“Master Jiang, stop!”
Nie Changhai said in a deep voice: “Our three great families have already been beaten to a pulp and utterly routed by you. Please, leave us a sliver of assets and bloodline. Regarding the matter of Master Jiang killing my son Nie Feng and Sun Lingyu, our three families will let bygones be bygones and guarantee we will absolutely not seek revenge!”
“You seem to have made a mistake!”
With calm composure, Jiang Tian picked up his teacup and took a sip, speaking flatly: “I killed them because they brought it upon themselves. They deserved to die. What grounds do you have to take revenge on me?”
“Besides, even if you wanted revenge on me, you are now penniless and buried in massive debts, worse off than beggars. What do you have left to take revenge with?”
Nie Changhai almost coughed up blood in fury at Jiang Tian’s words, but he was left speechless.
“Don’t cling to any illusions…”
Jiang Tian said coldly: “I intend to wipe out your three families completely. Go back, wash your necks clean, and wait for me to swing the blade!”
His domineering aura was overwhelming, showing no mercy once he had the upper hand. Not a single person from the three families would escape. Their life or death was entirely in Jiang Tian’s control.
“You!”
Nie Changhai was so angry he nearly exploded on the spot. He roared in a low, furious voice: “What benefit do you get from annihilating our three families?”
“And what benefit did you get from trying to annihilate the Jiang family?” Jiang Tian smiled faintly and asked in return.
That smile was filled with contempt, disdain, and cold solemnity.
Those who kill will be killed. It’s an eternal, unchanging truth. If you set out to kill, you must be prepared to be killed yourself.
“If I told you that destroying your Jiang family was never my wish, would you believe me?” Nie Changhai let out a long sigh and said bitterly.
“Go on, then. Tell me about it,” Jiang Tian’s eyes lit up. It seemed the mastermind behind the scenes was about to be revealed.
“I can’t speak of it,” Nie Changhai pondered for a long time, then shook his head and sighed.
“If you won’t speak, then go back and await your death!” Jiang Tian’s gaze turned instantly icy.
“You…”
Nie Changhai bristled with fury. He rose abruptly and said heavily: “My Nie family has Wudang as our backer. I’d like to see just how you plan to destroy us!”
…
The following two days could only be described as utterly bleak and precarious for the Nie, Chen, and Sun families.
The pledged equity of the three families’ listed companies was forcibly liquidated, then acquired entirely in block trades by Yaowang Group and the Lingnan faction.
Jiang Tian’s camp immediately convened board meetings. Nie Changhai, Chen Donglin, and Sun Lingyun were swept off the boards. Thus, Yaowang Group and the Lingnan forces took complete control of the three listed companies: Changhai Properties, Ben Cao Group, and Wangchao Real Estate.
The dust had settled.
This classic financial ambush, like a massive earthquake, stunned countless financial observers and sparked a wave of commentary.
“Yaowang Group has successfully staged its counterattack. Its market value has broken through the hundred-billion mark, making it the number one giant in China’s pharmaceutical industry and the premier family of the Jinling business circle in one fell swoop!” a major entrepreneur exclaimed.
“Unbelievable. Previously, the three great families had allied with Hong Kong capital and Yanjing forces to ambush Yaowang Group. It looked like Yaowang Group was about to change hands. Who would have thought they had so many backup plans? With just one new product launch conference, they demonstrated immense R&D capabilities and announced twenty billion in orders. Their stock price actually skyrocketed, quadrupling in a short time, and they turned the tables on the three families!”
Many people felt like they were dreaming. Everything seemed so surreal and unreal.
“The Jiang family actually won!”
In a coffee shop, Chu Mengyao sat by the window, staring at the news in disbelief. It was almost like a dream.
“Sigh, I followed Nie Mingyuan shorting Yaowang Group and lost several million! I really never imagined Jiang Tian could win. That Nie Mingyuan got me killed! Useless, worthless fool!”
Tang Bao’er was utterly dejected, tear-streaked, her cheeks puffed out, frowning and stamping her feet, so angry her lungs felt ready to burst.
“Ye Ziwei’s heroic bearing at the press conference was truly stunning…”
Mu Yunqing watched the replay of Yaowang Group’s product launch tirelessly, filled with envy.
She only felt the distance between her and Ye Ziwei growing wider and wider, even to the point of a sense of estrangement.
“Who could have guessed Yaowang Group’s press conference would have such a huge impact!”
“Exactly, how is the laboratory Jiang Tian put together so formidable! And Huang Zhihui even won a Nobel Prize! It’s incredible!”
Many of Jinling’s rich second-generation heirs and young ladies were shocked dumbfounded, looking at Jiang Tian with new respect.
Those who had followed the trend and shorted Yaowang Group suffered even worse, coughing up blood in their losses, their faces streaming with tears.
“Does the Jiang family have any more moves? If they turn on us, we’ll probably all be finished!”
Many wealthy individuals who had been close to the three families were trembling in fear after the Jiang family’s relentless combo attack, scared out of their wits.
“Perhaps from now on, there will be no more Three Great Families in Jinling. In Jinling, and even throughout Su Province, there will only be the voice of the Jiang family!”
Wu Bo, author of the famous business commentary The Great Breakthrough, published an article overnight, giving a final, definitive conclusion and providing the last footnote for this earth-shattering financial asymmetrical warfare.
Reading this article, everyone fell silent, a sense of shared melancholy in their hearts.
Now, Yaowang Group’s comprehensive market value had skyrocketed to a hundred-billion scale, making it the most valuable pharmaceutical stock in China. The combined market cap of all other listed companies in Jinling couldn’t even compare.
More importantly, during this financial asymmetrical warfare, the Jiang family had demonstrated powerful connections, an overwhelming background, dazzlingly intricate operational tactics, and the domineering bearing to sweep aside all opposition—qualities the former three great families simply couldn’t match.
It could be said that the moment this financial battle ended, the Jiang family ascended to become the number one family in Jinling.
They even had the qualification and strength to stand shoulder to shoulder and compete with the great families of Jiangzhe Province and the city of Zhonghai.
…
That night, the evening sky was pitch black.
At the Nie family mansion located in the suburbs, the core members of three generations of the Nie, Chen, and Sun families gathered.
“My younger sister is already on her way back, but we must first leave Jinling and go far overseas!”
Nie Changhai declared gravely.
“Why? Since Xue Man is coming back, we should fight side by side and wipe out the Jiang family together!” Chen Donglin was full of confusion.
“Where there’s life, there’s hope. After my sister kills the Jiang family, Yaowang Group will surely fall into chaos. We can take advantage of that time to raise capital abroad. Once my sister succeeds, we’ll make a comeback and take Yaowang Group into our possession.”
Nie Changhai’s schemes ran deep, his gaze piercing, as if he had once again become the formidable overlord who dominated a region. He stated solemnly:
“Moreover, the Jiang family’s background is vast. They have many friends and supporters within official circles. Leaving now allows us to avoid suspicion and prevents the authorities from focusing on us!”
“What Changhai says makes sense!” Sun Lingyun voiced his support.
“Good. A tree that moves dies; a man who moves lives. When we make our comeback, the Jiang family will surely have been destroyed!” Chen Donglin had also come around.
Just as Nie Changhai was about to give the order to depart, suddenly, several blood-soaked security personnel stumbled and crawled backward into the room.
Through the doorway, Xu Ruocheng, clad in tight leather pants and jacket and holding a bloodstained long blade upside down, strode in with phoenix-like eyes radiating awe.
Behind her followed a group of fierce underworld figures, all gripping long knives and axes, each one bristling with killing intent, looking utterly ferocious and demonic.
Simultaneously, the roar of engines came from outside the estate, lights flashing. Judging by the sound, there were at least a hundred vehicles, an intimidating display of force.
“Xu Ruocheng, what is the meaning of this? Why have you trespassed into the Nie family home and harmed my clansmen?” Nie Changhai stepped forward, shouting angrily.
“Hehe, I heard Uncle Nie is planning to flee overseas. I, Xu Ruocheng, have come to see Uncle Nie and the rest of you off!”
Xu Ruocheng chuckled, putting heavy emphasis on the words “see you off.”
“What do you mean?”
Nie Mingyuan’s face was filled with shock.
He knew Xu Ruocheng had submitted to Jiang Tian, but he never imagined she would be this utterly loyal to him, even going so far as to make an enemy of the three great families for Jiang Tian’s sake.
“Nothing much…”
Xu Ruocheng sat down directly in Nie Mingyuan’s seat, turning the tables and acting as if she were the mistress of the Nie household. She crossed her legs and smiled: “I’m afraid you won’t be walking out of this gate tonight!”
“Just relying on you few?”
Nie Changhai’s eyes were scornful.
The Nie family had deep roots in Jinling for decades, taking what they wanted by force and living a life on the edge of a blade. How could they not have raised a group of death warriors?
To ensure a successful escape tonight, he had mobilized all the elite fighters under the Qingyun Association, including three masters of the Iron Body completion level.
“It’s not just me! Master Jiang wants you dead. Countless people are eagerly sharpening their blades!”
Xu Ruocheng smiled slightly, then looked towards the door and called out loudly: “Since you’re all here, come in together!”
From outside, Ye Gufeng, Long Wu, and Zhou Zhenghao each led their men inside. The “Three Evildoers of Yangcheng”—Tie Minghuang, Bai Choufei, and Tang Shaoze—also entered with the elite fighters of the Lingnan Feiyun Association.
Furthermore, martial arts figures like Shen Mange, Gui Jiao Ti, Li Zhenwei, and Qiu Gong took up positions on the heights of the villa to support and hold the line.
Watching so many powerful figures arrive together, Nie Changhai and the others were dumbstruck, their hearts lurching in fear.
These people, without a doubt, had all come targeting the Jinling Three Great Families.
And finally, as a leisurely yet cold voice enveloped the entire scene:
“Nie Changhai, I told you to wash your necks clean and wait for me to swing the blade. I didn’t say you could leave!”
A man dressed in a white shirt and casual pants, his face completely calm and composed, sauntered lazily inside.
“Jiang Tian!”
Nie Mingyuan glared at Jiang Tian with overwhelming hatred, grinding his steel-like teeth, his eyes splitting with rage: “Must you really be so ruthless and wipe us out completely?”
“Jiang Tian is here!”
Nie Changhai shuddered violently all over. Everyone else’s faces also paled dramatically in panic.
“Master Jiang, please, have a seat!”
Seeing Jiang Tian enter, Xu Ruocheng hurriedly offered him the chair, then stood behind him with lowered head and eyes, just like a serving maid.
Jiang Tian walked slowly and sat down with an air of complete ease. This was the seat of the Nie family head, yet he acted as if it were only natural.
Seeing this, Nie Mingyuan’s fury blazed. He roared angrily: “Jiang Tian, that is not a seat for you!”
Watching the very culprit who had shattered the Nie family sit in the Nie family head’s seat infuriated him so much he felt smoke coming out of his every orifice, his blood boiling in his chest, desperately wanting to throw a punch and have a fierce fight with Jiang Tian.
But he was held back by Nie Changhai. Nie Changhai frowned and said: “Master Jiang, what exactly do you intend to do?”
“This was never just about the three great families wanting to acquire Yaowang Group…”
Jiang Tian’s face was calm, as if he were discussing something completely unrelated to himself. He stated flatly: “Your goal was to completely eradicate the Jiang family. After destroying the Jiang family’s economic and political power, you planned to deliver the killing blow… Now that we’re at this point, don’t bother lying anymore.”
