Han Ye said sorry once again, then lifted his hand and threw Qin Qin’s body towards the cliff, where it disappeared into the surging waves of the sea.
Han Ye’s gaze shifted toward the distant sea, where he could clearly see the turquoise sea under the azure sky, its beauty startling.
"Miss Qin, don’t blame me!"
Withdrawing his gaze, Han Ye drove off.
Over two hours later, Han Ye met up with Qi Tianshang in Kun City, the opposite direction of Jin City.
"Lord Han Ye, the Honorable Master asks that you come to find him at once."
At a suburban mansion, Qi Tianshang’s stronghold in Kun City, Han Ye nodded at his subordinate and entered into the villa.
"Wasn’t Lord Han Ye ordered by the Honorable Master to bring back Miss Qin’s body?"
One subordinate asked another doubtfully.
"Indeed, why haven’t we seen Lord Han Ye bring back Miss Qin’s body?"
"Perhaps he’s kept it somewhere else."
Qi Tianshang was reclining on the sofa in the hall, feigning sleep. He had been struck by Mo Yunchen, and his heart and lungs were still in severe pain. He had just taken some medicine, which had finally helped a bit, otherwise, he would have been vomiting blood at this moment.
"Honorable Master, Lord Han Ye has returned!"
Qi Tianshang opened his feigned sleepy eyes and rose from the sofa, ready to personally retrieve her body.
Han Ye’s figure appeared before Qi Tianshang.
Qi Tianshang’s phoenix eyes locked onto Han Ye’s empty hands, "Where is she? Where’s my Qinqin?"
Han Ye knelt on one knee, bowing his head, "Honorable Master."
"Where is she?!" Before Han Ye could speak, Qi Tianshang coldly grabbed his collar and yanked him forward, his voice grave.
Han Ye looked up at Qi Tianshang, "Honorable Master, Miss Qin is dead. Please don’t be obsessed anymore."
"I’m only asking you, where is her body?!"
Qi Tianshang’s right hand tightened around Han Ye’s neck, lifting him from the ground, his phoenix eyes fierce and icy.
"Miss Qin’s body, I threw it into the sea. I did not want her to affect you, please don’t..."
Before Han Ye could finish speaking, Qi Tianshang struck him to the ground, and Han Ye spat out a mouthful of fresh blood while lying prostrate.
"You dare! How audacious!"
"Tell me, where did you throw her?"
Qi Tianshang grabbed Han Ye’s neck once more, squeezing him violently.
With difficulty, Han Ye gasped out a location, "Honorable Master, please forget Miss Qin."
Han Ye closed his eyes in pain, aware that this moment would come the instant he made his decision.
"You shouldn’t lose your reason over someone who has died."
Qi Tianshang gave Han Ye a vicious kick, and Han Ye fell to the ground, spitting out another mouthful of blood.
"Honorable Master, please spare Lord Han Ye!"
Seeing Qi Tianshang so enraged and fearing he might actually kill Han Ye, all the subordinates in the hall knelt down and begged Qi Tianshang to spare Han Ye.
Qi Tianshang glanced at his subordinates, his gaze coldly settling on Han Ye on the ground, "If it weren’t for your years of service, you would already be dead!"
"Take him away and give him a hundred lashes."
Everyone’s expressions changed drastically. A lashing was the most severe punishment they had, and it wasn’t just an ordinary hundred lashes. The whip was covered with barbs and coated with a poison concocted by the Honorable Master, intensifying the pain a hundredfold. An ordinary person couldn’t withstand even ten lashes, let alone a hundred. The Honorable Master was sending Han Ye to his death; even if Han Ye survived, he would be left with only a half-life left.
"Thank you, Honorable Master!"
As Han Ye lay on the ground, he gave a bitter smile. Was he supposed to feel grateful for the Honorable Master’s mercy in sparing his life after so many years of service?
Han Ye was dragged away, and Qi Tianshang’s face was grim, "Someone!"
He was going to search for her, determined to bring her back even if it was only her body.
At the cliff, a young man and woman embraced and kissed by the railing. It was a secluded spot, rarely frequented by others, with a fantastic view, the perfect place to stop the car and become intimate after a tiring drive.
The booming sound of over a dozen cars approached, startling the embracing couple, who looked up to see more than ten black luxury cars pull up, led by a blue Ferrari.
A handsome young man emerged from the Ferrari, his phoenix eyes casting a fleeting glance at the couple, who were shocked by the sudden arrival of so many people. What was happening?
Not daring to linger, the couple quickly got in their car and left.
Qi Tianshang approached the railing, a line of subordinates standing in formation behind him. He gazed down at the turbulent sea below the cliff, his expression dour and displeased.