My Arrogant Young Lady

As we were talking, Wang Huan and An Yao, who had been hiding in my house, also came out. They didn't know what had just happened. Young Master Bao then vividly recounted what had just occurred.

Originally, I only wanted to avenge Hao Yifang, the Ye family, and my uncle, so I destroyed all the forces in the provincial capital in one fell swoop. Ye Shuang and the leaders of those forces were immediately aware of my treacherous ambitions. However, in Takeda Seiji's eyes, there was nothing wrong with what I did. On the contrary, I did what they had always wanted to do. With my ruthless methods, I laid the groundwork for Oda Seiji's dream of unification.

After all, water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. Those forces that surrendered were honest, but if they betrayed them, they would pay a price. They weren't their people, so they were somewhat uneasy about those who surrendered. Then, Young Master Bao said to An Yao and Wang Huan, "Originally, Takeda Hell and the others couldn't wait for someone to wipe out those forces. And Brother Xi is a master personally trained by Aurora; they trust him immensely. Now, we've avenged the Ye family without lifting a finger, and Takeda Hell even said they want to further train Brother Xi and send him to a larger post."

“Brother, you’re playing with fire. Do you know how powerful Takeda Hell is? He’s a Sword Saint-level expert, comparable to the gods. And because of his strong genes and the pills he obtained from the Ye family this past year, his martial arts have advanced even further, making him a Heartbeat-level expert. If Takeda Hell wanted to kill you, it would be effortless. You’re too bold, revealing your identity like that.” An Yao took a deep breath, worried about my safety.

"I can't help it, I'm just too cunning. I always feel lonely like a master without some excitement. Right now, I wish I could write my name on my face and have them come and investigate me," I said smugly, taking a drag of my cigarette.

"Brother, you can give it a try." Wang Huan was also a highly skilled and daring expert. Even when he was surrounded by the An family's special forces, he wasn't afraid. Now, he was eager to give it a shot.

"..." Upon hearing Wang Huan's words, An Yao's eyes turned cold, and she glared at Wang Huan fiercely.

"No way," I laughed. I reached out and played with An Yao's long, silvery-white hair. Then, I released her hair and smiled, saying, "As long as we don't run into Wang Yu, the Bat Princess, the White Tiger, and the Black Tortoise, their identities won't be discovered. Wang Yu knows me, and the Bat Princess and the White Tiger have seen me before. We just need to be careful when we encounter them. We need to secure our internal stability before dealing with external threats. Now that we've dealt with those traitors, only Ye Shuang is left. I want revenge—revenge for the three slaps Ye Shuang gave me back then, and revenge for his betrayal of the Ye family. I've already gained the favor of Takeda Hell. I can kill him anytime."

"When do we make our move?" Young Master Bao's eyes lit up, and he also hated Ye Shuang's despicable behavior to the core.

“Although Ye Shuang is a traitor and has always been looked down upon by Aurora, if I rashly kill him, it might arouse Aurora's suspicion. Let's play with him for a couple of days and mentally torture him. When he can't take it anymore and tries to kill me, then we'll take care of him,” I said.

"Then, how do we lure him into killing us?" Black Dragon asked.

"Wang Huan, do you have that red monkey I asked you to borrow?"

“Here it is. I always keep this red monkey with me. It’s very smart and agile, so it can even help me poison things. Brother, wait here, I’ll call it out.” After saying that, Wang Huan went to the basement and knocked on the door.

Because the red monkey was extremely thirsty at sea and wanted to drink my blood, it escaped after I almost killed it. Then it escaped to Wang You's ship, where Wang You recognized it as a monkey kept by Wu La Hai's men. He originally planned to throw it into the sea to feed the sharks, but the red monkey wanted to atone for its sins, so it swam with Wang You to our area and rescued us.

Although it saved me, that beast had too many ulterior motives, and I never had a good impression of it. So after it submitted to us, I casually gave it to Wang Huan. Wang Huan liked unorthodox things and took good care of the monkey. More than a year passed in a flash, and this red monkey often ran to the Ye family in the provincial capital to steal elixirs, and now it had actually become a mid-level god-level expert.

When Wang Huan summoned the red monkey, the monkey knew I was the boss. Having offended me before, it was so frightened by a mere glance that it immediately knelt before me and submitted to me.

"You beast, you've got a good eye, haven't you?" Wang Huan laughed, annoyed, at the sight of the red monkey's comical appearance.

"Go. Show me where this guy is. We're going to find him to show off." I showed Red Monkey a photo on my phone.

The red monkey understood me and immediately bowed deeply to me with a fawning expression. Then, it transformed into a red phantom and disappeared from the house.

Meanwhile, Ye Shuang was accompanying Li Guanghui in sweeping through the assets of various powerful families in the provincial capital. Although the heads of these families had previously surrendered to Aurora, Aurora was too embarrassed to go too far and only took away their business opportunities without seizing their assets.

The heads of those powerful families in the provincial capital are incredibly wealthy. Aside from the nineteen major powers in the province, the four major families are all long-established aristocratic families who have accumulated substantial wealth over the decades. I wouldn't dare say more, but each family certainly has tens or even hundreds of millions of yuan.

And I just did something ruthless; I crippled all the major powers in the provincial capital. What does "crippled" mean? It means that their power will cease to exist in the provincial capital, and they will have to hand over all their assets to us. From now on, they can only live as ordinary people. As for such a good thing as confiscating property, how could Li Guanghui tell me? He simply had his men quickly load boxes of banknotes, gold, and silver treasures onto carts, secretly keeping the valuable items for himself.

Ye Shuang watched as Li Guanghui secretly hid the treasure without giving it much thought, his mind preoccupied with something else. For wealth and power, he, Ye Shuang, had already betrayed the Ye family. And I, I had secretly infiltrated the upper echelons of Aurora and even gained the favor of Takeda Hell. He had offended me; he knew I would never let him go. Now, all the major powers in the provincial capital had been crippled because of my words. Killing him would be as easy as crushing an ant for me.

Next one. Probably him, right?

Thinking about these things, Ye Shuang's eyes narrowed when she saw a young man walking out of the crowd.

It was me, the person he feared most right now, who had brazenly walked right up to him. And this time, I was even more unscrupulous, not only coming myself but also bringing Wang Huan, whom Aurora had been hunting. At that moment, Wang Huan was disguised as one of my men, mingling with me.

He's so arrogant, he's becoming increasingly reckless. He knows that even if he reveals that Wang Huan, who's by my side, is the person Aurora has been hunting, Aurora won't believe him. And now, I've crippled all the major powers in the provincial capital. He's the only one left who knows my secret. I will definitely kill him, I will definitely kill him.

At that moment, he suddenly noticed a strange smile on my face. This smile sent a chill down his spine.

Not only Ye Shuang, but Li Guanghui was also greatly alarmed when he saw me. Before, he wouldn't have taken me seriously at all. But now, I've gained the favor of Takeda Hell and am about to become a favorite of Oda Seiji. He secretly swept away the assets of various powerful families in the provincial capital without telling me. If this displeases me, and I were to frame him in front of Oda Seiji, even Aurora couldn't protect him.

"Good. Good sir, what brings you here?" When he saw the strange smile on my face, he felt even more uneasy.

"Hehe, what are you doing?" I asked knowingly as I watched the people from Aurora load boxes of cash and treasure onto the car.

"Confiscating property, seizing the assets of major powers in the provincial capital..." This credit was given to me, but he actually stole the biggest benefit. Now that I've discovered it, he seems very uneasy.

“That’s right, you are Aurora’s most loyal person.” I gently patted his shoulder and then gave Ye Shuang another meaningful look.

As Li Guanghui trembled, Ye Shuang was startled. Meanwhile, I had already taken out my phone and started chatting idly with someone. My tone was extremely ambiguous. After about two or three minutes, I put down the phone and smiled at them again.

"Good, good sir, who are you talking to on the phone?" Li Guanghui's face turned ashen, and he already guessed what was going on.

"I told Sister Suzaku that I was just praised by Takeda Hell and that I'm currently seizing the assets of the major powers in the provincial capital..." As I said this, I smiled and glanced at Li Guanghui. "Brother Guanghui, you haven't secretly hidden away the treasures of the major powers in the provincial capital, have you?"

Damn!

Having already amassed a considerable amount of diamonds and valuable jewelry, Li Guanghui's pockets were bulging. Realizing I might use this to teach him a lesson, he immediately walked to his car and said, "Alright, you can handle the ransacking. I'm going back."

"Let's go together," I said.

"No need!" My plan ruined, Li Guanghui, his face grim, got into the car. As soon as he stepped inside, the jewelry in his pocket fell out.

"Your Highness, I'm leaving too." Seeing that even Li Guanghui was so afraid of her now, Ye Shuang was almost in despair.

"Okay, wait for me to come find you." I gave Ye Shuang another strange smile.

That smile sent a chill down Ye Shuang's spine once again. Wiping the sweat from her brow, Ye Shuang left with a grim expression.

After they left, Wang Huan and I immediately glanced at the boxes of banknotes and jewelry being loaded onto the truck. Overjoyed, I immediately said to Aurora's men, "This gold and silver treasure is our war fund for Lord Demon King to realize his dream of unification. To prevent the remnants of the Wang family from seizing this treasure, send it all to my mansion!"

"Yes!" I am the highest-ranking leader of Aurora in the north, and those people did not find anything wrong with what I said.

By the end of the day, Wang Huan, Heilong, Young Master Bao, and I could say we had returned with a full load. Even An Yao seemed a little unsettled after glancing at the list Aurora had given me before leaving. "Brother," she said, "the four major families and nineteen other powerful groups in the provincial capital are still incredibly wealthy after being exploited. If the figures on this list are accurate, you've probably amassed a fortune of 11 billion yuan this time."

"Be a little greedy," I said.

“Of course, raiding homes is the most lucrative business. But how much of this money do you want? A fraction of a billion shouldn’t be a problem,” An Yao said.

Hearing An Yao's words, I immediately burst into laughter and ruffled her long hair. "Little sister, now that your brother is doing really well, the only problem is that Aurora won't suspect my identity, otherwise it won't be exciting enough. What's the point of leaving so much money for Oda Seiji? To use it to attack our Wang family? Just leave him a fraction of a billion, I want a hundred billion!"

Chapter 319 The Red Monkey's Major Discovery

"Yehe Feiyu, tell me, wasn't I wrong? I shouldn't have betrayed the Ye family, shouldn't have chased after those illusory things? We are alchemists, and also cultivators. Cultivators value few desires and inaction, a state of mind and body at ease. I made a grave mistake, betraying my true nature. If I only repent now, isn't it a bit too late?" Under the moonlight, in the Ye family manor courtyard. As a young master was about to go to the alchemy room to refine pills for Oda Seiji, Ye Shuang felt extremely agitated and grabbed his arm, asking him this question.

"To err is human, to forgive divine." Yehe Feiyu gave him only a cold glance before hurrying off to the alchemy room to refine pills.

As soon as Yehe Feiyu entered the alchemy room, he immediately addressed the other Ye family members present, asking, "Do you know what Ye Shuang just said to me?"

"What did he say?" The Ye family members immediately surrounded him.

Although it was already September, the alchemy room was still scorching hot.

Alchemy is an extremely demanding and energy-intensive process. The pills they refine are unlike ordinary pills like Liuwei Dihuang Wan and Niuhuang Jiedu Wan, which are extracted from medicinal herbs and produced by pharmaceutical factories. These are superior pills that can prevent all diseases for ordinary people and enhance the internal strength of martial artists. To refine a single batch of these pills, they often spend at least half a month, or even a year, in the alchemy room.

Furthermore, the fire in the alchemy furnace must be controlled with extreme care; it cannot be too large or too small. It needs to be three-tenths of the heat, never three and a half-tenths. Each time a batch of pills is refined, the Ye family members need to take turns constantly, strictly controlling the precision of the fire during their shifts. If even the slightest mistake occurs, it could ruin an entire batch of pills, or even cause the furnace to explode.

A year ago, the aurora borealis relentlessly killed nobles in the provincial capital, forcing the Ye family to open their gates. The Empress Dowager, out of compassion and to prevent innocent deaths due to her actions, allowed Ye Shuang to open the gates of the Ye family manor.

When Aurora broke into the manor, the first thing she did was order the Empress Dowager to hand over the Ye family's elixirs. At the same time, she ordered the Ye family members to refine elixirs to supply Oda Seiji's needs for training a large number of experts.

Knowing Oda Seiji's purpose, the Empress Dowager naturally refused. Although Oda Seiji's subordinate, Takeda Jigoku, treated human life with contempt, he dared not show the Empress Dowager any disrespect. As a samurai, he had his own beliefs. He knelt before the Emperor, and treated the Empress Dowager, a descendant of the ancient imperial family, with utmost respect.

Ironically, seeing the shift in the political landscape, Ye Shuang betrayed the Ye family for wealth and power. He not only ambushed and injured Tong Jia Lao Gu, but also, knowing the Ye family's secret, handed over all the elixirs the Empress Dowager intended to destroy. Furthermore, he used despicable methods that even the infamous Takeda Hell dared not employ against the Ye family, killing over a dozen members before the Empress Dowager finally relented and ordered the Ye family to become Oda Seiji's alchemy tools.

Therefore, everyone hated Ye Shuang to the core, although as time passed, their hatred for him had lessened. But even today, they still remembered the methods Ye Shuang had used. Ye Shuang thought that because he was ruthless enough, Takeda Hell would value him highly. Little did he know that Takeda Hell respected the Ye family and secretly loathed such a traitor. They only offered Ye Shuang some benefits and never truly trusted him. Even though several rulers in the north had died and no one was fit to fill the position, Ye Shuang was merely allowed to temporarily assume the role, without being given real power.

"That scoundrel, he just said he regretted it. He asked me if it's too late for me to repent," Yehe Feiyu said coldly.

"You bastard, how dare he say he regrets it? Tell him that if he really regrets it, he should just kill himself right now. It's unbelievable. Our Ye family has always considered ourselves the sun in the sky, yet such a shameless traitor has appeared. Now, we only hate that he reaps what he sows and dies quickly!" The Ye family member said angrily.

"Good and evil will eventually be rewarded, and his retribution is not far off. I heard that Brother Xi has arrived. He came to this provincial capital as a high-ranking member of Aurora. And on only his third day here, he wiped out the traitor who betrayed the Wang family. Ye Shuang must have realized how powerful Brother Xi is. The Empress Dowager was right, Brother Xi will definitely be a hero of our Ye family." As he spoke, Ye Hefei's eyes gleamed.

“Brother Xi. He truly deserves to be called a good son-in-law of the Ye family. When I see him again, I will definitely take good care of him.” Hearing Ye Hefei’s words, the members of the Ye family also had shining eyes.

Meanwhile, Ye Shuang naturally knew how much the Ye family hated him. He had killed over a dozen members of the Ye family to prove his abilities to Takeda Hell. These were his brothers, whom he had grown up with. He thought that as long as he was ruthless enough, Takeda Hell would value him highly.

But unexpectedly, in the end, he was not as good as Wang Xi, who had infiltrated the upper echelons of Aurora.

Ever since he encountered Wang Xi and suffered repeated defeats, watching Wang Xi's status in Aurora rise ever higher, fear gripped him. He began to live in constant anxiety, like a frightened bird. With Wang Xi's current position in Aurora, crushing him would be as easy as crushing an ant. And that eerie smile on his face often became his terrifying nightmares at night.

For the past few days, his nerves had been on edge. He began to look increasingly haggard, with dark circles under his eyes and a deathly pale face. He was afraid of death; if he weren't, he wouldn't have betrayed the Ye family. He cherished his wealth and status, and was even more reluctant to give it up.

Previously, he was terrified of seeing Wang Xi. Whenever he saw Wang Xi, he would feel a chill run down his spine. But in the last few days, Wang Xi had vanished without a trace. He didn't know where he had gone, and he deeply suspected that Wang Xi was plotting to kill him.

Yes, Wang Xi is only a god-level expert, and Wang Huan and An Yao are only high-level god-level experts. If they want to kill him, they will definitely use some methods. No, he absolutely cannot be killed by him. He must fight back. He must strike first!

Thinking of this, a sinister smile appeared on Ye Shuang's face. He had almost forgotten that he was still a master above the gods. Although he had become a master above the gods by consuming the Nine Dragons Exhalation Pill, the true energy within his body was not yet stable enough, and he had not yet experienced the feeling that a master at the Fusion level should have.

However, for a master of his caliber, killing Wang Xi should be enough.

As for me, I certainly don't take Ye Shuang seriously. In terms of cunning and scheming, Ye Shuang is no match for me. In terms of our status within the Aurora, I'm his superior. As for strength, we are both above the gods, masters of the Fusion level. Moreover, I've already begun to experience a fusion, savoring the exhilarating feeling of cultivation. Furthermore, I'm skilled in formations, movement techniques, physical combat, flute techniques, and possess a king serpent capable of rivaling masters above the gods. Even if I encountered Takeda Hell, I'd dare fight him; why would I be afraid of him?

The reason I disappeared is because I became addicted to the feeling of seizing other people's wealth. We have three provinces in the North. Besides the four major families and nineteen powerful groups in our provincial capital who turned traitors, there are also quite a few traitors in the other two provinces. These people, though traitors, are still wealthy. I've now taken Li Guanghui to the other two provinces and used Aurora's power to wipe them all out.

What I want is unquestionable loyalty; the world should consist only of the Wang family's power, not their allies. These people were once fiercely loyal to the Wang family, but they all betrayed us and surrendered the moment the Aurora appeared. What use are they to me? Besides, I already know what happened over a decade ago. Back then, when the great demon king Oda Seiji was resurrected, we fought him to the point of destruction before we could even severely injure him. However, those other forces at the time thought the Wang family was a criminal gang, part of the underworld. They simply stood by and watched, offering no assistance whatsoever.

If they could have helped my Wang family, how could my family have been destroyed back then? How could I have been brought here by my mother to be raised by an ordinary family in the north, suffering so much injustice?

Oda Seiji's resurrection has significant implications for the entire martial arts world. I no longer want these forces; I will annihilate them all.

"Brother Xi, this is awesome! In the past few days, we've wiped out over thirty powerful groups in three provincial capitals. These people are incredibly wealthy. Each group has hundreds of millions or even billions in assets. After working for almost a week, we've already amassed over 30 billion." Looking at the list of assets we acquired, Young Master Bao said to me with bloodshot eyes.

"Three hundred billion?" I asked.

“Three hundred and thirty-seven billion,” Young Master Bao said, glancing at the list of assets again.

“That’s right, leave 30.7 billion, and give the remaining 3 billion to Takeda Hell,” I said.

"So greedy. Won't you get into trouble?" Young Master Bao looked at me in surprise.

Beside me were Wang Huan, Young Master Bao, Heilong, and An Yao. Seeing their tense expressions, I smiled and said, "What's there to be afraid of? Fortune favors the bold. Anyway, the list is in our hands. They won't know how much money we've embezzled. We'll take most of the gold, banknotes, and jewels, leaving them with plenty of antique vases. As for the larger items, we'll manipulate the list a bit. We'll overstate the value of 3 billion to 10 billion. Who knows when they'll find out?"

"Brother, you're too ruthless..." Seeing how greedy I was, Wang Huan swallowed hard.

“This is what we deserve. Once we deal with Oda Seiji, we’ll continue to use this money to help the poor, just like our father did. Hao Yifang is dead; the world needs a good person like him.” My eyes dimmed as I spoke of the young man’s father.

"Okay." An Yao nodded gently.

Hao Yifang's death saddened us all. As the atmosphere in the room grew increasingly somber, the red monkey suddenly ran into the room and barked at us.

"You beast, what are you yelling about? Can't you see we're mourning Little Good Man's father?" Wang Huan immediately cursed when he saw the red monkey ruining the atmosphere in the room.

However, after hearing Wang Huan's cursing, the red monkey barked even louder. It was only afraid of me, not Wang Huan at all. It quickly ran to me, its face full of fawning, and kept pointing outside. Then it growled softly, as if trying to lead me somewhere.

“Animals have spirits, especially this red monkey, which is more intelligent than ordinary animals. Brother, perhaps Huo’er has discovered something special.” Seeing that the red monkey seemed very anxious, An Yao frowned slightly and said.

"Hmm?" I frowned slightly after hearing An Yao's words.

We've now arrived in another province, Heilongjiang Province. Especially the city where we're resting, it's very close to deep mountains and forests. Could it be that the red monkey really discovered something special?

"Take me there." With that thought, I immediately said to the red monkey.

Upon hearing my words, the red monkey immediately revealed a fawning smile. Then, it bowed its back, raised its tail, and walked out, looking extremely smug.

We followed it all the way to the woods on the outskirts of the city. When the red monkey led us to a stop deep in the woods, my expression suddenly changed.

This feeling...