Duan Jinyan's words felt like a mountain pressing down on my heart.
It not only filled me with anger, but also with a deep sense of powerlessness.
For more than a year, I devoted almost all my energy to capturing Duan Jinyan.
This matter has almost become a major worry for me.
This trip to Miao Jiang Xian Gong was the closest I've ever been to Duan Jinyan.
I thought I could catch him and settle all the scores at once.
But I never expected that everything I had carefully prepared would be so vulnerable in front of Duan Jinyan.
Actually, a long time ago, I had thought about the gap between myself and Duan Jinyan.
Jiang Tianyi's Tianxia Group, the beautiful snake's Fengmen Village, and the Wei family's Changwei Group.
Any one of them, if picked randomly, is a behemoth with enormous assets and a wealth of talent.
Even they couldn't gain the upper hand when facing Duan Jinyan.
As for me, I'm just a greenhorn who holds the empty title of Duan family sect leader and has only been in the business for a little over a year.
Compared to the renowned Wind Beast, my revenge is like an ant trying to shake a tree.
Even so, I still clung to a sliver of hope, fantasizing that I could catch Duan Jinyan, quell the anger in my heart, and comfort my grandfather's spirit in heaven.
But today, Duan Jinyan's words shattered any remaining hope I had.
Although his words were spoken in a very calm manner, they were a humiliation to me.
According to him, the reason I am still alive today is that he still has a sliver of affection for the Duan family, so he only used to reprimand me.
But if I continue to be stubborn, he will kill me without hesitation.
When he said these words, there was no threat in his tone or eyes. It seemed that he believed that as long as he said these words, he could definitely do them.
It's as if eliminating me is no different from crushing an ant.
Seeing his cold demeanor, I stared into his eyes and asked, "So all the rumors I heard are true. You're working for Jinbai International, and the break between the four sects back then was because of you! Qu Ruilin's father, Wei Shengnan's second uncle, and my aunt who passed away before I even met them—you're the one who killed them all, aren't you?"
"Everyone dies eventually; they were just unlucky. But these things were indeed all my doing."
Duan Jinyan spoke in a lazy tone, showing no regard for my thoughts: "I let you live not to leave an heir for yourself, but to leave a root for the Duan family. The money you've earned during this time should be enough for your retirement. From now on, leave this circle and live the life of an ordinary person!"
Of course, this is just my advice. I know you hate me, and if you rebel and want to continue going against me just because this advice came from me, I have nothing to say. After all, your life is your own.
I glared at Duan Jinyan with murderous intent in my eyes: "What makes you think you can take me down?"
“I never thought that way, because you are not even worth my excessive attention, and I don’t care whether you live or die.”
Duan Jinyan continued calmly, "Someone's here, so our conversation ends here. I hope you can calm down and seriously consider what I've said! Of course, you don't need to give me an answer, because no matter what you choose, we will never see each other again."
When I heard Duan Jinyan's words, I looked around, but there was no movement or figure, and it didn't look like anyone was there at all.
When I heard Duan Jinyan say he was leaving, a thought instantly formed in my mind.
Let's give it our all!
Today, my relationship with Duan Jinyan and his son has come to an end.
At this moment, I no longer expect any reunion between father and son, or any drama of him changing his mind.
I just want to do everything in my power to take his life, to rid the Duan family of this scourge, and to give an explanation to the four members of the family who were killed by him.
"Gulp!"
Just as I was about to pounce on Duan Jinyan, Miao Xiaoxian behind me suddenly collapsed to the ground: "He...poisoned us!"
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Miao Xiaoxian fall to the ground and try to get up, but she had no strength at all.
In just a moment, I couldn't even feel my own limbs and body. I felt like I was floating on air, as if my soul had left my body.
“I drugged you the moment you appeared and threw the drug into the fire.”
Duan Jinyan stood up from where he was: "Don't worry, I said I won't kill you today! This poison is not fatal and has no side effects, but there is no antidote. You will sleep for three days, and when you wake up, everything will be fine."
I collapsed to the ground, glaring angrily at Duan Jinyan: "You bastard! One day, I'll kill you with my own hands!"
"I'll take this as something you said in anger, and also as giving you one last chance."
Duan Jinyan walked towards the pool without looking back: "The path ahead is up to you to choose."
"Thump!"
After speaking, Duan Jinyan leaped into the pool of water.
I don't know what kind of medicine Duan Jinyan gave me, but it took effect very quickly. After I fell to the ground, I was very conscious, but I couldn't do anything except speak and blink.
When I fell, my face was facing the entrance to the valley.
Ma Gan and his group were standing about twenty meters away from us. They saw us fall, but they didn't do anything about it.
Immediately afterwards, Wei Shengnan, Song Laosan, Qu Ruilin, and the Wei family member in the cave all ran over here.
Seeing our situation from afar, Song Laosan pointed his gun at Ma Gan and the others: "The people in front are Xiao Duan and Miao Xiaoxian, and these are Duan Jinyan's men!"
"Gentlemen, be careful of accidental discharge!"
Seeing Song Laosan's actions, Ma Gan shouted, "We are from the Jilin Rat Clan. We are not here to search for dragon veins or burial sites. We have no conflict of interest with you, and the situation here is none of our business."
Song Laosan roared, "Stop talking nonsense! Put your hands up where I can see them! My marksmanship is beyond your wildest imagination!"
Wei Shengnan and the others, having subdued Ma Gan and the others, ran quickly toward me. Seeing that I had my eyes open, they asked in a rapid voice, "Duan Shenxing, what happened to you?"
"I saw Duan Jinyan, and he drugged me!"
I lay on the cold ground and gestured with my eyes: "Duan Jinyan jumped into the pool next to us in less than half a minute."
Looking at the pool surrounded by water, Wei Shengnan shouted to Song Laosan, "Third Master, bring your gun! Duan Jinyan is in this pool. There are no other passages here. He has nowhere to retreat. As soon as he shows his face, shoot him dead!"
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