Ye Qingxin slowly set down her teacup. The bottom of the teacup touched the table, and a ripple of martial energy spread out. Her gaze gradually turned icy.
"Scram!"
Ye Qingxin had no friends, but she had her methods. She could turn cold instantly or be as gentle as a spring breeze!
With this mild anger, Ye Lin was sent flying backward, crashing before the sweat-blooded horse. She spat out a mouthful of blood, her body heavily impacted.
The sweat-blooded horse, startled, neighed and kicked her with its hoof. Ye Lin spat out more blood and fainted.
Hong Shi: "......"
Seeing this, Ye Longlin let out a scoff, "A figure in white, Ye Qingxin, practicing Supreme Forgetfulness, forgetting all emotions. What a master of Supreme Forgetfulness, to treat the Great Elder's daughter like this. If the Great Elder knew, he would surely fight you to the death."
Ye Qingxin's tone remained flat, as if discussing a simple matter, "If he dares to cause trouble, I'll kill him. Eliminate the trouble."
This was the true Ye Qingxin!
Ye Longlin sighed, "This must be your true face. Everyone has been deceived by you. You've practiced Supreme Forgetfulness, capable of forgetting all emotions. The reason you remain in the Ye family now is simply that you haven't fully mastered it. If the obsession in your heart isn't eliminated, you'll never be able to step into the 'Supreme' realm."
Ye Qingxin: "Humanity's greatest flaw is emotion. Once I discard all emotions, who can harm me? Even if the Ye family were to be annihilated before me, I would not have any emotional fluctuations."
Ye Longlin let out a long sigh, his gaze seemingly piercing through the river of time, "I'm sorry."
Ye Qingxin trembled all over, her eyes filled with a complex emotion, but it lasted only a moment.
No one noticed.
"What's past is past. As long as I remain in the Ye family, and as long as this obsession has not faded, you and I will ultimately be adversaries."
"Let's part ways. I don't wish to see you. Every time I see you, your strength changes dramatically, yet the obsession in my heart guides me to see you. I am also quite helpless."
Ye Qingxin did not smile, because Ye Longlin had said her smile was disgusting, and she took that to heart.
Ye Longlin said nothing, watching as she picked up Ye Lin and slowly disappeared without hindrance.
Hong Shi finally breathed a sigh of relief, "They're finally gone."
He was very wary of Ye Qingxin and did not want to face her. Even the Dragon Head had once said Ye Qingxin was very strange.
Ye Longlin found it amusing, "You are the Third Master of the Hongmen, and you're afraid of a little girl?"
Hong Shi spread his hands helplessly, "You don't understand. When I face her, I always feel like I'm facing the Dragon Head. Even her pressure is greater than the Dragon Head's."
Ye Longlin did not deny this statement. He knew.
Supreme Forgetfulness was the Ye family's foundational technique. Since the establishment of the Ye family, only one person had ever mastered it. That person eventually forgot everything and went mad, only to be killed by the clan.
After that, it was locked away.
"If this is the attitude of the Hongmen, then we can only be enemies."
The pleasantries were over. Ye Longlin cut straight to the chase.
Hong Shi was helpless, "Do you believe me if I say this matter has nothing to do with me? You are the only one in our Hongmen who can stand as an equal to the Dragon Head. I don't have the authority to scheme against you. I invited you here because of Diana."
Ye Longlin was taken aback, "Diana?"
He nodded and continued, "The Hongmen has invited Diana many times. The Dragon Head has ambitions, I don't deny it. Once one has ambitions, one needs money, a lot of money.
You know, the Hongmen doesn't care about money. Since its inception, the Hongmen's purpose has been protection. But the Dragon Head is no longer satisfied with protection, so he needs money. And Diana is the person we've targeted. We want her to join the Overseas Hongmen and help us manage operations and earn money.
She has always refused. It wasn't until I came this time and discovered that such a powerful figure as you stood behind Diana that I invited you here to discuss this."
If Hong Shi had invited him in a private capacity, he would have addressed him with respect. But now, he represented the Hongmen.
"Impossible. You need money, and I need money too. The Dragon Pavilion has always been an external force for military deterrence. The research departments it possesses are separate, belonging solely to the Dragon Pavilion's research departments.
External military deterrence requires weapons, and they develop weapons to counter the enemy's. Some unexpected findings are handed over to the Great Xia Research Institute.
Because it's independent, the research department's funding is borne by us. Now that I've returned to apprehend war criminals, my financial source has been cut off.
These are things you weren't qualified to know. Since you represent the Dragon Pavilion, I'll tell you. I hope you won't disclose it, or you'll face the pursuit of Great Xia and the wrath of the Hongmen."
Hong Shi nodded. Of course, he knew. Today's events could only become his greatest secret for the rest of his life. These matters were not meant to be known by those below a certain level.
"Since that's the case, I understand. I will report to the Dragon Head. Thank you for making the trip, Mr. Ye."
Saying this, Hong Shi respectfully handed over a bank card and then said, "This is my personal donation to the frontline research personnel of the Dragon Pavilion. It's not much, only a million, and I hope it can solve your urgent need."
Ye Longlin accepted it without any pretense.
"Mr. Ye, there's one more unwelcome request."
Hong Shi said with some difficulty. It was indeed a bit awkward, and quite presumptuous. He wasn't sure if Ye Longlin would be angry.
Ye Longlin, uncharacteristically, made a joke, "For the sake of the money, go ahead and say it."
Hong Shi chuckled awkwardly twice, "There's someone who wishes to meet you. If it's convenient for you, I'll have him come. This is his business card."
Looking at the business card, inlaid with gold threads, it was clearly not from an ordinary person. There was no name on it, which piqued Ye Longlin's curiosity.
"In that case, let's have a meeting."
Hong Shi quickly got up to make the contact. Ye Longlin, meanwhile, looked at the horses being led out below and felt a desire to conquer them.
Who hadn't been young?
He was only twenty-six or twenty-seven years old. To have reached this point, how much had he sacrificed, and how much had he endured?
He was, after all, just a child, but he hadn't experienced what a child should.
He lightly stepped, landing on the back of a bronze-gold sweat-blooded horse.
Hong Shi returned after finishing his call and couldn't find Ye Longlin. His gaze swept around and saw Ye Longlin sitting on the back of the bronze-gold sweat-blooded horse, his expression suddenly changing.
"Mr. Ye, that horse was just brought back from the grasslands. It's very wild. Please be careful!"
This horse had already injured several of their horse trainers.
He was worried Ye Longlin might get hurt.
Ye Longlin heard this and said, "It's very wild? I like it."