"Always shut up?" Xie Fang's hand trembled, his voice unconsciously becoming a bit hoarse. He made a slitting gesture across his throat, "Brother-in-law, you mean..."

The middle-aged man chuckled, "Xiao Fang, what do you mean by my meaning and your meaning?"

Xie Fang was stunned and quickly nodded, "Yes, yes, brother-in-law, I was wrong, I understand, I understand."

At this point, Xie Fang moved closer and lowered his voice, "But, brother-in-law, five years ago, you buried that coffin under the artificial lake. This recent incident with the dead—could it be related to that coffin?"

The middle-aged man squinted at Xie Fang, not saying a word.

He stared at Xie Fang for several minutes, making Xie Fang's scalp tingle and his throat dry.

After a long while, the middle-aged man finally spoke, "Xiao Fang, you must be over forty now, right?"

Xie Fang didn't understand the middle-aged man's meaning but quickly nodded, "I'm exactly forty-four this year."

"Oh." The middle-aged man nodded, "You've lived most of your life; you should be sensible by now. Shouldn't you know what to ask and what not to ask? Ha, do you know why I picked you for such a meteoric rise back then? You don't really think it was because of your sister, do you?"

Xie Fang shuddered, nodded, and quickly shook his head vigorously, "Brother-in-law, I, I..."

"Heh, you should know your sister was just an excuse. I chose to let you reach today's position and enjoy riches because you can keep your hands busy but mouth shut, not asking unnecessary questions. Of course, if you are too curious, I don't mind replacing you as the sales center manager, what do you think?"

Xie Fang was about to cry, raised his hand, and slapped himself, "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, I was wrong, I was wrong. From now on, whatever you ask me to do, I will do it without asking a single question."

"Good!" The middle-aged man waved his hand, signaling that Xie Fang could leave.

Xie Fang didn't dare to linger, quickly stood up, and before leaving, glanced reluctantly at Pan Qiuxiang, only to meet her gaze directly.

Pan Qiuxiang's eyes seemed to draw Xie Fang's soul away.

If not for the presence of the middle-aged man, Xie Fang might have pounced on Pan Qiuxiang regardless of everything.

Reluctantly withdrawing his gaze, Xie Fang hurriedly left.

Once outside the villa, Xie Fang wiped the sweat off his forehead, looked up at the sky, and a sinister look flashed in his eyes, "Ye Guichen, you'd better not make trouble for yourself."

After Ye Guichen bought Phoenix One and Two with gold, Xie Fang specifically investigated Ye Guichen and found out he had recently come to Jinling with only a martial arts hall and a clinic under his name.

Apart from that, there was nothing remarkable about him.

Of course, Xie Fang couldn't touch on any entanglements between Ye Guichen and the Jinling Prince Mansion, nor could he investigate them.

All the assets of Shennong Hall and Tianhe Martial Arts Hall combined were just over a billion. Even buying two villas worth a few billion, his net worth was no more than a few billion.

In a big city like Jinling, people with a few billion net worth are a dime a dozen.

Initially, Xie Fang treated Ye Guichen as a wealthy benefactor and naturally wanted to please him. However, now that Ye Guichen seemingly intended to expose matters related to Phoenix Pavilion, which would block Xie Fang's wealth, Xie Fang naturally didn't want to let Ye Guichen off easily.

But just as Xie Fang was about to get in his car, his phone rang again. It was Ma Xiaohu calling.

"What's happened now?" Xie Fang's heart leapt into his throat as soon as he got Ma Xiaohu's call.

There seemed to be sounds of arguing from Ma Xiaohu's side, "Manager Xie, three Taoists have come to Phoenix Pavilion, insisting that there's evil energy, and they want to go in to expel it. You need to come back and take a look."

"Damn it, what Taoists! Chase them away!" Xie Fang was already thinking of ways to deal with Ye Guichen, and now three Taoists had appeared out of nowhere. What a mess.

Ma Xiaohu shouted loudly, "Manager Xie, you'd better come back and see for yourself. We want to chase them away too, but these Taoists seem to have some skills. We... we don't dare to act rashly."

"Useless!" Xie Fang cursed, "Alright, I'm coming back right now."

Hanging up the phone, Xie Fang made a U-turn towards Phoenix Pavilion.

In the distance, Xie Fang saw a crowd gathered at the gate, with three most noticeable figures.

All three were dressed in Taoist robes, with wooden swords on their backs, a clear indication of Taoists.

"Honk! Honk!" Xie Fang honked twice from a distance, bulldozing his way to the gate, parked the car, and got out, "What's going on here, coming to my territory and putting on a show?"

Xie Fang glanced at the three Taoists, "Get lost quickly! If you disturb the peace here, believe it or not, I'll cripple you!"

Seeing Xie Fang arrive, Ma Xiaohu hurried over, wanting to say something but hesitated.

But Xie Fang ignored Ma Xiaohu's intent, and seeing that the three Taoists had no intention of leaving and still wanted to go inside, his expression darkened, and he shouted, "What, you want me to take action?"

"Benefactor, we are here to expel evil spirits. Please cooperate. After all, the evil spirits are causing trouble, and we are just following orders." One of the three Taoists who looked relatively young stepped forward and saluted Xie Fang courteously.

Xie Fang didn't pay attention and gave a shove, but the Taoist didn't budge.

"Yo, you have some skills." Xie Fang sneered, not wanting to listen to their nonsense. Worried that the residents in Phoenix Pavilion would see and cause unnecessary trouble, he waved his hand at Ma Xiaohu, "What are you waiting for! Chase them away!"

Ma Xiaohu was extremely embarrassed, "Manager Xie, they..."

"What about them?"

"I..." Ma Xiaohu pointed at a security guard nearby.

Xie Fang didn't understand what Ma Xiaohu meant and looked in the direction he was pointing.

What he saw was quite bizarre.

A security guard stood there with a piece of paper resembling talisman paper stuck to his forehead, holding a rubber baton mid-swing, but he was motionless, like a sculpture.

Upon closer inspection, the guard's eyes could move, but the rest of his body was paralyzed.

"What's going on?" Xie Fang asked in bewilderment.

Ma Xiaohu laughed wryly, "It's these three Daoists. We tried to drive them away earlier, and one of them pulled out the paper and stuck it on Xiao Wang's forehead, and he ended up like this."

While speaking, Ma Xiaohu pointed at one of the young Taoists.

The young Taoist, who looked to be in his twenties, smirked coldly. Seeing Ma Xiaohu and Xie Fang's gazes fixed on him, he said disdainfully, "What are you looking at! We are here to expel evil for your own good, yet you want to hit us! Hmph, immobilizing you is considered lenient. If you dare to lay a hand on us, I won't hesitate to make you writhe in pain."

"Changhe, don't be rude!" The leading Daoist scowled, then bowed to Xie Fang, "Benefactor, we mean no harm, and this time we expel evil without charging any fees. You needn't worry."

"We're doing just fine here, no evil spirits bothering us!" Xie Fang looked at the immobilized guard, realizing these Taoists might really have some skills. Since they couldn't be chased away, he quickly changed his attitude, laughing, "Daoist, what are you talking about! If you want to expel evil, please go ahead. But if there really are no evil spirits, I hope you clear our name."

Saying so, he pointed at the immobilized guard, "Before going in, I hope you can..."

"Of course." The leading Daoist nodded, stepped up to remove the talisman paper from the guard's forehead, and handed it to Xie Fang, "Burn this talisman when you return and let the guard drink it. Otherwise, being immobilized for so long might have aftereffects. We apologize for the inconvenience."

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