"Fine lad. No wonder he wasn't worried at all. So this was what gave him such confidence."
Xiong Wan Hai felt a surge of excitement. "Brother Duan, keep watch here. I'm going to Dragon Ascension Street."
He could hardly wait to ask Xu Yang how he had done it and see this disciple of his old friend.
Hearing this, Duan Ming said gravely, "Don't go. Lin Jingyu hadn't married the young lady yet, but everyone knew he was going to. Now that Xu Yang has killed him, we still don't know what stance the Lineage will take."
Xiong Wan Hai's expression shifted slightly. Only then did he remember Lin Jingyu's other identity-the Kong Family's prospective son-in-law, in whom they had already invested considerable resources.
Now that Xu Yang had beaten Lin Jingyu to death, the Kong Family's attitude toward Xu Yang remained uncertain. As their guest official, Xiong Wan Hai could easily invite trouble by visiting Xu Yang at a time like this.
"Thank you for the reminder, Brother Duan." Xiong Wan Hai broke into a cold sweat.
Going to see Xu Yang now would be little different from biting the hand that fed him.
"Whatever else, Lin Jingyu was our Kong Family's prospective son-in-law. If we don't react at all to his murder, others will surely look down on us."
"How do you propose we react? Send someone to Dragon Ascension Street to assassinate Xu Yang, or report him to the authorities?"
"So Lin Jingyu died for nothing?"
"He lost because he wasn't good enough. Taking revenge would also make others look down on the Kong Family."
"If we fail to kill him, we'll only create needless enmity. He was just a genius. If he dies, recruit another. All we've lost is a few resources."
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