Chapter 216: The Tiger Talisman Is Missing

Jiangnan Wang, although full of helplessness, saw that the Southern Town Marquis Xiao Po Zhan had already blocked the house entrance, so he could only grit his teeth and go to the front hall.

Soon, he arrived at the front hall doorway.

He took a deep breath, pushed the door open, and his face instantly filled with a warm smile.

"Marquis, your illustrious arrival—why didn't you send someone ahead to inform us? That would have let me prepare a proper welcoming banquet; this tardiness to an honored guest is truly my fault!"

Speaking, he pretended to be angry, turned his head, and ordered Si Jiannan behind him.

"Si Jiannan! The Marquis's status is so noble, a Pillar Stone of the empire, why have you only prepared plain tea and water to quench thirst? Hurry down and arrange a fine banquet, and bring out the thirty‑year‑old daughter‑red wine hidden in the Prince's Residence!"

Si Jiannan had already sensed the front hall's atmosphere was off, but when the Prince spoke, he could only bow and comply.

"I will arrange it immediately!"

After speaking, he hurried out, and before leaving he couldn't help but glance at Jiang Feng.

When Si Jiannan left, only Jiangnan Wang, Xiao Po Zhan, and Jiang Feng remained in the front hall.

Jiang Feng rose slowly from his seat, walked to Jiangnan Wang, his face wearing that mischievous grin.

"Prince, I am just basking in the Marquis's glory and came to your residence for a drink; your great household is vast and wealthy, you shouldn't be angry with me, right?"

Before Jiangnan Wang could answer, Jiang Feng added with a smile.

"After all, I just caused the Prince to waste six hundred billion in sky‑high price; whoever it was, they'd feel the pain for a while."

"You!"

Jiangnan Wang's face instantly stiffened, his chest rose and fell, nearly unable to contain the murderous intent within.

He roared madly in his heart.

"Jiang Feng! You bastard! I will kill you! One day I will tear your corpse into ten thousand pieces!"

But with Xiao Po Zhan present, he dared not act.

He could only suppress his anger, outwardly pretending ignorance.

"Mr. Jiang, where did this come from? You must be mistaken! The one who bought the Tiger Talisman at the Auction Hall today was Yun Hengqiu of the Kyoto Yun Family Consortium, who is Prince Huai's brother‑in‑law, publicly managing Prince Huai's assets. Though I am Imperial Clan uncle to Prince Huai, our relationship isn't close enough for me to foot such a huge sum; the six hundred billion matter has nothing to do with me."

As he spoke, he drummed in his heart, the uneasy feeling growing stronger.

He always felt Jiang Feng and Xiao Po Zhan came prepared.

Just as Jiangnan Wang forced a calm demeanor, the previously silent Xiao Po Zhan suddenly gave a cold smile, instantly shattering the front hall's false peace.

He leapt to his feet and bluntly said.

"Jiangnan Wang, stop pretending! Jiang Feng already told me that Yun Hengqiu is your pawn, and that Southern Frontier Tiger Talisman is right now inside your Jiangnan Wangfu!"

Xiao Po Zhan's gaze was as sharp as a blade, fixed on Jiangnan Wang.

"You should know my character; I never like roundabout ways! If you indeed bought the Tiger Talisman, please hand it over obediently, give it back to me! Otherwise, today I will flatten your Jiangnan Wangfu, even if I have to dig three feet deep, I will find the Tiger Talisman!"

The moment his words fell, the Grand Master aura from Xiao Po Zhan burst forth without reservation.

It was an iron‑blooded pressure forged through countless life‑and‑death battles, like an invisible tidal wave that instantly swept the entire front hall.

At that moment, Si Jiannan arrived at the front hall doorway carrying the banquet with his servants.

Feeling the terrifying aura, Si Jiannan's complexion changed drastically.

Without caring about anything else, he immediately lunged forward in a single arrow step, shielding Jiangnan Wang, cold sweat instantly covering his forehead.

"Marquis! Do not be disrespectful to the Prince!"

Several guards of the Prince's Residence behind him also wanted to step forward, but under Xiao Po Zhan's oppressive aura they could not even move a foot, standing pale and daring not to approach.

Jiangnan Wang was pressed by the aura, his chest felt tight, breathing became difficult.

Yet he knew that now he must not show cowardice.

He took a deep breath, forced his chest up, and loudly refuted Xiao Po Zhan.

"Xiao Po Zhan! You are slandering me! The Tiger Talisman is not here! Are you using your Grand Master status to attack me?"

He stuck out his neck, his tone carrying a hint of threat.

"Though I lack real power, I am still Imperial Clan, the Jiangnan Wang personally appointed by the late emperor! If you dare strike me, aren't you afraid I will appeal to Heaven and make you pay dearly? Later, don't say your Marquis title of the Southern Town will be lost; even the Southern Frontier's military authority might be taken away!"

Hearing this, Xiao Po Zhan's aura faltered slightly, his brows furrowed tighter.

Though he did not fear the Imperial Clan, Jiangnan Wang's words indeed hit his soft spot; imperial law is strict, and if he truly acted against a royal prince, even if justified, he would become a scapegoat.

Seeing Xiao Po Zhan hesitate, Jiangnan Wang felt a slight relief.

Yet at that moment, the previously silent Jiang Feng suddenly gave a faint smile, stepped forward and tugged Xiao Po Zhan's arm.

"Marquis, don't get excited; Jiangnan Wang is Imperial Clan, we cannot truly strike him, lest we give them leverage."

Then he turned to Jiangnan Wang and smiled.

"Jiangnan Wang, don't be angry; the Southern Town Marquis is anxious because the Tiger Talisman went missing, so his tone is harsh, not deliberately targeting you. Since you say the Tiger Talisman is not with you, we will not disturb you; this wine, we will drink another day."

After speaking, Jiang Feng ignored Xiao Po Zhan's reaction and led him toward the front hall doorway.

The Southern Town Marquis was a bit stunned.

"What does that mean? Are you kidding?"

"I've already used my big move, and you say it's a mistake?"

Jiangnan Wang was also stunned, watching their backs, his mind full of doubt.

"They're leaving already? Weren't they here to get the Tiger Talisman?"

"How can they just leave like that?"

Nevertheless, doubt aside, keeping the Southern Town Marquis occupied is still a good thing.

The suffocating pressure earlier almost made him collapse on the spot.

He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, about to relax, when a ghostly figure drifted in.

In that instant, Jiangnan Wang's pupils contracted slightly.

Because that figure… was the Treasure Vault's secret guard he had personally arranged!

"Prince! It's bad! Something major has happened!"

"What happened?"

The dark guard immediately knelt.

"Just now the manor's Treasure Vault was robbed! All the gold, silver and jewels inside were stripped clean. The most crucial part is…"

"The Southern Frontier Tiger Talisman you had Yan strictly guard has disappeared!"

"What?"

Jiangnan Wang only feels his eyes go black, over and over, at this moment.

"Puff!"

He could no longer hold back, and a mouthful of fresh blood spurted out!