Chapter 542 - 542: Which Bastards Are Being Sarcastic?

Sun Shihai's face flushed red, choked by the successive rejections from Yan Duo and the others. A sense of helplessness and frustration surged within him.

He truly couldn't understand why all these people were willing to submit to Jiang Xinghai.

This left him with the frustrating feeling of being unable to control the situation.

However, since he had chosen to be civil before resorting to force, he didn't erupt on the spot.

"These days, too many people are getting full of themselves."

Sun Shihai muttered, "Old Zhou, Old Wei, let's drink."

The three men conversed and laughed jovially, their words laced with disparaging remarks about the Feng, Yu, and Yan Families, yet they never uttered a single word against Jiang Xinghai.

In response, Jiang Xinghai remained perfectly calm, paying Sun Shihai and his companions no mind.

He knew, however, that this banquet was about to get a lot more interesting.

Feng Gong, Yu Zhuo, and Yan Duo kept smiles on their faces the entire time.

With Jiang Xinghai present, the three of them couldn't care less about the taunts from Sun Shihai's group.

"Everyone, let's eat."

Jiang Xinghai gestured for everyone to begin. They ate and chatted, but he never brought up any serious matters.

Even the trio at Sun Shihai's table stopped making sarcastic remarks and drank quite happily.

After several rounds of drinks and dishes.

Jiang Xinghai produced a prescription—a list of fifty-six medicinal ingredients. "The day after tomorrow, the AM branch is opening. I need your three families to do everything in your power to procure as many of these as you can by tomorrow night. The more, the better."

Feng Gong, Yu Zhuo, and Yan Duo nodded gravely.

"Tonight, the Sun Family will be destroyed. The Yan Family can absorb them." Jiang Xinghai looked at Yan Duo, who was sitting in his wheelchair.

Yan Duo was visibly shocked, but there wasn't a trace of doubt in his eyes. "Thank you for this honor, Mr. Jiang."

"As for tomorrow night, the Wei Family will be destroyed. The Yu Family can absorb them." Jiang Xinghai then turned to Yu Zhuo.

"That... wonderful." Yu Zhuo was, of course, overjoyed.

But Jiang Xinghai hadn't bothered to lower his voice. The men at the next table must have heard him.

'Was it really a good idea to tip his hand like that?'

"The day after tomorrow, the Zhou Family will be destroyed. I'll leave them to the Shen Family." Jiang Xinghai looked at Shen Zhengye.

He had long planned to elevate the Shen Family from Jizhou to the status of a First-class Clan in the Provincial City.

"Jiang, I have no more words. Let's drink." Shen Zhengye took a big gulp of liquor.

When it came to the benefits gained from associating with Jiang Xinghai, his Shen Family had received the most by far.

From making a comeback in Jizhou, to establishing a branch in Central State, and now to the Shen Family in the Provincial City, which was about to rise to prominence.

It was something Shen Zhengye would never have dared to imagine before.

Just gaining a foothold in the province was already more than enough.

The Imperial City was treacherous territory; he had no desire to set foot there just yet.

In fact, Jiang Xinghai felt the same way as Shen Zhengye—it was best to avoid the Imperial City.

He went to all this trouble for one reason: to repay the great debt he owed the Shen Family for saving his parents' lives.

"Well, this is interesting! The food here is excellent, it's true. A pity some people don't know how to appreciate it. I fear they won't be fortunate enough to enjoy it in the future."

Suddenly, Sun Shihai at the next table raised his voice considerably.

"Hmph! Destroy our three families? Was he talking in his sleep? He's utterly delusional!" Wei Qianshan adjusted his glasses and stared fixedly at Jiang Xinghai.

"I, for one, hope he tries to act on it. Otherwise, this is no fun," Zhou Daoren said coldly, his back still turned to Jiang Xinghai.

At that moment, the atmosphere in the restaurant became incredibly tense.

If the world knew that the six most prestigious Martial Arts Families of Shanhe Province were all gathered in this unremarkable hotel, locked in a battle of wits and wills, the streets outside would probably fall silent in an instant.

"Which animals are being so passive-aggressive?" Shen Zhengye suddenly shot back angrily.

The Shen Family had received too much help from Jiang Xinghai; how could he not stand up and fire back at a time like this?

"It's those old animals, of course," Yan Duo chimed in.

"Don't pay any mind to those old animals," Yu Zhuo added, not wanting to be left out.

Feng Gong was even more direct. "Sun Shihai, Zhou Daoren, Wei Qianshan, will it kill you three old bastards to shut your mouths?"

"Insolent!"

Zhou Daoren flew into a rage, whirling around and shooting to his feet.

"This is too damn much!" Wei Qianshan slammed his hand on the table.

"Those who sow evil cannot live. There's no hurry." Sun Shihai suppressed his rage and motioned for Zhou Daoren and Wei Qianshan to calm down and sit. "Let's keep eating."

He was merely showing the proper etiquette; it wasn't yet time to resort to force.

Although all three of them were at the Creation Realm, they could only grit their teeth and endure when they remembered their plan for the night.

"Seven days ago, at the Gathering Talent Tower over there, I killed a big fool. I believe his name was Sun Jiaping. Afterwards, I warned the restaurant to change its sign to Dog Gathering Tower. Why hasn't it been changed?" Just then, Jiang Xinghai looked through the window toward the Gathering Talent Tower across the street.

"Don't worry, Mr. Jiang. I'll send someone to change the sign later," Yan Duo replied at the perfect moment.

Hearing this, Sun Shihai at the next table could no longer hold back.

'To admit to killing his own grandson, Sun Jiaping, right in front of him—this was the last straw!'

Just as he was about to explode with rage, he saw an elderly man with the air of an immortal sage walking over. His expression instantly softened into a smile. "Elder Zhao, you've finally come! Please, have a seat. I'll have someone set a new table for you at once."