"Qi Dingjiang, call the Dragon Granny right now and tell her your life is in my hands. Tell her she'd better not touch Concubine Yu, or I'll cut off your head with one slice."
Worried that Concubine Yu might be tortured by the Dragon Granny, Shen Lang was furious.
"If Concubine Yu suffers even the slightest bit of torment, I promise that whatever the Dragon Granny inflicts upon her, I will return tenfold upon you before you die."
Shen Lang looked at Qi Dingjiang and sneered, "You can choose not to believe me, but I advise you to do as I say."
Hah, why would Qi Dingjiang not believe Shen Lang?
In his eyes, Shen Lang was a lunatic, a madman with no reverence whatsoever.
Whatever Shen Lang said, he was capable of doing.
Qi Dingjiang hated Shen Lang and wanted him dead, but he didn't want to die at Shen Lang's hands.
Seeing Shen Lang's anger, Qi Dingjiang said, "Shen Lang, don't be rash. I'll call the Dragon Granny right now and guarantee she won't do anything to Concubine Yu."
With that, Qi Dingjiang took out his phone and, with trembling hands, dialed a number.
When the call connected, Qi Dingjiang forced himself to remain calm and asked the Dragon Granny on the other end, "Dragon Granny, how is your injury?"
"I lost an eye, but it's not serious."
The Dragon Granny's weak voice came from the other end. "I didn't expect that little shrew Concubine Yu would have such a move. I was careless. Young Master Qi, how are things on your end?"
"They're going well—"
Qi Dingjiang lied, saying, "I haven't finished dealing with things on my side yet. Don't touch Yu Xiao and Concubine Yu for now. These two girls will be very useful against Shen Lang later."
"I mean, don't just not kill them, don't torture them either, understand?"
What?
The Dragon Granny on the other end had been thinking of torturing Concubine Yu to vent her anger over losing an eye. But upon hearing Qi Dingjiang's words, she immediately abandoned the idea.
Although Qi Dingjiang was an incompetent dandy, he was still a member of the Qi family and the Dragon Granny's master. She dared not disobey his orders.
However, while complying with Qi Dingjiang's instructions, the Dragon Granny cautiously asked, "Young Master Qi, how is Shen Lang now?"
"Master Shanyuan is still dealing with him. It's not going smoothly, but he shouldn't be able to cause trouble for much longer."
Qi Dingjiang sneered, "Wait for my good news."
With that, Qi Dingjiang, fearing the Dragon Granny might hear something, hung up the phone.
"Young Master Shen, are you satisfied with my call?"
After hanging up, Qi Dingjiang looked at Shen Lang with a fawning expression and asked.
"Qi Dingjiang, you are a young master of the Qi family, yet you have no backbone?"
Looking at Qi Dingjiang before him, Shen Lang said with disappointment, "If your elder brother Qi Tuojiang were standing here, he would never back down or make this call. He would fight me to the bitter end."
"Young Master Shen, that's not fair. After all, each of the nine sons of a dragon is different."
Qi Dingjiang made no attempt to hide his cowardice. "My elder brother was a prodigy in the eyes of the world since childhood, while I am just a dandy. We are like clouds in the sky and mud on the ground. How can we be compared?"
"Haha, you do have some self-awareness."
Shen Lang looked at Qi Dingjiang and laughed, "If Qi Tuojiang knew that his own brother was so cowardly and fawning in front of me, I wonder how ugly his face would become?"
"I don't care how ugly his face becomes. I only care about what I need to do for you, Young Master Shen, to let me live?"
Qi Dingjiang looked at Shen Lang with a forced smile. "I still have tens of billions in my bank account, and more than a dozen mistresses waiting for me. I don't want to die. Young Master Shen, name your terms. As long as I can agree, I promise I won't haggle."
Shanyuan couldn't kill Shen Lang, and he wanted to take action himself. As a result, Shen Lang recovered from his injuries, and Qi Dingjiang had no choice but to yield.
"Qi Dingjiang, you are very sensible. Good."
Shen Lang looked at Qi Dingjiang and smiled, "Since you are so sensible, buy your life with eight hundred billion."
"What? Eight hundred billion?"
Hearing Shen Lang's words, Qi Dingjiang's pupils dilated. "Young Master Shen, that's all my savings!"
"Is your life more important, or is your money more important?"
Shen Lang said, "If you don't want to give money, then give me your life?"
"Young Master Shen, you jest. How can money compare to life? Of course, I'm willing to pay. Eight hundred billion it is, I won't haggle. I'll have someone transfer it now."
Qi Dingjiang, sensing the killing intent in Shen Lang's words, quickly said, "Eight hundred billion it is, I won't haggle. I'll have someone transfer it now."
"Transfer?"
Shen Lang heard this and shook his head, a playful smile on his face. "Talking about transfers is too mundane. Let's not discuss transfers."
"If not a transfer, then what do you want?"
Qi Dingjiang asked, looking confused.
"Shares—"
Shen Lang smiled. "I heard that the largest gaming company in Long Country, Yunyou Group, belongs to your family, right?"
"Yunyou Group is currently valued at eight trillion. I won't ask for much, just one percent, which is exactly eight hundred billion."
"Impossible, absolutely impossible."
Hearing Shen Lang's words, Qi Dingjiang said, "Yunyou Group is the core industry of the Qi family. We can never let outsiders hold shares, and I will not give you shares in Yunyou Group."
"Oh... so there's nothing to discuss then?"
Shen Lang's eyes turned cold. "Since there's nothing to discuss, then I'll have to kill you."
"Shen Lang, you..."
Qi Dingjiang didn't expect Shen Lang to be so blunt and ruthless. His face turned very grim. "I only have two percent of the shares now. If I give you one percent, I'll be severely weakened even if I survive."
"That's not my concern. In any case, my answer is simple: either give me shares in Yunyou Group, or give me your life."
Shen Lang said, "Don't play the victim with me, and don't ask me to put myself in your shoes. This is the price you have to pay for kidnapping Yu Xiao and the others."
"Swish—"
Shen Lang held two golden needles to Qi Dingjiang's throat and said in a deep voice, "If you don't agree, you will die on the spot."
"I..."
Qi Dingjiang froze on the spot upon hearing this.
At this moment, the heavily injured Shanyuan stood up and looked coldly at Qi Dingjiang. "Useless trash, you are a disgrace to the Qi family."
"What?"
Seeing Shanyuan stand up, and looking energetic, Qi Dingjiang was overjoyed. "Master, please kill Shen Lang now!"
Qi Dingjiang never expected Shanyuan to recover so quickly, which reignited his hope and his resentment towards Shen Lang.
"Don't worry, even if you didn't say it, I wouldn't let this little beast Shen Lang live. He must die today."