“Beep!”

Qi Dengxian swiped open the villa gate of Yun Ding Mountain. This villa, perched atop Yun Ding Mountain, was known as the "Cloud Top Palace."

“This kid sure knows how to enjoy himself. Seeing as he’s giving me this villa, I’ll go easy on him a few times.” Qi Dengxian smiled contentedly.

“Eternal Night King” Chu Wudao was the most respected figure in China’s underground world. He had served in the military and after retiring, he built a vast network, silently safeguarding this country.

However, due to an accident, Chu Wudao went mad, killing all his enemies, but also raising his blade against his former comrades. Ultimately, a top-tier Chinese war god intervened, capturing the crazed Chu Wudao and sending him to the Youdu Prison.

Chu Wudao was a legend, a myth, admired by countless people, yet also a source of regret.

Qi Dengxian had become the new owner of this mysterious, twenty-billion-yuan villa.

"Dengxian, Autumn Dream is so inconsiderate, leaving you alone at the Civil Affairs Bureau and coming back!"

"Don't worry, I’ve already reprimanded her. Dinner’s almost ready, come back quickly. Tell me your address and I’ll send the driver to pick you up.”

Before he could finish touring the villa, Qi Dengxian received a call from Qiao Guotao, his heart-warming slightly.

He could faintly hear Qiao Autumn Dream's cold snort in the background.

Qi Dengxian declined Qiao Guotao’s offer of a driver and chose the most understated Phaeton from the villa’s garage, then drove to the Qiao family’s residence.

The Phaeton was indeed understated. Those unfamiliar with cars would likely mistake it for a ten-thousand-yuan Passat.

Just as Yu Xiaolong arrived at the Yun Ding Mountain Estate and parked in front of the villa, he saw a Phaeton descending from the summit of Yun Ding Mountain, speeding past.

“Hm? Is that him?” Yu Xiaolong was startled.

“Who, Miss?” Long Yanan asked beside her.

Yu Xiaolong hesitated, “I think I saw Qi Dengxian coming down from the villa at the top of Yun Ding Mountain…”

Long Yanan couldn’t help but chuckle, shaking her head. “Miss, the injuries you sustained from capturing the Terror King must be quite severe. You’re even seeing things now!”

“How could Qi Dengxian, a mere prison guard, possibly afford to live in Cloud Top Palace?”

“You even tried to purchase this villa through connections but couldn’t get it. I think you’re overworked lately, and feeling guilty for breaking the engagement, so you’re seeing things.”

Yu Xiaolong chuckled and nodded, agreeing that Qi Dengxian, a low-ranking prison guard, could not possibly reside in a place like Cloud Top Palace.

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She, with her rank of Major General, hadn’t been able to secure this villa!

Qi Dengxian sat at the Qiao family's dinner table and saw a bowl of drunken shrimp on it. The aroma of the wine was refreshing, the shrimp soaked in a pale yellow liquor.

This made Qi Dengxian pause. Had the two bottles of fifty-year-old Moutai he brought been used to make this drunken shrimp?!

"Look at this wine, it's yellowed. Fake and substandard! I guess we can't eat this drunken shrimp." Pang Xiuyun said unhappily. "Your chosen son-in-law is quite the character. On his first visit, he already tries to trick you with fake wine."

Qiao Autumn Dream was also full of disdain. “Pour it out, don't eat it, or you’ll get sick."

Qiao Guotao’s face flushed slightly, he said in a deep voice. "Dengxian wouldn't do that, maybe he was cheated. Leave this dish, if you don't want it, I’ll eat it!"

Pang Xiuyun frowned, "Old Guan will be here soon, do you think it's appropriate to serve this dish to him?"

Before she finished speaking, a hearty laugh echoed, and a man around Qiao Guotao's age walked in.

"Dengxian, this is my old friend, just call him Uncle Guan. If he’s in a good mood, he might give you a couple of calligraphy pieces. You’ll be lucky then." Qiao Guotao said to Qi Dengxian.

Old Guan was a master of calligraphy, a veteran artist with a great reputation throughout China, and a highly regarded figure.

Qi Dengxian greeted him politely. As soon as Old Guan sat down, Pang Xiuyun was about to remove the drunken shrimp.

But Old Guan said, “Wait! Isn’t drunken shrimp your specialty, Xiuyun? Are you being inhospitable?”

Pang Xiuyun quickly smiled, "Old Guan, what are you talking about? The wine used for this drunken shrimp isn’t right, it's fake wine brought by Old Qiao’s new son-in-law. I’m afraid it’ll make us sick..."

Old Guan sniffed, his face suddenly changed, and he quickly pressed the bowl in Pang Xiuyun's hand onto the table.

“Wait, you said this is fake wine?” Old Guan was shocked, he didn’t care about etiquette and picked up chopsticks to grab a shrimp, putting it in his mouth.

Pang Xiuyun exclaimed in alarm, “Old Guan, spit it out… what if you get sick? If you like it, I’ll make you a fresh dish!”

Old Guan, however, was lost in a trance, then slowly said, “The flavor is rich and fragrant, smooth and silky, with a lingering aftertaste… this is an extraordinary wine, only a fifty-year-old Moutai could have this flavor!”

As soon as these words left his lips, the Qiao family was stunned.

"What a waste! What a waste! Old Qiao, you must have a mine, right? Didn't you have to deal with two million yuan in debt from the Black Dragon Trading Company? How come you’re using fifty-year-old Moutai so wastefully?" Old Guan stomped his foot angrily, his beard trembling.

Pang Xiuyun was shocked, "Fifty-year-old Moutai? Old Guan, are you sure?”

"What a joke! How could I be wrong? The last time I tasted this kind of wine was three years ago at an official cultural exchange in the capital. The flavor, I’ll never forget it!"

"To think you’d waste this top-tier fifty-year-old Moutai like this… Oh, my heart aches for it!"

"If you don't want it, you can give it to me!"

Old Guan was fuming, using fifty-year-old Moutai to make drunken shrimp was a complete waste, even with a mine, you couldn't be so extravagant!

Pang Xiuyun and Qiao Autumn Dream, the mother and daughter, were instantly embarrassed, not knowing what to say.

“A mere prison guard, how could he possibly get something so precious? He must have stolen it from the Qi family when he was kicked out… Humph!” Qiao Autumn Dream was dismissive in her heart, but she also felt a bit wasteful.

Qiao Guotao laughed heartily, "I told you, you're judging him by your standards, how could Dengxian bring fake wine to fool me!"

Old Guan also shook his head helplessly, "What a waste, what a waste..."

After a few rounds of drinks, Qiao Guotao asked Qi Dengxian to come work at the Qiao Corporation.

Qi Dengxian politely declined.

Qiao Autumn Dream, seeing this, couldn’t help but scoff in her heart. He pretends to be a son-in-law, yet he still clings to that worthless self-respect. What a joke!

That evening, Qiao Autumn Dream video chatted with her best friend, Li Yunwan, and complained about what happened that day.

Li Yunwan was also furious, "What a frog trying to eat a swan, a mere prison guard who dares to aspire to you?! Zhang from that side is always pursuing you!"

"Don’t worry, Dream, tomorrow I’ll find a way to make him look bad, he’ll be too embarrassed to bother you anymore."