Chapter 1874


    In a blink of an eye, the Meng family manor became aplete mess.


    The wails and groans of pain echoed horribly in contrast to Zhang Zixi''s heartyugh.


    Everyone got a nasty shock and was rendered speechless.


    All they could do was widen their eyes and stare daggers at the vicious woman before them.


    Never had the Meng family felt so ashamed and disheartened before that none of their recruited


    fighters could defeat a single woman.


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    Their ns were in shambles.


    In other words, Zhang Zixi had single-handedly taken the Mengs down.


    “Zhang Jiuling... Patriarch Zhang? You are from the Zhang family?”


    After snapping back into his senses, Meng Wanjun finally realized something.


    His pupil constricted as he tried to recall more about the Zhang family.


    They had been inactive for a very long time, to the extent that he had nearly forgotten about the


    infamous name uttered.


    It''s alling back to me now. So, who is thisdy?


    “But... But why? I thought Patriarch Zhang has never been bothered about affairs like these? Why is


    he appearing in the picture like a bolt from the blue? Also, I don''t understand why the Meng family is


    the first on the list to be targeted. Are the Zhangs nning a return?” MengWanjun bombarded her


    with a series of burning questions.


    If the opponent was just a regr faction, Meng Wanjun would not be so wary.


    However, it was the Zhang family that he was facing now.


    No one else knew how powerful the Zhangs were besides him.


    They are the one and only prominent family of warriors in Jiangbei! Patriarch Zhang''s a


    Grandmaster, and he''s been always regarded with high esteem. Faced with the guardian


    ofJiangbei, how can I not have ants in my pants?


    It was a piece of cake for the Zhang family to destroy the Mengs.


    After all, the difference between a somewhat influential family and an extremely prominent family of


    great fighters was too great.


    Any fellow representing the Zhang family, be it a youngdy, could effortlessly tackle the Mengs.


    If a fight were to break out between these two families, it would be absolutely detrimental to the


    Meng family.


    “Mr. Meng, I''ve said it once. Ie with the objective of reminding you to teach your next


    generations how to behave themselves. There''s a need for them to differentiate between who they


    can bully and those they can''t afford to offend, especially the woman named Qiu Mucheng. If any


    one of youys a finger on her, the Zhang family will return the favor multiple folds.”


    She paused before continuing, “The incident today serves as a stern warning to all of you. I


    sincerely hope that Mr. Meng won''t do anything silly. As for the future, you can rest assured that the


    Zhang family has no interest whatsoever in gaining more power or benefits in Jiangbei. You can


    keep your position as Jiangbei''s richest man. That''s it for now. I have done my job for warning you.”


    Zhang Zixi''s words sent shivers down Meng Wanjun''s spine. The rest of the family felt very much


    threatened too.


    It took them a very long time to calm themselves down after she left.


    When Meng Wanjun finally snapped back into his senses, hended a tight p across Meng


    Chuan''s face.


    “What have you bast*rd done? How did you step on the toes of the Zhang family? Are you


    scheming to destroy the Mengs?” Meng Wanjun questioned in a hostile manner.


    Meng Chuan remained silent. The series of events that had happened scared the living daylights


    out of him.


    From Liu Yubing''s house to his family manor, everything that Zhang Zixi had said and done gave


    him extreme heebie-jeebies.


    It was only now that he realized how terrifying Zhang Zixi was.


    “Dad... I didn''t know, Dad. I never knew Qiu Mucheng has connections with the Zhang family. I


    really didn''t know.”


    Upon knowing how severe his mistake was, Meng Chuan knelt down immediately, bawled his eyes


    out, and begged for mercy.


    “Shut up! Don''t give me any excuses. Take a look at your useless self. How could you shoulder the


    responsibilities of leading the Mengs forward? Had I passed the family to you, it would be very likely


    for the entire n to be annihted.”


    Aftershing out at his son, Meng Wanjun kicked him away and headed to his room.


    hater that evening, Meng Wanjun paid the Zhang residence a visit with his son and made him


    apologize in person.


    As a distinguished man in Jiangbei, Meng Wanjun did not enter the gate to meet any of the Zhangs.


    Conversely, both father and son kowtowed three times at the gate before leaving.


    When they got back to the Meng family manor, the head of the family instantly instructed for all


    commercial signboards Meng Chuan made for Qiu Mucheng to be destroyed.


    Additionally, he had also requested his son to publish an official apology to Qiu Mucheng in the local


    newspaper.


    All in all, Meng Wanjun''s n was to quickly exhaust all means to appease the situation and


    suppress the zing anger of the Zhang family.


    All that he had done in good faith demonstrated his utmost sincerity toward the Zhangs.


    Unfortunately, his actions were like a double-edged sword. Meng Wanjun lost the respect that the


    local factions had for him when he stooped so low to gain favor from the Zhangs.


    Back at the Meng family manor, Meng Wanjun stood alone in the family ancestral shrine. He stared


    at each memorial tablet before him, and yet he did not utter a word.


    Right then, a gentle and good-looking young man, seemingly in his prime walked in.


    He was none otherthan MengYilong, Meng Wanjun''s illegitimate son who was entangled in the


    drama to fight for the patriarch''s title.


    “Dad, ourpany''s shares have been going downhilltely. Several projects that I was determined


    to get have been snatched away by other local forces in Jiangbei. As a consequence, I''ve lost close


    to ten billion,” Meng Yilong reported.


    Meng Wanjun just kept quiet.


    “Dad, don''t you think that we''ve paid too high a price for this? The Zhang family only wanted a


    promise.


    Why do you need to do the extras and even made a trip to their home to apologize?”


    Meng Yilong waspletely baffled.


    Does Dad need to be so scared of the Zhang family?


    This is ridiculous! We could have easily suppressed the gossip about Zhang Zixi appearing at the


    Meng family manor. But now, many others have witnessed them going down on their knees to


    apologize to the Zhangs. This embarrassing act has made us the talk of the town, resulting in


    halfofJiangbei''s rich and famous social circles to know who we have offended. Rumor has it that the


    Meng family is on the verge of copsing!


    Meng Wanjun did not respond directly to his son''s questions.


    Staring at the altar, he pointed at one of the memorial tablets. “Yilong,e over here and pay


    respect to your Great-grandpa.”


    Though Meng Yilong had no idea of his father''s intention, he did it anyway. He went over to light


    some joss sticks and then kowtowed a few times.


    “Yilong, I haven''t shared the humble beginnings of the Meng family with you, have I?”


    After a slight pause, Meng Wanjun said, “Although many generations of the Mengs have been


    residing in Jiangbei, the real watershed in the family history began with your great-grandpa and


    greatgranduncles. We owe it all to them for setting a solid foundation for the Meng family to gain


    wealth and fame. They were the ones who transformed an unknown surname into a top


    authoritative family in Jiangbei. However, they were not satisfied with the achievement. They aimed


    to be number one in Jiangbei; not just a title, but a solid status recognized by all. In the pursuit of


    their dreams, they got on the Zhang family''s bad sidesand killed one of their direct descendants.”


    “Then, what happened?” Meng Yilong was merely an illegitimate child who had just been epted


    into the family in recent years. Therefore, he did not know much about the family history.


    “What do you think? There could only be one king. With your great-grandpa trying to challenge the


    position of the Zhang family in Jiangbei, do you think that thetter would be so kind to let it slide?”


    Meng Wanjun added, “The same night, your greatgrandpa and great-granduncles received news


    that the Zhangs sent a representative to get rid of the Mengs. Everyone tried their best to convince


    your great-grandpa to run for his life, but he refused. He could not bring himself to forego the


    century-old business established through the efforts of several generations.”


    “In the end, what did they do?” The story had piqued Meng Yilong''s curiosity.


    “That night, your great-grandpa and his three brothersmitted suicide at the Zhang residence.


    They used their deaths to exchange peace for the family and protection for their business.”


    Meng Wanjun pointed at the memorial tablets. “Look over there, the fourth tablet on the first row is


    your great-grandpa and great-granduncles. Now, do you understand why I did what I did? It''s simply


    because our lives are at stake. The other party holds great power in their hands. Getting on their


    nerves will only bring tragedy to the Meng family. This isn''t a risk our family can afford to take. If


    your great-grandpa and great-granduncles could sacrifice their lives for the family, there''s no big


    deal for me to lose dignity.”