The main hall of the Shadow Gate was in ruins, filled with the scent of blood.
Fang Shaohua sat on the steps, slowly recovering from his injuries.
Chen Jie’s heart stirred, and he took out a gold coin from his storage ring.
He then tossed it towards Fang Shaohua.
Fang Shaohua instinctively raised his hand and caught it steadily.
“Contact the number above, and the cleaners will come to help you tidy this place up. We bid you farewell!”
“Thank you! We’ll meet again!”
Chen Jie glanced at Yingzi, who quickly followed Chen Jie.
Upon reaching the foot of the mountain, just as Chen Jie was about to get into the car, Yingzi hurried in front of him. “Heh heh, I’ll drive!”
Chen Jie nodded and didn’t refuse, saying, “To the capital.”
“Alright!”
Chen Jie sat in the back seat and, after some thought, dialed a number.
…
In a villa located in the city center of the capital, people came and went.
“Li Ziling!”
The office door was pushed open, and a female assistant appeared before Li Ziling.
“What is it?” Li Ziling asked.
At this moment, Li Ziling looked haggard and helpless.
Since she came to the capital and took over the position of Dragon Lord, these past few days had not been the life of superiority and high status she had imagined.
Instead, she was ostracized everywhere, with constant gossip.
Things like being just a pretty face, a descendant of a war god, having no ability, and being fit to take over the Dragon Gate!
Not even qualified to lick Yue Zilong’s shoes, yet she became the Dragon Gate Lord, a laughingstock!
The capital, as the foremost city of Da Xia, had people who were far less sentimental than those in the provincial capital.
They were mostly driven by profit, with very strong connections based on favoritism.
They respected capable people; those without ability were looked down upon.
Even though Li Ziling was the Dragon Gate Lord, these subordinates, while outwardly polite to her, still secretly despised her, calling her a pretty face and a connection case behind her back.
Especially this secretary, Ren Youhua, who, as her secretary, didn’t even bother to hide it and would often boss her around.
“Young Master Wen from the Wen family is here to see you. Dress yourself up nicely, don’t look so dejected, hurry up, don’t upset Young Master Wen!”
Ren Youhua commanded.
Li Ziling said, “I don’t want to see him.”
“Don’t want to see him? Are you crazy? How many times have I told you, that Young Master Wen is the young master of an ancient family with nearly a thousand years of history. His power and foundation are not much worse than ours at the Dragon Gate! If you want to secure your position, without his support, you’re dreaming!”
Ren Youhua unleashed a barrage of harsh words.
After speaking, she added with a hint of jealousy, “I don’t know which of his eyes is blind to have taken a liking to you!”
Li Ziling’s face tightened, and she yelled, “Watch your words and know your place!”
*Slap!*
Ren Youhua directly slapped her across the face.
Li Ziling covered her face in disbelief.
“You, why did you hit me?”
“Hitting you is still light! And you want me to know my place? I’m a master of the Innate realm, and you, a woman who can’t do anything, have no right to talk to me like that! Just because you’re the Dragon Gate Lord? Oh, I almost forgot, you can dance! You can be a socialite! Let me tell you, without ability, someone will soon pull you down! You won’t last long in this position! By then, you won’t even be qualified to carry my shoes!”
Hearing the mention of a socialite, Li Ziling’s pretty face turned crimson with anger.
But Ren Youhua was also telling the truth; everyone here knew she was just an ordinary person and treated her with contempt.
Her subordinates would often feign obedience to her arrangements, and she was effectively powerless.
“As a woman, you should submit to men, especially accomplished young men like Young Master Wen! Women are born to be a foil for men! You actually dream of being the Dragon Gate Lord? What right does a woman have?”
“If I were you, I’d immediately kneel down and give up my position to a man, even a beggar would be better than you, a woman, in this position!”
“Hurry up and fix yourself, or don’t blame me for dealing with you!”
Ren Youhua dropped the ultimatum and left.
Li Ziling remained in the office, calmly closing the door.
When she returned to her seat, she finally sobbed uncontrollably.
Tears streamed down her face.
“Brother, I miss you.”
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
Li Ziling quickly wiped away her tears and tidied her appearance, saying, “Come in!”
“Li Ziling, why are your eyes red?”
“Azhu?” Li Ziling looked at the person.
As her best friend, Li Ziling naturally wouldn’t forget Azhu when she made her comeback.
So, not long after she went to the Dragon Gate, she called Azhu over as well.
As the Dragon Gate Lord, helping Azhu was not difficult.
After all, although Azhu’s family wasn’t poor, they weren’t particularly wealthy either. Li Ziling felt she could provide more help than Azhu’s own family.
But Li Ziling soon realized she was mistaken.
When she first arrived in the capital, these people were unfamiliar with her and were very polite, which led her to confidently call Azhu over, arrange a position for her, and even use her status to find a cultivation technique for Azhu from the Dragon Gate.
However, everything exceeded Li Ziling’s expectations.
During the time Azhu followed Li Ziling, she suffered a lot of grievances.
“Your voice is off, did someone bully you? It must be that bitch Ren Youhua! How dare she! She’s just your secretary, how dare she treat you like this! I’m going to argue with her!”
Azhu clenched her fists in anger.
“Don’t go!” Li Ziling quickly stopped her.
“But, as a descendant of a war god, you can’t always be bullied like this, can you?”
Azhu said.
“Forget it, it’s just a small matter,” Li Ziling forced a smile.
“By the way, what did Ren Youhua want to see you for?” Azhu asked.
“She, she wants me to see Wen Qiang.”
“This is too much!”
Azhu clenched her fists!
“If Teacher Chen knew about this, he would definitely not let Ren Youhua go! If we were in the provincial capital, they would have a hard time!”
“If you ask me, you should tell Teacher Chen about your grievances. He cares about you so much, he won’t just stand by and watch you suffer!”
“If you’re too embarrassed to say it, I’ll tell him!” Azhu said indignantly.
“No! Absolutely not! I don’t want to implicate him!”
Li Ziling said, “Azhu, you don’t know, these people in the capital are terrifyingly strong! Teacher Chen, although he’s very capable in the provincial capital, it’s different here!”
“But, Teacher Chen is a master, it shouldn’t be a problem for him to help you, right?” Azhu asked.
Li Ziling gave a wry smile. “It’s not a problem. Originally, he was qualified to be the Dragon Gate Lord!”
“But, with his temper, I’m worried that if he knows about my situation, he might do something out of line that he can’t control.”
“Wouldn’t that be harming Teacher Chen? Forget it, I’ll just go see Young Master Wen and send him away.”