445: Chapter 445 Xiu'e's Heart is Bitter!

Wang Tianlong quickly perked up his ears. "Please speak, Mr. Ye!"

Ye Chen stood with his hands behind his back and spoke indifferently.

"As the Chief Instructor of the Dragon Group's Hidden Dragon Pavilion, what I hate most are those atrocious and immoral dealings."

"For example..."

"Trafficking human organs, abducting women and children, forcing decent people into prostitution, opening illegal underground boxing rings..."

"Although your Wang Family belongs to the Martial Arts Alliance and has your own industries, I hope..."

He paused, his gaze falling on Wang Tianlong's face, as he spoke word by word, "That your Wang Family has not touched these things."

As his voice fell.

Wang Tianlong's expression changed slightly, and he immediately waved his hands repeatedly.

"No, no! Absolutely not!"

"Mr. Ye, please be the judge! Although my Wang Family has some martial artists, we only do legitimate business!"

"Tea leaves from Yunnan Province, medicinal herbs, and some cultural tourism projects..."

"Those heartless things—our Wang Family never touches them!"

He spoke with sincerity and righteous indignation.

The surrounding members of the Wang Family also followed suit, nodding their heads frantically like a pestle pounding garlic.

"Yes, yes, yes! The Family Head is right!"

"Our Wang Family is clean and honest; we never do those rotten things!"

"Rest assured, Mr. Ye, we are absolutely law-abiding!"

Ye Chen looked at them in this state and nodded.

"That is for the best."

"If I find out you are lying..."

He smiled slightly. That smile was harmless to humans and animals alike, yet it sent an inexplicable chill through everyone present.

"Then today's performance will have been for nothing."

Wang Tianlong trembled all over and guaranteed repeatedly, "No, no! This subordinate guarantees with his head that while the Wang Family isn't flawlessly white, we have definitely never done anything atrocious!"

Ye Chen nodded with satisfaction.

"Alright, stand up."

"Stop kneeling; if people saw this, they'd think I was a bully."

Only then did Wang Tianlong scramble up from the ground, though his legs were still trembling slightly.

Ye Chen turned around, his gaze falling on Gongyang Shou, who had been watching the scene with great interest.

"Gongyang Shou."

Gongyang Shou jolted and quickly stood up straight. "Here! What are your orders, Mr. Ye?"

Ye Chen smiled slightly.

"I am very satisfied with your performance just now."

"As a reward..."

Gongyang Shou's eyes lit up, and a surge of wild joy instantly welled up in his heart.

A reward?

Could it be that he was going to let him off the hook?

Or perhaps...

There were some benefits?

However.

Ye Chen's next sentence caused the smile on his face to freeze completely.

"Later, you will go with the Wang Family Head to identify your former employer, the Shenwu Alliance."

Gongyang Shou: "???"

Wang Tianlong: "???"

The surrounding Wang Family members: "???"

Everyone was stunned.

Wait...

Identify the Shenwu Alliance?

Gongyang Shou was the Great Elder of the Shenwu Alliance!

Asking him to identify his own organization?

Heavens above...

Gongyang Shou looked awkward as he nodded. "I understand."

The surrounding Wang Family members were even more unable to keep it together.

Good grief!

Gongyang Shou has become completely submissive?

Ye Chen didn't waste words; he turned around and beckoned to Yan Qingwu.

"Let's go, the business here is finished."

Yan Qingwu nodded slightly, and the two walked out of the courtyard side by side.

Their retreating figures were dashing and composed.

Wang Tianlong stood where he was, wanting to cry but having no tears.

Gongyang Shou leaned in and whispered, "Family Head Wang, my condolences."

Wang Tianlong whipped his head around and glared at him fiercely.

"Get lost!"

Gongyang Shou gave a sheepish smile, shrunk his neck, and didn't dare say anything more.

After all...

They were all people who had been screwed over; why should they be so eager to torment each other?

Wang Tianlong continued to roar, "Gongyang Shou, you should worry about yourself instead. You're a great traitor to your own power!"

Hearing this, Gongyang Shou wasn't annoyed; instead, he smiled with a face full of disdain.

"So what?"

"I'm working for Mr. Ye now. This is called abandoning darkness for light, do you understand?"

"You, Wang Tianlong, knelt even faster than I did just now. What right do you have to talk about me?"

Wang Tianlong's face turned blue and white before he finally squeezed out, "You... you're shameless!"

Gongyang Shou was displeased and widened his eyes.

"Oh boy, Family Head Wang, I don't like the sound of that."

"What do you mean by shameless?"

"Does following Mr. Ye make you lose face?"

"Fine, then I'll immediately chase after Mr. Ye and tell him that as soon as you saw him off, you turned your back on him!"

As he spoke, he made a move as if to chase out of the courtyard.

Wang Tianlong's expression changed drastically. He lunged forward and firmly grabbed Gongyang Shou's sleeve.

"Don't, don't, don't! Gongyang Shou! I was wrong! I was wrong, okay?"

"I didn't mean that! Don't talk nonsense!"

Gongyang Shou was held back. He stopped and looked at him askance. "Really?"

Wang Tianlong nodded frantically.

"No! Absolutely not!"

"My admiration for Mr. Ye is like the surging waters of a great river, endless and unceasing!"

"How could I possibly turn my back on him?"

"Gongyang Shou, you must not misunderstand!"

Gongyang Shou nodded with satisfaction and reached out to pat his shoulder.

"Now that's more like it."

"Family Head Wang, we're in the same boat now; we should look out for each other."

Wang Tianlong's mouth twitched. "Gongyang Shou is right."

Only then did Gongyang Shou let go and let out a long sigh.

"Sigh, speaking of which, we can be considered brothers in misfortune."

"In the future... take care of yourself."

Wang Tianlong was a mess.

Take care?

Take care my foot!

Right now, he only wanted to find a place where no one was around and have a good cry.

Gongyang Shou didn't act like a stranger at all and directly beckoned to a nearby Wang Family servant.

"Hey you, arrange a guest room for this old man."

"I'll be staying here tonight."

"Tomorrow morning, I'll go with Family Head Wang to expose the Shenwu Alliance."

The servant stood frozen in place, looking at Wang Tianlong in confusion.

Wang Tianlong's mouth twitched, but he still braced himself and nodded. "Go... go arrange it."

The servant responded and hurriedly ran off to make the arrangements.

Gongyang Shou patted Wang Tianlong's shoulder and said earnestly.

"Family Head Wang, don't look so miserable."

"We're both working for Mr. Ye. We'll be seeing each other often, so let's get closer in the future."

Wang Tianlong forced a smile. "Elder Gongyang is right."

"What 'Elder'? Call me Old Shou!"

"Old Shou."

"Heh, Old Wang!"

Gongyang Shou nodded with satisfaction and, with his hands behind his back, swaggered off after the servant toward the backyard.

Looking at his retreating figure, someone who didn't know better would think he was the master of the Wang Family.

Watching his back.

Wang Tianlong turned around speechlessly and waved his hand at the Wang Family members who were still standing dumbfounded in the main hall.

"Disperse, everyone."

"Go back to whatever you're supposed to be doing."

The Wang Family members scattered like birds and beasts on the spot.

In the blink of an eye.

Only Wang Tianlong was left in the main hall.

He walked to the grand armchair and slumped down, feeling as if all his strength had been drained.

Today's events were simply the most unforgettable day of his life.

First, Ye Chen blocked his door, then he was forced to commit suicide, and finally, Ye Chen 'saved' his life, leaving him with a life-debt and making him someone's subordinate in a daze...

The most ridiculous part was that Gongyang Shou had actually moved in so brazenly!

What kind of mess was this!

He sat in the chair for a long while before slowly coming to his senses.

Oh right.

He still had to make a call to his sister.

He pulled out his phone, found Wang Xiue's number, and dialed.

The phone rang twice before being picked up.

Wang Xiue's voice came from the other end.

"Brother! Calling me so soon—is there some good news?"

Wang Tianlong hesitated, suddenly not knowing how to start.

Wang Xiue waited for a long time without a response and immediately grew anxious.

"Brother? Why aren't you speaking?"

"Did something happen?"

Wang Tianlong took a deep breath and said in a heavy voice, "Xiue, listen to me."

Wang Xiue was stunned, an ominous premonition welling up in her heart.

"Go on."

Wang Tianlong gritted his teeth and spoke with resolve. "Forget about the matter with Ye Chen."

Wang Xiue cried out in shock.

"Brother... what do you mean?"

"What do you mean, 'forget about it'?"

"My husband was beaten to death by him, and you're telling me not to think about revenge?"

Wang Tianlong sighed.

"Xiue, I know you suffer in your heart."

"But this revenge—we can't take it."

"That Ye Chen is not someone we can afford to provoke."

Wang Xiue's voice suddenly became shrill.

"We can't?"

"Brother! You are the Head of the Wang Family! You have the Martial Arts Alliance behind you!"

"How can we not?"

"Didn't you tell me before that you'd already joined forces with the Shenwu Alliance?"

"Didn't you say that as long as he stepped half a foot into Yunnan Province, you'd make sure he never returned?"

"Now you're telling me we can't?"

Wang Tianlong closed his eyes. "Xiue, the Shenwu Alliance side... has already surrendered. That old thing Gongyang Shou is currently staying in our Wang Family courtyard. Tomorrow morning, he's going with me to expose the Shenwu Alliance."

On the other end of the phone, there was a complete silence.

After a long while, Wang Xiue's trembling voice came through.

"Brother... you're joking with me, right?"

Wang Tianlong smiled bitterly. "I wish it were a joke, but it's true. Ye Chen just came by. I... I also knelt."

He spoke those last few words with great difficulty.

But in order to make his sister see the situation clearly, he said them anyway...

There was another long silence on the other end of the phone.

Immediately after, Wang Xiue's breaking voice came through: "Brother! You are the Head of the Wang Family! How could you kneel?!!!"