Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

Giant Peak City.

This was but an ordinary city within the Nantian Dynasty, yet it already rivaled a principal city of the Daqian Dynasty.

The entire city's population exceeded twenty million.

Most famous among them were the Titan Commerce Chamber, Giant Peak Chamber of Commerce, and the Tianyi Chamber of Commerce. These three major chambers controlled ninety percent of Giant Peak City's commercial transactions. The Titan Commerce Chamber, in particular, had an extremely close relationship with the Chai Family, which allowed them to oppress the other two chambers in the mining business heavily.

Becoming the number one chamber of commerce in Giant Peak City.

However...

Ever since the former chamber president passed away, the Titan Commerce Chamber had been taken over by his widow, Chen Jing.

And the vice president, Tai Shan, was his own younger brother.

All along.

On the surface, Tai Shan showed great respect to Chen Jing, but in secret, he had always been thinking about snatching the Titan Commerce Chamber from her hands. He just hadn't found the right opportunity, until he got in touch with Black Hawk Stronghold.

At this moment.

He sat in the president's office with his legs crossed, full of pride as he said, "From now on, this president's seat is mine... However, it's a pity about Chen Jing, that figure of hers... Tsk tsk... what a bargain for that old man from Black Hawk Stronghold!"

Suddenly...

The door was hurriedly opened,

A figure rushed in, with a look of urgency on his face: "Vice President, something terrible has happened..."

"Don't panic, don't panic!"

Tai Shan waved his hand nonchalantly, laughing pompously, "Is it that my sister-in-law got captured by people from Black Hawk Stronghold? Oh dear, that's really too bad. Tell me, if Black Hawk Stronghold makes too excessive demands, should I agree or not?"

"No, no, no..."

The man, named Tai Yun, was one of Tai Shan's confidants. With an anxious face, he said, "The lady boss is fine, she... she's almost at the chamber..."

Thump!

Tai Shan staggered and fell from his seat.

Hurriedly getting up, he looked at Tai Yun with a dumbfounded expression, asking incredulously, "What did you say? She's almost at the chamber? She wasn't captured by the people from Black Hawk Stronghold? Dammit, what is wrong with those incompetents from Black Hawk Stronghold?"

"Vice President, now's not the time to worry about this. We'd better go out and welcome the lady boss..." Tai Yun said helplessly.

"Right, right, right, we need to stabilize her first, then figure out what exactly happened…" Tai Shan quickly got up, and the two of them hurriedly ran out towards the entrance of the chamber.

A moment later.

The caravan was approaching, making its way from the other end of the street.

Zhou Wulong was riding a tall horse at the very front of the caravan, with a grim expression. Tai Shan looked around and didn't see Zhou Ku; he realized that the situation might have been exposed and had no choice but to brace himself for Chen Jing's arrival.

"Welcome sister-in-law..."

Tai Shan approached the carriage, bowing and scraping as he lifted the curtain with a sycophantic smile on his face.

However...

The person who stepped down was a man of outstandingly handsome appearance.

As Xiao Yi exited the carriage, he saw a man with a sycophantic expression standing in front of the carriage like a human stool, and instinctively stepped on Tai Shan's back as he descended.

Chen Jing: "..."

Tai Shan: "..."

Everyone: "..."

The air was deadly still.

Tai Shan felt his head buzzing, all thoughts gone blank.

Dammit!

What does this mean?

How come a man steps down from the boss lady's carriage? And damn it, stepping on himself as if he were a footstool?

Xiao Yi sensed that the atmosphere was somewhat off, raised his eyebrows, and turned to look at Chen Jing, who also wore a perplexed expression, and said, "What's going on here?"

Chen Jing desperately held back her laughter, shook her head, and said, "It's nothing..."

While saying this,

She too imitated Xiao Yi, stepping down from the carriage using Tai Shan as a footstool.

Tai Shan was on the verge of tears.

Usually, he would do the same, but Chen Jing would never actually step on him to get down.

This time, however, she followed Xiao Yi's lead and used him as a footstool; it was clear Chen Jing knew the Black Hawk Stronghold incident was related to him, and she was deliberately shaming and berating him in public!

With this thought,

Tai Shan swallowed the hate in his heart and put on a forced smile, saying, "Sister-in-law, I heard that you encountered the bandits from Black Hawk Stronghold on the road? Thank goodness you are fine; otherwise, I wouldn't know how to explain it to Big Brother!"

Chen Jing looked at him with a smirk and said, "Second Brother, I wasn't taken by the people from Black Hawk Stronghold. Aren't you supposed to be very disappointed?"

"Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? If it weren't for you and Big Brother a few years back, I would've been beaten to death, where would I be today..."

Tai Shan hastily put on a look of panic as he spoke.

A few years ago, he had racked up a huge gambling debt, and it was Chen Jing who helped him through the crisis and saved his life.

Tai Shan's eyes darted around, then he turned towards Xiao Yi with a feigned look of confusion and asked, "Sister-in-law, may I ask who this young brother is?"

Chen Jing indifferently said, "This is Yuwei's friend, Xiao Chen! If he hadn't stepped in when we encountered the people from Black Hawk Stronghold, I'm afraid I would've been in grave danger."

Xiao Chen was the fake name Xiao Yi had come up with.

With the reputation he currently had...

If he were to call out in the Nantian Dynasty claiming to be Xiao Yi, top masters from the Nantian Dynasty would probably converge on him immediately.

"So it's Brother Xiao..."

Tai Shan glanced at Xiao Yi with gratitude on his face, but deep in his eyes lurked poison and hatred as he said, "Thank you very much for saving my sister-in-law. With Big Brother gone, if something had happened to her, I would have been to blame..."

Xiao Yi watched him with a smile that wasn't quite a smile, having heard Zhou Ku's words loud and clear, but he chose not to expose him.

Xiao Yi casually said, "Yuwei and I are good friends. If Chairman Chen is in danger, naturally I can't just stand by and watch!"

"Regardless, I, Tai Shan, will remember this favor. If Brother Xiao needs any help, feel free to seek me out!" Tai Shan said, patting his chest vigorously with laughter. However, whether he was remembering the favor or the grudge, only he knew.

Chen Jing indifferently said, "Alright, first go and do a tally of the goods with Zhou Wulong, then have them stored in the warehouse." Chen Jing looked at Xiao Yi, "Xiao Yi, come inside and sit for a while with me, and I'll contact the Chai Family right away..."

"Thank you, Chairman Chen!" Xiao Yi nodded in acknowledgement.

Watching the two walking shoulder to shoulder, chatting and laughing,

Tai Shan narrowed his eyes to slits and suddenly heard the sound of teeth grinding nearby. He turned his gaze to Zhou Wulong, who watched the departing pair with jealousy. Tai Shan's eyes flicked, and with a sly grin, he said, "Commander Zhou, shall we have a chat?"

"Hmph, what could I possibly have to chat with you about?" Zhou Wulong said coldly.

With a sinister smile, Tai Shan whispered, "I know you fancy my sister-in-law, and I have a way for you to have her..."

Zhou Wulong's expression changed slightly.

Tai Shan continued, "What I want is the Titan Commerce Chamber, and what you want is the lady. Our interests aren't conflicting!"

Ah!

Zhou Wulong took a deep breath and nodded, "Let's go!"

Tai Shan's mouth curled faintly upwards, revealing a hint of poisonous resentment, "Xiao Chen? Dare to treat me like a footstool, I'll make you pay the price!"

Meanwhile, Xiao Yi, resting inside the Chamber of Commerce, was unaware that a plot against him was slowly unfolding...