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Chapter 104 A Life-or-Death Bond

With Wuqing ambushed and killed, the only real force mobilized by the imperial court was actually the Divine Marquis's Mansion.

After the news of the ruthless incident spread, Tie Shou, Zhui Ming, and Leng Xue, three detectives who were on a case in another city, rushed back as fast as they could, but they couldn't fly and they weren't as fast as Zhou Ye.

Zhuge Zheng also put aside all cases and devoted all his efforts to finding the murderer. However, his efforts were not focused on the martial arts world, but on the imperial court. He had almost finished his investigation and had locked onto a few individuals.

"Lord Shenhou, do you know—the An family?"

Zhuge Zhengwo, holding a piece of tofu, dropped it back into the copper hot pot. However, he quickly retrieved it and replied in a steady tone, "I know. The An family, the God of Wealth, has dealings with many officials in the court, and the one with the closest relationship with the An family is the current prime minister."

Zhou Ye wasn't intimidated by the title; on the contrary, he was very happy. He hadn't missed out on one, and now, besides the An family, the prime minister would also have to be replaced.

But before we get things done, there are some things we need to say, because some things can only happen once.

"Lord Zhuge, I hope this is the first and last time. I don't mind being used, because being used proves I have value, but that doesn't mean the person being used will be happy, do you understand?"

Zhuge Zhengwo sighed: "Master Zhou, I never intended to use you. There are some things I only realized yesterday. I originally wanted to tell Wuqing, and then have Wuqing tell you. I didn't expect that you had already noticed the An family—"

"Okay, I don't want to know the truth or the lies, but I've said it before, this is the last time."

Zhou Ye patted his bottom, stood up, stretched, and his whole body made a crackling sound. Then, without looking back, he walked out of the Divine Marquis's Mansion. That night, he did not return, but went to the most famous brothel in Jingdu Prefecture called "Manchunlou".

Don't misunderstand, this is the largest stronghold of the Yin Gui Sect in Kyoto Prefecture. Every girl, madam, and teapot here is a member of the Yin Gui Sect. Wanwan's status as the former Holy Maiden is still very useful here. Zhou Ye moved directly into the highest and best room. Along with him, Wanwan, Wuqing, and Huang Xuemei also moved in.

"It's confirmed. The people who ambushed you were sent by the An family. So, I need to know the An family's strongholds outside the city. Have you found out all of that?"

"Found it."

Wanwan raised her wine glass, took a sip, and said, "Thirty miles north of the city, the An family has a manor there. That's the An family's old hideout. I've confirmed it three times."

Who are the residents of Anjia Village in Kyoto Prefecture?

"With An Yunshan, the head of the An family, absent, his son An Shigeng is now in charge."

"Alright, let's take care of the younger one tonight, then we'll go deal with the older one."

Having figured things out, revenge shouldn't be delayed overnight, especially since it's this time of day, the nightlife is just beginning, and the capital is bustling with activity.

"An Shigeng is having a banquet today. Should we attend it?"

Zhou Ye rolled his eyes: "Revenge, huh? Be serious. Why let him have a feast first? He should die a starving ghost. If he's well-fed before he dies, it'll make my Dao heart unstable, okay?"

Wanwan laughed uncontrollably: "Oh, you even have a Dao heart? Tell me, what is this Dao heart of yours?"

"Don't you know the Dao heart of this patriarch?"

Huang Xuemei thought for a moment: "It can't be equated with appetite?"

"Ma!"

Zhou Ye hugged Huang Xuemei's face and kissed her: "Well said, here's one for you!"

Huang Xuemei wiped the drool off her face in disgust: "Shall we leave now?"

"Let's go!"

An Shigeng held banquets every day in order to win over powerful officials in the court. As a result, everyone in the capital city recognized his sedan chair and no one dared to stop him.

But today, as he was nearing his destination, his sedan chair was stopped. An Shigeng stepped out, looking displeased: "Who is it? How dare you stop my sedan chair? Do you know what the consequences will be?"

"I'd also like to know what the consequences will be, Young Master An, why don't you tell me?"

Zhou Ye walked up to him unhurriedly. An Shigeng's eyes narrowed, and his anger instantly turned into a smile: "So it's Master Zhou! My bad, my bad. Actually, I knew Master Zhou was coming, but I didn't know how to meet him. Now that I have, it must be fate. Master Zhou, please have a seat. Could you give me a chance to get to know you?"

Zhou Ye grinned: "Don't you know her? That's not right, Young Master An. We should know each other, otherwise, you wouldn't have sent so many people to ambush and kill my wife a few days ago. How can we not know each other? This is clearly a life-or-death friendship!"

An Shigeng's expression changed, and he suddenly jumped back and turned to run away. But as soon as he turned around, he saw Zhou Ye in front of him.

"Young Master An, this is a life-or-death friendship, are you really going to leave already?"

An Shigeng's body shifted its position in mid-air and then plummeted downwards. But as soon as he landed, Zhou Ye blocked his way again: "Young Master An, you're not giving me any face."

An Shigeng stopped running because he knew he couldn't escape, so now there was only one way: to fight it out!

With his left hand wielding icy true energy and his right hand wielding blazing true energy, he slammed both energies heavily onto Zhou Ye's chest, but unfortunately, it was to no avail.

Zhou Ye raised his hand and slapped him: "Young Master An, we may be familiar, but there's no need to be so intimate. I don't like men getting this close to me."

An Shigen flew out in a whirl, finally crashing through an earthen wall and landing in a small courtyard.

Zhou Ye appeared in the courtyard at the same time, his foot still on An Shigeng's head: "Young Master An, you haven't eaten dinner yet, have you?"

An Shigeng was speechless at this point. He didn't know what great fortune was, so if he could describe it—it was like being hit by a mountain!

"You haven't eaten? That's great! You might as well just starve to death."

After Zhou Ye finished speaking, he pushed off with his foot—

Wanwan appeared on the wall, seemingly oblivious to the bloodstains at his feet: "Husband, where are we going now?"

"Needless to say, it's the An family's stronghold. An Yunshan isn't here, but when he comes back, he'll definitely go home first, right?"

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"It should be."

"Then let's go there and wait for Master An."

The closed city gates couldn't stop true masters at all, let alone Wanwan, Wuqing, and Huang Xuemei, who didn't even need lightness skills; they only needed to cling to Zhou Ye.

Thirty miles was no problem at all. When the four of them descended from the sky, Wanwan and the others went straight into the depths of the mansion, while Zhou Ye stretched out his arms, opened his hands, and fired his finger gun in rapid succession!

Those experts who rushed out were instantly shot to the ground by finger guns. Only after no one else rushed out did Zhou Ye lower his arm and walk into the mansion.

The personality of Zhou Ye determines the personality of the other members of the Zhou family.

The three women entered first, not to kill, but for the treasure. Working together, they quickly found the location of the An family's treasure and exclaimed in amazement.

Both families owned a mountain, but the An family did one thing better than the Zhou family: they hollowed out the mountain!

There was a place in the mountains filled with Western Region divine weapons. Zhou Ye glanced at it, drew his sword, and swung it ten times, splitting all the Western Region divine weapons in two.

"Come this way quickly!"

Wanwan's voice rang out from the other side, and Zhou Ye instantly appeared beside her. Looking at the gold and silver jewelry scattered on the ground, he showed a somewhat disgusted expression: "Don't you have anything good?"

Wanwan slapped him on the shoulder: "Let's not talk about your so-called 'good stuff,' we need to take all of these back!"

Zhou Ye nodded: "Easy, just have someone pack it up and then hand it over to me."

With the power of the Door-Door Fruit, it will be much easier to transport anything in the future; it will just require a few more trips and some stamina expenditure.

However—we should conserve our energy before settling down.

The four of them settled down there. Zhou Ye didn't forget to have the servants deliver the news of An Shigeng's death to An Yunshan, and then he enjoyed himself.

An Jia is wealthy and knows how to spend money, and is quite willing to spend it, so there are quite a few places to enjoy in this resort.

Wuqing still had to go to work, so Wanwan and Huang Xuemei returned to the city after staying at the villa for two days, leaving him alone to eat and drink at the villa.

Unexpectedly, before An Yunshan returned, Ruyan came back first. When she saw Zhou Ye sitting in the courtyard eating, she was stunned for a moment, then turned around and flew to Zhou Ye's side with a cloud of pink smoke. Before she could speak, a thick arm hugged her waist and pressed her down onto his lap.

Zhou Ye ate while sizing up the woman, then smiled slightly: "Not bad, not bad. And your disguise skills are indeed quite good, but they're a bit too fragile."

Ru Yan struggled for a moment, but finding she couldn't break free, she actually wrapped her arms around Zhou Ye's neck: "My lord—what are you doing here?"

After wiping the oil off his hands, Zhou Ye pinched her chin: "Woman, you're quite alluring, aren't you? Come on, let me test just how strong you really are."

Ruyan finally panicked, but no matter how hard she struggled, it was no use.

After one night —

Looking at Ruyan, who was still asleep, and then at the bloodstains on the sheets, Zhou Ye scratched his head. He never expected that this mature woman was actually a virgin—this was going to be a bit tricky.

Regardless, Zhou Ye wasn't the type to abandon someone after they'd done their bidding, so in the end he could only sigh, cover Ru Yan with the blanket, and then go out to eat in the yard.

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