178: Chapter 178 The Archbishop at the Gates

As the night deepened, the neon lights outside Jiangzhou City appeared somewhat hazy in the autumn wind.

The black george patton off-road vehicle, like a sated steel behemoth, slowly drove into Taiping Old Street and finally came to a steady stop in front of Lins Funeral Shop.

The car door pushed open, and Lin Ye jumped out of the car first.

He gave a huge stretch, and the bones throughout his body emitted a series of crackling sounds like popping beans.

"I'm so happy today!"

Frost Star crawled out from the back seat, holding a plush stuffed bear larger than her head. Paired with this innocent loli demeanor, under the dim streetlights, she practically exuded fatal hormones.

She unceremoniously leaned in, taking Lin Ye's arm, pressing her astonishing fullness against his forearm without any avoidance.

Not only did Lin Ye not dodge, but instead he took the opportunity to pinch her delicate face that seemed capable of breaking with a blow.

He knew very well that dealing with this kind of clingy little vixen meant the more you hid, the more vigorous she would become.

The best method was to turn the tables and take the initiative.

"As long as you're happy. But next time you ride the pirate ship, could you not open your mouth and bite that safety restraint bar?"

"The amusement park manager looked at that steel bar with your bite marks and almost called the police on the spot to report us for vandalism."

There was a hint of helpless teasing in Lin Ye's tone.

"Nyah nyah nyah."

Frost Star playfully stuck out her tongue.

Leng Yue gracefully stepped out of the car with her long legs.

Her black silk long dress swayed slightly in the night wind, and her dark golden eyes glanced indifferently at Frost Star.

Helena was carrying bags and packages of shopping, getting out of the car last.

This once unattainable Western chief nun was now wearing a sleek black tactical windbreaker and tight leather pants, looking just like a stunning female bodyguard carrying bags.

With her head lowered, she followed step by step closely behind Lin Ye.

Looking at the broad and upright back ahead, complicated light flickered in Helena's ice-blue eyes.

Today in the amusement park, she had seen the most authentic side of this Eastern man, whom the Western Holy See regarded as the 'supreme evil heretic'.

He would bicker with Frost Star over the flavor of a marshmallow, and meticulously smooth out the wind-blown sideburns for Leng Yue.

Even when she, this 'maid', was frightened into screaming by the mechanisms in the haunted house, he didn't laugh at her, but naturally blocked her behind him and scolded, 'Don't be afraid, it's fake.'

In the Western Inquisition, superiors had only cold orders and harsh punishments for subordinates.

"What are you daydreaming about?"

Lin Ye suddenly stopped his footsteps and turned his head.

Helena failed to brake in time and crashed directly into Lin Ye's back.

"Ah... Sorry! Boss!"

Helena was startled and hurriedly backed away, the shopping bags in her hands almost falling to the ground.

Lin Ye turned around, and looking at her startled-fawn-like appearance, couldn't help but chuckle softly.

He reached out and took the heaviest bags from her hands.

"What are you worrying about? You can't even walk straight on the road. Are you still worried about those three red-robed old men sent by your Western Holy See?"

There was a hint of casual nonchalance in Lin Ye's tone.

Helena bit her red lips, raised her head, and deep worry showed in her eyes.

"Boss... Are you really not planning to avoid them? When three Cardinals join forces, that is a terrifying power sufficient to launch the 'Divine Punishment Forbidden Curse'."

"In Western history, there was once a small country that desecrated the Church, and it was wiped off the map overnight by the joint efforts of three Cardinals..."

Before she could finish speaking, Lin Ye dismissively waved his hand.

"Rest easy."

Lin Ye's freed hand, with a bit of flirtatiousness, gently flicked Helena's upturned nose tip.

"When the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up. Since you are now an employee of my Funeral Shop—"

"As long as you don't grow a rebellious bone, even if all the immortals and Buddhas in this world come, they won't be able to touch a single hair on your head."

"Go back, take a bath, and get a good night's sleep. Tomorrow morning when you wake up, just do whatever you're supposed to do."

Lin Ye said these words with extreme dominance.

"Yes... Boss."

Helena lowered her head, a trace of shy blush blooming on her cheeks, and her voice was so soft and sweet that water seemed capable of being squeezed out of it.

Pushing open the glass door of the Funeral Shop.

The lights in the lobby were still brightly lit.

Fatty Wang had returned a step earlier and was now snooring away on the golden-thread nanmu tea table, drool flowing all over the table.

Bai Yu was sitting to the side, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, staring tightly at a military-encrypted computer with furrowed brows.

Hearing the commotion, Bai Yu instantly raised his head and stood up as if he had seen a savior.

"Boss Lin! You're finally back!"

Bai Yu rushed forward in a few steps, holding a tablet in his hand, his tone urgent.

"Something huge has happened. The internal network of the official The Ninth Bureau has been completely overwhelmed."

"Those three Cardinals don't have any intention of hiding their whereabouts at all."

Lin Ye threw the shopping bags in his hands onto the sofa, walked over to the tea table, and slapped Fatty Wang awake, who was still dreaming of getting rich.

"Wipe your drool. Bai Yu, take your time and speak slowly; the sky hasn't fallen yet."

Lin Ye poured himself a cup of herbal tea and took a leisurely sip.

Bai Yu swallowed a mouthful of saliva, brought up a few high-altitude satellite snapshots on the tablet, and handed them in front of Lin Ye.

Although the pictures were somewhat blurry, one could still clearly see that in the night sky, three giant cruciform holy lights, like three falling meteors, were pushing horizontally towards the direction of Jiangzhou at a terrifying speed.

"They forcibly crossed the border from the southern border. Two renowned elders from the southern border of Great Xia tried to stop them, but as a result, without even seeing the other side's face, they were forcibly suppressed by that overwhelming holy light, severely injured and vomiting blood."

Bai Yu's fingers slid across the screen.

"Personnel from the Taoist Association branches in three counties along the way were severely beaten by them because they refused to provide them with convenience. Now the entire profound sect in southern Great Xia has completely exploded!"

"Branch One of The Ninth Bureau has issued the highest level of red alert. Director Gao called you more than a dozen times just now, asking you to evacuate Taiping Old Street immediately!"

Lin Ye listened to Bai Yu's report.

Fatty Wang nearby was so frightened that he sat heavily on the ground, cold sweat pouring down.

"My dear mother... This isn't coming for revenge, this fucking thing is coming to destroy the country! Boss, a wise man doesn't fight when the odds are against him. We currently have tens of billions lying in our accounts, why don't we go to Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand to avoid the limelight first? As long as the green mountains remain, there's no need to worry about firewood!"

Although the fatty usually liked to boast, when faced with such ruthless characters who slaughtered cities and destroyed sects at every turn, the cowardice of a common townsman deep in his bones was still fully exposed.

Leng Yue and Frost Star, however, were expressionless.

In the eyes of these two ultimate fierce entities, what Cardinals, they were nothing more than three older men with slightly pungent smells on their bodies.

As long as Lin Ye gave the order, they could tear these three old men into fragments at any time.

Lin Ye put down his teacup.

He ignored the fatty's panic, only staring at the three cruciform holy lights on the tablet, and said with a sneer.

"Run?"

"Ever since I, Lin Ye, grew up, the word 'run' has never existed in my dictionary."

"Besides, they ran all the way to Great Xia to act cool, smashing, looting, and burning along the way. If I run away now, how can I continue to mix in this Jiangzhou territory in the future?"

Lin Ye stood up, pressing both hands on the edge of the tea table.

In those distinct black and white eyes, a heart-palpitating arrogance and ruffian aura leaked out.

"Westerners just don't have any class. Visiting someone else's house as a guest, it's fine if they don't bring gifts, but they even smash the host's door glass."

"If this is left unmanaged, any stray cat or dog in the future will dare to come and run wild in Great Xia."

Right at this moment.

The door of the Funeral Shop was rudely pushed open.

Deputy Captain Chu Hongyan rushed in, panting heavily.

Today she had even replaced her iconic high heels with combat-friendly tactical military boots, and a few leaves were still stained on her tight black leather windbreaker, obviously having rushed over overnight.