Chapter 307 Grudges and Feuds
The fortress was exceptionally bright. The entire ceiling of the Red Qi Family Fortress was hung with various light sources, and these lights shone down, making the interior of Qi Family Fortress as bright as daylight.
The space inside was vast, divided into multiple areas, offering everything for entertainment, food, and drink.
The food was by no means ordinary; most of it was wild game, especially protected species.
As for entertainment, it naturally involved illicit activities.
Chen Yang followed the woman, and as they walked in, he could hear indecent sounds from the private rooms in the distance, filled with men and women.
The underground fortress had many areas. Chen Yang dared not be careless for the moment.
He didn't know where Lu Zhi was hiding.
Just as he was about to go further inside, suddenly, with a rustling sound of footsteps, over forty men in black directly surrounded them.
Chen Yang had followed the woman in the leather outfit, and now he found himself surrounded.
The crowd parted, and then a burly man, over 1.8 meters tall, strode in. He was dressed in very luxurious attire, his hair meticulously combed.
The man's eyes landed on the leather-clad woman in the crowd. He couldn't help but burst into laughter. "Young miss of the Tong family, I knew you'd bring people to my Qi Family Fortress. Welcome, I've been expecting you."
Tong Xinya, among the crowd, snorted and spoke to the man opposite her, "Qi Tianlai, release my grandfather. I know you kidnapped him. Our two families have lived in peace in Yaoxiang Town for many years. What do you want this time?"
Qi Tianlai laughed heartily. He beckoned, and two people immediately ran over, placing a grand chair behind him.
Qi Tianlai sat comfortably in the chair.
He looked at Tong Xinya with a smile and said, "Sister Tong, don't worry. Your grandfather is also my grandfather. How could I possibly kidnap him? I just invited him over to guide our Qi family's traditional Chinese medicine industry and ask him about some slimming formulas."
Upon hearing this, Tong Xinya was so enraged she cursed, "You shameless scoundrel! You kidnapped my grandfather and are forcing him to reveal our Tong family's secret recipes. We've always had an agreement, our two families compete, but family members are off-limits. You've now crossed the line by kidnapping my grandfather, so don't blame us Tong family for being impolite."
Qi Tianlai roared with laughter. He shook his head and said, "You, you're still too naive. Don't you think about why I dare to kidnap your grandfather? Why I dare to break this balance? It's because I no longer respect your Tong family."
"In the past, our Tong and Qi families divided the river and managed our respective industries, competing with each other, because our Qi family had no way to suppress your Tong family."
"But now, the situation is different. To our Qi family, your Tong family members are nothing more than ants on the ground."
"Alright, let me tell you the truth. Your grandfather was indeed captured by me. However, this old man is quite tight-lipped. No matter how I tortured him, no matter how I tempted him with beauty and money, he just wouldn't tell me the formula for your Tong family's slimming tea. This made me very angry!"
"So, I accidentally snapped off one of his arms, hahahaha..." Qi Tianlai roared with laughter.
Tong Xinya was filled with fury. The bodyguards around her also rolled up their sleeves. "Miss, kill this bastard."
"Our master must have been taken by him. We'll tear down Qi Family Fortress right now."
"Miss, give the order. Our Tong family has always been accommodating to them. Now they are ungrateful."
"Today, we'll spill blood in Qi Family Fortress."
The bodyguards around her were indignant and urged Tong Xinya.
Tong Xinya gritted her teeth. She couldn't understand why Qi Tianlai had suddenly become so arrogant and suicidal.
It was known that both the Tong and Qi families were in the business of traditional Chinese medicine and were major families in this region. In terms of financial strength, the Qi family might be stronger, but in terms of combat power, three Qi families would not be a match for her Tong family.
Her Tong family had a long heritage, not only passing down recipes and methods for preparing traditional Chinese medicine, but also the Tong family martial arts.
Within her family, there were dozens of martial artists at the "Dark Jin" level, each capable of fighting ten, even a hundred, opponents.
Over the years, out of consideration for their past relationship, her Tong family had not bullied the Qi family.
The two families, separated by the river in the middle, managed their respective territories.
But now, Qi Tianlai had suddenly courted disaster by kidnapping her grandfather, and was now spewing wild words.
Tong Xinya gritted her teeth and asked Qi Tianlai, "Qi Tianlai, you should know our Tong family's strength. You kidnapped my grandfather and cut off one of his arms. Aren't you afraid of bringing disaster upon your entire Qi family?"
Qi Tianlai sneered and shook his head, his eyes fixed on Tong Xinya. He said, "Sister Tong, actually, I've liked you for many years."
"I've always thought that since our two families are so close, and our ancestors were even fellow disciples, after so many years, both our families have their own unique recipes and are in the business of traditional Chinese medicine. So, why not have the Qi and Tong families merge into one?"
"It was precisely because of this idea that I captured your grandfather. One was to learn the formula for your Tong family's slimming tea from him, and the other was to have him act as a matchmaker, to agree to my marriage with you."
"As long as we get married, won't our two families become one? And the children we have will be the joint heads of both the Tong and Qi families. Isn't it a perfect plan, killing two birds with one stone?"
"But your grandfather, that old man, absolutely refused and looked down on me. Since that's the case, why should I keep him?"
"So, I cut off one of his arms and threw him into the ice cellar to see how long the old man could last. Doesn't he think he's some martial arts master? Does he think he's arrogant because he cultivated your Tong family's techniques? I want to see how long he can endure in the cold storage!"
After speaking, Qi Tianlai turned his back and said to Tong Xinya, "Moreover, I also predicted that as soon as I let even a tiny rumor of your grandfather's capture slip out, with Sister Tong's fiery temper, you would surely rush over immediately."
"As expected, as I predicted, you brought people and charged into my Qi Family Fortress. Aren't you walking right into a trap?"
"Since you've come, brother won't let you leave today. From now on, you'll stay here in Qi Family Fortress and become the mistress of Qi Family Fortress, bearing heirs for our Qi family."
"Our two families will truly be one from now on, hahahaha..."
After Qi Tianlai finished speaking, his black-clad subordinates also burst into laughter.
Tong Xinya could no longer tolerate it. She suddenly raised her delicate arm and gritted her teeth in anger. "Tong family disciples, obey my orders, destroy Qi Family Fortress!"