"Heh, why bother? What good will it do you to fight us to the death?" Chen Wanning sneered.
“There’s no benefit to it, but the Chen family owes me a life.” Ye Xingchen raised his head and said, “My father can’t die like this without a clear explanation. If no one gives him justice, I will seek it for him.”
Chen Wanning stared at Ye Xingchen for a long time before suddenly laughing: "Interesting. Ye Jinyu's son is a wolf cub."
"Then what are your grandsons? Puppies? I'm a wolf, I eat meat, and what about them? They eat shit?" Ye Xingchen laughed.
"Insolence!" A middle-aged man behind Chen Wanning stepped forward, his aura radiating without reservation.
This was a master, a half-step Celestial Phenomenon Realm expert. Even though he wasn't targeting Li Tianqi, Li Tianqi felt like he was suffocating.
Of course, this strength had no effect on Ye Xingchen. Ye Xingchen glanced at the middle-aged man, his expression unchanged.
"Wu Li, go down." Chen Wanning waved to the middle-aged man.
"Yes, Elder Chen." The middle-aged man glanced at Ye Xingchen with a warning look, then withdrew his strength and stepped back.
When he stepped back, he concealed his aura, appearing as an ordinary middle-aged man, completely unmoved.
“Young man, youthful vigor is a good thing, but you have to consider who you’re dealing with.” Chen Wanning squinted his eyes: “Don’t follow in your father’s footsteps.”
"No, I'm doing this to seek justice for Dad." Ye Xingchen smiled slightly. "As for the Chen family, they must not give me any leverage over them, or they will face the consequences."
"Alright, hahaha..." Chen Wanning laughed heartily. He slowly stood up, his aura of authority exuding an instant burst: "I'm waiting for you."
A man led the horse over, and someone placed a footrest on it. Chen Wanning then mounted the horse.
Ye Xingchen stared at the horse, and suddenly, a chill ran through him.
The finest horse was startled; it reared up and let out a long neigh, then suddenly stood up.
With a thud, Chen Wanning fell from his horse to the ground, clutching his head in panic.
With a long neigh, the horse's two iron hooves stomped down on Chen Wanning's head.
"Oh no, Elder Chen, be careful!" Wu Li was startled. He quickly leaped up and shielded Chen Wanning.
Just as the horse, weighing several thousand pounds, was about to trample the two of them, Ye Xingchen grabbed the compound bow beside him, nocked an arrow, gathered his inner energy, and shot it with a whoosh.
With a whoosh, the arrow, imbued with true energy, emitted a transparent streak of light as it shot towards the horse's head.
With a spurt of blood, the arrow pierced the horse's forehead, the powerful force sending the entire horse flying several meters away.
Thump... The horse fell heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dirt. The precious horse, worth tens of millions of US dollars, struggled a few times on the ground in frustration before stretching out its four legs and lying motionless.
Ye Xingchen casually tossed the bow to the ground and said indifferently, "Old Chen, although horses are intelligent, they are still animals after all."
"Since it's a beast, anything can happen at any time. You have to be careful when you play with horses in the future. With your old arms and legs, you might not even be able to save your life if you're not careful."
Chen Wanning, still shaken, scrambled to his feet. Seeing his favorite horse lying on the ground, its head pierced by an arrow, blood and semen splattered everywhere, his face turned exceptionally grim.
"In that case, thank you for reminding me. I will be more careful in the future," Chen Wanning said sternly.
"That's good. We've only just begun. What if you get trampled to death by a horse? That would be so boring!" Ye Xingchen said with a smile. "Besides, you should also be careful. Horses don't get startled for no reason. Natural disasters can be prevented sometimes, but man-made disasters can't always be prevented."
After saying this, Ye Xingchen turned and left.
Li Tianqi glanced at Chen Wanning, noticing his terribly gloomy face, then nodded to Chen Wanning without saying goodbye and turned to leave.
"Mr. Chen, you've been frightened. It was all Ye Xingchen's doing. I'll deal with him later," Wu Li said angrily.
He was sent by the sect to protect Chen Wanning's safety. If Chen Wanning were to die, he would be held responsible even if he were to die a thousand deaths.
"Wu Li, you are a martial arts master. Can you influence the horse and frighten it?" Chen Wanning asked.
“Yes, but horses will run wildly after being startled and won’t intentionally hurt people. But the horse just now seemed to want to kill Old Chen.” Wu Li frowned.
"Get someone to investigate the cause." Chen Wanning's face was extremely grim: "Ye Xingchen was just warning me that someone has caused trouble."
"Old Chen suspects that someone tampered with the horses?" Wu Li's expression changed drastically.
"Yeah, this kid actually saved me and even warned me that there was something wrong with me. Heh, shouldn't he be hoping I'm dead?" Chen Wanning sneered, stroking the dead horse and muttering, "If someone is really targeting me in secret, then things will get interesting."
"Yes, I'll have someone perform an autopsy on the horse's carcass immediately." Wu Li's expression tightened.
“You acted impulsively just now. If Old Man Chen dies, it will all be your fault,” Li Tianqi said after they left.
"You don't think I did it on purpose because his horse got spooked, do you?" Ye Xingchen smiled.
"Isn't that right?" Li Tianqi exclaimed in surprise.
"Yes and no," Ye Xingchen said. "Actually, his horse has a problem. Someone is feeding it a toxin that slowly affects the nervous system every day. This toxin can affect the horse's nerves and make it agitated."
"The toxicity is not obvious at first, and it takes a long time to take effect. Once it takes effect, if the horse is startled, it will go crazy and hurt people."
"I just started a fire to startle the horse in advance, as a warning to the old man."
"Then why did you save him?" Li Tianqi asked.
“Wu Li is a half-step Celestial Phenomenon expert. With him protecting him, the old man won’t die.” Ye Xingchen said, “If I stand idly by, Chen Wanning will definitely think that I was the one who caused the horse to be startled. He will target me in every way in the future. Wouldn’t the person behind the poisoning be reaping the benefits? So I might as well help him this time and remind him that someone is targeting him.”
"This way, his attention will be diverted, and while dealing with us, he will also have to find out who secretly poisoned his horse, which will reduce our pressure?" Li Tianqi realized.
“That’s right, otherwise why would I take action?” Ye Xingchen smiled faintly: “But this makes things much more interesting. Someone wants Chen Wanning dead. It seems that the Chen family is not as monolithic as we imagined.”
“Chen Wanning has two sons. The elder one is Chen Hao’s father and is the one recognized by the Chen family as the future successor of the Chen family. After all, Chen Zhengyi has the title of God of War and is exceptionally capable.” Li Tianqi said thoughtfully, “His younger brother, Chen Zhenghao, is not very capable, but he has a son who is exceptionally intelligent.”
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