However, she couldn't bring herself to ask that question, and she was too lazy to ask it anymore.
Well, she wasn't actually that angry that this guy took advantage of her; she just couldn't quite process it all right now.
"Let's go back." Ye Xingchen suggested going back after seeing that she had recovered for a while and her emotions had stabilized.
Gu Manyun nodded and went back with Ye Xingchen.
But as soon as she took a step, she felt her legs go weak... and she almost fell to the ground.
Ye Xingchen quickly helped her up: "What's wrong?"
"What do you mean?" Gu Manyun was getting annoyed. Was this guy just pretending not to know the answer?
Ye Xingchen chuckled awkwardly. After experiencing that night, probably no one could withstand it, right? His question seemed a bit redundant.
Having found a way out, Gu Manyun was surprised to discover that a vacuum zone had appeared in what was once a dense forest.
This vacuum-like area spans thousands of feet, with all the trees inside charred black, and a huge, colorful python lying quietly within it.
The python's body is covered in hard, textured scales, but it also has many haphazard wounds.
These wounds still carried a chilling sword aura, inspiring awe in those who beheld them.
Moreover, a huge head lay to one side; this head belonged to the python, its eyes wide open, filled with resentment.
It had just undergone its final metamorphosis into a human form, but unexpectedly, it didn't even last a day before its head was chopped off.
"Stop looking." Ye Xingchen saw that Gu Manyun was stunned, so he tugged at her hand to comfort her.
Gu Manyun finally realized what was happening and felt a little comforted when she touched Ye Xingchen's warm hand. Remembering the fierce battle from the previous night, her face flushed slightly, and she quickly followed Ye Xingchen away.
After Ye Xingchen and she left, the forest firefighters rushed over.
After all, there was a fire here last night, and they were prepared to go up, but unexpectedly, a torrential downpour started.
The rain is heavy, so there's no need to worry about the fire spreading.
They arrived early in the morning to check on the situation, but what they saw stunned them all.
Deep in the forest, there was a vacuum zone thousands of feet deep, where almost all the trees had been reduced to charcoal.
In the very center of the vacuum zone lay a gigantic creature, motionless on the ground, seemingly dead.
The team members looked at each other, speechless for a long time.
"Everyone, don't go forward. I'll notify my superiors right now and have them send someone over." The captain steadied himself; he knew something serious must have happened here.
Although many people are materialists nowadays, there are some things that cannot be explained, but as long as they are reported to higher authorities, they will surely be correct.
Next, a large group of experts and people from various departments will come to study the matter, and these things will definitely be spread in a mysterious and exaggerated way.
But this matter has nothing to do with Ye Xingchen anymore. Someone will naturally clean up this mess; it's none of his business.
After resting for half a day, Gu Manyun had fully recovered.
Having escaped the shadow of the giant snake, she now had to rack her brains to solve the troubles Cheng Qiang had caused her.
"Has Cheng Qiang gone mad?" Gu Manyun was furious when she learned that Cheng Qiang had already targeted the Chamber of Commerce and had vandalized several of its venues in one night. She was about to gather her forces to retaliate.
"What's the rush?" Ye Xingchen smiled slightly: "Cheng Qiang is like a mad dog right now. When a mad dog bites someone, it has no reason at all."
"So we're just going to let him go crazy?" Gu Manyun said angrily.
"Of course we won't let him go crazy." Ye Xingchen said calmly, "Dealing with the Cheng family father and son is easy, but what will happen to the Cheng clan after that?"
"They're a family, an old and deeply rooted clan. How do we deal with them? Kill them all?"
"Kill them all?" Gu Manyun was taken aback, then shook her head and said, "That won't work, it will cause a huge problem."
She knew that the Cheng family had been entrenched in Jinling for a long time, and that everyone in the family was one of their people.
If you harm the Cheng family father and son, the Cheng clan will retaliate with all its might.
If the aftermath is not handled properly, even if the Cheng family is dealt with, it will lead to endless troubles.
"So, we need to do a good job of handling the aftermath." Ye Xingchen smiled slightly: "The Cheng family is not a monolithic entity. The Cheng family has been in Jinling for a hundred years, and although the descendants go to the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors every year, they seem to be united."
"But in fact, many of their descendants are no longer willing to live this kind of life, and there are also divisions within them. Some people are living very well and do not want to be associated with the underworld."
"Moreover, the internal distribution of spoils is uneven, and many people are already quite resentful. If we take them down one by one, the problem won't be too big."
"How do we take them down one by one?" Gu Manyun asked.
"With so much evidence of their crimes, of course the authorities had to clear it up," Ye Xingchen said.
"Are you planning to use the police's help?" Gu Manyun was taken aback.
“Wrong, the police alone won’t work, because they’ve been entrenched here for so many years, and even the police force has their own members. Do you think this approach will work?” Ye Xingchen shook his head.
"So what do you plan to do?" Gu Manyun looked at Ye Xingchen with a puzzled expression.
“I have a friend from Prison Mountain,” Ye Xingchen said. “I have some personal privileges that allow me to mobilize them here.”
"The Prison Mountain Military?" Gu Manyun was taken aback. She looked Ye Xingchen up and down, feeling somewhat incredulous.
That's the military, after all. Does Ye Xingchen have the authority to mobilize them?
"Of course, it wasn't just a random transfer. The premise was that I had some evidence about the Cheng family, proving that Jinling couldn't unilaterally deal with this underground force," Ye Xingchen said with a smile.
"So you mean you've got all their evidence?" Gu Manyun found it hard to believe.
"We haven't completely taken control, but we're pretty close. Arrest a bunch of people, interrogate them, and we'll have the gist of it," Ye Xingchen said. "Although these clans have many relatives, human nature is selfish. In critical moments, they'll all be thinking about how to save their own lives."
"As the saying goes, 'One move can bring the whole game to life.' I have already made the relevant arrangements. The Yushan forces will use the military exercise as an excuse to move into Nanjing. Once the Cheng family is dealt with, they will launch a full-scale attack."
As Gu Manyun listened to Ye Xingchen's plan, her expression changed from shock to admiration. Such a grand scheme, I'm afraid no one can solve it, right?
"Then... we'll deal with the Cheng family tonight?" Gu Manyun composed herself, somewhat incredulous.
She had actually prepared for the worst, and was prepared to fight the Cheng family father and son to the death.
This might result in heavy losses on both sides, but the Cheng family father and son were already determined to kill her, so she couldn't let the matter drop.
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