Wang Meilan and Bai Wushuang nodded in deep agreement.
The world had always been this way.
"Rumble, rumble, rumble."
Suddenly, two helicopters hovered overhead, and five figures leaped directly from them.
Wang Meilan looked at the five people before her and suddenly chuckled, "Ye family members, you actually tracked me all the way here. How interesting."
The Ye family and the Wang family had never been on good terms.
Ye Longlin narrowed his eyes beside her. Were the Ye family here for the Wang family, or for him?
After Ye Chen returned, they shouldn't have appeared in Xingcheng anytime soon.
Xingcheng was, after all, a border city, offering no help to the Ye family's industries.
"What? If you, Wang Meilan, can come, why can't I, Ye Qingyuan?"
Ye Qingyuan, the southern branch of the Ye family and the actual controller of the Qingyuan Martial Arts Hall.
"Of course, you can. However, I don't recall inviting you!"
"I am hospitable, but I don't welcome uninvited guests."
The implication needed no further explanation.
Ye Qingyuan sneered, slowly drawing a long saber, his gaze turning cold. "You, Wang Meilan, crippled my son on his nineteenth birthday. Now that Zhao Qingqiu is nineteen, shouldn't there be a reciprocal gesture?"
A reciprocal gesture?
The use of this phrase was subtle.
Wang Meilan's eyes narrowed, a dangerous aura swirling within them.
Back at Ye Qingyuan's son's nineteenth birthday party, he had harassed Zhao Qingqiu, and Wang Meilan had promptly crippled him. At that time, Zhao Qingqiu was only fifteen years old!
Wang Meilan, being from the Wang family, could not tolerate such insolence.
She had crippled Ye Qingyuan's son on the spot and had since begun to suppress the southern branch of the Ye family in business, causing them to be unable to recover even after so long.
Ye Qingyuan had found an alternative path, establishing the Qingyuan Martial Arts Hall, thereby pulling the southern branch of the Ye family back from the brink of collapse.
"A defeated opponent, what right do you have to come and provoke me again?" Wang Meilan snorted, her eyes filled with disdain.
Ye Qingyuan shook his head. "Don't say I didn't give you a chance. These few individuals behind me are all masters from my Ye family. As long as you, Wang Meilan, can defeat them today, I will withdraw from Nan Province forever. If you lose, hand Zhao Qingqiu over to me, and you, Wang Meilan, will commit suicide as atonement."
He had come for revenge today, but he couldn't go too far.
Wang Meilan hadn't expected the Ye family to cause trouble today, as four years had passed since she crippled Ye Qingyuan's son. She had forgotten; had she remembered, she would have made proper preparations.
However, at this moment, another helicopter landed on the cruise ship's helipad.
Zhao Guobiao, dressed in a black suit, stepped out of the aircraft. His piercing eyes scanned the surroundings, and his voice boomed with authority, "The Ye family dares to cause trouble at my daughter's birthday banquet, who gave you the audacity? This is Xingcheng, not Nan Province!"
As the mayor of Xingcheng, he possessed inherent authority, and moreover, Zhao Qingqiu was his cherished princess, whom he would not allow anyone to bully.
Ye Qingyuan smiled playfully. "Do you think your appearance will resolve this matter today?"
Just as Zhao Guobiao was about to retort, his phone rang. Upon seeing the contact displayed, his expression instantly turned grim.
The Governor of Nan Province!
After a brief exchange, his face grew even more unpleasant.
"Ye Qingyuan, very good! Truly very good! I never imagined you had this connection!"
A power play!
This was a power play!
Wang Meilan took a deep breath, realizing that the situation could not be resolved peacefully today.
"I'll handle this."
Ye Longlin said indifferently after finishing a cigarette.
He knew the character of the Ye family better than anyone!
Ye Qingyuan glanced at him coldly and sneered, "You intend to act on behalf of Wang Meilan? Kid, I warn you, this is between me and Wang Meilan, and it has nothing to do with you. If you interfere, you will die!"
"If you want to stand up for Wang Meilan, state your name first. I, Ye Qingyuan, do not kill nameless ghosts with my saber!"
Ye Longlin said lightly, "Ye Longlin."
Upon hearing this name, Ye Qingyuan nearly stumbled and fell.
Ye Longlin!
The eldest young master of the Ye family!
The number one young master of the Capital!
"You're not dead!!"
His eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at Ye Longlin, his face showing a shock far greater than his previous animosity.
If he remembered correctly, Ye Longlin was already dead, wasn't he?
Why was he here?
"You were behind Ye Chen's incident!!"
He suddenly realized, finally recalling the events concerning Ye Chen.
This matter had caused a great stir in the Ye family, but for some unknown reason, it had been suppressed!
Ye Longlin looked at him playfully, stretching his neck. "When I left the Ye family, I vowed that anyone I saw from the Ye family, I would kill. Since you have come to my doorstep, why would I not kill you?"
His expression changed at a visible rate.
"Mr. Ye, you don't need to get involved in this matter. This is between them and me."
Wang Meilan's intelligence was evident here.
He had already declared his intention to kill any Ye family member he saw, and now she was claiming this was their affair.
How could Ye Longlin not understand her subtle intentions? He glanced at her and said coldly, "Don't try your petty tricks on me."
Wang Meilan paused, and at this moment, she seemed to finally recall who he truly was.
She gave a sheepish smile and stood aside without speaking.
That was someone capable of walking on waves!
"I give you two choices: either commit suicide, or I will do it myself."
His tone was very calm, as if he were stating a trivial matter.
Ye Qingyuan was furious. "Ye Longlin, do you still think you are the Ye family's eldest young master from before? You are now merely a stray dog! No, even calling you a stray dog is an insult to dogs; a mongrel dares to challenge a colossus like the Ye family! You are simply courting death!"
"Attack! Whoever takes his head will be rewarded five million and entered into the Ye family registry!"
Ye Longlin looked at him as if he were looking at a dead man.
The few individuals behind him, upon hearing this, their eyes instantly lit up. One burly man stepped forward and said solemnly, "I will!"
"Ye Lin, formerly Lin Zaisheng, successor of Baguazhang. I hope Young Master Ye can withstand three moves from him."
Ye Qingyuan chuckled sinisterly, his voice chilling.
"One move."
As his words fell, he suddenly took a step forward, his palm gently pushing out.
It was as if... he were practicing Tai Chi, his movements incredibly slow.
"Defeated by Ye Lin in one move? Hahahaha, Ye Longlin, is that all you're capable of!"
However, as soon as his words ended, he saw a scene that filled him with horror!