This matter is quite serious. After having a bit of a laugh earlier, Xiao Lan then explained, "Xu Fan, rest assured, the bodies have all been dealt with properly, there won't be any trouble."

"However..."

Considering the capabilities of Lingyan Pavilion, dealing with this batch of bodies was not a difficult task. After explaining, Xiao Lan looked at Xu Fan with a puzzled expression.

"Xu Fan, why haven't I seen Miyamoto Kuro..."

When clearing out the abandoned factory, they hadn't found Miyamoto Kuro's body, which confused Xiao Lan.

Could it be that Miyamoto Kuro had escaped from Xu Fan's clutches?

If that was the case, then this guy must be incredibly formidable...

Xu Fan shook his head and said, "I didn't kill Miyamoto Kuro. I let him return to Dongying."

"What?"

Upon hearing Xu Fan's explanation, everyone was shocked.

"Xu Fan, letting the tiger return to the mountain, could that be a bit..."

Letting Miyamoto Kuro go was something the others quite couldn't understand.

Did Xu Fan not fear Miyamoto Kuro's retaliation in the future?

"You all can rest easy now. From now on, Miyamoto Kuro is nothing more than a dog of Lingyan Pavilion, and he will serve me in the future."

"There is no need for any worry on this point."

Miyamoto Kuro was never a man who could regard life and death with equanimity; Xu Fan reckoned that even if he lent him several doses of courage, he wouldn't dare to go against him.

The Myriad Ant Heart-Devouring Pill that Xu Fan had fed him was such that, aside from the immortal old man and himself, it was impossible for anyone else in the world to concoct the antidote.

Because of this, Xu Fan believed that if he told Miyamoto Kuro to go east, he would never dare to go west.

"Alright then, this matter should come to an end here, and you needn't worry too much about it; you've all worked hard these past few days."

"There shouldn't be any other matters coming up soon, right?"

Xu Fan would not make jokes about such matters. Since he had the power to kill so many people, making someone like Miyamoto Kuro bow down to him was surely not difficult.

At that moment, when Xu Fan asked if there were any other matters, Hu Busan glanced at Su Shouzi, who then directly stepped forward.

"Er, master, we are capable of handling other matters, but there is one thing we might need to hear your opinion on," Su Shouzi said.

As they spoke, each man's expression was tense, and Xu Fan, noticing this, felt somehow puzzled.

"Speak, what's the matter."

Xu Fan gestured with his hand, indicating for Su Shouzi to continue explaining.

With a hesitant sound, Su Shouzi explained: "Master, as you know, our Lingyan Pavilion's influence spreads throughout Jinling, and we have stakes in almost all the major industries."

"This time, one of our pharmaceutical factories, due to the lack of manpower and equipment, is not able to produce the quantity of medicine required by the military. So we were thinking, perhaps we should look for a partner to co-produce this batch of medicine for the military."

To Lingyan Pavilion, such a matter counted as trivial, and Xu Fan really didn't understand why they were so cautious about it.

"If it can be profitable, then naturally collaboration is not a problem; you don't need to consult me for this kind of thing, do you?"

"But..."

Seeing that Xu Fan didn't take the matter seriously at all, Su Shouzi plucked up his courage and said, "Master, the main trouble is, the president of this pharmaceutical company, you know her..."

"Hmm? Who is it?"

"The female president of the Xia Group..."

"..."

Hearing Su Shouzi's explanation, Xu Fan couldn't help but roll his eyes.

He now understood why this group of people was so nervous.

No doubt, they must already know about the bad blood between himself and Xia Yanyu.

If they upset Xu Fan over this bit of profit, they'd rather not make the money at all.

"Pfft."

Xu Fan looked at their reluctant yet fearful expressions and couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.

"Su Shouzi, do you really think my tolerance is that small?"

"Master, please calm your anger, I—I was just guessing randomly..."

Seeing Su Shouzi's nervous demeanor, Xu Fan chuckled and then consoled, "Alright, don't worry. Since there's money to be made with Xia Yanyu, why shouldn't we make it?"

A bastard doesn't make money that's there to be made, and the deal Su Shouzi mentioned was to rip off Xia Yanyu; Xu Fan really didn't mind that at all.

After glancing at Su Shouzi, Xu Fan said, "Su Shouzi, you're in charge of this matter, aren't you?"

"Yes, master. I'll have to go over and talk to Xia Yanyu in a bit."

Seeing Su Shouzi nod, Xu Fan smiled and said, "Alright then, since you're about to go over, take me with you."

"Let me have a good time with Xia Yanyu negotiating the price."

...

Not much later, matters at Lingyan Pavilion were almost settled.

Soon it would be the scheduled negotiation time between Su Shouzi and Xia Yanyu. Leaving the club together, Xu Fan got into Su Shouzi's car and headed straight for Xia Group.

Around nearly ten o'clock in the morning, Su Shouzi and Xu Fan arrived at the entrance of Xia Group's building.

As one of Jinling's prominent families, the building that solely belonged to Xia Group was a testament to the Xia Family's power.

The deal had been scheduled a few days earlier, and as they walked into the building, Su Shouzi reported their arrival to the receptionist, who then looked at Su Shouzi with a respectful face.

"Sir, I apologize, but President Xia is currently in a board meeting on the top floor, it may take a little while longer to finish. How about I take you two up there first?"

This business was a significant profit opportunity for Xia Group, and considering the identity Su Shouzi presented in public, he was not someone to be taken lightly. Xia Yanyu had probably instructed the reception to treat the visitors with the utmost respect should they arrive.

The receptionist respectfully offered an explanation before standing up, ready to lead the two upstairs.

However, seeing what Su Shouzi, whom President Xia had strictly ordered to treat with the utmost respect, was doing at that moment, the receptionist was completely baffled.

"Master, please."

Su Shouzi stood respectfully behind the young man beside him.

"This..."

The receptionist had thought that the young man accompanying Mr. Su was his assistant or secretary. When Mr. Su personally asked about the appointment, the receptionist wondered why Mr. Su brought along such an unperceptive assistant.

But now, it was clear that this young man was the real deal...

Staring dumbfounded at Xu Fan, the receptionist felt a bit fearful inside. If they had to treat Mr. Su with the greatest respect as per President Xia's instructions, how much more respectful should they be with this young man...

"Alright, sir, here we are. Would you like me to find a room for you to wait in..."

After taking Xu Fan and Su Shouzi to the top floor of the building, the receptionist planned to have them wait in Xia Yanyu's office for a bit.

Meanwhile, they would go into the conference room to notify President Xia.

At that moment, Xu Fan's gaze shifted away from the nearby conference room, a flash of gold disappeared from his right pupil, and he smiled, "No need, we can wait outside."

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