My disciple, you are now invincible. Go down the mountain and wreak havoc on the world!

As he spoke, Ye Xunhuan flicked his fingertips lightly.

"call out!"

A tiny crumb of sugar shot through the air, so fast that it left only a blur, and landed precisely on the gauze of Ye Hongtu's injured knee.

"ah--!!"

Ye Hongtu let out a heart-wrenching scream, his face contorted in pain like a steamed bun.

His knees buckled, and he collapsed to his knees with a thud.

Cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead as he glared venomously at Ye Xunhuan, gritting his teeth.

"You little beast! How dare you commit violence in public!"

"Elder, you saw it all! This demon is vicious by nature; if we don't eliminate him soon, the consequences will be dire!"

Ye Cang's face was so dark it could drip water, and a faint fluctuation of internal energy emanated from his body, clearly indicating that he was truly enraged.

"Arrogant brat, how dare you injure someone in front of this old man!"

"Guards, seize this freak! How dare he resist—"

"etc!"

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the door.

Yao Chen pushed through the crowd and stood before Ye Xunhuan. "Young Master, something has happened!"

His expression was grave, and he said urgently, "Miss Su went downstairs to the pharmacy in the front yard to get you the Xuan Tie needles and auxiliary medicine. She had just reached the flower hall on the first floor when she was surrounded by a group of Youge assassins!"

"There are at least a dozen Yellow-rank experts, each carrying a poisoned short sword, and several Profound-rank masters!"

"I wanted to go up and help, but there were too many of them, and the guards were blocking my way. I had to take a detour back to report! Now I can't get through to Miss Su on the phone, her fate is unknown!"

He swallowed hard and added, "Furthermore, the three streets surrounding the old house are all guarded by Youge, with at least a hundred people, sealing off all the exits."

"My second uncle's guards have completely surrounded the building, cutting off the water and electricity. We're trapped like turtles in a jar; we can't get out at all!"

The room fell silent for a few seconds.

Ye Hongtu's face immediately revealed a smug smile of victory. He pointed at Yao Chen and loudly proclaimed to Ye Cang and the clan elders:

"Elder! Elders! You all heard that!"

"The men from Medicine King Valley have all come knocking, demanding that the young master leave!"

"Doesn't this prove that he is the traitor who stole the scriptures and impersonated a descendant of our Ye family?"

"Even the people from Youge have followed him all the way to the capital. It's clearly a dispute over the spoils, and they've come knocking on our door to start a fight! If our Ye family doesn't clean house today and throw him out..."

"Then the Youge will use this as an excuse to wage war against our Ye family, seize fame and fortune, and take over our Ye family's body!"

The elders' expressions changed drastically, and they all echoed their agreement.

"That's right! The evidence is conclusive! This kid is a sutra thief!"

"Colluding with the treacherous ministers and inviting wolves into the house—their intentions are despicable!"

"Elder, give the order immediately! Kill this fiend and expel the people from Youge!"

Ye Hongtu looked at Ye Xunhuan, who was surrounded, and felt extremely smug.

He wanted to nail Ye Xunhuan to the spotlight as a "demon, traitor, and colluder with Youge," so that no matter what the old man said, no one would believe him.

Once Ye Xunhuan is killed, and the old man is forced to hand over the military tally and key, the Ye family will be his for the taking.

He raised his chin and smiled menacingly at Ye Xunhuan:

"You little beast, did you hear that? Your little lover is probably already chopped into mincemeat by the people of Youge."

"Who told you to double-cross and swallow the treasures of Youge? This is retribution!"

"If you kneel down now and hand over the 'Medicine King Sutra,' I might even have someone collect her body intact—"

"Buzz—"

A bone-chilling cold suddenly erupted from Ye Xunhuan, instantly engulfing the entire ward.

The temperature in the room seemed to plummet to freezing point, and even the leaves of the green plants on the windowsill looked as if they were covered in frost.

Dr. Zhang, sitting in the corner, shivered, his teeth chattering uncontrollably.

Ye Xunhuan's carefree and nonchalant demeanor vanished completely.

He still had that strawberry-flavored lollipop in his mouth, but his narrow eyes were as cold as thousand-year-old ice, dark and unreadable.

The roguish curve of his lips now carried an indescribable ruthlessness and murderous intent.

He has always been a free spirit.

You can scold him a couple of times or argue with him, and he'll take it all as a joke, chatting away without taking it to heart.

But anyone who dares to touch the people he protects is stepping on his sore spot.

When they were on the mountain, the female students could bully him, but if an outsider touched a single hair on a female student's head, he would break their bones and twist their head off to kick around like a ball.

Su Qingyuan was his first betrothed woman, and he found her pleasing to the eye. She was his woman, and he would protect her; no one else was allowed to lay a finger on her.

"Who did you just say turned into mincemeat?"

Ye Xunhuan's voice was soft and slow, as if he were chatting casually.

But to Ye Hongtu, it sounded like a death knell from the deepest hell, making him inexplicably feel a jolt in his heart and instinctively take a half step back.

But then I thought, with hundreds of guards outside armed to the teeth and a Grandmaster of Earth Rank in charge, how could this kid possibly cause any trouble?

Ye Hongtu immediately regained his confidence and sneered:

"I'm talking about that bitch Su Qingyuan!"

"What? Feeling sorry for her? Too late! Let me tell you, not only is she going to die, but you're going to die today too—"

"Smack."

A crisp cracking sound suddenly rang out in the quiet hospital room.

Ye Xunhuan bit the lollipop in his mouth in half.

The crunching of sugar residue between his lips and teeth was very satisfying. He looked up at Ye Hongtu and a chilling smile appeared on his lips.

The smile didn't reach his eyes; all that remained was a surging killing intent.

You'd better pray she's alright.

"otherwise."

"I will make the entire Ye family, from top to bottom, pay with their lives."

The boy's voice was calm, yet carried an undeniable authority.

The elders present felt a sudden chill run down their spines, a strange sense of fear rising within them.

But the thought of the heavily armed guards outside, and the legendary Earth-rank Grandmaster, instantly dispelled his fear, replaced by an even more furious rebuke.

"This is outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!"

"You reckless monster, how dare you threaten my Ye family!"

"It seems the old patriarch has been bewitched by you! He can no longer distinguish friend from foe."

"Elder, quickly order a full-scale attack!" Ye Hongtu suddenly stepped forward and shouted.

At this moment, the members of the Ye family also changed their tune according to the wind. Now that Ye Hongtu held military power and had the "endorsement" of a grandmaster, his chances of winning were clearly greater.

They didn't care whether the old man was poisoned or not; only by siding with the winner could they preserve their own wealth and status.

Upon hearing this, the old man suddenly opened his eyes from his coma, pointed at the group of clan elders, his lips trembling, unable to speak for a long time.

He devoted his entire life to protecting the Ye family and supporting his clansmen, but in his old age, he found them all to be a bunch of ingrates!

Ye Xunhuan ignored the group of clowns.

He turned and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, looking down at the view.

The large courtyard was filled with a dense crowd of camouflage guards, at least a hundred of them, their rifles all aimed at the second-floor wards, bullets loaded, ready to fire at any moment.

At the main gate of the courtyard stood an old man with gray hair and black clothes, his hands behind his back. His aura was as deep and profound as an abyss. He was none other than Chen Xuanfeng, a Grandmaster of Earth Rank whom Ye Honghua had hired for 100 million.

Further beyond the courtyard wall, in the shade of the trees and in the shops on both sides of the street, there were shadowy figures everywhere, each with a concealed aura and a sharp blade hidden at their waist, clearly assassins from Youge.

Three layers inside, three layers outside.

Caught between a rock and a hard place, there's no way to escape.

Anyone else would have been terrified and their legs would have gone weak, but Ye Xunhuan remained completely calm.

He lingered the strawberry sweetness in his mouth with his tongue, crunched the last bit of sugar crumbs, and casually pinched the plastic candy stick between his fingers, twirling it nimbly.

He even had the leisure to complain: This dilapidated house is really confusing. When I rush down to save Qingyuan, I hope I don't get lost again and cause trouble.

At the same time, he touched the cloth bag at his waist, where there were still two orange-flavored lollipops left.

He silently calculated: eat sparingly, and after the fight, he would make the old man compensate him with ten boxes of strawberry-flavored snacks, plus two braised pork knuckles and three bowls of Wuchang rice.

What was supposed to be a rescue operation turned into a fight, which is really a waste of time.

The guards downstairs noticed his gaze and immediately stirred, raising their guns even higher.

Ye Xunhuan scoffed and lightly tapped the dark mass of people downstairs with the plastic candy stick between his fingers.

"Okay."

"Since you want to play this big game, don't blame me for destroying your Ye family."

"Wait a minute, don't come crying and begging me to stop, it'll be too late then."