Villains: Starting with the Landlady

He pulled out his phone and dialed someone's number.

Meanwhile, Ling Yun had just finished feeding Su Qingya until she was stuffed into a puff pastry when Xiao Na brought back more good news.

[Due to the complete collapse of Junpeng's alliance, your luck value has decreased by 300 points, leaving you with only 200 points! Although your favorability rating remains at "mediocre" and cannot fall below that level, Junpeng has already developed murderous intent towards you. Please handle this carefully!]

"Would he lay a hand on my women?" Ling Yun thought, a chill creeping into his heart as he held Su Qingya close.

No, the "protagonists" often refrain from attacking outsiders for various worldly reasons, but once they harbor murderous intent towards you, the "big villain," they will show no mercy.

"Given our combined resources, what's the odds of a life-or-death struggle?"

Junpeng is not qualified to go toe-to-toe with his master, but in order not to spoil the master's fun, please take this a little seriously. As long as you don't completely disregard it, there is basically no chance of injury.

"I understand." Ling Yun took out his phone and sent a message to Ling Ruoxue, "Keep a close eye on Junpeng. If he makes any unusual moves, tell me immediately."

Soon, Ling Ruoxue replied to him with "Received".

After finishing these tasks, Ling Yun looked at the rising moon and prepared to have dinner.

On the other side, Ling Ruoxue soon saw several foreigners enter Junpeng's building and talk to him.

“Your Majesty, if it comes down to a direct confrontation, you are no match for him.”

"Are you all just sitting around doing nothing?" Junpeng slammed his hand on the table, his voice filled with anger.

"Although we are quite powerful and have advanced weapons, this is the Dragon Kingdom, not any other country. It's basically impossible to kill Ling Yun on their own territory, unless none of us survive."

Although Junpeng was still very angry, he quickly calmed down and stroked his chin, thinking for a moment.

"What if I trick him into going out... and end up killing us both?"

"Your double is willing to sacrifice himself for you, but we're afraid we'll have to leave one of us behind to cover our retreat."

Junpeng didn't say much, but took out a bank card: "There are probably a few small goals in there. After deducting what you get for yourselves, the majority will go to the family of the person who sacrificed their life as compensation."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Although Ling Ruoxue couldn't hear their conversation, they were all sitting by the window, and using X-ray vision and binoculars, she could roughly figure out their conspiracy through lip reading.

"Ha, they actually want to mess with the boss? Are they so eager to die?"

Ling Ruoxue put down her binoculars, snorted coldly, and then told Ling Yun the news.

Ling Yun smiled faintly after seeing the message. He was not afraid of thieves stealing, but of thieves who had their eyes on him. Since you wanted to ask me out, that gave me the perfect opportunity to get rid of you completely!

Dying in a deserted place is completely different from dying in a city.

"Lingyun, dinner's ready!"

Zhang Caiwei walked over, nodded when she saw Jin Lin, and quickly turned and walked towards the dining table.

Ling Yun glanced at her. This kind of extravagant lifestyle... more of it!

Upon learning of Junpeng's idea, Lingyun was no longer in a hurry. She ate and drank as usual, and finally went to Maya's room, since it was her home turf.

Chapter 167 Herbalism Mastery [Bonus Chapter]

The next morning, Lingyun woke up to good news.

[Congratulations, Master, on successfully capturing the eighth "protagonist," Guan Ziming, and gaining the "Herbal Proficiency" ability! Your Beauty Affinity has been upgraded to LV2! When a beauty with a rating of 80 or higher comes into close contact with you, her affection level will be maintained at least at the "Admiration" level, ignoring the influence of her willpower. However, if the beauty's combat power far surpasses yours, the effect will be weakened, at worst maintaining her at the "Like" level.]

Ling Yun scratched his head. In this way, he would probably really have to turn into a human walking artillery turret. After all, no matter how harsh the conditions were, as long as she was a system-certified beauty, he would "like" her, no matter how bad she was, which would make it easier for him to do his thing.

As for how Guan Ziming was plundered, it was because Sun Yichen had contacted him. As his subordinate, there were some things that didn't need to be done entirely by him.

Sun Yichen underwent a "purification" procedure last night, ensuring his absolute loyalty to his master. Because he assisted his master in plundering a "protagonist," his luck value increased from 800 to 1000, and his combat power rose from F- to E-.

This was something Ling Yun hadn't expected; Xiao Sun's loyalty had reached the point of becoming a eunuch, which was quite a breakthrough for him.

But this is fine too. We don't need Sun Yimiao's abilities anyway. He can just be a eunuch and obediently work for us.

The women all got up in the morning. Although the Qi family villa was very large, it was still barely full with so many people. Many of the women had slept together last night.

They've had a great time these past few days, and now they're packing up to go home.

During breakfast, Ling Yun organized the [Herbal Proficiency] ability in his mind. This ability didn't bring him any advantage in combat, but it did allow him to almost completely understand the contents of the "Herbal Bible." Originally, it was just rote memorization, but with proficiency, although he hadn't personally prepared any medicines yet, he could already mentally create many prescriptions based on the medicinal properties.

At the very least, he already knows the formula for the special version of the Gentle Ointment. As long as the Ancient Medicine Field is opened, he can create even more miraculous formulas.

"Linglong, after you get to the company later, talk to Sun Yichen." Lingyun said to Su Linglong, who had finished packing her belongings. "In the future, we will gradually reduce the size of Guan Ziming's company and make him a full-time employee."

"I understand, President Ling." Su Linglong understood and turned to follow Su Qingya back to the car.

Now she has changed how she addresses Ling Yun, after all, the difference between the young chairman and the president lies in their independence.

Most of the people in the Qi family villa had left. Jiang Ruyu and Fu Xuehui had left, and even Tao Xin'er had returned to her bar to take charge. With the Su family's support, there was unlikely to be any more troublesome incidents.

"Okay, Lingyun, my godmother and I are leaving now. See you at school the day after tomorrow!"

Zhang Caiwei came closer, and Ling Yun hugged her and kissed her. Then he pulled Jin Lin and kissed her a few times before letting the two women leave.

"Lingyun, what would you like to eat for lunch?"

Seeing that only the three of them were left in the room, Maya walked over and put her arm around Lingyun's arm.

"Whatever, but I'm going out this afternoon and need to go back to the manor tonight."

Meiya and Qi Jingjing nodded, then pestered Lingyun to go back to the sofa and coffee table to continue playing cards.

In the afternoon, Ling Yun took a car to a company that was a collaboration between Ya Yun Group and Zhenxin Biopharmaceutical, located in the Ya Yun building. After arriving at the core laboratory, he changed into a lab coat, put on gloves, and personally prepared the prescription.

At first, the others thought the boss was just bored and came over to have some fun, but when they saw that Ling Yun had actually managed to concoct something that looked like an ointment in a very short time, they were all surprised.

"The next step is to test the ointment's effectiveness." Ling Yun looked at his work, very satisfied. "By the way, do you have a knife here?"

Several people nearby immediately handed him a fruit knife, and Ling Yun used some force to cut his skin. Now, with the enhancement of his Qi cultivation technique, his skin was as tough as soft armor, making it difficult for ordinary sharp weapons to penetrate or scratch him.

Seeing his self-harming behavior, the others were terrified. Just as they were about to step forward to stop him, Ling Yun took out some ointment and applied it to the wound.

In five seconds, Ling Yun wiped off the ointment from his arm with a cloth. To everyone's astonishment, the wound had completely healed without leaving a scar!

Even more outrageous is that the skin, which had just healed and was slightly pink, was so delicate that you wouldn't notice it was originally a wound unless you looked closely!

"President Ling, this...this is even better than the special ointment that President Guan cooperated with the government on!"

The chief engineer was dumbfounded. He never expected Ling Yun to have such abilities! If he was truly such a genius, why would he need to cooperate with others?

"I'll write down the formula for you later. Just tell everyone that you developed it yourself."

Ling Yun patted his shoulder and smiled slightly: "Remember, you are people from our Ya Yun Group, so don't go astray."

"Don't worry, Mr. Ling, we won't tell Guan Ziming!"

Ling Yun glanced at the favorability ratings of the others in the lab and nodded. Although it was a collaboration, Guan Ziming was unwilling to reveal his secrets for making money, so the new company's lab was still staffed by professionals recruited by Ya Yun Group. Guan Ziming simply handed over the pre-mixed semi-finished products to them for the next step of packaging and sales.

Once his new ointment hit the market, Guan Ziming's original ointment became useless. Moreover, his abilities had been stolen from him, and by the time he wanted to try developing new products, it was too late.

Ling Yun walked out of the company gate with a faint smile on his lips. Right now, there was only Jun Peng left to deal with, and he was the only "protagonist" left in the city.

As for what new "protagonists" might appear later, Ling Yun is not afraid at all and will greet them in the best possible condition.

"Boss Ling!"

Just as he was about to leave, a woman who was a little over 1.6 meters tall, with a sweet and charming appearance and wearing glasses ran over.

Ling Yun recognized her immediately; this was Luo Xiaofeng, Su Qingya's personal secretary, who also had a good relationship with Su Linglong.

"Mr. Ling, are you busy right now?"

Luo Xiaofeng had jogged all the way here, and was a little out of breath, with stray hairs sticking to her forehead.

"I'm fine, is there anything I can do for you?"

“Um, I…” Luo Xiaofeng hesitated again when she walked up to him. She felt that Ling Yun was even more handsome at this moment. The sun behind him seemed to be shining on him alone, and everything in the world lost its color.

"Can I...can I have your contact information?"

"Uh, what do you need this for?"

Ling Yun glanced at her amusedly. Luo Xiaofeng gritted her teeth and gave the sweetest smile she had ever given, saying, "Is that alright? I promise I won't bother you!"

Ling Yun thought for a moment, then took the unlocked phone from her, entered his number, and turned to leave.

Chapter 168 The Dragon King's Invitation [Bonus Chapter for Donations]

After Ling Yun left, Luo Xiaofeng quickly saved the number to prevent herself from accidentally clicking the wrong number, in case she had nowhere to turn for help.

Only Su Linglong and Su Qingya in the entire company had his number. After all, it was a private account, and even as Su Qingya's personal secretary, she wasn't qualified to use it.

Ling Yun got back into the car and was about to ask Ling Yaxuan to take him back to the manor when his phone rang.

At first, he thought it was Luo Xiaofeng calling to test the number, but when he saw that it was a completely unfamiliar number, he hesitated slightly.

After the call connected, a hoarse male voice came from the other end.

"Ling Yun, do you still remember me?"

"Who are you? If you keep playing the riddle-solving game, I'm hanging up."

"Ha, who am I? Don't you know what you did to me?" Jun Peng sat in his office, his eyes bloodshot, exuding a murderous aura. "You destroyed my life's work, you..."

"You're not going to tell me your name, huh? Blocked, bye."

Ling Yun hung up the phone, blocked him immediately, then tossed her phone aside and leaned back in the passenger seat to rest with her eyes closed.

Ling Yaxuan, who was standing next to her, laughed out loud. She could already imagine Junpeng's furious expression on the other end of the phone. She simply sat in the driver's seat, turned on the stereo, and the two listened to music in silence without starting the car.

Junpeng stared blankly at the phone that had been hung up on for a moment, then flew into a rage, but there was nothing he could do but call back using his backup number.

"Hey, Ling Yun, are you even a man?"

"I'll give you three seconds. If you don't tell me your name, I'm going to add you to the whitelist."

Junpeng choked for two seconds, then said urgently, "Junpeng!"

"Hmm, go ahead, what is it? I don't think it has anything to do with you."

Ling Yun didn't take Jun Peng seriously at all.

"Ling Yun, you win, I admit defeat." Jun Peng gritted his teeth, glanced at the few silent mercenaries beside him, and gripped the cold metal object tightly with his fingers.

"Heh, weren't you going to lecture me on behalf of Chairman Su? A man can't be so spineless, Junpeng. Go on."

Ling Yun put the phone on speakerphone and placed it aside. He gently unbuttoned Ling Yaxuan's coat, buried his face in it, and took a few deep breaths.

"Ling Yun, don't push your luck! I'd rather not make any more money and fight you with all my savings. I'm afraid Su Qingya wouldn't want to see this happen, would she?"

"I think it's a good deal to exchange my meager possessions for your complete emptiness."

Junpeng was almost unable to contain himself. If Lingyun were next to him right now, he would definitely empty Lingyun's magazine!

Ling Yun, however, is currently very busy. Despite knowing what Jun Peng is about to do, he remains calm and composed.

Ling Yun looked at the somewhat silent phone and said with a smile, "Let's continue, let's give it a try."

Junpeng paused for a moment, then softened his tone: "In terms of negotiations, my company can become an annex of the YaYun Group."

"I'm sorry, but you can only become my vassal, not a member of the YaYun Group. Do you understand?"

"Can you influence the decisions of the Su family and Su Qingya?"

"I'm afraid you haven't grasped the situation yet. Let me repeat it again: become my vassal, and perhaps your company will have a way out."

Junpeng stared at the number on his phone, pondered for a few seconds, and then continued, "Lingyun, our company can be registered under your name, but you have to show some sincerity."

"Are you trying to negotiate with me? Or do you think you're worthy?"

Since it was a fight to the death anyway, and Ling Ruoxue was still targeting him, Ling Yun wasn't worried about anything going wrong.

"This is my bottom line. Come here at 4 p.m. If you're worried about safety, you can bring more people. I'll come alone. I've already drafted the contract."

"Stop with all this nonsense, just send me the electronic version first so I can take a look. If it's not ready, then send an MMS message. You can at least take a picture, right?"

Ling Yun didn't deliberately make things difficult; he simply followed the normal procedures. If he had agreed so easily, everything would have gone too smoothly, which might have aroused Jun Peng's suspicion.

"it is good."

Junpeng hung up the phone, and less than a minute later, several photos were sent over.

Ling Yun patted Ling Yaxuan's cheek and made her get up to check. After she finished looking at it, she nodded: "Boss, everything is very professional. At least he didn't write anything perfunctory on the contract."

"Reply with a message saying I'll be there on time."

At four o'clock in the afternoon, a Rolls-Royce Phantom pulled up in front of a secluded, low-rise house. Ling Yun looked around and found that there was indeed no one else there, just an expensive sports car parked in front of the door.