230: Chapter 230 Cut Me

At the top floor of the Hot-Blooded Mansion, Wei Cheng brought the whip down heavily once more.

Fei Shan let out a miserable scream, but the long whip snapped at that point.

Wei Cheng tossed the whip aside, took a frustrated gulp of water, and then demanded again.

"Speak! Where the hell did my money go!"

Fei Shan begged for mercy in a hoarse voice, "Sir, I really don't know! Phantom Fox came by last night, but he never entered the vault. I really don't know about anything else!"

"You motherfucker!" Wei Cheng kicked him viciously in the face, "Last time you didn't know, this time you still say you don't know. What use do I have for trash like you!"

At this moment, a subordinate came over and whispered, "Sir, before the incident last night, someone did enter through the outer window and chatted with him for a while. It's not certain if it was Phantom Fox, but they definitely didn't go into the vault."

"Phantom Fox? Phantom Fox should still be in prison. How could he have gotten out?"

Wei Cheng muttered to himself while calling Wei Zhuang.

"Fifth! Did you get Phantom Fox out?"

"I'm the one asking you now! What are you trying to do!"

"The situation is so urgent, and you're still acting on your own, keeping it from me and Big Brother? Do you still want to keep your job as the head of the Jingan Division? Do you still want the Wei Family to have any peace?"

"Do you know that Fei Shan's place has been robbed again? It's highly likely that Phantom Fox did it!"

"Where is he?"

"Hello?"

"Fifth!"

Discovering that his younger brother had already hung up, Wei Cheng was so angry that he threw the phone on the ground and crushed it to pieces with one stomp.

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On the other side, Wei Zhuang hung up the phone and immediately let out a cold sneer.

"All he knows is how to yell at me every day."

"If your underling's dog is disobedient, that's your own incompetence. Does yelling at me get the money back?"

"Even if Phantom Fox went to Fei Shan's place, he wouldn't have the guts to touch the Wei Family's money. Trying to shift the blame onto me?"

"No way!"

After venting a bit, Wei Zhuang had just yawned when the phone rang again.

He was about to hang up directly, but noticed the caller ID was 'Discarded Pawn', which was the exact label he had given Phantom Fox.

Answering the phone, he asked directly, "Is the job done?"

"No. I was interfered with by an expert and didn't succeed."

"Trash! Why are you calling me if you failed! Don't you want your daughter back?"

"Director Wei, you'd better speak to me more politely."

"Is that so? If I'm not polite, what can you do to me?"

"The assassination failed, but I got something from him called the thunder emperor pearl."

"You... are you sure? Are you sure it's the thunder emperor pearl?"

"Of course I'm sure. Can this item make you a bit more polite?"

Wei Zhuang immediately laughed, "Easily done, easily done. Brother, where are you?"

"Where are my wife and daughter?"

"Where's the item? Send the item over first."

"Impossible, I don't trust you."

"Alright, Phantom Fox. Actually, I'm not as low as you think. I didn't kidnap your daughter at all. She's still in Feng City. You can call her yourself and ask. Once you send the item over, we'll be square."

The person on the other side hesitated for a moment, then Phantom Fox threatened, "Director Wei, if you lie to me or break your promise, I swear by the Red God that I will kill you. The item is on the first crenel of your west wall. Go get it now."

Wei Zhuang's eyes lit up. He immediately dashed out the door and quickly retrieved a small box from the location Phantom Fox had mentioned.

Opening the box and seeing the round precious orb, he immediately channeled a wisp of spiritual energy into it.

Under the stimulation of the spiritual energy, the orb immediately flashed with lightning, sending a slight numbness through his palm.

This effect couldn't be faked; it was definitely the real deal!

He couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Just as he was walking back into the room holding the treasure, the phone rang again.

It was his big brother, Wei Yuan.

"Hello, Big Brother."

"Fifth! Why did you release a prisoner without permission?"

"Is it the Second Brother telling on me again?"

"Cut the crap! How much effort did it take for us to capture that Phantom Fox back then? Why did you get him out?"

"Of course, it was to take out Tang Long."

"You! Have you lost your mind? Tang Long is a Holy Messenger under the strict protection of The Sect. What could a Phantom Fox possibly accomplish! He went to the Hot-Blooded Mansion yesterday, and that vault was robbed right after!"

"Big Brother, can you not always listen to Second Brother's one-sided story? I threatened him with Phantom Fox's daughter; would he have the heart to go steal money at a time like this? It's clearly Second Brother who is unreliable and always wants to make me the scapegoat."

"How can you talk about your Second Brother like that? He's unreliable, but are you reliable? Did the Phantom Fox you released take out Tang Long?"

"Tang Long wasn't taken out, but Big Brother, Phantom Fox obtained his inheritance treasure, the thunder emperor pearl, and it's in my hands now. He lost the thunder emperor pearl; neither the Imperial Academy nor the military will let him off lightly. As for The Sect, even if he is a Holy Messenger, we can let Seventh Uncle think of a way. Once he is held accountable by the three parties, will anyone still protect him?"

"What! The thunder emperor pearl is in your hands?"

"That's right. Big Brother, this thing is hugely valuable. If Tang Long can sell it, we can sell it too."

"You idiot! You still want to use it to make money? Once it's found out, your death will be at hand! Hurry up and send the item to me right now!"

"Big Brother! Do you think I'm actually a fool? Don't I know I can't sell it in Song City? Can't I just take it to another country to sell? I'd better keep it in my own hands to avoid implicating you!"

"Fifth...!"

Wei Zhuang hung up the phone and shook his head as well.

"They always think they're so smart and everyone else is an idiot. What have you all turned this family into?"

"If I keep listening to you, the Wei Family will be eaten clean sooner or later, not even leaving the dregs behind!"

"Sigh, it would have been better if I had been born first."

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Tang Long had only slept for four or five hours before he was woken up by a call from Governor Jiang Shiqi.

Old Jiang asked if he was still going to collect blood today.

Blood collection definitely couldn't happen for now.

Now that he had sufficient funds, Tang Long planned to focus on leveling up.

Moreover, as he stirred up trouble, the risks he encountered were becoming greater and greater.

That's just how the world is.

The tallest rafter rots first, the early bird gets caught by the worm, and the wind will surely fell the tree that stands above the forest.

Even on Earth, despite his best efforts to stay hidden, he was still inevitably hunted and pursued; it was even more so here on Blue Star.

No matter how hard he tried to turn enemies into friends, or how much he avoided using heavy-handed tactics, when he began to touch the essence of how society operated, he would inevitably be strangled.

This is the law of causality; it generally does not shift based on human will.

Unless your strength is strong enough.

For example, in this country of Dongyu, so-called Spirit Map powerhouses might seem infinitely glorious, but in reality, they are still just chess pieces on the board.

Only by reaching the Huagai Realm level does one have the qualification to be a chess player.

He was still far from Huagai Realm; even if he leveled up ten more times, it probably wouldn't change much.

After all, the growth scale of the player leveling system was still too small; what really packed a punch was the improvement of one's realm.

Therefore, these 50 attribute points from the ten levels had to be poured entirely into Spirituality.

Having all three clones hang up and practice together was already quite impressive; in such a short time, the Aurora Breathing Method had already reached level seven.

Yet he still felt it was too slow; after all, he hadn't really practiced the few Wuque Methods he had on hand, and there were still many Wuque Methods in the Gate of Heavens Legacy waiting for him to claim.

At the very least, he had to get a spiritual body out first!

So he told Old Jiang that he had just been assassinated and that the blood collection probably wouldn't be possible.

Old Jiang was shocked and immediately expressed that he would come over to visit in person.

Just as he hung up the phone, there was a knock at the door.

Miao Manman reported that Elder Zheng had arrived.

Elder Zheng entered the room directly, sat on the edge of the bed, and squinted at Tang Long.

"Kid, how are your injuries?"

Tang Long yawned, "It's not a big problem."

"Still being stubborn. If it wasn't a big problem, why would you come looking for me?"

Tang Long smiled, "I have another transaction that I'm sure you'll be interested in, Elder."

Elder Zheng immediately looked disgusted, "My head hurts just hearing you talk about transactions now. I have things to do at home, I'm leaving."

Tang Long immediately raised his volume: "Elder Zheng, you cannot refuse this transaction."

Elder Zheng turned around with a dark face, "What? You want to threaten me too?"

"Absolutely not. I just want to give you a small demonstration. It will only take a few minutes. If you're not interested after seeing it, I won't pester you. Manman, go call Little Hu over immediately."

Elder Zheng didn't know what he was up to, and Miao Manman was also confused, but she could only do as told immediately.

Soon, Lu Xiaohu came in and asked: "Big Brother Tang, you called for me."

Tang Long nodded and beckoned him over, "I'm going to heal your eyes. It will be very painful, you have to endure it."

Although Lu Xiaohu was also very confused, he nodded repeatedly.

Tang Long condensed a point of fluorescent light with his finger, then flicked it onto Lu Xiaohu, and suddenly struck, directly cutting open Lu Xiaohu's blind eye.

Lu Xiaohu groaned in pain, and even Elder Zheng couldn't help but constrict his pupils.

Because he saw that in Lu Xiaohu's bleeding eye socket, flesh and blood surged, and a new eyeball quickly condensed.

Just over ten seconds later, Lu Xiaohu shouted in surprise.

"I can see! Big Brother Tang, I can see! My eyes are back!"

"Quiet, go out quietly, find something to cover this eye, and don't let others know for now."

Lu Xiaohu agreed and immediately ran off excitedly.

Elder Zheng immediately asked, "What do you want?"

"If something big happens later, please ask Uncle Zheng to come over and stand up for me. Can you do that?"

Elder Zheng nodded and turned to leave.

After Elder Zheng left, Miao Manman quickly requested permission at the door again.

"Boss, Ye Qingzhou has called for the second time, saying that the Imperial Academy team led by Dr. Shi has been waiting for you at the school for over an hour."

"Good! I know! Just tell them I'll be there soon. Also, call Mad Dog for me."

Soon, Mad Dog came in covered in sweat and, without ceremony, gulped down a pot of good tea on his table.

"The Thunder Emperors Eight Scenes Art is indeed powerful. Just now, training with Scorpion and Iron, I could barely hold them off."

"Where were you messing around last night? You didn't sleep all night, right?"

"The one in my head has been nagging about you since yesterday. Want to go check out the church later?"

Tang Long smiled and shook his head, "I'm afraid I don't have time today."

"Then why did you call for me?"

Tang Long pulled a combat knife from under his pillow and tossed it over.

"Do me a favor, slash me."

Mad Dog caught the knife but was startled.

"Slash you? Are you kidding?"

"I'm not kidding. I need to create the appearance of having just been assassinated and suffering serious injuries."

Mad Dog narrowed his eyes, "You kid... who are you trying to trick now?"

Tang Long grinned evilly, "Wei Zhuang sent an assassin yesterday and stole my thunder emperor pearl."

"Dr. Shi from the Imperial Academy has arrived at the First Specialized Academy. Hu Xiao and Group Leader Yun should also be on the way, and Bishop Liu should have arrived at the school already."

"If I don't get a little injured, it won't be easy to talk later."

"Come on, hurry up. Let's start with a penetrating wound. Hit this spot first."