92: Chapter 92 The Arrogant Young Master Li!

Inside the courtyard.

Besides Li Mao and his group, there was an old man and a few timid servants.

The old man was named—Zhao Qingshan!

Originally, the Zhao Family was considered a very powerful Family in this Imperial Capital.

Otherwise.

They would not have been able to occupy several shops on the most prosperous street in this Imperial Capital.

It is said that back in the day.

At the Zhao Family's peak, they once possessed five experts in the Great Grandmaster Realm simultaneously, and one-third of the shops on this most prosperous street in the entire Imperial Capital belonged to them.

However.

As time passed, the Zhao Family declined.

The shops on this street in the Imperial Capital were gradually sold off.

By Zhao Qingshan's generation.

He was the only one left in the entire Family. When he was young, he had married; after all, even though the Family had declined, they still had some assets, so he didn't have to worry about not being able to find a wife.

Even if he couldn't marry a Young Miss from a great Family, marrying a girl from an ordinary Family was more than enough.

But heaven did not grant his wishes.

He had taken three wives in succession, but they all passed away due to illness, and none of them bore him any offspring.

Perhaps he developed a psychological trauma.

There was no other way.

In this situation, who wouldn't be terrified?

Find one, die one!

Find one, die another!

Three wives had died in a row; this was undoubtedly the sign of a cursed loner...

In his heart.

It was better not to ruin anyone else's life; living alone was actually quite fine.

Of course.

The main reason was that his reputation had soured; as soon as they heard it was him, no girl from any Family dared to marry him.

Even when he couldn't hold back and went to a brothel, the girls there wouldn't do business with him, fearing they would be cursed to death by him!

In such a situation.

He still wanted to take a wife?

That was simply a pipe dream!!

It was precisely for this reason that, until now, he was the only one left in the entire Zhao Family.

Furthermore, his talent to Cultivate was not very strong, and to this day, he had only reached the Grandmaster Realm.

With such cultivation.

In a remote small town, he might have a chance to act like a king, or at the very least, live quite freely.

However.

In this Imperial Capital, his level of cultivation was completely inadequate...

"Old man! Hurry up and hand over the deeds to those few shops of yours; don't waste this Young Master's time!"

Li Mao pointed at Zhao Qingshan with an arrogant look on his face, completely disregarding him.

He had already made thorough inquiries.

The entire Zhao Family consisted only of Zhao Qingshan, and his strength was not great; relying on the strength of their Li Family, they could completely swallow him up.

As long as they had those few shops.

Their Li Family would have a means of earning a living. Most importantly, through this matter, he could prove to his father that he was not a playboy, but truly capable!

"Young Master Li! Those shops were already promised to the Ye Family of South Street early on. With you acting like this suddenly, I'm afraid the Ye Family won't be pleased..."

"Not pleased?"

"Hahaha... You must be senile. So what if they aren't pleased? What can they do? Do they have the strength to clash with this Young Master?"

Li Mao seemed to have heard a huge joke; he laughed until he was bent over, pointing at Zhao Qingshan, his eyes full of disdain and mockery.

"Old thing, you've really regressed as you've aged! Escorted by the Embroidered Uniform Guard? Why don't you say that His Majesty himself is carrying the sedan chair for the Ye Family?"

"What kind of existence is the Embroidered Uniform Guard? They are the sharpest blade in His Majesty's hand, specialized in monitoring officials, arresting wanted criminals, and acting as the gods of death who ransack homes and wipe out entire families!"

"You're telling me they would act as guards for a bumpkin Family that moved here from the boondocks? Ask anyone in this Imperial Capital if they would believe your nonsense!"

After Li Mao finished speaking.

The group of guards behind him all burst into laughter.

They pointed at Zhao Qingshan, completely disregarding this lonely and helpless old man.

"Is this Old Man Zhao crazy? He believes whatever people tell him?"

"Maybe he's just old and his brain isn't working well, haha..."

"Even if his brain isn't working, he shouldn't be trying to scam the Embroidered Uniform Guard; is that even something a human would think of?"

"It's only because the Embroidered Uniform Guard don't know; if they found out, they would definitely skin him alive..."

Hearing the mocking laughter from those around him.

Zhao Qingshan's face looked so grim it was as if water could drip from it.

He had indeed only heard rumors and could not confirm whether the matter regarding the Ye Family was true or not.

However.

He was an old fox and vaguely felt that being able to allow such rumors to spread itself indicated that the Ye Family was not simple.

Furthermore.

The person the Ye Family sent to contact him initially did not have the speech or demeanor of someone from an ordinary small Family.

He had wanted to use this rumor to make Li Mao hesitant; even checking it out would have been good. After all, one could never be too cautious about such things.

But he didn't expect the other party to not believe it at all, and instead, they mocked him even more severely.

"Young Master Li, this old one... this old one only heard it, but rumors don't arise without cause. Why don't you... go back and ask Grand Secretary Li for instructions first? Or, ask around some more? Just in case..."

The reason Zhao Qingshan was trying to persuade him so earnestly.

Was mainly because.

He did not want to get dragged into trouble that could potentially be a clash between titans.

What if that Ye Family really did have backing?

He didn't know if the Li Family would be fine then.

But.

It was certain that he, this lone individual, would definitely not have a good time!

"Just in case, my foot!"

Li Mao impatiently interrupted him and roared with annoyance.

"Old thing, I see you prefer the hard way to the easy way! My father is busy with state affairs... ahem, although my father currently holds no official post, is he someone who can be disturbed so easily?"

"This Young Master will put it plainly today: I am determined to have those few broken shops of yours! If any problems arise, tell that bullshit Ye Family to come find me, Li Mao! I'd like to see who in this Imperial Capital dares not give our Li Family some face!"

The more he spoke, the more pleased with himself he became.

It was as if he could already see himself, having secured the shops, looking triumphant before his father and clansmen.

Therefore.

He spoke in an even more arrogant tone.

"Don't say that the Ye Family doesn't necessarily have any backing; even if they did, how strong could they be? Even a powerful Dragon doesn't oppress the local serpent! In this South Street, no one has yet dared to snatch something that I, Li Mao, have set my eyes on!"

He took a step forward, his finger almost poking Zhao Qingshan's nose.

"Stop with the nonsense! Hurry up and hand over the deeds! This Young Master might still give you the price we discussed earlier. If you keep dragging this out, believe it or not, I'll make sure you don't get a single penny, and you'll have to pack up and get out of the Imperial Capital?!"

Zhao Qingshan was forced to retreat repeatedly, his old face full of bitterness and despair.

He knew.

The deeds would likely not be kept today.

Although the Li Family had lost power, a starving camel is still bigger than a horse; they were far from something he, a lone individual, could contend with.

Forget it, forget it.

Perhaps that Ye Family...

Was really just him overthinking it.

Just as a triumphant, sinister smile appeared on Li Mao's face.

Just as Zhao Qingshan reached out tremblingly, preparing to take the deeds from his bosom.

A voice, calm yet tinged with a hint of coldness, as if it could freeze a person's Soul, suddenly rang in everyone's ears.

"Oh? Young Master Li... what great prestige you have!!"