299: Crisis, murder to silence witnesses?

No one knew that this restaurant was the secret base of the First Young Master, An Wushuang.

Soon, a middle-aged man walked in. He sat down in front of An Ye and was just about to speak when he saw the mangled, bloodied finger on the table.

The next moment, he stood up abruptly.

"Has something happened to An Ruoxuan?"

An Ye nodded, then said coldly, "I believe the First Young Master would not do such a thing, so it can only be the Second Young Master or the Third Young Master."

"I will only ask one thing now: does the First Young Master's promise from back then still count?"

The middle-aged man before him was not An Wushuang; he was merely An Wushuang's confidant. Hearing this, he immediately said with a grave expression, "An Ruoxuan once saved my Young Master's life, and my Young Master has said that he will always remember this favor. As long as Young Miss Ruoxuan has a need, just give the order."

An Ye immediately nodded, "Good, I trust the First Young Master."

After speaking, he hesitated for a moment, then opened his mouth again to recount everything that had happened to An Ruoxuan in the Black Gold Domain.

This included the Divine Court, as well as the fact that An Ruoxuan had sold one hundred and thirty million Top-grade Immortal Crystals worth of goods, and the order for one billion Top-grade Immortal Crystals.

An Ye knew very well that with An Ruoxuan's background, it was impossible for her to survive the infighting within the An Family.

All three Young Masters had the assistance of Immortal King experts, but what about An Ruoxuan?

Therefore, she certainly could not keep this Opportunity!

Rather than letting the Opportunity be seized by the Second Young Master or the Third Young Master, it was better to give it directly to the First Young Master. After all, from the current perspective, the First Young Master's overall strength was the greatest.

Once this matter was over, he would take An Ruoxuan and leave the An Family, never to return.

He had promised An Ruoxuan's parents back then that even if it meant death, he would protect An Ruoxuan, so he absolutely could not watch anything happen to her.

After hearing An Ye's words, the middle-aged man's expression changed drastically. He looked at An Ye with an extremely serious expression.

"Is this true?"

An Ye nodded.

"Then it's no wonder that something happened to An Ruoxuan!"

The middle-aged man stopped talking nonsense, turned around, and left the restaurant immediately, while An Ye headed towards the Sea Coral Forest in the eastern suburbs unhurriedly.

Now, this was the only way he could stall for time.

Soon, in another luxurious residence, a youth dressed in white sat cross-legged on the ground, eyes closed to rest his mind.

Beside him was the person who had just spoken with An Ye. After listening to the middle-aged man's words, An Wushuang suddenly opened his eyes; his expression was extremely calm.

"I know what happened; it was the Third Elder who did it."

An Wushuang smiled faintly, "This Third Elder really cannot keep his composure, but An Ruoxuan has actually done me another huge favor."

The world said that the First Young Master, An Wushuang, was extremely mediocre, and whether it was business or Aptitude, considered individually, he was inferior to the Second and Third Young Masters. But this was only because outsiders did not understand him.

These were all just a persona he had deliberately created in the Early Stage to stay low-key and avoid being besieged by others.

He had many spies within the Treasure Hunting Chamber of Commerce, and almost nothing the Third Elder did could escape his eyes.

Therefore, he had known earlier that An Ruoxuan had been captured by the Third Elder, but he simply did not know what had happened.

An Wushuang's expression remained extremely calm, but his voice was chillingly cold as he said, "This Second brother still does not understand what the Clan Competition means; this is not just everyone fighting for management positions and comparing sales figures."

"This is a life-and-death struggle!"

"And the Third Elder; the two idiots have truly gathered together."

"Go and send a message to the Grand Elder; tell him to rescue An Ruoxuan. After all, Uncle Thirteen saved my life, so I cannot ignore An Ruoxuan."

"As for this Third Elder, let me go and meet him personally."

The middle-aged man heard this and immediately looked anxious, "The Third Elder is an Early Stage Immortal King; would it not be too reckless for you, Young Master, to go like this?"

After speaking, he seemed to realize he had spoken wrongly and quickly corrected himself, "Young Master, I am just worried about your safety, not that I don't believe in you."

An Wushuang waved his hand and said indifferently, "It is fine, just do your own work."

Then, he stood up and instantly disappeared from where he was.

The middle-aged man's face was full of anxiety, but he had to follow orders.

For a moment, the originally peaceful Tianhe Domain suddenly had undercurrents surging.

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Eastern Suburbs, Sea Coral Forest.

As a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal Cultivator, although An Ye had deliberately slowed his speed, he still arrived here within an hour. He looked around with a grave expression.

An Ye knew very well that the person who called him here was definitely going to silence him.

It was not just to prevent him from causing trouble, but also to stop his mouth, because he certainly knew about the situation in the Black Gold Domain.

The Sea Coral Forest was an underwater ruin, originally constructed by some powerful expert with Water-attribute, but that was a long time ago.

Now, the Sea Coral Forest only had the appearance of the seabed, but there was no seawater.

Just at this moment, two figures slowly appeared in the distance. The moment he saw them, An Ye's entire body immediately tensed up.

Two Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal Perfection stage experts!

"Suppress!"

Accompanied by a shout, terrifying pressure instantly enveloped An Ye. The two started attacking without a word, which also matched An Ye's expectations.

They were indeed here to silence him.

In an instant, terrifying power swept out, and infinite destructive force spilled down from the firmament, as if intending to destroy everything in the world.

An Ye was a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal Perfection stage expert and had broken through long ago, so they naturally dared not be careless and immediately used their ultimate moves, intending to catch him off guard.

The Qi on An Ye's body was released, and his whole person became extremely grim and cold, like a malevolent ghost from Hell, making people shudder.

After being picked up by An Ruoxuan's parents, he was trained to be a killer, specializing in handling some dark affairs.

However, ever since his parents died, he had been following by An Ruoxuan's side to protect her and had never done those things from the past again.

Now, his bloodthirsty instincts were unleashed once again.

The next moment, An Ye charged towards the two of them. His figure was like a phantom, disappearing in the blink of an eye, but appearing again quickly.

However, just as he reappeared, a terrifying attack suddenly struck towards him.

"Hmph, the Heaven Shadow Tracking Step is indeed powerful, but that is all it is. Did you really think we were unprepared?"

An Ye narrowed his eyes, just preparing to dodge, but his body felt as if it were sinking deep into a quagmire; his speed became extremely sluggish, and there was simply no way to dodge.

What is going on? A Formation!?

"Bang!"

The next moment, a huge impact sound rang out, and An Ye flew backward, crashing onto the ground. His skull seemed to have been split open, revealing a hideous wound, and milky-white brain matter flowed out.

Fortunately, for such Cultivators, the Soul is the essence, and the Physical Body does not matter.

But even so, the Qi all over An Ye's body became precarious.

This blow was the joint effort of two Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal Perfection stage experts, and it was their full-strength attack. He had taken the full brunt of it directly; it would be strange if he could feel comfortable.

An Ye's eyes were calm and composed as he slowly stood up.

He could die today, but An Ruoxuan absolutely could not.

Therefore, he was willing to use his own life to buy enough rescue time for the First Young Master.