At the entrance of the Ye family manor, Long Yi's eyes gleamed with excitement. With each wave of people from the Wang family that arrived, his heart leaped with a small thrill.
Initially, he had worried that there wouldn't be enough Wang family members for the brothers of the Dragon King Hall to kill. Now, it seemed they might just be able to sate their grievances.
Wang Donghai, however, wore an even colder expression as he spoke unhurriedly.
"In all the years my Wang family has been established, we have never suffered such provocation. I offered you a chance earlier. If you had knelt and confessed, I might have spared you."
"But now, hehe, I'm afraid you can only wait for death!"
Long Yi bared his teeth at Wang Donghai, having already decided that as soon as night fell and Wang Yi gave the order, he would be the first to twist off the bald man's head before him.
"Uncle Donghai, later, you must leave some people for me. I want to kill them myself!"
Wang Xing, covered in blood, spoke with fervor. He had been on the verge of collapse from the torment, but seeing so many of his family members arrive, an inexplicable belief surged within him, supporting him.
He wanted revenge! He wanted to torture these people severely!
Especially that good-for-nothing Li Xiaotian. He needed his daughter's heart; it would be Li Xiaotian's fortune.
Later, he would personally dig out his daughter's heart right in front of Li Xiaotian! And torture him viciously!
"Noisy!" Long Yi frowned and lashed Wang Xing fiercely with his whip. The latter let out a heart-wrenching scream.
"Presumptuous!" Wang Donghai immediately rose upon seeing this. The hundreds of Wang family members behind him instantly radiated murderous intent, their auras shaking the heavens!
"Insult our Wang family's young master, die!"
The hundreds of Wang family members shouted in unison, their voices echoing through the entire street. Some onlookers, timid by nature, immediately trembled and retreated far away, their legs quivering.
Meanwhile, inside the Ye family manor, Li Xiaotian had stayed by Ye Qingmei and her daughter's side for an entire day. Although he knew that the mother and daughter were unharmed and only needed a few days to recover, Li Xiaotian's heart remained tense.
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry," Li Xiaotian whispered, his heart aching fiercely. He owed his wife and daughter too much.
Three years! Three whole years!
He still couldn't imagine how his wife and daughter had endured those difficult three years.
Ye Qingmei was an adopted daughter of the Ye family, and they treated her as nothing more than a tool. He couldn't fathom the immense pressure Ye Qingmei must have endured to give birth to Tiantian.
And Tiantian, a child who had never had her father by her side since birth, the experiences of these three years would surely leave deep psychological scars.
Li Xiaotian fell into deep self-reproach. If Ye Qingmei hadn't been pushed to desperation and called him, he might not have returned for a very long time.
By then, no matter how high his status or how renowned the Dragon King Hall was on Earth, it would likely be of no avail.
Thinking of this, Li Xiaotian felt a shiver of fear.
If he hadn't answered that call, Tiantian might never have seen her father again, and Ye Qingmei, he didn't know if she could have survived this ordeal.
"Mmm. Tiantian, run quickly!! Please!! Don't dig out Tiantian's heart." Ye Qingmei suddenly woke up on the bed, her face filled with terror and streaked with tears.
"Qingmei!" Li Xiaotian quickly grabbed Ye Qingmei's hand and said urgently.
"Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid! I'm back. Tiantian is fine, Tiantian is fine!"
Ye Qingmei regained consciousness, looked at Li Xiaotian with slightly red eyes, and then noticed her daughter Tiantian lying beside her. Tears welled up again.
"Tiantian, my little darling," Ye Qingmei cried, hugging Tiantian tightly.
Li Xiaotian's heart ached fiercely. He slowly sat by the bedside, placing a hand gently on Ye Qingmei's shoulder, and said softly.
"Don't be afraid, I'm sorry I'm late."
But Ye Qingmei only wept, ignoring Li Xiaotian.
Seeing this, Li Xiaotian opened his mouth, his face etched with guilt. He knew that Ye Qingmei harbored resentment towards him, a barrier that his return to save them wouldn't be able to bridge.
"The Ye family has been wiped out by me. Wang Xing has been captured and hung outside the Ye family manor. I will avenge every grievance you and your daughter have suffered, one by one. From now on, I will spend my life compensating for the guilt of these past three years."
Li Xiaotian spoke slowly. Ye Qingmei gradually stopped crying, holding Tiantian in her arms, and looked at Li Xiaotian, falling into a long silence.
"Big Brother!" Long Er's voice came from outside the door.
"Qingmei, you stay here with Tiantian. I'm going out." Hearing Long Er's voice, Li Xiaotian knew the Wang family had made their move. He said softly to Ye Qingmei and prepared to leave.
"Li Xiaotian!" Just as Li Xiaotian reached the doorway, Ye Qingmei suddenly called out.
"You know the strength of the Wang family. They are the heavens of Jiangcheng. I don't know what price you paid to save us, but the Wang family..."
Although she had learned that her mother and daughter were safe, Ye Qingmei couldn't help but worry. After all, the Wang family's influence in Jiangcheng was too formidable.
Moreover, Li Xiaotian had told her about his identity before. The so-called Dragon King Hall, while sounding powerful, was, after all, an overseas force.
A strong dragon doesn't necessarily subdue a local snake; Ye Qingmei understood this principle.
An overseas force rescuing her and her daughter in Jiangcheng, Qin Kingdom, must have come at a tremendous cost for Li Xiaotian.
But this was Qin Kingdom, Jiangcheng in Jiangnan. The Wang family held absolute sway. If Li Xiaotian clashed with the Wang family, he might...
Thinking of this, Ye Qingmei's expression turned miserable. Was Heaven deliberately toying with her? Giving her hope only to snatch it away?
"Qingmei, you don't need to worry. I don't even have the Wang family in my sights. After tonight, Jiangcheng will no longer have the Wang family!"
Li Xiaotian said in a deep voice, a warmth spreading through his heart. Was Ye Qingmei worried about him?
Li Xiaotian left Long Er to guard Ye Qingmei and her daughter and walked out himself. He needed to personally handle the revenge for his wife and daughter, even though the Wang family was less than an ant in his eyes.
"Sister-in-law, please rest assured. With Big Brother taking action, the Wang family is nothing to fear. You don't need to worry. Take good care of yourself and our little niece."
Long Er comforted her.
Ye Qingmei nodded, but the worry in her brows never dissipated. Not worry? How could she not worry?
She was a native of Jiangcheng and was acutely aware of the Wang family's power.
The Wang family was the heaven of Jiangcheng; this was a universally acknowledged fact among the noble families of Jiangcheng. Not to mention the powerful backer behind the Wang family, the Yang family of Jiangnan!
Let alone whether Li Xiaotian could overcome the Wang family, even if he miraculously managed to suppress them, what about the Yang family?
Jiangnan, with its five provinces, had Jiangcheng as merely one unremarkable, second-tier small city. The Yang family, on the other hand, was an ancient, colossal clan spanning all five provinces of Jiangnan!