Ding Yuan licked his lips, "Telling you won’t make any difference. The Jiang Family doesn’t know about Jiang Haoyuan’s collaboration with us. We’re just using Jiang Haoyuan to acquire certain benefits, that’s all."
Ye Feng nodded, grateful that he hadn’t gone directly to the Jiang Family to seek information. Since the Jiang Family was unaware of Jiang Haoyuan’s dealings with them, had Ye Feng rushed there, he would have likely alarmed them.
Ye Feng said, "So ’collaboration’ means Jiang Haoyuan secretly helps you sell Bloody Heaven’s goods and assists you in absorbing the tempted souls, correct?"
Ding Yuan nodded, "Exactly, you’re quite intelligent. But intelligent people often die young. Now, there’s only one way to save yourself."
Ye Feng’s face remained calm, "Oh? What way? Let’s hear it."
Ding Yuan, with thirsty anticipation, licked his lips and excitedly said to Ye Feng, "It’s simple. Accept the grace of Blood Hand, join our ranks, become my man-pet, and serve the Blood Hand. Do this, and I will spare your life!"
Ye Feng didn’t hurriedly refuse but instead said calmly, "Before that, I have a question."
"Oh? Ask," Ding Yuan said, looking at Ye Feng.
Ye Feng asked, "Does Jiang Haoyuan know about Blood Hand’s stronghold in Longdu?"
Ding Yuan sneered, "What a joke. He’s just a tool for the Blood Hand, not even one of our own. How could he possibly know where our stronghold is? Alright, I’ve answered your question. Now speak, will you join or choose death? Agree to be my man-pet, and I guarantee you endless luxury!"
Hu Yunyun, in a panic, shouted, "Ye Feng, I am begging you, please contact Jiang Haoyuan quickly to rescue us. Blood Hand may be powerful, but this is Longdu; they wouldn’t dare to act recklessly here!"
"Bitch, shut up!" Ding Yuan roared furiously, lifting his foot and delivering a heavy kick to Hu Yunyun’s stomach. She coughed up blood and fell to the ground, trembling violently, her face contorting in pain.
Ding Yuan looked at Ye Feng and said, "So, handsome, have you made your decision?"
Ye Feng spoke indifferently, "I’ll give you a choice instead."
"Oh? What choice? Tell me," Ding Yuan said with a mocking face.
Ye Feng spoke lightly, "The first option, kneel and beg for mercy, divulge Blood Hand’s stronghold in Longdu. The second option, death!"
...Both Ding Yuan and Hu Yunyun were taken aback by Ye Feng’s words, staring at him in surprise.
"Hahaha!" Ding Yuan laughed, not with anger but with amusement, his eyes filled with mockery, "Kid, I’m really starting to like you. You think you, a mere Half-step Master, have the guts to threaten my life? I wonder where you get your courage!"
"Ye Feng, are you out of your mind? I told you to go find Jiang Haoyuan, can’t you understand? If you don’t go now, we’ll both die!" Hu Yunyun screamed at Ye Feng, her eyes filled with a desperate will to live.
However, Ye Feng remained dismissive, showing no intention of fleeing.
"It’s nothing but a waste of a fag; why run?" Ye Feng said coolly.
"What?" Upon hearing Ye Feng’s words, Hu Yunyun’s heart became complex as she looked at him as if he were a fool, "Ye Feng, please stop being so arrogant. Do you have any idea how strong Ding Yuan is? He’s a Middle Innate Grandmaster, and he can kill you as easily as squashing an ant!"
Ding Yuan also displayed confidence, smiling and adding, "Didn’t you hear that, Ye Feng? Indeed, reaching the rank of a Half-step Master at such a young age is exceedingly rare even among us in Blood Hand. But you’re too ignorant to realize the massive gulf that exists between a Grandmaster and a Half-step Master—let alone a Middle Innate Grandmaster like myself!"
Yet Ye Feng remained entirely unconcerned, as if Ding Yuan wasn’t worth taking seriously, "My patience is limited. Speak up, the stronghold or death. Make it quick."
Hu Yunyun felt like she was at a breaking point, berating Ye Feng, "You ignorant fool! You think just because you have some strength you’re great? We could have had a chance to survive, but your arrogant ignorance will get us killed!"
Hu Yunyun screamed in anger, her face flushed red with the rage of seeing her last hope destroyed by Ye Feng’s arrogance.
Ye Feng coldly ordered, "Shut up!" Instantly, his voice vibrated through the air, exploding like a sonic bomb in Hu Yunyun’s head, plunging her mind into Chaos.
Hu Yunyun clamped her mouth shut and ceased talking. Yet her heart surged with hatred and contempt towards Ye Feng to the utmost degree.
Ye Feng looked at Ding Yuan calmly, "My strength — can the likes of you frogs at the bottom of a well comprehend?"
Ding Yuan sneered coldly, "How pathetic. The saddest thing is, a weak person who can’t recognize their own insignificance, oblivious to how weak they truly are. Let me give you a wake-up call!"
At the end of his taunt, Ding Yuan’s voice suddenly intensified. Terrifying murderous intent burst forth, with Grandmaster’s momentum erupting, his chilling aura transforming into countless unseen blades, flying in every direction.
The surrounding temperature seemed to plummet, and when the momentum hit Hu Yunyun, she felt waves of piercing pain—excruciatingly unbearable.
"Bastard, die now!" Ding Yuan roared, and in an instant, his figure turned into a blur. His arms stretched rapidly, like a javelin thrusting towards Ye Feng’s neck to crush it.
With air friction creating a sharp noise, Ding Yuan was upon Ye Feng in the blink of an eye.
Yet Ye Feng stood his ground, unmoved, looking at Ding Yuan with utter disdain, as if Ye Feng had no need to react.
Watching this scene, Hu Yunyun murmured in despair, "It’s over. I’m going to die here today..."