"Get up. You should only kneel to heaven, earth, and your parents. Don't kneel so easily. I need help on my end. If you don't mind, you can go over there after your father recovers." Ye Xingchen helped him up.
"Captain?" Zhou Dazhu glanced at Li Chengyun. They had a rule that after leaving the army, unless they were assigned a job, they had to report to their unit.
After all, their profession involves classified information.
“If you have no problem, you can go over there. Mr. Ye is one of us,” Li Chengyun said. “He won’t treat you badly.”
“Alright, Mr. Ye, I’ll come back to you as soon as I’ve settled my father.” Zhou Dazhu nodded emphatically.
Having gained a formidable ally, Ye Xingchen was in a good mood. On the way back, he asked, "Has your team ever fought against drug lords?"
"No, not at all. The things Canglang gets involved in are usually not trivial matters. Locally, we have the authority to act first and report later, so these drug lord cases are handled by other colleagues." Li Chengyun asked, "What's wrong?"
"There's a personal grudge involved. The other party owns a drug manufacturing plant in Tianhai." Ye Xingchen waved his phone, which contained some information about Yang Tie that Ning Qingyan had just sent him.
"A gun?" Li Chengyun became interested.
"Yes, I heard their firepower is quite strong, enough to arm at least a reinforced platoon," Ye Xingchen said.
Yang Tie has become increasingly audacious over the years. His drug manufacturing plant is located in an abandoned factory and employs dozens of people, fully equipped with weapons and ammunition.
With his second son providing support overseas, Yang Tie has plenty of weapons at his disposal. If a real conflict were to break out, the local anti-drug squad would likely be outmatched.
“Tianhai won’t allow such a powerful existence. It just so happens that my group hasn’t been on any missions recently, so it’s time to go out and train,” Li Chengyun said.
"Should we report this to the local authorities?" Ye Xingchen asked.
"No need. Canglang can act first and report later." Li Chengyun smiled slightly: "Besides, the other party is still secretly storing weapons in the local area. More importantly, this is Canglang's base. If we don't take this place, wouldn't that be a slap in the face to Canglang?"
Ye Xingchen smiled wryly; Li Chengyun's righteous and indignant nature was somewhat unexpected. After parting ways with Li Chengyun, he went back home.
As soon as he entered the room, he sensed that something was wrong. He saw Qin Yue sitting on the living room sofa, her body stiff and motionless.
Ye Xingchen's expression darkened slightly. She had been restrained by someone, and her eyes showed even more panic when she saw Ye Xingchen.
Clearly, a master has arrived.
Ye Xingchen's expression darkened slightly. He saw an old man sitting opposite Qin Yue. The old man was dressed in white robes, with white hair and beard. Moreover, he had a ruddy complexion and a somewhat ethereal and otherworldly air about him.
Judging from the old man's cultivation level, he has at least reached the Profound Realm.
Ye Xingchen said in a deep voice, "Who are you? What are your intentions in breaking into my home in the middle of the night?"
"Hehe, so you are Ye Xingchen? This old man, Shen Yue, has been waiting for your arrival for a long time." The old man chuckled, his words carrying a hidden force that unsettled everyone.
Qin Yue groaned, clearly hurt by the hidden force in the old man's words. Ye Xingchen quickly stepped forward, pointed a finger at her chest, and then gently stroked it with his right hand, which calmed her surging blood pressure.
"Are you alright?" Ye Xingchen asked with concern as he released the sealed acupoints on her body.
"I'm fine." Qin Yue's eyes reddened. She was really scared just now. The old man came in out of nowhere and pointed at her in mid-air, and she couldn't move. She waited for Ye Xingchen for a full half hour before he came back.
Those half hour were undoubtedly agonizing for her, and only now has she been able to relax a little.
"Let's find a hotel to stay in first, I'll take care of things at home," Ye Xingchen comforted her.
Qin Yue nodded, stood up and left. Although she was worried, she knew she couldn't be of much help here.
"Shen Yue? Wutou Mountain is known as the leader of the Three Villages and Twelve Gates?" Ye Xingchen stared at the old man.
Wutou Mountain is located north of Tianhai, at the intersection of three provinces, and is home to many martial arts practitioners. Shen Yue is the leader of this region.
"They're all just empty titles," Shen Yue said with a slight smile.
"It's indeed an empty reputation. Martial arts masters are judged by the Heavenly Alliance Ranking, which lists thirty internal martial arts masters. Your Shen family doesn't even qualify for that ranking," Ye Xingchen said coldly. "And if you have any problems, just come to me, Ye Xingchen."
"Breaking into my home and using your status as a martial arts master to subdue and blackmail a woman, who do you think you are?"
"I don't need to explain my actions to anyone." Shen Yue wasn't angry. He said leisurely, "I'm here today for no other reason than to fulfill a promise I owe someone."
"And their demand is simply to take your head."
As soon as Shen Yue finished speaking, his eyes flashed with a sharp light, locking onto Ye Xingchen, and the room was filled with murderous intent.
A master of the Profound Realm is a level above a master of the Yellow Realm, and this old man showed no restraint in his killing intent, instantly making the atmosphere in the room tense.
"Yang Tie sent you?" Ye Xingchen sneered. "Old man, you are a senior figure in the martial arts world, yet you are willing to be a dog of someone like Yang Tie. It seems the Shen family is nothing special."
“I owe the Yang family a promise. Now that I’ve killed you to fulfill that promise, we’ll be even. So, young man, how do you want to die?” Shen Yue smiled faintly.
"It's still uncertain who will emerge victorious." Ye Xingchen sneered, a cold glint flashing in his eyes as he stared at Shen Yue.
"You have some guts, but unfortunately, you will die today." Shen Yue sneered, his right hand reaching out to grab Ye Xingchen as he lunged forward.
The Shen family's most proficient technique, the Dragon-Capturing Hand, can break even the toughest skin and bones with a single grab from the air.
This old man has practiced martial arts for decades and is at the Xuan Realm level; his moves are bound to be extraordinary.
There was almost no wasted words between the two sides, and they went straight into a life-or-death battle.
With each claw strike, Shen Yue left a white claw mark in the void, and Ye Xingchen exchanged dozens of blows with him in an instant.
The two men's hands collided, and with a crash, the indoor lights shattered.
Ye Xingchen took a few steps back, his figure swaying, but his opponent didn't give him any chance to catch his breath. With a flash, he pressed forward again.
The opponent blocked Ye Xingchen's escape routes with both claws, while a maniacal laugh rang out: "Boy, you're quite strong, but unfortunately, you must die today."
With a series of thuds, two Dragon-Capturing Hand techniques struck, one aimed at Ye Xingchen's throat and the other at his chest—these were deadly moves.
Ye Xingchen sneered, grabbed at the air with his right hand, and slightly lifted his right palm upward. With a hum, the Crimson Cloud spun rapidly in his palm.
Immediately afterward, a three-foot-long sword light flashed, followed by a scream, and a hand fell to the ground.
The old man staggered back five steps, panting heavily, staring incredulously at the Crimson Sky in Ye Xingchen's hand.
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