Chapter 9

"Yang'er, this young lady—"

Back in the courtyard, Xie Yan looked at Shen Yuling with some confusion and began to speak. Shen Yuling hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Yuling pays respects to the old madam. I am the young master's maid."

The confusion in Xie Yan's eyes deepened.

With Xie Yan's keen eye, she could clearly see that Shen Yuling should be a well-bred young lady, and one of high quality at that.

"Mom—"

Just as Qin Yang was about to explain to Xie Yan, someone outside started pounding on the courtyard gate, and a rough voice came through, "Xie Yan, open the door! Open the door! If you don't pay back the money you owe, we'll take you to the brothel!"

Another person laughed lewdly, "Brother, although Xie Yan is a bit older, she still has a lot of charm. If she goes to the brothel, I'll definitely take care of her business!"

Xie Yan's face changed dramatically.

Qin Yang's face also turned grim.

Qin Yang recalled some things. Back then, he wasn't around, and when he returned, his mother Xie Yan had been driven almost to the brink of madness.

Xie Yan worked at a place where the boss was Liang Yuan. Liang Yuan was wealthy, with assets worth millions of taels of silver. One day, he saw Xie Yan and immediately took a liking to her!

Xie Yan, however, was still thinking of Qin Yang's father, believing he was still alive. How could she marry an old, ugly man in his fifties like Liang Yuan?

Liang Yuan's cunning advisor, Cao An, came up with a plan. He used a broken but valuable antique to trick Xie Yan into touching it, then demanded she pay 1,000 taels of silver in compensation.

Such a large sum was far beyond Xie Yan's means, so Liang Yuan forced her to sign a loan agreement for 1,000 taels of silver with a very high interest rate.

By the time Qin Yang returned, the 1,000 taels of silver had, with interest, ballooned to 10,000 taels!

Liang Yuan's people came to threaten and intimidate her every day.

In the end, Xiao Junwan found out and helped pay off 5,000 taels of silver to settle the matter. She also helped them move to a new place.

"Xie Yan, I heard your son is back and brought a pretty girl with him. Open the door and let us take a look."

"Hurry up, or I'll kick this door down!"

The two men outside were shouting, and Xie Yan was anxious. Qin Yang's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he said, "Yuling, open the door and let them in!"

"Yes, young master."

Shen Yuling immediately went to open the door. When they saw Shen Yuling, the two men's eyes lit up, and one of them immediately reached out to touch her face.

Shen Yuling lightly tapped her foot and retreated to Qin Yang's side.

Although Shen Yuling was well-educated and skilled in various arts, she was not a weak woman. She had taken many elixirs and had reached the fifth level of Qi Gathering!

"Wow, a little girl who's also a martial artist."

"A martial artist, huh? I like that even more!"

The two men laughed lewdly as they entered the courtyard. Qin Yang raised an eyebrow and said coldly, "Tell the rest of your people to come in. If you want trouble, the two of you aren't enough!"

One of the men picked up something nearby and smashed it to the ground, cursing, "Brat, you've got some nerve to talk to Black Sir like that! When Black Sir was running this area, you were still in diapers! You spent three years at the Thunderfire Sword Sect and think you're someone now?"

"Do you think Black Sir doesn't know that you learned nothing in those three years and are now just a waste of space?"

"Pay up quickly, 3,000 taels of silver, principal and interest, not a single tael less!"

Xie Yan said angrily, "You're going too far! The antique was already broken, and you think I don't know? And in such a short time, 1,000 taels of silver has become 3,000 taels."

The man calling himself Black Sir laughed lewdly, "Xie Yan, if you're not satisfied, go argue with Boss Liang. We're just here to collect the money!"

Qin Yang said calmly, "Lead the way, I want to meet this Boss Liang!"

"Yang'er, no," Xie Yan said hurriedly.

Black Sir laughed, "Want to meet Boss Liang? Fine, we'll take you there, all three of you, and none of you can run!"

Black Sir and the others wore lecherous grins. Boss Liang wanted to marry Xie Yan, so they didn't dare to have any ideas about her, but Shen Yuling was very pretty and young, and they liked her even more!

If Boss Liang gave Shen Yuling to them to play with, they would be over the moon!

"Madam, don't worry," Shen Yuling whispered to Xie Yan, who was still concerned.

"Lead the way!"

Qin Yang said coldly.

"Follow closely!"

Black Sir and the others led the way.

As they left the courtyard, many people saw Qin Yang and his group, and there was a lot of low murmuring, but Qin Yang didn't care what they said.

Xie Yan would never live here again.

"Master Qin, do you need a carriage?"

Soon, Yang Zhong arrived with a carriage. Qin Yang stopped, and Shen Yuling helped Xie Yan into the carriage. Qin Yang also entered the carriage.

"Rented a carriage to scare us? Black Sir isn't scared by such things, and neither is Boss Liang."

The two men laughed coldly, though they were a bit puzzled. They didn't believe for a moment that Qin Yang and his mother had any significant background!

"Lead the way!"

Qin Yang's cold voice came from the carriage, and the two men quickened their pace. About ten minutes later, they arrived at a luxurious mansion.

"Master Qin, I'll go in with you," Yang Zhong said respectfully.

"No need."

Qin Yang said calmly. Yang Zhong had reached the Qi Condensation realm and was very powerful, but Qin Yang wanted to deal with Liang Yuan himself to vent his anger!

Black Sir laughed, "Pretending, huh? Keep pretending, Black Sir might even hire you for some posturing one day!"

Yang Zhong remained cold. If Qin Yang hadn't said anything, he could have easily killed Black Sir and the others with one hand!

Soon, Qin Yang and his group entered the house and a large hall.

Liang Yuan wasn't there, but his advisor, Cao An, was in the hall.

"Xie Yan, have you thought it over? Is this young lady going to be a concubine for Boss Liang?" Cao An leered at Shen Yuling. If Xie Yan agreed, and with such a beautiful concubine, Boss Liang would be very pleased.

"Mom, sit down!"

Qin Yang gestured for Xie Yan to sit, and he sat down as well. Shen Yuling stood beside him.

Cao An smiled, "That's better. Make yourself at home! As long as Boss Liang is happy, your good days will come."

"Xie Yan, if you had been more cooperative earlier, things wouldn't have come to this, right?"

Qin Yang said coldly, "Get that Boss Liang to come here now. I want him to kneel and explain how he oppressed my mother clearly!"

Cao An's face changed abruptly.

"Brat, are you here to cause trouble?"

"Do you know where you are? How dare you act so recklessly here? Who gave you the nerve?"

Cao An shouted, a powerful aura emanating from him. As Liang Yuan's advisor, he had reached the sixth level of Qi Gathering!

Qin Yang's eyes flashed with a sharp light. Cao An had a killing aura, and it was strong. This man had killed more than one person.

"Cao An, be respectful."

A deep voice sounded, and Liang Yuan walked into the hall, followed by two guards, both of whom had reached the tenth level of Qi Gathering!

"Xie Yan, what do you think?"

Liang Yuan smiled, "If you marry me, we'll be a family, and the broken antique and the debt will be forgotten."

"If you refuse, don't blame me for being impolite. Paying back debts is a matter of justice, and your debt has now reached 3,000 taels!"

"Such a large sum, you probably can't afford it. If we take it to the authorities, you'll end up in prison. What will happen to your son then?"