Ye Xiao finished speaking and immediately prepared to leave. At the same time, he took out his phone and made a call to Zhou Hao.

"Boss." Zhou Hao picked up quickly.

"I need to step out for a bit. Please take care of things here for the next few days," Ye Xiao said to Zhou Hao.

Hearing that Ye Xiao was going out, and having been asked to take on more responsibility, Zhou Hao immediately realized that Ye Xiao must be leaving Minghai City and asked, "Boss, what happened?"

"Nothing serious, right now Ling Shuya and the others are at the entrance of Minghai Academy," Ye Xiao said.

Zhou Hao immediately replied, "Boss, I understand."

Then the call ended.

After the phone call disconnected, Ye Xiao vanished into the night.

"Is Tang Rong a person from the Northern Territory?" Ling Shuya asked with some confusion.

Shen Qiuyu said, "She's not from the Northern Territory, but her father is a man from there, and he is the young master of a vast family, so Tang Rong's status is also rather distinguished."

"I see. But since Tang Rong is from the Tang family, wouldn't it be inappropriate for Ye Xiao to go to their house to demand their person?" Ling Shuya asked.

"If it were someone else, perhaps they wouldn't go. But he is Ye Xiao," Shen Qiuyu sighed.

With that remark from Shen Qiuyu, all doubts among those present dissipated.

As for Ye Xiao, after leaving the vicinity of Minghai Academy, he quickly returned to the silver van he had been in before. At that moment, there was nobody around the silver van, and the driver from before was already gone. Without any hesitation, Ye Xiao directly boarded the silver van, where the keys were still in the ignition. That driver, in his rush to escape, had left everything behind.

Ye Xiao started the van and checked the time. He immediately rushed towards Minghai City's airport.

Originally, Ye Xiao had thought that Tang Fu would be taking Tang Rong on a flight, but upon arrival at the airport and not seeing any plane, he noticed on the flight board that there was a flight to Linlong State five minutes before.

"Damn it," Ye Xiao cursed when he saw this, now certain that Tang Fu must have taken Tang Rong on a flight to the Northern Territory. Naturally, he would have to follow as quickly as possible.

"Sir, is there anything I can help you with?" A female airport staff member came up to Ye Xiao and sweetly asked.

Ye Xiao looked at the female employee and immediately inquired, "Are there any flights to Linlong State?"

"Yes, sir, but it won't be for another three hours," the employee informed Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao quickly said, "Could you help me get a ticket for a flight to Linlong State in three hours?"

"Of course. May I ask which class would you prefer, sir?" the employee asked.

Ye Xiao, of course, had no particular demands. His only requirement was to reach Linlong State as soon as possible and then proceed to the Tang family in the Northern Territory.

"Alright, sir, please follow me."

Subsequently, Ye Xiao followed the staff member and completed the necessary airport procedures.

Three hours later, Ye Xiao boarded the plane to Linlong State. Unexpectedly, he still ended up in first class, although he wasn't particularly concerned about that now.

"Young man, are you also traveling to Linlong State for a vacation?" A middle-aged man sitting next to Ye Xiao greeted him warmly.

Ye Xiao hesitated for a moment. Although he was somewhat worried about Tang Rong and not in a good mood, he couldn't ignore a friendly gesture, so he replied with a smile, "No, I'm just going there to handle some minor matters."

The middle-aged man gave Ye Xiao a look and then smiled softly, saying, "Young man, you really are extraordinary!"

Ye Xiao suddenly heard the middle-aged man's remark and looked puzzled. He didn't seem to recognize this person. Why did he speak as if he knew Ye Xiao?

"Are you from Minghai City?" Ye Xiao didn't look at the middle-aged man but gazed outside the cabin window. By now, the plane had slowly taken off, and the body of the aircraft was already off the ground.

The middle-aged man replied with a smile, "You have sharp eyes, young man!"

"There's nothing to it!" Ye Xiao didn't inquire further about the identity of the middle-aged man. In fact, if he wanted to share, he would have done so on his own accord. Ye Xiao knew he would speak up eventually without being asked!

Indeed, once the airplane was flying smoothly, the middle-aged man softly chuckled and said to Ye Xiao, "Young man, you must be Ye Xiao."

Upon hearing the middle-aged man's words, Ye Xiao was slightly startled. The man indeed knew him. Ye Xiao slowly turned his head to look at the middle-aged man and asked, "Who are you?"

"Strictly speaking, I'm your enemy!" the middle-aged man replied with an undiminished smile.

When Ye Xiao heard the middle-aged man's words, he showed no sign of surprise or shock. Instead, he calmly looked at the middle-aged man and remained silent.

The middle-aged man was rather curious about Ye Xiao's composure. He hadn't expected that a young man could maintain such calmness. Could it be that simply mentioning the word "enemy" wasn't enough to surprise Ye Xiao?

However, on second thought, considering what Ye Xiao had done in Minghai City over the past month, his own words indeed weren't surprising.

"My surname is Zhang, from Zhang's Catering Group!" the middle-aged man revealed his background.

However, hearing these words, Ye Xiao was somewhat surprised. He had thought the man might be from the Tang family or Heng Zhiyuan Group, but he had never considered Zhang's Catering Group because he had always looked down on it. More importantly, why was this man telling him his identity? What was his purpose?

Ye Xiao replied with a faint smile, "So you're a friend from the Zhang family. I wonder what you are looking for me for?"

"Of course, it's about Zhang's Catering Group," the middle-aged man laughed.

Ye Xiao asked, "Can you tell me something?"

The middle-aged man immediately replied, "I withhold nothing!"

"I'm very curious to know how you managed to follow me without making a sound." This was Ye Xiao's biggest question. He didn't sense any Martial Artist from the middle-aged man, yet the man had silently followed him and now sat beside him.

The middle-aged man, upon hearing Ye Xiao's question, chuckled slightly and said, "You're overthinking it. I truly haven't been tracking you. I believe this must be an arrangement by fate. My intention today was solely to visit the Northern Territory for leisure, not to follow you. Besides, with your sharpness, how could I possibly follow you without making a sound?"

Hearing the middle-aged man's words, Ye Xiao felt it made sense. Indeed, very few could follow him without a trace!

Ye Xiao stopped talking. Since everything seemed to be a coincidence, this man wouldn't pose much of a threat to him. So, he continued looking outside. His main concern was Tang Rong. His goal was to find Tang Rong; he didn't want her to suffer the slightest harm. It was his responsibility!

However, Ye Xiao's silence didn't mean the man intended to stay silent.

"Brother Ye, in Minghai City, you have offended both Heng Zhiyuan Group and Zhang's Catering Group, both of which are worth over a billion in assets. Don't you plan to think of some countermeasures?" the middle-aged man said.

Hearing the middle-aged man's words, Ye Xiao immediately became intrigued and looked at him with interest, saying, "I'm quite curious, since we are enemies, why do you feel the need to discuss these trivial matters with me here? Could it be that if I were to topple Zhang Group, you would be happy about it?"

However, the answer Ye Xiao received was absolutely beyond his expectations.

The middle-aged man gave a cold smile, his eyes filled with indifference in that instant.

"Why can't I be happy? What great relevance does the rise or fall of Zhang Group have to me?"

Ye Xiao was truly surprised by the middle-aged man's words. What did he mean? Did he have a grudge against Zhang Group? But hadn't he just claimed he was from Zhang Group?

The middle-aged man clearly saw Ye Xiao's confusion and, with a smile, said to Ye Xiao, "Brother Ye must be very puzzled why I would say such things. All I can tell you is that I have been forced to this point."

Ye Xiao curiously asked, "Aren't you with Zhang Group?"

"Wrong, I am with Zhang Group. The current helmsman of Zhang Group is my half-brother," the middle-aged man said, chuckling. "Isn't it funny? I indeed wish to see Zhang Group crumble in an instant!"

Ye Xiao immediately thought of the power struggles within families. Could it be that this middle-aged man was a casualty of such a struggle? However, according to Yan Country's traditions, whether it's a position of respect or vast wealth, the eldest legitimate son should be the prime candidate for succession. So, if the helmsman of Zhang Group was this man's brother, why was he so discontent?

But soon, Ye Xiao learned the reason.

"Have you ever heard the name Zhang Jincheng?" the middle-aged man looked at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao immediately shook his head and replied cheerfully, "I'm afraid I haven't heard that name before. Does that have much to do with Zhang Group?"

"Zhang Jincheng is a bastard son of the Zhang family. His mother was a woman from a remote area who caught the eye of the Zhang family head due to her beauty, which led to the birth of Zhang Jincheng. Because the Zhang family deems him a representation of their shame, he was looked down upon from a young age, faced with cold eyes. As he grew up, he certainly had ambitions, but due to his illegitimate status, he was excluded from the line of succession. Later, he became a nobody in the Zhang family, one who's virtually unrecognized," the middle-aged man explained, his eyes slightly reddening with emotion.

Looking at the middle-aged man before him, Ye Xiao said, "You must be Zhang Jincheng."

"Brother Ye, you do have a keen eye!" Zhang Jincheng replied with a gentle smile. "That's right, I am Zhang Jincheng, the nobody of the Zhang family, the one least favored."

Hearing this, Ye Xiao immediately felt fortunate. It was a fortunate coincidence that he had met Zhang Jincheng here today. He was even more fortunate that Zhang Jincheng had grand ambitions and needed someone to support him.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.