WHOOSH!
A Flying Dagger shot from Tang Yuan’s hand, streaking toward Feng Ping’s throat like a meteor. The hidden weapons of the Divine Will Sect were meant for sneak attacks. Tang Yuan was confident this single throw would claim Feng Ping’s life.
Indeed, Feng Ping hadn’t expected Tang Yuan to make a move at this moment. Consumed by grief and rage over his wife’s death, he was solely focused on killing Ye Xiu to avenge Yan Ni. By the time he saw the incoming Flying Dagger, it was already too late to dodge or block.
"No..." Feng Ping let out a roar of despair and indignation, then froze.
Tang Yuan froze as well. Somehow, Ye Xiu had appeared in the path of the Flying Dagger, catching it between two fingers and saving Feng Ping’s life.
"Impossible... This is impossible..." Tang Yuan looked as if he had seen a ghost. "I’m an Eighth Grade Grandmaster, and my strength is nearly at the level of a Great Grandmaster. I attacked with all my might. How could you move after me yet still intercept my Flying Dagger with just two fingers?"
Feng Ping’s face was also filled with disbelief. He had previously assumed that Ye Xiu had only managed to kill Yan Ni with a kick because it was a sneak attack and she had been completely off guard. Now, it seemed Ye Xiu’s strength was so formidable that he could have easily killed Yan Ni even in a face-to-face confrontation.
So... is Ye Xiu a Great Grandmaster? That’s utterly inconceivable. Throughout history, has there ever been a 26-year-old Great Grandmaster? But the proof was right before their eyes, and Feng Ping and Tang Yuan had no choice but to believe it.
"Why did you save me?" Feng Ping asked.
"If you had died, those eyes of yours would have gone to waste," Ye Xiu said.
"What do you mean?" Feng Ping asked.
"At the hotpot restaurant at noon, you splashed a pot of boiling broth on a little girl, severely damaging her eyes. I need to give her your eyes as a replacement," Ye Xiu explained.
Upon hearing this, Feng Ping’s expression changed dramatically. "You... You knew I was in Jin Ye City all along?"
"That’s right. And I knew you were hiding on the roof of my building." Ye Xiu sneered and suddenly kicked Feng Ping in the abdomen.
PFFT!
Feng Ping spewed a mouthful of blood. "You... you’ve destroyed my Dantian..."
"What need does a dead man have for a Dantian?" Ye Xiu casually knocked Feng Ping unconscious, then turned to face Tang Yuan. "How do you want to die?"
"Hmph! So what if you’re a Great Grandmaster? If I want to leave, you can’t stop me. But I can ambush you with hidden weapons anytime. Even a tiger has to sleep. One day, you will die by my dagger," Tang Yuan scoffed. "How about this? Give me one billion, and I promise to never bother you again."
Ye Xiu laughed. "You still dare to threaten me at a time like this? You really are courting death with all your might."
"You can’t kill me," Tang Yuan said confidently.
"Is that so?" Ye Xiu toyed with Tang Yuan’s Flying Dagger. "Then let me show you just how I’m going to kill you."
With a flick of his wrist, the Flying Dagger in Ye Xiu’s hand vanished before Qin Qing and Tang Yuan’s eyes. They had no idea where it went.
UGH...
The next moment, an expression of terror, despair, and disbelief spread across Tang Yuan’s face. He slowly lowered his head and saw a Flying Dagger plunged into his heart, the entire blade embedded and leaving only the hilt exposed.
"You..." Tang Yuan crashed to the ground, dead.
Only in his final moments did he realize that Ye Xiu’s strength was far beyond that of a simple Great Grandmaster. He could detect the trajectory of a Flying Dagger launched by a Great Grandmaster from the Divine Will Sect, yet he hadn’t even seen a shadow of the one Ye Xiu threw. It was like an ordinary person trying to see the path of a bullet.
"Watching you fight is so boring." At that moment, Qin Qing walked over and complained, "Next time you fight, can you use a few more moves? Let me learn a thing or two. You always finish it in a single strike. Just how lazy are you?"
"Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit," Ye Xiu advised solemnly. "Remember this: even when you reach my level of power, you must always finish off an enemy weaker than you as quickly as possible. You never know what insane things a cornered enemy might do."
"Alright!" Qin Qing nodded.
Just then, Chloe walked over, and Ye Xiu instructed her, "Take Feng Ping to Shenghe Hospital and have the Ghost Doctor perform a retinal transplant for Nuonuo. Also, take the bodies of Yan Ni and Tang Yuan. They committed many evils in life. Hopefully, now that they’re dead, their useful organs can help patients in need."
"Yes, sir!" Chloe quickly had a car brought over. They loaded Feng Ping and the bodies into the vehicle and rushed to Shenghe Hospital. Any delay would mean the usable organs from the two corpses would be ruined.
Ye Xiu and Qin Qing entered the villa, where Qin Qing suddenly became coy. "Um, you go upstairs and take a shower first."
Ye Xiu was taken aback. "It’s not even eight o’clock. Showering and going to bed now..." Realization dawned on him. "Could it be?"
"Mhm!" Qin Qing blushed and ran up to the second floor.
Neither of them had any experience, and they were unsure how to begin. After getting lost in their own thoughts for a while, Qin Qing couldn’t hold back any longer. She murmured, "Let’s have a child."
This topic seemed completely off. He asked, "What family would be willing to give us their child?"
Qin Qing rolled her eyes. "I meant, let’s have a child *together*."
Ye Xiu was still confused. "Even if we ask together, no one will just give us one. I’m not going to steal someone else’s child."
Qin Qing was stunned. Had Ye Xiu’s IQ shut down for the night? She patiently explained, "I’m saying we make a baby by... sleeping together."
Ye Xiu was displeased. "If you want a child, we can just have one of our own. Why do you insist on getting someone else’s?"
Qin Qing was speechless. Heh, isn’t that what I’m trying to say? She took a deep breath. "Fine, we can have our own. But you need to top up your IQ first. I’m afraid we’ll end up with an idiot."
Ye Xiu was left speechless.
***
「The next day!」
After dropping Qin Qing off at Zhulu Group and leaving the car there, Ye Xiu took a taxi to Shenghe Medical College. He didn’t have any classes, but today was the day that students selected from medical universities all across the country would be reporting to Shenghe Medical College. Ye Xiu didn’t want to miss such a grand occasion.
However, just as he stepped out of the taxi, Dragon Hollyhock, who had been waiting at the school gate, ran over to him. "You’re not booked for the night, are you?"