On Na Yuanzhen's iron claw, a bloodied heart was still being gripped, and the heart was still beating.
With a clench of his right hand, *poof*... blood splattered from the heart in his hand. Then, Na Yuanzhen flicked his robes and sat back down at his desk.
The black bear knelt on the ground, trembling, terrified by what he saw.
Lord Long lay on the ground, his eyes wide open, dying with his eyes still open.
He worked very hard for the great cause of restoring the previous dynasty, but he never imagined that no matter how hard he tried, he could not change his fate.
"Get up." Na Yuanzhen glanced coldly at the black bear kneeling on the ground.
"Young Master Na..." Black Bear stood up tremblingly, bowing slightly to Na Yuanzhen, unable to hide the fear on his face.
"What are you afraid of?" Na Yuanzhen said coldly.
"No, subordinate... subordinate is not afraid." Black Bear swallowed hard, trying his best to remain calm.
"Heh, not afraid?" Na Yuanzhen sneered. He slowly stood up and walked to the black bear's side.
He extended an iron claw, its sharp edge rubbing against the black bear's face.
Feeling the blood on the cold iron claws, the black bear almost fainted.
He even felt like he was suffocating, because the feeling made it almost impossible for him to breathe.
"No, no, I didn't do a good job, but I can assure you that I have a clear conscience." Black Bear took a deep breath, trying his best to maintain his composure.
“I believe that Lao Yao’s affairs have nothing to do with you. No matter how much you two fight amongst yourselves, it’s your own business,” Na Yuanzhen said calmly. “But if you try to kill him, don’t blame me for killing you too.”
"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare." Black Bear's face turned deathly pale, and he almost collapsed to the ground.
"Alright, you can go now." Na Yuanzhen waved her hand lightly, then said calmly, "Keep an eye on Lao Yao's movements recently. If there's any news about him, let me know immediately."
"Yes, I will definitely keep an eye on it." Black Bear nodded heavily. The pressure from Na Yuanzhen was too strong, and he just wanted to stay away from this guy.
"You may leave now," Na Yuanzhen said gently, waving her hand.
Black Bear was greatly honored. He quickly bowed slightly to Na Yuanzhen and then left the place.
After he left, a small figure walked into the inner room. It was a little monk, none other than Miaoyan, the little monk Ye Xingchen had met in the back temple of the Great Wuxiang Temple.
"Hehe, so you finally decided to drop the pretense?" Miao Yan said with a chuckle.
“Now that things have come to this, we have no choice but to confront him directly.” Na Yuanzhen said calmly, “The truth has been revealed. If we keep him around, he will ruin our plans.”
“That works too.” Miao Yan nodded gently and said, “Anyway, the lives of people like that are worthless.”
"Just kill them. These people are no different from ants."
Na Yuanzhen clapped his hands, and the old man who was sweeping outside slowly walked in, dragged Lord Long's body out, and then turned back to clean up the bloodstains on the ground.
"Is Ye Xingchen here?" Miao Yan asked, turning her head.
“Yes, he’s here.” Na Yuanzhen nodded. “The revenge for killing my brother must be taken.”
“Revenge is secondary. Heh, I’ve always believed that this world is a dog-eat-dog world. Since your brother was eliminated, it means he was weak.”
Miao Yan sneered and said, "You really need to carry out your grand plan."
"Isn't your Great Wuxiang Temple always supporting the royal family? I think you should be just like that Lord Long. After learning that I am going to take his place, you must be furious and try to kill me."
Na Yuanzhen turned to look at Miaoyan: "Why is your stance different from his?"
"Hehe, nothing in this world is static. I did support the royal family before, but that's all in the past."
Miao Yan chuckled and said, "Right now, I'm chasing after interests. Whoever can give me the greatest benefit, I will support. Whether it's you or the Jin family, it's all the same."
"As you said, the Jin clan's fate is sealed. I can't find any reason to support them, so it's not a bad idea to support someone else now."
"After all, there are some things in their royal family's ancestral tomb that would allow me to directly cross four realms and transcend the mortal world."
“That’s a wise man. Master Miaoyan is not as rigid as Lord Long. Only in this way can he create the greatest benefit for himself.” Na Yuanzhen smiled: “But Master, it seems that Ye Xingchen also has a few good and capable assistants.”
"Then there's no need to worry. I have a junior brother who left the Great Wuxiang Temple and started his own sect. That way, if either of us brothers were to encounter any misfortune one day, we could rely on each other."
Miao Yan said triumphantly, "Qianshui Temple is now only a hundred miles away from here. As long as I give the order, Qianshui Temple will give us its full support."
"That's good then." Na Yuanzhen nodded in satisfaction: "It's truly a fortunate thing to cooperate with the master. The master has considered everything very thoroughly."
"Amitabha..." Miaoyan put his hands together and chanted the Buddha's name, feeling quite proud of himself.
After leaving Na Yuanzhen's hiding place, the black bear returned all the way to the south of the city.
His club has now shut down, and all his underlings have been dismissed and are on leave at home, for fear that if the higher-ups take real action, they will have another chance.
But looking at the empty clubhouse and casino, Black Bear couldn't calm down at all.
"Brother Xiong." One of his underlings ran over.
"Well? Have you found out anything?" Black Bear suddenly stood up and grabbed the hand of one of his underlings.
"Brother Xiong, I've used all our connections, but we still can't figure out what's going on. The brothers in the north of the city were taken away directly and weren't interrogated locally," the underling said, composing himself.
"Damn it, this is a huge problem." Black Bear started to get uneasy. This time, it seemed like the higher-ups were about to take action.
He usually cultivated many connections with officials, but this time the southern army came and took people away directly without going through the local authorities, which seemed very abnormal.
None of the connections he planted there are useful now.
“Brother Xiong, I also feel that something is off about this.” The underling composed himself and said, “Logically speaking, the local authorities shouldn’t allow the military to get involved in our affairs.”
"But this time, the military not only intervened, but also took the initiative. This... this is simply trying to destroy us."
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