The Rogue Villager Chen Erbao

The Lüjiang River stretched for hundreds of kilometers, running through almost the entire Northeast Region. Its tributaries branched out in every direction, looking like a spiderweb from high above, sprawled across the mountains and plains.

Chen Erbao brought Lin Zhiqing to the banks of the Lüjiang River. Gazing at the brightly lit modern metropolis on the opposite shore, he felt an inexplicable sense of peace.

"Zhiqing, where should we settle down in the future?"

Chen Erbao asked suddenly.

Lin Zhiqing blushed slightly. "I never said I'd marry you!"

Chen Erbao roared with laughter and wrapped his arm around Lin Zhiqing's waist. "If you don't marry me, who else could you possibly marry?"

"Let's talk after you've met my parents!"

Lin Zhiqing shot him a look and tucked her hair back.

At her words, Chen Erbao fell silent.

His assets were only in the hundreds of millions. To stand before Lin Zhiqing's parents with his head held high, he'd probably need a hundred times that, and even that might not be enough.

'It might not be doable within two years, but three should be about right!'

Chen Erbao thought to himself.

"We're just making plans for now, so where would you like to settle down?"

Lin Zhiqing thought for a moment before asking quizzically, "Why do we have to stick to one city?"

"?"

Chen Erbao froze for a second before it dawned on him.

'That's right! Now that I'm rich, I can buy a house in every city. I can live wherever I want!'

Damn!

'I have the money, but it seems I still haven't gotten used to my new status...'

Chen Erbao gave a silly laugh. "You're right. We can travel all over the country and live wherever we want!"

Chen Erbao had made up his mind. 'One woman in every city. That way, I won't have to run back and forth.'

'When I have time, I need to rebuild the house in Bailong Village. I should at least build a villa...'

As Chen Erbao pondered the future, his thoughts became a jumble.

Forming a conglomerate was essential. He already had three subsidiaries under his banner.

A cosmetics company, a security company, and a Bailong Mountain agricultural company.

Later, he planned to add a proper pharmaceutical company. As for everything else, he would take it one step at a time.

With Bai Xiaoqing's help, he wouldn't have to work so hard. He could just make her the CEO of the conglomerate and quietly support her from behind the scenes.

And he certainly had a lot to do once he got back.

First and foremost was setting up the Array. That would require a trip to Binhai, and if that didn't work out, he'd have to go to Dian Nan.

Second was expanding the cosmetics company. With the help of Zhao Feng, the richest man in Jiangnan Province, he was confident it would soon capture the national market.

And finally, the security company.

The tasks were numerous, but they were all progressing in an orderly fashion. At this rate, becoming a hundred-billionaire was just around the corner!

Having sorted out his thoughts, Chen Erbao felt carefree and content. His hand, however, grew restless, sliding down from Lin Zhiqing's slender waist to rest on her perky rear.

Just as Chen Erbao was about to make his next move, a dozen or so vans suddenly screeched to a halt on the riverbank.

More than a hundred men dressed in black poured out, holding gleaming blades as they advanced on the couple.

Chen Erbao froze, instinctively pulling Lin Zhiqing behind him as his eyes narrowed.

'The Fang Family?'

'Or the Zhou Family?'

'With Lin Cheng's intervention, the Fang Family shouldn't have the nerve. That means this must be the Zhou Family's underworld muscle.'

Although the sight of over a hundred men was intimidating, Chen Erbao was completely unfazed.

'With my current strength,' he thought, 'trying to bury me with sheer numbers is just a pipe dream!'

He felt that dealing with ordinary people like this would be no trouble at all.

Having never seen a scene like this before, Lin Zhiqing grew worried. "Er Bao, should we call for backup?"

Chen Erbao laughed. "Hey, I'm a Martial Arts Master, after all. You've seen how characters like Duan Yu and Qiao Feng walk away from battles without a scratch. A few guys like this? They're not even worth mentioning."

Chen Erbao's eyes were sharp. He scanned the men's waistbands and, seeing no guns, he finally relaxed.

'Bladed weapons are useless against me now. A gun might be able to hurt me, but the chances are slim.'

'Besides, I'm not an idiot. Even if I couldn't win, I could still run, couldn't I?'

The hundred-odd men stopped several dozen meters away, forming a circle around the couple. They didn't speak, merely staring coldly at Chen Erbao.

A moment later, a sports car pulled over on the roadside. The door opened, and a burly man stepped out.

He strode to the front of the crowd, glanced at Chen Erbao, and let his gaze linger on Lin Zhiqing for a moment before giving a savage grin.

"Chen Erbao?"

Chen Erbao chuckled. "You from the Zhou Family?"

The burly man faltered for a second, then burst out laughing. "Good, as long as you know. You hit my nephew and still haven't scrambled out of the Northeast. You've got some nerve!"

Chen Erbao sneered. "Fang Han is a nobody, and the Fang Family is nothing. As for you? You're even less than them—a sewer rat. I was at the Vienna Hotel. Why didn't I see you there?"

The burly man's face fell, and a thick killing intent surfaced in his eyes. "Kid, do you really think I don't dare to kill you? You think the name of Medicine King Hall is some magic charm? If I really get ruthless and dump your body in the river tonight, you think Medicine King Hall will ever find me?"

Chen Erbao shrugged. "Why don't you try and find out? And let's say I'm the one who dumps *you* in the river tonight. What do you think the Zhou Family could do to me?"

Besides, Fang Han was already a dead man walking, so Chen Erbao's anger had long since subsided.

The burly man was silent for a long moment before slowly drawing a machete. His voice turned ice-cold. "I was just going to teach you a small lesson, but I don't like the way you talk. Tonight, I'm crippling one of your legs. And don't ever come back to the Northeast!"

Chen Erbao clicked his tongue. "Weren't you just talking about dumping me in the river? What's wrong? Getting cold feet?"

"..."

The burly man flew into a rage. He waved his men forward. "Remember this! The one who cripples you is the Zhou Family's Second Master!"

At his command, the hundred-odd thugs charged at Chen Erbao, their faces contorted with murderous intent.

Chen Erbao rolled his shoulders and gave Lin Zhiqing's rear a gentle pat. "Wait for me here."

He wasn't too worried about her safety. His opponents should know she was the only daughter of the Lin Family of Medicine King Hall; they were here for him.

A dense wall of silver blades swung down toward Chen Erbao.

Chen Erbao noticed they were using the flats of their blades, a clear sign they were still holding back.

He lifted his leg and kicked out at the first two men to reach him.

THUD!

The two men went flying, knocking down three or four others in their wake.

With a flicker of his body, Chen Erbao vanished from their sight.

Under the dim streetlights, Chen Erbao moved like a phantom, flickering through the crowd. He was a hungry tiger loosed upon a flock of sheep; chaos erupted in his wake. The thugs often didn't even get a clear look at him before they were sent sprawling to the ground, crying out in agony.

To Chen Erbao, over a hundred men weren't even enough for a warm-up. In the first clash, he instantly took down more than a dozen of them.

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