"Well said! Bravo!" Jun Mo Xie said with grave approval, unable to restrain himself from shouting out praise as he stepped forward a couple of paces. He looked down deeply, "I, Jun Mo Xie, thank you on behalf of my brother, Sister-in-law!"

Then Jun Mo Xie turned and strode out. His heart swelled with delight; in that moment, he felt genuine joy for Tang Yuan.

"If he becomes an official, I'll be his official wife; if he goes into business, I'll hold the scales for him; and if he has to beg in the streets, I'll wield the dog-beating stick for him!" Such love was the very dream of every man! Tang Yuan, to have found such love in this life, would never live in vain!

"You still haven't told me if there's any way to make him lose weight?" Sun Xiaomei called after him anxiously.

Jun Mo Xie stopped with his back to her, raising one hand above his head in a gesture of finality, and laughed heartily, "If I say it can be done, it will be done! In this world, there is nothing that I, Jun Mo Xie, cannot achieve! However, when you see his suffering later, don't you dare feel pity! Furthermore, I hope you remember what you said today for the rest of your life. I am very serious about this."

Jun Mo Xie’s figure vanished before her, but Sun Xiaomei remained standing where she was, suddenly snorting. "What do you mean, 'I hope you remember what you said today for the rest of your life'? You're serious, so am I being childish? Do you think I joke about my own feelings? What a laugh! Although this auntie isn't some strapping man, I am still responsible for my own heart!"

Tang Yuan was busy issuing commands without pause, one order flowing seamlessly from his lips after another. Then, the men from the Noble Hall, whom Hai Chenfeng had stationed, soberly obeyed each command, rising quickly to leave and relay Tang Yuan's orders through various channels to every direction and every corner of the continent.

Jun Mo Xie listened for only a few phrases before realizing that Tang Yuan’s targeted audience for the Bone Tempering Pills auction this time was exclusively the powerful families of Profound Qi! The Bone Tempering Pill was, after all, a medicine tailor-made for Profound Practitioners and Martial Artists!

Tang Yuan’s target this time was exceptionally clear!

However, for those Profound Qi families residing in distant lands, transporting such vast quantities of gold and silver here would prove somewhat difficult…” A sudden idea struck Jun Mo Xie: those people would surely bring bank notes to Tianxiang City for exchange. Could they extract a toll or even take advantage of the situation? For instance, only exchanging one thousand taels of banknotes for eight hundred taels of silver…” Heh heh, now that’s a business opportunity!

After a while, Tang Yuan finally finished his business. Only Song Shang and Hai Chenfeng remained in the hall; Jun Mo Xie leaned by the doorway. Finally, Tang Yuan’s face darkened, his gaze sweeping over Hai Chenfeng and Song Shang, his expression turning stern as he slowly announced, "I am now making a major decision here." Hai Chenfeng and Song Shang both rolled their eyes. Every time Tang Yuan spoke like this, it inevitably meant hard labor for the two of them. It seemed this time would be no exception.

"Completely blockade the Huang family of Jindong City through all commercial channels, both waterway and land routes! Use every connection we can, and cannot, employ; adopt every open and shadowy method. At any cost, regardless of any loss, ensure the Huang family is utterly ruined in the shortest time possible!" Tang Yuan enunciated every word.

"Hai Chenfeng, use your connections to fully mobilize your subordinates who hold sway in Jindong City’s underworld. Employ any means necessary—harassment, strikes, intimidation, kidnapping, extortion—against the Huang family and the officials of Jindong City. Anyone who dares to assist the Huang family will be executed without mercy! I will bear all the consequences!"

Tang Yuan’s usually plump, fat face was rare in its display of intense murderous intent. He smiled coldly, "When the Huang family is driven to a dead end, bring them all before me!"

"In that case, what is the estimated expenditure for this operation?" Hai Chenfeng frowned worriedly. "After all, we are launching a full-scale attack on a powerful family, and it must be completed in an extremely short timeframe. Can our Noble Hall afford it?"

He thought to himself, how exactly did the Huang family of Jindong City offend this Young Master Tang, who wore a smile like Maitreya Buddha on the surface yet harbored the viciousness of a jackal in his heart?

This Huang family is truly unlucky…

"This undertaking will require the full manpower, resources, and wealth of you, myself, and the entire Noble Hall! If that isn't enough, I'll bring the Tang family into it too! I am, after all, the future head of the Tang family!" Tang Yuan’s eyes blazed with extreme savagery as he whispered hoarsely.

"Young Master Yuan, does Master know about this matter?" Song Shang furrowed his brow.

"I know, and I support it fully! Everything proceeds exactly as Tang Yuan has directed! Within the Noble Hall, Tang Yuan is the Chief Steward; his command is the final decree! It must not be questioned, nor shall it be questioned," Jun Mo Xie stated calmly. He leaned against the doorway, yet if he hadn't spoken, no one in the room would have noticed his presence!

Hai Chenfeng and Song Shang quickly stood up to greet him.

"Since that is the case, there are no issues," Hai Chenfeng stated, calmly running through the procedure in his mind before answering with confidence. "May I ask one more thing—why?"

"Why? Must there always be a reason?!" Tang Yuan’s facial muscles twitched violently as he grit his teeth.

"Reasons are certainly not necessary!" Jun Mo Xie slowly walked in, his gaze fixed on Tang Yuan, "However… Fatty, I will only remind you of one thing! We can be wild, we can be cruel, we can disregard the entire world! We can view all living beings as weeds, but we cannot lose our conscience!"

"We are seeking revenge, but there must be limits! Others provoked us, and we have already killed them. But retribution should only fall upon the guilty party; there must be restraint! The Huang family members were merely negligent in their upbringing! The others involved are innocent in this matter. We are doing this to vent your anger, and I hope you can control that measure! You even said you wanted to see them when they are at their most desperate! I hope you… understand! Of course, if you are set on wiping out their entire clan and all nine generations, I will not stop you!"

Jun Mo Xie slowly added, "Because you are my brother! Even if it means being a demon in hell, I will accompany you!"

Tang Yuan’s face contorted in painful spasms, his expression dark as he remained silent. After a long moment, he croaked in a hoarse voice, "Rest assured… I just want them to know that when a person does something wrong, the consequences are not borne by him alone. Of course, if they prove intractable, I won't mind destroying them either!"

Jun Mo Xie chuckled, patting his shoulder without speaking further.

"Just to let me vent this one bit of anger, you’re throwing me ninety million taels of silver? Your entire fortune?" Tang Yuan suddenly grew emotional.

"Because you are my brother! That's why I'll go crazy with you just this once! Ninety million taels of silver… can it buy one Tang Yuan? If it could, I’d take it back immediately," Jun Mo Xie chuckled wryly.

Tang Yuan sharply turned around, burst into laughter, yet became choked up, coughing in his throat…

Hai Chenfeng and Song Shang exchanged a look. In their eyes, there was profound emotion!

To vent a brother's anger, to spend ninety million taels in a single stroke! What kind of brotherhood was this? Looking through all ages, how many could spend ninety million taels for their brother???

Di Xiong? Impossible!

This was ninety million taels, not nine taels, nor nine hundred or nine thousand! The vast Tianben Kingdom’s annual total national treasury revenue was less than one hundred million taels!

The Tianxiang Kingdom would need ten years of strictly balanced budgets to amass this figure, yet it was being spent instantly for one person—one sheds blood for a friend, one spends a fortune for a friend, but… ninety million taels… silver alone could build a city!

This had never happened before, from ancient times to the present!

They said nothing more, quietly stepping out to arrange the matters the Fatty had assigned. Only the two brothers remained in the room.

Behind them, Jun Mo Xie said lightly, "Take one of those Bone Tempering Pills each first. Get a feel for the effects. I estimate it should significantly boost both your reaction capabilities!"

Hai Chenfeng and Song Shang were overjoyed and thanked him in unison.

Watching the two depart, Tang Yuan finally let out a breath. As if he had expended every ounce of his strength, he slumped onto the chair, covering his face with both hands.

A moment later, the fatty suddenly jumped up, looking around furtively. He crept to the door, stuck his head out, and then solemnly closed all the windows. Taking advantage of the moment, he even wiped his eyes with his sleeve… He thought Jun Mo Xie hadn't seen, but Jun Mo Xie had seen and pretended he hadn't.

"What are you doing? Why so sneaky!" Jun Mo Xie looked at him curiously. "Relax, with me here, I doubt even a Divine Profound or a Supreme Being could possibly eavesdrop on our conversation."

"That's good then," Tang Yuan leaned in mysteriously, "Third Young Master, lately things seem a bit off, don't you think?"

"What’s off?" Jun Mo Xie raised an eyebrow. "It's the Royal Family that's off. To be precise, the Emperor himself is acting strangely!" Tang Yuan’s breathing grew slightly rapid: "Ever since you came from the Southern Region, people have been plotting against you everywhere in Tianxiang. It can be said that everything was ready, just waiting for your return to launch the full-scale assassination. But after you returned, you first slaughtered your way through the gates of Tianxiang City, then forcefully seized many of the Meng family's holdings, and then over thirty officials were mysteriously killed—and those were the men who attacked you most viciously! Even using one's knees to think, one knows you did it! These are all capital offenses punishable by the extermination of the entire clan! Yet the Emperor has shown no reaction whatsoever. Don't you find that strange?"

"Should I find it strange?" Jun Mo Xie rested his chin on his hand, adopting the pose of 'The Thinker.'

"But, Your Majesty hasn't attended court since the day you returned!" Tang Yuan said with deep worry. "Third Young Master, you might need to prepare yourself mentally. Although the Jun family is currently enjoying immense prestige, if His Majesty decides to eliminate the Jun family, he may not be without a means! The strength of the entire nation is not something one individual can necessarily contend with!"

"I will certainly pay close attention to that!" Jun Mo Xie's expression became marginally more serious.