"Let's follow them and see,"
Tang Xuejian didn't know what had happened, but she absolutely trusted her friend. Since she had promised to let her watch the shop, no one else should be allowed to watch it at the same time.
Li Yang's brows furrowed, sensing that the situation was not good. this group of people might have ill intentions today.
Without hesitation, he and Tang Xuejian went into the shop together.
"Boss Hao, we finally found you. Why didn't you answer our calls before?"
The leader from Sakura Country, who had already entered, saw a woman with a captivating figure, dressed in ancient Hanfu, sitting in the shop. He walked straight towards her and asked sternly.
Hao Yanyan looked up and saw the people before her. Her heart trembled, and she said with displeasure, "Why is it you? What are you doing here? I've already told you, I've rented this shop out."
Hao Yanyan knew that this group was not from Huaxia. Once, late at night, she had personally witnessed them killing people. They were clearly demons who killed without batting an eye.
She didn't want to deal with this group, so she had decisively refused when they asked to rent the shop.
But she hadn't expected that after her refusal, they would repeatedly call and harass her, offering a high price to rent the shop. She had stopped answering their calls.
Unexpectedly, they had found their way here.
"Boss Hao, we are sincerely looking to rent your shop, and the price is negotiable. You're renting out the shop to make money, aren't you? How about we cooperate for mutual benefit?"
The leading head pretended to smile and walked up to Hao Yanyan. He took out a check from his person and handed it to her, saying, "Feel free to fill in any amount on this check."
"No matter how much it is, I can rent this shop."
"I'm sorry, but I've already rented this shop out. You're too late. I hope you won't harass me anymore. Please feel free to leave." Hao Yanyan refused them without hesitation and gestured for them to leave.
However, in the next second, a subordinate behind the leader suddenly had a cold glint in his eyes. He stepped forward, drew a knife from his waist, and pointed the tip at Hao Yanyan's nose, saying, "Boss Hao, I hope you know what's good for you. You can refuse the person you've agreed to rent it to."
"Today, we said we're renting it, and we will rent it. Whether you agree or not, we are renting it."
"Murder! Murder!"
Hao Yanyan's face turned ashen with fear. She screamed and got up, preparing to flee.
But she was instantly pulled back by a subordinate, and the blade was placed against her neck. "Do you want your life or this shop? As long as you agree to rent it to us, you will not only be safe but also receive a generous reward."
"I, I..."
Hao Yanyan trembled with fear. Just as she was hesitating, a young voice suddenly called out, "Hey, you scoundrels, what kind of skill is it to bully a woman?"
"I rented this shop. If you have a problem, take it up with me."
"You're the one trying to snatch the shop from us?"
The leader turned his head and saw a young man and a middle-aged woman walking in. He asked with a sinister expression.
"That's right, it's me. But you've got one thing wrong. I'm not snatching the shop from you. I'm just going through the normal procedures to rent the shop from Sister Yan. You're the ones trying to snatch it now."
Li Yang calmly explained, then looked at the terrified Hao Yanyan, whose eyebrows were trembling.
She was currently signaling Li Yang and Tang Xuejian with her eyes, urging them to leave quickly, lest they be implicated.
However, Li Yang pretended not to see and continued to say to the leader, "First, let the landlord go. As for our issue, let me resolve it with you."
"Alright, let her go!"
The leader waved to his subordinate behind him, and the subordinate immediately released Hao Yanyan. Hao Yanyan instinctively ran behind Tang Xuejian.
Seeing that she was safe, Li Yang also showed a slight smile.
"Kid, how do you want to resolve this with us? We've set our sights on this shop. Unless you voluntarily give it up, no one here today will get away unscathed." The leader said to Li Yang with a gloomy expression.
"Giving it up is impossible. You are also businessmen, and you understand the methods of doing business. Let's resolve this in a business-like manner. You want to rent this shop, right? Then let's see who offers a higher price!"
"If you offer more than me, I'll give the shop to you," Li Yang said calmly.
"Are you trying to bargain with us?"
The leader clearly didn't want to waste time here with Li Yang. He wanted to resolve this matter using his own methods.
Li Yang saw the cold glint in the eyes of the people behind him and smiled coldly, "What else? You're on our Huaxia territory, and you still want to break the rules?"
"Kid, you're asking for trouble. We've been in Huaxia for so long, and no one has dared to bargain with us. Because those who bargained with us are already dead!"
The leader's eyes gradually revealed a cold glint. He finished speaking coldly, and his subordinates immediately pointed their knife tips at Li Yang.
Then, he said to Li Yang, "We kill without batting an eye. If you want to live, just be obedient..."
*Swish!*
Before the leader could finish speaking, in the blink of an eye, Li Yang had easily snatched the knife from his subordinate and simultaneously pointed the blade at his subordinate's neck!
Li Yang smiled calmly, "Obedient to what? With your skills, you dare to talk about killing without batting an eye?"
"You... How did you do that?"
The leader turned his head and was greatly shocked to see Li Yang holding his subordinate hostage!
The subordinates he brought were all first-class warriors from Sakura Country, with unmatched skills, yet they were so easily captured by this kid!
Who was he?
"What's so difficult about this? A single move has already scared you?"
Li Yang responded disdainfully, shaking his head and saying, "You are too outdated. Continue negotiating with me now, and I can let you go. Otherwise, you will be the ones who can't leave here."
"You..."
The leader was about to resist, but he saw Li Yang's knife tremble slightly. Blood immediately seeped from his subordinate's neck, frightening him into trembling all over.
The leader came to his senses and said to Li Yang, "Alright, I'll negotiate with you. Let's do it as you said, whoever offers a higher price gets the shop."
"Good, if you had done this earlier, there wouldn't be so much trouble!"
Li Yang let go of his subordinate and immediately said, "You go first. How much are you offering for this shop?"
"I offer a rent of three million per year," the leader said sternly.
For this location, the market price was around 1.5 million per year. Three million was already double.
He thought his offer was a sure win, but Li Yang couldn't help but laugh heartily upon hearing it, shaking his head and mocking, "I didn't expect you to be so stingy. I'll offer ten times yours, thirty million per year!"