Chapter 604 - 604: 3 Top Priorities

"Young Master Jiang, I..."

Cao Qing was about to explain, but Jiang Xinghai waved his hand.

"Prince of the East, you don't need to say anything more. I'm not an unreasonable person."

"I've calculated the time your entire Cao Family was supposed to kneel. There is indeed one day left."

Jiang Xinghai smiled faintly. "However, I can end this matter early."

"Really?" Cao Qing's eyes lit up.

He remembered it clearly—the looks of despair on his family's faces when they all knelt.

If this could be ended early, it would be a tremendous blessing!

"Of course."

Jiang Xinghai nodded. "But you have to promise me one thing."

"What is it?" Cao Qing asked immediately.

"I'm leaving Shanghai tomorrow. You will personally guard my parents' safety. When I return from Kunlun, I will treat your great-grandson, Cao Can," Jiang Xinghai said with a serious smile.

"Of course, of course! No problem!" Cao Qing agreed without hesitation.

He knew that although Jiang Xinghai was young, he was incredibly powerful and possessed god-like medical skills. To him, Jiang Xinghai was definitely a friend worth making.

"Then it's settled."

Jiang Xinghai walked straight toward the restaurant. "Right, you can go back now. Your whole family no longer needs to kneel in repentance. Just remember to come here tomorrow morning to guard my parents."

"Thank you for your magnanimity, Young Master Jiang." Cao Qing watched Jiang Xinghai's departing figure and couldn't help but smile.

His great-grandson could be saved, and he could end his family's kneeling early. This was truly a double blessing!

「In the hotel restaurant.」

The couple, Jiang Wendong and Ji Qingya, were chatting with Tang Zhen about something. When they saw Jiang Xinghai arrive, all three looked over.

"Elder Tang, it's getting late. Why don't we all get some rest?" Jiang Xinghai gestured at the time; it was almost one in the morning.

Tang Zhen gave a surprised smile and slapped his forehead. "Yes, I'm getting muddle-headed in my old age. Your parents were just freed; they should rest early."

With that, he looked at Jiang Wendong. "Wendong, after you return to the Imperial City, we'll talk in more detail. I'll give you an answer about your father, Jiang Long, as soon as possible."

"As for you, Qingya," Tang Zhen turned to Ji Qingya and said gravely, "I can answer the question you asked earlier. Your older brother, Ji Xiao, is indeed the mastermind behind Black Cloak. But I suspect he may have his reasons. Otherwise, he wouldn't have turned on his own sister."

Jiang Wendong and his wife nodded one after another, their eyes filled with gratitude.

"Xinghai, what do you think?"

Tang Zhen directed the question to Jiang Xinghai.

"The people from Black Cloak have tried to kill me more than once. Is that also because he has his 'reasons'?"

Jiang Xinghai shook his head faintly. "Fine. Even if he has his reasons, my mother is his own sister!"

Clearly, he didn't believe that Ji Xiao had any hidden justification.

'Five years ago!'

'Mr. Long, Ji Xiao, the leader of Black Cloak, ordered the three great families of Ji City to persecute my parents. If that was all a misunderstanding, it would be the joke of the century.'

"Xinghai, how about this? I can't give you a definitive answer right now, but I promise that after I return to the Imperial City, I will personally investigate this matter thoroughly and give you all an explanation," Tang Zhen assured him.

Jiang Xinghai didn't say a word, just looked at his mother.

"Then we'll have to trouble you, Elder Tang." Ji Qingya stood and bowed to Tang Zhen.

Jiang Wendong did the same.

As their son, Jiang Xinghai naturally had to follow his parents' example.

However, just as he was about to bow, Tang Zhen stopped him. "Alright, there's just a big age gap between us. There's no need to be so formal."

"Then I'll leave it to you, Elder Tang." Jiang Xinghai's expression turned serious.

'If I didn't have to go to Kunlun, I would want to accompany my parents to the Imperial City right now.'

'The fall of our Jiang Family, the lack of news about my grandfather Jiang Long, and that man from Black Cloak, Ji Xiao!'

Since rescuing his parents, these three matters were undoubtedly his top priorities.

The group chatted a little longer before Tang Zhen took his leave.

He also needed to return to the Imperial City overnight.

Before leaving, he handed over the responsibility of guarding Shanghai to Zheng Wuji, a three-star general from the Eastern Territory.

He was to take absolute preventive measures at the slightest sign of the Shadow Sect.

「At the door to the hotel room.」

"Dad, Mom, get a good rest. As long as you don't open the door, no one will come knocking."

Jiang Xinghai knew his parents hadn't seen each other in five years. This rare reunion meant tonight would surely be a sleepless one for them.

"Alright. You get some sleep too," Ji Qingya said with a gentle smile.

"Dad, come here for a second."

Jiang Xinghai mysteriously pulled Jiang Wendong away, turning his back to Ji Qingya. He grinned. "Take this pill. Don't worry, it's made entirely from traditional Chinese medicine. No side effects."

"What's this?" Jiang Wendong was a bit bewildered.

"It's to nourish you and boost your virility," Jiang Xinghai said with a grin, rubbing his chin.

Jiang Wendong's face flushed slightly, and then he laughed. "Good son. You understand your father best."

"What are you two whispering about?"

Seeing her husband and son whispering mysteriously, Ji Qingya couldn't help but walk over.

"Mom, I was just telling Dad about a surprise for you. Don't worry, when I get back from Kunlun, I'll restore your youth," Jiang Xinghai said with a wide grin, then waved and closed the door as he left.

He wasn't exaggerating. For him, restoring his mother's youthful appearance was a simple matter.

"Young Master Jiang, it's late. Come to bed."

Just then, a short-haired woman appeared in the hallway. It was none other than Yuan, the female soldier who had been with Tang Zhen earlier.

"You... you didn't leave with Elder Tang?" Jiang Xinghai was slightly puzzled, but inwardly, he was very excited.

"Elder Tang told me to go, but I refused."

Yuan stood quietly at her hotel room door, wiggling a finger to beckon Jiang Xinghai over.

Before this, Jiang Xinghai and Yuan had already crossed a new threshold together. They were no longer strangers, so he walked over quite naturally.

"And the reason you refused to leave is...?" Jiang Xinghai's tone, feigning ignorance, made Yuan's face flush red.

She lowered her head. "You should know what I need, shouldn't you?"

"There's no need to be so direct, is there?"

Jiang Xinghai broke into a sweat. The last time they slept together, Yuan had told him her goal was to get his seed.

Jiang Xinghai had refused.

After all, he had already planted a precious seed in Shen Lingxue.

"I know why you refused. It's because we don't have any feelings for each other yet. That's why I stayed behind. I hope to serve you and be by your side. I believe that through my hard work and perseverance, you will agree one day." Yuan pulled Jiang Xinghai's hand and entered the room.

Jiang Xinghai just smiled and said nothing.

Yuan was also quite direct. She immediately knelt down.

This was something Jiang Xinghai hadn't expected.

The moment he was enveloped in warmth and wetness, his mind surged with a rush of hot blood.

'So she just wants my seed, huh?'

'Fine. I agree.'