The reception room on the top floor.
A young man in a white suit sat on the sofa with his legs crossed on the coffee table. He was holding a cigar, and his ash was falling onto the expensive Persian rug.
Behind him stood two old men in grey robes. Their eyes were half-closed, but their internal energy was surging. They were experts, at least at the level of the late Grandmaster Lei.
"What is taking him so long?" the young man, Long Ao, complained arrogantly. "Does this country bumpkin not know who I am? In the Capital, people queue for three days just to lick my shoes!"
"Young Master Long, be patient," one of the old men said. "This Victor Cheyne killed Lei. He might have some tricks."
"Tricks? He just used modern weapons!" Long Ao sneered. "Without his guns, he is trash."
At this moment, the door opened.
Victor walked in, followed by Bella.
"You have ten seconds," Victor said coldly, looking at Long Ao's feet on the table. "Take your feet off my table, or I will chop them off."
Long Ao froze. He didn't expect Victor to be so domineering.
"Hahaha! Interesting!" Long Ao stood up, clapping his hands. "Victor Cheyne. You have guts. No wonder you dared to kill the Long Family's servant."
Long Ao walked up to Victor, staring him in the face.
"Listen, kid. I am Long Ao, the third young master of the Long Family. I am here to give you a chance to redeem yourself."
He threw a document onto the table.
"Sign this. Transfer 80% of the Cheyne Group's shares to the Long Family. And hand over the 'Jade' you found in the sect."
Long Ao smiled greedily. "Do this, and you can become a dog of the Long Family. It's a glorious position. Many people would kill for it."
Victor looked at the document, then at Long Ao.
"Are you finished?" Victor asked.
"Yes. Now sign..."
Slap!
A crisp, loud sound echoed through the room.
Long Ao flew backward like a broken kite, crashing into the wall. His face was swollen, and he spat out three teeth.
"Young Master!" The two old experts were shocked. They didn't even see Victor move!
"You dare to hit me?!" Long Ao screamed, covering his face in disbelief. "I am a Long! My grandfather is a General! My brother is the 'War God of the North'! You are dead! You are all dead!"
Victor took out a handkerchief and wiped his hand.
"The Capital?" Victor stepped on Long Ao's chest, looking down at him like a god looking at an insect.
"Go back and tell your family."
"I am not giving you shares. But I am coming to the Capital soon."
Victor leaned in, his killing intent freezing the air.
"And when I arrive, the 'Four Great Families' will have to choose: Submit, or be destroyed."
"Now, get out."
Victor kicked Long Ao toward the elevator.
The two old experts wanted to attack, but they felt a terrifying pressure from Victor—the pressure of a Cultivator. They turned pale, grabbed the screaming Long Ao, and fled in terror.
Bella watched Victor's back, her eyes full of obsession. This was her Master. He didn't care about the Capital. He wanted to conquer the whole world.
[Ding!] [New Main Mission Unlocked: Conquest of the Capital.] [Target: Defeat the Four Great Families.] [New Heroine Detected in the Capital: The Ice Empress.]
Victor walked to the window, looking north.
"The tutorial village is cleared," he whispered. "Time to enter the main map."