Ye Cangtian looked at the other person with surprise. Tuohai took the initiative to explain, "My boss is Zhou Yuan. Earlier, Boss Zhou asked us to look for Miss Tang, so we saw Miss Tang's photo."
"So you're Zhou Yuan's subordinate!" Ye Cangtian said with a wry smile.
However, this was a good thing, at least avoiding unnecessary trouble.
Previously, when Tang Xinwan was kidnapped by robbers, Ye Cangtian had sent her photo to Zhou Yuan to find her as quickly as possible.
And Tuohai was one of Zhou Yuan's subordinates. Although he was not present when Zhou Yuan met Ye Cangtian, he later received instructions from Zhou Yuan that anyone who encountered Mr. Ye should be treated as a distinguished guest.
Last night, Zhou Yuan had been drinking with Liu Zhendong until late, and they naturally talked about Ye Cangtian's exploits in Yangzhou.
Zhou Yuan paid close attention to the matter of Batianhu in Yangzhou even from Suhang City.
But the unstoppable Batianhu forces were almost defeated by Ye Cangtian, which was enough to show the prowess of this Mr. Ye!
Therefore, Zhou Yuan was even more in awe of Ye Cangtian and warned his subordinates not to make enemies with Mr. Ye.
When Tuohai recognized Tang Xinwan, he naturally guessed Ye Cangtian's identity, so how could he dare to target Ye Cangtian? If their boss found out, he would likely be reprimanded.
Tuohai smiled and said, "Since it's Mr. Ye, this matter is easy to handle. Guards!"
He changed his tone and pointed directly at Li Funhai and the other rich second-generation individuals, saying coldly, "Get these blind fools out of here and ban them from entering the bar in the future!"
Soon, those rich second-generation individuals were pushed out with distressed expressions.
Tao Wenyu's expression changed slightly when he saw this. He did not expect things to change so quickly.
He had originally thought that when Tuohai appeared, it would be Ye Cangtian's turn to be unlucky, but he did not expect these two to know each other.
Tuohai glanced at Tao Wenyu, then looked at Ye Cangtian and said, "Mr. Ye, as for this person..."
Before he could finish, Tao Wenyu hurriedly said, "I'm from the Tao family. Even if Boss Zhou came, he might not be able to do anything to me. Tuohai, are you really going to deal with me for this guy?"
"Is the Tao family very impressive?" Ye Cangtian asked coldly, raising his head.
Although the Tao family had considerable influence in Suhang City, they were at best only slightly stronger than the He family before. What difference did this make to Ye Cangtian?
If the He family could be destroyed by Ye Cangtian in a few days, what was the Tao family?
Tao Wenyu naturally did not know these circumstances. He only felt that the other party's tone was arrogant, as if he did not take their Tao family seriously.
"Young Master!"
A voice came from the entrance of the bar, and soon a scarred man walked in.
Tao Wenyu's face lit up when he saw the person, "Steward Li?"
The scarred man walked forward. When he saw Tang Xinwan next to Ye Cangtian, he was stunned for a moment, then quickly recovered and said to Tao Wenyu, "The master sent me to take you home!"
After speaking, the scarred man looked at Tuohai, who had a full beard, and said, "Tuohai, can you give me some face?"
Tuohai spread his hands and said helplessly, "Li Jiu, I can't decide this matter. You have to ask Mr. Ye!"
Mr. Ye?
The scarred man glanced at Ye Cangtian strangely, then nodded.
"Mr. Ye, if my young master has offended you, I hope Mr. Ye can show mercy to the Tao family!" the scarred man said in a deep voice.
Ye Cangtian frowned slightly. The surprised look the other party had cast on Tang Xinwan had not escaped his eyes.
It seemed that the kidnapping of Tang Xinwan was indeed related to the Tao family, and it was very likely that this scarred man in front of him was the one who led the operation for Tao Chuanping.
"I can let your young master leave, but it's not for the sake of the Tao family!" Ye Cangtian said with a mocking smile.
He decided not to trouble Tao Wenyu for the time being because Tuohai seemed to be in a difficult situation, and even for Zhou Yuan's sake.
The scarred man was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
However, Ye Cangtian walked towards Tao Wenyu and suddenly, with lightning speed, reached out and slapped him across the cheek.
"Slap!"
Tao Wenyu was hit squarely, and two broken teeth flew out. He staggered back several steps, almost losing his balance.
The scarred man shielded him and clenched his fists, wanting to attack.
But in the end, he held back and looked up, asking in a deep voice, "What does Mr. Ye mean?"
Seeing that the other party held back and did not attack, Ye Cangtian felt a bit regretful, but it didn't matter. He sneered, "Although I said I could let him leave, I didn't say I wouldn't teach him a lesson!"
"Go back and tell Tao Chuanping that my name is Ye Cangtian. If there's a chance, I'll settle old and new scores together!"
Hearing Ye Cangtian's words, the scarred man's pupils contracted slightly. Others might not understand the meaning of this sentence, but he guessed it.
"I will relay it to my master. Goodbye!"
After speaking, the scarred man turned and left with Tao Wenyu, whose face was swollen on one side.
Ye Cangtian watched the two of them walk out of the bar and murmured, "This Li Jiu is not simple!"
Tuohai nodded, "Mr. Ye may not know, but although Li Jiu is just a steward of the Tao family, he is quite famous in the underworld."
"He is very strong, and many big figures in the underworld have tried to recruit him, but he has always been willing to stay in the Tao family as a servant."
Tuohai said this because Zhou Yuan had also tried to recruit Li Jiu, as every underground force wished to have a strong person in charge.
Ye Cangtian smiled and did not continue the topic.
He only knew that this scarred man named Li Jiu was not as simple as he appeared. He had wanted to test the other party's strength just now, but the other party had held back and not attacked.
The only regret was that he couldn't teach that Tao Wenyu a good lesson. If Ye Cangtian were not worried that this matter might cause trouble for Zhou Yuan, he would have acted long ago.
After all, he was not familiar with Zhou Yuan and did not want to owe him too many favors!
...
Late at night!
Tao Chuanping, sitting in the living room of the villa, angrily smashed the teacup in his hand to the ground and asked with an ugly expression, "He's actually related to Zhou Yuan?"
The scarred man explained, "I've checked. Last night, Tang Xinwan was rescued because Zhou Yuan's people discovered the whereabouts of the robbers, so they failed."
"As for the feud between the young master and that surname Ye, it seems to be caused by the young master's infatuation with Tang Xinwan."
"It's over a woman again, this beast!"
Tao Chuanping gritted his teeth and cursed, then frowned, "Is that what Ye Cangtian really said to you in the end? Settling old and new scores? Could it be that he already guessed it?"
The scarred man pondered for a moment, then nodded, "He probably guessed it! Master, I investigated Ye Cangtian's identity. Although he is Tang Xinwan's fiancé, he seems to have an unusual relationship with the underground forces in Yangzhou."
There was even something he didn't say: the failure of Batianhu was also due to him.
Tao Chuanping took a deep breath and said angrily, "So what if he guessed? Can he produce any evidence? However, be careful recently, especially Yu'er. Tell him to stay home more!"
"Alright!"