Chapter 385: Chapter 385: Do You Dare to Kill Me _1
The agonizing screams of pain emanated from the private room, making everyone’s scalp tingle.
Master Liu’s eyes were bloodshot, and his face was ferocious.
After the screams, he seemed to have been drained of all his strength and slumped to the ground, teetering on the brink of death.
His screams were not due to physical pain but the agony of his soul.
The cultivation he had painstakingly practiced all his life had dissipated at this moment, a torment a thousand times worse than death.
Only those who had experienced it could understand such a feeling.
In his heart, Ye Ming was no longer human but a complete and utter demon.
What he didn’t know was that when Ye Ming had made his move, he had also planted a strand of True Qi within him.
This True Qi could absorb Master Liu’s Life Essence and then transfer it to Ye Ming.
That was why he had spared Master Liu’s life.
He wanted to extend the Life Chain, using other people’s Life Essence to sustain Xu Lele, which would not only lessen his own burden but also provide more abundant Life Essence for Xu Lele.
If Master Liu knew about this, he would probably spit blood from rage. Not only was he turned into a cripple, but his Life Essence was also being constantly extracted, a fate more demonic than a demon’s.
After witnessing Master Liu’s tragic fate, Xia Yu and Wan Yang both stepped back, entertaining thoughts of escape.
But they forgot that they chose the private room themselves. There were no windows to escape from, and escape through a window was simply impossible. The doorway was firmly controlled by Ye Ming, and they dared not approach it.
After a struggle within his own mind, Xia Yu forced himself to toughen up and said, "Ye Ming, I warn you, don’t mess around! I..."
Having stepped back two steps, Xia Yu found himself cornered against the wall, completely trapped.
Trembling, he said, "I am of the Xia Family. If you harm me, our Xia Family will never let you get away with it!"
"Don’t think that just because you can fight, you can do whatever you please. The strength of our Xia Family is not to be underestimated. There are many experts among us. If you dare harm a hair on my head, they will never spare you."
"If you don’t want to die, then just beat it and let us leave."
Knowing he was defeated beyond redemption, Xia Yu clung desperately to the Xia Family as his lifeline, attempting to intimidate Ye Ming.
Ye Ming paid him no heed, staring at Xia Yu with cold, murderous eyes.
He said, "The things you’ve done have crossed my bottom line. The Xia Family cannot protect you!"
Xia Yu’s heart skipped a beat, but he still defiantly said, "Alright, then you can try!"
"You don’t think you have the power to contend with the entire Xia Family, do you?"
"I am one of the heirs of the Xia Family, you..."
Before he could finish, there was a snap, and Xia Yu’s kneecap shattered instantly. His body involuntarily knelt to the ground.
The excruciating pain made Xia Yu’s forehead sweat, and he screamed relentlessly.
"Ye Ming, you bastard, how dare you lay a hand on me!"
"Ah, it hurts to death, you crushed my kneecap! You will regret this, I will make sure you die without a grave!"
The severe pain made him spew out curses at Ye Ming uncontrollably.
At this point, Ye Ming had no intention of indulging him and slowly lifted his leg, crushing the knee of Xia Yu’s other leg as well.
Xia Yu’s complexion turned ashen, overcome by absolute fear.
Clearly, the words he had just spoken did not intimidate Ye Ming at all, and pleading for mercy was his only hope for survival.
"Ye Ming, let me off just this once, spare my life! I will agree to whatever you say!"
"You want money, right? I can give you money, as much as you want, as long as you let me live!"
For the first time, he felt death closing in and no longer wished to test whether Ye Ming dared to kill him; he just wanted to save his own life.
Better to have green mountains without fearing the lack of wood to burn; there would be many opportunities for revenge in the future, but now he had to stay alive to see them.
At this moment, Master Leu, laying on the ground barely clinging to life, also began pleading on Xia Yu’s behalf.
"Ye Ming, you had better think this through. If you kill him, you will face endless pursuit from the Xia Family; after all, no matter what, Xia Yu is one of the heirs to the Xia Family!"
"Moreover, you’ve already crushed his knees, he poses no threat to you anymore, why would you need to kill him!"
Master Leu’s words were not unreasonable, but whether they could be heeded was another matter entirely.
Xia Yu continued to beg for mercy, "Master Leu is right, there’s no benefit in killing me, I’m already crippled, just consider me a fart and let it pass!"
"Weren’t you the one who wanted to leave me with no place to bury my body?" Ye Ming asked indifferently.
Xia Yu’s head bobbed like a rattle-drum as he said pitifully, "That was all just a joke, please don’t take it to heart. As long as you spare me, I won’t hold today’s events against you, as if nothing ever happened! I also won’t let the Xia Family target you."
On the other side, Xia Ningning looked at Ye Ming with a worried expression and said, "Ye Ming, you need to think this through!"
She was genuinely afraid Ye Ming might kill Xia Yu in a moment of anger, which would plunge the Xia Family into chaos, leaving Ye Ming with endless troubles.
As a Xia Family member, she clearly understood Xia Yu’s status and importance within the family. Although she disliked Xia Yu greatly, she knew that matters of life and death required careful consideration.
Moreover, with all that had happened, Xia Ningning had begun to doubt her own standing within the family and feared being unable to stop the family from acting against Ye Ming.
Xu Lele also wore an anxious expression and shook her head at Ye Ming.
Not wanting Ye Ming to be trapped in a perilous situation, she said, "Ye Ming, I think it’s best to let bygones be bygones today. You’ve already punished him enough."
"Killing him won’t bring us any benefits."
Seeing so many people pleading for him, and with many unspoken truths being aired, Xia Yu’s expression once again turned arrogant.
He grew even more brazen, glaring at Ye Ming with wide eyes and said defiantly, "You bastard Ye Ming, after listening to what they’ve said, do you still dare to lay a hand on me?"
"If you have the guts, kill me now. Do you dare? Do you have the courage? Can you endure the rage of our Xia Family? Hahaha, you are nothing but a coward!"
"I may be crippled, but you, you’re just a coward!"
"Young Master Xia..." Wan Yang was startled by Xia Yu’s sudden boldness, and hurriedly opened his mouth, attempting to say something in persuasion.
But by this point, it was already too late for anything he wanted to do.
A cold smile appeared on Ye Ming’s face.
Without another word, he slowly lifted his leg and stepped on Xia Yu’s head.
With a thud, blood splattered, and the life of Xia Yu was extinguished.
