The girl was terrified and stood to one side, somewhat at a loss.
Ye Xingchen walked over, waved to the girl, and gestured for her to leave.
The girl quickly stood up, bowed slightly to Ye Xingchen, and then left.
"Young Master Ma, don't be like this. Nobody wanted things to escalate to this point." Ye Xingchen poured himself a glass of wine. "One should always take things easy and enjoy life while it lasts."
Ma Chenglong rubbed his face to clear his head. He forced a smile and said, "Brother Ye is right. We should live for the moment. I have to live well and avenge my father and the brothers of the Ma family who died."
"Absolutely." Ye Xingchen handed him a glass of wine, which Ma Chenggong downed in one gulp.
His expression was grim: "Is there still no news from Li Zhen?"
"There's no news yet, but it's confirmed that this guy is the police's informant." Ye Xingchen shifted all the blame onto Li Zhen: "He's definitely under police protection now."
"However, President Liu has already sent someone to contact Master Liang in Jinling. The person is his, and he has to give everyone an explanation."
"Heh, the Liang family of Jinling, when will they give us an explanation?" Ma Chenglong's expression was sorrowful: "But I don't care what kind of background the Liang family has. As long as I, Li Zhen, live, I will fight them to the death. Second Master Liang, I will make him pay the price."
"Second Master Liang may not know about this matter. He blindly trusted Li Zhen and was thus deceived," Ye Xingchen said. "Now, all you need to do is live well and restore the Ma family's prestige."
"You don't know the background of the Liang family, do you?" Ma Chenglong said with a stern face.
"I only know that the Liang family is the leading family in Jinling, and everyone in Jinling knows them," Ye Xingchen said. "But I think they must have another identity, right? Otherwise, they wouldn't be so feared by the people on the border."
"Of course, it's not just that identity. Brother Ye, do you know about... the Holy Curtain?"
"That hospital ship in international waters, the Holy Curtain?" Ye Xingchen's expression immediately turned serious.
Wang Jin, who was lurking beside Huang Tai, had mentioned the situation of the Holy Curtain to him.
Behind the scenes of the Sacred Curtain, there are many supporters, including politicians from all over the world, as well as wealthy families and conglomerates from various countries.
The Holy Curtain and its crew belong to an extremely powerful and mysterious organization.
This includes some reclusive families in China, who also have close ties with it.
These families need no introduction. The Chen family of Yanjing is one example, but the Chen family is now in a weakened state. If it weren't for the support of the Xuan Yang Sect behind the scenes, they would probably have been wiped out by Ye Xingchen long ago.
The Liang family of Jinling is another family similar to the Chen family. Unlike the Chen family, which has the support of the Xuan Yang Sect on the surface, the Liang family... seems to have even larger backers behind the scenes.
“That’s right, it’s that hospital ship in international waters, the Saint Curtain.” Ma Chenglong nodded slowly: “The eldest and second eldest sons of the Liang family are half-brothers. Although the Liang family has acknowledged the second eldest son’s identity, he is not well-liked in the Liang family.”
"Is that so?" Ye Xingchen became interested.
"Heh, you can't even imagine how chaotic and filthy a big family is inside." Ma Chenglong sneered. "Now the eldest son of the Liang family is in charge of the family and has the entire Jinling under his control, but this guy was actually rumored to be seriously ill and not long for this place to live as early as fifteen years ago."
"He was seriously ill fifteen years ago and didn't have much time left, yet he's still alive?" Ye Xingchen's expression turned serious. "Either the rumors are wrong, and he wasn't sick at all. Or... it's because of the Holy Curtain?"
“That’s right, it’s because of the Holy Curtain. He really is sick.” Ma Chenglong said, “The eldest son of the Liang family went to Nanshi because there is a temple there. His illness is incurable, so he went there to pray to the gods and ask for divine protection.”
"Could it be that the gods really protected him?" Ye Xingchen said, half-jokingly.
"Haha, where in this world are there gods?" Ma Chenglong laughed heartily. "Even if there are, they might not care about us. In the eyes of gods, what difference is there between us humans and ants? Would you listen to the demands of an ant?"
“That’s true, but the fact that he’s still alive makes things interesting.” Ye Xingchen smiled.
“That’s right, he’s still alive and in good health.” Ma Chenglong snorted. “The reason is that Xu’s second son sent him to the Holy Curtain in the high seas.”
"And he went there more than once, three times in five years. His heart, liver, and lungs were all replaced with those of healthy people. That's why his illness got better and he can live such a healthy life. I'm afraid even his blood was completely replaced."
Ye Xingchen was slightly stunned. The hearts and internal organs that the eldest son of the Liang family had replaced on the Holy Curtain were naturally from healthy people. It seems that the Holy Curtain has done a lot of heinous things over the years.
"Some people say that birth, aging, illness, and death are fair in life, but the facts prove that birth, aging, illness, and death are not fair now." Ma Chenglong sighed: "If a rich person gets a terminal illness, he can spend a lot of money to buy his life back from the heavens, while ordinary people... can only watch helplessly as they wait to die."
"Has the Holy Curtain become this powerful? So the relationship between the second son of the Liang family and the Holy Curtain is quite special," Ye Xingchen said.
"More than just extraordinary?" Ma Chenglong sneered, "I heard he's the owner of the Holy Curtain..."
"Really?" Ye Xingchen was taken aback.
“This is just a rumor, I don’t know if it’s true or not, but the Holy Curtain is not a ship that just anyone can board. The fact that Liang Lao Er was able to send his elder brother to the ship three times in five years to donate organs and save his life is enough to prove that his relationship with the Holy Curtain is not ordinary.” Ma Chenglong said, “This is also why everyone is wary of the Liang family of Jinling.”
"Because the supporters behind the Holy Curtain and that huge, mysterious organization are not people that anyone would be willing to provoke easily."
"I see." Ye Xingchen finally understood what was going on. He pondered for a moment and said, "Why did Young Master Ma tell me all this?"
“You are my savior, there’s nothing I can hide from you.” Ma Chenglong sneered, “That Liu Kun keeps saying he considers you a brother, but he’s always secretly on guard against you.”
"Perhaps he has his concerns." Ye Xingchen smiled awkwardly, knowing that Ma Chenglong had his reasons for trying to sow discord between him and Liu Kun.
"You can be so understanding of him, but when has he ever been understanding of you?" Ma Chenglong stood up: "Brother, with your abilities, you're more than capable of handling things on your own. This time, come back to Nanshi with me and help me take back everything I have. We'll share the Nanshi empire together from now on."
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