The service staff at the sales office hurried to open the door for Long Xiao and Sun Sizhu upon seeing them arrive.
"Please come in. What type of villa are you interested in? I can introduce you," the saleswoman said in a sweet and friendly voice, making them feel at home.
Sun Sizhu smiled and said, "I want to see the biggest and best house you have here."
Long Xiao quickly added, "No, there's no need to buy the biggest house."
"Your family is large, so you must buy the biggest," Sun Yaowang said as he walked forward.
Following the saleswoman, Long Xiao and Sun Sizhu began looking at houses. Soon, Long Xiao spotted the villa with the highest price tag in the sales office.
Just as he was about to inquire about it and purchase it at full price, several young men entered from outside and headed straight for Sun Sizhu.
"Sun Yaowang, let's see where you can escape this time," the young man said coldly.
Sun Sizhu looked at the young men and asked, "Do we know each other?"
"It doesn't matter if we don't. Come, take him away," the young man waved his hand and said.
The young men behind him stepped forward and reached out to grab Sun Sizhu.
Sun Sizhu quickly hid behind Long Xiao and said, "Why are you just watching? They're trying to grab me."
Long Xiao looked at the young men and asked, "Who are you people, and why are you trying to capture Elder Sun?"
The young man reached out to grab Long Xiao's shoulder and said, "We're taking Sun Yaowang away. Does that have anything to do with you?"
Long Xiao pushed away the young man's hand and said, "Of course, it does."
The young man pointed at Long Xiao and said, "Take him too."
Several young men lunged at Long Xiao. Long Xiao smiled, stepped forward, grabbed their arms, and with a few clicks, all the young men's arms were dislocated.
Last night, while reading the "Long Cang," Long Xiao had stumbled upon a technique called "Fēn Jīn Cuò Gǔ Shǒu" (Muscle and Bone Dislocation Technique). Using this technique in a fight could incapacitate the opponent without killing them, making it very convenient.
The leader of the young men, seeing Long Xiao's skilled and fluid movements, quickly retreated in fear.
Long Xiao took a step forward, grabbed the young man's arm, and with a flick of his wrist, both of the young man's arms were dislocated.
The young man looked at Long Xiao in astonishment. The men he brought with him were not weak, with the weakest being at the peak of the Yellow realm. During the fight, they not only couldn't retaliate but didn't even have a chance to dodge.
"Who are you, and what do you want?" the young man asked, looking at Long Xiao nervously.
"I should be the one asking you. Who are you people, and why are you trying to capture Sun Yaowang?"
The young man's eyes darted around as he stealthily glanced at Sun Sizhu and then at Long Xiao, remaining silent.
"If you don't want to say, fine. Just keep your mouth shut from now on, and don't speak anymore," Long Xiao said, taking out silver needles and pricking the acupoints on the young man's neck. The young man tried to speak but found he couldn't make a sound.
Long Xiao looked at the others and asked, "Who among you will tell me who sent you to capture Sun Yaowang?"
One young man, terrified, turned and ran. Long Xiao flicked his wrist, throwing a silver needle that struck the young man in the waist.
The young man fell to the ground with a thud. He twitched and tried to get up, but no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't stand.
"You want to run? Crawl back then," Long Xiao said.
With one mute and one unable to move his leg, the remaining people were so scared that they revealed everything.
These young men were sent by Long Meiyan. Long Meiyan wanted Sun Sizhu to treat her illness, but Sun Sizhu refused, leading to her repeatedly causing trouble for him.
"So you're from the Long family. You could have just said so. Coming here to arrest someone aggressively, how could there not be a misunderstanding?" Long Xiao said unhappily.
Sun Sizhu stepped forward and said, "They are not from the Long family. Long Meiyan is Xue Hong's wife. They should be from the Xue family."
Whether it was the Long family or the Xue family, Long Xiao didn't want to push things too far. He walked up to the young men, who all scrambled backward in fear.
"Don't move. I'll fix your arms," Long Xiao said sternly.
He reset the arms of the young men and removed the silver needle from the one lying on the ground.
After the young man on the ground stood up, Long Xiao said, "You can go. Go back and tell Long Meiyan that my name is Ouye Tuo. If she dares to send people to bother Sun Yaowang again, I will cripple her for life."
As the young men were about to leave, the mute young man panicked and pointed at his mouth, reminding Long Xiao that he still couldn't speak.
Long Xiao waved his hand and said, "You talk too much. Don't speak for now, and get out of here before I regret it and kill you all."
Seeing Long Xiao's displeasure, all the young men fled the sales office in terror.
It was completely dark when Long Xiao finally decided on the villa, planning to pay after inspecting it the next day.
On the way back, Long Xiao looked at Sun Yaowang, who was driving, and asked, "Elder Sun, did that Long Meiyan take a liking to you and send these young men to capture you for a private meeting?"
Sun Yaowang glared back at Long Xiao and said, "I notice you're becoming quite a jester. How could she possibly be interested in an old man like me? She has an unspeakable illness and secretly sought me out for treatment, fearing Xue Hong would find out."
"You're afraid of Xue Hong causing you trouble?" Long Xiao asked with a smile.
Sun Sizhu nodded and said, "I'm just a doctor. When he needs you, he respects you and calls you Yaowang. When he doesn't, he might secretly have you eliminated."
Long Xiao nodded in agreement with Sun Sizhu's words.
Sun Sizhu sighed and said, "The capital is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. These aristocratic scions are ruthless. In their eyes, life is as cheap as grass. To survive in this circle, if you lack strength and aren't smart enough, you'll be devoured completely."
"Elder Sun, you seem to have a deep understanding of these aristocratic families. It seems if I want to develop in the capital in the future, I'll have to rely on you," Long Xiao said thoughtfully.
"Long Xiao, your father and I have been old friends for many years. I can't possibly ignore you if you need anything. Your father has been missing for twenty years; I don't know if they are still alive."
Long Xiao nodded silently. After a while, he said, "I will definitely find out what happened back then. No matter who attacked my family, I will get revenge."
"Long Xiao, be careful in the future. Your father had already reached the Great Perfection of the Earth realm, yet he was ambushed and his fate is unknown. Until you have enough strength to protect yourself, don't investigate this matter yet."
"I understand. I will be cautious."
Sun Sizhu dropped Long Xiao off at the Long Yue Hotel. As Long Xiao got out of the car, Sun Sizhu drove away.
Long Xiao entered the lobby of the Long Yue Hotel and saw Yue Linglong smiling at him.
"Brother Tuo is back. Someone came looking for you just now but you weren't here. They left you a note," Yue Linglong said, taking a folded white paper from her pocket and handing it to Long Xiao.
The paper only had a phone number written on it. Long Xiao took out his phone and dialed the number.
Soon, a charming old woman's laughter came from the phone: "Ouyang Tuo, you're back at the hotel. If it's convenient, I'd like to invite you to dinner."
The voice sounded somewhat familiar, but Long Xiao couldn't quite place who it was. "Sister, who are you? I don't think we know each other."
"Hahaha, we just met the day before yesterday at the auction house," the woman said with a laugh.
The woman's reminder made Long Xiao understand. "I remember now. You're the sister who wanted to buy the short sword."
"That's right, it's me. My name is Long Meiyan."
"Sister, the short sword I bought isn't for sale. Please don't trouble yourself," Long Xiao suspected she was after his 'Dragon's Roar' and decided to tell her upfront that the sword wasn't for sale to extinguish her hopes.
"Ouyang Tuo, the short sword you bought has a very interesting story. Would you like to know it?"
"No, thank you. The short sword's story has nothing to do with me. I'm a very stingy person. Once something is in my hands, it's very difficult for others to get it back."
"Brother Ouyang Tuo, I'm doing this for your own good. Many people want this short sword now, and you might even lose your life because of it. Therefore, I advise you to listen to the story of this short sword."
With that, Long Meiyan didn't say any more, gave Long Xiao the address of a restaurant, and hung up the phone.