634: Chapter 634 You abdicate, she takes over!

Bei Mingxiao's figure jerked to a halt, stopping abruptly in mid-air.

He withdrew his hand and looked at Ye Chen coldly.

"What? Scared? Weren't you acting all arrogant just now?"

"Knowing fear now? Unfortunately, it's too late!"

"Today, this old man will definitely twist your head off!!!"

Though he spoke this way, a hint of smugness flashed through his heart.

Youth will be youth; no matter how grandly they talk, they still chicken out when it's time to actually fight.

Bai Sanlong and Bai Chi exchanged a glance.

However, Bai Sanlong's eyes were filled with worry.

Because...

He didn't think Ye Chen was afraid, but rather that there was another reason.

But Bai Chi, standing to the side, couldn't grasp the reason at all.

So much so that...

He burst out laughing.

"Hahaha!"

"Ye Chen, weren't you acting so tough just now?"

"Why are you chickening out now?"

"Kneel down immediately! Kowtow! Or else Senior Bei Ming won't let you off!"

Hearing this, Bai Sanlong's face instantly turned green.

But just as he was about to speak...

Ye Chen was already rubbing his forehead and spoke first.

"Is your imagination a bit too wild?"

"I'm just curious..."

"Did no one tell you the news?"

Bei Mingxiao was stunned, his brows furrowing. "What news?"

Ye Chen sighed, as if talking to someone mentally challenged.

"I killed Bai Zhantang and wiped out the 108 Secret Guards of the heavenly stems and earthly branches. You couldn't possibly not know that, right?"

As soon as those words were spoken...

Bei Mingxiao's expression changed drastically.

"What?!"

"Impossible!"

"Bai Zhantang was at the Golden Core Late Stage Peak, and the 108 Secret Guards could set up the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches Grand Array to even contend with an Early Nascent Soul Stage expert!"

"How could a green kid in his early twenties like you possibly kill them?"

"You're bragging!!!"

Bai Chi was dumbfounded.

Wait...

He knew Bai Zhantang had been killed and the 108 Secret Guards had been wiped out.

But he hadn't expected Bai Zhantang to actually be at the Golden Core Late Stage Peak!

Even more so, he hadn't expected the 108 Secret Guards to be able to stand their ground against a Nascent Soul expert!

Yet they were all dead, all killed by Ye Chen alone???

What kind of fucking joke is this?

Looking at Bei Mingxiao's expression, Ye Chen couldn't help but laugh.

"You think I'm bragging?"

"Then you can ask Bai Sanlong if it's true."

As he finished speaking...

Everyone's gaze fell simultaneously on Bai Sanlong.

Bai Chi's face turned pale instantly.

Wait...

Why did the pressure suddenly shift to them?

Witnessing this...

Bei Mingxiao's face turned cold as he asked angrily, "Bai Sanlong, you tell me. Is it true or false?"

Bai Sanlong's back was already soaked with cold sweat.

"Well..."

"Senior Bei Ming, I also just received the news not long ago, and it was sent personally by the Family Head."

"Didn't... didn't you receive it?"

Logically speaking...

Bei Mingxiao should have received the news a step ahead of him.

How come it seemed like...

...he didn't know anything?

Bei Mingxiao was stunned.

He instinctively reached into his robe and pulled out his phone.

The screen lit up, only for him to discover...

...it was out of credit?

"Fuck!"

Bei Mingxiao cursed under his breath, sweating as he connected to Wi-Fi to pay his bill online.

Once finished...

A text message immediately popped up in the notification bar.

The sender was indeed the Head of the Bai Family.

Sent time: one hour ago.

When Bei Mingxiao opened the message, he completely lost his composure...

[Bai Zhantang and the 108 Secret Guards' operation failed. All personnel were killed in action, and the target has been rescued!]

[The culprit has been identified as Ye Chen. This person is extremely dangerous; avoid him upon sight. Wait for the experts from the One Clan, Three Sects, Five Gates within the Kunlun Ruins to assemble before proceeding with further plans!]

Bei Mingxiao: "???"

Holy shit!

Running out of credit at such a critical moment, just my luck!

The most ridiculous thing was...

...the monster who just killed Bai Zhantang and the 108 Secret Guards last night was right in front of him!!!

Wait...

He, Bei Mingxiao, was just an Early Golden Core Stage Guest Elder. How was he supposed to fight him?

Fight with his head?

Even a Golden Core Late Stage Peak had been swatted to death. For an Early Golden Core like him to go up and fight, wouldn't that just be delivering himself on a silver platter?

Bei Mingxiao's face turned pale as he roared at Bai Sanlong, "You bastard, why didn't you say so earlier???"

"I..."

Bai Sanlong said bitterly, "I didn't have the chance to say it just now. Besides, didn't you receive it? I thought you were confident."

Confident my ass!

My phone was out of credit!

Out of credit, do you understand???

His face turned various shades of blue and white before he met Ye Chen's smiling face.

"Young friend, look... do I still have a chance?"

Everyone was dumbfounded.

One moment he was an incredibly arrogant Guest Elder, and the next he turned into a coward!

Even asking if he had a chance?

Hilarious!

Too hilarious!

Ye Chen said with a smile, "Opportunities aren't asked for; they are made through actions."

Bei Mingxiao trembled all over.

The next second...

*Thud!*

He knelt down directly and prostrated himself.

"Lord Ye, spare my life!"

"This lowly one failed to recognize your greatness! I was ignorant of the vastness of the world! I shouldn't have been so impudent before you!"

"I beg for your mercy, please spare this lowly one's dog life!"

He kowtowed as he spoke.

His forehead banged against the ground with a rhythmic thud, so crisp and decisive without a hint of hesitation.

The whole audience: "???"

Shocking!

So shocking!

If asking for a chance was a shocking scene, then this scene was a total critical hit to the soul!

Ignoring everyone, Ye Chen looked down at Bei Mingxiao kneeling on the ground. "Wait... why did you just kneel?"

He was indeed curious.

Normally, which Cultivator—especially one at the Golden Core Stage—wasn't proud and unyielding?

Even if they couldn't win when being humiliated, they would usually fight to the death to show some backbone.

This old man, on the other hand, didn't even struggle before kneeling.

This is just too pathetic, isn't it?

Bei Mingxiao looked up, his wrinkled face filled with grievance.

"Lord Ye, you have no idea!"

"This lowly one is a Guest Elder for the Bai Family in the Kunlun Ruins. My monthly salary is only three Foundation Consolidation Pills plus some cultivation resources, totaling about a million."

"Why should I risk my life?"

"It's not worth throwing my life away for that little bit of money!"

"I have a large family to support! My grandson just got into the Kunlun Ruins Cultivation University, and I haven't even secured his tuition yet!"

The whole audience: "???"

So fucking real!

A Golden Core Stage expert is actually here crying about being poor?

And his grandson's tuition isn't secured?

If you just went to be a Bodyguard for someone, wouldn't you make tens of millions a year?

Ye Chen was taken aback. "Good grief, there are universities inside the Kunlun Ruins?"

"Of course."

Bei Mingxiao nodded. "It's called keeping up with the times and building the future together, so we don't get left far behind by those outside."

Ye Chen couldn't help but laugh.

This old man is quite interesting.

'He who understands the times is a wise man'—this saying holds true everywhere.

Being able to yield or stand tall, to fight or to kneel—that is a truly smart person.

"Fine." Ye Chen nodded. "In light of your sincere attitude, I won't hold it against you."

Bei Mingxiao felt as if he'd been granted a grand pardon and kowtowed repeatedly. "Thank you, Lord Ye! Thank you, Lord Ye! You are truly magnanimous; I am eternally grateful!"

As he spoke, he scrambled up from the ground and retreated to the side, looking incredibly well-behaved.

Ye Chen looked at him and added another sentence with a smile.

"Then if I want the secular Bai Family to have a new master, that shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Bei Mingxiao was taken aback, then waved his hands frantically.

"No problem! Of course no problem!"

"Lord Ye, you can change them however you like. You could even change their ancestors for all I care; it has nothing to do with me!"

"I'm just a gatekeeper. Who the Family Head is doesn't matter to me at all!"

"After all..."

"The higher-ups meant to protect the Family Head, but they didn't specify which one!"

He spoke so decisively, as if changing the Bai Family's head was as simple as changing clothes.

Bai Sanlong's face turned completely black.

Black as the bottom of a pot.

Just moments ago, he thought Bei Mingxiao was his backer, his hope for a comeback.

And the result?

This old man, just to save his skin, even said things like 'you could even change their ancestors.'

Is that even human?

Bai Chi was even more furious, trembling all over as he pointed at Bei Mingxiao's nose and cursed.

"You old scoundrel!"

"The Kunlun Ruins' Bai Family has supported you for so many years, and this is how you repay us?"

Bei Mingxiao glanced at him and replied indifferently, "Your Bai Family supported me? Your Bai Family paid my salary?"

Bai Chi was stunned.

Bei Mingxiao continued.

"This old man's salary is paid by the Kunlun Ruins' Bai Family. What the hell does it have to do with your secular Bai Family?"

"I came here because the Kunlun Ruins' Bai Family sent me to watch over you, not to be your thug."

"You brought this on yourselves by provoking someone you shouldn't have, and now you want to drag me down with you?"

"Keep dreaming!"

"Furthermore, if you dare to insult me one more time, I'll slaughter you!"

Bai Chi was left speechless by the rebuff, his face turning the color of pig liver.

Seeing that Bei Mingxiao was no longer someone he could rely on...

Bai Sanlong took a deep breath and looked at Ye Chen, asking with a trembling voice, "Ye Chen, what exactly do you want?"

Ye Chen looked at him and spoke calmly.

"I said, let Bai Wanqing become the Family Head."

"You step down, she takes over. It's that simple."

"The Bai Family's industries, resources, and connections will all be handled by her."

"You and your son can receive monthly dividends, but you can no longer interfere in the Bai Family's affairs."

"Understand?"