The Master and His Wealthy Fiancée

When Chen Dong returned to Li Manor, the members of the Li Family were already there. Li Jianwen was busy in the study, Li Huiran had gone to bed early, and Li Qinghe and Lu Yongxiu were playing Go.

Chen Dong greeted Li Qinghe and began to brew the medicine for the final time. After this, Li Qinghe's body would be strong enough to be supplemented with medicinal pills.

Before long, Chen Dong finished brewing the medicine and brought it to Li Qinghe.

At that moment, his match against Lu Yongxiu was at a critical juncture.

Chen Dong glanced over. The outcome on the board was already decided; Li Qinghe had the upper hand. In another ten moves, Lu Yongxiu would be unable to turn the tables.

Li Qinghe accepted the medicinal soup with both hands. "Yongxiu, let's call it a day. We'll declare it a draw!"

Lu Yongxiu had no objection, smiling as he asked, "Brother Li, you still need medicinal conditioning?"

Li Qinghe looked proud. "My body recovered long ago. This is a special tonic Xiaodong prepared to aid my martial arts training." With that, he downed the medicinal soup in one gulp.

Hearing this, Lu Yongxiu's interest was piqued. "What effects does this medicine have?"

Li Qinghe smiled and shook his head. "That's a secret!"

Lu Yongxiu spotted the dregs left in the bowl, picked it up, and took a sip. His brow furrowed slightly, then his eyes widened in utter shock.

"This... this can actually revitalize the Dantian."

Li Qinghe's expression turned serious as he put a finger to his lips. "Yongxiu, I must ask you to keep this a secret. Otherwise, Xiaodong will be in grave danger!"

Lu Yongxiu nodded solemnly.

Chen Dong laughed. "It's no big secret. This is just the simplest kind of supplementary formula."

Lu Yongxiu's expression was tense. "No, you don't understand the importance of this tonic. Countless Martial Artists see their cultivation regress as they age and their bodies decline. If your formula were to leak, they would stop at nothing to obtain it."

Seeing how worked up he was, Chen Dong couldn't be bothered to respond.

After drinking the medicine, Li Qinghe excused himself and went to train.

Chen Dong watched some TV. A movie starring Qin Yun was on—a female-led sci-fi flick. It was actually quite good.

After the movie, he took a quick shower. As he was getting ready for bed, he noticed Li Huiran was still awake.

Chen Dong didn't ask any questions. He expertly made his bed on the floor, lay down, and went to sleep.

Li Huiran tossed and turned, unable to sleep. She started messaging her best friend, Wang Mengyu.

Li Huiran: I saw Chen Dong with some woman I didn't recognize today. And they were in a hotel for a long time.

Wang Mengyu: I knew things between you and that Chen Dong were complicated! Is he cheating on you? You're gorgeous, Huiran! If he's cheating on you, isn't he afraid of being struck by lightning?!

Li Huiran: No, he's my fiancé.

Wang Mengyu: WHAT!!! Since when do you have a fiancé???

Li Huiran: No! No! My grandpa set it up when I was a kid, then he just showed up out of the blue! I had to get a fake marriage certificate with him to fool my grandpa. The last thing I want is to marry him!

Wang Mengyu: So he's technically cheating on his wife? He cheated on you?!

Li Huiran: I told you, it's fake! FAKE!!!

Wang Mengyu: Then why do you care if he's in a hotel with another woman?

Li Huiran: UGH!!! It's just so frustrating!

Wang Mengyu: Well then, why don't you go find a guy and take him to a hotel? Problem solved, right?

Li Huiran: Go to hell!!!

「The night deepened.」

On the outskirts of Jiangzhou City stood the Sun Family's private hospital. Set far apart from the main complex was a heavily guarded building. Its surrounding walls were high, topped with barbed wire, and bristling with cameras. Even late at night, numerous guards patrolled the perimeter.

Under the cover of darkness, several figures knocked out the guards and slipped inside.

Early the next morning, Huang Biehe was summoned to the Sun Family Manor.

In the same antique-style main hall, Sun Yuanliang waited, dressed in a long robe. Beside him on the floor lay a man, tightly bound and covered in wounds.

As soon as Huang Biehe stepped into the hall, he asked, "Patriarch Sun, for what reason have you summoned me so early?"

Sun Yuanliang gestured. "Take a look."

Huang Biehe walked over to the man on the floor for a closer look. "This... Isn't this Liu Qi? What happened?"

Sun Yuanliang snorted. "Hah! This fellow was caught infiltrating my Sun Family's private hospital. He only talked after some... enhanced interrogation. He said that Chen Dong told him a man with the surname Huang gave Chen Dong a tip—that his son was in our hospital! Care to explain, Patriarch Huang?"

Huang Biehe shouted, "Impossible! This must be one of Chen Dong's tricks! Yes, a plot to sow discord—a brilliant move to turn us against each other! He's trying to drive a wedge between all of us in one fell swoop! It's ingenious! Patriarch Sun, you can't believe him! You can't fall into his trap!"

"Of course I don't believe him," Sun Yuanliang said calmly, though his expression was one of absolute confidence. "My second brother has come out of seclusion!"

Just then, a long-bearded old man walked into the courtyard. Though his appearance was unkempt, almost dirty and disheveled, his aura was astonishing. His mere presence was enough to create an immense sense of pressure.

This was Second Master Sun, Sun Yuanjing.

Sun Yuanliang smiled. "I've captured Liu Qi. As for that plan to cut off their material supply, his subordinates will probably fold and sell to the Li Clan soon enough. But what does it matter if that plan fails? With my second brother here, all these little plots are completely insignificant."

Sun Yuanjing chuckled lightly. "While I did not achieve a breakthrough this time, my gains were still substantial. I was just looking for a chance to stretch my limbs. For you, big brother, I will go and eliminate the Li Family now!"

Huang Biehe's spirits soared at these words. "I wish Second Master Sun a swift and decisive victory!"

'Vengeance for my son and my brother can finally be taken!'

'This is a supreme master, at the very pinnacle of the Grandmaster realm!'