Provincial City, the gates of the Dugu Family's castle.

Dugu Jian parked an ordinary car that he deliberately drove out to the entrance, kicked it hard, and was about to enter.

"Stop, what do you want?"

A dozen burly gate guards immediately extended their hands to stop him, shouting angrily.

Dugu Jian almost tripped on the stone steps and angrily shouted, "Get lost!"

These dog servants, can't they even recognize me? Are they all blind?

"Huh? Damn, you've reached the gate of the Dugu Family and still dare to be disrespectful, who gave you the nerve?"

The head guard, rolling up his sleeves, rushed forward and shouted harshly.

"Zhao Biao, are you blind? I'm Dugu Jian!!"

Dugu Jian was almost infuriated to the point of fainting. Is my level of recognition really that poor? Although that damned Jin Shixiang beat me until I was unrecognizable and filthy, I can't be completely unrecognizable!

"Young Master Jian?"

Zhao Biao and the others were stunned and sneered, "Nonsense! Our young master has always been handsome and charming, not like a wretched dog like you. Dare to impersonate our young master?"

"Zhao Biao, do you want to die? I'm really Dugu Jian, how dare you add insult to my injuries?" Dugu Jian roared.

Zhao Biao paused, looked closely again, and his soul almost left his body in shock, "Young... Young Master Jian!!! You really are Young Master Jian! Young Master Jian, what happened to you? Who beat you up?"

"Scram!"

Dugu Jian gritting his teeth impatiently pushed Zhao Biao and forced his way through the guards, walking straight inside.

The guards were left looking at each other incredulously—In Jiangdong, someone dared to lay a hand on Young Master Jian?!

...

Dugu Jian gritted his teeth, suppressing his anger and disgrace, and arrived at the entrance of the grand hall.

At this time, inside, Dugu Jinhong was instructing a few core members of the family on matters.

Suddenly seeing a stranger coming in, he sternly asked, "Who are you looking for?"

Thud!

Dugu Jian instantly felt stabbed in the heart again, almost collapsing.

"Grandpa, it's me..."

He said, aggrievedly, like a little tiger who'd been bullied outside.

"Xiao... Xiao Jian?!"

This time, not only was Dugu Jinhong stunned, but even the eight core family members present also suddenly stood up.

"Xiao Jian, what happened to you? Did you... have a car accident?"

They also couldn't relate this Dugu Jian to the once proud young master, like a phoenix turned into a plucked chicken.

"Grandpa!"

Dugu Jian mustered just enough energy to come back to see his grandpa, and now that he's really here, he lost all strength, collapsing in the center of the grand hall, on the verge of tears with no words to cry.

"Xiao Jian!"

Dugu Jinhong panicked and hurriedly said to the core members, "Quick, quick, help him up!!"

Thus, these eight highly influential figures in the entire Provincial City quickly rushed over, clumsily helping the humiliated Dugu Jian to Dugu Jinhong.

Dugu Jinhong took a big step forward, "Xiao Jian, what happened to you? Did that Jiang fellow hit you?"

Dugu Jian tearfully and humiliated, didn't speak, his eyes full of grievance.

"Jiang Feng? Who is Jiang Feng?"

The eight core members were indignant.

Dugu Jinhong frowned and calmly said, "Alright, you all go out first. I want to talk to Xiao Jian alone!"

He knew his beloved grandson had his pride, definitely not wanting to mention his disgrace in front of everyone, so he sent them away first.

The eight, not understanding why, still withdrew.

"Xiao Jian, what's going on, quickly tell me!!!"

Dugu Jinhong roared in anger!

"Grandpa, it wasn't Jiang Feng who hit me, it was his relatives he indulged that did..."

Dugu Jian said with a face full of hatred.

"Relatives? Such audacity! Which relative of his has such guts?" Dugu Jinhong was even more furious, feeling that his dignity was also insulted!

Immediately, Dugu Jian, burning with rage, recounted his trip to Binhai this time.

Especially the ordeal he suffered in Nangong Mansion.

Even though he didn't exaggerate, the recounting was horrifying.

Especially after listening, Dugu Jinhong trembled with anger upon hearing his beloved grandson couldn't even speak clearly there, before being knocked down by a bespectacled weakling.

"Intolerable, simply intolerable!! This Jiang Feng is too deceitful, truly disregarding our Dugu Family!"

Dugu Jinhong roared upward in anger, pounding his chest and stomping his feet.

He could tolerate Jiang Feng's arrogance, willing to expend efforts to recruit him for his son.

But he absolutely could not tolerate Jiang Feng treating his grandson like air, even allowing two unknown lowly dogs to insult his grandson!

Intolerable!!!

"It seems that Jiang fellow really doesn't understand the way, Xiao Jian, you sit here first, Grandpa will immediately have a physician heal your wounds—rest assured, with this matter, Grandpa will definitely pursue it to the end, that Jiang fellow will not be let off lightly by me!"

Dugu Jian bitterly smiled, knowing this, he should have come with this attitude in the morning, saving himself from this beating...

...

At the same time.

On the highway leading from Binhai to the Provincial City.

The distraught Jin Shixiang was frantically driving, sweating profusely, speeding towards the Provincial City.

When he realized that the one he arrogantly beat up earlier was the renowned number one young master of the Provincial City, he was scared out of his wits several times over.

Even Nangong Yan, upon learning Dugu Jian's identity, wet herself in fear, curled up in the passenger seat shivering.

The two managed, with much difficulty, to finally find out the location of the Dugu Family's address, so they rushed over to apologize.

"Shi... Shixiang! Do you think we'll be able to meet Young Master Jian when we go to the Provincial City this time? Even if we do, will he spare us? Can we return to Binhai alive?"

Nangong Yan asked tearfully.

"What else can we do? If we don't go and apologize, our fate will be even worse, you think hiding will save us?"

Jin Shixiang growled fiercely.

"Then think of something! I don't want to die, you're the one who hit him, I only tried to pull you apart... you must save both of us, I haven't married yet, I haven't become an official's wife, I can't die, boohoo!"

Nangong Yan clung to Jin Shixiang's arm, crying like a spoiled child.

"Alright, just shut up!!"

Jin Shixiang was extremely annoyed, similar words had been babbled by Nangong Yan dozens of times along the way, but what could he do?

If they didn't go to the Provincial City, their fate would be death, by going, perhaps there's a slim chance they could survive!

"Don't worry, I already have a plan. Although I don't know how sure it is, it will definitely, to some extent, clear our connection. Just follow my lead and keep quiet wherever we go!"

"Un... understood." Nangong Yan said, crying and nodding quickly.