626: Chapter 626 You want to recruit a group of thieves into the Dragon Group?

At that moment,

Nan Tianba and the members of the Nan Family all knelt down together.

"My Lord, everyone from the Bai Family has been completely cleared out."

"This lowly one can take you to see that female police officer right now."

Ye Chen said indifferently, "Lead the way."

Nan Tianba scrambled up from the ground and bowed as he led the way in front.

Very soon,

The group arrived at a locked room in the backyard.

Nan Tianba shouted in a deep voice, "Open the door."

A Nan Family disciple hurriedly unlocked the door and pushed open the wooden door.

Inside, under the dim light, a figure in a police uniform was curled up in a corner.

Her hands were bound by ropes, tape was stuck over her mouth, and her hair was a mess.

But those eyes were still bright, burning with a fierce fire.

Bai Shanshan felt someone enter and suddenly looked up.

Only to see—

Ye Chen. Her pupils suddenly constricted.

She struggled desperately, trying to stand up, making muffled sounds through the tape on her mouth.

Ye Chen strode over, crouched down, and reached out to tear the tape off her mouth.

The moment Bai Shanshan's mouth was free, she immediately took several deep breaths, followed by immense surprise.

"Ye Chen? You... how did you get here?"

Ye Chen crouched in front of her, reached out to snap the ropes on her wrists, and said indifferently, "Entrusted by your sister, I naturally had to come. Besides... you are half a disciple of mine."

Hearing this, Bai Shanshan growled through gritted teeth.

"It's the Bai Family!"

"Those bastards, they wanted to use me as a cultivation vessel for their ancestor!"

"They even said... this lady has a bad temper and can't find a man, so since I'm still a virgin, I'm perfect to be a vessel!"

"This is an insult to me!"

"I can't find a man? I just don't want to!"

"Those bastards, once I get out, I'm going to arrest every single one of them and lock them up until they die!!!"

Ye Chen: "..."

He fell silent for two seconds.

Then he looked down at Bai Shanshan's hand gripping his collar and spoke expressionlessly, "Let go first."

Bai Shanshan froze for a moment, then looked down.

She realized she had crumpled Ye Chen's collar, pulling it all out of shape.

She let go resentfully, gave a cold snort, and was about to continue her tirade.

Ye Chen took the opportunity to stand up and said indifferently, "Alright, stop cursing. We'll talk once we're out."

Bai Shanshan took a deep breath and scrambled up from the floor.

The next second,

She noticed the Nan Family members kneeling all over the ground outside the door.

She was stunned: "Wait... aren't they the Bai Family's dogs? Why are they kneeling outside?"

Ye Chen replied without a ripple of emotion.

"That group from the Bai Family has already been killed by me."

"If they want to live, they naturally have to kneel."

Bai Shanshan couldn't help but look toward Nan Tianba.

As a result...

Nan Tianba gave her a simple, foolish smile.

Bai Shanshan went numb: "You... really killed them all?"

She remembered very clearly how strong that group from the Bai Family was.

Even with her, Li Yao, and Luo Shui joining forces, they couldn't even withstand a single move from the opponent...

Even firing guns was useless!

If she hadn't been backed into a corner, she wouldn't have chosen to go with them to trade for a slim chance of survival for Li Yao and the others.

But Ye Chen was telling her he killed them all?

"Are you sure?" Bai Shanshan looked skeptical. "There were over a hundred of them, and every one of them could catch bullets with their bare hands!"

Ye Chen shrugged: "Do you want to go out and see?"

Bai Shanshan gave him a suspicious look and strode out of the room.

Then,

She saw the cracks on the ground in the front yard, the collapsed walls, and the black-clothed corpses lying haphazardly in pools of blood.

She saw those hundred-plus figures in the backyard vegetable patch.

She saw the three-entry mansion that had been smashed clean through.

Bai Shanshan was completely dumbfounded.

"This... you did all this?"

Ye Chen walked out from behind her, hands in his pockets: "Who else?"

Bai Shanshan took a deep breath, then another, trying hard to calm herself down.

Calm down, my foot!

She had always thought that even if Ye Chen was strong, he couldn't possibly fight over a hundred people who could catch bullets with their bare hands all at once, right?

But she never expected...

Her imagination had still been too limited!

Ye Chen could do more than just fight them?

He had practically ground them into the dirt!

Ye Chen nodded and walked straight out.

"Let's go. We'll talk after we get back."

Bai Shanshan took a deep breath: "Fine, let's leave first!"

Saying so,

Bai Shanshan lifted her feet and followed.

But after Ye Chen had walked a few steps, he suddenly paused as if remembering something, and turned to look at Nan Tianba and the others behind him.

Nan Tianba met those eyes, and his heart leaped into his throat. Cold sweat dripped from the tip of his nose.

"My... My Lord, do you have any other instructions?"

Ye Chen looked at him and spoke calmly.

"Clean this place up."

"Furthermore, you must distinguish between what should and shouldn't be said."

"If a single shred of news leaks out, I will come to slaughter the entire Nan Family."

"Do you understand?"

Nan Tianba's legs went weak with fear, and he knelt down once again.

"This lowly one understands!"

"Rest assured, My Lord. Regarding today's events, only Heaven, Earth, you, and I know. There will absolutely not be another soul who finds out!"

"Everything here, I will personally lead people to clean up. I guarantee not a single trace will remain!"

The Nan Family disciples behind him also kowtowed one after another.

"Yes, yes, yes! Rest assured, My Lord, we know nothing!"

"Nothing happened today!"

"The Nan Family was just doing renovations today!"

...

Their voices were uneven, but every word was filled with terror.

None of them were fools; they understood perfectly that Ye Chen wanted to keep certain things hidden.

For example...

Ye Chen had killed everyone from the Bai Family.

For example...

Ye Chen had that bronze key in his hands.

All of this had to be kept secret.

Otherwise...

They were in the same boat as Ye Chen. Once it was truly exposed, they would be the first batch to die.

The Bai Family wouldn't let them off.

Ye Chen wouldn't let them off either.

It was almost a dead end.

Therefore,

The only way to survive was to side with Ye Chen!

Ye Chen said nothing more and turned to walk out of the manor.

The three of them walked out of Shuikou Village, following the bluestone road toward the ancient town.

Shi Xiaonian followed behind Ye Chen, holding it in the whole way before finally being unable to resist speaking.

"Chief Instructor, just how much strength did you use in that punch earlier?"

"That Bai Zhantang was already very strong, so how come he was like paper in front of you?"

Ye Chen glanced at her: "You want to know?"

Shi Xiaonian nodded frantically.

"Then tell me first, what is your cultivation level?"

Shi Xiaonian's smile froze on her face. She hemmed and hawed for a long time before squeezing out a sentence: "Yellow... Yellow Realm Mid-stage..."

Ye Chen's mouth twitched.

Yellow Realm Mid-stage.

That was considered just barely entering the threshold in the Cultivator system.

Although there were first, second, and third-rate martial artists before that, those were, after all, secular level classifications.

He finally understood why this girl looked like a mouse seeing a cat no matter who she encountered.

"Fine then." Ye Chen sighed. "When you've cultivated to the Heaven Realm, I'll tell you."

Shi Xiaonian's face instantly slumped: "Heaven Realm? Wouldn't that take forever?"

"Then don't ask."

Shi Xiaonian opened her mouth as if to say something but ultimately closed it.

Fine.

It was her own fault for having a low cultivation level.

Bai Shanshan walked beside the two of them. Seeing Shi Xiaonian's frustrated expression, she couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Who is this girl?"

"Picked her up on the road," Ye Chen said indifferently.

Shi Xiaonian was immediately unhappy upon hearing this: "What do you mean 'picked up on the road'? I clearly came to your door of my own accord!"

Ye Chen's face darkened, and he turned his head to look at Shi Xiaonian.

"Stealing my things counts as coming to my door of your own accord?"

Shi Xiaonian nodded like a woodpecker, looking as if it were only natural: "Exactly! So, are you recruiting me into the Dragon Group?"

Ye Chen looked at her self-righteous appearance, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

"I can."

Shi Xiaonian's eyes instantly went wide and round, her heart nearly stopping.

"However..."

Ye Chen's tone shifted. "You have to bring the entire Stealing Sect over to be recruited by me."

Recruiting one wasn't enough, but if the entire Stealing Sect joined the Dragon Group and underwent strict training, they would definitely be prime material for spies.

People from the Stealing Sect were naturally gifted at stealth, theft, and intelligence gathering. These skills, when placed on a battlefield, were more useful than ten Heaven Realm experts.

Shi Xiaonian's eyes lit up, and she suddenly slapped her hands together: "No problem! Just wait for me at that little tavern, I'll be right back!"

The words had just left her mouth.

The girl turned and ran, her two legs moving incredibly fast. Her white dress fluttered in the night wind as she disappeared into the end of the alley like a startled rabbit.

Bai Shanshan stood rooted to the spot, completely stunned.

She slowly turned her head to look at Ye Chen, her face full of question marks.

"Wait... she's a thief?"

Ye Chen nodded, his expression unchanged.

Bai Shanshan couldn't hold it in: "You want to recruit a group of thieves into the Dragon Group???"