Chapter 385: Just Kidding

Chen Erbao decided to tease her and asked with a chuckle.

The moment Bai Xiaoqing thought about the possibility of being pregnant, she was thrown into a panic.

"I… No, absolutely not!"

"Sigh, it can't be helped. A whole night has passed. It's too late for regrets!"

Chen Erbao said with great "regret."

But Bai Xiaoqing took him seriously. She completely lost her appetite and grabbed Chen Erbao's arm.

"If we go to the pharmacy to get some medicine now, it's not too late, right?"

Seeing she had actually fallen for it, Chen Erbao couldn't help but chuckle and comfort her.

"I'm just teasing you. You're not going to get pregnant, so don't worry."

"???"

Seeing how confident Chen Erbao was, Bai Xiaoqing hesitated. But she quickly thought of a possibility. She looked at him in astonishment, then asked cautiously after a moment's hesitation:

"Are you… infertile?"

She seemed afraid that her words had hurt his pride, so she quickly explained:

"Actually, not having kids is perfectly fine. I'm child-free by choice, myself… Um… It's okay!"

'In any case, if I can't get pregnant, I can relax a little.'

But the thought of Chen Erbao being infertile made her start to worry about him.

'Such a huge company with no heir to take over in the future… how tragic…'

'No wonder he has so many girlfriends at such a young age. He must be a bit psychologically twisted…'

Bai Xiaoqing's imagination ran wild, and she even came up with excuses for Chen Erbao's behavior.

"…"

Watching her eat distractedly, her eyes darting about, Chen Erbao knew she had gotten the wrong idea. He freed a hand and gave her plump bottom a smack.

"What kind of nonsense are you thinking about now?"

"Huh?"

Bai Xiaoqing clutched her behind and looked at him in confusion.

"There's nothing wrong with my body! I'm perfectly healthy!"

"Then why did you say…"

Bai Xiaoqing was just starting to feel sorry for him.

"The Cultivation Technique I practice limits my fertility. Your Cultivation Realm is too low. We can only have children when your Realm is close to mine, and even then, we'd need to make preparations beforehand. So you don't need to worry!"

"Oh, I see…"

Bai Xiaoqing nodded thoughtfully at his words.

'So I got the wrong idea…'

…

After they finished their meal, the two left the hotel in their Land Rover and headed straight for the city center.

The rest of the process was very familiar: inspect the site, place the Spirit-Containing Object, and then sign the contract…

By the time they had gone through the whole routine, it was already noon. The two didn't return to the hotel, instead having lunch downtown. That afternoon, they went back to the hotel, packed their luggage, and set off south once more.

…

「Sanjiang City.」

After a night of chaotic fighting, the city's entire underworld had been completely upended.

The dozens of nightclubs and underground casinos controlled by the Giant Whale Gang all changed hands. With the gang's leader, Lord Bao, nowhere to be seen, the remaining core members could only hole up in the few clubhouses they still held.

The Sansha Gang and Xingyue Hotel had, in a single stroke, become the two most powerful forces in Sanjiang City.

The Giant Whale Gang's former territories were split evenly between them.

Song He had been grinning from ear to ear all day. That afternoon, he even called Wang Kun of the Sansha Gang to invite him to a banquet that evening, a celebration of their two factions now ruling Sanjiang.

Meanwhile, Lord Bao was still hiding out in a villa in the suburbs.

He was naturally timid and cautious. After Chen Erbao called him using Xu Fan's phone, he had immediately packed his things and fled to this safehouse.

He had made too many enemies over the years and was terrified that one of them had finally come to settle a score.

The most likely possibility was that the government was making a move against him!

Over the years, to satisfy the depraved demands of his powerful backer, he had gone too far…

Any one of his crimes, if brought to light, would be enough to warrant execution by Gatling gun.

He wasn't concerned about the chaos in the city, because he knew exactly who his Giant Whale Gang truly depended on.

RING RING RING!

Lord Bao sat anxiously in the living room, in no mood to even dally with the two scantily clad mistresses beside him. His eyes were glued to the view outside. When the phone rang, he shot upright and answered it instantly.

"Young Master Huang, what's the situation?"

He asked impatiently.

Although he didn't care about the turf in Sanjiang City itself, after hustling there for so many years, suddenly finding himself in this predicament made him feel pathetic.

Most importantly, he didn't even know who his opponent was!

A lazy voice drawled from the other end of the line:

"Relax, it's not the authorities. I already told you, if they were dead set on taking you down, they wouldn't use such crude tactics. Besides, you've got me covering for you. If I catch wind of anything from up top, I'll give you a heads-up. So just relax. Oh, right, send me another batch of pretty young things this month. I have a very important use for them."

Hearing that it wasn't the government after him, Lord Bao immediately breathed a sigh of relief. However, an underworld vendetta was still a possibility.

"Young Master Huang, it's good that it's not the authorities… But my best enforcer, Xu Fan, is gone. I'm afraid it's an old enemy seeking revenge. What should I do…?"

"Don't worry, I'll send someone over today. As for the turf you lost in Sanjiang City, forget about it. It was all just a front anyway, so let them have it. The main issue is that the fighting yesterday was too intense. The top official in Sanjiang City called me and told me to keep a lower profile, and I can't exactly refuse him."

Hearing that Young Master Huang was sending someone to guarantee his safety, Lord Bao was finally able to relax completely.

"Young Master Huang, how many do you need this time?"

"A hundred or so."

"That many?!"

Lord Bao was stunned.

He had done this sort of thing plenty of times, but procuring so many at once… his current resources weren't nearly enough!

"Even if you have to kidnap them, get them for me. I have a very important use for them this time. If this succeeds, I guarantee you'll be set for life!"

"Alright!"

Hearing this, Lord Bao gritted his teeth and agreed.

'I'll probably have to use my nationwide network to kidnap some top-shelf goods with no connections,' he thought.

'It'll be difficult, but as long as I'm willing to spend the money, it can be done.'

'Plenty of girls from poor regions come to the cities for school. They have no background, no connections. As long as the job is clean, once they're gone, they're gone. It's not a big problem.'

Young Master Huang, as if to put Lord Bao's mind at ease, explained:

"A petroleum prince from Saudi Arabia has chartered a cruise ship. It's almost reached China, and he's holding a banquet in international waters. He sent a special envoy to invite me. As his host here, I naturally have to show him a good time. Most importantly, his family's wealth could rival that of a nation! As long as I can close a few business deals with him, we won't have to do this sort of thing ever again!"

"Yes, I'll be sure to handle it to your satisfaction!"

Lord Bao immediately gave his assurance.

After hanging up, he sat on the sofa, let out a low sigh, and prepared to do this one last time…

…

「Five days passed in a flash.」

「Hongyuan City.」

At the gate of the Dream Fantasia mud mask factory in the suburbs, a dust-covered Land Rover sped up and came to a stop.

The security guard at the gate dutifully walked over.

"Can I help you two?"