Chapter 58 Bets Placed on All Sides

Early the next morning, Ye Feng and Bai Weiwei took a car to the Wealthy Mansion, preparing for the formal meeting with the five major families.

At this moment, the stances and attitudes of the five families varied greatly.

First was the Cui family, which could be considered the first to submit to Ye Feng’s iron fist. Rather than saying they were convinced in their hearts, it was more accurate to say they had been beaten into submission. However, having witnessed Ye Feng’s terrifying and overwhelming strength with their own eyes, the Cui family decided to go with the flow and take a gamble. If the Bai family could truly make a comeback relying on this man, their Cui family could hitch a free ride once again and soar to the skies alongside them.

Therefore, like a gambler, the Cui family placed all their chips on Ye Feng. In today's meeting, regardless of how the other families chose, the Cui family would firmly follow Bai Weiwei and Ye Feng, binding their fates together.

Meanwhile, the situation with the Su family was rather special. Although Su Jiuchuan had also witnessed Ye Feng’s prowess firsthand and was convinced that Ye Feng possessed extraordinary, terrifying strength with a limitless future, it was still difficult for the Su family to place their bets based solely on Su Jiuchuan's words. After all, the five major families had deep-rooted foundations, and even if the Bai family wanted to regroup, it was by no means a matter of overnight success. How could the Su family willingly submit to the Bai family's orders once again?

Furthermore, once the five major families reached a tacit understanding and united to suppress the Bai family, the Bai family's rise would remain nothing more than an empty dream.

"Dad! Brother!" Su Jiuchuan argued forcefully. "Mr. Ye is not just the Bai family's backer; his influence has already extended into the underworld. Once he completely takes control of the Dragon Gate, it will be a force that our Su family simply cannot afford to offend!"

"I can guarantee you that cooperating with the Bai family this time will bring our Su family a hundred benefits without a single harm! If anything goes wrong, I am willing to take full responsibility and resign from my current position!"

Upon hearing this, his eldest brother, Su Jiushan, became intrigued upon learning that his greatest rival was willing to gamble his future on this matter.

"Second brother, think this through. You are currently the company's vice chairman and the number two figure in the family. Are you really willing to give all of this up for some unknown kid?"

Su Jiuchuan smiled and said, "Big brother, I haven't finished speaking yet."

"But if the Bai family can truly make a resurgence and our Su family profits from it, I want five percent of the shares currently in your hands. Are you willing to place this bet with me?"

What? Upon hearing this, Su Jiushan's expression changed drastically. Losing five percent of the shares in his hands meant that he would completely exit the race for the family succession. Meanwhile, Su Jiuchuan would consolidate both of their shares and leapfrog to become the largest shareholder of the family corporation, locking in the position of future patriarch beyond a doubt.

"So you were waiting for me here?" Su Jiushan let out a cold snort.

"Big brother, just tell me if you dare to take the bet!" Su Jiuchuan provoked.

Just as the two brothers stood in a standoff, the family head finally slammed his fist down.

"Enough!" Old Master Su said decisively. "I'm not dead yet! It's not your turn two to make decisions."

"Our Su family never fights battles we aren't sure of. Jiuchuan, you've praised that kid to the heavens, but we still need to see it with our own eyes."

"Wait until the gathering at the Wealthy Mansion later; the other families will surely give that kid a hard time. We'll observe his true strength then."

"If that kid can't even handle this feast at Hongmen, there's no need to say anything more."

Ultimately, the Su family decided to bide their time and wait for an opportunity.

On the other hand, the Ji, Tan, and Chang families had already formed a united front and aligned themselves together. At this meeting, they intended to give Ye Feng and the Bai family a severe shock and humiliation!

"The Bai family still wants a fresh start?"

"Heh, how utterly overconfident!"

"Times have long since changed! Even if that boy Bai Shouqi were released from prison, he wouldn't even dream of making a comeback! Let alone this little girl?"

"Don't think that just because you have a powerful expert by your side you can conquer the world all over again? Naive!"

"Master Jia, everything depends on you later. Show that kid what you're truly capable of!"

At this moment, inside a conference room at the Wealthy Mansion, an elderly man dressed in tattered Daoist robes smiled faintly and said, "I heard from the intelligence sent back by the Su family that, just like this old man, that kid is also a cultivation master, and even a seventh-rank grandmaster is no match for him?"

"Heh, it has been a long time since this old man encountered an opponent. Today, I have already set up the mystical Qimen formation, inviting the guests right into the trap!"

"The moment they step out of the elevator and enter my formation, the good show will begin!"

On a large screen inside the conference room, the surveillance footage from within the building was being broadcast, aimed directly at an elevator.

When the time reached 9:30 in the morning, Ye Feng and Bai Weiwei arrived at the Wealthy Mansion and took the elevator up to the eighteenth floor.

The elevator doors opened.

Instantly, the surrounding environment plunged into darkness.

"What is this?" Bai Weiwei rubbed her eyes, already experiencing hallucinations.

The scenery outside the elevator was shifting unpredictably—gloomy ghost fires, mutilated limbs, a landscape resembling a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. It was as if this elevator led straight down to the eighteenth level of hell!

"An illusion?!"

"A formation!?"

Ye Feng took a step out, experienced it personally, and was already full of confidence.

"Mere parlor tricks, yet you dare to display your slight skill before an expert!"

"Weiwei, stay in the elevator and don't come out."

"Give me ten seconds to clear out some trash first!"