His face, his body, even his hair, shoes, and socks were covered in blood.
At that moment, Ye Qiu looked terrifying, especially his eyes, stained red with blood.
A commotion rose outside the city gate.
Ye Qiu remained expressionless as he took Ye Yi's Storage Ring... Not bad. The man was rich.
It held over six hundred thousand Spirit Crystals.
Counting the hundred thousand his grandfather had given him and the three hundred thousand he had recovered from Ye Jiangshan, Ye Qiu was now a millionaire.
Besides that, the Storage Ring contained a jumble of other things and several bottles of Pills.
Ye Qiu took out a bottle of Healing Pills, poured them straight into his mouth, and crunched them up.
His ability to heal on his own was frightening.
But when there were free Pills to take, who would grit their teeth and suffer for no reason?
Besides, his injuries really were severe. Blood was still flowing from his body, especially from the wound that went straight through his chest.
With Pills, he would recover faster.
Feeling the pain ease a little, Ye Qiu stepped forward. Another stir ran through the crowd outside the gate.
Then the crowd parted.
Ye Qiu walked up to the bloodstained head.
Its eyes were wide open, filled with shock, unwillingness, and deep fear.
Ye Qiu did not look long. He grabbed the head and strode through the city gate.
After he left, the commotion outside the gate grew louder, and even the Streets inside the city fell into chaos.
"That's... Ye Yi of the Ye Clan!"
"He... he killed Ye Yi?"
"And he's carrying his head into the city... Wait, isn't he heading straight for the Ye Clan?"
"What is that guy going to do..."
The Ye Clan was one of Southern State's three foremost Aristocratic Clans. Known as a Royal Family, it had deep roots and towered over the rest.
In Southern State, how many people dared kick dirt onto its head?
Stunned and curious, the crowd followed Ye Qiu in a vast, surging stream.
Ye Qiu paid them no mind. His pace was neither fast nor slow.
Soon, he arrived outside the Ye Clan's estate.
The gate had been renovated again. It was still grand and lavish, with gleaming gold characters on the plaque above it.
King Ye's Mansion!
At that moment, purple qi billowed above the mansion. A vast sword-shaped apparition flashed with blinding light, and Sword Qi surged around it.
The Ye Family's Heavenly King Body had broken through. The spectacle continued, and the apparition alone showed that this was no ordinary breakthrough.
Two guards stood on either side of the gate. When they saw Ye Qiu and the head in his hand, their expressions changed drastically.
"Tell Ye Jiangshan to come out!" Ye Qiu called coldly.
The guards trembled, frozen in place.
Boom—
Ye Qiu threw a punch from a distance. Its terrifying force blasted apart the gates of Ye Mansion, shattering the King Ye's Mansion plaque along with them once again!
"Ye Jiangshan, get the hell out here!" Ye Qiu's voice thundered through the Ye Clan's estate.
The guards shuddered back to their senses and hurried into the mansion.
In fact, by the time they rushed inside, many people were already pouring out.
Their faces were furious, their Killing Intent seething.
But when the elders and disciples saw Ye Qiu, their expressions changed. Though still angry, they let their Killing Intent fade.
He was the Clan Leader's son, after all.
And this was still the Ye Clan's estate.
Would they dare kill him?
"You wretch!" As the others fell silent, several more elders emerged from the estate.
Among them was a familiar face: Ye Zhen!
He had gone to the Academy to target Ye Qiu before. Now his eyes blazed bloodred with murderous intent.
Ye Yi was his grandson!
"Get out of my way!" Ye Qiu shot him a cold glance, then looked into the Ye Clan's estate again. "Ye Jiangshan, get the hell out here!"
Ye Zhen's fists cracked. The murderous intent in his eyes grew fiercer, but he did not dare strike!
Not here. Here, he did not dare.
Behind them, the crowd on the Street kept growing. Everyone stared at Ye Qiu in disbelief.
A moment later, a great commotion arose inside the estate. Ye Jiangshan emerged with a large entourage.
The instant he saw Ye Qiu, especially the blood covering him, Ye Jiangshan's brows drew together sharply.
When he saw the head in Ye Qiu's hand, they furrowed even deeper!
Ye Yi!
"You dared kill him?" Ye Jiangshan's face darkened, authority radiating from him.
A Law Gathering expert, even a Half-step Gathering Law expert, was a pillar of strength for a great clan!
Every one of them was extremely important!
Especially a young Law Gathering expert like Ye Yi. In time, he would surely have become a mainstay of the clan!
Ye Qiu laughed. He had thought Ye Jiangshan might at least ask, You've lost so much blood. Are you going to die?
Could he not see it?
At the very least, he should have asked why Ye Qiu had killed Ye Yi.
Instead, all he had said was, You dared kill him?
Heh.
Ye Qiu stopped smiling and stared at Ye Jiangshan. Then he tossed Ye Yi's head at his feet.
"Liu Xiu sent someone to intercept and kill me. Did you know?" Ye Qiu asked.
Ye Jiangshan's expression changed, his pupils contracting slightly.
Just then, Liu Xiu hurried out. Her face turned grim the moment she saw Ye Yi's head.
Useless fool! she cursed inwardly.
Then she looked at Ye Qiu. "Qiu'er, could there be some misunderstanding?"
Ye Qiu smiled. Keep pretending.
Liu Xiu turned to Ye Jiangshan. "I only told Ye Yi to persuade Qiu'er to return to the family and mend the rift between us."
Ye Jiangshan glanced at her but said nothing.
"Forget it." Ye Qiu waved a hand. He did not want to explain further. There was little point.
Even if Ye Jiangshan knew, what would it change?
Taking a deep breath, Ye Qiu wiped the blood from his eyes and fixed his gaze on Ye Jiangshan. "I've made myself perfectly clear. You, the Ye Clan, and I have nothing to do with one another anymore!"
"The best ending for us is to live as strangers in peace!"
"This is the last time, and the last scrap of dignity I'm leaving you and the Ye Clan!"
"So keep your people in line!"
With that, Ye Qiu turned his gaze from Ye Jiangshan to Liu Xiu, whose makeup was immaculate. The Killing Intent in his eyes turned icy and dense, like a blade pressed hard against her fair neck. "I mean it. Don't force my hand, or I promise you'll regret it!"
"You know I've never joked with you!"
With that, Ye Qiu turned and walked away.
Every step left a stark, bloody footprint on the Street.
He was still bleeding.
Ye Jiangshan watched his blood-soaked back recede, his gaze conflicted. No one could tell what he was thinking.
Liu Xiu's face had turned ghastly. Beneath her sleeves, her fists creaked as she clenched them.
The Ye Clan was furious. Ye Zhen could barely contain his Killing Intent. He looked at Ye Jiangshan. "Clan Leader..."
Before he could finish, Ye Jiangshan turned a glance on him. Ye Zhen's Killing Intent vanished at once, and he lowered his head, not daring to speak.
Ye Jiangshan turned toward Liu Xiu. For an instant, she felt a heavy, icy pressure.
Then it was gone. Ye Jiangshan spoke in an even tone. "Ru Di's investiture ceremony is only a few days away. Until then, don't cause any more trouble... all right?"
Liu Xiu's eyes flickered. Then she nodded.
Ye Jiangshan turned and walked back into the mansion. Where he had stood, a single footprint remained, driven deep into the ground...
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