440: Chapter 440 Which Ye Chen?

Ye Chen smiled faintly. "What misunderstanding could there be? I don't think there's any misunderstanding!"

Gongyang Shou squeezed out a smile that looked uglier than crying.

"I... I was just bragging to that bastard Liang Gui! Just shooting my mouth off!"

"Whatever Wang Family, whatever Manluodi Family, they have nothing to do with me! Really, nothing to do with me!"

"You are a great man, please don't lower yourself to my level!"

Ye Chen looked down at him, the smile on his face remaining unchanged. "Are you sure it was just bragging? Just shooting your mouth off?"

Gongyang Shou nodded frantically, his head bobbing like a pestle pounding garlic.

"It was just bragging!"

"Think about it, how would a lowly Elder of the Shenwu Alliance like me ever dare to oppose you?"

"You are the Chief Instructor of the Hidden Dragon Pavilion in the Dragon Group!"

"Even if I had the guts of a lion and a bear, I wouldn't dare plot against you!"

He spoke with such sincerity and tears that he looked exactly like an innocent man who had been wronged.

After listening, Ye Chen nodded.

"That makes sense."

Gongyang Shou's eyes lit up. "Mr. Ye, you truly have discerning eyes!"

However.

The next second.

Ye Chen took out his phone and directly played a recording.

Soon.

The recording finished playing.

Inside were the very same smug words he had just uttered...

The expression on Gongyang Shou's face instantly collapsed.

"You... you actually recorded it?!"

He never imagined...

That Ye Chen would be so insidious as to secretly record him!

No matter how you looked at it, this didn't seem like something the bloodthirsty Ye Chen would do!

Ye Chen put away his phone and looked down at him with a playful expression.

"Otherwise?"

"Did you think I came here just to listen to you brag?"

Gongyang Shou: "..."

What should he do?

Try to talk his way out of it?

But... the evidence was as solid as a mountain. What was the point of lying anymore!

He slumped on the ground, his whole body trembling, his eyes filled with despair.

It was over.

Everything was over.

This foot bath trip today would likely cost him his life.

Seeing his soul-less state, Ye Chen waved his hand impatiently.

"Alright, let's not waste anyone's time."

"I only have one question for you."

Gongyang Shou's body jolted, and he hurriedly spoke, "Ask away! I promise to tell you everything I know!"

Ye Chen lowered his head, looking directly into his terrified eyes.

"When are the people from the Manluodi Family meeting with you?"

Gongyang Shou froze for a moment, then nodded repeatedly.

"Tonight!"

"At twelve midnight, we are meeting at the airport."

"They are sending a guy named Johnson over to coordinate the entry details with us!"

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow. "Johnson?"

Gongyang Shou nodded frantically.

"Yes! He's the Manluodi Family's person in charge of the Asian region!"

"He's said to be a ruthless character. Not only is he cruel and merciless, but his own strength is at the Heaven Realm!"

"Moreover, he also invited the Left and Right Dharma Kings of the Soul Hall to come!"

Ye Chen was slightly taken aback.

Soul Hall?

To be honest, because he had been so busy, he hadn't paid attention to the Soul Hall's affairs for a while.

He didn't expect...

That there were also Dharma Kings within the Soul Hall?

Ye Chen asked curiously, "Are these Dharma Kings more powerful than the Soul Emissarys?"

"Yes!"

Gongyang Shou nodded and began explaining in detail. "To put it simply, Soul Emissarys are like Imperial Commissioners sent out to handle business, while Dharma Kings are like the princes of an ancient emperor. The Hall Master of the Soul Hall is the emperor, so naturally, they are more powerful than the Soul Emissarys. It's just that Soul Emissarys are only answerable to the Hall Master."

Ye Chen became thoughtful.

So...

White Charm and the others were equivalent to the ancient Brocade-Clad Guard!

However.

That woman actually hadn't told him about the Dharma Kings?

He would have to ask her properly later!

To see if she was hiding things from him...

Seeing Ye Chen remain silent.

Gongyang Shou looked at him expectantly, his eyes full of pleading. "Mr. Ye, I've told you everything I know. Could you..."

Before he could finish.

Ye Chen had already interrupted him.

"I'll give you two choices."

Gongyang Shou trembled and quickly pricked up his ears.

Ye Chen held up one finger.

"First, take us to see that Johnson."

"Then, you will confess every single crime the Shenwu Alliance has committed over the years."

"It will count as you making amends through service, and you'll serve fewer years in prison."

Gongyang Shou's face suddenly turned ugly.

Confess the Shenwu Alliance's affairs?

Wasn't that pushing the Shenwu Alliance to its death?

One had to know...

Every single thing the Shenwu Alliance had done over the years was enough to have the alliance raided and the clans exterminated. If these were added up one by one, the Shenwu Alliance would crumble!

Furthermore.

Once he agreed, wouldn't that be the same as betraying the organization?

He was conflicted!

So incredibly conflicted...

But thinking about how his life was in Ye Chen's hands, he simply had no other choice...

What should he do?

What on earth should he do???

But before he could ask for the second choice, Ye Chen raised his hand and pointed at the wall where Liang Gui's corpse was embedded.

"The second choice..."

"Is to have your bones broken one by one by me, and then be plastered onto the wall just like him."

"Choose for yourself."

"I'm a very reasonable person."

Reasonable?

More like discussing when he would die if he didn't choose the first option!

Gongyang Shou followed his finger and almost fainted.

So...

Was there even a need to choose?

He snapped his head back and nodded frantically.

"I choose the first one!"

"I'll take you to stake them out!"

"I'll confess everything too, I just hope you can spare my life!"

Ye Chen nodded with satisfaction.

"That's more like it."

"If you're done washing your feet, shall we go?"

Gongyang Shou blanked for a moment, then looked down at his bare feet.

Who cares about a foot bath anymore!

His life was almost gone!

He hurriedly waved his hands. "No more washing! I've had enough! I can take you there right now!"

Yan Qingwu leaned against the doorway with her arms crossed, unable to stop herself from laughing out loud.

"Great Elder Gongyang, this foot bath experience must be the most unforgettable one of your life, right?"

Gongyang Shou's mouth twitched.

It was indeed unforgettable.

So unforgettable that he never wanted to wash his feet again for the rest of his life!

...

Night fell at Lin'an International Airport.

The waiting hall was brightly lit, with people coming and going.

Gongyang Shou sat on a bench in the corner, feeling completely out of place.

As the dignified Great Elder of the Shenwu Alliance, when had he ever done this kind of stakeout work?

And he was even bringing the person who wanted to kill him to stake out his own partners...

If word got out, people would laugh their heads off.

But he had no way out and no choice...

Because Ye Chen was sitting right next to him.

That god of death was sitting with his legs crossed, leisurely flipping through a magazine as if he were just an ordinary traveler waiting for a flight.

Yan Qingwu was in a nearby cafe. She had ordered a latte and was pretending to scroll through her phone, but her eyes were constantly fixed on the international arrivals exit.

"Mr. Ye..."

Gongyang Shou couldn't help but lower his voice. "Will they really come?"

Ye Chen flipped a page of the magazine without looking up.

"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?"

"Shouldn't I be the one asking you that?"

"If they don't show up, then I'll just have to take my frustration out on you."

Gongyang Shou trembled and quickly shut his mouth, not daring to ask anything more.

Damn it!

Why did he have to open his big mouth just to try and lighten the mood?

Time passed minute by minute.

Eleven-fifty PM.

The electronic screen at the international arrivals exit showed that the flight from New York had landed.

Passengers began to file out.

There were business people in suits, families with children, students carrying large bags...

Gongyang Shou's eyes were glued to the exit, his palms drenched in sweat.

Finally.

Three figures appeared at the end of the passage.

Leading them was a middle-aged white man in his forties, exuding an air of elite professionalism.

It was exactly the Manluodi Family's Asian region manager—Johnson.

Behind him followed two men dressed in black robes.

One was tall and thin, the other short and stout.

Both wore hoods that obscured their faces, but a cold, eerie aura swirled around them.

That aura was so intense that even from dozens of meters away, it could cause a sudden, inexplicable palpitation in one's heart.

Gongyang Shou's pupils suddenly contracted.

Soul Hall!

The Left and Right Dharma Kings!

The other party had actually brought these two stars of calamity!

He instinctively wanted to stand up, but a hand lightly pressed down on his shoulder.

Ye Chen closed his magazine, stood up from the bench, and smiled slightly.

"Let's go, go greet your distinguished guests."

Gongyang Shou: "..."

...

At that moment, Johnson walked out of the entrance with the Left and Right Dharma Kings.

His gaze swept over the crowd of people waiting to pick up passengers.

According to the agreement, people from the Shenwu Alliance should have been here to meet them.

But...

Where were they?

His brow furrowed slightly, and he was about to take out his phone to make a call...

When a gentle voice suddenly came from the side.

"Mr. Johnson? Welcome to the Dragon Kingdom."

Johnson turned his head and saw a young man in casual clothes looking at him with a smile.

Behind him stood an old man covered in sweat.

That old man was none other than...

Gongyang Shou.

Johnson's brow furrowed even tighter.

He recognized Gongyang Shou; he had seen him in photos.

But who was this young man?

He seemed a bit familiar?

He asked tentatively, "Elder Gongyang, who is this?"

Gongyang Shou gave a dry cough and rubbed his nose.

"This is Mr. Ye."

Johnson blanked for a moment. "Which Mr. Ye?"

"Ye Chen."

Gongyang Shou smiled helplessly. "Ye as in leaf, Chen as in stars."