Chapter 460 - A Gate-crasher! (2/2)
The family had some business on the surface and some shady business in the dark.
That was why Ling Tianxiao was able to offer more than 20 million to compete with Fang Qiu for the Heaven Treasure Mei Leaf.
It was also because of its prominent status, the Ling Family was located in the best area of Ganzhou Province.
It was located in a wild woodland that resembled a paradise in the center of Linxia and Qingzhou, the two largest cities in Ganzhou Province.
Before coming to Ganzhou, Fang Qiu had already ascertained the location of the Ling Family.
Therefore, he took a taxi as soon as he left the hotel.
He got out of the city by car and came to a deserted forest. There, he changed into the exclusive clothes of mysterious man John Doe and put on a mask. Then he moved and flew directly in the direction of the Ling Family.
The Ling Family, known as the only ancient martial arts family in Ganzhou, was huge.
The entire family was built like an ancient ashram.
On the magnificent gate hung a plaque with the words “Ling Family” written in a golden pen.
When one opened the gate, what he could see was a broad rectangular field.
The field was about 100 meters long and more than 50 meters wide.
On the left and right sides of the field were two rows of rooms.
In the center of the field, there was a huge sculpture of a stone tripod.
The field was completely paved with bluestone, which was mixed with some limestone and white stones. The pattern of Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Formation on the ground looked very solemn.
At the other end of the field, there was a large pavilion.
In the middle of the pavilion was the reception hall.
There were the houses of the central figures of the Ling Family on the left and right sides.
At this point, everyone in the Ling Family gathered in the large lobby.
The one sitting on the host chair was a solemn, white-haired man of about fifty.
This person was Ling Xiuqi, the head of the Ling Family.
Under Ling Xiuqi’s right side, an old man in a steward suit frowned slightly.
“Master.”
The old man glanced down at the dozens of people in the hall and also deliberately glanced at Ling Tianxiao, who was at the bottom of the first row on the left side of the hall. Then he turned to Ling Xiuqi and said, “Based on what the young master has said, I think the masked man who dared to snatch the invitation letter of Xiangxi’s eldest son and then competed with him at the auction for the Heaven Treasure is likely to be the mysterious man John Doe, who has recently risen to fame in Wulin!”
“Oh?”
Ling Xiuqi raised his eyebrows.
“Humph.”
At this time, in the hall, a big and hot-tempered man snorted and said with a disdainful expression, “Mysterious man John Doe? A nobody! He should have the nerve to treat Tianxiao like this and boast that he would come to the Ling Family to make trouble without shame. How dare he? If he dares to come, I’ll make him pay the price!”
“Yep.”
Ling Xiuqi nodded, shifted his gaze onto Ling Tianxiao with a darkened face, and snapped, “How many times have I told you that you couldn’t go out and make trouble just because you are the youngest child in our family and all the relatives dote on you. It is a big era now. If you have time, learn more. Don’t go out and mess around all day!”
“Dad.”
Ling Tianxiao shouted and said, “I admit that I was wrong. Although I stirred up trouble, we have to teach that guy a lesson through this. It is not myself he despises, but our whole family. If we don’t teach him a lesson, he’ll consider our family a pushover.”
“Yep.”
Ling Xiuqi nodded and said, “That’s right. No matter who he is, as long as he comes to our family, we will teach him a lesson, whether we are right or wrong. Otherwise, the Ling Family will become a real pushover!”
“Boom…”
At this moment, a loud sound came, like a log striking a bell.
It immediately caught the attention of every member of the Ling Family in the hall!
Ling Xiuqi raised his eyebrows and asked, “What happened?”
“Master.”
As soon as he finished, a servant ran here quickly and stood at the door of the hall, saying, “There is a man dressed in black and wearing a mask, demanding to come in. We didn’t allow him to break in, so he kicked the gate out of the way.”
“What?”
Ling Xiuqi gaped at the servant with fury.
There came a gate-crasher!
He was clearly looking for trouble and starting a feud!
“Oh shit!”
The hot-tempered man cursed, stood up abruptly, and said, “I’ll go and meet the son of a bitch. I’d like to see what he is capable of. How dare he come and make trouble for the Ling Family!”
Ling Xiuqi nodded.
He was also a little confused.
Given the status of his family in Jianghu, how could anyone dare to stir up trouble so boldly and arrogantly?
In this case, either the gate-crasher had a powerful backer and was not afraid of the Ling Family, or he was a fool who didn’t know the background of the Ling Family.
In the case of uncertainty, it was undoubtedly the best choice to first check the strength of the other party.
With the approval of the master, the big man moved and rushed out of the hall.
On the other side, Fang Qiu, who shook the gate of the Ling Family away, stepped in.
He walked to the broad square inside the gate and looked from a distance at the people in the hall opposite.
At this point, the hot-tempered guy happened to come.
“Sixth-class?”
Glancing at him casually, Fang Qiu immediately saw through the strength of the big man. He immediately snorted and moved forward indifferently.
“How dare you break into my house! You’re digging your own grave!”
The big man roared, rushed to Fang Qiu’s front, and punched his chest.
“Humph!”
Fang Qiu snorted and dodged.
As he leaned to one side to avoid his opponent’s fist, he reached forward with his right hand and thumped the man on the back. Then he kicked the man in the chest with his left foot mercilessly.
With a single blow, he hit the man backward and sent him crashing to the ground!