Chapter 634: This Humble Taoist Grants You a Sky-High Fortune!

Chapter 634: Chapter 634: This Humble Taoist Grants You a Sky-High Fortune!

Cheng Yuan nodded without hesitation.

"Yes, it’s because of you."

Cheng Yuan’s frankness actually flustered Shen Man. She stammered, "Cheng Yuan, you... you... If you say that, I’ll feel pressured..."

Cheng Yuan grinned. ’This silly girl actually believed me.’

"Miss Shen, as a father, Mr. Shen only said those things to me out of a desire to protect his daughter. He also said he admired me and wanted to support me. Why wouldn’t I give such a man an important position?"

Shen Man let out a small sigh of relief. "Good. If it were really because of me, I’d feel incredibly guilty, like I owed you something. And that would taint my feelings for you."

Cheng Yuan looked at Shen Man very seriously. "Miss Shen, I’ve already told you that I’m married. You really shouldn’t waste your time on me."

Shen Man returned his serious gaze.

"Cheng Yuan, you’re Cheng Dongshan! The Martial Arts Alliance Leader! Isn’t it perfectly normal for a man like you to have a few women? Let’s not talk about others—just my dad alone has four women that I know of! You’re my dad’s boss. I don’t think it’d be a big deal for you to have five or six."

This...

Hu Yidao had said similar things to him, but Cheng Yuan came from a humble background. His upbringing was rather traditional, and his parents’ relationship was excellent. He truly couldn’t accept this.

He did indeed have three women now, but Hu Shishi and He Zhixuan were both due to unexpected circumstances.

"Miss Shen..."

Shen Man cut him off. "Call me Manman."

"Alright, Manman. I understand your feelings, but I’m sorry, I can only see you as a younger sister. If you can’t accept that, I will never appear before you again."

’Younger sister?’

The corners of Shen Man’s mouth tilted up slightly.

’Back in school, many budding romances started with the whole ’brother and sister’ thing.’

"Let’s go, ’Big Brother.’ I’ll take you to Qingcheng."

Cheng Yuan was taken aback. "Why are we going to Qingcheng?"

"To claim your five-star hotels! Didn’t Tang Jun lose two of them to you in a bet?"

Cheng Yuan tapped his head. "I almost forgot. Well, every little bit counts. I can’t just let Tang Jun off the hook."

Shen Man hesitated. "’Big Brother,’ if Tang Jun tries to back out, please don’t take it out on the Tang Family! Our Shen Family and the Tang Family have been friends for generations. The Tang Family helped us a lot when we were on the rise! Uncle Tang watched me grow up."

Cheng Yuan grinned. "In that case, I can do you a favor and forget about the two hotels."

Shen Man shook her head like a rattle. "It’s precisely because Uncle Tang is so good to me that you *have* to take these two five-star hotels! Tang Jun must be taught a harsh lesson, or he’ll bankrupt the Tang Family sooner or later!"

"Alright, to Qingcheng it is."

Cheng Yuan and Shen Man boarded the high-speed train to Qingcheng.

Perhaps because Cheng Yuan had just killed someone, his Evil Qi was overwhelming. Even though Shen Man was a peerless beauty, no one dared to approach and hit on her.

This disappointed Shen Man somewhat. She had actually been looking forward to a "hero saving the damsel" scenario.

Plus, she could have pretended to be scared and hidden in her ’big brother’s’ arms.

After getting off the train, Shen Man took out her phone and called Tang Jun.

The call connected quickly, and Tang Jun’s somewhat excited voice came through. "Manman, what’s up? I’m back in Qingcheng. Just say the word, and I’ll come find you right away!"

"No, that won’t be necessary. I’m coming to find you with my ’big brother’!"

"Your ’big brother’?"

"Cheng Yuan."

Tang Jun’s voice instantly turned cold. "Manman, if you come alone, you’re welcome. But if you’re bringing Cheng Yuan, sorry, I’m not dealing with that! Goodbye!"

"Tang Jun! Are you really going to back out of it? Have you forgotten the bet you made with Cheng Yuan?"

Tang Jun snorted coldly. "That kind of bet isn’t even legal in the first place! If he’s got the guts, tell that bastard surnamed Cheng to sue me! If he can win in court, he’s welcome to the two five-star hotels! If he can’t, heheh..."

"Tang Jun! I’m warning you, don’t renege on your debt, or Uncle Tang will tan your hide! Do you even know who my ’big brother’ is? He’s Cheng Dongshan! The Dongshan Martial Arts Alliance Leader!!"

’Martial Arts Alliance Leader?’

Tang Jun rolled his eyes, speechless.

"Manman, stop joking! If that kid is the Dongshan Martial Arts Alliance Leader, then I’m the Dragon Country Martial Arts Alliance Leader! A fighter who didn’t even dare to compete in the warm-up matches! You’ve really got some nerve hyping him up! I can’t be bothered talking to you anymore. See you in court!"

Tang Jun hung up.

...

The Tang Family estate was located in the center of Qingcheng. They lived in a century-old Western-style villa, said to have been built by people from Country D back in the day. It was both magnificent and sturdy, a fine piece of architecture that could be passed down for hundreds of years.

The Tang Family Patriarch, Tang Sihai, was a remarkable man.

Tang Sihai came from a poor family and dropped out before even finishing middle school.

While working as a bricklayer on a construction site, Tang Sihai met an extremely scruffy old Daoist priest who kept staring at him.

The old priest’s gaze made Tang Sihai’s skin crawl, so he asked the man why he was staring.

The old priest said something that Tang Sihai found incomprehensible at the time, words that shattered his entire worldview.

"Little one, would you be willing to acknowledge this poor Daoist as your adoptive father? I can give you wealth so great it blots out the sky!"

Of course, Tang Sihai didn’t believe him. He scoffed, "Old priest, can you stop bragging? Look at you, so scruffy and skinny you’re just skin and bones. You probably have trouble just filling your own stomach, right? Here’s a dime, go buy yourself a few buns!"

The old priest didn’t take the money Tang Sihai offered. Instead, he reached into his grimy Daoist robes and pulled out a thick wad of bills!

"Little one, do you think I’m short on cash? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It’s up to you whether you seize it."

Tang Sihai’s eyes went wide. He’d only ever seen a few of those large bills when the foreman handed out wages, but this old priest had a whole stack!

’He’s loaded!’

THUD. Tang Sihai dropped to his knees and gave the old priest three loud, respectful kowtows.

"Your son, Tang Sihai, greets Adoptive Father! Please grant your son the boundless fortune you promised!"

The old priest pointed to a bridge underpass not far away and said mysteriously, "Good. As your father, I will give you your first stroke of fortune! Tonight at midnight sharp, hide near that underpass. No matter what happens, don’t make a sound."

"Yes, Adoptive Father."

That night, Tang Sihai hid motionless in the bushes surrounding the underpass. Even after mosquitoes had bitten him and raised more than ten large welts, he didn’t move a muscle.

He finally made it to midnight.

Tang Sihai saw two groups of people arrive at the underpass. A disagreement broke out, and the two groups immediately started fighting!

Tang Sihai happened to recognize one of the groups. Their leader was Brother Lei, the biggest gangster boss in Qingzhou at the time.

Tang Sihai started to get nervous. ’This isn’t a fortune, is it? This is a curse!’

’If Brother Lei finds me hiding in the bushes, he’ll definitely kill me!’

Just as Tang Sihai grew so nervous he was barely breathing, with a mighty RUMBLE, the underpass collapsed!

Everyone was buried by earth and stone!

The once-invincible Brother Lei was also submerged in the rubble, with only half a leg sticking out!