My husband Can Cultivate

Chapter 589 Going to Sea City

"Really!" Yang Qi said. "That’s why I’m telling you, Brother Liao, whatever it is, just let me know, and I’ll take care of it for you!"

"It’s still no good," Liao Fusheng said, shaking his head. "The people I’ve offended... I’m afraid you can’t afford to provoke them. I don’t want to cause you trouble. I’ll just hide out in Thunder City for a few days. I’ll be fine."

Yang Qi knew that Liao Fusheng didn’t want to drag him into his troubles. He couldn’t help but sigh. "Alright, if you don’t want my help, then there should be no problem with me paying you back, right? You gave me a million back then. With appreciation over the years, it should be at least a hundred million by now. Give me your account number, and I’ll transfer it to you."

"Don’t!" Liao Fusheng quickly shook his head. "If you’re paying me back, the original million is enough. You don’t need to give me more."

"If you consider me a friend, don’t refuse," Yang Qi said. "If I didn’t have the money, I wouldn’t be offering this much. But I do now, and you helped me greatly to get where I am today. Honestly, a hundred million is still not enough."

"This—" Liao Fusheng was flustered.

"Just take it, Old Liao," Lin Tao chimed in. "We’re friends, so why be so formal? Yang Qi is a tycoon now. If you’re not going to take his money, whose would you take?"

Liao Fusheng’s eyes turned red. The burly man couldn’t stop himself from crying. "I will make good use of this money."

"Alright, stop crying and let’s eat! Such amazing food will go to waste otherwise." With that, everyone began to feast with great relish. During the meal, Yang Qi transferred a hundred million to Liao Fusheng.

After three rounds of drinks, Liao Fusheng took a call and left.

Yang Qi saw Yao Qing home. When he saw the shabby little room she was renting, he frowned. "You’ve had it rough all these years. With your skills, if Chen Chong hadn’t been holding you down, you’d be making at least a million a year by now, wouldn’t you? Move out tomorrow. The Qifei Group has its own staff dormitory, which is much better than this. Once you’re settled, I’ll arrange a dedicated apartment for you."

"Thank you!" Yao Qing was at a loss for words, tears streaming down her face. She had borne all her hardships alone over the years, never daring to tell her family. Now, at last, she had met her benefactor.

"Well, I’m off," Yang Qi said.

When Yang Qi returned to the private room, Lin Tao and Guo Yuxue were still there. He took the opportunity to ask about Liao Fusheng’s real situation. Yang Qi had noticed that Liao Fusheng was injured—an internal injury, clearly inflicted by a Martial Artist. Although it wasn’t life-threatening, he feared that if left untreated, Liao Fusheng would never be able to practice martial arts again, let alone do any heavy labor.

Lin Tao sighed. "Old Liao told us not to say anything. I’m surprised you could tell. On the surface, he’s a boss, but he’s actually in a miserable state. He was betrayed by a so-called brother, which led to financial problems. If he doesn’t get more funds soon, he’ll have to sell off his businesses for a pittance.

"His partner, though, is a good woman. She’s been really good to him, supporting him ever since he started his struggle. Even now that he’s hit rock bottom, she continues to stand by him.

"Old Liao feels he has let her down. He wants to grow the business, give her a comfortable life, and make her family proud."

Yang Qi was speechless. "Brother Liao... he didn’t plan to take my million unless I brought it up first? He can barely get by, and he’s still thinking of me? I’m the President of the Star Shining Society. How could I possibly be short on money?"

"Old Liao values friendship and doesn’t want to drag you into this," Lin Tao added. "The people who are after him are quite powerful in Sea City. While they aren’t one of the ten great families of Sea City, that group is even more vicious. They’re ruthless killers who won’t even blink."

"I understand," Yang Qi nodded. "Looks like I need to make a trip to Sea City. By the way, who is this group you’re talking about?"

"The Tianhai Association!"

"Heh, why don’t they just call themselves the ’Heaven and Earth Society’?" Yang Qi scoffed. "Alright, that’s enough for today. You two should go home and get some rest."

Later, Yang Qi returned to White Mountain Villa to give instructions regarding Thunder City. He left Ye Feng in charge during his absence, assisted by the King of Jingnan and Kong Tianjian.

「The next day, Yang Qi quietly left Thunder City for Sea City.」

This was his first time leaving Jingnan Prefecture. Sea City was different from other cities. It was the economic heart of the Dragon Country. It was a place where dragons mingled with fish, and experts were as common as clouds. Even the ten great families of Sea City wouldn’t dare claim they had complete control over it.

This trip was quite an adventure, and he went alone. First, he didn’t want to interrupt the cultivation of Wolf King and the others, especially since the Five Elements Spirit Array at White Mountain Villa was so effective. Second, he was a stranger in a strange land, and bringing someone equally unfamiliar with Sea City would only be more troublesome.

As soon as he arrived in Sea City, Yang Qi heard that Liao Fusheng had returned with enough funding to save a part of his business. Although his enterprise had shrunk considerably, he still owned a hotel—the largest and most luxurious in all of Sea City.

Its name was the Tianhai Grand Hotel.

Today, Liao Fusheng was hosting a banquet at the hotel, inviting his friends to discuss the future. So, Yang Qi hailed a taxi and headed over. He was a person who disliked attention, so he always dressed and acted in a low-key manner.

The taxi had just pulled up to the entrance of the Tianhai Grand Hotel when a Mercedes G-Wagon came barreling toward it, nearly causing a collision.

"What the hell, do you even know how to drive?!" The window of the G-Wagon rolled down, and a middle-aged man in a suit spewed foul language that clashed with his expensive attire. He was a perfect example of someone who had slipped through the net of a proper upbringing. It was clearly their fault, yet they were the ones cursing.

The taxi driver didn’t dare to argue. He dropped off Yang Qi and sped away, clearly intimidated by the man’s status. Ordinary people simply couldn’t afford to provoke someone like him.

The middle-aged man got out of his Mercedes, spat in Yang Qi’s direction, and then strode arrogantly toward the hotel, flanked by a tall, imposing bodyguard.

"What a freak," Yang Qi sneered. Under normal circumstances, I would have definitely taught an idiot like that a lesson. But this is my first time in Sea City, and I don’t want to offend people needlessly. I’ll let it slide for now.

He then walked toward the hotel.

Just as he reached the entrance, he heard the middle-aged man shouting, "Old Liao, look at the mess you’ve become! If you had just listened to me back then, things wouldn’t have gotten this bad. Look at this! The banquet is about to start, and this is all the support you could muster?

"I say you should just sell this hotel. Take the money and go live an easy life, why don’t you? You offended the Tianhai Association and still think you can do business in peace? Stop dreaming.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. This is just too shabby, really. You throw such a big banquet, and you couldn’t even hire a few celebrities to drum up some buzz?

"And that woman of yours? Just give up on her. With an illness like that, she’s a lost cause."