Hao Ren came back to the capital city in the evening and he gathered with Ye Jian and co. for dinner in the stall lane behind their schools. They were having skewers and juice when Ye Jian said, "Young Master Hao, this time that Bai Yulong took action, we have to give him a hard reply."
Hao Ren nodded and replied, "It will be soon, don't be anxious and just focus on your education at the time."
Ye Jian frowned and looked at Xiao Si. The latter sighed and said, "Young Master, is it really good to take this insult laying down?"
Hao Ren looked at her and took a sip of juice before he asked, "How will you handle him? Do you know how strong that guy is?"
Xiao Si shook her head and asked, "How strong is he?"
Xiao Mei replied after licking her finger, "Nascent Soul."
Ye Jian and Xiao Si opened their eyes wide, they did not expect Hao Ren to attract the hate of such a strong person. However, Xiao Mei said, "Big Brother has reached the same level, don't fret."
The two were again shocked. Xiao Si wanted to say something but she stopped and stood up. Ye Jian asked, "What happened?"
Xiao Si looked at her sister and said, "Meimei, you traitor, you have entered foundation establishment, haven't you?"
Xiao Mei nodded and Ye Jian opened his eyes wide, and exclaimed, "What the fucking fuck? Xiao Mei, you traitor. You cultivated behind us."
Xiao Mei replied while holding a piece of meat in her chopsticks, "I have been cultivating daily, unlike the two of you, social butterflies."
Hao Ren smiled at this, and Xiao Si grabbed Ye Jian from the back of his collar and dragged him out of the shop as she said, "I am going to breakthrough."
Hao Ren shook his head and said, "I am reminding you, do not push too hard, or it will injure you."
Xiao Si nodded, while Ye Jian was sobbing as he was being dragged around. He was not given a chance to eat. Hao Ren and Xiao Mei fed with relish. They did not care much about the two cultivating.
Hao Ren finished eating and dropped Xiao Mei back to the school dorm, before he headed to his own room when he received a call from Yan. The latter said, "My cousin is seeking a meeting with you, what is going on?"
Hao Ren asked, "Where?"
Yan replied, "At the dorm ground. I am here."
Hao Ren replied, "Wait for a minute."
He disconnected the call and vanished from his spot. When he appeared at the dorm gates, he found a black sedan, the one he rode earlier on the day of the party. He found Yan standing outside the car with his cousin sister on the side and they were talking about something.
Yan waved at Hao Ren and Yue Shiba stepped forward and greeted the young man with a bow. Hao Ren nodded and asked calmly, "What is going on? Did you find the herbs?"
Yue Shiba sighed and said, "Forgive me, Master Ye, we found the herbs but they are at a container ship that is under control of pirates, and they are demanding a ransom that is a bit too big for us to pay. The government is deliberating but I am not sure if they will come to any decision before the pirates decide to destroy the consignment."
Hao Ren took a deep breath and said, "Get a chopper."
Yue Shiba said, "Master Ye, the military has been mobilized they will not listen to us."
The young man sighed and then took out his phone and walked to the side. The chief of the SID owed him a favor and so, he was going to ask him for action. The old man was connected through Stephanie's call and the latter said, "Master Ye, the pirates are not simple, they are actually supernatural forces of the western domain. Even I cannot fight with them without paying a price. This is why the government is in a dilemma."
Hao Ren nodded and after some thought he said, "Fine, send me over, I will handle it, if your leaders are too scared then I will give them a reason to kneel before me as well. Do not think that just because I am tolerant and uncaring towards your top brass I will let them mess up my plans. I want to get to the ship by the morning, and that is the only way. Either I go with your permission and handle it all easily for you, or I go with my permission and kill everyone that stands in my path, you decide what you want."
The old man on the other side knew that Hao Ren was a loose cannon but this was way too domineering, he wanted to say something to pacify him, when Hao Ren said, "A cargo item of mine is on that ship. If I can get that, I will owe you one, but if the failure of this task caused my people to suffer, I will destroy the entire world and mind you, I do have that power."
His soothsaying skill shocked the old man and he said, "Give me five minutes please, I will ask the higher ups."
Hao Ren nodded and disconnected the call. He looked at Yan and Yue Shiba as he said, "Give me a few minutes, I need to get changed." Discover more novels at NoveIꜰire.net
Yan did not know what to say, and he nodded as Hao Ren went inside the building, he asked, "Sis, why are you so servile to him?"
Yue Shiba shook her head and said, "Yan, you should not peek too deep. Hao Ren is like an abyss, too unfathomable for us."
Yan tilted his head in confusion as he could not understand what his sister meant but a few minutes later Hao Ren came out in a black shirt, gray pant and black leather shoes. It seemed as if he was heading to a formal meeting.
*Ding: Host is given a killing buff, for the next six hours, every kill would increase the impression point.*
Hao Ren smirked and hoped there were a lot of enemies to fall at his feet and he would be able to finish this mission quickly.