Forced to Marry a Female Billionaire CEO-Chapter 571: Offended Someone?

"Are you just letting them go like that?"

Seeing the car start up, Bai Qian'er stood about three meters in front of Xu Ke, asking with unconcealed worry. Releasing three such formidable assassins to lurk in the shadows was simply too dangerous!

Xu Ke glanced at their departing car and smiled. "Of course. It's not like we can kill them."

Hearing this, Bai Qian'er nodded slightly. "That's true. If you can't kill them, I suppose you have to let them go."

Bai Qian'er knew full well that while Shi Hongda and the Yin-Yang Elders were willing to stop the assassins from killing Xu Ke, it didn't mean they were willing to fight them to the death. In that case, Tang Yingchang alone couldn't possibly kill any one of the assassins.

"Heh, you did the right thing. You know you can't beat them," Zhuge Changyang sneered. "But let me tell you, by not eliminating the threat completely, you've guaranteed the Assassin's Alliance will hunt you to the death. Just you wait."

"That's none of your business. You should be more concerned about the poison in your own bodies," Xu Ke retorted, silencing him with a single sentence.

Shi Hongda roared, "Give me the antidote!"

"Just a moment." Xu Ke waved his hand, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"Wait for what?" Shi Hongda thought Xu Ke was stalling and was about to let loose a string of curses.

Just then...

BOOM!!!!

An ear-splitting explosion suddenly swallowed all other sounds, filling the air with a deafening roar. At the same time, everyone felt the surrounding temperature spike. They all turned toward the source of the heat, and what they saw made them freeze on the spot, their mouths agape.

The Wuling Hongguang, which had driven less than a meter, had just been blown apart, erupting into a furious inferno...

Staring at the burning vehicle, everyone was dumbfounded.

What in the world is going on?

All eyes snapped to Xu Ke in unison. This had to be his doing. Their suspicions were confirmed when they saw his calm expression, as if everything was unfolding exactly as he'd planned.

Xu Ke hadn't been wasting time with trash talk just to show off.

For the Venomous Twin Elders to emerge from the box in his car and plant a bomb on the enemy's vehicle, they needed time and cover. If Xu Ke hadn't completely captured the three assassins' attention, it would have been impossible for the Venomous Twin Elders to succeed. The initial attack by Shi Hongda, the Yin-Yang Elders, and Tang Yingchang had served as the first distraction, allowing the Venomous Twin Elders to sneak out of the car with the poison bomb. The second time, when Xu Ke forced the assassins to apologize, he created another window of opportunity for the Venomous Twin Elders to plant the bomb and slip away.

That was how Xu Ke had managed to lead the three master assassins into his trap.

"What's going on?" Shi Hongda's voice trembled.

"Haven't you ever heard of getting rid of a problem at its root?" Xu Ke's face flickered in the light of the flames.

A sudden chill ran down Shi Hongda's spine, and his throat went dry.

How did Xu Ke do it? How did he manage to plant a bomb on the assassins' car without anyone noticing? Where did such an incredible ability come from?

He began to wonder if the Huang Family had made the right choice in opposing Xu Ke.

"You..." After mulling it over, Shi Hongda started to ask another question.

But Xu Ke cut him off, looking directly at him. "All of you, with me. Capture them, and I'll give you the antidote afterward."

The bomb was one the Venomous Twin Elders had left over from a few days ago. Xu Ke was well aware that a blast of this magnitude was nowhere near enough to kill experts at the Great Perfection of the Innate Realm, given their physical resilience. If Shi Hongda and the others didn't join in to land the finishing blows, he wouldn't be able to capture a single one of them.

Hearing this, Shi Hongda was stunned. "What did you say?" His brain couldn't quite process it.

"Let's go together!" Xu Ke shouted.

"Wait, you mean we're supposed to *capture* them? Are you sure you mean 'capture'?" Shi Hongda's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Of course," Xu Ke replied, looking at Shi Hongda as if he were an idiot. "Is there a problem?"

"Are you fucking telling me to capture them alive? Are you insane, or am I?" Shi Hongda's expression soured.

Every expert at the Great Perfection of the Innate Realm had clawed their way up through the martial world, forged through countless life-and-death battles. Who did Xu Ke think he was to suggest capturing them at will? It was utterly preposterous!

"Cut the crap and follow me." Xu Ke couldn't be bothered to explain. He had to capture them. Otherwise, the issue with the Venomous Twin Elders would never be resolved, leaving a thorn in his side forever.

Shi Hongda and the Yin-Yang Elders exchanged hesitant glances.

Capture them alive... The difficulty was immense!

But just then, a faint, sharp pain pricked at their chests. Gritting their teeth, they cursed, "Damn it... what's the plan?"

"You two, hold off the one who uses palm strikes. Shi Hongda, you handle the one with the military spike again. As for the mediocre one, leave him to Elder Tang."

While observing from the sidelines earlier, Xu Ke had already figured it out. The assassin who had no notable skills, other than knowing a single phrase in French, was the softest target. If you were going to squeeze, you started with the weakest one.

Hearing the plan, the three agreed without another word. They and Tang Yingchang immediately advanced on the still-burning car. Meanwhile, Xu Ke walked toward his own vehicle to retrieve something.

Watching Xu Ke's retreating back, Bai Qian'er, Duan Zhuo'e, and Fang Caizhe were completely shell-shocked. The dazzling series of maneuvers that had unfolded in less than a minute had left them utterly stupefied.

Now, Bai Qian'er finally understood. Xu Ke had indeed said he couldn't kill them... but that wasn't because he was incapable. It was because he intended to capture them alive. Capture Innates at the Great Perfection Realm alive! They had originally assumed Xu Ke couldn't even escape this deathtrap. Only now did they realize that he had calculated everything from the very beginning. He had come here today with one goal in mind: to capture them all in one go...

At this thought, Duan Zhuo'e felt a surge of excitement.

The Seasoned Envoy is just too damn formidable!

...

From within the flaming car, three masked assassins emerged once more. But this time, they were no longer the imposing figures who had kicked Fang Caizhe over just moments before. Instead, they looked utterly wretched.

The Military Spike Assassin's clothes were burned to rags, revealing far more than intended. His body was covered in minor cuts, and half of his mask had been incinerated.

The palm-wielding assassin's mask was gone entirely, revealing a grim, soot-stained face. He stood naked to the waist beside the car, his expression dangerously dark. When Xu Ke saw him, he was momentarily taken aback. Despite the man's scorched appearance, there was no denying he was the strongest of the three. There wasn't a single wound on his torso; the explosion had barely affected him.

That old bastard really is the strongest, Xu Ke cursed inwardly.

As for the one Xu Ke considered the softest target, he was in the worst state. His body was a mess of large, crisscrossing scars, dripping with fresh blood. His clothes were gone, and it was hard to find a part of him that wasn't injured.

After climbing out of the wreckage, the three assassins faced Tang Yingchang and the others. The palm-wielding assassin's face was somber, and his voice was like a cold wind from the depths of the abyss.

"Do you have any idea who you've just offended?"