Forced to Marry a Female Billionaire CEO-Chapter 621: The Death of Li Shichuan

Xu Ke and Tang Yingchang left Tianhai University, leaving Ghost Elder behind to report to the janitorial department.

But as Ghost Elder left, he hemmed and hawed, hesitating and uncertain.

When Xu Ke asked him about it, he learned that Ghost Elder was reluctant partly because he felt being a janitor was a miserable grind, and partly because he hadn't interacted normally with people in so long that he'd developed a bit of social anxiety.

This made the last traces of guilt in Xu Ke's heart vanish. With a grand wave of his hand, he told Ghost Elder to hurry up and report for duty to enrich his social life in his old age.

Watching Ghost Elder's retreating back, Tang Yingchang couldn't hold back his laughter. "By the way, Mister Xu," he asked, "what do you plan to do about Poison Elder?"

He knew that Ghost Elder was willing to let Xu Ke do as he pleased not only because Xu Ke was their current superior and life-saving benefactor, but also because Poison Elder needed Xu Ke's help to advance his poison body.

"We're waiting for Zhou Qingyong."

Xu Ke smiled. "I gave Manager Xiao Qian a list of the medicinal ingredients Poison Elder needs. Buying them myself would be time-consuming, laborious, and expensive. Now that I have the father-son duo helping, I couldn't be happier..."

The ingredients Poison Elder required weren't expensive, but they were numerous and particularly finicky, with some taking up to half a month to find. Xu Ke's time was precious now; where would he find the leisure to search for them?

There was a deeper reason as well: if he were to search for them openly, the Ye, Huang, and Qin Families would surely try to stop him.

They wouldn't know he was cultivating a poison body capable of contending with the Innate Great Perfection, but they would still try to obstruct his collection efforts. They operated on the simple principle of finding joy in an enemy's misfortune, which would cause the effort Xu Ke would have to expend to increase exponentially.

For this very reason, Xu Ke was extremely grateful to Zhou Qingyong.

Where else could he find such a fantastic teammate! Top-quality ingredients, sold at a loss, with guaranteed quality and on-time delivery.

Xu Ke was deeply moved.

To not give them the Xiongfeng Pill Prescription to make them happy for a couple of days would be simply outrageous...

This time, Tang Yingchang truly couldn't hold it in any longer and burst out laughing. "Hahaha! If that father and son knew about this, they would definitely spit blood."

He really hadn't expected this. He had originally thought Xu Ke was merely turning Zhou Qingyong's scheme back on him. He never imagined that Xu Ke's ultimate goal was to silently and surreptitiously cultivate Poison Elder's poison body, one that could rival the might of the Innate Great Perfection...

Xu Ke couldn't help but chuckle as well.

Just as the atmosphere in the car turned jolly...

RING, RING...

Xu Ke's phone rang.

Tang Yingchang stopped laughing.

Seeing the caller's name, Xu Ke froze for a moment before answering. "What's up?"

It was Duan Chongfeng.

On the other end, Duan Chongfeng's voice was grave. "Something's happened. Old Yuan didn't have time to call, so he asked me to inform you."

"What is it?" Xu Ke's heart sank.

What could have happened to make Duan Chongfeng speak like that?

"Li Shichuan and Li Lang are dead!" Duan Chongfeng announced.

At these words, Xu Ke's expression changed drastically. "What?!"

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「The Ye Family Estate」

"Fourth Uncle, wasn't that a bit rash?" Ye Yunfeng took a deep breath, his face gloomy as he stared at Ye Taiqing.

Pressing the black mole on his face, Ye Taiqing let out a sneer. "Rash? Since they were suspected of being traitors, isn't killing them the simplest solution?"

"The Li Family is a vassal of our Ye Family!" Ye Yunfeng shouted sternly. "Li Shichuan acted as our dog for so many years. If you kill him so rashly, how will you command the respect of our subordinates?"

He wasn't opposed to Ye Taiqing killing people, but to him killing the Li father and son without any solid evidence. The Ye Family had more smaller families and factions under its control than anyone. Now that Ye Taiqing had stormed their home and slaughtered the pair, Ye Yunfeng had no idea how to explain it. His only option was to erase the traces as quickly as possible and try to frame someone else or stage a deception.

"Command respect? Heh!" Hearing this, Ye Taiqing shot to his feet, livid. "Respect my ass! Since when does our Ye Family need these vassals? It's bad enough being played like a fool by some kid, but now you're hemming and hawing over how to deal with a traitor. Ye Yunfeng, I think you should just step down from your position and go kneel before the ancestors to atone for your failures!"

"Your father was never this useless when he was alive."

At these words, Ye Yunfeng was thoroughly berated, his face turning a deep, ashen grey.

Beside him, Ye Yunfeng's followers were as silent as cicadas in winter, too afraid to speak. Ye Taiqing's strength was currently the most terrifying among them; he was the most powerful individual combatant the Ye Family had. How could they possibly dare to offend Fourth Master Ye?

Ye Chong kept his head bowed low, not daring to utter a word, like a tortoise holding its breath. His good relationship with Ye Dexian had already earned him Ye Taiqing's disfavor, and speaking up now would only get him scolded.

Only Ye Feng, who had been silent all this time, stood up. "Fourth Grandfather..."

He couldn't stand it anymore. If this continued, what would be left of Ye Yunfeng's authority as the Family Head?

"What did you call me?" Ye Taiqing glared angrily at Ye Feng. He had only agreed to return to the Ye Family because there was something here he needed to retrieve; it didn't mean he wanted to come back and be some damned 'Fourth Master Ye'.

"Mister Ye..." Ye Feng took a breath and continued, "I understand your way of doing things, but times are different. My father was the successor appointed by Grandfather himself. His way of thinking isn't focused on petty, short-term gains."

"So you're mocking me for having no brain, for only knowing how to act on pride?" Ye Taiqing ignored the veiled criticism and cut straight to the chase, cursing, "A mere adopted son dares to lecture me? You're courting death!"

The instant his words fell, his Innate Great Perfection aura erupted, lashing out at Ye Feng like a tempest.

Ye Feng's face went pale. Although he had already reached the Innate Initial Stage and was even showing signs of breaking through to the intermediate stage, the gap between him and the Innate Great Perfection was still immense. A direct hit from Ye Taiqing's aura would surely injure him.

"Fourth Uncle, you've gone too far!"

Seeing this, Ye Yunfeng's eyes flashed. He shot to his feet with an angry roar. At the same time, a strange, chilling aura erupted from within him, shooting out like a venomous snake to shield Ye Feng.

BOOM.

The two auras clashed in mid-air with the speed of lightning. Everyone in the room heard a faint roar in their ears, and then everything dissipated into nothingness.

THUMP, THUMP, THUMP.

Ye Yunfeng staggered back three steps.

Ye Taiqing, who hadn't moved an inch, finally reined in his fury, a look of astonishment on his face. "You've hidden your strength well, Ye Yunfeng. It seems even your father could be wrong about someone!"

Then, his eyes darted, and a mocking expression appeared. "No wonder you were able to wipe out all of your siblings..."

This was truly remarkable! Ye Taiqing finally understood why all of Ye Yunfeng's brothers had died, one after another...

Ye Yunfeng hadn't been known for his martial prowess back then. His father had chosen him as the successor precisely because he felt Ye Yunfeng lacked martial strength and a killer's instinct, making him suitable to be a stable Family Head who could maintain harmony. But now, he could actually exchange blows with Ye Taiqing.

"Fourth Uncle, you jest. How could I possibly do something as heinous as fratricide?" Ye Yunfeng's eyes flickered, his expression grim and unreadable.

He had never wanted to reveal his martial strength and thus rarely acted, so much so that even the likes of Huang Zhendong and Qin Feng had no idea how powerful he truly was. But now, seeing Ye Taiqing acting as if he could do whatever he wanted in the Ye Family, he had no choice but to intervene.

"Heh, fine, I believe you..." Ye Taiqing said with clear sarcasm, his tone making it obvious he believed nothing of the sort. Deep in his eyes, however, a new wariness appeared.

His prior arrogance had stemmed from the belief that he could now mold the Ye Family to his will. But if Ye Yunfeng had hidden his strength this well, what other trump cards might he be holding? Ye Taiqing was quick to anger, not an idiot. He knew when to back down; otherwise, he never would have lived to such an old age.

He said, "In that case, I must ask Family Head Ye to handle the aftermath for me. I was impulsive this time. In the future, I will listen more to your commands. After all, I am merely using the Ye Family's resources to get things done and shouldn't be so presumptuous."

"Wouldn't you agree?"

A slight smile suddenly appeared on Ye Yunfeng's grim face. "Mister Ye is correct."

Ye Taiqing gave Ye Yunfeng a long, deep look, then turned to leave. "Heh, I'll take my leave, then."

After he was gone, Ye Yunfeng took a deep breath and said, "All of you, out. Ye Feng, you stay."

"Yes!"

The others rose and departed. As he was leaving, Ye Chong's eyes still held a look of shock. Clearly, he had never imagined his father was powerful enough to trade blows with his Fourth Grand-Uncle.

Ye Feng, however, remained behind, his eyes flickering as he looked at Ye Yunfeng...