After hearing what Li Huai said, Ye Wudao clenched his fists until they crackled. The aura around him erupted.
"Boom..."
His powerful mental force sent the wineglasses and bottles in the tavern tumbling in every direction.
The wineglasses closest to him couldn't withstand his mental force and shattered outright.
In an instant, the entire tavern was left in shambles.
Li Huai stared at Ye Wudao, his eyes widening.
"G-Grandmaster Realm?"
His hands trembled, and so did his voice.
He had never imagined that this young man before him was a Grandmaster Realm powerhouse.
He had investigated Ye Wudao and knew he was Ye Zhenshan's illegitimate son. When Ye Zhenshan framed him and sent him to prison, he had only just turned eighteen.
Counting the three months he spent in the detention center and the more than eight months he spent in prison, Ye Wudao was still ten-odd days shy of nineteen.
An eighteen-year-old Grandmaster Realm powerhouse—what kind of monster was he?
Qin Tianlong had told him that once Ye Wudao got out of prison, he was to follow Ye Wudao's orders in everything.
He had assumed Ye Wudao was simply someone Qin Tianlong had picked in prison to succeed him.
Now it seemed Qin Tianlong saw Ye Wudao as the Azure Dragon Gang's savior.
A Grandmaster Realm powerhouse could deal with the few little lineages in Haicheng in the blink of an eye, couldn't he?
At that moment, only one thought filled his mind: the Azure Dragon Gang was going to rise again, and its revenge would finally be served!
Remembering his wife and children, who had died in that great battle ten years ago, his eyes began to redden.
Zhang Family! Someone has come to collect your debt!
Ye Wudao looked at Li Huai and said coldly, "Gather everyone you can call in."
"Tonight, we're heading to the Ye Family and the Li Family."
"The strongest person in the Ye Family is Ye Haipeng, at Houtian Peak. I have only one task for you: don't let a single person from the Ye Family escape tonight—not even a dog!"
"Once I've dealt with the Ye Family, you'll come with me to deal with the Li Family!"
Li Huai nodded. "Rest assured. We have Houtian Great Accomplishment martial artists on our side too. Holding off the rest of the Ye Family won't be a problem."
"The Azure Dragon Gang may have fallen, but a starving camel is still bigger than a horse. Dealing with one Ye Family won't be a problem."
"However, should we get in touch with the Demon Slayer Guard?"
"The Public Security Bureau doesn't handle matters in the Martial Dao World, but the Demon Slayer Guard does."
"If the Demon Slayer Guard sticks its nose in, we'll be in a difficult position."
"Haicheng got a new Demon Slayer Guard commander just last month. He's a Grandmaster Realm Minor Accomplishment expert."
Ye Wudao shook his head, took a Gold Demon Slayer Medal from his pocket, and set it on the counter. "No need. Take this Demon Slayer Medal to the Demon Slayer Garrison."
"Just tell them I'm going to the Ye Family and the Li Family tonight to settle a few things!"
Li Huai stared at the Gold Demon Slayer Medal on the counter, his eyes widening once more.
"A G-Gold Demon Slayer Medal?"
He picked it up carefully and checked it again to make sure it was genuine.
When he saw [009] on the back of the Gold Demon Slayer Medal, he knew it was real.
No one dared to joke around with a Demon Slayer Guard medal, least of all a Gold Demon Slayer Medal.
In the entire Blue Star Federation, only eight people had ever held a Gold Demon Slayer Medal.
The first six were Demon Slayer Guard commanders, while the other two had later advanced to Grandmaster Realm Peak.
Now he knew there was one more person with a Gold Demon Slayer Medal.
After all, Qin Tianlong had spent ten years in prison for the sake of earning one.
Ten years had passed, and Qin Tianlong still hadn't obtained a Gold Demon Slayer Medal.
And now, an eighteen-year-old young man had appeared with one. How could Li Huai not be shocked?
He carefully put away the Gold Demon Slayer Medal and nodded firmly. "All right!"
He knew that if the medal got lost, Ye Wudao could simply go claim another one.
But if it got lost while in his hands, that would be no joke. The Demon Slayer Guard could investigate his ancestors going back eighteen generations.
Because, in a sense, this Gold Demon Slayer Medal represented the Gold Demon Slayer himself.
With this medal, one could do many things.
Ye Wudao looked at Li Huai, narrowing his eyes as he asked in a low voice, "How much money do you still have on hand?"
Li Huai froze at the question, then asked, "Are you planning to wage a financial war against the Ye Family and the Li Family?"
After learning that Ye Wudao was a Grandmaster Realm powerhouse, he had begun addressing him respectfully.
Ye Wudao nodded. "First, let them taste the despair of having their economy destroyed. Then, tonight, we'll grind them to dust once and for all."
Li Huai nodded and replied, "You can rest easy about that. The Azure Dragon Gang may have lost back then, but we only lost territory. Our assets suffered little damage."
"As soon as the Zhang Family made their move against us, I transferred all of the Azure Dragon Gang's assets."
"Over the years, I've invested some of the Azure Dragon Gang's assets and grown them tenfold."
"If we're waging a financial war, all the lineages in Haicheng together wouldn't be enough to take me on."
Ye Wudao raised an eyebrow. The Azure Dragon Gang's assets had grown tenfold in ten years?
The Azure Dragon Gang had once been Haicheng's greatest gang, towering over all the other sects and lineages.
Its assets must already have been astronomical back then, and they had increased tenfold since.
Li Huai was no ordinary moneymaker!
It seemed Li Huai had become the Azure Dragon Gang's Strategist not through his fighting ability, but his brains.
Ye Wudao narrowed his eyes and said icily, "Good! Today, I want to see the Ye Family and the Li Family in ruins on the financial markets."
Li Huai nodded. "Piece of cake!"
Ye Wudao gave a slight nod and headed for the tavern entrance. As he walked, he said, "I have a few minor things to take care of. Handle your business. Meet here at seven tonight!"
"By the way, send the information on the Public Security Bureau officer who handled my mother's case to my phone."
With that, he left the Dragon Chant Tavern.
After leaving Flower Street, he hailed a taxi and calmly told the driver, "Take me to Haicheng Sunshine Orphanage!"
The taxi driver paused and asked, "Which Haicheng Sunshine Orphanage?"
Ye Wudao had just taken out his phone to check which Public Security Bureau officer had handled his mother's hit-and-run case all those years ago. Hearing the question, he froze too and asked, "How many Sunshine Orphanages are there in Haicheng?"
The taxi driver shrugged. "There used to be only one. A new one opened ten months ago."
"But they're not far apart, just a few streets away from each other."
"Are you going to the old one or the new one?"
Ye Wudao furrowed his brow. Ten months ago?
Wasn't that when he had just been taken to the detention center?
A thought flashed through his mind. Then he shook his head and murmured inwardly, I hope that's not it!
Then he said to the taxi driver, "Take me to the original one."
The taxi driver nodded and said softly, "You were a child at the old orphanage, weren't you?"
"I heard there aren't any children at the old orphanage anymore. They've all moved to the new one."
"Still, it's good that you're going to see the old orphanage. I heard it's about to be demolished!"
"Once it's gone, it'll be one less place to see!"
With that, he stepped on the gas, and the taxi headed toward Sunshine Orphanage.
Ye Wudao pressed his lips together and didn't ask any more questions.
Some things, he had to look into personally before he could reach a conclusion.
Rumors were always liable to be false!
He took out his phone and began looking through a document Li Huai had sent him.
The document contained information about the Public Security Bureau officer who had closed his mother's case all those years ago.
"Liu Jin, deputy director of the Haicheng City Public Security Bureau!"
"Looks like the Ye Family and the Li Family gave you quite a few benefits for handling my mother's case back then!"
He looked at the information in the document and murmured softly.
According to the records, thirteen years ago, this Liu Jin had only been a deputy squad leader on an investigation team at a district branch.
After handling his mother's case, Liu Jin had averaged a promotion every three years. Now he had risen to deputy director of the city bureau.
In today's world, where the Martial Path reigned supreme, Liu Jin was only a Houtian Minor Accomplishment martial artist. The fact that he had made it to deputy director was enough to tell him plenty.
Without someone backing him, he wouldn't even have made it into the city bureau!
He pressed his lips together, committing Liu Jin's name to memory. Once he had dealt with the orphanage, he planned to find Liu Jin and learn what had really happened back then.
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