Chapter 40 (2/2)

Even though he did not understand anything, he still thought Ren Jie made a lot of sense. How strange.

Meanwhile, all the servants had escaped Fang Qi’s quarters.

Fang Qi nearly threw up the entirety of her stomach, and in the end, Fang Tianen had no choice but to order someone to seal her sense of smell as well, only then did the situation become better. Only, the stench coming from Fang Qi filled the entire Fang residence, and while it was not as bad as it was around her, it was still bad enough.

The whole Jade Capital was in a flurry as they wondered what had happened at the Fang residence.

“Chang Le Casino, an apothecary room, three silk manors, a plantation, one million Jade coins, and a middle-grade spiritual instrument…” When Fang Qi heard what Ren Jie asked from the Fangs in order to save her, her expression turned sour.

The worst thing was the smell on her, even the thought of it made her want to throw up again.

This horrible Ren Jie, he must have done it on purpose.

“It must have been Ren Jie who poisoned me. And even if it wasn’t him, he must have something to do with it.” Fang Qi was very sure. “To think that Gao Fei didn’t kill him with the ironwood stool but turned him smarter and crazier. Well, that’s all the better. I couldn’t be bothered to deal with that fool in the past. But don’t worry, father. Whatever he took from us I’ll take back one hundred times more!”

“Hmph!” Fang Tianen scoffed angrily. “That’s for sure. Even when Ren Tianxing was the family head he did not dare blackmail me so blatantly. We must avenge ourselves for sure. While those things were precious, it doesn’t matter as long as you’re fine. You must be careful in the future. This is the fight of the five family clans, and while this Ren Jie may be nothing, he does have the whole Ren family as a backing. You nearly killed him, who knows if the Rens will take the chance to make an issue out of this. Even if it won’t be Ren Jie next time, we don’t know if the other family clans will do anything about it.”

“But that useless and pampered Ren Jie got off too easily this time. The Chang Le Casino…” Fang Qi nodded her head as well. Having had a near-death experience, she learned many things, and the gears in her mind quickly started spinning.

“Family Head, first miss, don’t worry. Ren Jie thought that he just because he has the title deeds of the Chang Le Casino he now owns this lucrative business, but he doesn’t know that I coerced the head of the Chang Le Gang into making a deal with me. He will fully work with us in the future, and we will support him by building him a new casino. They have the talents and the resources, and with a new place, they will be able to start work immediately while Ren Jie will only get an empty shell. We would only have spent around 50,000 Jade coins for these things as well as to stop tongues from wagging.” When Fang Yan heard Fang Qi mention the Chang Le Casino, a flash of joy crossed his face because at least he was able to have the last laugh even though they had been forced by Ren Jie.

He did not have the chance or the time to speak earlier, but now he quickly showcased his achievements. “We gained something from this since we managed to force the head to work with us, and the Fangs will be the major shareholder. When Chang Le Casino’s operations steady, we will definitely receive at least two to three million Jade coins a year.”

“Fang Yan, you have put in much effort this time and also suffered much because of Ren Jie. Your contributions are acknowledged by me and the family clan.” Fang Tianen nodded his head and praised him. “That useless Ren Jie really thinks that everything comes so easily in life? He will soon know the consequences, that Looming Dark sword is not so easily wielded.

Looming Dark sword? Fang Qi had felt her heart ache when she heard of the middle-grade spiritual instrument. After all, even the Fangs did not have many middle-grade spiritual instruments. Now that she heard that it was the Looming Dark sword, she smiled in understanding. I see. It’s that useless artifact. Even if Ren Jie is not injured by its Yin energy, he will still have no use for it.

“I’m from the Fang family, and first miss has groomed me to who I am today. I should help when I can. The head of Chang Le Gang is different though, he’s somebody from the streets but is obsessed with gambling and does not value benefits. Thanks to that I offered the Fang’s support in building a new Chang Le Casino and turning it into the biggest casino in the Clear Jade Dynasty in order to make him agree to work with us.” Fang Yan was very pleased with himself for managing to accomplish this in such a short time, and his satisfaction was evident in the way he spoke.

Fang Qi felt less upset when she heard this and praised him as well. “It has been tough on you, Brother Yan. This Ren Jie will regret it one day. You must keep an eye on the Chang Le Gang and make sure nothing goes wrong. The head is a useful man because his casino is lucrative and also because he is at the ninth level of the Divine Power Realm. Based on that alone many family clans have tried to win him over, but he had no interest in them. Since he is working with us now, then perhaps we can slowly make him useful to us. Someone at the ninth level of the Divine Power Realm is useful even to the five major family clans. Damn it, if not for this I could have gone myself…”

Fang Qi had wanted to go and settle this herself, but because she reeked now, she was not willing to step out of the house in fear of tarnishing her image.

Fang Tianen also persuaded her to rest as he was worried about her and wanted her to rest and recuperate.

Fang Yan promised Fang Tianen that he would discuss this with him soon and would do his best to reach a concrete agreement with the head of the Chang Le Gang.