As Ye Qiu left, Xiao Jian breathed a sigh of relief, constantly wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.
"Young Master, what should we do now?"
A young man asked in a low voice.
Xiao Jian sighed and said, "Let's go, we should leave. Secretary Yang can stay."
"Young Master, are you really willing to just hand over this building to someone else? If we act now, we still have a chance to take it back."
The young man gritted his teeth and said.
"Foolish." Xiao Jian said in a deep voice, "You can't say that again. I can tell you this: in Qianzhou, no one can compete with Ye Qiu. Anyone who dares to go against him will surely die. Moreover, this building was originally obtained by us through unjust means. It is perfectly reasonable to return it to the Ye family now."
As for the billions already paid, consider it a punishment, a lesson, and a deserved punishment. From this day forward, the Xiao family will no longer commit any unjust acts, nor will it allow anyone to act recklessly. Anyone who disobeys will be expelled from the Xiao family.
Upon hearing this, the young man whispered, "Young Master, your father died at Ye Qiu's hands, could it be that you..."
"Shut up." Xiao Jian interrupted him, and said sternly, "I'll say it again, everything is deserved. Put yourself in our shoes. If our clan was wiped out, and you or I were the only survivor, wouldn't you seek revenge after you returned from your studies? Heh, given our personalities, we probably wouldn't have held back like Ye Qiu, but would have directly exterminated the entire clan. Do you understand what I mean?"
Since Ye Qiu spared us, it means he still has a bottom line. We absolutely cannot make any more mistakes. If we do, even the slightest mistake, the entire Xiao family might be slaughtered.
Upon hearing this, everyone in the room felt a chill run down their spines.
"Young Master is wise; I was narrow-minded."
“Young Master is right. We must not offend Ye Qiu any further.”
Everyone expressed their opinions.
...
Outside, Ye Qiu rushed to the prefectural governor's mansion.
Upon arriving outside the prefectural governor's mansion, Ye Qiu found it deserted, with the gate wide open and unguarded.
Ye Qiu immediately recognized that this scene was deliberately orchestrated by the Prefectural Governor's Office, as if to tell him, "If you have the guts, come in."
Ye Qiu stepped into the prefectural governor's mansion.
The situation inside the mansion was the complete opposite of that outside; soldiers with guns were everywhere.
As they approached the main hall of the prefectural governor's mansion, seven martial arts masters stood outside the hall.
Upon seeing Ye Qiu, all the soldiers tensed up and raised their guns, aiming them at him.
At the same time, news of Ye Qiu's arrival was quickly spread.
"Haha, Ye Qiu, you really dare to come here alone to die. I must say, you are indeed very brave."
Chu Tianxiong's loud laughter suddenly rang out.
Immediately afterwards, Ye Qiu saw the prefect walk out of the main hall.
Ye Qiu glanced around and vaguely saw that there were still people inside the hall.
But Ye Qiu didn't care, his gaze falling directly on Chu Tianxiong: "Five years ago, where did you send the Eight Desolations Map?"
"I don't know." Chu Tianxiong shook his head directly, his eyes cold as he said, "Don't think I'm trying to fool you, a dying man. I really don't know. After I got the Eight Desolations Map, a mysterious person came and took it away. I only sent a few people to accompany and escort it, but you probably know what happened to those people. They died in an accident."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qiu's eyes turned cold, and he walked step by step toward Chu Tianxiong: "Tell me the truth of what happened back then, and you may die without pain. Otherwise, today, I will slaughter your entire prefectural governor's mansion and cripple you, so that you may live in agony."
"Haha, you ignorant fool, you don't even realize you're about to die." Chu Tianxiong laughed, completely fearless.
Inside the main hall, the son of the King of Zhongbei was present, along with two grandmaster-level figures. Outside, there were tens of thousands of soldiers, as well as seven martial arts masters at the Grand Martial Master level.
He refused to believe that such formidable combat power was insufficient to kill Ye Qiu.
"Kill them."
At that moment, a clear, cold voice rang out from the main hall.
"As you command."
Chu Tianxiong nodded, then made a slashing motion with his hand.
Bang bang bang...
As Chu Tianxiong made his gesture, countless bullets rained down on Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu's expression was cold and stern, and his figure suddenly disappeared from the spot.
All those bullets missed.
The next second, with a bang, Chu Tianxiong was stomped on by Ye Qiu and spat out a mouthful of blood.
Chu Tianxiong turned pale with fright and hurriedly raised his hand, shouting, "Stop firing! Stop immediately!"
When the soldiers saw that the prefect had been suppressed, they all became nervous and at a loss.
The seven grandmasters were on high alert, ready for battle.
Ignoring everyone else, Ye Qiu stared directly at Chu Tianxiong: "I'll give you one more chance. Who was the mastermind behind what happened back then? If you don't tell me, I'll slaughter your entire prefectural government office right now."
“Young Master Ye, you...you mustn’t act rashly. I truly do not know who the mastermind was back then. I was only acting on orders.”
Chu Tianxiong hurriedly said.
"Whose orders are you following?" Ye Qiu pressed.
Chu Tianxiong's eyes flashed, and he hurriedly shouted, "Young Master, save me!"
"You, the prefect of Qianzhou, are indeed somewhat useless."
A cold voice came from the lobby.
Immediately afterwards, a young man in white, accompanied by two grandmasters, strolled out of the main hall as if walking in a leisurely garden.
Ye Qiu turned his gaze, glanced indifferently at the young man in white, and calmly asked, "Who are you?"
“The King of Zhongbei is my father. My name is Yan Wudao. You may kneel and kowtow to me and respectfully address me as Crown Prince.”
Yan Wudao spoke calmly, his arrogance soaring like a hawk soaring high above, completely disregarding Ye Qiu.
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