Chapter 2 The Morning After
The next morning, He Dazhuang and Wang Erzhuang left the He Family Manor and took a He family car towards the bustling city center of Shengjing.
"Brother, how should we make our move?" Wang Erzhuang felt a little uneasy, this being his first time venturing out alone for business.
"Once we get there, Uncle Cheng Lin will brief us. Apparently, a medicinal herb procurement team from those Fusang devils has shown up openly. That's our target," He Dazhuang said, having done some preliminary research.
At the Shengjing Grand Hotel, He family business personnel stood neatly dressed in front of the hotel. A black sedan bearing the He family insignia pulled up, having driven from a distance.
"Young Master, Second Young Master, welcome. We are here to welcome your inspection," a middle-aged manager in a suit opened the car door and greeted He Dazhuang and Wang Erzhuang as they emerged.
"Manager Zhang, you're too kind. I'm just here to take my brother out for some fun. You all handle the company matters. But if there's anything exciting or interesting, you must arrange it for us. Haha." Dressed in a rather dapper fashion, He Dazhuang acted the part of a spoiled rich kid.
He Dazhuang, with Wang Erzhuang equally well-dressed beside him, took the lead. The two brothers would occasionally chat and laugh with Manager Zhang.
"Young Master, Second Young Master, please rest for a while. At six in the evening, there will be a business negotiation banquet organized by our He family. Your presence will serve as a welcoming feast for you both," Manager Zhang said as he led He Dazhuang and his brother into the presidential suite on the top floor of the hotel.
"Are there any attractive beauties? You know, after the New Year, the old man is going to arrange my engagement. Then I'll have to go back to school, and I won't have a chance to go out and play. My brother here has also traveled a long way, so you really must make good arrangements," He Dazhuang put on the act of a lustful, pleasure-seeking second-generation heir. Perhaps Lin Zhan and his dorm mates would confirm at this moment: That's right, Master Hu's true nature is just like this. He usually pretends to be serious, and at such a young age, he's already thinking about An Ya and wants to date her.
(Onlookers' comments... Lin Zhan has no right to speak.)
"The Young Master is indeed a free spirit. Rest assured, Young Master and Second Young Master. This time, we have Miyuki Yamamoto from the Yamamoto Trading Group of Fusang, and Miss Nilvia from the Seventh Biological Technology Company of America. Both are renowned beauties. Young Master and Second Young Master might want to get acquainted with them," Manager Zhang said with the expression of a pimp.
"Good, good. Foreign goods. Just in time, as there are two. I'll switch them with my brother later. Manager Zhang, I trust your arrangements. You may go down and make them," He Dazhuang said with an understanding look.
Watching Manager Zhang leave the room, Wang Erzhuang turned to his elder brother and said, "Holy crap, brother, I didn't realize you were into this. Your tactics are even wilder than Boss Lin's."
"Get lost, brother. If people from the Ten Thousand Races Church were to come, they would surely have spies within our He family's businesses. It's possible this Manager Zhang has been bought. Let's see tonight if those two temptresses throw themselves at us," He Dazhuang said with the air of a strategist.
"Brilliant, brother. I didn't realize you had such a plan."
"Brilliant my ass, this little brat is just like this." The voice of the He family's Fourth Old Master echoed in the room.
The brothers, seeing the Fourth Old Master emerge from a hidden passage in the wall, looked bewildered and said, "Fourth Grandfather, how come you're here?"
"If I didn't come, would you two little brats get yourselves killed? And you, He Dazhuang, you little brat, did you forget what Eighth Uncle told you? If you don't bring the An family girl back, why did you return?" The Fourth Old Master had an expression of disbelief, as if asking how He Dazhuang could have disregarded his words so easily.
"Fourth Grandfather, after the New Year, I plan to go to the An family with our old man to propose marriage. Otherwise, not having a proper title wouldn't be fair to An Ya."
"That's acceptable. At least you, you little brat, have done one proper thing." The Fourth Old Master nodded in rare agreement. Then, the old man turned to Wang Erzhuang.
"Erzhuang, since you and Dazhuang have sworn brotherhood, you are now my grandson as well. Rest assured, I will treat you both equally. This is the mark of our family's Blood Tiger Ancestor. Activate it when necessary, and it will take down anyone below Diamond Peak." The Fourth Old Master produced a Blood Tiger totem mark and handed it to Wang Erzhuang.
"Thank you, Fourth Grandfather. Thank you, Blood Tiger Ancestor." Wang Erzhuang happily accepted it, marveling at how reliable this grandfather was. "I'd like a dozen like him."
"No need for such flowery words. If you truly care, you little brat should also get married soon and give me a great-grandchild to see." The old man's biggest worry was the dwindling population of the He family, as too many had died in battle back then.
"Fourth Grandfather, my brother's mark is better than the one Eighth Uncle gave me. Can I have mine changed?" He Dazhuang looked at the totem mark stone in Er Zhuang's hand.
"Changed for what? Back then, it was because I transferred some of the Blood Tiger Ancestor's power to you, you little brat, that its level decreased. Now the ancestor has recovered to the Quasi-King level." Su Dan Novel Network.
"Speaking of important matters, I almost forgot. Fourth Grandfather, you're worried that Er Zhuang and I are in danger. Does this mean the people from the Ten Thousand Races Church are very powerful this time?" He Dazhuang asked seriously.
The Fourth Old Master pondered for a moment and said, "There should be a wave of Diamond-level experts. I've assigned Chengye and Chenglin to lead the hunting team to search for those hidden individuals. I've also had Old Eighth lead a few He family experts to make a scene openly. As for you, with your few Golden-ranked cultivators, that's not enough. You two just go ahead and do as you please."
"I'll have He Long and He Hu escort you with four Golden-ranked martial artists as bodyguards. Your mission is to cause as much trouble as possible. It would be best if you can lure out all those hidden rats so I can deal with them all at once."
"Currently, there are patrol envoys from the Human King's Hall all over China. The Lord-level powerhouses of the Ten Thousand Races Church dare not come. We can only figure out the situation first, and then someone will naturally go and destroy their nest."
"You two brothers can discuss the specific actions. This old man will be leaving now. Dazhuang's suspicion is correct, so proceed along this path." After giving his instructions, the Fourth Old Master left through the hidden passage.
He Dazhuang and his brother watched the departing figure of the Fourth Old Master and exclaimed, "He's truly a wind-like... old man."
After Manager Zhang left the room, a man dressed as a secretary approached him. "Manager, is the main family sending the Young Master to inspect us because they suspect us of something?"
"Suspect us of what? They're just two horny rich kids looking for fun, and they insist on playing with foreign goods. The He family, from the Old Patriarch down, are all upright heroes. How could they have produced such a scoundrel?" Manager Zhang said with a tone of disappointment.