Chapter 909 Joining Forces with the Gao Family...
Chen Xuan casually waved his hand, "It's a small matter. And if we're being honest, it was I who insisted on meeting the Fire God Hall. Otherwise, Miss Gao wouldn't have followed."
This was the truth. His main intention was to resolve the issues with the Fire God Hall to ensure the smooth takeover of the Chang Le Merchant Association.
Uncle Fu was bewildered.
Saved Miss Gao's life?
What did that mean?
Wasn't this implying that the eight Golden Vajras of the Fire God Hall were defeated by this brat?
He said disbelievingly, "Old Master Gao, are you mistaken? This brat didn't dare to utter a word when the people from the Fire God Hall were in the shop earlier. He even needed the young lady to protect him. If he were that capable, why would he let Miss Gao step forward?"
Before Old Master Gao could speak, Gao Chuxia quickly interjected, "Uncle Fu, these people were indeed defeated by Chen Xuan. I saw it with my own eyes. Could I be wrong?"
"What?"
Uncle Fu still couldn't believe it.
Gao Chuxia continued to explain, "Uncle Fu, didn't you forget that when I was in danger in the shop earlier, someone suddenly came to my aid and turned the tide? That person was Chen Xuan."
Uncle Fu looked at the languid Chen Xuan, his heart filled with immense shock.
Recalling now, someone did indeed come to their aid at the food stall earlier. He was almost convinced.
"Old Master Gao, this is the Fire God!"
Chen Xuan kicked the unconscious Fire God at his feet.
Everyone saw that the Fire God at Chen Xuan's feet looked like a sandbag, and they couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time.
The hall master of the Fire God Hall, a leader of the Chang Le Merchant Association, had been reduced to such a state!
"Mr. Chen, leave this matter to me. I guarantee he will disappear without a trace," Young Master Gao said with a cold sneer.
How dare he touch Gao Chuxia? Young Master Gao would not let him off!
Although Young Master Gao was very afraid of Gao Chuxia, he was a typical doting brother!
Chen Xuan glanced at Old Master Gao, "Old Master Gao, with such a major incident happening in the Fire God Hall, I'm afraid the Fire God Hall won't let this go, right?"
Old Master Gao's expression darkened, "The Chang Le Merchant Association dared to touch my granddaughter. Even if he comes looking for trouble, I'll slap him twice and settle the score properly!"
Chen Xuan looked at Old Master Gao in surprise.
He had initially thought that the Gao family and the Chang Le Merchant Association were of similar strength. However, it seemed that the Gao family might even be slightly stronger than the Chang Le Merchant Association.
"Chen Xuan, do you happen to have some time to join me for a cup of tea?"
Old Master Gao extended an invitation.
Chen Xuan happened to have something to discuss with Old Master Gao, so he readily agreed.
Afterward, Old Master Gao and Chen Xuan turned to leave. The mess was left to the Gao family members to clean up the battlefield.
Meanwhile, Young Master Gao had someone dispose of the Fire God in the river.
On the other hand, he ordered his men to pursue and eliminate the people from the Fire God Hall.
Since the people from the Fire God Hall dared to touch Gao Chuxia, he was determined to have the Fire God Hall removed from the Chang Le Merchant Association!
The reason for such swift and decisive action was also Young Master Gao's own plan.
If they were too slow, it would give the Chang Le Merchant Association an opportunity to reinforce, making it much harder to eliminate the Fire God Hall. Young Master Gao's actions also greatly satisfied Chen Xuan. With the Fire God Hall gone, Xue Chuan's takeover of the Chang Le Merchant Association would be much easier.
Without going anywhere else, Chen Xuan and Old Master Gao returned to the Sunshine Food Stall. However, this time, only Chen Xuan and Old Master Gao were in the spacious hall.
Outside, Gao family warriors stood guard, all with fierce expressions. Anyone passing by was extremely curious. The grand display was even more impressive than that of the Fire God Hall. Who could it be?
But they had no idea that from this day forward, there would be no Fire God Hall in the provincial capital of Jiangnan Province!
Old Master Gao spoke, "Mr. Chen, to be frank, I've asked you here today to seek your cooperation!"
Chen Xuan listened to Old Master Gao's words, looking at Old Master Gao sipping his tea, his brows furrowed.
Old Master Gao sought him out to cooperate?
Was this a joke?
"Old Master Gao, you can't be joking with me, can you?" Chen Xuan said, a mixture of amusement and disbelief.
"Mr. Chen, why would I joke?"
"But why?"
Old Master Gao said calmly, "To be honest, I've always wanted the Gao family to advance further and stand at the forefront among the seven provinces. However, I've found my own strength to be too limited. Therefore, I wish to join forces with you to elevate my Gao family to an unreachable level!"
"Old Master Gao trusts me so much?"
Chen Xuan frowned, scrutinizing Old Master Gao.
Old Master Gao nodded without hesitation, "I truly trust you."
Chen Xuan agreed almost immediately, "Alright, Old Master Gao, I am willing to cooperate with you!"
However, Old Master Gao suddenly said, "But I have a condition. As long as you agree to this condition, my Gao family will be at your disposal!"
Chen Xuan's eyebrows twitched as he sipped his water, "What condition?"
Old Master Gao said solemnly, "Look at Xiao He, she's not young anymore, and she still doesn't have a partner. This old man fears she might not get married. Why don't you take her?"
"Pfft!"
Chen Xuan spat out a mouthful of water, not wasting a drop, directly onto Old Master Gao's face.
So this old man had ulterior motives!
Old Master Gao's face darkened as he wiped the tea from his face, "Mr. Chen, don't get so agitated. Not only will my family not ask for a dowry, but we will also provide a generous dowry..."
Chen Xuan said helplessly, "Old Master Gao, stop joking. You know I am the son-in-law of the Su family."
"But last time at the Murong family, weren't you involved with the Murong family's daughter?"
Old Master Gao frowned.
He was broad-minded and believed in a man having multiple wives and concubines.
Chen Xuan sighed and explained, "That was to save Murong Meng. Otherwise, she would have been married to that scumbag..."
When Old Master Gao heard the reason, he was filled with disappointment.
He thought he had a chance.
Chen Xuan said sternly, "Old Master Gao, if this is a prerequisite for me to cooperate with the Murong family, I'm afraid I cannot agree."
Old Master Gao's expression quickly returned to normal, "Mr. Chen, I was just joking. You can just take it as a casual remark."
He had proposed this condition precisely to find a suitable son-in-law and to gauge Chen Xuan's intentions. Since Chen Xuan disagreed, it wouldn't change his desire to cooperate.
"That's good!"
Chen Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.
He would be quite disappointed if he lost such a good ally.
"Old Master Gao, since we've decided to join forces, I happen to have something that requires the Gao family's help recently," Chen Xuan said with a smile.
"Just ask."
Old Master Gao was curious.
Currently, Chen Xuan had the Xuan Ji Hall and the Murong family, and his relationship with people from the White Dragon Merchant Association was also good. Why would he still need the Gao family?
Thus, Chen Xuan revealed his plan to annex the Chang Le Merchant Association to Old Master Gao.
Annexing the Chang Le Merchant Association...
Every word struck Old Master Gao's mind like a thunderbolt!
Old Master Gao looked at Chen Xuan, his expression trembling.
He had initially been skeptical of fortune-telling. But after hearing Chen Xuan's plan, he no longer doubted it!
Not long ago, Old Master Gao had met a fortune-teller who said that for the Gao family to rise, they needed to latch onto a powerful figure. However, the fortune-teller didn't mention who it was. He thought of Chen Xuan, which led to this meeting.
But he never expected that upon their cooperation, Chen Xuan would embark on such a monumental undertaking!
After all, the Chang Le Merchant Association was a top power in the provincial capital of Jiangnan Province, deeply entrenched for many years. Eliminating a Fire God Hall was easy, but eradicating the Chang Le Merchant Association was as difficult as ascending to heaven!