The Master and His Wealthy Fiancée

According to Luo Hua, the reason the Cai and Bai families hadn't wiped them out was that the Luo Family possessed an ancestral treasure.

They wanted to get their hands on that treasure, which is why they spared the Luo Family for the time being. Now, almost every member of the Luo Family is under surveillance by the Cai and Bai families, unable to even leave Qianzhou.

It had taken Luo Hua and his companion a great deal of effort just to shake off their tails for this trip.

If not for the sudden appearance of a few people in Qianzhou capable of dealing a heavy blow to the Cai Family's pride, the Luo Family would likely have continued to bide their time.

When the car arrived, Luo Hua suddenly said, "Qin Yun will be thrilled to see you!"

"Qin Yun is here, too?"

"Yes. Most of the remaining members of the Luo Family are here. Eastern Entertainment was just an innocent victim in all this, really. Because I was always around Qin Yun, the Cai Family assumed Eastern Entertainment was one of my family's businesses, so..."

Chen Dong smiled. "So, did you win the girl?"

In truth, Chen Dong had never harbored any romantic feelings for Qin Yun. He'd had a slightly favorable impression of her at first, but after everything he had been through, he had become even more guarded with his emotions.

'The Great Dao is emotionless. The deeper one's cultivation, the more feelings become a fetter.'

Luo Hua just shook his head with a bitter smile, saying nothing.

Just as they got out of the car and entered the manor, an elderly man in the Celestial Spirit Realm came running out in a panic.

"Young Master, this is terrible! Miss Qin Yun has been taken!"

Luo Hua's expression darkened. "What happened?"

The elder quickly explained, "Someone from the Cai Family came. They said that because you escaped their surveillance, Young Master, they've lost their patience. They demanded that if you want Miss Qin Yun returned unharmed, you must bring the ancestral treasure to the Cai Family's ancestral home before sunset for an exchange!"

Luo Hua cursed, "Damn it! Aren't they afraid I'll destroy the treasure?"

The elder lowered his head and continued, "They said they've given us our chance. Since we weren't willing to hand over the treasure, they had no choice but to play rough."

For the past two years, with the exception of the incident involving the Luo Family's patriarch, the Cai Family had merely used their superior power to gradually apply pressure, swallowing up their businesses and threatening them. This time, however, they'd changed their tactics and taken a hostage.

Luo Hua's scarred face twitched. As if making a momentous decision, he said, "I'm sorry, Chen Dong. I was originally planning to give you the treasure after everything was settled, but now I have to use it to get Qin Yun back!"

This piqued Chen Dong's curiosity. "What exactly is this treasure that has the Cai Family so fixated on it?" he asked.

Luo Hua lifted his shirt, revealing a foot-long wound on his abdomen. He took out a dagger, sliced open the stitches, and reached inside, pulling out a fist-sized metal ball.

Sweat beading on his forehead, Luo Hua said, "This is it."

Chen Dong now felt a sliver of admiration for this Eldest Young Master Luo, to think he would hide the treasure there. He flicked out four Silver Needles to stanch Luo Hua's bleeding, then channeled lightning into his palm to help the wound heal.

He examined the bumpy, uneven metal ball, but after studying it for a long while, he still couldn't figure out what it was.

Luo Hua gave a bitter smile. "To be honest, my family doesn't know what it does either. But our patriarch personally gave it to me on his deathbed. He said it was the Luo Family's ancestral hope. He studied it his entire life without discovering its purpose, and in accordance with our ancestral traditions, it was passed down to me."

Luo Hua tried to hand the metal ball to Chen Dong, but Chen Dong, looking slightly repulsed, didn't take it.

He turned to Li Zhixuan. "Xiaoli, do you know what this is?"

Li Zhixuan replied coldly, "A depleted Metal Spirit Root."

Chen Dong was taken aback. 'How is this thing even remotely related to a Spirit Root?'

'The spirit forms from the body, the root is born from life. Chen Dong knew a little about Spirit Roots. They were innate, hidden within the bodies of living beings, and their physical form was nothing like this.'

Li Zhixuan explained, "In ancient times, there existed the Root Shifting Technique. It involved refining a person who possessed a Spirit Root to smelt it out and transfer it to someone else. This thing is likely the product of such a process. What's more, it was once a supreme-grade Celestial Spirit Root. However, it clearly wasn't preserved properly. This Spirit Root is useless now."

Luo Hua was devastated. The Luo Family's ancestral heirloom was completely useless!

It wasn't that he hadn't considered giving it to the Cai Family, but he knew that once he did, the Cai Family would have nothing holding them back, and the Luo Family's fate would be sealed.

Chen Dong frowned. 'Something doesn't add up.'

So he asked, "Does the Cai Family know that this is your family's heirloom?"

Luo Hua shook his head. "Maybe, maybe not."

Chen Dong's eyes narrowed. 'No, that's not right! The Cai Family must know exactly what the Luo Family's heirloom is. They must also have a way to verify or even use it. Otherwise, they wouldn't have bothered with this slow-burn approach to wear down the Luo Family.'

'Regardless, the first step is to take this to the Cai Family. Perhaps we'll find out the truth there.'

A slight smile touched Chen Dong's lips. "Let's go. We're going to the Cai Family."

Luo Hua nodded. Luo Chengwu got back into the driver's seat of the SUV. With a Profound Pill Realm expert accompanying them, Luo Hua no longer feared the Cai Family—to say nothing of the unfathomable Chen Dong, a man who even had a Profound Pill Powerhouse as a subordinate.

The moment their car pulled away, the elder who had first reported to Luo Hua took out his phone and made a call.

"Miss, Luo Hua has agreed to hand over the treasure. He's on his way to you now."

Cai Feiyu's voice came through the phone. "Good. I understand."

The elder continued his report, "He has three young people with him. One of them can generate lightning from his hands to heal wounds. Another identified the Luo Family's treasure as a Spirit Root the moment he saw it!"

The person on the other end of the line paused for a moment before asking, "Is it two men and a woman? Are the men remarkably handsome, and is the woman just an ordinary person?"

The elder immediately replied, "Yes, Miss!"

A soft snort came through the phone. "I didn't even have to look for them, and they come knocking on my door. How convenient..." Then, she gave her order: "Start taking over the Luo Family's affairs. Once I've dealt with Luo Hua, you will be in charge of the Luo Family."

The elder was overjoyed. "Thank you, Miss! Thank you, Miss!"