"Li Yang, I was just thinking of calling you. Are you calling about the shops?" Hao Yanyan seemed to know why Li Yang was looking for her and asked directly.
"Yes, I'm here at the shops now, but there's a seal on them. I don't know what happened. Didn't you rent these shops to me a while ago?" Li Yang continued to ask.
"Oh, Li Yang, I'm truly sorry, but I can't rent these shops to you anymore."
Hao Yanyan sighed deeply and explained seriously to Li Yang, "I owe a lot of money to others and have mortgaged all the shops under my name, including the one you rented."
"I can't even protect myself now, so I can't help you."
"What exactly happened? Sister Yanyan, what trouble did you get into? My Aunt Tang said you were doing very well, how did you suddenly owe someone a large sum of money?" Hao Yanyan asked, confused.
"Do you remember before I rented the house to you, I rented it to someone from Sakura Country? After I kicked him out, he tried to get revenge on me by deliberately setting a trap, causing me to incur gambling debts. Then the interest compounded, and I couldn't pay it back."
"They also kept threatening my family. I had no choice. To protect my family and myself, I had to mortgage my house and shops," Hao Yanyan explained.
"So that's how it is. But as far as I know, those people from Sakura Country went to Jiangcheng a long time ago. Could it be that they came back to trouble you after they left last time?"
Li Yang guessed that the person from Sakura Country was a subordinate of Ku Teng, but Ku Teng had already been arrested, and his subordinates had become Feng Chun's subordinates. This situation shouldn't have happened.
"Alas, you don't know, but last time it was people from Sakura Country who came to rent the shops. However, they weren't renting for themselves, but to serve the leader of the underground world in the provincial capital, the Black Mountain Dragon King. This project was what the Black Mountain Dragon King wanted," Hao Yanyan said despairingly.
"Black Mountain Dragon King? I haven't heard of him. Is he very powerful?" Li Yang asked, confused.
"Of course. The Black Mountain Dragon King holds half the power in the provincial capital's underground world. Even the richest man in the provincial capital has to give him some face. No one dares to provoke him. Few people know the reason behind this, but I've already sent people to investigate. He is backed by the Murong family of Kyoto."
Hao Yanyan explained the stakes, her voice lowering, "You must have heard of the Murong family of Kyoto, right? That's a first-class aristocratic family in Kyoto. The Black Mountain Dragon King works for them. If I had known they were so powerful, I would have given them the shops back then."
"If I had given them to them at that time, I wouldn't be in this situation now."
"Don't worry, Sister Yanyan. No matter who the other party is, I will help you get the shops back."
Li Yang felt that this matter was related to him. If he hadn't offended the people from Sakura Country at that time, they probably wouldn't have retaliated so fiercely.
Since this matter was caused by him, he had a responsibility to bear it for her.
"What? That's absolutely not allowed."
Before Li Yang could finish speaking, Hao Yanyan quickly stopped him, "Li Yang, hurry up and leave. Don't get involved with these shops anymore. This matter has nothing to do with you, and I don't want you to get involved."
"The Black Mountain Dragon King is a ruthless person. If he finds out you're helping me, he'll stop at nothing and go after you first."
"Don't worry, Sister Yanyan, I'm not afraid of him. Just leave this matter to me," Li Yang promised resolutely.
"Haha, Hao Yanyan, we meet again. Have you considered my offer? Do you want to agree to my terms? Who are you talking to on the phone?"
Suddenly, a very arrogant male voice came from Hao Yanyan's side.
Upon hearing this, Li Yang had a bad premonition and quickly asked, "Sister Yanyan, who is with you? Are you alright?"
"Ah!"
Hao Yanyan let out a scream, followed by a crackling sound. Her phone was directly thrown under the sofa on the floor, and then a plea came from the phone: "Master Hei, you are magnanimous, please let me go."
"I will definitely repay the money I owe you. I've already given you the two houses and three shops. They should be enough for now, right?"
"Hao Yanyan, what do you mean by that? Do you think the house and shops you gave me can compensate for offending me?"
The Black Mountain Dragon King sneered, suddenly grabbed Hao Yanyan's hair, and said coldly, "Let me tell you, no one in this provincial capital dares to disrespect me. You are the only one."
"Spare me, spare me. I'll agree to anything except that condition," Hao Yanyan continued to beg.
"That won't do. You're so beautiful, I'm taken by your looks. Besides you, nothing else can compensate for my losses."
The Black Mountain Dragon King laughed twice and waved his hand, "You guys, come and take her away. I want to take her to my gambling stone field and torment her properly, let her witness my power."
"Yes, Master Hei."
After the two subordinates spoke, they immediately walked over, grabbed Hao Yanyan, and left.
"Help, help..."
Hao Yanyan cried for help, but it was useless. The more the Black Mountain Dragon King heard her cries, the more excited he became.
As the sounds gradually faded, the phone on Li Yang's end also fell silent.
Li Yang anticipated that the situation was not good, so he immediately asked passersby where the Black Mountain Dragon King's gambling stone field was.
When the passersby heard that Li Yang was going to the Black Mountain gambling stone field, they couldn't help but mock him, "Young man, you're not old, yet you want to go to Master Hei's gambling stone field? It's not just about gambling stones there; you might end up in debt. You can't afford it."
"Uncle, you just need to tell me where that gambling stone field is. I'm going to find someone, not to gamble on stones!" Li Yang explained.
"Is that so? Then you just follow this road all the way to the end, go out, and turn left twice. You'll see a Black Dragon Gambling Stone Field, that's the place."
The passerby pointed out the way for him. Before he could say anything else, Li Yang had already disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Li Yang drove his car all the way, following the direction indicated by the passerby towards the end of the intersection.
After a short while, they arrived at the end of the road together, then turned left twice, and finally stopped in front of a gambling stone field.
He looked up and saw a door plaque made of black sandalwood, with the five large characters "Black Dragon Gambling Stone Pavilion" written on it!
Li Yang clenched his fists, thinking, "This is the place. Sister Yanyan must have been brought here. No matter what, I have to rescue Sister Yanyan today!"
So, he made up his mind and walked expressionlessly into the gambling stone pavilion!