Mad Dragon gets out of prison and marries a beautiful CEO.

Chapter 96

This meal took almost an hour and a half.

During the conversation, they chatted about some trivial matters. Lu Changgeng asked about Harmony Hospital, praised Chen Jia's good temperament, and talked about some old stories of the underworld in Yuncheng in his early years. His tone was relaxed, like an elder chatting with a younger family member.

Chen Jia didn't talk much during the meal, but he was never shy about saying a few words. When picking up food, he naturally put a slice of bamboo shoot into Chen Li's bowl with his chopsticks, his actions so practiced that he didn't even think about it.

Lu Changgeng saw this, his smile remained, but his gaze held a thoughtful warmth.

Around 8:30, Chen Li got up to say goodbye.

Lu Changgeng did not try to stop them, and had the young woman in the dark green cheongsam escort them to the front gate.

As they parted, Lu Changgeng stood inside the tea room and said to Chen Li's retreating figure:

"Xiao Chen, it's windy tonight, drive slowly on the way down the mountain."

Chen Li turned around and glanced at him.

The old man spoke with a smile on his face, but beneath that smile lay a layer of knowing wisdom that only a seasoned veteran could possess.

He might know what Ye Zong was going to do tonight, or he might just be giving a casual reminder.

"Thank you, Elder Lu, I understand."

The car drove down the winding mountain road.

The streetlights in the mountains are spaced far apart, with sections bright and sections dim, cutting the road surface illuminated by car headlights into alternating segments of light and shadow.

Chen Jia leaned back in the passenger seat, glanced at the rearview mirror, and then at Chen Li's profile:

"That old man's attitude changed too smoothly; something's not right."

Chen Li turned the steering wheel around a bend and said:

He wanted to sit back and watch the two tigers fight, then reap the benefits.

Chen Jia frowned and said worriedly:

"Then why were you chatting with him so happily?"

Chen Li shook his head and smiled:

"Dealing with Ye Zong is easier than dealing with the entire Juxian Chamber of Commerce. Let him be the beneficiary if he wants to."

Chen Jia looked out the window and asked:

"Will Ye Zong act impulsively tonight?"

Chen Li kept his gaze straight ahead, without slowing down, and replied:

"Maybe. Would you like to get out of the car and avoid danger?"

"I do not want."

Chen Jia answered decisively, with a hint of coquetry:

"I only feel safe and secure when you're around."

Chen Li shook his head and smiled. Her words warmed his heart, and he found her even more adorable.

Less than ten minutes after the car started driving down the winding mountain road, countless flying insects emerged from the roadside vegetation, swarming onto the headlights and obscuring their light.

Chen Li has exceptionally sharp vision; even in the pitch black of night, he can still see that the road ahead is blocked.

A tree, as thick as a person's embrace, fell down from the left side of the mountain wall, roots and all, and lay across the middle of the road.

The asphalt road was dented and cracked by the tree trunk, and broken branches and fallen leaves were scattered all over the ground.

Chen Li slammed on the brakes, the tires screeching as they scraped against the road, and the car came to a stop just two meters from the tree trunk.

"The road is blocked!"

Chen Jia's body was restrained by the seatbelt and then bounced back into the seat. She stared at the large tree blocking her way, her voice still relatively steady:

"Is it a landslide?"

"This tree was forcibly uprooted."

Chen Li spoke calmly, clearly someone was blocking his way with malicious intent.

Before the words were even finished, the headlights dimmed further, and countless black dots swarmed toward the windshield with a clattering sound.

Chen Li looked closely and saw countless black beetles swarming in from all directions. Their black shells rubbed against the car body, making a hissing sound that was extremely uncomfortable.

Chen Jia's breathing suddenly quickened, and he involuntarily shrank back, pressing his back against the seat, his eyes fixed on the swarming black insects outside the car window.

Fortunately, the car windows and doors were sealed tightly, so they couldn't crawl inside.

"If you feel disgusted, just close your eyes, it's okay."

Chen Jia listened to the advice, closed her eyes, and her clenched hands trembled slightly.

Chen Li took out anti-poison powder from his glove compartment and sprinkled it on the seams between the car window and the door.

The moment the face powder landed, several beetles that had been gnawing on the car door's rubber seal, already half-inside, twitched violently and fell off, leaving a ring of burnt brown corrosion marks on the inside of the door panel.

Then he pulled a short blade, less than a foot long, from under his seat and said to Chen Jia:

"Stay put, lock the car doors, and don't come out no matter what you hear."

He pushed open the car door and got out, closing the door behind him.

The moment the car door closed, the swarm of insects surged toward him like a startled wave.

Chen Li was enveloped in white true energy. Before the beetle army could get close, he snorted and his energy surged, creating a gust of wind that instantly turned the disgusting beetles into dust, which was swept away by the wind.

Chen Li's gaze passed through the fallen locust tree, and on the other side of the trunk, the moonlight illuminated a slender figure.

He wore a gray cloth robe with the cuffs hanging down, and a faint smile played on his lips, as if he were watching a good show.

Master Guigu strolled out from behind the tree trunk, his gait leisurely, each step landing silently on the broken branches and fallen leaves.

"Young people drive too fast, which can easily lead to accidents."

Master Guigu stopped in front of the thick tree trunk, raised his withered right hand, pointed to the dense mass of black insect corpses on the ground, and explained:

"I'm slowing you down for you, you won't mind me meddling, will you?"

Chen Li sneered:

"You just want Villa No. 28, is it really that big of a deal?"

Master Guigu shook his head and chuckled:

"It's not just about a villa. I've been waiting patiently for half a year, and you beat me to it. Young people have no sportsmanship."

Chen Li asked curiously:

"How did that doctor and his family of three die? You weren't trying to drive down the price and kill him by underhanded means, were you?"

Master Guigu waved his hand and said:

"I've always acted with integrity and uprightness; if I'm going to do something, I'll eliminate them all. How could I possibly leave a mentally ill woman alive?"

"This matter is an internal conflict at Tianze Private Hospital. I heard that Yang Qi and Du Feng jointly established this hospital, and the Li family saw that it was profitable and wanted to acquire it."

"Du Feng wanted to marry into a wealthy family, while Yang Qi didn't want to be controlled by capital, leading to a disagreement between the two."

"So, Yang Qi sought help from Mu Dingshan, and Du Feng joined forces with the Li family to devise a scheme to have their souls taken by ghosts, thus bringing misfortune upon the family of three."

Chen Li then asked:

"How did Yang Zhongxiang, the antique collector, die?"

Master Guigu replied:

"The villa was rumored to be haunted, and the price dropped a bit, but it still didn't meet my expectations. So I set up a magic array to make him hallucinate and believe that there really are ghosts, scaring himself to death."

"After he died, the rumors of ghosts intensified, and the housing prices just reached my expectations, but you beat me to it."

Chen Li sneered:

"With your abilities, you shouldn't be so fixated on housing prices, right?"

Master Guigu said proudly:

"The villa is only worth that much. If I waste even a penny, I'll feel upset."

I understand; everyone has their own stubborn points.

Chen Li asked in a joking tone:

"You're blocking my way, are you trying to keep me here tonight?"

Master Guigu didn't mince words and stated directly:

"I originally intended to make my move at Bihu Longting, but you have set up a new Seven Star Needle Formation in your courtyard, which my insects cannot enter."

"But you all have to deliver yourselves tonight. There's no one for five miles around this road. The mountains are high and the forests are dense. The full moon is when my Gu power is at its strongest."

"Perfect timing, it's your death day."