After hanging up on Jiang Yiyi, Wang Liang said with extreme frustration, "I've suddenly developed a liking for those rich kids, the ones who squander money!"

The nearby Xiao Shu asked in surprise, "Weren't you always the most annoyed by those playboys?"

"Playboys just squander money at most, anyway the family is rich, so just keep spending, even if they squander the family fortune, they just earn it back. But as for our young lady here, she threatens people at the drop of a hat and has you completely under her thumb."

Wang Liang was really depressed. With a young lady like Jiang Yiyi on his hands, what more could he say?

"You're something else, such an influential person, yet afraid of your wife. No wonder the young lady looks down on you!" Xiao Shu stuck out her tongue at Wang Liang and laughed.

Wang Liang was immediately displeased, "This is called loving your wife, why is it called being afraid of your wife?"

"Fine, fine, I won't argue with you; I'll get to work!"

As Xiao Shu was about to leave, Wang Liang hurriedly said, "Go inform those brothers, have them wander around Celestial Capital, find out about the Meng Family, and by the way, check on someone named Liu Zixuan."

"Got it." Xiao Shu smiled, "Seeing the young lady so tense, I also want to see what this Liu Zixuan looks like to catch our young lady's eye!"

"That kid…" Wang Liang stroked his chin and said with a meaningful smile, "Not simple at all!"

...

Ghost Wood City is relatively close to Celestial Capital, about two hundred kilometers from Ghost Wood City's highway to the suburbs of Celestial Capital.

When they reached the service area in the suburbs of Celestial Capital, Liu Zixuan stopped the car.

"We've been driving for a few hours, let's fuel up and grab something to eat. I know you're anxious, but being anxious won't solve any problems," Liu Zixuan said.

Dream Rain also understood these principles; she knew as long as she didn't go, her parents would be safe for the time being.

So she nodded and went into the service area with Liu Zixuan.

They ordered some simple food and started eating and resting.

After resting for an hour, they refueled the car and headed straight into the city center.

Celestial Capital is an ancient city carrying thousands of years of cultural heritage. Here were more than twenty Emperors, and it is the most explored city from ancient times to the present by both outsiders and the Star Sea internally!

Of course, because of such a rich history, millions upon tens of millions of people flock here each year, hoping to make a name for themselves.

Just as Jiang Yiyi said before, the family power struggles here are as complex and entrenched as the roots of old trees, with countless families of all sizes.

And due to different population distributions, Celestial Capital is divided into two cities.

East City, West City!

East City was initially the most prosperous district of Celestial Capital, expanding outward with Daluo Heaven as the center, and is mostly occupied by Celestial Capital's locals and super families.

West City, however, is where countless outsiders have settled or stayed briefly, so it is much more commercialized and complex.

From street stalls to towering buildings, all kinds of existences thrive here.

The Meng Family, as a native family of Celestial Capital, once had their domain in East City, but after two setbacks, they had to move to the junction of West City and East City.

Liu Zixuan looked at the modern buildings and laughed, "Actually, I think to truly understand Celestial Capital, one has to go to East City or Daluo Heaven."

"I was fortunate to shoot a scene in Daluo Heaven before, looking at those magnificent buildings, it really makes you admire the wisdom and capabilities of ancient people," Dream Rain said.

Listening to Dream Rain, Liu Zixuan grinned, "You just mentioned that the Meng Family is at the junction of East and West Cities, so could this be part of their special strategy?"

"What special strategy?" Dream Rain asked in confusion.

"If the Meng Family returns to the Peak, one step forward means entering East City and joining the ranks of major families; if they fail, they can retreat to West City to keep their foundation, which isn't shameful," Liu Zixuan explained.

Dream Rain nodded with a smile, "That's right, the Meng Family is very ambitious."

"But if that's the case, the Meng Family will never succeed, even if they find powerful outside support."

"Why?"

Liu Zixuan laughed, "People, or a family, constantly finding an escape route will never succeed. To be successful and reach the Peak, you should leave no way out for yourself. Being reliant on an escape means dependence."

"Once dependence becomes a habit, your pace of progress will slow down. By then, it's hard to even maintain the status quo, let alone return to the Peak."

Saying this, Liu Zixuan slowed his speech and spoke deliberately, "Because, no matter which way you look around from the Peak, it's an abyss with no way out!"

Dream Rain listened to Liu Zixuan, and was silent for a while, "Maybe this is why the Meng Family is becoming more and more dilapidated!"

At this point, they took a turn according to navigation, and Dream Rain pointed ahead, "That's where the Meng Family residence is. Are we going straight there?"

Liu Zixuan drove a bit further and stopped on the roadside in front of the left of the Meng Family residence. He looked at it.

"What a grand residence."

In front was a courtyard full of classical atmosphere, extremely large, with red walls on the outside, and the gate was still ancient in style and structure.

Two majestic stone lions, followed by a two to three-meter-high double-leaf gate with a threshold about twenty centimeters high.

Dream Rain explained, "I heard from my dad that this courtyard is worth at least several billion and used to be the residence of a Prince during the feudal dynasty period. After regime change plus the vicissitudes of recent years, it ended up in the hands of the Meng Family. There seem to be a lot of calligraphy and paintings left by that Prince inside!"

Liu Zixuan sighed, "Now that's what you call being truly wealthy. Nowadays, many people think living in a two or three hundred square meter apartment or a few hundred square meter villa is impressive."

"If they see this kind of residence, they would surely shut up. It's too grand. I'll be satisfied if I can have a courtyard like this someday!"

"Celestial Capital's houses... they truly are unattainable." Dream Rain laughed awkwardly, "In Ghost Wood City, house prices are seven to eight thousand per square meter, but in Celestial Capital, even the suburbs are seventy to eighty thousand per square meter, not to mention this type."

"That's why people with money in Celestial Capital are the real wealthy ones," Liu Zixuan laughed, opened the car door, and got out, muttering, "But the air quality here is much worse."

Dream Rain followed his steps, looked at the Meng Family residence that she had visited a few times before, and sighed, "Once I thought I'd never come here again."

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