Forced to Marry a Female Billionaire CEO-Chapter 658: The Situation of Wong Ting and Yan Xuehai

"Yes!" Zhao Xiangping nodded.

"You are dismissed," Wong Ting said.

"Yes!" Zhao Xiangping hurriedly left.

The Southern Territory Army had established a defensive line hundreds of kilometers from Dragon Country, their primary enemy being the allied forces of various nations led by the Black Elephant Army.

In order to rack up significant military achievements and prove his importance to Dragon Country, Wong Ting hadn't rushed to annihilate the Black Elephant Army. Instead, he maintained very close contact with their high-level officers in private.

The reason was simple: once the birds are gone, the good bow is put away.

If there were no enemies, what purpose would he, the War God, serve? Moreover, without an enemy, on what grounds could he continue to request resources from his superiors? Without resources, how could he cultivate a powerful force belonging exclusively to him and his master?

Only if the Black Elephant Army and the other nations' forces remained a sufficient nuisance could he justify retaining the title of "War God" and continue demanding more resources from above to pour into his own forces.

And yet Ye Dexian, in his attempt to prove his own capabilities, didn't just skirmish with insignificant, low-ranking soldiers. Instead, he went and killed their elite troops...

The thought circled in Wong Ting's mind, and he let out a cold sneer. In that case, if Ye Dexian wasn't the one to die, who would? 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Given Dragon Country's formidable power, the Southern Territory should have been pacified long ago. It should have been like the Northern Territory, where the Northern Dragon Guard stood unrivaled, stationed there merely to cultivate new talent.

But because of Wong Ting's selfish desires, the Southern Territory was now stuck in a prolonged stalemate, with every faction trying to fish in troubled waters.

However, when he thought about how he had been building his power base in the Southern Territory, only for the cornerstone of that power to be destroyed by Xu Ke, Wong Ting became uncontrollably enraged.

The development of a faction required a future, and that future depended on an unbroken line of talent.

In Wong Ting and Yan Xuehai's plan, Yan Xuehai was the foundation, Wong Ting was the central pillar, and Qian Jun was the future they had designated together.

But when Wong Ting tried to use Xu Ke as a whetstone, he never imagined it would be like sending a sheep into a tiger's den. That cunning old fox Xu Ke had crippled Qian Jun completely.

A considerable amount of time had passed since Qian Jun's Dantian was ruptured on the highway.

Every time Wong Ting recalled the incident, he still seethed with intense anger. If matters in the Southern Territory weren't tying him down, he would have already gone to Tianhai to slaughter Xu Ke personally.

He never expected that, so soon after the last Martial Alliance Leader selection tournament, Xu Ke would join forces with the Tianhai Martial Alliance and, with lightning speed, orchestrate Hua Xingxue's rise to power.

When Wong Ting learned of this, he cursed Huang Zhendong furiously, demanding to know why they hadn't been informed sooner.

Huang Zhendong felt wronged. Their main miscalculation was that they hadn't expected the Qin Family to abstain from voting.

Still, despite his anger, Wong Ting didn't take it too seriously. After all, Xu Ke's current strength was something he could crush with ease. He had never considered Xu Ke an opponent on his level.

That is, until Huang Zhendong mentioned that Xu Ke was the Medical Saint's Pupil...

At that moment, Wong Ting was truly shocked and immediately relayed the information to Yan Xuehai. This was because Yan Xuehai had once instructed him that any news concerning the Medical Saint—regardless of whether there was solid evidence or a precise lead—must be reported without fail.

And when Yan Xuehai learned that Xu Ke might be the Medical Saint's Pupil, he was greatly alarmed. He immediately dispatched his strongest team to Tianhai. If Yan Xuehai hadn't been worried that his departure from Long Capital might attract the attention of certain people—or worse, the Medical Saint himself, whose whereabouts were unknown—he would have gone to Tianhai to kill Xu Ke personally.

No one understood better than Yan Xuehai just what kind of figure the Medical Saint was.

Connecting the dots between Xu Ke's silent rise in Tianhai, his move to place Hua Xingxue in power, and his display of astonishing talent, Yan Xuehai grew worried that Ren Gu was planning something big. That was what prompted him to agree to the Huang Family's request.

Wong Ting sneered. My master's strongest assets are his three Innate Great Perfection Shadow Guards. Their specialty is combined attacks, and at their best, they can even fight Master to a standstill for an hour. Xu Ke, as long as your master doesn't show up, you're doomed this time!

Ye Yunfeng could never have expected this. He had assumed the experts Wong Ting and Yan Xuehai mentioned would be a single master at the Innate Great Perfection level at most. That was why he had boldly declared to the Huang Family that their combined battle strength was equivalent to nearly seven Innate Great Perfection masters.

He had no idea that Martial Saint Yan Xuehai, who had never once tasted victory against the Medical Saint, had long since come to regard anything concerning him with tiger-like fear and extreme caution.

Now, upon learning this information, Yan Xuehai immediately spared no expense, deploying his most formidable forces.

Yan Xuehai's line of thinking was simple. Ren Gu, since this is your disciple, and one with such heaven-defying talent at that, I'll just kill him first and cut off your lineage. Not only will my own future be secured, but I'll also deal you a crippling blow in the present...

Requesting the Shadow Guards to act was not without a cost, of course, but Yan Xuehai didn't care.

Three Innate Great Perfection masters acting in perfect unison were more than ten times stronger than combined-attack experts like the Ghost and Poison Elders or the Yin and Yang Elders.

The fact that they could battle an expert like Yan Xuehai—who had long since reached the Peak Realm beyond Innate Great Perfection—for a full hour was proof enough of their strength!

With such a lineup, Yan Xuehai simply couldn't see any way for Xu Ke to survive.

If he did, it could only mean one thing: the Medical Saint himself had appeared.

And that, in turn, would solve a problem that had long troubled Yan Xuehai.

Ren Gu had been missing for so long, and he had no idea where he had gone. Yan Xuehai felt a deep unease. Only the devil knew what his old rival was planning.

If he could pinpoint Ren Gu's location to Tianhai, at least he would have a better handle on the situation...

「Elsewhere.」

At that moment, Xu Ke had already arrived at the Dapeng Commerce. Duan Zhuo'e was sitting across from him.

"Uncle, why did you call me over in such a hurry?" Duan Zhuo'e asked nervously as he looked at Xu Ke.

Xu Ke took a sip of tea and said, "I wanted to ask what you've all been up to for the past two days."

"For the past two days, we've been discussing how to confront you. Your strength is so overwhelming that it's thrown us into complete disarray. We have to be completely focused when devising strategies, otherwise you'd annihilate us with no chance to resist..." Duan Zhuo'e blurted out.

Xu Ke's expression instantly darkened. "Could you stop with the flattery?"

Duan Zhuo'e was speechless. He cleared his throat. "Was it that obvious?"

Xu Ke didn't say a word, just stared at him quietly.

This time, Duan Zhuo'e was truly embarrassed. He rubbed his nose and gave a dry laugh. "I'll practice more in the future."

"Don't practice such useless things," Xu Ke said, exasperated. "Just tell me what's going on."

"Ah, right." Duan Zhuo'e finally got serious. "From what I've heard from Ma Tong and Da Tou, they figured that if they asked you directly whether you have the token, you'd definitely deny it."

"So, their idea is to force you to admit it first."

Hearing this, Xu Ke thought to himself, You never even asked me. How would you know I wouldn't admit it? I have no reason to lie about something like this. If you ask, I'll tell you...

But he couldn't say that out loud, of course. Instead, he asked with feigned curiosity, "Oh? And how do you plan to force me to admit it?"