Chapter 701: Chapter 701: Don’t Shoot, Friendly Fire
When Ye Liuyun and Chloe arrived at Ye Xiu’s home in Tamwood City, they found a strange sight. An Dongye, Tang Bo, Dong Fangbai, and a group of seventeen people—which included Jiang Yao, the younger sister of the Medicine King Valley’s reformist leader, Jiang Yuan—were standing at the mansion’s entrance like statues, surrounded by piles of luggage.
Chloe wasn’t surprised to see Jiang Yao and the others; she knew Ye Xiu had removed their Life Totems. Still, she asked, "Why are you all just standing here? Why not go inside?"
An Dongye’s mouth twitched. "Chloe, tell me the truth. How much did this house cost?"
Chloe thought for a moment. "It was over 400 million in gold when it was purchased. I can’t remember the exact number. Why do you ask?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw An Dongye, Tang Bo, and Dong Fangbai thumping their chests and stamping their feet in anguish.
"I always knew my little bro was rich, but I never imagined he was *this* rich! Over 400 million gold! I’ve been swindling on the Martial Artist forums for three months and haven’t even made 100 million Xuanse Currency," An Dongye lamented, utterly devastated.
"Sigh, Big Bro is so wealthy, yet as his brother, I don’t even have a hundred bucks to my name. I’ve brought shame upon him," Tang Bo said wistfully.
"Ye Xiu, you damn scoundrel! I... I, I, I... one day, I will rob the rich to help the poor!" Dong Fangbai vowed, gritting his teeth as he glared at the mansion with the back of his head.
Jiang Yao and the sixteen others were also incredibly astonished; they had no idea Ye Xiu was so wealthy.
Chloe was speechless, realizing this group had been demoralized by the Young Master’s mansion. She said casually, "The Young Master owns several hundred mansions around the world, and this isn’t even the most expensive one."
An Dongye, Tang Bo, Dong Fangbai, Jiang Yao, and the others all felt a heart-piercing pang. Even Ye Liuyun was dumbfounded. Forget Ye Xiu’s cash and companies—if he sold off all these properties alone, the world’s richest man would likely be dethroned.
"Actually, most of the Young Master’s houses were reverent gifts from noble families," Chloe added, thoroughly enjoying the devastated looks on their faces.
As expected, An Dongye, Tang Bo, and Dong Fangbai were struck to the core once again.
"So being a doctor is that lucrative!"
Tang Bo assumed the noble families gifted the mansions to Ye Xiu because they valued his Medical Skills. I must learn the Blood Medicine Technique from Big Bro, no matter what, he secretly resolved.
Out loud, however, he simply said, "When it comes to money, I’ll never be able to catch up to Big Bro in this lifetime."
Ye Xiu first transferred the Life Totems from Jiang Yao and the sixteen others to himself, then had Chloe brainwash them and alter their memories. After that, they moved the items An Dongye, Tang Bo, and Dong Fangbai had brought into the mansion’s laboratory.
Ye Liuyun asked, "Big Bro, what is all this?"
"These are some of the medicinal ingredients snatched from Kristina. I’m going to concoct some Elixirs, like Marrow Cleansing Pills and Heaven-Mending Pills," Ye Xiu explained while organizing the materials.
The normal pace of Cultivation was simply too slow. He planned to use these Elixirs to give his people a power-up.
Just then, his phone rang. It was Gong Jin.
"Young Master, our informant embedded in the Black Water Nation’s Ministry of Military Affairs reports that they have lost contact with all the scouts who parachuted onto Biluo Island. The Black Water Nation is using this as a pretext to dispatch a carrier strike group to intimidate the island with a show of military force."
Ye Xiu chuckled. Military intimidation? What a joke. Once that carrier strike group reaches Biluo Island, it’s never coming back.
He said, "Wait for the carrier strike group to be deployed, then release that information."
"Understood," Gong Jin replied. "By the way, Young Master, there’s a girl in Tamwood City named Qiuchanyi. I’ve been observing her for over half a year. You might want to look into her when you have the time."
Ye Xiu was puzzled. "Why should I look into her?"
"Allow me to be mysterious," Gong Jin said. "You’ll understand once you meet her."
"Alright. Send me her file."
"Will do!"
「Hotel」
Kuroki Suzu had just finished bathing and was preparing for bed when her room door was suddenly thrown open, and Hachi burst in.
"Chairman, you..." Kuroki Suzu’s expression changed instantly. Why didn’t Ye Xiu kill this bastard? she thought, horrified.
"Where are Mitsui Yan and the others?" Hachi demanded.
Kuroki Suzu took a deep breath to steady her panicked heart and said timidly, "They were all killed by Ye Liuyun."
"What?"
Hachi felt as if he had been struck by lightning. The people he had spent sixty years nurturing, who were meant to help the three great Judicator Families eliminate a wave of enemies before collecting their reward on Eternal Island, were all dead.
"Chairman, now that the Tiansha Association has lost all its elite forces, should we still go to Eternal Island?" Kuroki Suzu asked tentatively.
Hachi thought for a moment before replying, "I have a mission for you. At any cost, kill as many of the Martial Artists arriving in Tamwood City as you can. I will go to Eternal Island myself to scout out the situation."
In his view, with Mitsui Yan and his group dead, Kuroki Suzu and the others were too weak to be of any real use. The only option now was for him to go to Eternal Island alone, lead a group of masters from the three great Judicator Families back, and annihilate every Martial Artist in Tamwood City. Giving Kuroki Suzu this order was purely a suicide mission for her and the Tiansha Association, but at the very least, they could kill a few Martial Artists before they died.
「Biluo Island」
「In the mountains」
After interrogating the 100 scouts, Kristina’s expression turned exceedingly grim. "I saw a plane in the sky earlier and was wondering how that was possible, since the intelligent flight systems on all of the Eternal Kingdom’s aircraft had been destroyed. It turns out the Formation around Biluo Island has been breached. The plane was sent by the Black Water Nation to airdrop scouts and survey the situation."
The Island Master of Biluo Island, standing beside her, asked, "Who could possibly be skilled enough to break Biluo Island’s Formation?"
Over the past few days, Kristina had confirmed one thing: Biluo Island had not been conquered by Qin Qing and Leng Yue. They had merely snuck into the armory to steal a cache of timed bombs, landmines, and firearms. As a result, the island’s Official Family and army were now under her complete control.
"Who else could it be but Qin Qing and Leng Yue? I finally understand. Ye Xiu deliberately allowed me to capture them and bring them to Biluo Island for the sole purpose of having them break the Formation," Kristina said through gritted teeth. In her heart, however, she was filled with immense admiration for him. The Formations of the Eternal Islands have existed for over two thousand years. Even the three great Judicator Families don’t know how to break them, yet Ye Xiu actually managed it. He’s truly remarkable.
Just then, the sound of an approaching aircraft filled the air.
Kristina and the others looked up to see a plane flying very low directly overhead.
A figure leaped from the plane.
"Capture him alive!" Kristina commanded.
In an instant, a vast number of Martial Artists swarmed and surrounded Hachi, who had just landed.
"Don’t attack! I’m on your side!" Hachi yelled, startled by the overwhelming crowd.
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