At this moment, in the courtyard, all martial artists who were not submissive to Jiang Chen knelt to the ground.

And Jiang Chen, facing so many martial artists, had an expression cold as frost, his presence as chilly as a secluded valley.

"I don't care what Elder Yao told you, but here with me, I can provide you with the best training methods, the best support elixirs, but when it's time for you to act, you must obey without question, or else, all of you can get the hell out!"

Jiang Chen coldly swept his gaze over all the martial artists in the courtyard and then waved his hand.

Buzz buzz buzz!

One after another, powerful fluctuations emerged behind Jiang Chen.

Jiang Minglong, Xing Fei, Li Wushuang, Chen Qianshui, Mengte De'er, Yan Hu, and others, all burst forth with strong auras.

The presence of an Innate Grandmaster, all of them were Innate Grandmasters!

"What?!"

"So many Innate Grandmasters?!"

"This is too frightening, to have so many?!"

"How is this possible?!"

"How could a commercial family clan possibly..."

The crowd of martial artists watched Jiang Chen and the others in disbelief. At this moment, the eyes of all present lit up.

If only Jiang Chen were an Innate Grandmaster, people would marvel at his talent while slightly longing to reach such a realm themselves.

But having seen that all those around Jiang Chen were also Innate Grandmasters, their hearts filled with desire.

If others could achieve it, then couldn't they as well? Following this Mr. Jiang, could they too one day reach the realm of an Innate Grandmaster?

Thump!

"Li Wuji was wrong, and offers an apology to Mr. Jiang!" No longer resisting Jiang Chen's pressure, Li Wuji completely prostrated himself on the ground, apologizing to Jiang Chen.

"Zhang Wushang has met Mr. Jiang!" Another Semi Innate Grand Master also knelt down and paid his respects.

"We've met Mr. Jiang!" The martial artists knelt down one after another, respectfully greeting Jiang Chen.

Their reluctance to join a commercial family clan was fundamentally because such clans could not command their respect. Now, with Jiang Chen's formidable strength, the provision of elixirs, training techniques, and most importantly, the opportunity to attain the status of an Innate Grandmaster, how could they not be convinced?

"Li Wuji, Zhang Wushang, you two come with us! The rest of you, guard the courtyard well!" Jiang Chen spoke in a cold voice.

"Yes!" the martial artists answered in unison.

...

In the Longteng Hotel, on the 18th floor, in the internal conference room,

Members of the Jiang Family's collateral lines gathered in the conference room.

Jiang Minghui sat at the head of the table, his side flanked by an old man with a gloomy face, behind whom stood two middle-aged men dressed in Beihai National attire with katanas strapped to their waists.

"I've summoned everyone here today to tell you that our opportunity has come. As long as we find Shen Xiaoqin and Jiang Wenbo and kill them, the Jiang Family will be completely under our control!" Jiang Minghui spoke with a cold expression.

At this moment, the majority in the conference room was aligned with Jiang Minghui's faction, but there were three individuals who were not.

After finishing speaking, Jiang Minghui turned his head to look at the three young men and women on his right: "Yu Qing, Yuling, Yu Feng, your father is a government official, I won't trouble you, but I know that when Jiang Chen was reclaiming Longteng, aside from securing absolute controlling shares for himself, he distributed the remainder to the three of you. If you hand over your shares, I'll let you go. How about it?"

"Jiang Minghui, there's no need to say anymore. We're not going to hand over our shares to you. Do you dare to kill us?"

Jiang Yuling looked coldly at Jiang Minghui: "You framed Aunt Xiaoqin, poisoned Grandpa with toxins, and stirred up internal strife within the Jiang Family. When Cousin Jiang Chen returns, he'll surely kill you!"

"Right, Cousin Jiang Chen will definitely beat you!" Jiang Yufeng also chimed in, backing her up.

Jiang Minghui's gaze turned fierce as he glanced at the two, then fixed his eyes on Jiang Yuqing.

He knew very well that the brother and sister, Jiang Yuling, only held nominal shares, and their combined shares were less than those held by Jiang Yuqing. Most importantly, Longteng had always been under Jiang Yuqing's control.

"Yu Qing, hand over Longteng to me, and I'll let you go!" Jiang Minghui stared straight into Jiang Yuqing's eyes.

"Jiang Minghui, for others in the Jiang Family, you've shown no mercy. You didn't take action against us three but instead took us captive. Is it really all about Longteng?"

Jiang Yuqing let out a faint smile and coldly mocked, "Even if you get the shares from the three of us, you'll only own 30%. Cousin Jiang Chen still has the absolute controlling shares in his hands, and you won't be able to snatch away Longteng Group. What you're doing is only intended to strike at Cousin Jiang Chen. Don't you think your actions are quite childish?"

Clang!

At the end of the statement, the sound of a blade being unsheathed echoed.

A Beihai National samurai standing behind the elder, with a glint of cold light in his eyes, drew his katana and slashed at Jiang Yuqing.

"No!" Jiang Minghui cried out in alarm.

The katana stopped above Jiang Yuqing's head, and as he felt the chilling threat from the blade, Jiang Yuqing's scalp tingled, but a mocking smile appeared on his face.

Jiang Yuling also showed a disdainful expression, while only Jiang Yufeng's face had turned a bit pale. After all, he was only sixteen years old, and seeing his brother almost get killed brought about some panic.

"Yu Feng, don't be afraid. He doesn't dare kill us. Besides, as children of the Jiang Family, we must never bow to evil forces!" Jiang Yuling put a reassuring hand on Jiang Yufeng's shoulder.

Jiang Yufeng nodded firmly, a resolved look flashing in his eyes, "I'm not afraid! Cousin Jiang Chen will come to save us!"

"Minghui, I've always wondered why you've kept these three alive!" The elder beside Jiang Minghui turned to look at him.

Jiang Minghui respectfully said, "Mr. Cangben Wuzang, Jiang Yuqing is the son of Secretary-General Old Master Song, and the siblings Jiang Yuling and Jiang Yufeng are the children of the Law Enforcement Bureau director of Flame Dragon Kingdom. I launched the attack on the Jiang Family while these two were away on a business trip. If we were to kill these three, and those two went crazy, none of us would be able to leave Flame Dragon Kingdom."

"Oh... I see."

Cangben Wuzang was taken aback, then turned to look at Jiang Yuqing and the others, a hint of wariness in his eyes.

Although he was known as the number one samurai of Beihai National, he was acutely aware of the prowess of Flame Dragon Kingdom's government officials.

While Jincheng strictly forbade Martial Sects and noble families from establishing a foothold, it did not mean that Jincheng lacked powerful martial artists. He himself had been expelled from Flame Dragon Kingdom by a formidable martial artist from Jincheng, which had revealed to him that Jincheng was actually home to the largest number of powerful martial artists in Flame Dragon Kingdom. It was just that they usually remained unseen by the secular world.

"Big brother, these three are stubborn. Let's put them aside for now. That Jiang Chen, I don't know how, but he somehow got people from the Flying Eagle Special Combat Squadron on his side. We can't afford to be careless about this!" Jiang Mingqian, who sat on Jiang Minghui's left-hand side, spoke up with trepidation.

"It's okay, I've already notified Old Master Fang. His men have arrived in Jincheng and are on their way here. With them around, the Flying Eagle won't dare do anything to us!" Jiang Minghui said with a cold laugh and a shake of his head.

Bang!

A loud noise erupted as the door to the conference room flew open. The Beihai National samurai with cold light in his eyes smashed the door with a single strike of his katana and cast a chilling glare toward the entrance.

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