I'm invincible once I descend the mountain; the beautiful CEO is forcing me to get our marriage

Li's house, inside the quiet room.

Li Chengde sat there, lost in thought, the scenes from the Tongxian Auction replaying in his mind like a nightmare.

With a casual wave of his hand, Ye Anna sent twelve dazzling, top-grade Crimson Sun Pills rolling onto the jade plate.

Below the stage, the ugly spectacle of those wealthy and powerful families who were usually high and mighty was no different from that of hungry dogs pouncing on their prey.

And then there was himself... He collapsed to the ground in a sorry state, unable to utter a single polite word under the other party's intimidation, and finally fled with his tail between his legs in full view of everyone.

What a shame!

This is an utter disgrace!

But the most fatal thing was that gamble.

Nine-Leaf Fire Fungus, Thousand-Year-Old Mysterious Ice Jade Marrow, and all the ancient alchemical texts upon which the Li family relied for their livelihood.

These are the foundations of the Li family!

Once handed over, the Li family's status in the south will plummet, almost halved.

And that would be the end of his reign as the young master. The elders of the family would not hesitate to cripple him.

Therefore, you must never give it to them!

But Ye An's strength... is unfathomable.

The fact that he crippled the renowned Wang Zhengkun with a single palm strike suggests that his strength is at least at the Celestial Realm.

The experts the Li family worshipped would never risk offending that evil star for his sake.

In his agitation, Li Chengde bit his thumb nail hard, the rusty taste of blood filling his mouth, but he was completely unaware of it.

After a moment of struggle, he seemed to have made up his mind, took out his phone, and dialed an encrypted number.

The phone rang three times before it was answered.

"Colonel Duan."

Li Chengde immediately lowered his posture to an extremely low level, and his tone even carried a hint of humility.

The rustling sound of documents turning over came through the microphone, and a deep, steady male voice rang out:

"Oh, it's Chengde. Is something wrong so late?"

"Colonel Duan, I'm in terrible trouble."

Li Chengde's mind raced, and he quickly twisted the facts: "Some madmen have their eyes on our Li family's treasure trove, intending to seize all the rare medicinal herbs and ancient alchemical texts!"

There was silence on the other end, only the sound of breathing.

Li Chengde's heart tightened, and he immediately escalated the situation: "The other party is a martial arts expert with extremely high cultivation. He arrogantly declared that if we don't see the item by sunset, he will personally come to my Li family and slaughter our entire clan!"

"Colonel Duan, as you know, the Li family has always been a supplier of special wound medicines to the Jiangnan Military Region. If the treasury is completely looted, our supply of pills for the second half of the year... I'm afraid..."

The sound of documents being flipped through the microphone abruptly stopped.

"In the Jiangnan region, who dares to touch the military region's suppliers?" Colonel Duan's voice turned cold.

"He's just a reckless madman!"

Li Chengde seized the opportunity, deliberately emphasizing the danger posed by the other side and the helplessness of his own.

"He just crippled Wang Zhengkun of the Bajiquan Sect with a single palm strike on Jiang's territory! This man possesses the strength of the Celestial Realm; our Li family... simply cannot withstand him!"

A soft laugh came from the other end of the phone.

"A Celestial Warrior?" Colonel Duan's tone was nonchalant.

Li Chengde didn't dare to utter a sound.

"I thought he was some kind of superhuman being with three heads and six arms." Colonel Duan picked up his teacup and took a sip. "A Celestial Warrior, is that so impressive?"

Li Chengde was speechless for a moment. After all, in the martial arts world, the Celestial Realm was already a level of power that allowed one to dominate a region.

"Last June, one of them came to our military region's garrison," Colonel Duan continued slowly. "He had practiced ancient martial arts for decades, thinking himself invulnerable to swords and spears, and even injured several of our soldiers."

"And the result? Three armored vehicles drove over, and a salvo from the assault guns shattered the man on the spot; he couldn't be pieced back together."

Li Chengde gripped his phone tightly, his palms already damp with cold sweat.

"No matter how high one's martial arts skills are, one is still just a mortal being. Carbon-based life forms cannot withstand metal bullets; that's common sense."

Colonel Duan scoffed coldly.

"Unless it is someone like Huo Changfeng of the Northern Martial Alliance, who has truly stepped into the Martial God Realm, then it is indeed beyond the scope of conventional firearms."

"But as for martial arts masters or grandmasters of internal energy, they are utterly insignificant in the face of the state apparatus."

With the crisp sound of a teacup hitting the table, Colonel Duan made his decision: "Alright, Chengde, I'll take care of this for you."

Can't even put it together?

These words swirled in Li Chengde's mind.

The suffocating fear that Ye An had previously instilled in him was completely washed away by these words.

He pictured Ye An's haughty and arrogant demeanor in the banquet hall, and a ruthless glint flashed in his eyes.

"Colonel Duan, this kid is too arrogant. He has seriously humiliated the Li family."

Li Chengde gritted his teeth and said, "Could you send some men over to back me up? Don't just kill him outright; I want him to kneel on the ground and spit out everything he swallowed!"

"I want him to understand that in the Jiangnan region, brute force alone is useless."

"no problem."

Colonel Duan readily agreed.

"I'm transferring the 'Night Wolf' squad over. They're all the cream of the crop, handpicked from the top in the military region. They're all at the Transformation Realm, fully armed with the latest armor-piercing rounds, specifically to deal with these arrogant martial arts troublemakers. Send me the address."

"Thank you very much, Colonel Duan!"

After hanging up the phone, Li Chengde let out a long sigh of relief.

"Go to the Jiang family."

He gave the driver a cold order, while calmly straightening his suit jacket.

Ye An, Ye An, what divine alchemist, what celestial expert...

In the face of modern firearms, even dragons have to coil up and tigers have to lie down!

And those opportunistic Jiang family members—none of them will escape tonight.

……

As the sun set, the evening glow painted half the sky red.

A black sedan came to a steady stop in front of the Jiang family mansion.

The car door opened, and Li Chengde got out of the back seat, straightening his suit collar.

The dejection on his face vanished, replaced by a morbid excitement.

Jiang Yuer had already been waiting at the door after being informed by a servant.

She looked at Li Chengde, her gaze sweeping over his empty hands and the car behind him, but she didn't see any boxes that looked like they contained the elixir.

"Young Master Li, have you prepared everything you promised Master Ye?" Jiang Yu'er asked, her tone formulaic.

Li Chengde laughed, a laugh filled with undisguised malice.

"Heh, Jiang Yu'er, I heard that after you hooked up with that bastard Ye An, you quickly dealt with the eldest and third branches of the Jiang family? You even sidelined your own father?"

He looked Jiang Yu'er up and down, his gaze unabashed.

"Truly, a woman's heart is the most poisonous; but you certainly have the means to do so now."

Jiang Yu'er's smile turned cold.

"Li Chengde, what do you mean?"

A surge of true energy belonging to a Celestial Warrior emanated from her body, pressing down on Li Chengde.

Several Jiang family guards at the door immediately stepped forward, their hands on the weapons at their waists.

Li Chengde remained motionless, even puffing out his chest as the force of the air made his clothes rustle.

"Want to make a move? Heh, I advise you to save your breath." Li Chengde smiled maliciously.

He leaned closer, lowered his voice, and said in a volume only the two of them could hear:

"Don't blame me for not warning you, the person I've invited today is Colonel Duan from the Jiangnan Military Region!"

"No matter how powerful your lover is, what can she do against the military region's influence?"

Jiang Yu'er's pupils contracted slightly.

"Colonel Duan? Which Colonel Duan?"

"You think you can just casually ask about Colonel Duan's name?"

Li Chengde looked smug. "Let me put it this way, although he's not a general, he can still command a special squad."

"Today, with just one word from him, he can turn your Jiang family upside down under the pretext of 'searching for serious criminals'."

Jiang Yu'er's expression changed.

There is only one senior colonel in the Shanghai Military Region surnamed Duan who acts arrogantly and domineeringly.

She had heard that Colonel Duan had the opportunity to be promoted to the God of War of the Jiangnan Military Region, but he offended some important figure and was ultimately demoted in disguise and transferred to Shanghai.

Such people, harboring resentment, will only act more recklessly.

Li Chengde was very satisfied with Jiang Yuer's reaction; he knew she understood.

"Jiang Yu'er, it's not too late for you to turn back from your misguided ways."

Li Chengde's eyes began to wander, lingering between Jiang Yuer's high breasts and straight legs.

"If you have a few more drinks with me tonight, this matter will be over. I'm only targeting Ye An; I can let your Jiang family off the hook."

Li Chengde took a half step forward, his gaze fixed on Jiang Yuer.

Jiang Yu'er took half a step back, creating some distance.

She gritted her teeth and clenched the hem of her clothes with her fingers.

She was weighing the pros and cons.

In terms of cultivation, Li Chengde was a piece of trash who hadn't even reached the Celestial Realm; she could crush him with one hand.

But Colonel Duan was different.

This person represents the military, wields real power, and leads a special squad.

No matter how rich and powerful the Jiang family is in Jiangnan, they are just a secular family. What can they use to fight against a regular army with real guns and ammunition?

Once relations sour, the Jiang family's century-old legacy will be lost.

"What? Even Miss Jiang has moments of fear?"

Li Chengde noticed her concerns and laughed even louder.

"Those who understand the times are wise."

"Just nod now, and I'll have Colonel Duan's men waiting outside. We'll go in and have a couple of drinks. As for that guy surnamed Ye..."

Just then, a voice came from the mansion:

"Oh? You're here. Where are my things?"