I bought a secret manual of the Hehuan Sect for ten yuan.

"Mr. Xia?"

"Xia Siyuan?!"

Qin Ge and Meng Haochen spoke almost simultaneously, both recognizing the newcomer as Xia Siyuan from the Xia family.

Xia Siyuan walked straight in with a cane in his hand, his steps steady. Butler Li followed closely behind, and there were more than a dozen people following behind. The procession was quite grand.

"Brother Qin, what happened? Who is this person?" Xia Siyuan glanced at Meng Haochen and saw his miserable appearance with his face covered in blood.

do not know.

"Grandpa Xia, it's me!" Meng Haochen looked embarrassed, hastily wiping away the blood and tears from his face. "I'm Meng Haochen from the Meng family. I've met you before."

"Grandpa Xia, you've come at the right time. This brat is incredibly audacious and injured me. I don't have enough men with me, so please help me out."

"I will definitely visit you in person to express my gratitude later!"

Tang Yirou's heart skipped a beat when she heard this. So these people were in cahoots with Meng Haochen!

She didn't know Xia Siyuan, but she could tell he was someone important, and things were getting more and more complicated.

But I clearly heard Xia Siyuan call Qin Ge "Brother Qin" just now. Could I have misheard?

You must have misheard. What kind of respectable old man calls a young man in his early twenties "brother"?

"It has nothing to do with him!" Tang Yirou mustered her courage and stepped forward, angrily pointing at Meng Haochen. "This man used foul language and made indecent advances against me first, and they attacked me first!"

"Qin Ge fought back because he was protecting me."

Qin Ge and Xia Siyuan were both stunned for a moment, then looked at each other and smiled.

This girl is capable; she's really brave enough to step up when something happens!

"Brother Qin, how do you intend to handle this?" Xia Siyuan had a general idea of ​​the situation from Tang Yirou's words. "The Meng family and the Xia family have some connections. How about giving me some face and letting me handle it?"

Seeing Qin Ge nod, he turned to Meng Haochen, "What are you all standing there for? Apologize!"

"Grandpa Xia, do you mean... I should apologize?" Meng Haochen was stunned, thinking he had misheard.

Tang Yirou was also stunned. This old man actually knew Qin Ge, and he seemed to respect Qin Ge a lot!

Xia Siyuan's face darkened. "You don't have to apologize, but since Brother Qin trusts me and gave me face by letting him handle this, I have to give him an explanation."

"Butler Li, take him away. Call Meng Changkong later and have him come and demand his return!"

"Grandpa Xia, I know I was wrong, and I will never do it again!" Meng Haochen knelt down without hesitation.

The Meng family wields considerable power in the East China Sea, but they dare not easily offend the Xia family.

He can do whatever he wants outside, and his family can ignore it, but if he offends Xia Siyuan, his father Meng Changkong will beat him to death if he finds out!

Xia Siyuan said indifferently, "Don't get me wrong, I'm not apologizing to you."

Meng Haochen gritted his teeth and turned to Qin Ge, "Brother Qin, right? I'm sorry, I was blind and didn't know you knew Grandpa Xia. I didn't mean to offend you, please don't hold it against me."

"Young Master Meng seems to be having some trouble thinking. Can't he even figure out who he's apologizing to?" Qin Ge said with a playful smile, tilting his head towards Tang Yirou beside him.

Meng Haochen gritted his teeth again, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes. "Miss, I was blind to speak so offensively. Please don't take it to heart. I'm sorry."

Tang Yirou stood there, frozen, her mind blank, not knowing what to do or say.

"Brother Qin, are you satisfied now?" Xia Siyuan asked with a smile, then his expression immediately changed when he looked at Meng Haochen. "Get lost!"

"Go back and tell Meng Changkong that Brother Qin is an honored guest of the Xia family. If your Meng family dares to harbor any ill intentions towards him, you'd better think twice about whether you can bear the consequences!"

"roll!"

After Meng Haochen and his men left, the manager of Tianxianglou apologized to Qin Ge and his group again, then dispersed and calmed the onlookers, and the hall returned to calm.

"Mr. Xia, what brings you here? Did you make an appointment?" Qin Ge knew that someone of Xia Siyuan's status wouldn't come to Tianxiang Restaurant for no reason, let alone just to have a meal.

The Xia family owns a restaurant called Zuixianlou, which is no worse than Tianxianglou and is even closer to the Xia family. If Xia Siyuan just wants to eat, there is no reason for him to come here.

"I did make plans with someone," Xia Siyuan nodded with a smile. "Brother Qin, if you're free, why don't you come with me?"

"Okay!" Qin Ge glanced at the unfinished food on the table, feeling that she wasn't in the mood to continue eating, and immediately agreed.

"However, I want to bring my friend along. Mr. Xia, you don't mind, do you?"

Qin Ge followed Xia Siyuan and the others to the third floor. Tang Yirou felt nervous when she saw Xia Siyuan and refused to go several times, but Qin Ge still took her along.

The group arrived at a luxurious private room on the third floor. Bodyguards stood guard outside the door, and Xia Siyuan only led Qin Ge and Butler Li into the private room.

"Mr. Xia has arrived!"

A woman in the private room immediately stood up and greeted Xia Siyuan warmly as he entered.

The woman, dressed in a crimson silk cheongsam, had a graceful figure and was about forty years old, still possessing a charming appearance. When she saw Qin Ge and Tang Yirou, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

"Jiang Yunzheng? So it's you, little girl!"

Xia Siyuan sat down directly opposite the woman, his expression unreadable, while Butler Li stood to his left, motionless.

Qin Ge looked around the private room. On both sides were exquisite wooden shelves, displaying all kinds of ornaments. Behind Jiang Yunzheng, an oil painting hung on the wall.

He and Xia Siyuan were near the entrance, and in the corner on the other side of the entrance stood a statue of Guan Yu that was at least two meters tall, holding a Guan Dao (a type of halberd), and although his eyes were closed, he still looked majestic.

The large round table in the center was already laden with a variety of exquisite dishes, all of which looked, smelled, and tasted delicious and were very tempting.

Qin Ge gestured for Tang Yirou to sit down, and then sat down next to Xia Siyuan himself.

"Mr. Xia, it's been almost twenty years since we last met. I didn't expect you to still be so healthy!" Jiang Yunzheng smiled sweetly, the corners of her eyebrows bearing the marks of time, yet adding to her alluring charm.

"Enough with the nonsense. Huo Qianjue summoned you to see me. What do you have to say?"

"Has he already quietly returned to the East China Sea?"

Seeing Xia Siyuan's attitude, Qin Ge roughly understood the positions of both parties. He immediately stopped being polite, invited Tang Yirou to start eating, and began to eat as if no one else was around.

In the blink of an eye, he had tasted all the dishes, and they were really delicious!

Jiang Yunzheng's gaze swept over Qin Ge and Tang Yirou again, somewhat surprised, but she didn't pay much attention.

She slowly poured two glasses of wine, pushing one of them towards Xia Siyuan. "Mr. Xia, after all these years, your personality hasn't changed at all."

"Don't worry, Mr. Huo is still abroad. If he comes back, he won't need me to look for you on his behalf."

Seeing that Xia Siyuan showed no intention of touching the cup, she twirled the celadon wine cup between her fingertips, lightly touching the rim to her lips, her eyes holding a half-smile.