Chapter 88: I Have Plenty of Ways to Deal with Him

Seeing the little punks collapse, Xu Jiya let out a long breath of relief.

Just moments earlier, in that critical instant, she had suddenly seen a girl appear in the abandoned high-rise.

Of course she remembered her: Meng Qingwan of the Hundred Flowers Alliance, the very girl who had once harmed Xiang Nan and also saved him at the fake medicine workshop a few days ago.

Meng Qingwan had given her a meaningful look, signaling her to hold her breath and not inhale.

That was how Xu Jiya narrowly escaped disaster.

With her hands free again, she lightly patted her chest, still shaken with lingering fear.

"Qingwan? Thank goodness you showed up in time. I’m truly grateful."

Meng Qingwan smiled faintly. "No need to be so polite. I didn’t expect you to remember me. You’re Xiang Nan’s friend, after all. Last time he spared our Hundred Flowers Alliance, so let’s count this as paying him back for that."

Xu Jiya shook her head. "Even so, you saved me this time, and I’ll never forget that kindness. By the way, after what happened last time, didn’t everyone from the Hundred Flowers Alliance go back to Yingzhou? Have you all been in the capital this whole time?"

At that, Meng Qingwan sighed softly. "It’s not that we didn’t want to return. The Hundred Flowers Alliance headquarters in Yizhou was already looted clean by the Shadow Alliance. They killed my senior sister, who was also the alliance’s saintess. We had no choice but to avenge her. So they simply decided to strike first and wiped out our headquarters."

"What?" Xu Jiya bit her lip and looked at her with sympathy. "The people from the Shadow Alliance are truly vile! So you’ve had no choice but to stay in the capital. Where are you living now?"

"When we came to the capital, we were actually only here for Xiang Nan’s magical treasure. Now the saintess is dead, the treasure was stolen, and such a huge disaster has befallen the alliance. The Hundred Flowers disciples have scattered everywhere. To be honest, I still don’t know what to do."

Seeing the gloom on Meng Qingwan’s face, Xu Jiya glanced around. There were plenty of unfinished buildings in this area, and in her current situation, she probably had nowhere else to go. For the time being, she must have been making do by staying in the abandoned building.

"I remember there were a few other girls from the Hundred Flowers Alliance with you then. Are they with you now?" Xu Jiya asked.

"We can’t survive in the capital by simply sitting around and living off our savings. They’ve all gone out to work." After a pause, Meng Qingwan added, "The Hundred Flowers Alliance has lost people dead and scattered alike. The only ones still with me now are barely a dozen."

"The mighty Hundred Flowers Alliance, reduced to this by a single upheaval—I never would have imagined it." Xu Jiya could not help sighing. Then she took Meng Qingwan by the hand and said, "How about this: come back with me to the Eagle Alliance first. It’s no solution for you girls to keep living here."

"I..." Meng Qingwan still hesitated.

Just then, not far away, a black luxury sedan pulled up, and Xiang Nan and Su Yao stepped out.

The moment Xu Jiya saw them, she cried out joyfully, "Brother Xiang Nan! Yaoyao! I’m here!"

Xiang Nan and Su Yao, who had been anxious moments earlier, finally let go of their tightly stretched nerves when they saw Xu Jiya standing safely in the abandoned building.

Because they had been unable to find her anywhere, Xiang Nan had guessed it might have something to do with Lu Yu. If that was truly the case, Xu Jiya would have been in grave danger.

Fortunately, Su Yao had found Xu Jiya’s phone location, and the two of them had rushed over at once.

In the abandoned building, Xu Jiya told Xiang Nan and Su Yao everything that had happened, without leaving out a single detail.

"That Lu Yu is completely insane. In a civilized society, he still dares to be this arrogant! I’m going to break his legs!"

The moment Su Yao heard that Xu Jiya had been schemed against by Lu Yu, her anger surged. She turned to head straight for the Lu family to settle accounts.

"Yaoyao, don’t act rashly." Xu Jiya grabbed her at once. "Lu Yu dares to behave this way because of the Lu family’s power here in the capital. If you go charging in alone, they’ll only turn the tables on you."

"Xiaoya has a point. There’s no need to rush when dealing with Lu Yu," Xiang Nan also advised.

"I’m furious!" Su Yao huffed, exhaling hard. "The good thing is you’re fine. Otherwise, I would have torn that Lu bastard apart with my own hands."

Then she turned to Meng Qingwan beside her. "Thank you for saving our Xiaoya. If anything ever comes up in the capital, just say the word. I, Su Yao, will come whenever you call."

Meng Qingwan smiled gently and looked at Xu Jiya. "I’m really envious of you. You have so many good friends who care about you."

"Then from now on, you’re my good friend too!" Su Yao said grandly, patting her chest.

The three girls exchanged smiles.

Xiang Nan glanced at the little punks strewn across the ground. He had already called Zhang Chen to come handle the situation.

Seeing how well the three girls got along, he smiled as well. "Qingwan, today’s matter was all thanks to you."

Meng Qingwan smiled faintly. "I suppose this is fate. We didn’t know each other before, but now we do."

"That’s true." Xiang Nan chuckled.

"Brother Xiang Nan, the Hundred Flowers Alliance headquarters was attacked by the Shadow Alliance. Qingwan and a dozen or so girls from the alliance are still drifting about in the capital. I was thinking maybe they could stay and work in the Eagle Alliance for now, so they’d have someone to rely on," Xu Jiya suggested.

"Yes, yes! I really like Qingwan. That way we can see each other often in the future," Su Yao said, raising both hands in agreement.

Xiang Nan thought it over and nodded. "The Hundred Flowers Alliance’s troubles were caused in part because of me. If you’re willing, I’ll make the arrangements right away."

After what had happened at the workshop last time, he had already seen that Meng Qingwan was kindhearted and softhearted, someone worth making a deep friendship with.

Seeing Xiang Nan looking at her so gently, Meng Qingwan’s cheeks turned red. She lowered her head slightly. "Mm."

"Wonderful! I knew Brother Xiang Nan wouldn’t mind. Qingwan, come back with us to the Eagle Alliance right away. I’ll have my dad arrange a place for you first," Xu Jiya said excitedly, taking Meng Qingwan’s hand.

Su Yao also moved closer.

"I’m starving. Qingwan, are you hungry? I’ll take you to the best restaurant in the capital."

"After dinner, let’s go see a movie. I’ve been cultivating every day lately and haven’t relaxed properly at all."

"I heard the new comedy that just came out is supposed to be really good."

The girls chatted over one another, completely forgetting Xiang Nan.

"Three girls make a stage indeed. Life’s going to be even livelier from now on," Xiang Nan mused.

A short while later, Zhang Chen arrived with his men and took the unconscious punks away.

Before leaving, he said to Xiang Nan, "Boss, I’ll take these guys back first and question them. But the Lu family is powerful, and they have plenty of ties with the authorities. With just these few statements, I’m afraid we still won’t be able to touch them."

"I understand. That Lu bastard doesn’t fight by the rules, and I never expected to rely on the law alone to punish him. I have ten thousand ways to make his life worse than death."

Xiang Nan looked into the distance, a streak of cold ruthlessness flashing in his eyes.

What Xu Jiya had suffered today was, in the end, because of him. Lu Yu had borne a grudge and wanted to go after the people around him.

Thinking of that, Xiang Nan clenched both fists, and a decision had already taken root in his heart.