"Yo, Fan Lao Er, you think just because your old man pulled through, your Fan family can be on equal footing with our Qian family?"
Hearing Fan Lei's challenge, Qian Youde immediately let out a cold sneer.
Clearly, Fan Yuntian, that old geezer, had been on his deathbed, but for some reason, he had miraculously recovered!
Originally, their Qian family had planned to use Fan Yuntian's supposed death as an opportunity to push their merchandise into the southwest.
But now?
All those meticulously laid plans had vanished like smoke because Fan Yuntian had come back from the brink!
And now, these Fan family members were actually thinking of roping in the Long family to suppress their Qian family. They were utterly clueless!
This time, he was determined to thoroughly humiliate this Fan Lei!
"Qian Youde, what exactly do you want?"
Upon hearing Qian Youde's words, Fan Lei's face darkened as he questioned.
Although the Qian family were also in business, their business practices were utterly despicable.
They frequently passed off cheap, shoddy products as genuine items, only to sell them at exorbitant prices.
Such treacherous tactics were notorious throughout the entire Dragon Country!
It was precisely because of this that his father had always refused to cooperate with the Qian family.
He never expected that these Qian family members, holding a grudge against his father over this matter, would even resort to poisoning, truly deserving of damnation!
But there was nothing he could do. The Qian family's influence was vast.
Although the Qian family, like the Lin family, was merely a second-rate family in the capital, their long-standing involvement in commerce had forged strong relationships with other influential families.
Therefore, even if he wanted revenge, he had no way of achieving it!
"What do I want?"
"Fan Lei, let me tell you, our Qian family is about to have an expert at the Half-step Nascent Soul realm return!"
"By then, no matter how your Fan family tries to stop us, you won't be able to hinder the Qian family's development!"
"If you know what's good for you, then drop all your resistance and cooperate with our family's entry into the southwest."
At this moment, Qian Youde sneered, threatening Fan Lei. Previously, they could only resort to underhanded tactics against Fan Yuntian because the Qian family's strength wasn't significant. But that was different now. Their entire family had recently aligned themselves with a Half-step Nascent Soul realm expert. If this expert was willing to lend a hand to the Qian family against the Fan family, then given the Fan family's current strength, they would be utterly incapable of resisting. Although Old Master Fan was renowned throughout the Dragon Country, he was, in the end, just an ordinary person!
If not for the merits he earned during the war years, he would have long been killed by their people!
"Otherwise, the next time our Qian family visits the Fan family, it won't just be a simple matter of poisoning."
Qian Youde looked at Fan Lei, his expression filled with disdain.
He wanted to see, with a Half-step Nascent Soul realm expert personally intervening this time, who would dare step forward to protect the Fan family!
"Qian Youde, your Qian family's reach is extending a bit too far, don't you think?"
However, just as Qian Youde was basking in his arrogance, Lin Yuelong, standing nearby, finally couldn't help but speak up.
For Lin Yuelong, it was entirely due to Old Master Fan's timely tip-off that Lin Chen and his mother were able to return to the family!
If Old Master Fan hadn't informed him of Lin Chen's whereabouts, they wouldn't have been able to see Lin Chen at all!
In other words, the Fan family had shown kindness to the Lin family, and now this Qian Youde was threatening to act against members of the Fan family right in front of him. This was akin to treading on the Lin family's toes!
How could the straightforward Lin Yuelong tolerate this?
"Hahaha! Did I see wrong?"
"Lin Yuelong, you, who were cast out of the Lin family, dare to be arrogant in front of me?"
Upon seeing that it was Lin Yuelong who stepped forward, Qian Youde almost burst out laughing.
If it had been before, given Lin Yuelong's status, he might have shown some apprehension if Lin Yuelong had insisted on intervening.
After all, regardless of anything else, Lin Yuelong was a legitimate Core Formation realm cultivator.
Such a powerful individual, if they were to oppose the Qian family, would certainly bring a lot of trouble to the entire clan.
But now, the Qian family had a Half-step Nascent Soul realm expert, so they no longer needed to fear Lin Yuelong!
If Lin Yuelong truly insisted on stepping forward and interfering, they would simply deal with all of them!
In any case, both Lin Yuelong and Lin Xianfeng had already been expelled from the Lin family.
Although he didn't know the full details of what had happened in the Lin family courtyard at the time,
One thing was certain: Lin Yuelong and Lin Xianfeng were no longer members of the Lin family!
Based on this alone, Lin Yuelong daring to step out and meddle was tantamount to seeking death!
"Qian Youde, stop with the nonsense!"
"The Fan family, I, Lin Yuelong, will protect! If there's any trouble, go find my nephew!"
At this moment, Lin Yuelong spoke with immense arrogance, directly threatening Qian Youde.
However, his words caused a sense of unexpectedness among everyone present.
"No? What do you mean? You'll protect the Fan family, but if there's trouble, I should go find your nephew?"
Even Qian Youde was taken aback upon hearing Lin Yuelong's words.
Although Lin Yuelong's reputation in the capital had always been somewhat peculiar,
What he said now was utterly bewildering!
"That's right, this is my nephew, Lin Chen! If there's any trouble, just go to him!"
Lin Yuelong tilted his head back and pointed at Lin Chen beside him.
For Lin Yuelong, even though Lin Chen's current cultivation was only at the mid-Core Formation stage, he had a powerful guard like Yang Tianfeng by his side.
Let alone a mere Half-step Nascent Soul realm expert, even if the Patriarch of the Long family himself were to attack Lin Chen, facing Yang Tianfeng, he would only have a dead end!
"Heh, a young man?"
Upon hearing Lin Yuelong's words, Qian Youde instinctively turned his head to look at Lin Chen.
No matter how he looked at him, this person merely resembled Lin Xianfeng in appearance and was undoubtedly Lin Xianfeng's son.
But Lin Xianfeng had already been expelled from the Lin family and was no longer the acting head of the Lin family.
Without that status, Lin Xianfeng posed little threat to the Qian family.
Was this Lin Yuelong out of his mind?
He would step forward himself, and then push the trouble onto his nephew?
"Hmph, Qian Youde, I, Lin Yuelong, stand by my word!"
"If you can't even deal with my nephew, then don't even think about dealing with the Fan family!"
Seeing Qian Youde's flustered expression, Lin Yuelong became even more smug.