199: Arrived in Yanjing!

Everyone was stunned!

The Leopard members, in particular, were at a complete loss!

If Ye Chen really wanted to take action, they truly had no way to intervene.

Firstly, their rank wasn't high enough.

Secondly, it was indeed Wang Yun who had come looking for trouble.

Whether by logic or sentiment, they couldn't step in!

With his hands in his pockets, Ye Chen didn't stop his pace and walked straight toward Wang Yun.

The expressions of the Leopard members changed simultaneously. They instinctively wanted to move, but the invisible aura emanating from Ye Chen made them stop dead in their tracks.

He was a special member of the Dragon Group... The orders they received were to invite someone, not to clash with the Dragon Group!

As Wang Yun watched Ye Chen draw closer, a flash of panic finally crossed his serious face, but it was quickly masked by a forced calm.

"Ye Chen! What do you think you're doing?!"

"I'm warning you! I am the butler of the Wang Family! I represent Old Master Wang Zhenyue!"

"Try to touch me if you dare! The Wang Family is one of the three great families of Yanjing!"

"If you offend the Wang Family, even if you are from the Dragon Group, you—"

Slap—!!!

A crisp, loud slap suddenly rang out in the empty courtyard of the Municipal Bureau in the early morning!

Wang Yun's words came to an abrupt halt.

The force of the slap sent him spinning halfway around on the spot. His hair fell into disarray, and his left cheek swelled up visibly as five clear finger marks appeared.

He instinctively clutched his face and stumbled back two steps, his eyes filled with disbelief.

He actually hit me?

This Ye Chen actually dared to hit me?!

The pupils of all the Leopard members present constricted as they clenched their fists, but not one of them stepped forward.

Ye Chen flicked his hand as if he were merely dusting off a bit of dirt.

"I hit you."

"So?"

"What can you do about it?"

"I've even beaten Huang Tian, the young master of the Huang Family, and I didn't hold back."

"You're just a butler raised by the Wang Family, an old dog sent to deliver a message..."

"What do you think you are?"

Wang Yun clutched his stinging cheek, his entire body trembling.

It was out of anger, but even more so out of fear.

He wanted to shout threats, to use the Wang Family's power to crush this arrogant young man who didn't know his place.

But with the words at the tip of his tongue, he looked into Ye Chen's eyes—eyes that were calm and rippleless, yet seemed to hide a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood—and all his threats got stuck in his throat.

He had no doubt that if he said one more word, the next slap would take his life!

This lunatic... he really would dare!

He dared to beat Huang Tian, he dared to kill Chen Wenxuan, he even dared to slaughter the Raven Chief of the Dark Crow... In this lunatic's eyes, a butler like himself probably was no different from a stray dog on the street.

Wang Yun's Adam's apple bobbed, and in the end, he didn't dare say another word.

Seeing him like this, the mockery in Ye Chen's eyes deepened.

"Scram back."

"Tell that Old Master Wang of yours..."

"I will go to Yanjing."

"But it won't be because he sent people to 'invite' me."

"It will be me going to find him."

"Do you understand?"

Wang Yun's body shuddered, and he instinctively nodded.

"U-Understood."

"I will... deliver the message."

Ye Chen straightened up, stopped looking at him, and turned toward the car.

"Now that you understand, get lost."

"Don't be an eyesore here."

As if granted a grand amnesty, Wang Yun no longer cared about the pain in his face or his so-called dignity. He shot a look at the Leopard members, and the group beat a hasty, humiliated retreat, quickly disappearing at the end of the street outside the Municipal Bureau's gate.

Ye Chen pulled open the car door and sat in the driver's seat.

Bai Wanqing looked at his calm profile and said softly, "Now, you've completely torn off the mask with the Wang Family."

"Mask?"

Ye Chen started the car and smiled.

"From the moment they tied themselves to Black Prison and tried to move against me, there was no 'mask' to speak of."

"Now, I'm just tearing what needs to be torn more clearly."

Bai Wanqing didn't speak, but in her heart, she understood Ye Chen's meaning.

And by not getting out of the car, she had already shown her stance... That night, Yanjing, the Wang Family Manor.

The study was brightly lit, and sandalwood incense curled in the air.

Wang Zhenyue sat in a grand armchair, playing with a pair of walnuts that had developed a deep patina, his eyes closed as he rested.

The butler, Wang Yun, stood below with his hands at his sides. His left cheek was still red and swollen, and he kept his head down, not daring to breathe loudly.

He had finished reporting the encounter at the gate of the Xiamen Municipal Bureau during the day, word for word, without omitting a thing.

After a long silence.

Wang Zhenyue slowly opened his eyes.

"He really said that?"

"Yes, Master."

Wang Yun lowered his head even further.

"Every single word."

"He also said..."

"That he had even beaten the young master of the Huang Family, and an old dog like me was nothing."

There was no anger on Wang Zhenyue's face; instead, a strange smile appeared.

"Interesting."

"It's been many years... since anyone dared to slap the Wang Family's face like this, and right on the face of my, Wang Zhenyue's, butler."

"A special member of the Dragon Group?"

"It seems my good son-in-law has provoked no ordinary trouble."

Wang Yun asked cautiously, "Master, then next..."

Wang Zhenyue waved his hand.

"Since he said he'll come, then we'll wait."

"Prepare the tea."

"I, Wang Zhenyue, would like to properly host this..."

He paused, his smile deepening but turning incredibly cold, "...arrogant young man."

...Two days later, Yanjing International Airport.

Ye Chen and Bai Wanqing walked out of the hall with the flow of people.

Over the past two days, Ye Chen had already settled everything in Xiamen.

Yi Yue had Night Owl by her side, so ordinary trouble couldn't get near her.

Bing Lan and the others were under the personal protection of Liu Qingluo.

At the same time.

A group of people from the Hidden Sect had also come to provide protection from the shadows.

These people were now restricted by seals and were being disciplined and supervised by Great Elder Lin Xuanchen, so there were basically no issues.

As for Jin Meiting, he had even arranged for Black Blind Man to personally oversee her safety.

With such arrangements, while he couldn't say it was foolproof, it was enough to handle most emergencies unless Black Prison or the Wang Family truly tore off all pretenses and launched an all-out attack regardless of the cost... Whether Yanjing was a den of dragons or a lair of tigers, he had to come and see for himself.

"Yanjing..."

Ye Chen looked at the bustling crowd in the airport and the gray sky outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, letting out a soft breath.

Bai Wanqing walked beside him, still maintaining her cold and capable demeanor.

However, she had added a pair of tea-colored sunglasses to the bridge of her nose, masking part of her features and sparing her many unnecessary stares.

The two had just reached the arrivals hall.

"Brother Ye! Over here! Right here!"

A voice with a hint of a showy tone carried over from quite a distance.

Ye Chen paused and looked toward the source of the sound.

In the crowd of people waiting to pick up passengers, a young man wearing a pink shirt and exaggerated aviator sunglasses was waving his hand vigorously, as if afraid others wouldn't see him.

Who else could it be but Chu Niubi?

His shouting and waving immediately attracted many gazes.

Many people recognized this eldest young master of the Chu Family at a glance, their faces showing shock.

In Yanjing circles, Chu Niubi was "well-known."

However.

He didn't care about those gazes. He pushed through the crowd in a few steps, scurried over to Ye Chen, snatched off his aviators, and piled a smile onto his face.

"Brother Ye, welcome, welcome! It's been a long trip!"

He enthusiastically tried to pat Ye Chen's shoulder, but halfway through, he seemed to remember something and sheepishly pulled his hand back, rubbing them together.

"I've finally been able to look forward to your arrival!"

Ye Chen looked at him, a bit bewildered. "Chu Niubi? Why are you here?"

He remembered not telling anyone about his itinerary.

Chu Niubi gave a mischievous grin.

"Brother Ye, look at what you're asking!"

"My family has shares in this airport!"

"Not much, just a bit over thirty percent!"

"I just had to pay a little attention to your flight info, and wouldn't I know?"

Ye Chen: "..."

Bai Wanqing's eyes behind her sunglasses also flickered slightly.

Well, that was very Chu Niubi.

Ye Chen rubbed the bridge of his nose. "So, you ran all the way here for a reason?"

"To welcome you! I absolutely must welcome you!"

Chu Niubi said it as if it were only natural.

"Brother Ye, this is your first time in Yanjing, right? As the host, wouldn't I, Chu Niubi, have to arrange everything perfectly for you?"

He leaned in closer, lowering his voice and winking.

"A full service of eating, drinking, and playing—I guarantee you'll feel right at home!"

"I know exactly which restaurants in Yanjing are authentic, which clubs have the most beauti—cough, which clubs have the most elegant environment!"

Ye Chen gave him a helpless look. "I'm not here to play."

"I know, I know!"

Chu Niubi immediately nodded like a woodpecker.

"Serious business! I get it!"

"But even for serious business, you still have to eat and sleep, right?"

"Besides..."

"Brother Ye, you're a newcomer. Some local bullies like to pick on strangers."

"I, Chu Niubi, don't have many skills, but I have a thick skin and a loud name."

"With me standing next to you, those who lack eyes will have to think twice."

Those words were actually quite sincere.

The young master of the Chu Family personally picking someone up and keeping such a low profile—sending out this signal was enough to make many people in Yanjing circles ponder for a while.

Ye Chen suddenly became even more curious.

"You kid..."

"Something's not quite right about you!"

"Be honest, what exactly are you after?"