Chapter 126: That Was Quite the Tall Tale

Wan Quan suddenly remembered!

Before he came to Mingzhu City, his grandfather had given him a task. His grandfather had a very influential friend in Mingzhu City who was rumored to be a member of a mysterious intelligence organization. If he ever ran into any thorny trouble, he could ask this friend for help.

Wan Quan searched through his address book for a long time until he found the number and dialed it.

It went through!

Wan Quan asked cautiously, "Hello, is this Mr. Tong Mi?"

A hoarse voice, clearly distorted by a voice changer, came from the other end: "Who is this?"

"I am Wan Jinyou's grandson, my name is Wan Quan. My grandfather said that if I ever encountered trouble in Mingzhu City, I could ask for your help."

The man was silent for a moment, then, as if he had just recalled it, replied, "Oh, you're Old Wan's grandson, right? I remember now. He did mention you to me before."

"Young Master Wan, what kind of trouble have you run into in Mingzhu City? Speak plainly. For your grandfather's sake, I will help where I can."

Wan Quan was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Mr. Tong. It’s like this..."

He recounted the friction between himself and Lu Ye in detail, though he conveniently omitted his own illicit intentions toward Su Qianqian. He wanted to ask Tong Mi to help dig up Lu Ye’s personal background.

Tong Mi was silent for a long time again before responding, "Alright, Young Master Wan, wait for my news. I need some time on my end."

"No rush, no rush. I am already very grateful that you are willing to do this for me."

Since the other party was his grandfather's friend, Wan Quan dared not show the slightest disrespect. Tong Mi, however, hung up the phone decisively without any further pleasantries.

...

Yi Ren Club.

Tong Mi knocked gently on the door before walking into Wu Qing’s office. He chuckled dryly, "Special Envoy Wu, there is something quite amusing."

Wu Qing was playing a mobile game, glanced up at him, then buried his head back into the battle, asking nonchalantly, "What is it?"

"Didn't Special Envoy Lu have us look into that Wan Quan's background last night?"

"I suspect Wan Quan has been dealt with by the Special Envoy. He just called me seeking help, wanting me to investigate our Special Envoy Lu’s background for him."

Wu Qing became interested, and since he had just finished his game, he turned off his phone screen and asked, "You know this Wan Quan?"

Tong Mi explained, "I don't really know him. It’s just that a few years ago, when I was gathering intelligence, I accidentally let something slip, and it was his grandfather, Wan Jinyou, who helped me escape my opponent's pursuit."

"I owe the Wan family a favor, but later I provided Wan Jinyou with some business intelligence that helped him win a few big contracts. You could say we're even, but Wan Jinyou has always wanted to be on good terms with me and considers me a friend."

Wu Qing nodded and smiled, "What a coincidence. I’ll run this by Brother Lu first and see how he wants to handle it."

"Sounds good!"

Wu Qing then relayed Tong Mi's message to Lu Ye word for word.

And so...

"Hahahahaha!"

Lu Ye was in Su Qianqian’s office, laughing so hard his stomach began to cramp.

Su Qianqian asked with a bewildered look, "What is it now?"

Lu Ye laughed as he said, "Hahaha... Wan Quan went to Y6 to investigate me."

"This idiot is absolutely hilarious."

Hearing this, Su Qianqian couldn't help but laugh as well.

The call with Wu Qing was still connected. Lu Ye stopped his laughter and said, "Little Wu, tell Tong Mi to tell him this..."

"Lu Ye comes from the hidden martial arts Lu family. His ancestor was the Taiji master Lu Xuanyuan. Because he loved the bustle of the human world, he ventured out to experience the mortal realm."

"Later, he fell in love at first sight with the eldest daughter of the Su family, Su Qianqian, and thus became the Su family's live-in son-in-law."

On the other end of the line, Wu Qing’s eyes widened!

"That hidden Lu family is one of the top elite martial arts families. Brother Lu, this tall tale is a bit too much. Do you think Wan Quan will believe it?"

Lu Ye laughed, "If it came out of my own mouth, he certainly wouldn't. That’s why I’m having Tong Mi tell him under the name of Y6."

"After walking the world for so many years, when has Y6 ever sold fake intelligence?"

Wu Qing realized and nodded, "Understood, I’ll arrange it immediately!"

After he hung up the phone, Su Qianqian asked with wide eyes, "Are you telling the truth or not?"

Lu Ye laughed heartily, "Of course it’s fake. While there is indeed such a hidden Lu family, and they are one of the best among martial arts families..."

"But look at Old Man Lu at home. Does he look like someone from a martial arts family?"

Su Qianqian nodded in deep agreement.

Lu Yuqing, that old geezer, was just the most ordinary, mundane uncle on the street. How could he possibly be related to such an ethereal, hidden martial arts family...

"Then why are you bragging like that?"

Lu Ye said, "Because the Wan family is just a lowly nobody among martial arts families. If Wan Quan suddenly learned that the person he was planning to deal with was the Young Master of the hidden Lu family, guess how he would react?"

Su Qianqian thought about it, and immediately understood: "Wouldn't he come crying and begging to apologize to you, then beg you to take him on as a little follower?"

Lu Ye nodded, "Something like that. But the heat isn't quite there yet. I’m going out tonight to add more fuel to the fire for this President Wan."

...

"What? He... he is actually the Young Master of the hidden Lu family?"

"Indeed. Young Master Wan, forgive me for being blunt, but if the person you offended is him, you had better apologize immediately!"

"I understand, thank you, Mr. Tong!"

Wu Qing had taken the liberty of slightly altering Lu Ye’s identity. Since Wu Qing had just checked the files on the Lu family, he discovered that there was indeed a Young Master named Lu Ye in the hidden Lu family—sharing the same name as his own Special Envoy!

It was such a coincidence!

Therefore, Wu Qing simply assigned the title of the Lu family’s Young Master to Lu Ye.

It terrified Wan Quan so much that after hanging up with Tong Mi, his legs were too weak to stand!

He shouted toward the room with a trembling voice, "Shen He! Shen He!"

Shen He trotted in, "Young Master, what is it?"

"It's over, I'm done for!"

"Lu Ye is... he is the Young Master of the hidden Lu family!"

Shen He was even more distraught, collapsing to the floor and wailing, "My god, just this morning I threatened to break both of his arms!"

Wan Quan thought to himself, what is that compared to me? I had lewd thoughts about his beautiful wife and even confessed it in the bathroom that day. Could he ever let me off?

*Hoo...*

Wan Quan lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and exhaled.

"Shen He, shall we go and kowtow to him?"

"If we kneel and apologize, perhaps the Young Master Lu will spare us."

Shen He nodded dazedly, "Young Master, whatever you say, I’ll follow."

A scoff suddenly came from the balcony.

Pushing aside the curtain, Lu Ye strode in, a faint, disdainful smile on his face.

Wan Quan’s villa was built against a mountain, his room on the third floor, with a cliff face dozens of meters high behind the balcony.

Wan Quan and Shen He were both shocked: "How did you get up here?"

Lu Ye surreptitiously shoved the spare key he had stolen from the property management office back into his pocket.

Then, with an air of righteous gravity, he said, "Cloud-Stepping Leap."

Wan Quan gasped, "Hiss... is that the Wudang lightness skill, Cloud-Stepping Leap?"

"Indeed."

The classics of the Lu family were no secret and were widely circulated among martial arts families. The ancestor Lu Xuanyuan had once followed an old Wudang priest, not only mastering the true essence of Taiji but also perfecting the lightness skill known as the Cloud-Stepping Leap.

At this moment, Lu Ye had faked a display of the Cloud-Stepping Leap, naturally making Wan Quan believe firmly in the fabricated identity of the Young Master.

*Thump!*

Wan Quan knelt directly.

He kowtowed three times, his head hitting the floor with a loud *thud, thud, thud*!

"Young Master Lu, I was blind and offended you."

"I know I was wrong. I apologize to you, please, spare me."

Lu Ye chuckled, "Wan Quan, I gave you a chance at the hotel last night, but not only were you unrepentant, you sent this piece of trash to cause me trouble..."

"And most importantly, you had the audacity to harbor lecherous designs on my wife!"

"Now, do you think a few kowtows will make this right?"