Chapter 128: The Five-Year Plan

  After returning to the store, Bù Yún-yān had not yet gone to sleep. Seeing Qín Lì return, she was like a gentle wife, bringing food and drink over to him. She carefully examined him for a moment, seeing that he was unharmed, before putting her mind at ease. In a soft voice, she gently asked: "How was it? Was everything all right today?"

  Qin Li was indeed hungry, and a lot had happened that day. Even with his excellent physical condition, he felt exhausted. He wolfed down the food like a whirlwind, let out a sigh of relief, and said: "Today's meal seems exceptionally delicious, our chef has made progress!"

  Bai Yunyan had been smiling and watching Qin Li eat, but when she heard him say that, she scolded him with a smile: "What kitchen? This was made by me! Don't you see what time it is now? The chef in the kitchen has long gone to sleep!"

  "Uh..." Qin Li smiled somewhat embarrassed: "It's actually Stepmother's cooking, I was right, huh, it tastes much better than what Master Wang makes!"

  "Hey!" Bai Yun stepped forward, smiling and saying: "You'd better lower your voice, don't let Master Wang hear you. That old man is very stubborn, be careful or he'll give you a hard time. He used to be the head chef of a big restaurant, after all!

  Qin Li smiled to himself, watching as Bu Yunyan quickly and efficiently put away the bowls and chopsticks. He also felt a strange sensation in his heart, but immediately reminded himself: Qin Li, you can't let your thoughts stray! Even if men in this world can have multiple wives and concubines, Shi Yu is still waiting for you!

  As soon as he thought of Shangguan Shi Yu, Qin Li's forehead felt slightly warm, and he let out a sigh. Xuan Island was far away from here, separated by thousands of miles, and he didn't know when he could see her again.

  At this time, Bùyún Yān came in from outside and Qín Lì told her about what happened today.

  Bù Yún's eyes widened in astonishment, gazing at Qin Li with a mixture of incredulity and excitement. She couldn't believe that so many unexpected events had occurred within just one day. What thrilled her the most was that Qin Li had unexpectedly gained the emperor's favor and been conferred the title of Marquis!

  This... is simply the greatest joy for Bu Yunyan, who has lived in Qinglong Country since childhood and has always thought that imperial power is supreme!

  When Bu Yunyan heard about Qin Li's experience with the Big Green Gang, she gazed at him with her beautiful and charming eyes, thinking that this was a real man who could stand up to the sky!

  Finally, Qin Li said that he had a fight with the heavenly guard beside the prince, and the opponent escaped after cutting off one palm. He said worriedly: "Young master, won't this offend the prince too much? Two heavenly guards by his side were defeated by you, one dead and one injured, this feud is already irreconcilable!"

  Qin Li coldly smiled and said: "If not like this, would there be a solution? Humph, just because he's the crown prince doesn't mean his position is stable. Let alone that he's the crown prince, even if he were the emperor of Qing Long country, what difference would it make? On the Tian Yuan continent, countries like this are as common as cow hair, where can't we go?"

  Bù Yún Yān heard these words and felt a sweet feeling in his heart. In his mind, he finally had a place of his own.

  Thinking of this, she raised her head and looked at Qin Li, asking: "What does the young master mean, do we want to move into the mansion given by the emperor?"

  "Move, of course we have to move! Why not move?" Qin Li lightly laughed and said: "Not only us, but also Leng Yao and Ah Hu, will all move in! As for that little scoundrel Xigua, let him continue to mix around in the gang for now, the Da Qing Gang is basically already in my grasp, it's only a matter of time before he rises to power! Not just us, but also the girls from the shop, will all move over! That mansion is so big, what's the point of leaving it empty? You say so, right? After we move tomorrow, you can go buy some more maids and servants to bring back, we must make a show of being based in Qing Long City, only then will certain people feel at ease!"

  Bù Yún-yān nodded slightly and said, "This is also okay. It's just that this place isn't far from Zhuque Avenue, so it would be better for the girls to move there. They can have more vitality and be safer."

  Qin Li nodded slightly and let out a soft sigh, saying: "We now don't just have enemies. The Crown Prince's faction may not look at me favorably, but the Second Prince and the neutral faction might not think that way. Moreover, I've already got the Daqing Gang under my control, so from now on we won't need to worry about funding or intelligence sources."

  "But, young master, can you guarantee that the leader of the Green Gang will follow you wholeheartedly?"

  "Haha, that guy is a real man, I believe I won't misjudge him. Besides, he's following me now, there's no other way for him to go!"

  Bù Yún's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, and her eyes blinked before she said: "Then tell me, after the Crown Prince fails to gain control over the Great Qing Gang, will he become enraged and order his troops to surround and annihilate them?"

  Qin Li sank into thought for a moment, then gently shook his head: "No, Zhao Xinghe doesn't know that Leng Ping isn't dead, so he'll definitely be plotting to take control of the Daqing Gang again. Don't worry, tomorrow those original offerings of the Daqing Gang will definitely return!"

  "What's to be done?"

  "What's going on? It's all the same as before!" Qin Liman replied nonchalantly.

  Bù Yún yān thought for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said: "I understand, young master's meaning is to temporarily not offend those noble families, give them some benefits, and at the same time make it impossible for the crown prince to control the Great Qing Gang, nor can he send troops to destroy it, because if that were the case, even the crown prince's own people would not agree, right?"

  Qin Lizan smiled and glanced at Buxiaoyan, gently stroking her nose with his finger, saying: "Sister Bu is indeed clever!" A delicate feeling spread from Qin Lizan's fingertips, after doing this action, he felt a bit inappropriate. In his heart, he was already in his thirties, while Buxiaoyan, who was only in her early twenties, was just a lovely little girl to him. The term "Sister Bu" had more of a teasing connotation. But Buxiaoyan didn't see it that way!

  As expected, a flush rose to Baiyun's cheeks as she stood up and said softly, "I'm going to sleep, young master should rest early too."

  Having said that, he ran away in a flurry.

  Qin Li placed his finger on the tip of his nose and took a light sniff, a hint of fragrance, refreshing his lungs, and couldn't help but smile wryly.

  The next morning, Qin Li brought Bu Yunyan to Zhuque Avenue, looking at the mansion that belonged to him. Suddenly, he thought of the Zichen Garden of the Qin family, and compared with this magnificent mansion in front of him, the Zichen Garden seemed too small-minded. Moreover, it had long since become a pile of rubble.

  The once glorious Qin family no longer exists, thinking of the two remaining Qin family members still in Imperial Academy, Qin Lixing thought: It seems I have time, should go take a look! Apparently, he still held the title of senior lecturer at Imperial Academy.

  Thinking of this, Qin Li couldn't help but smile wryly to himself. He, the former leader of the gang, had also become someone who could teach others a lesson. But from head to toe, where could he find any demeanor that would make him worthy of being a role model?

  Bù Yún-yān was extremely excited, and directly brought the shop's manager Duōduō over, sending a carriage to pick up Lěng Yáo and ā Hǔ, then herself took Duōduō to select maidservants.

  Qin Li walked alone in the courtyard, where the environment was beautiful and natural, with few signs of artificial carving. It seemed that the people who lived here in the past were related to the heavenly offerings.

  So-called all things return to one, when strength reaches a certain realm and level, the things being pursued are actually about the same.

  Qin Li's mind recalled the battle with Shadow last night, at the critical moment, Qin Li used the ancient Tai Chi Fist of Huaxia, winning unexpectedly. Being able to defeat a heavenly-level killer and severely injure him with just a earthly-level cultivation realm, Qin Li felt very satisfied.

  Because the shadow didn't dare to randomly explode the heavenly-level aura, fearing that it would attract attention. When the last moment arrived, he wanted to explode, but it was already too late. The shadow probably wouldn't understand even if he died, where Qin Li learned these strange combat skills from.

  In fact, Qin Li himself was also filled with gratitude towards the old Taoist priest who had raised him since he was a child. If it weren't for the old Taoist's guidance back then, Qin Li probably wouldn't have been able to survive in this environment even if he had arrived at the Tianyuan Continent.

  Even if one can survive, it is but a wretched existence!

  Still living under other people's cold eyes and sarcasm until now.

  In fact, deep down in Qin Li's memory, there weren't many scenes of being bullied in the past, but rather more of being looked down upon and ridiculed.

  Anyone has self-esteem, even the past Qin Li was just a child, also had his own dignity, growing up in that kind of environment, it is indeed difficult for him.

  Moreover, the mother was very weak at first, and her heavenly power was only reached in recent years. In order not to let the man she loved be threatened in any way, Qin Han Yue could only humiliate her own child. Probably, she had thought many times about leaving, but how would the Qin family allow such a shameful mother and son to leave their sight? If they were to use force, then the secret of Qin Li Sheng's father would be completely exposed. The two heavenly powers of the Qin family's ancestors were not good things, so how could they let Qin Han Yue, a weak woman, go?

  Qin Licheng stood in the middle of the courtyard, let out a soft sigh and thought to herself: Fortunately, all this is already over! The future is truly mine!

  By dusk, Leng Yao and Ah Hu had both arrived. Bu Yunyan and Duo Duo had also bought back more than twenty maidservants and over ten servants, all of whom were carefully selected. Adding to the original servants in the mansion, Qin Houye's estate suddenly became lively.

  Leng Yao hadn't seen Qin Li for some days, and didn't expect that in such a short time, Qin Li would actually be conferred the title of Marquis. Although Leng Yao had never placed importance on imperial power in the past, at this moment, she couldn't help but feel proud of Qin Li's achievement.

  There were only four people in the room: Leng Yao, Bu Yunyan, Ah Hu and Qin Li.

  "Alright, our first step is already taken, money is no longer a problem. Next, we need to expand our influence and increase our individual strength! You all must prepare yourselves for intense training. Leng Yao, take a look at which elixirs can boost our strength the fastest, list out the required materials, buy whatever we can, and find what we can't. I want you all to reach Heavenly level within five years!"

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