Chapter 98: Chapter 98: Advertising _1
Li Dazhuang twisted his mouth into a grim smile and cursed without mercy, "A dead end? I don’t care, as long as I can take you down with me, I’ve made a profit."
"You son of a bitch Ye Ming, you’ve provoked me time and time again, if I don’t kill you, my life is meaningless!"
"Today, even if the king of heaven himself arrived, he couldn’t save you!"
After dropping those words, Li Dazhuang didn’t hesitate and pulled the trigger.
Another loud bang followed, the barrel spit out flames, and a bullet shot straight toward Ye Ming.
In the blink of an eye, Ye Ming had no time to dodge, nor did he plan to.
The bullet emitted a buzzing sound as it flew by him, accompanied by a flash of golden light, as if a transparent shield had appeared in front of him. The bullet grazed the edge of the shield and was deflected onto a pillar nearby.
Everyone at the scene was stupefied, not understanding what had happened.
Li Dazhuang’s gun was absolutely aimed at Ye Ming, yet the bullet had missed. Could it be that Li Dazhuang’s marksmanship was that terrible?
"Damn it, what’s going on?" Li Dazhuang cursed in fury and pulled the trigger again. A series of gunshots followed, yet Ye Ming remained unharmed, while the walls around him shattered into rubble, with all the bullets hitting them.
Li Dazhuang was mentally shattered, his face filled with confusion.
The last bullet had been fired, and still, Ye Ming showed no sign of injury, not even a strand of hair was out of place.
"What the hell are you, man or ghost?" Li Dazhuang roared with a torn heart.
Before his words had faded, Li Dazhuang felt a chilling sensation on his back.
Turning his head, he was instantly terrified: Ye Ming had somehow made his way behind him at some point.
"You’re out of bullets, now it’s my turn to counterattack."
Ye Ming let out a cold laugh. Without waiting for Li Dazhuang to say his last words, Ye Ming’s hands were already on both sides of Li Dazhuang’s jaw. With a quick twist, a crisp sound was heard, and Li Dazhuang was killed instantly.
The movement was swift and decisive, without the slightest hesitation, and just like that, Li Dazhuang was gone.
His body lay rigid on the ground, lifeless.
His henchmen scattered and fled. Scarface, quick to react, immediately ordered his men to detain them and then shouted, "Li Dazhuang is dead. From today on, the underworld of Hai City shall follow Mr. Ye. Anyone who objects, step forward and speak!"
As the most loyal henchman, Scarface did not forget to prove himself on such an occasion.
Wang Cheng and Zhang San, who had just been opposing Scarface, immediately expressed their opinions.
"I, Zhang San, have no objections. Anyone who messes with Brother Ming is opposing me!"
"Wang Cheng wishes to follow Mr. Ye!"
Not just the two of them, other leaders of various sizes also took this opportunity to declare their loyalty.
Their words were very troubling to Xu Xincheng.
The implication was clear; from now on, the Xu Family had no business in the affairs of Hai City.
Xu Xincheng’s face turned ashen green. He had not only lost his own face but had also disgraced his family, and even lost his territory.
From now on, there was no place for the Xu Family in the underworld of Hai City.
What was thought to be the triumphant return of a fierce tiger turned out to be the Xu Family becoming outsiders.
He couldn’t bear it any longer and didn’t want to stay a second more, so he left the scene immediately.
Ye Ming watched his departing figure without much concern, instead he took out a small jade pendant from his pocket.
"Scarface, the consecrated jade pendant you gave me before really came in handy," Brother Ming said, "This time I wasn’t killed by Li Dazhuang’s gun, so some credit goes to you."
Ye Ming’s sudden words left Scarface completely dumbfounded.
He stared blankly at Ye Ming, unable to wrap his head around it. Wasn’t the jade pendant his own? How had it become connected to him?
But soon, Scarface caught on. Slapping his thigh, he hurriedly explained, "Brother Ming, you mustn’t be so polite with me. If you have to thank someone, it shouldn’t be me, it should be the master who empowered the jade pendant with magic."
"I didn’t believe it when Young Master Qin told me before, but now, I truly believe!"
In the current situation, it was the perfect time for Ye Ming to advertise for himself, and Scarface, breaking into a cold sweat, was glad he had caught on to Ye Ming’s intentions in time.
At that moment, Qin Tianyu, who had been watching the whole process from the audience, stood up and said, "A small jade pendant, nothing to make a big deal of."
Qin Tianyu, who hadn’t been able to help earlier, now quickly stepped forward, eager to exert his talents at any cost.
The business of jade pendants had already been handed over to him by Ye Ming, and of course, he was the one to carry the banner now.
At the same time, Scarface had a lightbulb moment and started thinking about his own business. He quickly took out several herbal pills and had his men take them. In just a blink, they became instantly vigorous.
The leaders of the various factions then remembered that Scarface had been victorious in repeated fights and that his men had been able to recover quickly after being injured, the secret being these herbal pills.
Moreover, they recalled the jade pendant consecration, highly praised by Qin Tianyu a few days ago, which was said to be empowered with magic and could bring safety.
At first, everyone was skeptical since such a small jade pendant cost a fortune, and they thought Qin Tianyu was scamming them. Now, having seen Ye Ming protected by the jade pendant, they were thoroughly convinced and started to eagerly inquire about the prices from the two men.
"Young Master Qin, please reserve some of those magic-empowered jade pendants for us—I want two!"
"Scarface, those magical little pills, we’ll take thirty. What, no stock right now? No problem, we can wait. I’ll pay first—six million, right?"
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Xu Xincheng stumbled back into the villa, and as soon as he stepped inside, he collapsed to the floor.
Xu Lele was watching TV and jumped in surprise when she heard the noise, quickly going over to inquire, "Xin Cheng, what happened to you? Are you hurt somewhere?"
But after a careful examination, she found that Xu Xincheng was completely unharmed. It was Li Yaozong who was disheveled with some bloodstains on him, looking very ragged.
Xu Lele asked curiously, "What happened?"
With Xu Lele’s help, Xu Xincheng wobbled to his feet.
The impact of Ye Ming on him was too strong; Xu Xincheng was already in a daze. Seeing Xu Lele, he hurriedly said, "Sis, let’s go!"
"We really can’t stay in Hai City anymore, or there will be big trouble."
"What Ye Ming did today has surpassed my imagination. Big things are going to happen in Hai City in the days to come!"
"You can’t stay here any longer. We need to go home as soon as possible; otherwise, both you and I will be involved, and by the time we want to leave, it will be too late!"
As Xu Xincheng spoke, his complexion became extremely pale, which worried Xu Lele very much.
She put her hand on Xu Xincheng’s forehead to feel around and, frowning, said, "You’re not feverish, so why are you talking nonsense?"
