"Policy opening?" Yang Chen couldn't help but let out a cold laugh, feeling disdainful of the delusions of the families in Ancheng.

If these families in Ancheng behaved themselves, the old leader might release these tigers to stimulate economic growth.

However, over the years, Ancheng has never been stable, almost feeling like a bandit taking control of a mountain, ruling over with impunity!

How could the old leader let such people out?

Why have these people been trapped in Ancheng for five hundred years?

Because every dynasty's leadership was uneasy about these people, you could even say there was no lack of ambition.

If they grew stronger, who knows what they might do.

So, it's simply not possible.

However, if Yang Chen hadn't been to Jin Chen and heard what the old leader said to him, he might have thought the policy was loosening.

But Yang Chen was very clear about the old leader's attitude; if he didn't act, the old leader would sooner or later make a move.

"What's the situation on the New City side now?" Yang Chen asked.

Zhang Yiran said, "It's okay, once the news was out, property prices skyrocketed. Now it's risen to three thousand per square meter, when the average price used to be only three thousand five. Now it's six thousand five. It's really ridiculous."

Yang Chen shook his head slightly.

The ridiculousness of these house prices indicates there are manipulators behind the scenes, someone is speculating, driving up New City's property prices.

It seems someone has already taken action.

Most people have their eyes on the lucrative real estate sector.

But Yang Chen would never just hand over the business to others.

"Usually, our Zhang family wouldn't participate in these kinds of things; apart from us, the Xiang family wouldn't get involved, and neither has the Yun family until now. However, I've heard that this time, the Yun family is involved. So, our Zhang family is planning to take a look, and the Xiang family probably won't go. We could say that over the years, New City has become a battleground for dividing territories; whoever wins has the say. Also, the New City area has almost been divided by the six families, making it very difficult to uproot their entrenched forces even if we go in." Zhang Yiran analyzed.

Yang Chen sneered coldly, "If it can't be uprooted cleanly, then do it multiple times!"

The coldness in Yang Chen's voice made Zhang Yiran involuntarily shiver.

Cold, utterly cold; it was like an icy blade cutting across, making his body hair stand on end.

Yang Chen had already turned back indoors, leaving Zhang Yiran to snap back to reality, excitedly saying, "Amazing! Is this the boss's killing intent? So strong! When can I become like this? Making someone's body hair stand with just a look?"

Zhang Yiran excitedly clenched his fists, waving them excitedly a few times.

Seeing this, Yang Chen shouted, "What are you doing? Get in here!"

"Oh! Coming!" Zhang Yiran quickly responded and ran inside.

...

On Cloud Mist Mountain.

Left Envoy Yang wore a black long dress, her face covered with a black veil. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Seventh Young Master Yun and Housekeeper Zhang looked at Left Envoy Yang, their eyes revealing a trace of disappointment.

This black long dress and the black veil on her face were much thicker than the white dress and white veil, covering the beautiful figure and the stunning face entirely, only barely visible compared to when she wore the white dress.

Even on that day, Left Envoy Yang hadn't worn it for long before being taken away by Yang Chen.

It's as if Left Envoy Yang would only dress that way for Yang Chen, but in front of them, she was clad in a black veil dress, guarding herself.

Both couldn't help but sigh inside.

Left Envoy Yang didn't know what was on their minds and said calmly, "Has the news from the Yun family been confirmed?"

"It has been confirmed!" Seventh Young Master Yun replied calmly, "I've already made contact with the family. This evening, my second brother will be arriving by boat and wants us to welcome him."

Left Envoy Yang frowned slightly, "Just the two of us? No other arrangements?"

"None." Seventh Young Master Yun looked at Left Envoy Yang and smiled, "The family said you already know and understand, so no further arrangements were needed."

Hearing this, Left Envoy Yang couldn't help but frown.

She understood?

Really?

Left Envoy Yang stood up and looked out the window.

"Got it, you can go now. I will arrange it myself." Left Envoy Yang said in a deep voice, back facing the two of them.

A glimmer of displeasure flashed in the eyes of Seventh Young Master Yun.

He was a direct descendant of the Yun family, controlling the voice of authority.

However, Left Envoy Yang treated him like a servant, which made him very unhappy.

But there was nothing he could do, because before coming, he received orders to assist Left Envoy Yang, with Left Envoy Yang as the main authority. Furthermore, the position of Nine Venerable Left Envoys had much more authority than someone like him without a formal position.

Immediately, Seventh Young Master Yun let out a cold snort in his heart and turned to leave.

Housekeeper Zhang also bowed slightly and withdrew.

After the two had left, Left Envoy Yang placed her hands on the window railing, her phoenix eyes narrowing slightly, a cold light flashing.

"Are you here...to do that?" Left Envoy Yang murmured.

The railing under her hand cracked open, leaving a handprint.

It was clear how excited Left Envoy Yang's emotions were.

"Yun Second Brother! Yang Chen... I hope you do not disappoint me!" Left Envoy Yang walked back to the table, gently caressing a wooden box made of yellow rosewood.

This wooden box was new, something Left Envoy Yang had specially ordered. Though not as exquisite as the previous box, it had its unique charm.

Left Envoy Yang opened the box, and inside lay the Blazing Phoenix Sword.

...

Yang Chen and Zhang Yiran devised a plan after understanding the situation and were then called to the company by Wei Xueqing.

Wei Xueqing handed a document to Yang Chen, saying, "Your method worked. Those thugs have withdrawn, and our construction site has resumed normal operations. But progress is still slow, so I called for new bids, having designers work on separate blueprints to improve efficiency."

Yang Chen took the document and started reading.

After a while, Yang Chen finally understood, frowning, "If you do it this way, our costs will increase significantly. Just acquiring these lands posed a big risk with high costs. Now with your approach, it might be counterproductive."

Wei Xueqing replied solemnly, "As long as we establish our business district, the profit potential will be significant! These expenditures are nothing."

"Have you considered the lands surrounding us, those people? The Yun family has acquired several plots. If we proceed like this and they follow us, adjusting their prices, how much impact will it have on our industries? Have you thought about that?" Yang Chen asked.

Wei Xueqing paused, frowning.

This was something she hadn't considered.

The focus was entirely on the huge impact their business district would have on the surrounding real estate industry, the potential for a skyrocketing market trend. She hadn't considered the possibility of unscrupulous competition from neighboring developers, lowering prices to inflict huge losses on the Longyu Group project.

Something they couldn't afford.

"Then what should we do?" Wei Xueqing looked at Yang Chen, humbly asking for advice.