Bang!
Lu Dengye stomped hard on Bai Qingming's chest.
Zhao Kai's death had filled Lu Dengye with guilt and rage. The force of this kick directly caved in Bai Qingming's chest.
*Pfft—cough cough!*
Bai Qingming rolled a couple of times before getting up from the ground, wiping the blood from his mouth. "Just use whatever skills you have."
"Bai Qingming, you are a soldier of Hua Xia's War Department, yet you betrayed it. To face death and still remain unrepentant!"
Lu Dengye, with red eyes, roared at Bai Qingming.
"Heh heh."
Bai Qingming spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva. "Soldiers of Hua Xia? Haha… how ironic…"
Bai Qingming gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with hatred. "What do you know? My mother raised me up with so much hardship, and then some scoundrels brutally defiled her…"
"I watched her die right in front of me!"
"Heh heh, those scoundrels were retired from the War Department… Heh heh, I vowed from a young age to get revenge, to make all of you suffer a horrible death!"
Bai Qingming's face contorted.
Lu Dengye was momentarily speechless.
Hua Xia had a significant number of retirees each year. Some, after retiring, couldn't find suitable jobs and became thugs, collecting usurious debts.
Lu Dengye was aware of these situations.
But with so many people, there were bound to be a few rotten apples!
"Bai Qingming!"
Lu Dengye stared at him, took a deep breath, and said, "I am sorry for your mother's ordeal. Evil people will ultimately face the judgment of the law!"
"But that is separate from the mistakes you have made. I'll give you a chance. Confess everything you know!"
"I know nothing."
Bai Qingming gave a tragic smile. "I am just the most humble of pawns. Kill me!"
"Do you have any dealings with Zhou Lingkun?"
Ye Kunlun, standing nearby, asked.
Upon hearing Zhou Lingkun's name, a flicker of anomaly crossed Bai Qingming's eyes. "Everyone in Jicheng knows the young master of the Zhou family, but I have no dealings with him!"
The anomaly in Bai Qingming's eyes could escape Lu Dengye, but not Ye Kunlun.
Ye Kunlun sneered, "Is that so?"
With his words, Bai Qingming's expression became somewhat dazed.
"Tell me, what is your relationship with Zhou Lingkun?"
Ye Kunlun's voice was filled with a seductive power.
Bai Qingming stared blankly at Ye Kunlun and slowly began, "I have only met Zhou Lingkun twice. Once ten years ago, and once three years ago…"
Upon hearing "ten years ago," Ye Kunlun's breathing grew heavier. "Continue!"
"Ten years ago, Zhou Lingkun asked me to accompany him to Qingcheng to meet a Japanese man."
"His name seemed to be Jingtian, but I don't know what they discussed."
"Three months ago, Zhou Lingkun asked me to contact members of the Sanshen Association, saying there were important matters to report. I don't know what those matters were."
After speaking, Bai Qingming fell silent.
A murderous intent flashed in Ye Kunlun's eyes.
Ten years ago, Zhou Lingkun had indeed gone to Qingcheng and met Jingtian.
And Ye Kunlun had met Jingtian a few days prior.
At that time, he had asked Jingtian if he knew Yamamoto Fujitora, and the man had said he didn't.
Back then, Ye Kunlun knew he was lying.
The relationship between Zhou Lingkun, the Japanese people, and the Sanshen Association was becoming clear.
Han Qingmian, standing beside him, knitted her brows in anger and reprimanded, "The Zhou family produced a general! To collude with the Sanshen Association and commit treason, they truly deserve death!"
"Senior sister, let's not publicize this matter for now. We'll act after that old fox, Zhou Lie, leaves the capital."
Ye Kunlun's killing intent was palpable, knowing that the general Han Qingmian spoke of was Zhou Lie.
Han Qingmian replied, "Zhou Lie is not someone to be trifled with. Even though he has retired, he has many followers and students."
Han Qingmian understood the situation within Hua Xia's War Department better than Ye Kunlun, aware of the issues and conflicts among the five major war departments.
Therefore, this matter, involving the Zhou family and Zhou Lie, was not simply Zhou Lie's problem alone.
If not handled properly, it could lead to major trouble.
"Senior sister." Ye Kunlun gazed at Han Qingmian. "If Zhou Lie was the mastermind behind the pursuit of my family back then, I will surely kill him!"
Han Qingmian knew she couldn't stop Ye Kunlun and could only reply, "Killing Zhou Lie might trigger a war. Think carefully!"
"I decided ten years ago, even if he were the King of Heaven, I would kill him!"
Hatred burned in Ye Kunlun's eyes.
"Your… Your Excellency, be careful with your words."
Lu Dengye, startled by Ye Kunlun's treasonous statement, shivered and reminded him.
Ye Kunlun cast a faint glance at Lu Dengye and sneered, "Don't think I don't know what Tian Ting does. You can relay my words to those above verbatim!"
"Your subordinate dares not!"
Under Ye Kunlun's gaze, Lu Dengye broke out in a cold sweat and quickly lowered his head.
"Whether you dare or not is your concern."
Ye Kunlun didn't care what Lu Dengye said to the people above.
The moment he decided to join Tian Ting, he had stated that Tian Ting could not interfere with any of his matters.
"Bai Qingming, you should know where the Sanshen Association's stronghold in Jicheng is, right?"
Han Qingmian looked coldly at the despairing Bai Qingming. "Speak, and I can give you a quick end!"
"Otherwise, you'll go to the north with Chu Tianxiong."
Upon hearing about going north, Bai Qingming trembled. "I don't know where the Sanshen Association's headquarters is. They are the ones who contact me."
Han Qingmian's brows furrowed.
Bai Qingming glanced at the black-robed figure beside him, who was barely breathing. "He… he should know…"
The black-robed figure stared intently at Bai Qingming, a strange smile appearing on his beautiful face. "You will never know. The Great Priest is about to descend… You will all die!"
Saying this, a serene expression graced his beautiful face.
Ye Kunlun suddenly moved, sealing his vitality.
"Want to die? Not so easy!"
Ye Kunlun stared coldly at him. "Tell me the location of the Sanshen Association's headquarters in Jicheng!"
Suddenly, a strange aura descended, directly cutting off the black-robed figure's vitality.
Ye Kunlun's expression changed slightly. He wanted to stop the strange aura but found it impossible to do so.
It was as if that aura had been sealed within the black-robed figure from the beginning.
However, Ye Kunlun's keen senses detected a distinct spatial fluctuation.
Instantly, his divine sense traced along that faint spatial fluctuation, pursuing it until it dissipated thousands of meters away.
"Little junior brother, how is it?" Han Qingmian asked.
Ye Kunlun shook his head, his expression slightly solemn, and replied to Han Qingmian, "Senior sister, I am beginning to believe your legends about the Sun God."
To be able to kill someone right in front of him without leaving a trace.
The opponent's methods were potent, at least the strongest he had encountered so far!
Han Qingmian showed a look of vigilance. "Are you saying that the Sun God killed him just now?"
Ye Kunlun shook his head and said coldly, "I'm not sure, but to be able to kill someone in front of me, that's a formidable opponent!!"