"If you need help, we'll tie them up and bring them to you right now!"
"Chen Jie, spare us!"
Everyone begged for mercy.
Chen Jie roared, "Kneel!"
*Thump!*
Like dumplings being dropped into water, they knelt before Chen Jie without a word.
Chen Jie strode towards Zhou Wei.
"You, what do you want to do? Dad, I can't die, save me quickly!" Zhou Wei panicked.
He peed his pants directly.
With a *thump*, Zhou Renyi knelt directly before Chen Jie, begging, "Chen Jie, let my son go. I, Zhou Renyi, will do whatever you want!"
Chen Jie sneered, "When you harmed my Chen family back then, did you ever think of sparing our lives? When your son and daughter hit me with their car, did you ever think of sparing my life?"
"It was I who set fire to your Chen family! It has nothing to do with my son and daughter! Chen Jie, my daughter is already dead and has paid the price. I beg you to spare my son's life!"
"Sorry, I always leave no loose ends!"
Chen Jie attacked with an open palm, about to strike. Suddenly, Zhou Renyi took out a jade bead from his embrace and offered it to Chen Jie with both hands.
"This jade bead is an heirloom of our Zhou family. Can it be exchanged for my son's life?" Zhou Renyi trembled.
Chen Jie originally intended to ignore it, but the moment he saw the jade bead, his gaze involuntarily sharpened.
"Spiritual stone?"
He recognized the origin of the jade bead at a glance.
From the jade bead, he felt a majestic spiritual power, seemingly several times stronger than the spiritual power he had consumed to reach the Qi Refining stage.
From the cultivation techniques obtained from the bottom of the sea, he learned that this spiritual stone was formed from condensed spiritual energy and contained an immense amount of spiritual power.
It was of great use for cultivation.
Sensing a glimmer of hope, Zhou Renyi said again, "This jade bead is the source of our Zhou family's rise! My grandfather, Zhou Kunlun, only achieved his current strength by keeping it on him. If you obtain it, you might have a chance to regain your martial artist strength!"
"As long as you spare my son's life, I will kill myself on the spot! The jade bead is yours!"
Chen Jie pondered for a moment and said, "You die, and all of the Zhou family's assets will be transferred to Jiang Long's name! I can spare your son's life!"
Zhou Renyi's body trembled.
This left him no chance to turn things around!
Without the vast assets of the Zhou family, how could his son avenge him?
For the rest of his life, his son would live in hatred, yet have no opportunity for revenge. It was more unbearable than death.
However, it was better to live a life of hardship than to die. He, Zhou Renyi, needed to have an heir!
"Alright, I will transfer all of our Zhou family's assets to Jiang Long's name now!"
Zhou Renyi said decisively, then handed the spiritual stone to Chen Jie. He went back into the house, grabbed a laptop, and began the process of transferring assets.
For Chen Jie, wealth was merely a means to an end; he could easily earn more with his abilities.
He had also promised to elevate Jiang Long's family to the pinnacle of Pingcheng.
Therefore, he beckoned to Jiang Xue, "Jiang Xue, come over and confirm."
Jiang Xue did not refuse, but with tear-filled eyes, she said to Chen Jie, "My father died for you. This is what he deserves!"
Afterward, she supervised Zhou Renyi's asset transfer.
Having done all this, Jiang Xue felt as if she were dreaming, the reality of it all hard to grasp.
The Zhou family's assets, which she had once only dreamed of, now belonged to her own family?
All of this was because of Chen Jie.
At this moment, Jiang Xue looked at Chen Jie with a complicated expression.
Meanwhile, Zhou Renyi seemed to age considerably.
He instructed Zhou Wei, "Live well!"
"Dad, don't worry! I will live well!" Zhou Wei clenched his fists, his voice trembling.
At this moment, Zhou Renyi's eyes welled up with tears. He directly handed Zhou Wei a dagger.
"Dad can't do it himself. You do it."
Zhou Wei hesitated for a moment. Seeing Chen Jie's indifferent expression, he gritted his teeth and stabbed directly into Zhou Renyi's heart.
"Young Master Chen..."
The North and South Elders approached Chen Jie, calling out his name with complex expressions.
At this moment, their gazes towards Chen Jie were no longer filled with disdain.
"Do you need something?"
The North and South Elders cast sharp glances at the other members of the Zhou family, "Do you need our help to deal with these people?"
The Zhou family members trembled collectively and cried out, "Spare our lives!"
"Scram!" Chen Jie said indifferently.
"Yes, we're leaving! Thank you, Young Master Chen, for sparing our lives!" As if granted a great pardon, they scrambled out of the Zhou family manor.
Zhou Wei looked at his dead father and clenched his fists.
In a single day, the Zhou family lost everything!
He had lost several of his closest relatives and was now all alone.
He roared inwardly, Revenge! I must have revenge! After all, from today onwards, Chen Jie will completely become an ordinary person! I will have plenty of opportunities to kill Chen Jie!
As he thought of this, he seemed to mature considerably, his arrogance vanishing from his face.
A fighting spirit ignited in his heart. He grabbed Yin Manman and said, "Manman, let's go!"
"Wei Ge, you go ahead." Yin Manman did not move. Instead, she looked at Chen Jie, a peculiar glint in her eyes.
"Manman, you..." Zhou Wei was incredulous.
Yin Manman ignored him and looked at Chen Jie with a complex expression, saying, "Chen Jie, I ask you, have you ever liked me?"
*Pfft!*
Zhou Wei, who had just mustered his fighting spirit, was so stimulated by this question that he spat out blood.
His only remaining girlfriend was now talking intimately with his enemy in front of him.
"No," Chen Jie replied. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Yin Manman's face turned pale, but she spoke again, "Actually, I've always liked you. I dream of you every night. Can you let me be your girlfriend?"
Yin Manman was not foolish; she was very intelligent.
She knew that with her beauty and capabilities, she might be able to find a slightly wealthy man, but none of them would compare to Chen Jie.
Zhou Wei had now lost all his assets and status, so there was no need for her to cling to him anymore.
Even though Chen Jie had become an ordinary person now, he was still a hundred times better than Zhou Wei.
Therefore, she did not want to miss this opportunity.
Thinking of this, she walked up to Chen Jie and gazed at him affectionately, saying, "Perhaps this is fate. I've liked you since I was a child, and I still can't forget you now."
"Chen Jie, if you let me be your girlfriend, I won't ask you for anything. I'll agree to anything you want, okay?"
Yin Manman's face was filled with longing.
Chen Jie showed undisguised disgust and said impolitely, "Scram! Trash like you is not worthy of me!"
"Manman, come with me! He clearly doesn't think much of you! Come with me now, and I'll still accept you!" Zhou Wei unhappily pulled Yin Manman towards the exit.
He felt as sick as if he had eaten feces, but he understood that without the halo of the Zhou family, it would be difficult for any woman to fancy him!
He sincerely hoped that Yin Manman would give him a child, to continue the Zhou family's lineage.
Unexpectedly, Yin Manman pushed him away. Then, with a *thump*, she knelt before Chen Jie.
Her hands trembled as she fumbled with the zipper of Chen Jie's trousers, her head leaning forward.