My husband Can Cultivate

Chapter 456: The Downfall of the Hanfang Association

It’s time for Yang Qingshan to make his exit.

So, Yang Qingshan disappeared. In the next moment, Yang Qi appeared.

"THUD!"

Kamishiro Hidetoshi suddenly dropped to his knees, shouting, "Mr. Yang! Mr. Yang, please spare me! I don’t have any feelings for this bitch at all! I only married her for her abilities."

Li Qiuyu was stunned. Her husband, the man she took such pride in, was kneeling before Yang Qi. Yang Qingshan wasn’t even here, yet Kamishiro Hidetoshi was this terrified.

"You don’t love her? Then why did you buy her the gift of Eternal Youth, worth a billion?" Yang Qi asked with a smile.

"Mr. Yang, let me explain!" Kamishiro Hidetoshi pleaded. "That thing was just for show! I planned to swap it with a fake after the wedding. How could I give such a valuable gift to a mere tool!"

Li Qiuyu was completely shattered. She collapsed to the floor, sobbing uncontrollably. She thought she had found a good husband. He was a bit ugly, but at least he treated her well. Now, it seemed it had all been a lie.

Yang Qi ignored Li Qiuyu and looked at Kamishiro Hidetoshi. "Such a valuable item is wasted on her. Why don’t you just give it to me?"

"To you?" Kamishiro Hidetoshi hesitated, but seeing Yang Qi’s cold smile, he quickly nodded. "Yes, I’ll give it to you! Everything here is yours, just please spare my life!"

"Then thank you. Now scram!" Yang Qi said with a wave of his hand.

"Thank you for sparing me! Thank you!" Kamishiro Hidetoshi turned and fled, practically soiling himself in terror.

Yang Qi looked at Li Qiuyu and smiled. "I told you, didn’t I? I would ruin your wedding. And everything you hoped to gain would end up belonging to me."

Li Qiuyu remained silent, completely dumbstruck. She had thought Yang Qi was an easy target, someone she could humiliate at her own wedding and force to kneel and beg for forgiveness. She never imagined she would be the one to lose everything, that all of Yang Qi’s predictions would come true.

Yang Qi then turned to Li Qiutong and grabbed her by the head.

Li Qiutong screamed.

Terrified, Jiang Meiyu and Li Cheng scrambled to their knees to beg for mercy. "Please, Yang Qi, we’re begging you! Spare our daughter! We’ll leave Jingnan Prefecture right now! No, we’ll leave Dragon Country and never see you again, okay?"

Just then, they saw Yang Qi draw a strange strand of energy from Li Qiutong’s head.

"Just as I suspected," Yang Qi said. "You cultivated the Bewitching Technique. No wonder I was so deeply in love with you, so utterly devoted. No wonder you managed to seduce Zhang Peng, Qin Shao, and Wang Teng one after another.

"But your good days are over. Once this Bewitching Technique is destroyed, you will age rapidly. You will spend the rest of your days as an old woman.

"Don’t worry, though. I won’t let you die. I want you to watch me succeed and find happiness, so you can live with regret and writhe in unbearable pain."

Yang Qi smiled and waved his hand. "All of you, get lost."

As if granted a pardon, Jiang Meiyu and Li Cheng hurriedly left with the two women.

Yang Qi then packed the gift of Eternal Youth and all the wedding money into the Mountain and River Map before leaving.

An hour later, a series of explosive news stories hit the headlines.

Thanks to the relentless efforts of Lei Mansion, one hundred billion Dragon Coins embezzled by the Hanfang Association had been recovered. This money was originally intended for charity. Simultaneously, dozens of high-level members of the Hanfang Association were arrested pending investigation, and a list of their currently known crimes was made public. Their assets were frozen to compensate the countless people who had been victimized by the association over the years.

Subsequently, all Hanfang Association products were pulled from the shelves, citing issues with drug quality and patent infringements. This series of bombshell announcements left the people of Jingnan Prefecture ecstatic. Many had, in fact, been victims of the Hanfang Association. They could never fight it on their own; their only hope was for someone to step up and eradicate this malignant tumor. Now, that person had finally appeared.

Yang Qi, however, took none of the credit, giving it all to Lei Mansion.

There’s no need to take credit right now. I don’t have the absolute Combat Power to protect myself yet, so it’s better to stay as low-key as possible. Just dealing with Mitsuhide Shusui was difficult enough, and there are countless Martial Artists in this world far stronger than her. I can’t let my guard down.

Immediately afterward, Lei Mansion announced the dissolution of the Medical Association, which had been under the Hanfang Association’s control. It also issued a Prohibition, banning the Hanfang Association from conducting any business in Jingnan Prefecture. While the association had paid taxes over the years, its actions had bankrupted numerous companies and severely disrupted the local market. It was a true malignancy.

Countless small business owners celebrated, some even setting off fireworks. Companies like the Hanfang Association, which focused on pharmaceuticals—particularly traditional medicine—were not uncommon in Jingnan Prefecture. Therefore, its departure wouldn’t leave a significant void in the market.

To fill the market gap quickly, Yang Qi ordered Ye Fei to not only develop new and effective drugs but also to lower the cost and price of common medications. This was to provide real benefits to the people and foster healthy market development.

It’s not that I want to be a philanthropist. But I’ve seen too many families ruined because they couldn’t afford medicine. I can’t just stand by and watch. I’ll help where I can. It’s not about refusing to make a profit, but about making a little less. Besides, this approach has another benefit: it will enhance the Qifei Group’s brand value.

"Making medicine the common people can afford. Making medicine no one else can." These were the two founding principles of the Qifei Group: one focused on affordability, the other on research and development. In Kang City, the Qifei Group had already become an icon, a source of pride for its citizens. Consequently, the company’s revenue was soaring.

The goal was to expand from Kang City and radiate out across all of Jingnan Prefecture. As the Qifei Group sprang into action, Yang Qi arrived at Lei Mansion.

Lei Qingtian and Lei Yingying were sitting to one side. Lei Tingjun had gone to handle other matters.

"Mr. Yang, the downfall of the Thunder Sect, the Heavenly Dog Society, and the Hanfang Association is a good thing, but it’s also stirred up a lot of trouble," Lei Qingtian remarked with a sigh. "Many interest groups are frantically scrambling for market share, trying to grab a piece of the pie. Even outside competitors have jumped in. It’s a free-for-all, making it difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff."

"Telling me this is useless," Yang Qi said flatly. "This is a matter for Lei Mansion to handle. I’m just an Independent. I can help if you run into real trouble, but you can’t expect me to solve all your problems. Understand?"

"We understand!" Lei Qingtian said. "I only mean that we hope you can lend a hand at critical moments, Mr. Yang. We are more than capable of managing the smaller matters ourselves."