"Is that you?"
The moment she saw Ye Zhen, Hu Lian cried out in shock.
"You did this?"
"You actually dared to lay hands on us? Believe it or not, I'll have my father beat you until your souls scatter..."
Smack!
A whip of spiritual power lashed out fiercely, followed by the crack of the strike and the screams and sobs of Hu Lian's son, Tu Yan.
"You... stop!" Hu Lian was horrified. "If you dare touch my son again, I'll immediately have my..."
Smack! Smack! Smack!
The continuous cracking of the whip mingled with Tu Yan's sobbing wails. Watching Tu Yan's flesh split open under Ye Zhen's lashes in mere moments, Hu Lian nearly fainted.
Ye Zhen's lips were curled in icy cruelty.
Using such methods against a child was truly despicable, even shameless.
But his own daughter had been taken away. He did not even know where she was being held, much less what pain she might be suffering.
Despicable? Shameless? The moment Chi Ling'er had been abducted, Ye Zhen's bottom line had already vanished.
To obtain any information about Chi Ling'er's whereabouts, Ye Zhen no longer had any bottom line in his actions.
"Tell me where your father has imprisoned Chi Ling'er! Otherwise, you will watch your son get whipped to death before your very eyes!"
Ye Zhen's voice was cold as though it had come from hell itself, making the shocked Hu Lian shudder uncontrollably.
Yet Hu Lian considered herself clever and hurriedly began denying it.
"Ye, although our family has grievances with Hu Qingtong, Chi Ling'er truly wasn't abducted by us..."
Smack! Smack!
Ye Zhen answered Hu Lian by flicking his wrist and lashing Tu Yan with the spirit whip.
His icy gaze remained fixed on Hu Lian, while the spirit whip in his hand