Outside the high-rise buildings, the enormous, ferocious-looking beasts that once reeked of a foul stench lay scattered in pools of blood. Their iron-hard scales and incredibly sharp fangs could no longer save their lives.
When Zhao Yuwei gracefully stepped out of the high-rise building again, the scene before her startled her slightly. The corpses of the strange beasts that had been lying on the ground were now just pale skeletons, as if some mysterious force had ripped all their flesh and blood out of them. Even more chilling was that the beasts' mouths were still mechanically chewing on the remains of their own kind, crimson blood mixed with broken pieces of meat slowly dripping from the corners of their mouths.
"Hmph! Since you ignorant beasts insist on courting death, then I'll just send you on your way today!" Zhao Yuwei snorted coldly, her delicate body leaping up suddenly. At the same time, a soft sword gleaming with a cold light suddenly appeared in her fair, jade-like hand.
The moment the soft sword appeared, a terrifying, chilling primal energy rapidly gathered around it. This primal energy surged wildly along the sword's blade like a raging inferno, radiating a dazzling light. Then, with a gentle flick of Zhao Yuwei's arm, the incredibly powerful primal energy erupted forth like a flood bursting its banks.
In an instant, the entire space was enveloped by this terrifying energy. The beasts that had not yet fled keenly sensed the deadly threat coming from above. Feeling the terrifying pressure, they were terrified and turned around, running away at full speed.
However, it was all too late. The instant they turned to flee, Zhao Yuwei's longsword, carrying the force of a thunderbolt, crashed down. A deafening roar followed, the ground trembled violently, and dust billowed into the air. When the dust settled, people were astonished to find that all the strange beasts within a radius of several dozen meters around Zhao Yuwei lay motionless on the ground, their bodies cold and lifeless.
Meanwhile, inside the high-rise building, Ye Liangchen felt a low, suppressed voice emanate from the bracelet on his wrist: "My Lord, that woman outside is practically a killing machine!"
"Oh? What do you mean?" Ye Liangchen frowned slightly, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.
"Just now, a large number of strange beasts gathered around the tall building, at least several hundred. But in the blink of an eye, that woman killed them all with just the long sword in her hand..." The voice in the bracelet was filled with shock and awe.
Upon hearing this, Ye Liangchen's heart was stirred, and he pondered to himself, "This woman's strength is so formidable, just who is she...?"
The woman guarding her was far too powerful.
Even if he were to open the chains himself, he probably wouldn't be able to escape.
"Where there's a will, there's a way. You unlock the chains first, and I'll handle the rest myself."
Within Jiangxi Province, Li Xue's face hardened upon seeing Zhao Yuwei's portrait.
It's her.
Li Xue looked at the man in black, puzzled.
"How did you obtain this woman's portrait?"
The man in black spoke slowly.
"This was obtained by our underground forces based on our intelligence network. As the saying goes, even rats have their ways."
"Then can you find this person?"
Li Xue's bracelet emitted light, and a figure slowly appeared in mid-air.
“Our underground intelligence network has never been able to detect this person, but I can investigate further.”
"No need. If he doesn't want people to know, it's very difficult for your underground forces to obtain intelligence."
Li Xue left after she finished speaking.
The man in black, however, seemed unconvinced.
After all, there are two forces in Jiang Province: the official one on the surface, and the underground one in the shadows.
"I refuse to believe we can't find this guy."
Inside the Zhenyuan Division in Jiang Province, Jun Wuhen searched for a long time using the intelligence network.
But still, nothing was gained.
Just then, Li Wenyuan suddenly called.
“I’ve found a lead using underground connections, but things are about to get very tricky.”
Li Wenyuan quickly sent over a photo.
After reading it, Jun Wuhen was completely baffled.
Who is this person?
"This person is Zhao Yuwei, and she is from the Hong family in the capital."
"The Hong family of the capital?"
Jun Wuhen's voice trembled slightly.
"That's right, it's the Hong family."
Jun Wuhen was utterly shocked.
The Hong family of the capital is the most powerful force in the capital, which is incomparable to the Li family or the Liu family.
The Hong family wields considerable influence within the Federation because it has two powerful figures.
Recently, the head of the Hong family has advanced another level, and is almost at the level of a Saint of Supernatural Abilities.
"What exactly is going on? How did the Hong family get involved in this?"
Jun Wuhen was very puzzled by the Hong family's intervention.
"This might be related to Xue'er."
"Is it related to Li Xue?"
Jun Wuhen was also somewhat bewildered.
Li Wenyuan pondered for a long time before slowly speaking.
"Actually, this is some old news from Tianlong Academy. After Li Xue entered Tianlong Academy, she was quickly noticed by Hong Tianpeng."
However, Li Xue looked down on Hong Tianpeng at the time. Later, Hong Tianpeng declared at Tianlong Academy that Li Xue was one of his people.
Later, after that incident, Li Xue left. It's estimated that Hong Tianpeng discovered Li Xue was mentoring Ye Liangchen, which displeased him.
Jun Wuhen understood after hearing this.
"So what do you need me to do next?"
"All you need to do now is help me find Xue'er; you don't need to worry about anything else."
Jun Wuhen was also somewhat annoyed after hearing this.
“Li Wenyuan, what kind of person do you take me for? Let me tell you, I, Jun Wuhen, am not the kind of person who is afraid of death.”
Li Wenyuan was silent for a moment, then sighed and said, "Brother Jun, I didn't mean it that way. It's just that this matter has far-reaching implications, and the Hong family is ruthless. I don't want to implicate you. But if you insist on helping, then we'll search for Xue'er's whereabouts together." Jun Wuhen's expression softened slightly. "That makes sense. Let's act now."
The rainy night in Jiangxi Province continued.
Li Xue turned on her bracelet and made a phone call.
The call was answered quickly.
"Xue'er, after all these years, you finally answered my call."
"Hong Tianpeng, stop talking nonsense, where did you take Liangchen?"
Hong Tianpeng, on the other end of the phone, began to play dumb.
"Auspicious time? What auspicious time? Is it a beautiful day and scenery? Or something else?"
When Li Xue saw Hong Tianpeng pretending to be stupid, she got straight to the point.
“Hong Tianpeng, don’t think I don’t know. Zhao Yuwei took Ye Liangchen away. I’m warning you, release Liangchen now, or I’ll destroy your Hong family.”
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