Capítulo 1228: Chapter 1228

Lin Haoyu’s father tried to leave with the dregs of the Soul Resurrection Grass, but Uncle Long blocked their way.

“Stop right there!” Uncle Long said coldly, with a greedy gleam in his eyes.

Lin Haoyu’s father was startled, quickly protecting the dregs in his arms and staring at Uncle Long warily: “What do you want? This is mine, you can’t take it!”

Uncle Long sneered, making no effort to hide his intentions: “Do you really think this stuff can bring your wife back to life? Don’t be naive. It’s just a facade the Qingyi Sect uses to deceive the world.”

Lin Haoyu’s father’s face changed. He knew the Soul Resurrection Grass might be fake, but he still chose to believe it to save his wife.

Now hearing Uncle Long’s words, he was somewhat annoyed.

Without hesitation, he prepared to forcefully leave with the item; after all, he hadn’t come alone today, and it wasn’t an impossibility.

Uncle Long chuckled coldly, “Lin, if you don’t drink a toast, you’ll drink a forfeit.”

“Give me the item, and I’ll let you leave. Otherwise, when the Qingyi Sect’s people arrive, you might not be able to leave.”

“After all, people like you, raised by the Qingyi Sect, when it really comes to a fight, they’ll let the dogs loose first.”

Hearing these insulting words, Lin Haoyu’s father turned pale, gritting his teeth and glaring at Uncle Long:

“No matter what you say today, I’m taking this item away.”

Just then, Zhang Yang suddenly spoke up: “Uncle Long, you know that what I have is the real deal. Why are you competing with him?”

Uncle Long, hearing this, said helplessly: “You don’t intend to give that to me, so of course I have to find my own way, and maybe collect a little interest first.”

“And we discovered this thing together, so how can you decide to give it to others on your own?”

Uncle Long seemed much tougher now than when they had control over him before.

Jin Tuantuan looked at Uncle Long with full mockery, “Look at what little ambition you have, and you call yourself an underground emperor?”

“If I were you, I wouldn’t go for those scraps. If you want to take something, take what’s in Zhang Yang’s hands. You’ve seen it before, no? Back on Changbai Mountain, or have you forgotten?”

Jin Tuantuan’s derisive words made Uncle Long’s face look quite troubled.

He almost lost his temper but suddenly remembered that he wasn’t the main character today, so he calmed down again.

With a sneer, he said to Jin Tuantuan and Zhang Yang: “You sought me out to be a mediator today, so shouldn’t I get a little something for my trouble?”

Zhang Yang cut straight to the chase: “You’ll get your reward, of course. That thing from Changbai Mountain, I have no use for it. If you help me get Xiao Man out, I guarantee it’s yours.”

Zhang Yang’s words made Uncle Long’s expression uncertain as if contemplating whether to trust him.

“Fine, I want to see if Zhang Yang is a man of his word.”

Zhang Yang looked at Uncle Long with some surprise, “It seems you’re confident you can help me rescue her?”

Uncle Long chuckled heartily, exuding confidence, “As long as they bring her, I promise I can help you save her.”

“But make sure you keep your word about what you promised.”

Just then, a whistle suddenly echoed across the sea.

The sound was loud and clear; it was a ship’s whistle.

Then a medium-sized ship headed towards the dock.

Jin Tuantuan immediately took out binoculars and confirmed that the people onboard were from the Qingyi Sect.

Zhang Yang’s expression changed instantly, and Uncle Long also seemed to treat the approaching ship as a serious threat.

Lin Haoyu’s father saw this and turned pale, then pulled Lin Haoyu along to leave.

Unexpectedly, a gunshot rang out, and Lin Haoyu’s father was shot in the leg, dropping to one knee, writhing on the ground in pain, crying out continuously.

Seeing this, Lin Haoyu was also taken aback, then turned around and cursed loudly: “Who dares to shoot at my dad, step out!”

The kid suddenly acted tough, but the behavior was reckless.

Sure enough, a second gunshot was heard, but as it rang out, Lin Haoyu’s father mustered all his strength, pouncing on Lin Haoyu to the ground.

This saved Lin Haoyu from harm.

Zhang Yang and Uncle Long did not expect the Qingyi Sect people to act immediately.

But Uncle Long quickly reacted, seizing the chance to have his people snatch back the dregs from Lin Haoyu’s father.

This infuriated Lin Haoyu’s father immensely, prompting him to organize a group to snatch it back, seemingly disregarding the Qingyi Sect.

However, Uncle Long’s side was not easy to deal with, leading the factions into fierce battle.

Zhang Yang watched with a somber expression.

Initially, these two groups were pawns Zhang Yang intended to use against the Qingyi Sect, but he hadn’t foreseen the Qingyi Sect’s single gunshot causing them to turn against each other.

Zhang Yang inwardly cursed these fools.

Lin Haoyu’s father was one thing, but that cunning old fox Uncle Long went mad over those dregs.

At this point, there was nothing Zhang Yang could do to stop the chaos.

It wasn’t until most of Lin Haoyu’s father’s entourage was beaten down, and Uncle Long was about to move against the father and son that Zhang Yang stepped in.

“Enough, what exactly are you here to do?” Zhang Yang said helplessly, looking at Uncle Long.

“Zhang Yang, leave these affairs alone. Now that we’ve dealt with those unqualified to stand here, it’s time to discuss the real business.”

Having secured the dregs, Uncle Long seemed quite pleased.

He looked at the yacht below, then picked up a megaphone from somewhere, shouting toward the yacht: “Listen up, call your Sect Leader down to talk.”

“You won’t get this kind of chance again; don’t say I didn’t warn you. Zhang Yang won’t indulge you just because you hold his girlfriend. Don’t think he’ll obey you.”

“If you want the item, hand over Xiao Man.”

“Today I’m acting as a peacemaker. You hand over one, I’ll hand over one, and henceforth we’re square, unrelated to each other.”

These words were quite apt, and Zhang Yang felt a flicker of hope, having not seen Xiao Man in a long time.

At that moment, a figure came forth, and Zhang Yang immediately tensed, but to his dismay, it wasn’t Xiao Man.

It was a woman, and Zhang Yang frowned slightly; he hadn’t seen this woman before.

Unexpectedly, Uncle Long called out upon seeing her, “Wang Jiu, you finally showed up. It’s not easy to meet you!”

Zhang Yang looked at Uncle Long in bewilderment, “This woman is Wang Jiu?”