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Chapter 902: The Little Extortion Expert An Yiqing (5)

Chapter 902: Chapter 902: The Little Extortion Expert An Yiqing (5)

You could say An Yiqing was exploiting Old Lady Xia’s fear of death and her greed for life. She knew all too well that such a person loved money but cherished their life even more, utterly selfish.

"Oh, isn’t this Old Lady Xia? Is your heart condition better now? No more pain? Not passing out anymore? Feeling spirited?" Ruan Xue taunted with a peculiar intonation, staring at Old Lady Xia with mockery.

Old Lady Xia felt a blockage in her chest, her eyes glowering resentfully at Ruan Xue, yet she dared not speak.

"Lao San, help me up!" With a cold huff, the old lady stretched out her hand arrogantly like Empress Dowager Cixi, waiting to be waited on by Xia Lao San.

However, after a long wait, there was no movement from Xia Lao San. Old Lady Xia’s face couldn’t save face, and, turning her head in a rage, she suddenly remembered that Xia Laoda and Xia Lao San were already immobilized!

"What, what have you done to them? Why can’t they move? I’m telling you, don’t think I’ll be afraid of you just because you’re some commander’s granddaughter. I, Old Lady Xia, have lived more than seventy years with dignity and integrity, and I’m tough as nails!" Old Lady Xia blustered with a stiff neck and feigned bravado.

"Oh? Dignified and integral, you say? Alright then, let’s go to the hospital for a check-up," An Yiqing suggested while leisurely pulling out a long, slender Silver Needle from her brocade bag, the chilling glints on the needle instantly silencing Old Lady Xia’s rant.

Watching Old Lady Xia’s frightened eyes, An Yiqing smiled radiantly, and said in an ethereal voice, "Old Lady Xia, don’t be nervous, just relax."

"You see, I’m a very reasonable person. My master and grandfather always educated me to be a sensible and good child. Over the years, I believe I’ve done quite well, having saved many people. Overall, my reputation is pretty good out there."

An Yiqing revealed her pearly teeth in a dazzling smile, innocently blinking at Old Lady Xia’s face which had turned the same color as feces.

"Old Lady Xia, you must know that a house call from someone of my stature could cost millions for just a prescription. Today, I’m giving you a free consultation, which is fate indeed."

At the mention of "millions," Old Lady Xia’s face nearly turned shit green.

"However, though we’re fated, there’s a saying: even close brothers settle accounts clearly, right? I slapped you twice, so I owe you money. As for how much, that depends on the extent of your injuries. When I slapped you, you were still jumping around and making a fuss, so my slaps didn’t cause any serious harm. Let’s say each slap is worth a hundred thousand, so I’ll compensate you two hundred thousand."

Old Lady Xia’s face turned from green to purple. While exchanging two slaps for two hundred thousand seemed like a deal, she had not forgotten the consultation fee An Yiqing had mentioned before, which was a staggering amount of millions.

"Hmm, I’ve settled what I owe you. Now, let’s calculate how much you owe me. Although I didn’t cure your heart disease, in order to treat you, I painstakingly controlled several major acupoints of your sons, daughter, and son-in-law with my Silver Needles. These needles are not cheap, averaging one million each. Moreover, these acupoints are beneficial to the body, and based on my market rate, performing the Acupoint Sealing Technique costs at least five million per person. For the three of them, that’s fifteen million. On top of that, I used nine Silver Needles, each costing one million, plus the sealing technique fee, and that totals twenty-four million. Hmm... you’re Haozi’s family, so I’ll give you a twenty percent discount, making it nineteen million two hundred thousand! What do you think, Old Lady Xia? How long do you plan to take to repay this debt?"

Old Lady Xia was completely stunned. Although she had extracted quite a bit of money from Xia Hao’s parents over the years, the total was only around three million, just ten to twenty thousand yearly. She had never seen, nor even dared to dream of, tens of millions!

With her hands trembling, she pointed a finger at An Yiqing. Old Lady Xia’s mouth hung open for quite a while without uttering a word.

"You, you, you... this is extortion in disguise. I can have my son-in-law sue you!"

After a long while, Old Lady Xia dryly eked out such a sentence, sounding feeble and unconvincing.

An Yiqing arched an eyebrow and hooked a corner of her mouth, shaking her head with a smile:

"Old Lady Xia, you’re mistaken. This isn’t extortion in disguise; this is blatant extortion! Thinking of suing me? Go ahead! But first, figure out how to get your son-in-law to talk!"