Chapter 1290: Chapter 1290

"Young Master Tang, where are we heading now?"

As An Tian drove, he uncertainly asked Tang Ming, "Are we going straight back to Songlan City?"

Tang Ming closed his eyes and, after a moment of silence, said, "To the Poison Sect. From now on, you’ll follow me, and I’ll assign tasks for you."

An Tian and An Zizai didn’t dare to object and nodded repeatedly.

Tang Ming knew that the missing Chen Cang and others were hiding in the Poison Sect; otherwise, even Flowing Cloud Sect wouldn’t be able to fend off the attacks and harassment from Sun Zhuangjia and the others.

Moreover, to make a comeback, his strength alone was ultimately too weak.

Because all the key figures in the Medicine Sect, except Nangong Tianyue, were wiped out, the news of the sect’s annihilation hadn’t spread yet; only a very few high-level officials were aware of it.

At the headquarters of the Ming Group in the Imperial City, Fu Tianyou sat in his office, pale-faced as he hung up the phone.

He had just received a call from Nangong Tianyue; Tang Xin not only escaped but also regained her cultivation!

She could instantly kill even a peak eight-star martial master, meaning her strength might have advanced to a nine-star martial master.

So far, only he knew this news, and Nangong Tianyue hadn’t directly contacted other forces’ high-level members.

"Damn it, what do we do now? What do we do?"

Fu Tianyou muttered to himself anxiously and immediately picked up the phone on the table, ready to notify the clan leaders of the four big families to discuss the issue.

Before Fu Tianyou could dial, the office door was slammed open.

"Absurd. Who allowed you to enter without knocking... what brings you here?"

Fu Tianyou was about to get angry but saw the group leaders of the four Ming Group families enter with a self-assured middle-aged man with a square face.

"Ah, Brother Fu, have you received the news about stepping down to make way for others? Why does your face look so distressed?"

The square-faced man looked at Fu Tianyou with a grin.

"Stepping down to make way for others?"

Fu Tianyou frowned in confusion, "What do you mean by that?"

"Second Brother, don’t get upset just yet."

Fu Tianbao, fearing Fu Tianyou might react excessively, quickly explained, "Actually, I’ve known about this for some time. After all, our four families agreed that no one from any family would hold the deputy director position for more than three years. Our Fu family... it’s time."

"Haha, exactly, the deputy director position for the next three years will be held by Wan Changshou of the Wan Family, so please hand over the official seal and keys, Brother Fu?"

Wan Changfa said smugly with a laugh.

"We, as the representatives of the other two big families, are here to oversee the transition process."

Zhao Jincheng and Qian Weiguo exchanged glances and snorted with reluctance.

"When the Ming Group was suppressed by Tang Xin, I was willing to step down, but you all disagreed. Now, when the situation is favorable, you’re forcing me out; don’t you think this is quite unreasonable?"

Fu Tianyou shouted, his face dark with anger.

"We’re just following the rules. The situation was critical back then, making it inappropriate for a transition, so we reluctantly let you continue. But now everything is calm, and of course, you have to give up the position."

Wan Changfa looked at Fu Tianyou confidently.

"Haha, oh really, what a ’kick you when you’re down’ scenario!"

Hearing this, Fu Tianyou couldn’t help but laugh.

He had originally planned to inform these people of Tang Xin’s return, but seeing their lack of loyalty, he decided not to be honorable either.

"Enough talk, hurry up with the transition paperwork; from now on, I’m the deputy director of the Ming Group."

Wan Changshou urged impatiently.

"Hmph, you’ll regret this."

Fu Tianyou didn’t waste further breath, quickly signing various documents and handing over the deputy director position to Wan Changshou.

"Second Brother, don’t be angry. No matter what, your contributions won’t be forgotten, and at least the Fu family won’t treat you unfairly."

Fu Tianbao solemnly comforted.

"Big Brother, our Fu family..."

Fu Tianyou stirred slightly, turned to Wan Changshou, and said, "Director Wan, do a good job in the future, and I hope you achieve great success."

"That goes without saying. Now that the situation is favorable, even a donkey could lead the Ming Group to become stronger."

Wan Changshou, sitting in Fu Tianyou’s former seat, spoke with smugness.

"Then let’s hope you can do better than a donkey."

Fu Tianyou coldly smirked and turned sharply, heading out with large strides.

Now that Tang Xin has returned with even more terrifying strength, even with Sun Zhuangjia as a counterbalance, the Ming Group’s future won’t be easy.

So Fu Tianyou was all too glad for someone to jump in and take over his job at this time.

"Second Brother, where are you going?"

Fu Tianbao chased out of the office, complicatedly watching Fu Tianyou’s back and shouting.

"I’m going to the hospital. No burden of office anymore; I need to take care of my health and tend to my hospitalized son."

Fu Tianyou waved dismissively without turning back, a cold smile on his face.

As long as he remained silent, no one in the Ming Group factions would know that Tang Xin had returned.

Anyway, the ones who would suffer next weren’t him, and he couldn’t be bothered to warn them.

On April third, although there were still three days left until Sun Zhuangjia and Su Xiaoxi’s wedding and the Sun Family’s official rise as the tenth major family in the Imperial City, Songlan City was already bustling early.

Today was the joyous day of the new Young Master of the Zhou Family, Zhou Haotian, marrying Moli.

Because the Zhou Family had allied with the Yang Family, all the family forces in Songlan City gave them substantial face.

To honor the Yang Family, the Sun, Qi, and Li Families from the provincial capital also sent representatives to congratulate.

In the top banquet hall of the Jun Tianhao Grand Hotel in Songlan City, guests gathered. Currently, Jun Tianhao Grand Hotel is half-owned by the Mo Family and half by the Ming Group, hence the Zhou Family chose this venue for the wedding.

Back then, the Zhou father and son were disgraced by Zhou Dafu at the Jun Tianhao Grand Hotel, now making a comeback here, holding deeper meaning.

Zhou Xianren pushed the now-vegetative old Zhou patriarch into the banquet hall, smiling and greeting guests.

Even though he had the Yang Family’s expert badly wound the Zhou patriarch back then, now he feigned bringing the old man to such occasions to show filial piety and build a good image for himself.

"Brother Zhou, congratulations, congratulations!"

Ma Benyue, accompanied by Ma Gangjian and Ma Gangqiang, stepped forward to offer good wishes, "I always knew Brother Zhou wasn’t an ordinary person; now you’ve taken off like a rocket."

"Hahaha, we’ll need the Ma Family’s support in the future. Being in the same Songlan City, let’s all prosper together."

Zhou Xianren entrusted the old patriarch to the caregivers, laughing and exchanging pleasantries with Ma Benyue.

Representatives of other family forces in Songlan City also came forward to curry favor.

For a moment, Zhou Xianren became the hottest personality in all of Songlan City.