"But he wants to use the Seven Corpses Life-Borrowing Technique to exchange seven fresh human lives for one, then I'm sorry I can't agree to that. Besides, this method is itself a heaven-defying technique, and he must die."
"Alright, once we get rid of him, Ye Taihe will have no way out." Xia Hanyue lit a cigarette: "Then, let's see how this so-called head of the Ye family will behave."
“Maybe he’ll only regret it when he has nothing left.” Ye Xingchen was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, “It doesn’t matter, I’ll go see Jiang Yongkang first.”
"Okay, go ahead, I'll wait for you here." Xia Hanyue parked the car downstairs at a hotel.
Ye Xingchen opened the car door and got in.
Inside a private room, Jiang Yongkang sipped tea using his own tea set. He glanced at the time; it was already 8 o'clock, but Chen Zhengde had not yet appeared.
His brow furrowed slightly; he already knew what was going on.
My junior brother is never late, especially when he makes plans with me.
The agreed time was 8 o'clock, but he didn't come, which speaks volumes.
Although I've guessed some things, since I'm already here, I'll just wait here patiently.
At 8:10, Ye Xingchen pushed open the door of the private room and walked in. He smiled and said, "Sorry to keep you waiting."
"It really is you." Jiang Yongkang gave Ye Xingchen a deep look, then casually picked up the purple clay teapot and poured Ye Xingchen a cup of tea.
"It seems you already guessed it was me." Ye Xingchen sat down, took the cup of tea he was poured, drank it all in one gulp, and then exclaimed, "Good tea."
"Your method of tasting tea is like a cow chewing on a peony, wasting my good tea," Jiang Yongkang snorted, somewhat displeased.
"Let's get down to business," Ye Xingchen said, putting down his cup. "You probably guessed it was me, right?"
“My junior brother didn’t arrive by 8 o’clock, so I knew it wasn’t him I was meeting today,” Jiang Yongkang said casually. “Because he’s never late.”
"But what I never expected was that it was you who came. We don't get along, but he sided with you, which made me very sad."
"Why did he switch sides? Haven't you thought about the reasons?" Ye Xingchen smiled slightly and said, "Is it because he doesn't agree with some of your actions?"
"I, Jiang Yongkang, never consider what others think when I do things." Jiang Yongkang poured a cup of tea, took a light sniff, and then sipped it: "I just didn't expect that decades of brotherhood would be ruined because of you."
"There are no unchanging friendships in this world. The reason they don't change is because there isn't enough self-interest to drive them." Ye Xingchen poured himself a cup of tea: "The tea is good."
"I really can't figure out what you used to win him over." Jiang Yongkang stared at Ye Xingchen, and seeing him ruin another good cup of his tea, he couldn't help but feel a little angry.
"His wife has been in a coma for thirty years, in a state of apparent death, and could die at any moment, you know that, right?" Ye Xingchen asked.
“I know.” Jiang Yongkang frowned. “You cured her?”
"That's right, I woke her up. In a year, she'll be back to normal." Ye Xingchen said with a smile, "Do you think this is enough to make him switch sides with me?"
"You really are a genius. His wife is teetering on the edge of life and death; strictly speaking, she's just a soulless shell. Although her soul hasn't left her body, it's impossible to wake her up." Jiang Yongkang's expression changed, and his gaze towards Ye Xingchen became somewhat strange.
"You actually managed to wake her up, that's amazing, truly amazing."
"Don't praise me like that, I'll get arrogant," Ye Xingchen said somewhat shyly. "Actually, you also have a way to wake her up, right?"
“Yes, the method is a bit complicated, but it’s not hopeless.” Jiang Yongkang smiled slightly.
"But you didn't do that. You provided him with cold jade and all sorts of rare and precious materials so that he could prolong his wife's life, but you kept her in a state of suspended animation and prevented her from waking up." Ye Xingchen said, "You did this just to better control him, didn't you?"
Jiang Yongkang remained silent. He picked up his teacup, drank it in one gulp, and then his face twisted into a grimace: "That's right, so what?"
“My junior brother is actually a kind-hearted person. He has almost no flaws, but we people of Mingshan cannot be good people.” Jiang Yongkang said coldly, “So, I have no choice but to use this method to drag him down.”
"These are all just excuses," Ye Xingchen shook his head and said, "You just want to control him, to keep him from surpassing your reputation, am I right?"
"Haha, so what?" Jiang Yongkang simply tore off the mask: "From childhood to adulthood, his master doted on him the most, and taught him the best medical skills and theories."
"As for me, I only stole a little bit of the forbidden techniques of Mount Ming, and he was about to expel me from the sect. I had no choice but to secretly strangle him."
"But what I don't understand is why he's so good to Chen Zhengde? Why? I'm clearly the most talented."
Jiang Yongkang's face was contorted in agony, looking utterly terrifying. He roared hysterically, like a madman.
“A person who kills his own master is utterly inhuman.” Ye Xingchen looked at him with pity.
"Haha, he was the stumbling block on my road to success. If I hadn't killed him, how could I have obtained so many forbidden techniques from Mount Ming?" Jiang Yongkang laughed heartily. "Facts have proven that as long as I have those forbidden techniques recorded in ancient books, I can still succeed even without his guidance."
"The forbidden magic of Mount Ming borrows the fortune of ghosts and gods, which is extremely harmful to one's yin virtue." Ye Xingchen shook his head: "Over the years, you have used the forbidden magic without restraint to satisfy your own selfish desires, and your yin virtue has been completely depleted. If someone like you dies, he will go to hell."
"Haha, if I become a demon, how can hell control me?" Jiang Yongkang laughed loudly. "Ye Xingchen, you don't need to waste your energy. The worldly laws of this world can't restrain me at all."
"Do you think it's meaningful to talk about morality with someone who has no morals?"
Ye Xingchen was taken aback for a moment, then nodded slightly: "Yes, what you said reminds me. Why am I worrying about morality with someone who has no morals?"
"Since that's the case, then I won't talk to you about morality." Ye Xingchen stared at him: "You colluded with the three brothers from Yinshan to create seven medicinal corpses, just to cure Ye Taihe's illness, right?"
"So what if it is?" Jiang Yongkang sneered. "The Seven Corpses Borrowing Life Technique can save Ye Taihe's life, and he has promised me many benefits. As long as I save him, I will enjoy endless wealth and honor."
"Seven lives for one life, do you know that this is a forbidden technique against the heavens?" Ye Xingchen stared at him.
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