Ye Xingchen's eyes grew even colder. After Chi Xiao's sword strike, dozens of sword lights condensed in mid-air, appearing extremely dazzling in the night.
This night in Yanjing was destined to be an extraordinary one.
Suddenly, a curfew and martial law were imposed. All police units were fully armed, and even military helicopters were deployed. Sonic booms could be heard from time to time in the night sky, which were the sounds made by supersonic fighter jets during their patrols.
Several helicopters flew over, and Elder Ling personally arrived, along with Zhou Fuwen and the people from Xuanyu Pavilion.
"Yan Yan." Old Master Ling strode forward and, seeing Ling Yan's pale face, was furious: "Who did this?"
"Grandpa, I'm fine." Ling Yan smiled. Ye Xingchen had treated her, and she was much better now.
"Who did this?" Old Ling's face turned ashen as he looked at Ye Xingchen.
"I have a good idea of who did it," Ye Xingchen said. "I'm sorry I couldn't protect Ling Yan. This will never happen again."
"I'm entrusting Ling Yan's future to you." Old Master Ling's expression softened slightly. "If she gets injured again in the future, I'll hold you responsible."
“From now on, if she plucks even a single hair, it will be because I failed to protect her properly. This time, I'm the one who dragged her into this mess.” Ye Xingchen slowly raised his head, his eyes filled with coldness: “But the other party must pay a heavy price.”
"The other side has an Onmyoji of the Igawa school. Do you know what the Igawa school means in the East?" Elder Ling's expression was tense.
"They represent the supreme divine authority of the East." Ye Xingchen said calmly, "Divine authority is what they call it, but to me, they are nothing more than a bunch of charlatans."
"Who exactly is it that can get the people of the Ikawa-ryu school of Japanese martial arts to come out?" Old Master Ling turned his head and said, "Old Fu, please find out the truth."
"It's alright, Lao Ling, I'm already investigating." Zhou Fuwen was also extremely angry.
He had an excellent relationship with Elder Ling, and Ling Yan was no different from his own granddaughter. However, she was nearly killed by a grenade thrown at her. If this matter could not be investigated clearly, he would have served as the head of Xuan Yu Pavilion for nothing.
“No need to investigate anymore, Yanjing, Anjia.” Ye Xingchen said, “I stole his order, affected his interests, and then made him bow his head and admit his mistake in front of everyone at the signing ceremony.”
“Moreover, his son’s death is related to me. If he can control his temper over this, then he is not An Zhiguo.”
"An Zhiguo." Elder Ling and Zhou Fuwen exchanged a glance, their expressions changing slightly.
"What's wrong?" Ye Xingchen asked, looking up when he saw that the two looked strange.
“We’ve been watching him for a long time. Humph, An Zhiguo has close ties with foreign forces and has repeatedly betrayed national interests,” Zhou Fuwen said. “We were already planning to take action. Good bastard, he’s trying to send himself to his doom with this move.”
"Knowing he has problems, why push him so high? The head of the 305 plan, isn't that like putting this bastard in a rice jar and letting him eat his fill?" Ye Xingchen was speechless.
“Kid, don’t pry into politics. There’s a reason for doing things this way.” Zhou Fuwen said, “Since it’s An Zhiguo, then you don’t need to worry about it. We’ll handle it.”
“No matter what, it won’t do. The assassins he hired from abroad are definitely not this kind. Besides, Japan first had Sato Matsuichi, and then Ikawa Ryu.”
"If I don't teach them a lesson, they won't even take me seriously," Ye Xingchen said calmly.
"So what do you want to do?" Old Ling asked.
"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. They want to kill me, don't they?" Ye Xingchen smiled slightly. "I'll just wash my neck clean and send it over. Isn't that better?"
Elder Ling and Zhou Fuwen both fell silent. Ye Xingchen wasn't just washing his neck and sending it away; he was going on a killing spree.
"Alright, don't go too far." Old Ling said, "I'll take Yan Yan back first. Be careful."
Ye Xingchen walked over to Ling Yan's side. Although she was in much better spirits, her hands, which were holding the hot water, were still trembling slightly.
Ling Yan had served as a peacekeeping medic abroad and had seen many grand scenes, but as a girl, she was still shaken by what she had just experienced.
"Go back and get some rest. I'll find those people and take their heads one by one," Ye Xingchen said in a chilling tone.
"Okay, be careful." Ling Yan nodded gently, looking at Ye Xingchen with some reluctance.
Ye Xingchen then strode away, making several phone calls as he walked.
Authorities searched the area and found more than a dozen bodies lined up at the edge of the pond.
Even seasoned forensic doctors with years of experience gasped when they saw these corpses.
Almost all of these people were killed instantly by a single blow, with no chance to fight back. They didn't even have time to struggle and died peacefully.
What's even more troublesome is that the heads of those six Japanese ninjas and Onmyoji dressed in black tight-fitting clothes have all been neatly sliced off.
As of the early hours of the morning, two heads were still missing. Even if both were recovered, without DNA testing, it would be impossible to know whose head belonged to whose.
"No need to make things so difficult. Just throw these grandsons into the crematorium and burn them, then scatter the ashes on the ground as fertilizer."
Zhou Fuwen snorted, not even wanting to glance at the report.
"Yes, Mr. Zhou." The subordinate rarely saw Zhou Fuwen so angry, so he ran to do as he was told.
"The An family has made a move?" Upon hearing the news, Xia Xueming snorted and stood up, his aura suddenly exploding: "I'm going to the An family right now to see if An Zhiguo has anything to say."
"Dad, don't go. You'll only upset yourself." Xia Jingyi said coldly, "I'll deal with this matter with him. If I can't kill him, I'll skin him alive."
"Grandpa, Mom, please stop making a fuss. I can handle my own affairs," Ye Xingchen said calmly.
"I finally found you, and it's only been a few days, and someone dares to lay a hand on you? I won't allow this to happen." Xia Jingyi said coldly, "You're not an abandoned child. We are all your family. An Zhiguo must pay the price for this."
“Xuanyu Pavilion has its eye on him. Believe me, he will pay the price soon,” Ye Xingchen said earnestly.
"Did your martial uncle intervene?" Xia Xueming asked.
“Yes, Grandpa, my Uncle Zhou stepped in. They were already planning to take action against An Zhiguo anyway, so I went out to eliminate the foreign forces.”
“Then be careful. If it doesn’t work out, I’ll go with you,” Xia Xueming said.
"Grandpa, your task now is to take good care of your health. I think if there's an opportunity, I'll help you break through to the Celestial Phenomenon Realm," Ye Xingchen said with a smile.
"Whether I can break through the celestial phenomena or not is really not important." Xia Xueming slowly shook his head: "It's just that some people in Yanjing need to be taught a lesson."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com