Chapter 135: She Is the Thirteenth Lady of the Fifth Ring

"Young Master Wan, how should I address your elder brother?"

"Call him Master Lu."

"Understood."

Mo Cheng held the phone with trembling hands and called out, "Master Lu?"

"Yes, you must be the head of the Mo family, right?"

Mo Cheng replied, "Yes, yes, that's me, Mo Cheng."

"Master Lu, I promise that from now on, I will no longer cause trouble for the Tan family, nor will I provoke the Cai family. I will strictly order the members of the Mo family to keep a low profile and stop acting recklessly."

"Can you please ask Young Master Wan to let me go? Otherwise, my leg is going to be crippled by him..."

On the other end of the line, Lu Ye replied, "Fine. Give the phone back to Wan Quan."

"Yes, right away!"

Mo Cheng respectfully returned the phone to Wan Quan.

"Brother Lu, what did he say?"

"Well done. Come back now."

"Hahaha, alright! I’m heading back immediately!"

After hanging up, Wan Quan didn't forget to open his front-facing camera, take a selfie with the Mo family as the backdrop, and send it to his grandfather, Wan Jinyou, along with a message: "Grandpa, I went to challenge the Mo family, and I knocked them all down!"

Later, when Shen He was driving him back to report to Lu Ye, Wan Jinyou initiated a video call. It was the middle of the night on his end, and he was sitting up in bed, wrapped in a quilt, looking incredibly excited.

As soon as Wan Quan answered, he heard a shriek that nearly shattered his eardrums.

"Awoo!"

"You little rascal! You actually went to the Mo family and succeeded?"

"Is this real? I feel like I'm living in a dream!"

Wan Quan laughed, "Grandpa, it's real!"

"Good, good, good!"

After a bout of howling to vent his excitement, Wan Jinyou finally calmed down and asked suspiciously, "I remember the head of the Mo family became a Tier 6 expert over a decade ago. How did you beat him?"

Wan Quan explained, "Young Master Lu cleansed my marrow and meridians, opened my Ren and Du channels, and even lent me a thread of his true energy."

"Grandpa, I need to correct you."

"Mo Cheng was already a Tier 7 expert, but your grandson is now a Tier 7 expert as well!"

Wan Jinyou completely lost his mind. He was so overjoyed that he was running naked around his room, his expression and demeanor mirroring the character Fan Jin when he passed the imperial examinations. It was no wonder he was so delirious. What did a Tier 7 expert signify? It meant the peak combat power of a second-rate family; even the Mo family only had their head, Mo Cheng, at that level! Now that Wan Quan had suddenly ascended to Tier 7, the Wan family could finally return to the ranks of martial arts families with their heads held high, instead of being one in name only.

"My goodness, it’s been ages since our Wan family produced a Tier 7 expert."

"You must repay Young Master Lu properly. To us practitioners, someone who cleanses your meridians and marrow is akin to your second parent!"

Wan Quan nodded repeatedly, "I know, Grandpa. From now on, I’ll be Young Master Lu’s loyal follower!"

"Good, good. I’ll return to the country in a few days to thank Young Master Lu in person!"

...

Back at the office building, Lu Ye gave Wan Quan a thumbs up.

"Young Master Wan is impressive."

Wan Quan chuckled sheepishly, "Hahaha, Brother Lu, don't mock me. All of this is thanks to your blessing."

Lu Ye curled his lip, "From now on, tuck away your schemes and live a grounded life. I won't treat you unfairly."

"Yes, yes!"

Following Young Master Lu truly filled one with positive energy; Wan Quan suddenly felt that his previous twenty-some years had been a waste.

Tan Songming had already received the six-hundred-million payment, his mouth stretching into a wide grin as he happily headed home with Tang Xin. Cai Yueyao asked Lu Ye for a business card, saying she wanted to visit the Yiren Club sometime.

After the farewells, they were just about to head back to Mingzhu City when a Bugatti Veyron roared up to the building, leaving Su Qianqian stunned. A young man stepped out, whom Lu Ye found familiar but couldn't immediately place.

The young man ran toward him, calling out excitedly, "Master!"

Lu Ye was confused, "Who are you?"

The young man was also bewildered, "Master, it's me, Chen Yu!"

"Oh, oh, oh! I remember now!"

It was that rich kid he had raced with at Red Red Peak. Lu Ye pointed at him and said to Su Qianqian, "Wife, that Pagani was what he lost to me."

Chen Yu consciously called out, "Hello, Mistress!"

Su Qianqian nodded awkwardly, "Oh, hello."

"Chen Yu, what are you doing here? The handover ceremony for this office building is already over; you're late if you were just coming to join the fun."

Chen Yu frowned, "Master, I heard you were here, so I came specifically to ask for your help."

"Help?"

Chen Yu explained, "Yes, some arrogant punks from out of town have been acting very smug. They want to claim Red Red Peak as their territory for racing and won't let our car club members on the mountain."

"I sparred with their team captain and lost..."

"Master, please, help our Licheng Car Club reclaim our honor, or we won't be able to hold our heads up in the future."

Lu Ye shrugged, "I'm an outsider too. What does that have to do with me?"

Chen Yu played the rascal, "I already told them you're my master. If you don't step up and crush them, you'll lose face too!"

"What the hell? You little scoundrel, are you setting me up?"

Just as Lu Ye got annoyed, Su Qianqian pulled him aside and laughed, "Why don't we go and play along with your apprentice? It's been a while since I've raced anyway."

"Fine."

Chen Yu beamed, "Thank you, Mistress! Do you need to borrow my Bugatti?"

Su Qianqian smiled, "No need, we have our own car."

"Besides, the design of the Bugatti is too ugly; I don't like it..."

With that, Su Qianqian walked to the parking lot on the side of the building and started up the blue-and-white porcelain LaFerrari. The special ceramic body and elegant, unique lines left Chen Yu, a hardcore car enthusiast, absolutely stunned!

"Holy cow! I've heard of this custom LaFerrari; there's only one in the world!"

"It's actually with the Mistress!"

Su Qianqian rolled down the window and smiled, "This is a token of love from your master."

Chen Yu gave a thumbs up with envy, "Master is a legend!"

Lu Ye sat next to Su Qianqian and laughed, "Enough nonsense. Lead the way!"

"Yes, sir!"

The Bugatti led the way, with Su Qianqian following closely as they drove up Red Red Peak. Just past the hillside, they saw a Lamborghini Gallardo blocking the middle of the road. A rich kid leaned against the door of the Lamborghini, shouting arrogantly, "The Blue Star team is training; passage is forbidden ahead."

*Screech!*

The Bugatti slammed on its brakes. Chen Yu jumped out, pointing at the rich kid and cursing, "Wang Wenbin, get your captain out here."

"Oh, it's Chen Yu!"

"What? Didn't lose enough last night?"

Wang Wenbin was the name of the rich kid. Calling him a "rich kid" was generous; he was actually just a pretentious youth with some family money. He had ruined a perfectly good Lamborghini by modifying it into a tacky, aftermarket-style disaster.

Chen Yu roared, "My master is here! Go call He Chao!"

"Your master?"

Wang Wenbin curiously peered at the blue-and-white porcelain LaFerrari behind the Bugatti and froze.

"Damn, this LaFerrari belongs to your master?"

Chen Yu scoffed, "That's right. This is the car my master gave to my mistress."

Wang Wenbin sneered, "Very good. Soon, it will belong to our captain."

Lu Ye stepped out of the car and grabbed Chen Yu, asking, "What does he mean by that?"

Chen Yu said with a bitter face, "It's the same rule as when I raced you, Master. The loser has to give their car to the winner. I lost a GTR yesterday..."

"Why the hell didn't you say so earlier?"

Lu Ye was annoyed at being misled, but Su Qianqian just laughed, "It's fine, it's fine. Mistress will win it back for you."

Chen Yu was confused, "Mistress, you're going to race?"

Su Qianqian said, "I'm going!"

"Can you do it?"

"Drop the 'can'!"

"Mistress is mighty!"

Lu Ye leaned into Su Qianqian's ear and whispered, "Old woman, don't get too ahead of yourself. If you lose, this blue-and-white porcelain LaFerrari is going to someone else."

Su Qianqian smiled sweetly, "Don't worry. How could I lose the token of love you gave me? Do you know what nickname I had when I was in college in Shangjing?"

Lu Ye asked, "What nickname?"

Su Qianqian cleared her throat and said, word for word, "The Thirteen Lady of the Fifth Ring!"

The "Fifth Ring" referred to the Fifth Ring Road in Shangjing, and "Thirteen Lady" meant that she could drive a full lap around the Fifth Ring in just thirteen minutes.