Chapter 140: Family Assets? Family Shovel?

Inside the pavilion leaning against the artificial rockery, Fang Can and Jiang Qilan sat opposite each other at a table.

Fang Can, who had originally not wanted to bother with this imperial daughter, grew interested upon hearing she was Jiang Ningan's cousin.

Following the topic of Jiang Ningan, the two sides chatted on and gradually grew familiar.

Pinching up a small, exquisite pastry with two fingers and stuffing it into his mouth, Fang Can propped his right arm on the table, leaned his body slightly forward, and said, "Miss Yilan, you didn't summon me this time just to express gratitude, did you?"

"How did Young Master Fang know?" Jiang Qilan widened her eyes slightly.

"My intuition has always been very accurate, so just speak plainly," Fang Can said with a smile.

"This..." Jiang Qilan hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "The reason I invited Young Master over this time is because I have a guard who wishes to speak with you."

"A guard?" Fang Can narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "The one on the roof."

"Is this your intuition as well?" Jiang Qilan widened her eyes, truly feeling surprised.

As Fang Can actively exposed the truth, a black shadow separated from the shadows of the pavilion's roof, spread all the way down, and then transformed into a slender human form before regaining its color.

"This old servant is Wan Guixuan, the elder of the Wan family, greeting Young Master Fang here," the old man said respectfully with clasped hands.

"Wan Guixuan? The Wan family? What is your relationship with that Wan Chenyu? And did you rescue Wan Chenyu when he disappeared back then?"

Fang Can's tone was somewhat unfriendly; relying on his intuition and deduction, he calculated the cause and effect directly.

Having been exposed by him, Wan Guixuan's face was somewhat embarrassed, but he bent his waist into a hunch, smiling ingratiatingly: "This matter was handled improperly by the Wan family, causing Young Master Wan to act so rashly and offend Young Master Fang."

"Therefore, after deep consideration, my master thought that enemies should be reconciled rather than bound, and wishes to make peace with Young Master Fang."

"When you previously ignored me and took Wan Chenyu away, you weren't this humble; you came and went as you pleased, so why didn't you think of talking to me then?"

Fang Can sneered coldly: "What, have you learned to be gentle, kind, respectful, frugal, and tolerant, or are you afraid of following Wang Peng's fate?"

There was no need for restraint; Fang Can spoke in an almost mean tone, but Wan Guixuan was completely guilty, having been hit right at the heart of the matter.

After witnessing Fang Can's reverse breakthrough to the First Turn with his own eyes, the head of the Wan family couldn't sleep all night, truly feeling quite afraid.

If the previous support from the Fourth Turn proved that Fang Can had someone above him, this battle showed that it wouldn't be long before there would be very few people left above Fang Can.

Driven by fear and worry, the head of the Wan family still decided to admit defeat, contacting Wan Guixuan overnight via the soul lamp, ordering him to make sure to contact Fang Can and resolve this grudge.

And because Wan Guixuan had appeared previously to protect the imperial daughter during the battle between Wang Peng and Fang Can, he wanted to use Jiang Qilan as a side channel to connect with Fang Can.

Through such layer-by-layer conversions, this meeting came to be.

And now, being mocked by Fang Can in such words, Wan Guixuan dared not retort at all, only pretending to be ashamed and saying:

"Our previous conduct was unreasonable; please, Young Master, show mercy. We can certainly provide compensation that will satisfy Young Master."

"Compensation that satisfies me?" Fang Can said, his head nearly twisting from laughter: "Can you return my spoils to me first before speaking to me?"

While speaking, Fang Can extended his hand in front of Wan Guixuan: "Wang Peng's glass spectacles should be with you, right? As the only First Turn present at the scene, his sacrificial vessel must have been privately swallowed by you."

Silence; what greeted Fang Can was Wan Guixuan's death-like silence.

As a First Turn who watched Wang Peng infiltrate the team throughout the whole process, he naturally saw that the outwardly ordinary Wang Peng had no need to wear those spectacles that were out of place with the surroundings.

Thus, it was very reasonable to conclude that those were Wang Peng's sacrificial vessels.

During the subsequent battle between the two, the sacrificial vessels scattered by Wang Peng were naturally taken by Wan Guixuan.

As for why he kept them hidden, it was naturally because the Wan family's interests were not his interests.

How much the Wan family had to compensate Fang Can had nothing to do with him, a slave whose soul lamp had been taken by the Wan family head.

"The person behind you who ordered you to seek peace probably doesn't know you secretly took that sacrificial vessel, right? Otherwise, they wouldn't have let you come to apologize."

Fang Can said impatiently: "Apologizing on one side while hiding my things on the other; you really have the nerve."

"If the master behind you finds out, what will happen to you?"

Without a shred of hesitation, the lie exposed by Fang Can, the terrified Wan Guixuan knelt before Fang Can with a thud, banging his head loudly three times.

The old man's tone was incredibly panicked: "Please, Young Master Fang, show mercy; do not let the master know."

While speaking, he took out a glass lens and handed it up: "Please, Young Master Fang, keep it safe; now it may be considered returned to its rightful owner."

Snatching the lens away with one hand and putting it directly away, looking at Wan Guixuan who only realized his regret after being exposed, Fang Can turned his head to look at Jiang Qilan and said:

"Miss Jiang, what is your opinion? Do you also think enemies should be reconciled rather than bound, and wish to act as a peacemaker between me and the Wan family?"

"I..." Jiang Qilan paused for a moment, then gently waved her hand and said: "This time, I only wish to facilitate communication between both sides; whether it succeeds or not is entirely up to Young Master Fang."

While speaking, she was secretly shocked in her heart; to knock a First Turn to his knees with just a few words was truly terrifying.

After all, judging purely by status, if one were willing to defect to the imperial court, any First Turn could at least secure an official position of the fourth or fifth rank.

Regarding this, Fang Can made no comment, looked back at Wan Guixuan, and said coldly: "You said your Wan family wants to seek peace with me?"

Wan Guixuan nodded.

"And also compensate me?"

Wan Guixuan nodded even more vigorously.

"In that case, you will accompany me for one..."

Fang Can propped his head with his right hand and gently raised his left hand, holding up a slender index finger.

"Half the family assets, half of the Wan family's assets."

"What!" Wan Guixuan lifted his head in astonishment; even Jiang Qilan beside him could not hide her surprise.

Clacking his lips together and demanding half the family assets; that's faster than confiscating the whole family!

"Young Master Fang, Young Master Fang," Wan Guixuan said urgently while kneeling: "Is this compensation not too... too exaggerated?"

"Exaggerated? Where is it exaggerated?" Fang Can looked down at the old man and teased: "If we confiscate your family later, the money is still mine; do you want to cut half now or wait for a grand slam in the future? Your Wan family must consider this clearly."

"Otherwise, try it now; try to attack and kill me directly." Fang Can said this without a trace of a smile; the atmosphere inside the stone pavilion was utterly cold.

"This humble one dares not; our Wan family also absolutely dares not oppose Young Master," Wan Guixuan said, crouching low to the ground, repeatedly showing weakness.

"You dare not oppose me? Ah, that puts my mind at ease," Fang Can said with a beaming smile: "After all, if it were me, I would dare to oppose you."

"If you do not give up half the family assets, then just wait for the whole family to be wiped out."

(End of this chapter)