Chapter 1152 - 953: Best Strategy in Advance

Gong Yuanhao outright denied, "When did the Gong family ever cut off your financial path on Yanfu Continent? I don't understand what you're saying. Shi Chun, I advise you not to make trouble for nothing; it won't benefit you."

Shi Chun chuckled softly, "Why do you think I know all this? The handler who contacted the Blood Shadow Pavilion's assassin for the Gong family, and the person spreading rumors to cut off my financial path, have already confessed the entire process clearly. Are you perhaps forcing me to hand over the evidence to the Heavenly Court and the Four Great Royal Courts?"

Gong Yuanhao's heart stirred slightly as he instantly realized that Gong Shaoci's confidant Lei Ying had fallen into the other party's hands.

Had this rascal silently taken someone away from the heavily guarded third chamber?

Yet he still wouldn't admit it. Even if there were no eavesdroppers around, even if the evidence was irrefutable, he wouldn't confess that the Gong family did such a thing.

He thus denied again, "I don't understand what you're saying. I can guarantee that the Gong Family wouldn't do such a thing. Even if this happened, it must be outsiders misbehaving under the Gong family's banner. We cannot be blamed for this."

This statement amused Shi Chun. Just moments ago, he claimed Gong Shaoci was at fault first, and now he's cleanly brushing off the Gong family, blaming outsiders for misuse of the Gong family's name.

Even big figures make excuses.

Since that's the case, Shi Chun didn't beat around the bush anymore, "Saying this way is pointless now. Things have reached this stage, and there's no use in arguing. Let's see the truth. In short, whoever cut off my financial path will pay me back. If I am cornered, I wouldn't mind pushing out the Manor Master of Green Rong Manor."

Gong Yuanhao slightly frowned. He understood half of the words, but he genuinely didn't grasp what the Manor Master of Green Rong Manor referred to. His mind couldn't even form a proper name.

However, he fully comprehended the underlying meaning of the other's words—that the opponent had a more significant hold over him.

He immediately attempted to ask, "Who's the Manor Master?"

Noting that the other party didn't outright deny this time, instead seeming puzzled, Shi Chun felt bewildered too. Could it be that the Gong family truly doesn't know about Gong Yuanzhi's faked death?

His right eye superpower observes Gong Yuanhao's Magic Source, indeed confirming it's not Demon Essence; the other party is not a Demon Cultivator.

However, this doesn't matter as long as Gong Yuanzhi is a Demon Cultivator.

With this in mind, Shi Chun smiled gently, "Playing dumb is meaningless. It seems the elder hasn't come prepared yet. You might as well take the junior's request back home and discuss it thoroughly. My demand is simple: who cuts off my financial path must compensate me. Once the debt is paid off, I'll return that Manor Master of Green Rong Manor to you."

Gong Yuanhao focused intently on the opponent. In reality, his primary objective for coming this time was to confirm whether the two trillion fiasco was indeed caused by this person.

As for why he had to come personally, it was because the sum was too massive. Someone like Gong Shaoci wasn't qualified to handle such vast assets, and before a solution was finalized, more people weren't intended to be made aware of this.

At present, someone of Gong Shaoci's level wasn't even eligible to approach such family secrets, which is why he had Gong Shaoci leave and avoid the discussion earlier.

In other words, he didn't expect to solve this issue in a single meeting.

Involving such enormous assets, the opponent wouldn't have dared to act if it could be settled in a few words.

Of course, even knowing it wouldn't be easily resolved, he had to display the willingness to solve it earlier. What if it worked? After all, the prestige of the Gong family is formidable here.

It seems clearly impossible at the moment; evidently, the opponent had cards even he couldn't fathom.

He understood the conditions the opponent proposed and knew the opponent put a card on his table, contemplating how to respond, as Gong Yuanhao lightly tapped the invitation in his hand.

Unable to decipher the significance of the opponent's card, he thought and thought but didn't pursue further, as exposing ignorance is also a form of showing one's hand.

Recalling the housekeeper's seemingly hinted reminder earlier, he said nothing more, raised his hand, and donned his hat once more, instantly flashing away.

Upon flying to the waiting side of Feng Chi and Gong Shaoci outside the valley, he called out to Gong Shaoci and simultaneously tossed two invitations.

Feng Chi caught them, watching the two leave, and opened the invitations to find that they were for Gong Shaoci's wedding banquet, separately inviting Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang.

In the air, Gong Shaoci couldn't help but ask again, "Uncle, what exactly is the matter worth you personally meeting with that impostor and brute?"

Seeing him still oblivious to the issue, Gong Yuanhao felt the annoyance at the dilemma the Gong family might be facing because of him, sternly warning, "Stop provoking him in the future; you're no match for him!"

Gong Shaoci immediately felt displeased, never thinking he would be inferior to Shi Chun, always believing he was merely restrained by family rules from displaying his full prowess, "If he weren't covered with the guise of a Heavenly Court official, I'd kill him anytime!"

Gong Yuanhao was utterly enraged, "You haven't tried? Did you kill him? I'm warning you, don't provoke him again; you cannot afford it, Lei Ying is in his hands, and you know how much Lei Ying knows about you. Now he can kill you anytime!"

Gong Shaoci's face, just disdainful, turned ashen instantly, panic fleeted across his eyes, "How is this possible? How does he have the ability to take Lei Ying from my family..."

Shi Chun, with a golden Command Arrow, placed Feng Chi into the valley and acquired those two invitations, upon opening them found Wu Jinliang also invited, feeling a bit surprised.