Faced with Ye Shishi's mockery, Tang Wan'er felt an unprecedented anger.
However, Tang Wan'er did not respond to Ye Shishi's words.
In their first encounter, Tang Wan'er realized the vast gap between herself and Ye Shishi; she was no match for her.
Ye Shishi was a deeply scheming and meticulous person, and every word she spoke was like a knife cutting into Tang Wan'er.
Yet, Ye Shishi was like someone who had practiced the Golden Bell Shield to perfection, with no weak points. Tang Wan'er picked up a knife to strike back, only to find she couldn't harm Ye Shishi at all.
The first clash between the two ended with Ye Shishi's complete victory.
Seeing Ye Shishi strutting like a victorious rooster, her head held high, full of smugness, Shen Lang couldn't help but smile. This woman never let anyone get the better of her and always had to compete with others.
Shen Lang had always liked Ye Shishi's personality; in a way, Shen Lang was also such a person.
Of course, Shen Lang was pleased that Ye Shishi had immediately put Tang Wan'er in her place upon meeting, curbing Tang Wan'er's arrogant demeanor.
With this lesson, Shen Lang believed that Tang Wan'er would be much more subdued and well-behaved in the future, and he would have fewer troubles.
Seeing that Shen Lang was not blaming her at all, Ye Shishi knew her actions were exactly to Shen Lang's liking. While her expression towards Shen Lang was outwardly cold, her gaze held a hint of playfulness.
Meanwhile, as Ye Shishi and Shen Lang chatted, a plane from Longdu had landed in Nanling. Immediately after, a man in his early thirties, dressed in white and holding a white folding fan, with a refined demeanor, disembarked. Behind him followed a burly man with a somewhat effeminate face, dressed in black.
The stark contrast of their black and white attire immediately drew many gazes. When the man in white met their eyes, he responded with a gentle smile, while the man in black merely gave a disdainful look.
"How many years has it been? Nanling is truly not what it used to be."
The man in black glanced at the newly built airport and the distant skyscrapers, saying dismissively, "The former imperial capital has lost all its regal aura. If it weren't for accompanying Young Master Qi to get married, I'd truly be unwilling to come. I still prefer the imperial atmosphere of Longdu."
With that, the man in black strode out of the airport, followed by the man in white, and then a dozen men and women in suits and ties.
As the men in black and white exited the airport, they quickly spotted Shen Lang chatting with Ye Shishi at the entrance.
Seeing Shen Lang there, the man in black burst into laughter, "Damn it, talk about finding something without even looking! I never expected to see him as the first person I meet in Nanling. Good, let's just kill him right here."
The man in black was none other than the one behind Yu Linling, the "Young Master Kong" mentioned by Yu Linling, Kong Zixiong's elder brother, Kong family's young master, Kong Wudao.
Kong Wudao had been furious with Shen Lang for thwarting his plan to seize the White Horse Club and for kissing Yu Linling in public. This trip to Nanling, besides accompanying the man in white for his marriage, was primarily to find an opportunity to kill Shen Lang.
With his enemy right in front of him, how could Kong Wudao not be excited? He was about to give the order for his subordinates to attack Shen Lang.
"Young Master Kong, please calm your anger."
Seeing Kong Wudao about to order his subordinates into action, the man in white stopped him and smiled slightly, saying, "This is an airport. Countless cameras and eyes are watching what happens here. If we make a move against him here, it will undoubtedly cause a lot of trouble."
The man in white was none other than the mysterious young master from Longdu behind Yuan Bubai, Qi Pijiang's elder brother, the Qi family's young master, Qi Tuojiang.
Qi Tuojiang's ostensible purpose for coming to Nanling was to marry Gu Qinghan, but he also had another objective: to find an opportunity to deal with Shen Lang.
This was because Shen Lang had not only insulted his cousin but also caused him to lose his pawn, Yuan Bubai, thus affecting his scheme to control Nanling.
However, Qi Tuojiang was clearly more patient. Facing his enemy standing before him, Qi Tuojiang did not act immediately.
"Haha, trouble? What trouble?"
Upon hearing Qi Tuojiang's words, Kong Wudao laughed heartily, "Young Master Qi, with our status, are there any troubles we can't resolve?"
Among the five great families of Longdu—the strong Qin, the domineering Qi, the greedy Kong—each family had a vastly different style of operation, but they shared one thing.
That one thing was their immense power, power so great it could suffocate anyone.
As the young master of the Kong family, he had known the existence of power since the age of eight when he used his connections to get his strict teacher expelled.
Power could crush people, leaving them breathless. And as the young master of the Kong family, very few people possessed more power than him.
Because of this mindset, Kong Wudao had always acted with impunity, as he didn't believe there was any trouble that he or the Kong family couldn't handle.
Qi Tuojiang shared the same preference for using power to suppress others as Kong Wudao, but he preferred to kill with a soft blade. Chopping with an axe was too bloody, too barbaric. While it could kill an enemy, it would also splatter oneself with blood.
And when others saw this, they would become fearful. When people become fearful, they tend to band together. Qi Tuojiang never wanted to become the target of everyone's hatred.
Therefore, upon hearing Kong Wudao's words, Qi Tuojiang smiled and said, "While our status means we can resolve any trouble, it's better to avoid it if possible. After all, we are porcelain, why would we collide with pottery in broad daylight?"
"We can think of a hundred ways to take his life in the blink of an eye. Why choose this method?"
Speaking of this, Qi Tuojiang opened his white folding fan and smiled elegantly, "If someone slanders me, insults me, laughs at me, belittles me, despises me, hates me, or deceives me, what should I do?"
Kong Wudao's anger dissipated upon hearing this, and he laughed heartily, "Just bear with him, let him be, ignore him, avoid him, tolerate him, and find an opportunity for a fatal blow."
"Hahaha—"
Upon hearing Kong Wudao's words, Qi Tuojiang burst into laughter, "Since they are all destined to die anyway, why bother arguing with him so much? If you want to bear it for a while, just find an opportunity to kill him."
"Now, Young Master Kong, first quell your thunderous rage, and then we'll go over and have a chat with him to see what kind of character dares to constantly provoke us."
With that, Qi Tuojiang strode towards Ye Shishi and Shen Lang.
Kong Wudao smiled and followed him.
"How could it be them?"
Ye Shishi, who was chatting with Shen Lang, saw Qi Tuojiang and Kong Wudao approaching. The smile disappeared from her face, and her expression instantly turned very grim.
Trouble had arrived. Big trouble.