185: Life and Death Decision

Several guards of the Wuji City army camp were sent flying by Ye Jiu’s oppressive aura.

The camp's alarm was immediately sounded, and many soldiers rushed out of the barracks.

They stood at the camp gate with their weapons.

Ye Jiu and the others watched, showing no sign of panic.

The officers in the camp rushed over and looked at the arrogant Ye Jiu and his group.

“Who are you, and how dare you trespass on a military stronghold!”

A soldier nearby quickly reported to the officer: “Sir, this person claims to be from the Ye Family Enforcement Team and wants to enter our army camp!”

Upon hearing this, the officer looked at Ye Jiu with some suspicion.

Ye Jiu maintained an arrogant posture, completely disregarding the officer in front of him.

Although this was the Wuji City army camp, there were many soldiers in the barracks.

But in Ye Jiu’s opinion, numbers were useless; they were all just ants.

Every member of their Ye Family Enforcement Team was fully armed and powerful; these people in front of them were no match for their Enforcement Team.

Moreover, they were the Ye Family’s Enforcement Team; would these mere riff-raff dare to lay a hand on them?

Thinking this, Ye Jiu revealed a smug smile.

The officer glanced again at the soldiers Ye Jiu had sent flying; they had been helped up by their comrades, but all were injured.

The officer was a little angry and asked loudly, “You say you are from the Ye Family’s Enforcement Team, how do you prove it?”

Ye Jiu showed an intriguing smile, looking at the officer with the gaze one would give a bumpkin.

“Truly ignorant, aren’t you? Come, bring the document, let him see!” Ye Jiu commanded, and a subordinate immediately took out a document and held it in his hand.

The subordinate shouted at the officer: “Come and see for yourself!”

The officer thought: “Dog-eat-dog!”

Then he gave a look to a nearby soldier.

The soldier immediately went over, took the document, and handed it to the officer.

The officer opened the document and looked, revealing a shocked expression.

It was indeed the Ye Family’s Enforcement Team!

This matter was probably going to be difficult to handle!

After returning the document to the Enforcement Team, the officer said sternly, “Although you are indeed from the Ye Family Enforcement Team, we cannot receive you in this military stronghold!”

Then the officer ordered: “Close the camp gate!”

“I’d like to see who dares!”

Ye Jiu roared, unleashing his oppressive aura and intimidating the soldiers.

The members of the Ye Family Enforcement Team drew their swords and occupied the camp gate.

“You Wuji City have such gall! There’s no gate our Ye Family wants to enter that it can’t!”

The officer snorted and said, “Today you will see! Our Commander Xue has given an order: for military strongholds, no entry without a command!”

“Those who defy the order will be executed!”

After the officer’s emphasis, the previously somewhat fearful soldiers all perked up, tightened their grip on their weapons, and glared fiercely at the Enforcement Team.

Ye Jiu was stunned; he hadn't expected that even a small officer in Wuji City would dare to defy their Ye Family!

Ye Jiu immediately continued, “If you don’t let us in, you must be harboring the criminal Ye Kong in the army camp!”

The officer and the soldiers were all very angry; this person actually insulted Ye Kong!

“What nonsense are you spouting! While I don't know what grievances Ye Kong has with your Ye Family, he is not a criminal! The Great Qin Royal Family has not convicted Ye Kong, so by what right does your Ye Family do so?”

Ye Jiu was furious and waved his hand.

“Attack them, rush in, and find Ye Kong for me!”

The officer also gave the command: “Stop them!”

Immediately, everyone unleashed their True Qi and attacked each other.

Soon, Ye Jiu led his team to break through the camp’s defenses and stormed into the barracks.

“Hurry up, find Ye Kong!”

The Enforcement Team charged through the camp, ransacking everywhere to apprehend Ye Kong.

Although the soldiers in the camp were united, the disparity in strength was indeed not something that numbers could compensate for.

The Ye Family Enforcement Team's strength was far superior to theirs.

This was the terrifying aspect of a God Family: experts were as numerous as clouds! Not only in quality, but also in quantity!

Before long, this army camp was defeated by the Enforcement Team led by Ye Jiu, and the entire camp was searched.

However, Ye Kong was not found.

Ye Jiu was very angry; he held his saber and walked to the injured officer, who had been cut by a saber.

He stepped on the officer’s stomach with one foot, and with the other hand, held the saber with its blade pressed against the officer’s face.

The officer, his mouth full of blood, stared at Ye Jiu.

Ye Jiu said without a trace of emotion, “Where is Ye Kong?” The officer looked at Ye Jiu’s indifferent expression and suddenly started to laugh. Countless soldiers around them were dead or wounded; only the Ye Family Enforcement Team remained standing.

Ye Jiu turned the blade towards the officer and cut a gash on the officer’s face.

Blood immediately seeped from the cut.

The burning pain on his face immediately made the officer’s cheek twitch.

“Still laughing?”

Ye Jiu asked with a dark expression. The officer continued to laugh, trembling.

“I laugh at your Ye Family! Ye Kong can come and go as he pleases; even if there are Gods, you can’t stop him!”

Ye Jiu’s blood rushed up; he lost his composure, and his face instantly became ferocious.

“Listen to me carefully!”

The officer gasped and said, “Ye Kong is our Wuji City’s benefactor. If you want to ask us for Ye Kong’s whereabouts, you might as well give up now!”

Ye Jiu completely lost his temper and swung his saber, ending the officer’s life.

Afterward, Ye Jiu roared at the dead officer, “Do you see? For our God Family to kill you is as easy as crushing an ant!”

Ye Jiu took a few deep breaths and threw down his saber.

A subordinate immediately came over and said, “Captain, there are dozens more army camps like this in Wuji City. Do we have to search them one by one?”

“Dozens?”

Ye Jiu hesitated; searching dozens of army camps one by one would likely alert the Gods of Wuji City!

Just as Ye Jiu was hesitating, an Enforcement Team member dragged a soldier before Ye Jiu.

“Captain, this person might know Ye Kong’s whereabouts.”

With that, the subordinate threw the injured soldier in front of Ye Jiu.

The soldier rolled onto the ground, wailing!

“Don’t kill me, please don’t kill me!” “I know, I know!”

Ye Jiu was overjoyed and glanced at the officer who had already stopped breathing.

Hmph, if you won’t speak, someone else will!

It’s truly ridiculous; I don’t know what you were holding out for.

Ye Jiu let out bursts of mocking laughter, then squatted down, patted the soldier’s face, and said, “Very good. As long as you tell me Ye Kong’s whereabouts, I will spare you!”

“Speak quickly!”

The soldier said with a trembling voice, “Ye Kong, he should be in…”

“Where?”

Ye Jiu looked into the soldier’s eyes, his gaze filled with anticipation.

The soldier’s face was full of terror, but a fierce glint flashed in his eyes!

Suddenly, a cold light flashed from the soldier’s embrace, and a bayonet instantly appeared in his hand, stabbing towards Ye Jiu’s eye!

Ye Jiu was greatly alarmed and stood up with extreme speed.

The soldier was covered in injuries, and his movements were still slow; the bayonet failed to stab Ye Jiu’s eye, but it did stab into Ye Jiu’s thigh.

With a gush, blood immediately splattered!

Ye Jiu screamed in pain.

The nearby Enforcement Team members immediately pounced, holding the soldier down.

The soldier’s hands and head were pressed to the ground; he gnashed his teeth and roared, “You won’t catch Ye Kong, never!”

Ye Jiu clutched his thigh, exasperated, and said, “Kill him for me, kill him!”

The Enforcement Team members immediately drew their sabers and slashed at the soldier’s neck.

The soldier continued to roar until he could no longer make a sound.

Ye Jiu sat on the ground, one hand supporting his thigh, the other grasping the bayonet, and pulled it out with brute force.

“Ugh ah—”

A nearby Enforcement Team member immediately stepped forward to bandage Ye Jiu.

“Ye Kong, I will definitely kill you!”

...Xue Ruyu, who was handling official business at this time, received a report from a soldier: an army camp had been attacked!

“According to the surviving soldiers, the Ye Family Enforcement Team wanted to enter the camp for a search, but the officer guarding the camp refused, and a military conflict immediately broke out between the two sides.”

After hearing the casualty report, Xue Ruyu clenched her fists.

“Do they, the Ye Family, really consider all the cities of Great Qin as their sphere of influence?”

“Our Wuji City has been on the front lines resisting foreign invasions for many years, yet we never saw the God Family send anyone to help us?”

“Now they actually dare to run wild in our Wuji City!”

Xue Ruyu stood up and said sternly, “Pass on my military order: upon encountering the Ye Family Enforcement Team, show no mercy, hold fast to your camps, and send someone to report to me!”

The soldier received the order and departed.

Xue Ruyu immediately became worried about Ye Kong’s safety.

Although Ye Kong had been recovering well these past few days, his injuries had not yet fully healed; even if he could fight, it was possible that his old wounds would recur.

If they found Ye Kong in the S Shaqi Tower, that would be a disaster; she had to go to the S Shaqi Tower immediately!

“Liu Zhen, while I am not in the camp, you are in charge of all matters, big and small. In a crisis, you know how to find me!”

The man named Liu Zhen nodded.

“Please rest assured, Commander Xue!”

After giving instructions, Xue Ruyu immediately flew out of the camp, heading towards the S Shaqi Tower.

However, Xue Ruyu’s departure was seen by the Enforcement Team lying in ambush outside.

“Quick, secretly follow her!”

“She might be going to Ye Kong!” ...Inside the S Shaqi Tower, True Qi and Killing Intent swirled around Ye Kong.

The Killing Intent was continuously refined by Ye Kong’s True Qi and absorbed into his body.

Now, Ye Kong’s body had basically recovered, and his combat power had returned to 30% of his Peak period.

The Peak Honored One Realm possesses an almost infinite amount of True Qi, but this is not something that appears all at once; it requires many days of accumulation. Normally, it is inexhaustible, and it replenishes during daily rest.

Lower Realm Cultivators, however, have limited capacity, and only have that much True Qi.

But Ye Kong’s battle with the God had almost completely depleted his True Qi, and a full recovery would be no easy feat.

“Ye Kong, the Ye Family’s Enforcement Team has found their way to Wuji City.”

Xue Ruyu’s voice came from outside the S Shaqi Tower.

Ye Kong heard her and asked, “Commander Xue, have they found me already?”

“Probably not yet, but their actions are quite overbearing and tyrannical; they even resort to murder.”

What?

Ye Kong was startled; he had intended not to involve others, which was why he had sought refuge in the Wuji City S Shaqi Tower, but he hadn't expected the Ye Family to still pursue him!

The S Shaqi Tower gate opened, and Ye Kong stepped out, a ripple of lightning flashing.

“Where are they? I’ll go finish them off!”