Chapter 236: Chen Tianqi’s Suspicion (1/2)

Chapter 236: Chen Tianqi’s Suspicion

Go for a few drinks?! Gao Yong looked at Huang Xiaolong in a daze. In the next moment, his young blood boiled, coursing through his veins with excitement, and his heartbeat turned cartwheels in his chest. However, on the surface he only managed to nod his agreement in stiff movements.

Before long, Gao Yong followed Huang Xiaolong, leaving the Dawn River Street. The entire way, Gao Yong felt as if he was floating on a cloud, nothing could hook him back to earth.

When Huang Xiaolong reached the outside of the Southern Hill Estate, Huang Peng and Su Yan craned their necks as they waited for him at the front entrance. The moment Su Yan spotted Huang Xiaolong’s figure appearing on the horizon, she hurried out in a few steps, pulling Huang Xiaolong into a hug, “Long’er, you’re finally home!”

Being embraced in public by his mother at his age made Huang Xiaolong slightly embarrassed, but he clearly felt Su Yan’s motherly love and longing for her son. Recalling the fact these years he had mostly been apart from his family, either away or cultivating, spending very little time with them, a trace of guilt rose in Huang Xiaolong’s heart.

“Yes Mother, I’m back!” Huang Xiaolong affirmed. Inwardly, his heart soured.

“Good, good, as long as our son comes back safely. There are so many people here, Yan’er, don’t embarrass our son, let us go in first.” Huang Peng came to his son’s rescue at this moment, comforting his wife at the same time.

Only then did Su Yan release her son. She knew her son’s identity and status were no longer the same, hugging in public like this was indeed embarrassing.

“Big brother!” Huang Min stood in front of her big brother while smiling sheepishly in happiness.

Huang Xiaolong laughed watching his younger sister, “Your wedding’s in two days’ time, your Big brother made an effort to rush back. Thankfully, I made it in time!”

“Big bro!” Huang Min’s eyes turned red-rimmed instantly. She too rushed up and hugged Huang Xiaolong for some time before letting go. Huang Xiaolong studied his sister’s loveable, delicate face as he lifted his right hand to wipe away the tears flowing from the corner of Huang Min’s eyes, he was pleased and content: the little girl finally grew up.

He could clearly recall as if it was yesterday when he used to sneak out to the back mountain to practice the Body Metamorphose Scripture, a little girl used to go all the way up the hill to look for him.

More than ten years had passed… in the blink of an eye.

After the New Year, the little girl would be nineteen, and he, twenty.

“You’re old enough to get married yet you still cry like a little kid. Come, let’s go in.” Huang Xiaolong smiled, teasing Huang Min.

Huang Min nodded in agreement, tears turning into a spurt of laughter. Hence, Huang Xiaolong, Huang Peng, Su Yan, and the others standing at the door went into Southern Estate Manor’s great hall, where lively words and sounds of laughter continued.

Two days later was Huang Min’s big wedding day, and Huang Xiaolong’s return heightened the festive atmosphere building up in the Southern Hill Estate. Huang Xiaolong was the backbone of the Huang Family, if Huang Xiaolong was unable to make it back in time for Huang Min’s wedding, the celebration and atmosphere would have felt lacking in some way.

Several hours later, Huang Xiaolong left the great hall and went back to his courtyard. Summoning Zhao Shu, Zhang Fu, and Fei Hou over, inquiring over the matters over the past two years in the Southern Hill Estate. The three of them respectively reported the matters under their charge one by one.

According to their reports, the Nine Tripod Commerce was established successfully in Duanren Imperial City, and had opened many branches in Duanren Empire’s main cities. Due to Emperor Duanren’s strong support, progress and business was good, laying a good foundation. In less than two years’ time, the daily revenues had exceeded three to four thousand gold coins.

With Nine Tripod Commerce’s development, Huang Xiaolong believed that within thirty to forty years, it would become one of the top four companies in Duanren Empire.

“Any movements from Yao Fei or the Deities Templar?” Huang Xiaolong asked.

Zhao Shu shook his head, “Ever since the battle in Duanren Institute where Yao Fei was rescued by that person from Deities Templar, he did not show himself again. There were no movements from Deities Templar.”

Huang Xiaolong nodded, “Tighten the estate’s patrol for the next two days.”

“Sovereign, you mean to say Yao Fei and Deities Templar might use Miss Huang Min’s wedding day to make trouble?” Zhang Fu asked his doubt.

“The possibility exists, there’s nothing wrong with being extra careful.” Huang Xiaolong said.

The Yao Family’s Manor, its foundation, its headquarters was burned to the ground by him, Yao Fei and the Yao Ancestor fled like dogs with their tails between their legs. No doubt they would retaliate sooner or later.