“Yifei, you’ve arrived?” Shen Yuelan smiled.
“Sister Ranran, who is this?” Jiang Yifei asked, carrying an air of arrogance.
“He’s my friend.” Jiang Tongran had originally wanted to say boyfriend, but after being glared at by Shen Yuelan, she did not speak.
“Oh, hello. Jiang Yifei, Sister Ranran’s cousin!” Jiang Yifei extended his hand, intending to shake hands with Luo Chen.
But Luo Chen noticed that Jiang Yifei was wearing prayer beads identical to Shen Yuelan’s.
The difference was that the auras were completely opposite.
Shen Yuelan’s prayer beads were filled with evil resentment, absorbing her life force and fortune.
Jiang Yifei’s prayer beads, however, were replenishing his fortune and life force.
These should be a set.
In other words, this was likely absorbing Shen Yuelan’s life force and fortune to replenish Jiang Yifei.
Moreover, it appeared that not only Jiang Yifei had these prayer beads — others likely possessed them as well.
Only Shen Yuelan probably did not know what was happening.
“Little Chen, my cousin is offering to shake your hand.” Jiang Tongran reminded him.
But at this moment, Jiang Yifei suddenly withdrew his hand again.
“You’d best stay away from my Sister Ranran.” Jiang Yifei suddenly blurted out such a sentence.
“Yifei!” Shen Yuelan frowned.
“Aunt Lan, don’t be angry. I was just joking with him.” Jiang Yifei gave Luo Chen a cold laugh.
He was not joking.
He was the son of the Jiang family crown prince from Tianyao Group, a super young noble.
And he had always harboured some inappropriate thoughts toward Jiang Tongran in his heart. Seeing Luo Chen together with Jiang Tongran at this moment, he was naturally somewhat displeased.
More importantly, with his identity and status, he naturally disdained someone like Luo Chen.
No matter what background Luo Chen had, he could casually crush him.
“Yifei, what did you come to Xiangxi for?” Jiang Tongran also caught a whiff of gunpowder and quickly changed the subject.
“Tianyao Group has some matters that require my attention. Also, a young grandmaster has emerged from East China. Aunt Lan, have you heard of him?” Jiang Yifei spoke.
“Young grandmaster?” Shen Yuelan could not help but be startled.
She had grown up in Yanjing, so she naturally knew what a grandmaster was. She had even met the legendary Lin Hualong several times.
What a grandmaster meant — she naturally understood extremely well.
That was an existence that could determine the rise and fall of a family!
And if it was a young grandmaster?
Wouldn’t his future achievements be even more terrifying?
“Are you certain it is a young grandmaster?” Shen Yuelan still could not quite believe it.
“Not only a young grandmaster, but also the number one person in East China. Aunt Lan, you should know Feng Tianlei, right?”
“Feng Tianlei of the Splitting Air Palm?” Shen Yuelan had been in East China long ago. How could she not have heard of him?
That was a major figure who had been famous for a long time.
“The last time, he was slapped to death by that young grandmaster with a single palm.” Jiang Yifei smiled.
“Ah? Then wouldn’t East China be in great chaos now?”
“It won’t be chaotic. That young grandmaster’s methods are exceptionally iron-blooded. I estimate he is already comparable to Lin Hualong.” Jiang Yifei spoke.
“The Chu family and Jiang family of Haidong — how glorious and honourable they once were?”
“It is said they were uprooted by that young grandmaster!”
These words caused Shen Yuelan’s expression to change. Over twenty years ago when she was in Haidong, these two families had already been deeply rooted aristocratic houses. She had not expected them to be destroyed by someone.
What kind of methods were these?
And even the young Lin Hualong probably could not have achieved this degree, right?
“However, this time the Shi family has invited that young grandmaster over. He should be arriving soon, I suppose.” A hint of smugness flashed across Jiang Yifei’s face.
“My father’s intention is to get close to him properly and see if we can win him over to the Jiang family.” Jiang Yifei smiled.
If the Jiang family could recruit such a figure, it would truly be like adding wings to a tiger, possessing the momentum to soar to the heavens!
“If we can win him over to the Jiang family, with two grandmasters in the Jiang family in the future, it would be an entirely different matter.” Shen Yuelan also sighed.
Young grandmaster!
In the eyes of ordinary people, that was already a legendary figure of a generation!
“Right, my friends have arrived as well.” Jiang Yifei looked up. In the distance, a man and a woman were walking over.
“Luo Chen?”
This man and woman were none other than Liu Yunwei and Yu Shasha.
“You know them as well?” Shen Yuelan and Jiang Tongran found it somewhat strange. How did Luo Chen seem to know everyone?
“Hmph, not only do we know each other, we’re quite familiar.” Liu Yunwei sneered coldly.
“Luo Chen, don’t think you’re so impressive just because the Apu family is backing you. Without the Apu family, you’re nothing.”
“I could crush you with one hand!” Liu Yun sneered coldly once more.
He always felt that Luo Chen was just an ordinary person. If they truly came to blows, ten Luo Chens would not be enough for him to handle.
“Moreover, the Apu family is about to be finished as well. Our Shi family has already invited the number one person of East China, that young grandmaster. Once that figure arrives, let’s see how long the Apu family can remain arrogant?”
“Those slaps I received won’t be for nothing!” Liu Yunwei spoke coldly again.
The Shi family had originally just tried their luck this time, but had not expected to actually succeed in inviting that young grandmaster, the number one person of East China.
If that young grandmaster came, who could be his match?
By then, what Apu family would not be casually crushed?
Without the Apu family, Liu Yunwei felt that crushing Luo Chen would be as easy as crushing an ant.
Yu Shasha, however, sighed. She had not expected that after offending Liu Yunwei, Luo Chen would still dare to be here.
This Liu Yunwei was not an ordinary person at all. If he made a move against Luo Chen, Luo Chen would truly have no ability to resist whatsoever.
This was clearly a feud; there was no need to say more.
Shen Yuelan and Jiang Tongran naturally detected this.
Fortunately, both of these women were very clever.
“Little Chen, come buy something with me.” Jiang Tongran dragged Luo Chen away.
Clearly intending to separate the two groups.
After all, Jiang Tongran understood Luo Chen’s temper. Had it not been for Shen Yuelan and herself being present, he probably would have already started throwing punches.
One was the man she liked; the other was a friend of her cousin’s side. Jiang Tongran definitely did not want conflict between the two sides.
That was why she dragged Luo Chen away.
Shen Yuelan, meanwhile, used a few sentences to keep Jiang Yifei and the others occupied.
Only Liu Yunwei was still somewhat unwilling. He gave Jiang Yifei a meaningful look.
The meaning was that he would definitely find an opportunity to step on Luo Chen a few times later.
It just so happened that Jiang Yifei also disliked Luo Chen, so he naturally returned Liu Yunwei’s look.
Both were young nobles of aristocratic families, especially Jiang Yifei, who truly had impressive backing — a young master from Yanjing, the son of the president of Tianyao Group.
He naturally would not put Luo Chen in his eyes.
Jiang Tongran dragged Luo Chen to a roadside stall.
All sorts of things were sold here.
All kinds of miscellaneous items — some clothes, some accessories, some snacks.
There were even some Chinese medicinal herbs.
The stall selling Chinese medicinal herbs, however, caught Luo Chen’s attention.
It was a girl, looking quite young, probably around seventeen years old, likely still in high school.
“Where did you gather these herbs from?” Luo Chen suddenly looked at those herbs, because their aura was very special. Perhaps the medicinal herbs he needed also grew there.
After all, one of the herbs inside shared the same growing environment as the herb he needed.
“No way, that’s my secret. Unless you buy several plants from me!” Ren Siyu smiled cunningly.
“It’s no use to me even if I buy them. How about this — I’ll help you sell all of them at a high price?” A cold smile suddenly appeared at the corner of Luo Chen’s mouth, and the corner of his eye glanced toward Jiang Yifei and Liu Yunwei not far behind him.