Swallowing the Stars: You Can't Escape, Mountain Dweller

Chapter 33 Bai Pianqing

Inside the Bai family mansion, Bai Pianqing, who was nearly sixty years old, leaned against a hard mahogany bed, closing her eyes to rest.

She was wearing a black Tang suit, her figure was a little out of shape, and her hair was half black and half white, but she was still well-maintained.

She hasn't been in a good mood lately.

As one of the weakest members of the HR Alliance, the Bai family is unable to get involved in any truly profitable businesses, leaving them in an awkward position.

That's alright, though. Thanks to his family's lineage of spiritual masters, he's fairly popular.

But recently, the sudden emergence of Bai Yang in the Jiangnan base city has made her really uneasy.

This young man, who suddenly rose to prominence less than two months ago, has been the subject of constant news during this period.

Even Jia Yi, who was practically the number one person in China, valued him so much. How could she not be shocked when she heard this news?

What kind of luck did Bai Pianyong have?!

His own son, Bai Sheng, was already a senior general at the age of 28, but his nephew was even more ruthless!

A 19-year-old senior general!

Everyone knows that this is a sure-fire war god!

God of War!

Even the Xu and Wang families, who rank far higher than the Bai family within the HR Alliance, cannot summon a War God-level expert at will.

Who doesn't try to appease them and play the friendship card?

If the Bai family could produce a direct descendant of a war god, it would be like winning the lottery; their status would rise considerably.

Unfortunately, the bloodline of the Bai family's spiritual practitioners was very mixed and impure, so the three of them, whom she originally intended to match with Bai Sheng, were the limit.

At most, he's at the level of a junior warrior; even considering his mental abilities, he's barely one level above that.

During this period, she heard various news about Bai Yang.

Bai Pianqing had thought more than once about whether she should take the initiative to apologize to her cousin Bai Pianyong, but Bai Yang had no choice.

But she still wanted to continue to push for Bai Sheng's marriage.

After all, theoretically, these two brothers are the two people in the world with the closest bloodline, so maybe they're quite good together?

Unfortunately, judging from the feedback from Bai Zhangting and the other two, their refusal is now unusually firm.

He even said several times that he would return all the money spent on training and gifts to the Bai family.

Although I reluctantly refused to accept it for the time being, if I were to cause any more trouble, it could lead to unpredictable negative consequences.

Just then, a person rushed in anxiously from outside the door; it was none other than the old steward of the Bai family.

Bai Pianqing was puzzled. How dare they come and disturb her when she was resting?

"Master! Young Master Baiyang has arrived!" the old steward shouted.

It was him!

Bai Pianqing's heart skipped a beat; she feared the visitor was up to no good.

This is bad!

She quickly ordered, "Go to the side courtyard and fetch Lin Ran, the God of War! I'll go and calm that kid down first!"

The entire Bai residence erupted into a frenzy, like a pot of boiling oil, instantly becoming a hive of activity.

Bai Yang, accompanied by Yang Wu, was standing leisurely in the main hall of the Bai family, waiting.

Dozens of servants surrounded the two, attending to them carefully.

Bai Yang didn't even sit down, but instead looked around at the various mahogany furniture, feeling a sense of familiarity.

This is more like the furnishings of a wealthy Chinese family in movies and TV dramas.

His behavior clearly indicates that he's not here to be a proper guest.

Everyone around was on tenterhooks, afraid that someone might say the wrong thing and anger this person.

Others may not know who he is, but is there anyone in the Bai family who doesn't know?

Now the old lady mentions him almost every other day, and then she starts to regret her bad decision, wondering why she chose Bai Sheng instead of him.

As a result, Bai Zhangting and the other two received a lot of complaints, and many people felt that it was because they had offended Bai Yang.

The Bai family has lost the opportunity to directly obtain a God of War, and now they have to watch Lin Ranyi's expression every day, which is quite distressing.

Bai Pianqing walked into the hall; she had just sent someone to secretly inform Bai Zhangting and the other two.

They must not come out at this time, lest they add fuel to the fire.

Seeing Bai Yang's appearance, she greeted him with a smile and said, "Nephew, what brings you to Kyoto Base City?"

I was thinking of going to Jiangnan Base City to have a proper visit with my cousin and his family!

Bai Yang glanced at her and smiled, "Hello, Auntie."

I had some business to attend to in Beijing, so I thought I'd stop by and see you.

Bai Pianqing felt slightly relieved, relieved that Bai Yang wouldn't lash out the moment they met.

He is now a member of Mount Hua, representing Jia Yi's reputation; he can't just go crazy like that, can he?

She quickly said, "Oh, why are you being so polite?"

We haven't seen each other for over a decade. It's all my fault; I've been too busy with family matters and haven't had the time to take care of you.

Bai Yang chuckled and didn't respond to that, saying, "The main reason I came this time is to return the money that Brother Sheng had previously given to his family."

Without waiting for Bai Pianqing's reaction, he gave Yang Wu a wink.

The latter immediately stepped forward and handed her a bank card with both hands.

This contains the wealth he confiscated from various slaves, which is now just a drop in the ocean for him.

"There are 30 million Chinese yuan inside. Please accept them, Aunt," Bai Yang said.

Bai Pianqing's expression was uncertain; she didn't know whether to take it or not.

Bai Sheng stayed at the Bai family for about half a year, and the total expenses amounted to about three million.

Now Bai Yang has repaid tenfold, making it clear that he doesn't want to owe the Bai family any favors, nor does he want any involvement with them.

After a moment's internal deliberation, she finally decided not to refuse and accepted the bank card.

It's better to not be able to build a good relationship than to cause trouble. It's not a bad thing that the previous unpleasantness could be resolved this way.

Seeing this, the other members of the Bai family in the hall couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

What they feared most was that Bai Yang would be relentless, for example, insisting on severely punishing the only three mental cultivators in the family, which would be a huge problem.

Given Bai Yang's current status and position, he doesn't need to do anything special.

As long as they say a word, the Bai family's various competitors will have plenty of ways to make them suffer.

Seeing that Bai Pianqing was somewhat sensible, Bai Yang nodded in satisfaction and said, "Aunt, we've finished discussing our private matters. Now let's talk about business."

"What business is it? Is it the [Huashan] project?" Bai Pianqing's heart, which had just settled down, instantly became alert again.

"No, it's just my own idea. Aunt, the Bai family is one of the twelve families of the HR Alliance in China, isn't that true?" Bai Yang asked.

"That's true. Although the Bai family isn't one of the nine major families, they still have some influence within the HR Alliance." Bai Pianqing couldn't figure out his thoughts, so she could only offer some empty words.

Bai Yang nodded in approval, "That makes things easier. I'd like to purchase a 'war base'."

"What did you say?!" Bai Pianqing was so shocked she almost jumped up.

"I said I wanted to buy a 'war base' to put on Changxing Island in Shanghai to stop the monsters."

"Do you know how much that costs? You! You! Do you even have it?"

"Of course I don't have any. That's why I wanted to discuss with my aunt and ask the Bai family to help me with a mortgage loan."

Bai Yang spoke with such seriousness and sincerity, as if it were truly a trivial matter that could be discussed.

Bai Pianqing felt a sudden darkness before her eyes and almost fainted.

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