TRWSB – Chapter 222 Visiting Qi Heng

When the people from the Jialan Temple entered the restaurant, Jiang Qinxin happened to be having a gathering with several young ladies from major families at the restaurant across the street.

Seeing members of the Jialan Temple storm into the restaurant to cause trouble, the young ladies all watched with the mindset of enjoying the show.

“Just now, I think people from the Jialan Temple went into the restaurant. Qi Heng seems to be in that restaurant.”

“Those people must be there to find Qi Heng.”

“If you ask me, Jun Lanyue is really shameless. She was the one who broke off the engagement, and now that she regrets it, she’s inciting her aunt to go after Qi Heng.”

“Qi Heng isn’t totally innocent either! He’s no noble prince, yet he had the nerve to ask the Zuo family for a two-billion betrothal gift. So shameless!”

“Exactly! Two billion is too much. Young Master Zuo is really straightforward—he actually gave it.”

“The Jialan Temple members who went in to find Qi Heng seem to be all level-nine mages. Qi Heng is in trouble now.”

“Qinxin, I heard Qi Heng is actually someone from your Jiang family. What on earth does Zuo Yunfei see in him?” a young lady asked.

Jiang Qinxin forced a smile and said, “I really don’t know either.”

…

As the young ladies chatted, a burst of seven-colored light suddenly erupted from the restaurant across the street, and members of the Jialan Temple were thrown out of the windows one after another.

The young ladies stared at the scene, dumbfounded.

“Who did that? Was it Zuo Yunfei? It doesn’t look like it.”

Jiang Qinxin narrowed her eyes and said, “I heard that Qi Shaorong and Zhuang Hao came to see Qi Heng. Zhuang Hao is a seven-element magician. That attack just now should be his doing.”

“Isn’t he the rumored prodigy from Yuanguo who’s said to be even more outstanding than Young Master Zuo?”

“Yeah, but even though he’s talented, he’s already taken. It’s said that Zhuang Hao is completely smitten with Qi Shaorong, Qi Heng’s master.”

“I heard that the Earth Bear helping in the Zuo family’s mine is a saint-level magical beast, and that it was contracted by Zhuang Hao. I wonder if that’s true.”

“Probably not. Saint-level beasts can usually take human form, but that one never has.”

“Just because it hasn’t turned into a human doesn’t mean it’s not saint-level. Maybe it just doesn’t like taking human form.”

…

After throwing the last Jialan Temple member out of the window, Zhuang Hao clapped his hands and casually said, “All done.”

Zuo Yunfei looked at Zhuang Hao, a flicker of surprise in his eyes. “Domains really are powerful!”

“Yeah! It’s a nice thing to have. You’ll know when you get one,” Zhuang Hao said with a smile.

Zuo Yunfei gave a bitter smile and thought to himself: If only domains were that easy to get.

Qi Shaorong: “…”

Zuo Yunfei looked at the sky outside and said, “It’s getting late. Why don’t you both come rest at my place?”

Qi Shaorong looked at him and said, “Your place?”

Zuo Yunfei nodded. “Yes, my estate has plenty of guest rooms. Whether you want one or two rooms is up to you.”

Zhuang Hao: “…”

Qi Shaorong looked at Zhuang Hao and asked, “Ah Heng, how’s your stay at the Zuo family?”

“It’s alright,” Qi Heng replied.

Qi Shaorong raised an eyebrow and said suspiciously, “Just alright? Ah Heng, if you’re not happy staying with the Zuo family, you can come back to Yuanguo with me.”

The Zuo family was a prestigious clan in Jin Country, standing tall for generations. But Qi Shaorong had always looked coldly at them—he didn’t think they treated Qi Heng with the respect he deserved. As for Zuo Yunfei, that guy only knew how to throw punches—he couldn’t solve anything that way.

Qi Heng looked at Qi Shaorong and said, “Young Master, I…”

Zuo Yunfei quickly said, “If Ah Heng isn’t comfortable staying with the Zuo family, I can move out with him. But Yuanguo is too far.”

Qi Shaorong: “…”

Qi Heng smiled and said, “Young Master, I’m fine.”
Some people in the Zuo family didn’t like him, sure—but he was living with Zuo Yunfei, and the rest of the Zuo family didn’t matter.

…

When Zuo Yunfei returned to the Zuo residence, he immediately noticed several uninvited guests had shown up, and his face darkened

Jun Lanyue looked at Zuo Yunfei, a burning light flickering in her eyes.

Ever since Zuo Yunfei returned in glory, Jun Lanyue had regretted annulling their engagement. After Zuo Yunfei made a fortune in the Tianxing Mountain Range by trading magical beasts and developed the mountain’s rich mineral resources, it wasn’t just Jun Lanyue—the entire Jun family was writhing with regret.

Jun Lanyue had originally intended to give up. However, when she learned that Zuo Yunfei had given Qi Heng twenty billion as a betrothal gift, she started getting restless again.

A powerful, handsome, and promising fiancé—if it weren’t for Qi Heng, all of that should have been hers.

“You’re here again?” Zuo Yunfei said, full of impatience.

“You still can’t forgive me?” Jun Lanyue asked, her voice full of grievance.

Zuo Yunfei looked at her with a headache, his tone annoyed. “Why are you such a pain?”

Qi Shaorong glanced at Zuo Yunfei and said, “Young Master Zuo, deal with this yourself. Ah Heng, take us to the guest rooms.”

Zuo Yunfei didn’t want Qi Shaorong and Zhuang Hao to get dragged into this either, so he nodded eagerly. “Alright.”

Jun Lanyue looked at the departing Qi Heng, her heart filled with frustration.

Qi Heng had just left like that, not even the slightest concern about her and Zuo Yunfei possibly rekindling anything—he clearly didn’t see her as a threat at all.

Seeing Qi Heng walk away, Zuo Yunfei turned to glare impatiently at several elders in the room, scolding, “Why did you let this crazy woman in again?”

Jun Lanyue flushed red in embarrassment at Zuo Yunfei’s anger.

Due to Qi Heng, the Merchant Alliance had also excluded the Jiang family from their list of potential partners.

The Jiang family had tried approaching Qi Heng, but he remained unmoved.

Qi Heng believed that the death of Jiang Heng back then was largely due to the inaction of the Jiang family’s leadership. Deep down, he might even wish for the Jiang family to simply vanish.

Lately, though the Jiang family maintained an outward appearance of prosperity, their internal affairs were in utter chaos.

“Qinxin, you’re back. I heard there was a fierce battle today at the Bishui Lianxiang Restaurant. Do you know what happened?” Jiang He asked.

Jiang Qinxin nodded and said, “Yes. Qi Shaorong and Zhuang Hao came to see Qi Heng and ran into people from the Jialan Temple. The Jialan Temple members were completely no match for Zhuang Hao.”

She added, “People in the restaurant said they saw Zhuang Hao use a domain.”

Jiang He’s eyes widened. “So soon?”
There had always been rumors in Yuanguo that Zhuang Hao would become the youngest saint-level expert. Jiang He had thought that was an exaggeration, but now he realized the people of Yuanguo had good judgment.

“With Zuo Yunfei’s attitude toward Qi Heng, Jun Lanyue has little hope of winning him back,” Jiang Qinxin said.

“With Zuo Yunfei’s temper, there’s absolutely no chance he’d go back. It’s just that the Jiang family got blinded by all that gold,” Jiang He replied.

Jiang Qinxin took a deep breath. The grudge between the Jiang family and Qi Heng was known to many powers. Zuo Yunfei seemed very protective of Qi Heng. Even though Qi Heng chose not to pursue things further, Zuo Yunfei’s attitude toward the Jiang family remained hostile. Many forces, wary of Zuo Yunfei’s stance, didn’t dare to associate deeply with the Jiang family.

Jiang He sighed deeply. Zuo Yunfei had offended the Jialan Temple for Qi Heng’s sake. As a result, some people in the Zuo family were dissatisfied with Qi Heng. Qi Shaorong and Zhuang Hao’s visit might have been to back him up.

Rubbing his temples in frustration, Jiang He felt the Jiang family’s situation was growing increasingly dire. He hated Jiang Xingdong and Jiang Yuan to the core. If it weren’t for their foolish actions back then, the Jiang family wouldn’t be in such a miserable state now.