"Ke'er, this is the lamb that Li'er Big Brother has set his eyes on. Are you also thinking of making a move?" An Long whispered close to Ke'er's ear.

Ke'er's face turned pale, and his legs suddenly went weak.

Thud!

Ke'er knelt directly in front of An Long, frantically saying, "Venerable An, Venerable An, I was wrong, I was truly wrong. Please, I beg you, don't tell Mr. Li'er!"

"Get lost!" An Long snapped.

"Thank you, thank you, Venerable An!" Ke'er quickly knocked his head on the ground towards An Long, and then with the help of his companions, he hurriedly scurried out of the hotel, tail between his legs.

"Let's go." Jiang Chen beckoned, with An Long leading the way in front, as they headed upstairs.

Jiang Chen and his companions arrived at the door of a presidential suite on the top floor, where An Long took out a key card to open the door.

"Young Master!"

"Mr. Jiang!"

Inside the room, Xuan Long, Li Wuji, and Zhang Wushang all stood up and looked towards the door, bowing respectfully when they saw Jiang Chen.

"Take a seat!" Jiang Chen beckoned and walked into the room.

Yan Hu and the others placed a wooden box next to the coffee table, gathering to sit on the couch.

"Good! You have all reached the Semi Venerable Venerable Realm!" Jiang Chen sensed the realms of Xuan Long and the others and chuckled lightly, nodding his head.

"Thanks to Mr. Jiang's training cultivation techniques and elixirs, or else, I, Li Wuji, might never have reached such a realm in my lifetime!" Li Wuji said gratefully, looking at Jiang Chen.

Zhang Wushang nodded heavily on the side.

Initially, they were somewhat resentful towards Jiang Chen, but now, after following Xuan Long into many battles and hearing many stories about Jiang Chen, combined with Long Yan's training cultivation techniques and supportive elixirs, these assembled idle martial artists had completely submitted to Jiang Chen. Moreover, they now saw themselves as part of Long Yan!

"What about the others?" Jiang Chen gave a slight smile to Li Wuji and Zhang Wushang, then turned his head towards Xuan Long.

Xuan Long said softly, "An Feng and the other eight split into four pairs, rotating in shifts, one group watching Wu Yati, and one watching Ge'er Te. It's currently time to switch shifts, the resting groups are going to take over."

Jiang Chen nodded slightly; this was his arrangement to prevent Xuan Long and the others from exposing their identities as members of the Dragon Flame Mercenary Group. For now, watching over the diamond mine was sufficient, as this involved the Ge'er Family, and they couldn't take it lightly.

"When will Scar arrive?" Jiang Chen inquired again.

He had already called Scar when he left the country, asking him to meet up in Longjiang City.

"He just called, they have already passed three checkpoints, they should be arriving soon!" Xuan Long responded softly.

"Alright, we'll wait for him then, let's discuss together when he arrives!" Jiang Chen nodded.

Everyone quieted down, silently waiting.

Ding dong!

Before long, the doorbell rang, An Long stood up to open the door, and there at the entrance stood Scar Ge'er Yan, Kuang Shi, and Yan Mo.

"Dragon King!"

"Dragon King!"

Scar and two others greeted, and Jiang Chen gestured for them to sit down.

"Scar, have you figured it out?" Jiang Chen frowned as he looked towards Scar Ge'er Yan.

He needed to understand whether the Ge'er family's attempt to seize the diamond mine was Ge'er Te's personal agenda or that of the Ge'er family. Initially, he thought it was just because of himself that Ge'er Te wanted to snatch his business, but after the incident with Lei'ao, Jiang Chen realized Ge'er Te's treachery and had to be more cautious.

If Ge'er Te himself wanted to snatch the diamond mine, then he could harshly deal with him, but if it was the Ge'er family's doing, he couldn't handle it the same way as he would deal with Ge'er Te!

"Dragon King, you guessed right! This incident is indeed a plan of the family. Fortunately, you didn't act rashly. This time, coming with Ge'er Te is Mr. Ao Leisi from the family, and he is a Semi Venerable Venerable's strength!" Scar thankfully spoke.

"What of it if he is a Semi Venerable?" Li Wuji spoke with arrogance.

Although he was humble and polite towards Jiang Chen, it was because he respected Jiang Chen. Whenever he encountered others, his arrogance reemerged.

"What of it if he is a Semi Venerable? Li Wuji, stop acting like you're superior to everyone. A Semi Venerable is a top-tier fighter who can counter ten Innate Peak Great Grandmasters without defeat. I know Dragon Flame has many Innate Grandmasters, but how many can reach the peak?" Kuang Shi looked annoyed at Li Wuji.

"I ..." Li Wuji was about to shout when a stern shout came!

"Enough!"

Jiang Chen's expression darkened as he looked indifferently at Li Wuji, "If you can't change this temper of yours, then leave Dragon Flame immediately. I, Jiang Chen's brothers, do not need someone who looks down on their friends so casually!"

"Mr. Jiang, I'm sorry!" Li Wuji was stunned, then quickly admitted his mistake.

Jiang Chen glanced at Zhang Wushang, giving him a warning look before turning to Scar, "Is your family targeting us?"

"Not really, in fact, it was Ge'er Te's scheme. He reported to the family that this diamond mine was a large reserve in Diamond Country and still unclaimed, saying that they just need to negotiate well with Wu Yati to start mining, which is why the family agreed to let him and Mr. Ao Leisi come." Scar explained softly, then said seriously, "After arriving in Ta Mu, instead of going to Wu Yati immediately with Mr. Ao Leisi, Ge'er Te took him to see the mine first, stirred up Mr. Ao Leisi's greed, and God knows what he promised Mr. Ao Leisi. That has led to the current situation of conflict."

"Before coming here, I looked at the distribution of the diamond mine. The other places are rivers and deserts, and starting from Ta Mu as the mine's entrance is most suitable!" Jiang Chen spoke gravely, "Then we must take this place!"

"To take this place, we'll need someone to hold off Ao Leisi!" Scar spoke earnestly.

Jiang Chen was slightly stunned, then asked in surprise, "Just hold off Ao Leisi? Your family won't interfere?"

"Don't worry, Dragon King, as long as you can have someone hold off Ao Leisi and win over Wu Yati, I'll handle the family side!" Scar spoke seriously.

"Wouldn't that put a lot of pressure on you?" Jiang Chen said meaningfully.

Scar smiled slightly, speaking earnestly, "I am a member of Dragon Flame, was in the past, am in the present, and will be in the future. Even if I really become the heir to the Ge'er family head, I am still a member of Dragon Flame!"

A warm current crossed Jiang Chen's heart. He patted Scar on the shoulder, smiling and nodding, "As long as you're willing to be a member of Dragon Flame, then you'll always be one."

Scar smiled slightly, gratefully looking at Jiang Chen, and nodded heavily.

Although the two said almost the same sentence, the meanings were different.

What Scar meant was, he would always be a member of Dragon Flame, and he would always prioritize Dragon Flame's affairs.

But Jiang Chen's meaning was that as long as Scar was willing to acknowledge himself as a member of Dragon Flame, he would always be cared for by Dragon Flame, no matter what difficulties, Dragon Flame would bear them with him.

Li Wuji's eyes flickered slightly, looking at Jiang Chen with some surprise.

In his view, as a Semi Venerable Venerable Realm Jiang Chen, there was really no need to be so polite to Scar, who was of Heavenly Peak Grandmaster strength, but Jiang Chen did, which made Li Wuji somewhat puzzled.

Xuan Long noticed Li Wuji's expression and smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, revealing a hint of significance in his eyes.

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