342: Chapter 342 Did you remember you were going to hit me?

Mo Wu's gaze was vacant, his face covered in tears: "I... I understand..."

He truly understood now.

For the past twenty years, what he had practiced wasn't Saber Intent at all.

It was merely the surface.

The surface of the surface.

And this young man before him was the one who had truly touched the essence of the Way of the Saber.

Ye Chen withdrew his gaze and said nonchalantly, "I can choose not to kill you today."

Mo Wu's entire body shook, and he abruptly lifted his head, his eyes filled with disbelief.

He never expected...

Ye Chen was actually willing to let him go?!

However.

Before he could think further.

Ye Chen continued.

"But get back there and tell the Chen family..."

"My killing of your son-in-law today is a warning to you."

"Since I won the warring states silk manuscript at the auction, it is mine."

"If they continue to look for trouble like the Sima Family..."

He paused, his gaze suddenly turning cold.

"Then I won't care about the treaties you've signed. I will use the power of the state to level you to the ground."

"Don't question my ability; I mean what I say."

Mo Wu lay on the ground, his Adam's apple bobbing as he swallowed hard with difficulty.

If it were before, if someone dared to speak to him like this, he would have struck them down with his saber long ago.

But now...

He looked at the young man before him, at the pile of shattered Ink Blade fragments on the ground, and at the fifteen Heaven Realm experts still lying there groaning...

He suddenly felt that what this man said was not a joke at all.

"I... I will deliver your words."

Ye Chen nodded. Just as he was about to turn around, he suddenly remembered something, tilted his head, and added another sentence.

"Oh, right."

"Tell them not to interfere in the Sima Family's affairs either."

"Otherwise, bear the consequences."

Mo Wu prostrated on the ground, nodding repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes! I will definitely deliver every single word!"

Ye Chen stopped looking at him and turned to walk toward Miao Renfeng.

Mo Wu lay on the ground, watching that receding back. Only after a long while did he dare to move.

He struggled to climb up and growled at the fifteen Heaven Realm experts who were pretending to be dead on the ground.

"What are you still standing there for?!"

"Get up! Carry the son-in-law! Let's go!"

The fifteen men felt as if they had been granted a grand pardon, scrambling to their feet.

Then.

They hurriedly dragged Sima Ling's corpse out from the railing and carried it away into the night.

The group was in a wretched state, not even daring to look back.

...

Inside the suite.

Miao Renfeng stood beside Ye Chen, watching the figures disappear into the night, and couldn't help but remark, "Master, your methods... are truly ruthless."

Ye Chen glanced at him.

"Ruthless?"

Miao Renfeng instinctively shrank his neck: "Not ruthless, not ruthless at all! Just right!"

Ye Chen didn't say anything more. He took out his phone, found a number, and dialed it.

It rang twice before the call was picked up.

Chu Niubi's voice came from the other end, filled with pleasant surprise.

"Master! You actually have time to call me?"

"Did you remember you wanted to beat me?"

Jin Meiting: "???"

Miao Renfeng: "???"

Good heavens!

Beat him?

Wait...

Do they play that wild???

Ye Chen held the phone a bit further away, waiting for him to finish shouting before putting it back to his ear.

"Yeah, I have something to ask you."

Chu Niubi immediately became serious: "Please speak, Master! Your disciple will go through fire and water without hesitation!"

Ye Chen spoke slowly.

"Your Chu family has always been entrenched in Yanjing. Have you ever thought about moving into the Capital?"

There was silence for two seconds on the other end before Chu Niubi spoke excitedly.

"Master! What do you mean by that???"

"Of course we have! We've dreamed of entering the Capital!"

"No, any family with ambition would have such a thought!"

His voice was full of excitement, so much so that it almost cracked.

Ye Chen held the phone further away again, waiting for him to finish before speaking calmly.

"Tomorrow, have your father Chu Shixiong bring his people to the Capital."

"I'm going to help you fulfill your wish."

On the other end of the phone, there was another two seconds of silence.

Then.

Chu Niubi's voice rang out again, this time trembling violently.

"Mas... Master... are you serious?"

Ye Chen couldn't help but smile: "Has your Master ever lied to you?"

"No, no, no!"

Chu Niubi repeatedly denied it, then asked cautiously, "Master, how do you plan to operate?"

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes and calmly spat out a few words.

"Exterminate the Sima Family."

The other end of the phone went completely silent.

It was so quiet that one could almost hear the sound of breathing.

After several seconds.

Chu Niubi's voice rang out again, filled with shock! Wild joy! And disbelief!

"Master!"

"Are you talking about that Sima Family of the Capital? One of the Five Great Families, the Sima Family?"

"Exterminate them???"

Ye Chen gave an affirmative grunt: "Mm."

Chu Niubi's voice suddenly spiked.

"Master! That's one of the Five Great Families!"

"Entrenched in the Capital for over a hundred years, deeply rooted, and omnipotent!"

"You're saying to just wipe them out???"

Ye Chen asked calmly: "What? Are you scared?"

"Scared my ass!"

Chu Niubi blurted out, then realizing he'd misspoken, he laughed sheepishly, "Master, I'm just excited..."

He paused, and his voice became serious again.

"Master, to be honest, if you want to exterminate the Sima Family, my Chu family will definitely follow you!"

"At your command, everyone in our Chu family will go through fire and water without a single hesitation!"

He understood very well.

Master was not the type to make baseless claims; since he said it, he would surely achieve it.

Most importantly...

Two days ago, he had received news from his father that Ye Chen had killed a powerhouse of the Celestial Master Realm.

With that kind of ability, who could possibly match him?

Ye Chen nodded.

"Good."

"Tomorrow, have your father bring his men directly to the Capital."

"Wait for my signal."

Chu Niubi nodded vigorously: "Yes! Master!"

The call ended.

Ye Chen put away his phone and looked at the Yuan River flowing in the night, falling silent for a few seconds.

Miao Renfeng stood behind him and spoke cautiously.

"Master, are you planning to..."

Ye Chen didn't look back, only saying faintly, "Some things cannot be resolved by repeatedly backing down."

That was right.

He was prepared to deal with the Sima Family.

From the warring states silk manuscript to sending people to assassinate him, to provocation after provocation...

Sima Li thought that by hiding in the Capital, within the shell of the Five Great Families, he could remain safe and sound.

But he forgot...

In this world, some debts must eventually be repaid.

...

Xiamen City.

After Chu Niubi hung up the phone, he stood there trembling slightly.

It wasn't fear.

It was excitement.

It was exhilaration.

He took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.

Then.

He quickly found his father's number and dialed it.

It rang once, and the call was connected.

Chu Shixiong's steady voice came through: "You brat, calling so late, what is it?"

Chu Niubi skipped the pleasantries and spoke directly.

"Dad, Master just called me."

Chu Shixiong paused: "Oh? What did Mr. Ye say?"

Chu Niubi took a deep breath and said word for word.

"Master said for us to bring our people to the Capital tomorrow."

"To the Capital?"

Chu Shixiong was taken aback, confused: "What for?"

Chu Niubi grinned: "To exterminate the Sima Family."

The other end went silent.

Silent for a long, long time.

So long that Chu Niubi thought the call had dropped and couldn't help calling out: "Dad?"

Chu Shixiong's voice finally rang out, filled with shock: "What? You said exterminate the Sima Family? That Sima Family, one of the Five Great Families of the Capital?"

Chu Niubi nodded vigorously.

"Yes! That Sima Family!"

Chu Shixiong on the other end completely lost his composure: "Niubi, do you know what the Sima Family's background is?"

Chu Niubi certainly knew.

The Five Great Families of the Capital were deeply rooted and omnipotent.

Although the Sima Family wasn't the strongest among them, to be able to establish a foothold in the Capital meant they were by no means ordinary.

Behind them, they also had the support of the Chen family from the Kunlun Ruins.

Even though the Chen family was just a small family in the Kunlun Ruins, it was still the Kunlun Ruins.

Any random person coming out from there could make the outside world tremble.

Chu Niubi took a deep breath and spoke slowly: "Dad, I know."

"You know?"

Chu Shixiong gave a bitter smile.

"Then do you know that while our Chu family might be considered local tyrants in Yanjing, in the Capital, we'd only rank sixth?"

"And that sixth place is something we forcibly added ourselves?"

"If we follow Mr. Ye to the Capital, we are betting the entire Chu family's lives and fortune."

"If we win, naturally everyone is happy."

"But if we lose..."

He didn't finish.

But the meaning was already more than clear.

If they lost, the Chu family would be completely finished.

From top to bottom, from old to young, not a single one would escape.