A miraculous doctor descended from the heavens.

"Hong Sheng, do you still think you can bring me down?" Ding Lisheng asked calmly.

Throughout, he remained calm and composed.

He wouldn't dare say he could remain unmoved even if Mount Tai collapsed before him, but at least he was as calm as a still well, with no ripples on his face.

Those in positions of power need this kind of composure and courage to remain unmoved by honor or disgrace.

However, in terms of sheer presence, Hong Sheng was clearly inferior to him.

Hong Sheng, who is currently at a disadvantage, needs no further explanation. But even when he thought he held the power of Ding Lisheng's fate in his hands, his aura was far inferior to Ding Lisheng's.

To put it bluntly, some people rely on their position to project an aura, while others exude an aura simply by sitting there.

At this moment, Hong Sheng, who had been confident of victory, learned that Ding Lisheng had actually laid an ambush. His face immediately turned ashen, and he lost all hope.

He slumped into the chair, staring blankly at Ding Lisheng, like a fish left to dry on the shore, his mouth opening and closing but no sound coming out.

"Hong Sheng, I'm asking you a question. Do you still think you can bring me down?" Ding Lisheng repeated.

Hong Sheng did not answer, but just glared at Ding Lisheng with hatred.

Isn't the outcome already obvious? Why are you still asking such nonsense! You're just a smug little devil!

Of course, he only dared to curse these words in his heart.

"You're insulting me!" Ding Lisheng suddenly glared at Hong Sheng.

"Huh?" Hong Sheng was startled. He had only thought about it in his mind, how could they know that? He looked up and saw Ding Lisheng wearing a rather smug smile. Realizing he had been tricked, he couldn't help but feel angry and embarrassed, and demanded, "Were all those backup plans laid in advance? Did you know I would come here? Did you deliberately come to wait for me?"

"What do you think?" Ding Lisheng asked in return.

"That's definitely it!" Hong Sheng said firmly, but he was filled with despair.

I thought today would be the day Ding Lisheng would stumble, but unexpectedly, it turned out to be the day he crashed and burned.

"Hehe, Hong Sheng, although this is our first real meeting, I've discovered that I'm starting to understand you a little!"

"Do you know me?" Hong Sheng realized he couldn't keep up with Ding Lisheng's leaps of thought.

"You're a very confident person, but that confidence has gone too far, turning into arrogance. In other words, you're self-righteous!"

"You—" Hong Sheng was furious. He pointed at Ding Lisheng with one hand, while his other hand reached into his pocket and touched the small, exquisite self-defense weapon. Only then did his heart calm down a little.

If he's going to lose today, he'll at least drag someone down with him.

"Actually, you really had a chance to make a move on me today! You just didn't seize it!" Ding Lisheng shook his head and sighed, seemingly a little resentful that Hong Sheng wasn't assertive enough. "Hong Sheng, to tell you the truth, our meeting today was purely accidental. I had no idea you'd come to Changdao. I only recognized you when you were making bait and talking! Before your son came over to borrow a chair from me, and you walked over, you had a chance to control me, because my backup plan wasn't in place yet!"

Hong Sheng: "..."

"But you insisted on playing cat and mouse, and after you caught the mouse, instead of eating it right away, you swaggered around, wanting to tease and play with it! Hehe!!"

Ding Lisheng's implication was clear to Hong Sheng.

In the end, he was teased by the rat.

What's this called? It's like a cooked duck not only flying away, but also turning back to peck him.

"As the head of this circle, being observant and well-informed is essential. Because in our line of work, it's unpredictable when you'll fall from grace. You might be lucky enough to live to ninety-nine, or you might suffer a major setback the next moment. Unfortunately, you're used to being pampered. You think you're in your own little world, constantly trying to act like a big shot and put on airs. And what's the result? You end up being treated like a servant!"

Being lectured like a little kid, Hong Sheng looked extremely embarrassed and awkward.

But what could he say when he fell into someone else's hands? He still didn't understand how Ding Lisheng came up with his backup plan if it was just a chance encounter.

"What? Still wondering?" Ding Lisheng really seemed to have X-ray vision; he could see what Hong Sheng was thinking.

"Indeed!" Hong Sheng nodded expressionlessly.

"Alright then, I'm bored out of my mind anyway, so I'll give you a straight answer!" Ding Lisheng said, pointing to Old Man Ding sitting to the side, still focused solely on his fishing and oblivious to everything else, and said to Hong Sheng, "Do you think my old father, at his age, could have pushed me over two mountains to get here?"

After Ding Lisheng explained, Hong Sheng finally understood and exclaimed, "You didn't come alone?"

"Heh, Hong Sheng, I told you you're not skilled enough, but you still won't admit it!" Ding Lisheng said, pointing to the chair Hong Sheng was sitting on. "Do you think it's necessary for two people to bring an extra chair just for decoration? You can't even see something this simple, and you call yourself a fisherman? Tsk tsk, I don't even want to talk to you!"

Hong Sheng kept a low profile on this trip, but even so, he still brought two bodyguards and a nanny.

Ding Lisheng and Old Man Ding were more low-key than Hong Sheng, but no matter what, they would never travel alone.

It turns out that although Hong Sheng and the others only saw Ding Lisheng and Old Man Ding here, there were actually three of them.

The other person was a top-notch nanny who took care of their daily needs, protected their personal safety, and served them hand and foot—a woman who could act as both bodyguard and driver.

The chair that Hong Sheng is sitting in now is the one that the top-tier nanny used to sit in.

Just now, before Hong Sheng and the others arrived, this top-tier nanny, who wasn't used to the local farm-style food, had a bit of an upset stomach and couldn't hold it in any longer, so she went to the restroom.

Because she was a woman, and not very old, the more secluded the better, but she couldn't let the two old men out of her sight, so she chose the jungle on the shore.

When Hong Sheng appeared, Ding Lisheng, whose eyesight wasn't yet failing, recognized him immediately, but Hong Sheng didn't recognize him wearing a fisherman's hat. So Ding Lisheng pretended not to know anything, acting as if he was focused on fishing, but secretly took out his phone and sent a message to his top-notch nanny…

"Hong Sheng, how about it? You did the first day of the month, and I'll do the fifteenth. Now it's my turn to control you!" Ding Lisheng said coldly.

Hong Sheng's face turned deathly pale, and cold sweat broke out on his brow. He muttered, "But I don't want to admit defeat yet!"

Ding Lisheng chuckled: "If we could live well, who would want to admit defeat? But if you were me, would you let your enemy go so easily?"

Hong Sheng stammered, unable to speak.

"Never mind, today is my old man's birthday, it's not appropriate to be violent or draw blood!" Ding Lisheng said slowly.

Hong Sheng was overjoyed and clasped his hands in a fist salute, saying, "May our friendship endure as long as the mountains and rivers flow. I will remember your kindness today!"

Having said that, Hong Sheng was about to leave with his men!

"Wait!" Ding Lisheng shouted, raising his hand. As soon as he finished speaking, the top-notch nanny, who was hidden in the shadows, made another warning move. With a muffled thud, a clump of dirt immediately spewed up from the feet of Hong Sheng and the others.

Hong Sheng had no choice but to stop and turn around to ask, "Didn't you say you wouldn't use force today?"

"Yes!" Ding Lisheng nodded. "A major mistake can be forgiven, but letting you go like this, not only me, but also my men, and even you yourself would feel bad, wouldn't you?"

"What exactly do you want?" Hong Sheng asked angrily.

"Don't you think you should leave something behind?" Ding Lisheng said calmly.

His meaning was clear: major mistakes could be avoided, but lessons must be learned.

Hong Sheng stared at Ding Lisheng, his face turning pale and then flushed, before finally gritting his teeth and shouting, "Bring me the knife!"

A bodyguard quickly pulled a heavy dagger from his pocket and handed it to Hong Sheng.

"Father, no!" The old man quickly stepped in front of Hong Sheng.

"Get out of the way!" Hong Sheng shouted coldly with a stern face.

When Lao Yi met Hong Sheng's cold and sharp gaze, he could only step aside.

Hong Sheng snatched the knife from the bodyguard, squatted down, placed one hand on a post on the wooden bridge, gritted his teeth, and slashed down with the knife.

There was a muffled thud; I won't go into the details of the scene.

In short, the wooden stake now has an unsightly "souvenir".

Hong Sheng's face was deathly pale. The old man quickly took off his coat, tore it in two, and tried to bandage Hong Sheng's wound, but Hong Sheng refused, ignoring the excruciating pain in his injury, his eyes fixed on Ding Lisheng: "Ding Lisheng, is this enough?"

"Hey, what are you doing!" Ding Lisheng feigned surprise. "I mean, today is my old man's birthday, you should give me something as a gift, who told you to hurt yourself!"

Hong Sheng gritted his teeth and glared fiercely at Ding Lisheng.

Ding Lisheng was also staring at him. Although he wasn't in a high position, his aura was that of a king.

Hong Sheng reached out and yanked a gold necklace adorned with a jade Buddha pendant from his neck, throwing it in front of Ding Lisheng and saying, "Wishing the old man many happy returns of the day!"

"Sigh, forget it, Hong Sheng, you can go! I'll pretend I never saw you today!!" Ding Lisheng waved his hand, as if swatting away a swarm of annoying flies.

As everyone was leaving, Lao Yi turned around, glared at Ding Lisheng with a look full of resentment, and then helped Hong Sheng away without looking back.

After a brief period of bustling activity, Muqiao Bay returned to its tranquility. If it weren't for the "souvenir" that was too painful to look at closely still remaining on the wooden stake, it would seem as if nothing had ever happened.

After a long silence, Old Man Ding, who had been focused on his fishing rod and hadn't uttered a word, finally spoke: "Letting the tiger return to the mountain will bring endless trouble!"

Ding Lisheng sighed, "There's nothing we can do about it. A cornered dog will jump over a wall, a desperate person will fight to the death. If we insist on keeping them all here, we probably won't come out unscathed! Did you see that? Hong Sheng's son is clutching a weapon for self-defense! Sun Changyue is skilled, but he can't subdue these four people instantly!"

"I know that too, I just wanted to remove some obstacles for Hanhan!"

"We have the advisor and Gu Feng on Hanhan's side, we don't need to worry about them!" Ding Lisheng said, looking around, taking a few deep breaths, and then added, "Besides, Father, the weather is so nice today, don't you think it's a bit of a waste to use it for violence?"

Old Man Ding: "..."