The Spirited Daughter-in-law and the Mountain Man
Chapter 1572 The Estate Owner Visits the Xiao Mansion

Chapter 1572: 1572 The Estate Owner Visits the Xiao Mansion

"Let him enjoy himself for a while, but once my iron mine starts producing, he’ll be the one crying," Su Qingyue walked over to the desk in the room and played with the cup in her hand. "Securing the iron ore mining rights isn’t easy; it’s obviously a lucrative matter, and the Jia Mansion doesn’t have the capacity to secure these rights. In selling it to me, it could be said they made quite a decent choice in some respects."

"Master, are you confident about obtaining the iron ore mining rights?"

"I don’t do things I’m not certain about."

...

In the Xiao mansion in the capital’s lobby, Xiao Chonghuan sat in the main seat, listening to the servant report that Chang Haotian had come for a visit.

Remembering the threat Chang Haotian posed in Longwan Town, Xiao Chonghuan sneered, "Just say that I am ill and not receiving guests!"

"Yes." Just as the servant was about to convey the message, Chang Haotian’s icy voice came from the yard, and he walked into the lobby, "Master Xiao seems to be in fine health. I see no sign of indisposition. Could it be that you are afraid of me, Chang?"

Behind him followed two guards, and behind the guards was a row of Xiao family servants laid out on the ground.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Chonghuan’s expression changed slightly. "Master Chang, you’ve got some nerve, daring to barge into the Xiao Mansion like this!"

"Though the Xiao Family has a hundred years of foundation, being a first-class aristocratic family," Chang Haotian’s lips curled with a hint of scorn, "I, Chang, hardly take it seriously!"

"You..." Xiao Chonghuan was about to fly off the handle when Shen Yun, who had been sitting beside him on a chair, stood up quickly. The two had been separated by a tea table, sipping tea when this uninvited guest showed up. She quickly stood and said, "I didn’t expect Master Chang would also return to the capital from Longwan Town. Your visit honors our mansion greatly."

She also cast a soothing look at her husband.

Xiao Chonghuan thought of how the deepest power of the Pear Blossom Villa was stationed in the capital, fundamentally a force cultivated by the Emperor.

Though the power of the current emperor had been hollowed out, reduced to a puppet, it was still inconvenient to openly oppose the court.

Thus, he managed to keep his composure.

"Master Chang, what brings you here?" Shen Yun put on a smiling face. "Servants, tea is needed."

"No need," Chang Haotian said coldly. "Where is Su Qingyue? Where have you hidden her?"

These past two months, he had searched high and low for her to no avail, his longing causing him to lose much weight.

Shen Yun looked utterly bewildered. "Master Chang, what do you mean by that? My Chuan’er has long been separated from Su Qingyue, a fact known throughout the land. Her whereabouts are of no concern to unrelated people like us, and we naturally pay it no heed."

"Don’t think I don’t know that you’ve secretly sent a large number of people out to look for her," Chang Haotian said with a frosty look. "If you dare harm her..." His eyes narrowed suddenly, and a gust of wind shot out, shattering the tea table beside Xiao Chonghuan into countless pieces.

The Xiao couple turned pale and both shouted, "Guards!"

A multitude of guards rushed towards the living room.

With a gesture from Chang Haotian, several secret guards descended from the sky, standing menacingly behind him in a row. "If you dare touch Su Qingyue, even if your Xiao Mansion is heavily guarded, I will kill you!"

Xiao Chonghuan saw their formation and struggled to remain calm.

Such martial world figures rose to power through blades and swordplay. In terms of influence and the ability to summon experts, he was not necessarily outmatched by Chang Haotian, clearly nothing compared to the Pear Blossom Villa.

Moreover, Xiao Chonghuan himself was not skilled in martial arts. With Mr. Chang standing so close, he didn’t dare rashly order to attack, lest the guards fail to protect adequately and cost him his own life.