The other two families were shocked and questioned the three people.
“In Dragon Country and other nations, many Heavenly Chosen of the Martial Emperor Realm are born every year, but how many of them truly manage to grow strong?”
“Father, what should this child do?”
Hearing the old man’s words, the middle-aged man nodded, bowed, and then left.
.....
The City Lord’s Mansion, which was also the Wu Family residence.
As one of Maple Leaf City’s three major families, the City Lord Wu Family’s overall strength far surpassed that of the Ling Family and the Li Family.
Inside the magnificent City Lord’s Mansion hall.
“Big Brother, have you still not contacted Father?”
A man who appeared to be in his forties or fifties, possessing a Level 7 Martial Emperor Realm cultivation and wearing a green robe, asked the tall man in a brown robe, whose aura was even more formidable, standing before him.
“I can’t reach him. Father should still be in that secret realm.”
“Even if Father has emerged from that secret realm, it’s a million kilometers from Maple Leaf City. It’s normal for communication tokens not to work over such a long distance.”
“Then, Big Brother, what attitude should our Wu Family adopt regarding that young man? Should we befriend him, or...?”
As the man in the green robe spoke, he made a throat-slitting gesture, a hint of killing intent flashing in his eyes.
The man in the brown robe pondered for a moment, then said, “We haven’t fully investigated that young man’s background. It would be unwise to rashly try to kill him.”
“Besides, Ling Kongxiao is merely Father’s registered disciple. Now that he’s crippled, he’s utterly worthless. There’s no need for us to offend a Heavenly Chosen who might have a Great Emperor-level force behind him, all for the sake of a cripple.”
“However, if he truly has no backing, then we could certainly try to recruit him into our Wu Family.”
After taking a sip of tea, the man in the brown robe continued:
“I received news that the young man is very loyal. He was worried that Ling Bufan would cause trouble for Ning Fang, a female staff member at the Dragon Ascension Auction House whom he had only recently met, so he brought that low-born, not-so-strong woman with him.”
“If our Wu Family can befriend such a loyal and exceptionally talented genius, once he grows strong, our Wu Family will surely benefit greatly from him.”
Hearing this, the man in the green robe nodded thoughtfully, saying:
“If that’s the case, then there’s no need for us to kill that young man. Oh, by the way, Big Brother, I heard that Ling Changyu has personally gone to pursue and kill that young man. Should we help that young man?”
The man in the brown robe thought for a moment, then nodded, “If that young man truly has no other major force behind him, then you should step in and save him.”
“If that young man does have backing, then find a way to express our Wu Family’s goodwill to him. No matter what, our Wu Family will suffer no loss by doing so.”
.....
After staying at the Dragon Ascension Auction House for a long time.
And engaging in a small battle.
The sky had already darkened.
At night, the Changqing Mountain Range was filled with the roars of beasts. Many powerful exotic beasts emerged from their lairs to hunt, making it extremely dangerous.
Ye Tian landed his golden skiff.
He found a cave at the base of a tall mountain, intending to spend the night there.
Besides that, Ye Tian also had important matters to attend to.
This cave was the lair of an 8-level Beast King, a Green-Scaled Python. When it saw Ye Tian and the others arrive, it thought dinner had delivered itself to its doorstep. It opened its large mouth and lunged at Ye Tian and his companions.
“Die!”
Seeing the exotic beast pounce, Ye Tian merely casually threw a punch.
His fist light was incredibly powerful.
With one punch, he shattered the head of this Level 8 Beast King, which could have slaughtered Zhong Dashan hundreds of times over, into a bloody mist.
After collecting the Beast King’s corpse, Ye Tian casually tossed Ling Kongxiao, Ling Changxiao, and Ling Bufan onto the cold stone ground.
Their space rings and treasures had all been taken by Ye Tian.
Their injuries prevented them from recovering quickly, leaving them all weak and dispirited.
“Kid, what do you want? I’m telling you, if you kill us, my Big Brother and my Father will definitely not let you off.”
“Although you can escape with Instant Movement, can the Zhong Family escape?”
“You don’t want my Big Brother and Father to destroy your woman’s family, do you?”
Ling Kongxiao looked at Ye Tian and threatened him.
He clearly hadn’t realized that he had become Ye Tian’s prisoner. Not only did he not beg for mercy, but he also tried to threaten Ye Tian with the Ling Family’s name, which was an incredibly foolish thing to do.
“You’re asking for a beating!”
Slap!
A loud slap echoed.
Ling Kongxiao’s mouth instantly swelled up, and more than half of his teeth were missing.
“Still daring to threaten me? Do you really think your Ling Family is the Lord of Nanjiang Prefecture? Utterly ridiculous!”
After slapping Ling Kongxiao, Ye Tian looked at the three of them with a cold voice and said:
“If you don’t want to be tortured to death by me, then honestly tell me the martial skill levels Ling Changyu and Ling Zhentian have mastered, their cultivation progress, and what level of weapons they possess?”
“What do they usually like to do, where do they stay, and what is the location of your Ling Family’s treasures? Is there a password? What is the password....”
“Don’t even think about deceiving me. As long as there’s one thing you three say that doesn’t match up, I will personally make your lives worse than death.”
After speaking, Ye Tian first knocked out Ling Bufan and Ling Kongxiao, and sealed their hearing.
Having done all this, Ye Tian looked at Ling Changxiao, who was staring at him in horror, with a half-smile.
Originally, Ye Tian had planned to demand a sum of Origin Stones from the Ling Family to improve his cultivation after capturing these three.
However, Ye Tian thought carefully and realized that if he did so, it might directly provoke Ling Zhentian, the Ling Family Patriarch, to personally confront him.
Ye Tian knew he was no match for the Ling Family Patriarch, and the other party might not even give him Origin Stones, so he came up with a new idea.
Ye Tian planned to thoroughly understand the strength of Ling Changyu and Ling Zhentian, then infiltrate the Ling Family and plunder their treasury.
“There must be no shortage of good things in the treasury of such a large family.”
“Isn’t this much more cost-effective than simply extorting them?!”
Hearing Ye Tian’s words, Ling Changxiao was not foolish; he quickly realized Ye Tian’s intentions.
He sneered inwardly.
With his Big Brother and Father being so powerful, this young man still wanted to plunder his family’s treasury; he was simply courting death.
However, thinking that circumstances were against him, and especially since Ye Tian was a decisive person.
Ling Changxiao knew that if he didn’t cooperate with Ye Tian, Ye Tian would definitely make him suffer.
Faced with torture, he ultimately chose to compromise.
After questioning Ling Changxiao, Ye Tian woke up Ling Bufan and questioned him again.
From Ling Bufan, Ye Tian received essentially the same answers as Ling Changxiao.
Only, Ling Bufan was unaware of some important details.