Yin Chuji opened his eyes.
He saw Chen Jie and Lin Mengjiao standing before him.
"Chen Jie, why is it you?" Yin Chuji said, his mind in a daze.
He painfully climbed out of the car and said, "Uh, please send me to the hospital, I think I might have a fracture."
Chen Jie nodded at Lin Mengjiao.
Lin Mengjiao understood and dragged Yin Chuji towards the distant forest.
Just then, Chen Jie's phone rang.
He answered it. In the distance, a helicopter was rapidly flying towards them.
"Chen Jie, spare my son's life, name any condition!" Yin Qiuran said anxiously on the phone.
"Didn't I warn you to tell your son not to provoke me?" Chen Jie said calmly.
"He's just a child who doesn't know any better. Please give him a chance. I will discipline him properly," Yin Qiuran said again.
"Discipline him properly? Your son tried to take my life, and you dismiss it as him not knowing any better? I'm sorry, but I don't know any better either," Chen Jie replied.
"I'll pay two billion for his life! And I'll give you another two billion if you let my son live!"
Chen Jie was silent for a moment and then said, "Take his body back."
"No! Chen Jie, you damn him! I'm not done with you! Let my son go!" Yin Qiuran roared powerlessly.
"Not done with me? You can try," Chen Jie said coldly and hung up the phone.
At this moment, Lin Mengjiao returned to Chen Jie's side and nodded at him, "Master, I've done as you instructed. Yin Chuji will spend the rest of his life in bed!"
"Let's go!"
Chen Jie got into the car, and the two drove back.
The helicopter behind them did not pursue.
However, Chen Jie's phone rang again.
"Chen Jie, uh, how is Yin Chuji?" Yin Manman asked tentatively on the phone.
"What? You know Yin Chuji?" Chen Jie asked with a half-smile.
Yin Manman's heart tightened, and she quickly said, "Chen Jie, don't misunderstand. I'll tell you the truth, Yin Chuji is my brother! I never imagined he would target you! But I can guarantee that this has nothing to do with me!"
"Is that so? Do you think I would believe you?" Chen Jie said coldly.
"It's true! He even said he wanted me to run away with him earlier! But I have a clear conscience, which is why I decided to stay in Pingcheng! You must believe me!" Yin Manman pleaded.
"Shut up! Don't disgust me anymore!" Chen Jie said with disgust and hung up.
In the hotel, Yin Manman, who was embracing Huang Jing, breathed a sigh of relief.
She then threw a handful of cash at Huang Jing and said, "Go, call San Mao over. I'm treating tonight."
...
Nothing that happened at the Martial Arts Tournament was leaked to the outside world.
Even some influential families didn't know what had transpired that day.
However, the orders for Chen Jie's protective artifacts were increasing daily. In just one day, over a hundred were sold.
This meant Chen Jie had earned over two hundred million yuan in a short period.
At the same time, some users whose protective artifacts had run out of spiritual energy needed to have them recharged.
That day, Chen Jie and Lin Mengjiao returned home very late.
Chen Jie visited several banks and deposited all the money he had earned into a bank card.
He also prepared a checkbook.
Although his card supported large transfers, checks were sometimes more convenient.
Moreover, with over twenty billion yuan in his account now, it was time to break off Yang Siqing's engagement.
Chen Jie and Lin Mengjiao returned to the villa. As they opened the gate and were about to enter, Chen Jie's gaze suddenly sharpened.
He put his arm around Lin Mengjiao and looked inside, saying, "Who's there? Come out!"
Lin Mengjiao froze at his words and then looked around warily.
"If you don't come out now, don't blame me for being impolite!" Chen Jie said calmly.
"Hehe, as expected of a Heavenly rank expert, you can sense me. Not bad!"
With a round of applause, a woman in a black hooded robe emerged from the shadows.
Just one glance at her astonished Chen Jie.
Although the woman had been in hiding, Chen Jie could still see her face clearly. The small face beneath the hood was exceptionally smooth, with a pointed and slender chin – a true beauty.
Her body was also very slender, but certain parts did not appear to be so at all.
"You trespassed into my residence without permission. I advise you to give me a reasonable explanation," Chen Jie said with a frown.
Lin Mengjiao eyed the woman warily.
With her Qi Refining stage cultivation, she hadn't immediately detected this person's presence, so she knew this woman was no ordinary person.
"Chen Jie! I am very satisfied with your performance today," the hooded woman said with a smile.
Chen Jie frowned, "What does it have to do with you?"
"Heh, you seem unimpressed by me. Very good, that's exactly what I want!"
Saying that, the hooded woman took out a piece of parchment from her pocket and said, "It seems you don't recognize me. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Lin Shuang. I was once betrothed to you. I'm here to break off our engagement!"
Lin Shuang?
Chen Jie quickly remembered that among the many engagements, there was indeed a woman named Lin Shuang.
Chen Jie was overjoyed.
He had been wondering how to break off the remaining engagements.
He hadn't expected someone to come looking for him.
He said with surprise, "Okay, I agree! Give me the engagement contract, and our engagement is officially dissolved!"
Lin Shuang was taken aback and then looked at Chen Jie in disbelief.
In her memory, no man who saw her had failed to be captivated and lose his composure.
Any man who learned he was engaged to someone like her would surely lose sleep over it.
Yet, this man before her, upon learning she was here to break the engagement, not only showed no disappointment but was incredibly pleased.
This caused her prepared speech to get stuck in her throat.
"What? Do you have other conditions? Just say them. If you want to set conditions for breaking the engagement, I'll try my best to meet them. Do you want money, or something else?"
Seeing her silence, Chen Jie thought to himself, as expected, breaking off his engagements wasn't so simple.
There must be other conditions involved.
Lin Shuang became even more frustrated.
This man's reaction was truly beyond her expectations.
Angered, she suddenly decided not to hand over the engagement contract to Chen Jie just yet.
Instead, she put it away and said, "Don't rush. I will break off the engagement. I don't need any conditions. I'm not just here to break the engagement!"
Chen Jie's heart tightened when he saw her put away the contract.
"Besides our engagement, there doesn't seem to be anything else to discuss between us, does there?" Chen Jie said.
Lin Shuang's breathing hitched.
Did this man only have breaking the engagement on his mind?
For a moment, she felt deeply struck.
At the same time, she pulled her hood down further to hide her embarrassment.
Then she cleared her throat and said, "Chen Jie, congratulations. You've been selected by the organization! You can pack your things and come with me to carry out a mission!"