Chapter 145 Make a fortune

"Whether or not we are a match for the Yan Family, we have no other choice!" Nangong Ruge sighed.

She could not possibly agree to the demands put forward by Yan Zhenxing.

As the number one family in the martial arts world, the Nangong Family absolutely cannot be afraid before the fight even begins and just surrender!

The old retainer sighed heavily, speaking with quite a bit of grievance: "Eldest Miss, you must think twice! You are now the pillar of our Nangong Family; every word and action of yours concerns the future of the entire Nangong Family."

If not for the fact that Nangong Xuesong's legs were afflicted, how could the Yan Family ever be so arrogant?

Currently, within the entire Nangong Family, only Nangong Ruge has the strongest combat power.

But relying on Nangong Ruge alone, how could she possibly contend with the entire Yan Family, plus the reinforcements invited by the Yan Family?

Although bowing one's head to the Yan Family is somewhat shameful, if they continue to resist to the end, they will be sacrificing the future of the entire Nangong Family!

The old retainer did not wish for the entire Nangong Family to be destroyed because of Nangong Ruge alone.

If the Nangong Family could be preserved, even a temporary surrender would be fine!

As the saying goes, a gentleman takes revenge, even ten years is not too late!

As long as Nangong Xuesong's legs recover, the great humiliation suffered by the Nangong Family today can sooner or later be repaid ten or a hundred times over in the future.

But if the entire Nangong Family were to face total annihilation, then they would have no chance of revenge.

As long as the green hills remain, there's no need to worry about firewood!

How could Nangong Ruge not understand this principle?

But she understood the Yan Family's ambition even better; once the Yan Family stood above their Nangong Family, they would certainly find ways to exterminate them completely.

The Yan Family would absolutely never allow the Nangong Family to have a day of retaliation!

Nangong Ruge slowly shook her head, saying in a grave tone: "I know what you mean, but we, the Nangong Family, have no other choice but to fight to the death!"

"Even if we bow to the Yan Family this time, will the Yan Family let us go? The Yan Family will only intensify their actions against our Nangong Family. By then, our Nangong Family will be nothing more than fish on the chopping block, left to be slaughtered by the Yan Family!"

"Furthermore, even if we were to survive by compromising our integrity, what would be the point? When a family's backbone is broken, it is equivalent to losing its future!"

Upon hearing Nangong Ruge's words, the old retainer's aged face immediately flushed with shame.

Especially when feeling the slightly disdainful gazes of everyone around, he wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

The old retainer was extremely ashamed and angry, gritting his teeth as he said: "Since the Eldest Miss insists on gambling with the future of the Nangong Family, then please forgive this old man for being unable to remain in the Nangong Family!"

"As the saying goes, those with different paths cannot make plans together. This old man does not approve of the Eldest Miss's approach, and since the Eldest Miss insists on doing so, I shall simply leave the Nangong Family!"

After saying this, the old retainer did not linger any longer and hurriedly left the place.

His view was that as long as the green hills remain, there's no need to worry about firewood.

Their views were incompatible, and he did not want to stay in the Nangong Family waiting for death, so leaving the Nangong Family was the most correct choice.

Nangong Ruge did not speak to ask him to stay; she only watched coldly as the old retainer took people and left.

"Eldest Miss, I still want to live a few more years, please forgive me for being unable to accompany you!"

"Miss Ruge, I am still young! I am very sorry!"

After seeing the old retainer leave, several more members of the Nangong Family left one after another.

"Is there anyone else who wants to leave?" Nangong Ruge glanced at the people around her and asked indifferently.

Everyone remained silent.

Jiang Chenfeng, however, took the initiative to step forward and said: "Miss Nangong, I am also leaving."

[Better slip away quickly! Anyway, this plot has nothing to do with me, so there's no need for me to look for trouble.]

[It's just a pity for the Nangong Family; they will definitely be wiped out by Tang Yuanlong. That guy is no pushover!]

"Young Master Jiang, you... go ahead."

Nangong Ruge stopped mid-sentence, her eyes gradually dimming, and she couldn't help but sigh, waving her hand gently.

Originally, she had thought that Jiang Chenfeng would share the hardships with her.

Now it seems she was just being overly sentimental!

But thinking about it carefully, the two sides really had no relationship; how could Jiang Chenfeng possibly share life and death with her?

But for some reason, Nangong Ruge felt a sense of loss, feeling even more disheartened than when the old retainer and the others left the Nangong Family.

Perhaps in her heart of hearts, she still hoped that Jiang Chenfeng would stay?

Nangong Ruge returned to the living room and recounted everything that had just happened, including the old retainer and the others leaving the family, exactly as it occurred.

After listening to the whole process, Nangong Xuesong was very open-minded, his mentality very calm, and he shook his head: "One cannot blame them; seeking good fortune and avoiding disaster is human nature!"

Having said this, he looked at Nangong Ruge again and smiled: "You did the right thing too! As the number one family in the martial arts world, we, the Nangong Family, must have our own bottom line and backbone!"

Nangong Ruge said with worry: "Then what should we do? The Yan Family is aggressive and has even called for reinforcements. Although I haven't seen that reinforcement, for them to be invited by the Yan Family and not even take Lin Tian seriously, they must certainly be no ordinary person."

Nangong Xuesong took a deep breath and said seriously: "Do not worry! I will contact your master. Once she learns of our Nangong Family's situation, she will definitely come to help."

The fact that their Nangong Family could become the number one family in the martial arts world was not just because they had some strength themselves; naturally, they also had essential background support.

Hearing her father's words, Nangong Ruge breathed a slight sigh of relief, setting her heart at ease.

After Jiang Chenfeng left the Nangong Family, he returned to his Hongtu Group.

Just as he sat down in his office, Lan Xiaodie hurried in, her face full of joy, and said: "General Manager Jiang, I have some good news to tell you!"

"What good news?"

"The city heard about the charitable work you've done, helping many ordinary people, so they decided to specially approve a piece of land for our Hongtu Group at a special price for our group's use!"

"Oh? Where is that land? What is its commercial value?" Jiang Chenfeng asked curiously.

Lan Xiaodie took out a blueprint, placed it in front of Jiang Chenfeng, pointed to a bustling area, and smiled: "Right here! I have already investigated; this plot of land has great potential. As long as we operate it properly, we can definitely make a large sum of money!"

"Oh!"

"The city didn't just specially approve a piece of land for us; they also decided to reduce taxes for our Hongtu Group. Just on taxes alone, it can increase our group's profit margin by at least three percent!"

"This..."

Lan Xiaodie continued excitedly: "And there's more! In the future, if the city has any projects, they will prioritize us before considering other enterprises."