Hou Kexin’s mystic step kick came again, but it was directly grabbed by Su Chengyu.
"You’re no match for me, and I don’t want to hurt you. This polygonum multiflorum, is mine now." Su Chengyu said coldly.
"Bullshit! Who do you think you are that you can beat me?" Hou Kexin said furiously.
As Su Chengyu used his strength, Hou Kexin immediately felt her ankle being squeezed.
"Bastard! Let go of me, or I’ll not only break your legs, but I’ll also rip off that paw of yours!" Hou Kexin said, angrily and shamed.
Su Chengyu released his hand and said lightly: "I was being lenient because you are a woman."
Without conceding defeat, Hou Kexin took a step forward, using her Chain Leg Technique. Her legs swept across like a storm.
Having lost his patience, Su Chengyu showed his Half-Step Crushing Fist with only a third of his strength, instantly pushing back Hou Kexin with a punch.
Hou Kexin was knocked to the ground by Su Chengyu’s punch, rolling several times. She was all disheveled and her right leg had lost all feeling; she could no longer fight.
"You... You dare hurt me? You’re dead! My father is Hou Congsheng, one of the top ten martial arts experts in Linjiang. You’re asking for death!"
Hou Kexin couldn’t believe she was hurt by Su Chengyu and that too, publicly and pitifully. She couldn’t swallow this insult.
Upon hearing this, Su Chengyu’s eyebrows furrowed. He didn’t expect this girl to be the daughter of Hou Congsheng.
"Hou Congsheng’s daughter?"
"Are you scared now? I’ll give you a chance to beg for forgiveness! Crawl over here, kneel before me, apologize, buy that polygonum multiflorum and give it to me. Then, I’ll break one of your hands and let you live!"
Hou Kexin looked arrogant and domineering, treating Su Chengyu as non-existent.
Hearing this, Su Chengyu’s lips curled into a cold smile. For Hou Kexin’s unreasonable actions, he wouldn’t give Hou Congsheng any face either.
"So what if it’s Hou Congsheng? He’s not even a concern to me, let alone a bratty girl like you! Today, I’m sparing you!"
Su Chengyu gave Hou Kexin a cold look and then walked towards the old man selling the purple vine.
"You’re so arrogant! You dare to look down on my father. Are you willing to leave your name behind? You won’t escape today’s vengeance, I, Hou Kexin, swear to you," Hou Kexin shouted angrily.
Su Chengyu ignored her. Hou Kexin continued to provoke, "What’s the matter? Afraid to leave your name? Then, kneel before me!"
"My name is Su Chengyu, I’ll be waiting."
Su Chengyu was not a coward. Since Hou Kexin had stepped on his head, he didn’t care about any Hou Congsheng or the wealthy Hou family of Jiangdong anymore.
"Su Chengyu? This name sounds familiar..." Hou Kexin paused for a moment.
"Old man, come with me." Su Chengyu said to the old man.
"Where to? In broad daylight, don’t you dare steal my stuff." The old man clutched the purple vine tightly, looking scared.
"To the bank nearby, I want to buy your stuff."
"Okay, okay! I’ll sell it to you!"
The old man was frightened by Su Chengyu’s strength and didn’t dare to raise the price anymore. He followed Su Chengyu to the nearby banking hall.
"Bastard! You wait, once you fall into my hands, I’ll skin you alive!"
Hou Kexin stomped her foot, her face full of hatred towards Su Chengyu. Out of anger, she got into a sports car at the side of the road and left.
After the drama ended, the onlookers scattered. The old man’s polygonum multiflorum was sold for a high price of 5 million, which made many people envious.
Su Chengyu brought the old man to the Linjiang Commercial Bank’s business hall. He had the highest-tier black card from the Linjiang Commercial Bank and was personally attended by an account manager.
Su Chengyu asked the manager to issue a bank card for the old man, and then handed the black card to the manager.
"When it’s done, transfer 3 million from my account to him."
"Wait a minute! Didn’t you just say 5 million? How come it’s 3 million now! I will not sell for 3 million, don’t think you can bully me because I’m an old man."
The old man was still very greedy.
"I bully you? If I were to cheat you, you would only get 90,000 yuan. The girl just now has already been beaten away by me. No one is offering a higher price than me now."
Su Chengyu was not stingy with money, it was just that this old man was insatiably greedy, which made him unworthy of sympathy.
Su Chengyu was always willing to spend money where it was needed, but if it was not worth it, even an extra cent would be unbearable for him.
"Stop trying to trick me! Now that I know this is a valuable item, it’s worth a lot. If you don’t want it, I can sell it to others. There will always be someone who recognizes its value. Anyway, if it’s less than 5 million, I won’t sell."
The old man clutched the purple vine tightly, showing his greediness.
Su Chengyu just shook his head and said to the manager: "Transfer 5 million to him."
Within a little while, the manager had finished setting up the account and handed the bank card to the old man.
"Does the card really have 5 million? Don’t try to trick me," said the old man.
"Sir, you can check the balance at the ATM," the manager said politely.
The old man really went to check his balance and was thrilled. He had never seen so much money in his life. He handed over the purple vine to Su Chengyu and left.
"Old man, this polygonum multiflorum of yours was dug up at Bull Mountain, wasn’t it? Can you tell me the exact location?" Su Chengyu asked.
"What Bull Mountain? I never said that!"
The old man hurried off, leaving behind a cold laugh from Su Chengyu.
Greed gets you nowhere. Having got the 5 million, the old man might be inviting trouble for himself.
Su Chengyu had noticed earlier that among the onlookers, some were jealous, after all, it was 5 million!
If the old man had agreed to sell it for 3 million and not be so greedy, Su Chengyu could have helped him to enjoy his wealth safely. Alternatively, if he had told Su Chengyu where he had dug it up, he would still have helped him.
Su Chengyu had given the old man two chances. Unfortunately, he was blinded by his own greed and had to pay the price. All Su Chengyu could do was to turn a blind eye.
With the purple vine in hand, Su Chengyu was in a pretty good mood. Although he spent 5 million, nothing was more important than improving his strength.
When Hou Kexin arrived home, she cried pitifully, "Dad, someone bullied me, you must avenge me."
When Hou Congsheng saw Hou Kexin was filthy, he felt distressed, "Who bullied you? Tell Dad about it."
Hou Kexin then told her father about the incident while buying polygonum multiflorum.
"The grandpa’s birthday of our Hou family is coming up soon. You were wondering what gift to give him, right? I planned to buy the hundred-year-old polygonum multiflorum as a gift for grandpa. But that bastard hindered me and even inflicted injury on me."
"A hundred-year-old polygonum multiflorum is indeed rare. It’s the most suitable gift! Who dares to hurt you!" Hou Congsheng’s face was full of rage after hearing this.
"He... his name is... Su Chengyu! Yes, his name is Su Chengyu!" Hou Kexin said.