavior of feudal landlords."
The middle-aged man with gold-rimmed glasses at the head of the group forced himself to speak, "Marquis Xuanyang, you have misunderstood, and you have been misled."
"We do not possess fertile land. At most, we have commercially zoned land, which was acquired through legitimate auctions. As for the fertile land used for planting medicinal herbs, it is still in the hands of the farmers. We have merely contracted and leased it with money; we have not occupied the land."
"Heh heh." Chen Jiuyang said, "I know. If you had land in your possession, would you still be alive today?"
"Then there wouldn't be enough heads to chop off."
"It's simply a matter of price gouging."
The man with gold-rimmed glasses felt a tingling sensation on his scalp. He forced a smile, his eyes filled with fear, "Marquis Xuanyang speaks the absolute truth."
Chen Jiuyang said indifferently, "I am accompanying my woman here today. I want to know why she was obstructed and harassed when she wanted to set up a factory and invest in Ziyang County. You should know that the matter of planting medicinal herbs was invited by County Magistrate Hong Baichuan for me to undertake, for the benefit of the people of Ziyang County."
"I want to know who gave you the audacity to obstruct such a matter?"
Chen Jiuyang's voice was light and airy, but to these people, it sounded like the wrath of a deity, sending chills down their spines.
They were merely employees, or perhaps some of them were from the Four Clans and Sixteen Sects. Their information was not very up-to-date. They had no idea that Yao Zixuan was Chen Jiuyang's woman, nor that Chen Jiuyang had already sent invitations to the Four Clans and Sixteen Sects. Otherwise, their attitude towards Chen Jiuyang would not have been like this, and at the very least, they would not have harassed Yao Zixuan.
However, their harassment today provided Chen Jiuyang with a legitimate reason and excuse to deal with the Four Clans and Sixteen Sects.
It was you who first harassed my woman. Now I will visit them one by one and then present the evidence of their crimes to eliminate them. Whether from a human or legal perspective, no one can find fault.
Therefore, after learning that Yao Zixuan was being harassed, Chen Jiuyang came to see her.
Wasn't this like a pillow arriving just as one was feeling sleepy?
"This..." The man with gold-rimmed glasses was sweating profusely. Just as he was unsure how to answer,
"Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!"
The mobile phones of everyone in the conference room rang simultaneously with text messages. The group opened their phones and saw the content:
"Marquis Xuanyang intends to deal with the Four Clans and Sixteen Sects. Invitations have been sent, and he will visit them soon. You must absolutely not offend Marquis Xuanyang, lest he find more reasons and excuses."
"Thud!"
After reading the text messages, everyone's faces suddenly turned pale.
This message had come too late.
They had already offended Marquis Xuanyang, damn it.
What should they do now?
Chen Jiuyang chuckled, "It seems you have all received the message. I originally intended to go easy on you, but not only did you refuse to surrender, you escalated your actions and offended me directly."
"You dare to obstruct matters that benefit the common people, truly courting death."
"I will not trouble you ordinary people. Go back and inform those behind you. I will start visiting the Four Clans and Sixteen Sects one by one tomorrow. I hope you are prepared."
With that, Chen Jiuyang took Yao Zixuan and turned to leave.
Yao Zixuan was a little confused at first, then she said to Chen Jiuyang, "Jiuyang, are you intentionally planning to cleanse the Four Clans and Sixteen Sects behind Ziyang County?"
She had carefully organized the information Chen Jiuyang had given her before his enlightenment yesterday.
"That's right. Yesterday, the chief constable of Ziyang County's Six Doors mentioned this matter to me. It's a perfect opportunity to use these Four Clans and Sixteen Sects as the foundation for my martial path enlightenment."
"Coming with you today is a preliminary step. Observing their reactions will determine the severity of my actions."
"Now it seems there's no need to be polite to these dogs."
"After I deal with them, it will be much more convenient and free for you to invest and do business in Ziyang County. Wait a moment, prepare the personnel and equipment first."
Chen Jiuyang answered meticulously.
"Okay," Yao Zixuan nodded.
At this moment.
Peng Ziheng and Sun Haotian rushed to Chen Jiuyang and Yao Zixuan.
"Plop--"
The two young masters of influential families, who had been arrogant and dared to insult Yao Zixuan moments ago, immediately knelt before the two.
"Mr. Chen and Ms. Yao, please forgive our previous wrongdoings!"
Chen Jiuyang's lips curved into a chilling smile, "You want me to forgive you?"
"Do you have the qualifications?"
"Are you worthy of my forgiveness?"
Chen Jiuyang disdained these rich second-generation individuals whose families had money, but he still adhered to his own bottom line of not dealing with ordinary people.
These two were merely people with some family wealth.
"Zixuan, what do you say?"
"Ah?" Yao Zixuan was startled. Seeing Chen Jiuyang pass the decision to her, she immediately weighed the situation and considered it comprehensively.
After a moment, she said coldly, "You harassed me a few days ago, and I didn't take it to heart. But today, you deliberately drove to crash into our car. To gain forgiveness, you are not qualified. Go back and tell your elders."
"If you truly know your mistake, then have them bring you to apologize in person. Otherwise, where is the sincerity?"
Yao Zixuan was now Chen Jiuyang's nominal future wife, so she naturally had to adopt the demeanor of the Marquis's principal wife.
Moreover, she didn't want anything drastic to happen to these two.
After speaking, she followed Chen Jiuyang away.
"It's over..."
Peng Ziheng and Sun Haotian watched the two leave, not daring to stop them. Their faces were ashen. They slapped themselves and then wept with regret.
People like them were not afraid of Chen Jiuyang and Yao Zixuan making excessive demands. They were afraid of their parents being called to handle the matter, because this incident was beyond their capacity to manage.
...
In the car.
Chen Jiuyang sat in the passenger seat and teased, "The way you were just now, you truly looked like the Marquis's principal wife."
Yao Zixuan's pretty face flushed slightly, and she huffed, "I am now the Marquis's principal wife. We cannot bully ordinary people, but if we are bullied, we must maintain our dignity, otherwise, it's easy to be slandered and cause trouble for you."
"Hahahaha!"
Chen Jiuyang laughed heartily, "Alright, my principal wife."
"Pfft!"
...
At the same time, the four families and sixteen clans of Ziyang County were in a panic.
Originally, they had intended to negotiate with Chen Jiuyang, compromise, and give up some benefits to make Chen Jiuyang back down from taking action against them.
Who knew that their subordinates would offend Chen Jiuyang's woman? Wasn't this giving Chen Jiuyang a reason to act?
What could they do?
It all depended on the hard power of both sides.