"Miss, doing this might be inappropriate..." the North and South Elders said hurriedly.
"There's nothing inappropriate. Since I promised Chen Jie, no matter what method he uses, it counts as passing the test! Moreover, our Zhou family has benefited from him!" Wang Xiaoyan said unequivocally.
"Alright!"
The North and South Elders had no choice but to agree.
At this moment, Wang Xiaoyan received a phone call. "Dad, is something wrong?"
"What? Mom, Dad's old illness has relapsed?" Wang Xiaoyan's expression changed and she said, "I'm going home now to check!"
...
At the Ye family, Ye Fan slammed his hand on the table.
"Hmph, this Chen Jie actually destroyed the Zhou family alone! I don't believe it!"
For the past two days, he had been secretly paying attention to Chen Jie's movements.
He had originally planned to wait for the Zhou family to kill Chen Jie, and then he wouldn't have to seek revenge. Or, if Chen Jie barely survived, he would find someone to kill Chen Jie.
He never expected that Chen Jie not only survived the Zhou family's wrath but also destroyed the Zhou family.
For a moment, his face was extremely grim.
"Young Master Ye, although Chen Jie destroyed the Zhou family, he only managed to do so with the help of the North and South Elders of the Wang family. Furthermore, according to our investigation, Chen Jie paid a huge price for it! He was ruthlessly crippled by that old fossil from the Zhou family, his martial arts cultivation completely destroyed!"
Ye Fan's subordinate said respectfully.
Ye Tong shivered. Thinking of how Chen Jie had almost thrown her off the eighteenth floor, she felt lingering fear.
"Who knows if this is true? Go, help me contact Poison Dragon and ask him to help me kill Chen Jie!"
Meanwhile, Chen Jie had returned to Jiang Long's home with Jiang Xue.
As soon as they entered the living room, Jiang Xue trembled all over and looked at a person sitting on the sofa in disbelief.
"Dad! You, you're not dead!" Jiang Xue was completely stunned.
The person sitting on the sofa was naturally Jiang Long.
"You're back?" Jiang Long saw Chen Jie and Jiang Xue and was equally excited.
"Uncle Jiang, don't speak yet, let me check your body." Chen Jie walked to Jiang Long's side and said.
He could clearly feel that Jiang Long was still very weak.
"Okay!"
Jiang Long extended his hand, letting Chen Jie take his pulse.
After a moment, Chen Jie said, "Uncle Jiang, your body still needs recuperation. I'll get some medicine this afternoon."
"My dad was really cured by you?" Jiang Xue looked at Chen Jie in shock.
Chen Jie nodded. "You guys talk, I'll go upstairs to rest for a while."
Then he went directly to his room upstairs.
Chen Jie felt guilty towards Jiang Long. If he hadn't been in seclusion for three days, Jiang Long might not have had an accident.
Fortunately, he discovered it in time, which saved Jiang Long's life.
But if a similar situation occurred next time, the outcome would be uncertain.
Thinking of this, he felt that he had to find a way to prevent such things from happening.
Suddenly, Chen Jie had an idea.
From the cultivation secrets of the sea, he learned that at the Qi Refining stage, one could already use some items to craft defensive artifacts.
Among them, spirit stones were the best for crafting artifacts.
However, until now, he had only obtained one spirit stone from the Zhou family. This showed how rare spirit stones were.
That spirit stone was very important to him, so he naturally couldn't give it to Jiang Long.
However, he knew that even without spirit stones, ordinary jade could be used to craft artifacts. The only drawback was that the power of the artifact would be far inferior to that made with spirit stones, and even then, spiritual energy would need to be replenished periodically, otherwise, the artifact made of jade would turn into an ordinary stone.
"I'll make do for now! I can't let the people around me get hurt."
Chen Jie murmured, then tried to cultivate for a while and found that although the surrounding spiritual energy had recovered, it was still pitifully scarce. It seemed that this place was no longer suitable for cultivation.
"Help Uncle Jiang get some medicine and buy some jade stones."
Chen Jie made a decision.
As soon as he went downstairs, he found the entire Jiang Long family there.
"We're rich! We're rich! Our family is rich! The Zhou family's assets are probably worth tens of billions! Wahaha..."
Downstairs, Wu Li's face was contorted with laughter.
Clearly, Jiang Xue had already told Jiang Long and Wu Li everything that happened today.
"Dad, quickly give me one hundred million in pocket money!" Jiang Xue excitedly stretched out her hand, her pretty face flushed red.
"Give me ten billion! No, fifty billion!" Wu Li also stretched out her hand.
Now, the Zhou family's assets were all in Jiang Long's account, and they needed his permission to use them.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Long directly shook his head.
Seeing Chen Jie, he quickly called out, "Chen Jie, come here!"
"Uncle Jiang, I was just about to get medicine for you. I'll treat you once a day, and your injuries should fully recover within a week." Chen Jie came to his side and said with a smile.
Jiang Long shook his head. "This is a small matter. Chen Jie, I want to ask you, how did you destroy the Zhou family and make Zhou Renyi transfer all their assets to me?"
Chen Jie said, "Uncle Jiang, you are the only relative I have in this world. If I don't give it to you, who else should I give it to?"
"No, I can't accept it! You are still young, and you have enemies from the Chen family. You can completely use this wealth to strengthen your power and continue to seek revenge for your Chen family in the future!" Jiang Long said firmly.
Chen Jie was touched. He felt that his actions were not wrong at all.
Although Jiang Long was not related to him by blood, he treated him better than his own family.
"What? Jiang Long, are you crazy? You want to give all these assets to this bastard Chen Jie? I won't agree!" Wu Li exclaimed.
Jiang Xue also put her hands on her hips and said angrily, "Dad, you almost lost your life for Chen Jie, you deserve all of this!"
"You're being ridiculous! How dare you disrespect Chen Jie, I'll smack you to death, you slut!"
With a slap, Jiang Long slapped Wu Li in the face.
Normally, Wu Li would have thrown a tantrum, but thinking of the wealth in Jiang Long's hands, she smiled instead of getting angry. "I was just joking with this kid. You can hit me, but the Zhou family's money cannot go to him! Otherwise, I'll fight you to the death!"
Chen Jie also said, "Uncle, just take it. I told you I would make your family a top-tier family in Pingcheng! If I need money, I have my own ways of earning it."
"Let me ask you, has Miss Wang Xiaoyan from the Wang family agreed to fulfill her engagement with you?" Jiang Long suddenly asked.
Before Chen Jie could speak, Jiang Xue disdainfully said, "Dad, are you stupid? Although the Wang family's test for this loser was to deal with the Zhou family, what the Wang family truly values is Chen Jie's ability. He's been crippled by that old fossil from the Zhou family. How could the Wang family agree to marry him? Besides, he's already asked the North and South Elders to tell Miss Wang that she doesn't need to fulfill the engagement!"
Since seeing that Jiang Long was not dead, Jiang Xue was full of spirit and no longer looked as dejected as before.
Jiang Long nodded and took a deep breath.
"I can accept the Zhou family's assets, but I have a condition! Chen Jie, you must be my daughter's boyfriend!"
"Let's get married immediately!"