Nangong Yuan's gaze was fixed on the man in black, his eyes deep and unfathomable. After a moment, he slowly uttered a single word.
“Speak…”, his voice was deep and powerful, as if carrying an invisible pressure.
The man in black felt the oppressive aura emanating from Nangong Yuan, which instilled a sense of fear in him from the bottom of his heart. He knew that if he didn't explain himself properly today, he might not see the sun rise tomorrow. So he spoke directly.
"I... I'm just doing what people do for money..."
Upon hearing the man in black's words, Nangong Yuan frowned slightly.
"The mastermind behind it all!"
The man in black hesitated for a moment before finally saying Ye Qian'an's name.
As assassins, they live a life of constant danger and bloodshed. His ability to rank among the top five is partly due to his martial arts skills, but the most important factor is that he is pragmatic and knows how to adapt to changing circumstances.
Upon hearing Ye Qian'an's name, Nangong Yuan frowned even more. Since he didn't know who Ye Qian'an was, his gaze towards the man in black became sharp, and his voice turned cold.
“Explain yourself clearly…”
Seeing the murderous intent in Nangong Yuan's eyes, the man in black felt a chill in his heart and quickly spoke again.
"Great hero, please understand. I only heard from that person that this woman knew some things she shouldn't have known, which is why she paid me to come and kill her. I really know nothing else..."
After the man in black finished speaking, seeing that the murderous intent in Nangong Yuan's eyes had not diminished, he quickly added something else.
"Oh, right, besides ordering me to kill the woman in this family, that Ye Qian'an also ordered an old woman from a family surnamed Fan who lives in the middle of the village. Because that family is in the middle of the village, I was afraid of causing a commotion, so I came here first..."
He added that he had a portrait in his arms, which was given to him by someone named Ye Qian'an.
The man in black was bound hand and foot. Upon hearing this, Nangong Yuan reached into his robes and pulled out two sheets of Xuan paper.
One of the drawings depicts Han Yiyi, while the other drawing shows someone Nangong Yuan had naturally met during this time – Granny Fan.
Nangong Yuan looked at the portraits above with cold eyes. He folded Han Yiyi's portrait and put it in his sleeve, while he put Fan Laopo's portrait back into the man in black's arms.
“Take me to him…”
The Ye residence, or rather, a small courtyard that Ye Qian'an acquired while away from home, was a place he built because it was inconvenient to meet Ye Cuihua in private at the Ye residence.
Ye Qian'an paced anxiously around the room. It was well past midnight, and the man in black had not yet returned. A strange unease crept into her heart.
Suddenly hearing a heavy thud in the yard, Ye Qian'an quickly went outside and asked who it was.
"Well, did you manage to get it done...?"
But as soon as he finished speaking, another person stepped out from behind the man in black.
Before Ye Qian'an could figure out what was happening, the man in black tried to escape, but as soon as he took a step, he was knocked unconscious by Nangong Yuan's palm strike.
Seeing the man in black collapse to the ground, Ye Qian'an's expression turned grim.
"Who, who are you...?"
Nangong Yuan did not answer Ye Qian'an's question. Instead, he kicked the man in black on the ground aside and walked straight into the room.
Nangong Yuan sat in the chair, looking at the dark-skinned, timid-looking man in front of him, wondering what connection Han Yiyi could possibly have with this man.
"Why did you kill Han Yiyi...?"
Ye Qian'an looked at the person opposite her. Even sitting down, the aura emanating from him was far superior to that of the man in black. Hearing his question, she naturally understood that her secret had been exposed. Therefore, without thinking, she turned and ran, shouting for help as she ran...
He hadn't even taken two steps, and before he could even utter the word "fate," he collapsed to his knees on the ground.
Originally, Nangong Yuan picked up a peanut from the table and flicked it with his internal force, hitting Ye Qian'an in the back of the knee.
"If you don't want to go to the underworld right now, then obediently explain what happened and why you want Han Yiyi's life..."
"Great hero, spare my life! I... I'll tell you everything. It's all because of her. She found out about my affair with my cousin and was worried that he would tell Fan Ting and affect our plans. That's why I was confused for a moment. Please have mercy, great hero. I promise I will never do it again..."
"Who is your cousin? What is her relationship with Fan Ting? Explain yourself clearly..."
Upon seeing the man opposite her, who exuded a menacing aura, Ye Qian'an nearly wet his pants in fright. He then confessed everything clearly, including the fact that Ye Cuihua was carrying his child.
When Nangong Yuan heard that Ye Qian'an's cousin was actually Fan Ting's current wife, and that the child she was carrying was not Fan Ting's, his eyes flashed and a mocking smile appeared on his lips.
After all these days, Nangong Yuan also learned that Fan Ting had divorced Han Yiyi because of this Ye Cuihua and the Ye family behind her. He never expected that it was all just a deception.
Nangong Yuan snorted coldly. He really wanted to see how that man would feel when he finally found out about all of this.
Of course, Nangong Yuan had no intention of kindly telling him all this; naturally, he wanted him to know as late as possible.
Therefore, the person in front of us must not die, otherwise there will be no way to verify the truth later.
Thinking about how well Han Yiyi had taken care of him these past few days, Nangong Yuan decided to stand up for her and express his gratitude for saving his life.
Nangong Yuan glanced at the person kneeling on the ground, trembling, his eyes cold, and kicked him.
This kick sent Ye Qian'an flying, crashing into a tree in the yard. He coughed up blood and then passed out.
Nangong Yuan had no intention of killing Ye Qian'an, so he only knocked him unconscious, then grabbed his belt and leaped out of the courtyard.
As for the man in black, Fang Qian and Nangong Yuan had already crippled his martial arts. As an assassin, without martial arts skills, whether he could survive depended on his own fate.
When Nangong Yuan returned to Han Yiyi's home, it was already late in the morning. He first told Ye Yi about what happened that night, so that Ye Yi wouldn't let anything slip to Han Yiyi.
However, Ye Qian'an was locked up somewhere.
The situation in the court is currently unclear. According to Ye Yi, most people in the court believe that he is dead. If someone in the court is indeed colluding with Dongli, it will not be long before that person makes another move.
Even if the one on the dragon throne has designs on me and betrays my whereabouts to Dongli, if news of my death reaches Dongli, given Dongli's ambition, it won't be long before they start another war against Yanlang City.
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