"Tzeng—"
Upon hearing this, Elder Zheng could no longer sit still, his eyes filled with rage.
"Ye Longlin, what exactly do you want?"
Ye Longlin watched this scene, extended his hand, and gently clenched it.
In an instant, the entire downpour froze. Water droplets began to converge towards Ye Longlin's palm, eventually forming a water sphere. With a gentle toss, the water sphere instantly exploded. As it burst, the water droplets turned into ice crystals, carrying immense power, and shot out in all directions.
"Do you think I'm negotiating with you?"
Ye Longlin snorted coldly, unleashing his full aura.
The ice crystals destroyed most of the ground and rooftops in the courtyard. The ground was pockmarked, and the flowers Elder Zheng usually cherished were reduced to wilting debris.
"I've always disliked negotiations."
Elder Zheng's face turned completely grim, his eyes revealing a sense of being wronged.
If the Dragon Pavilion knew their sister-in-law had an incident today, the entire Zheng family would be annihilated!
The members of the Dragon Pavilion were all ruthless veterans from the battlefield. Those who survived were by no means ordinary individuals.
With just one command from him, Elder Zheng could already foresee the Zheng family turning into a battlefield, a center of intense firepower!
The crucial point was that the Second Elder remained silent about the matter from beginning to end, continuously speaking with Mu Hanqi. It was clear the Second Elder would not intervene, no matter how catastrophic the events, he would cover for them.
As a mature authority figure, sacrificing the entire Zheng family for a trivial matter was not a consideration.
Elder Zheng took a deep breath, "I agree!"
What made him compromise was Ye Longlin's statement, "I am not negotiating with you."
The implied meaning of this statement was that if he refused, within ten minutes, all members of the Dragon Pavilion would arrive, and no one could predict what would happen then.
To endanger the entire Zheng family for an unpromising descendant.
It was not worth it.
He could only give up on Zheng Qi.
At the very least, being humiliated by Ye Longlin was far better than the annihilation of the Zheng family.
Endure it, endure it again. Once Ye Longlin completely stepped down, he would make Ye Longlin pay the price!
Make him pay back tenfold, a hundredfold!
"Go and fetch Zheng Qi's parents."
He waved his hand, sighing deeply.
Soon, Zheng Qi's parents arrived. Seeing their son kneeling in the courtyard in a pathetic state, and then looking at the group of people in the assembly hall, Zheng Haogong immediately became anxious.
"Father, why are you making Xiao Qi kneel outside? He's been beaten! Father, what's going on?"
Elder Zheng had four sons and two daughters in his life. His two daughters had already married out. Zheng Haogong was his youngest son.
When Zheng Haogong was young, he was similar to Zheng Qi, always like this. After getting married, he improved considerably.
Zheng Qi was also his favorite grandson, mainly because he never wanted to divide the family property and lacked the cunning for it, so he was well-liked. He had been too indulgent with him, leading to him causing great trouble now and requiring his sacrifice to protect the family. https:/
"Don't you know your son's personality? People have come looking for us, and you still have the nerve to ask? Hurry up and apologize!"
Elder Zheng said angrily, hating their incompetence for daring to provoke anyone.
"Apologize? Why should we apologize! It's her fortune that my son fancies this woman. She should be grateful and beg my son to play with her. How dare she come to our door? Who does she think she is?"
Hua Qingchi said coldly, with an air of arrogance. Looking at Mu Hanqi in the courtyard, they understood why.
Hua Qingchi, Zheng Haogong's wife, Zheng Qi's mother.
The Hua family had been annihilated due to certain incidents back then. Even with the Zheng family's intervention, only a portion of the family could be saved. Since then, Hua Qingchi's personality had completely changed.
The Elder's face gradually darkened. He stepped forward and slapped Hua Qingchi across the face: "Nonsense! Don't you even know who your son has provoked?"
Zheng Haogong also realized at this moment. If it were an ordinary person, the other party would definitely not have come to their door.
Someone who could come to their door and demand an apology would surely not be an ordinary person!
After realizing this, both of their faces turned grim.
"You mean, the women Zheng Qi has been with should be grateful?"
Ye Longlin asked with great curiosity.
After being slapped, Hua Qingchi channeled her resentment towards Ye Longlin: "Heh, my Zheng family is prosperous and powerful. As one of the top families, countless people want to join my Zheng family and receive our protection. Even more people want to climb the social ladder and marry into my Zheng family.
Every woman who has been with my son, which one hasn't been after his status? Which one hasn't wanted to join the Zheng family? What's wrong with being superior? This is the status our level should enjoy. Ordinary people like you will never understand!"
Ye Longlin nodded slightly, "According to your logic, he should also be proud and honored to be killed by me, after all, not everyone can die by my hand."
The rainwater quickly condensed into a sword. A water sword materialized in the sky and then plunged down fiercely.
"Boom!"
Zheng Qi, kneeling in the courtyard, was instantly pierced through the body by the water sword and cut in half.
The scene instantly fell silent. No one had expected Ye Longlin to act so decisively!
After a moment of silence, a scream erupted.
"Ah—"
A figure rushed into the courtyard. As soon as they reached the edge of the small pit, before they could even wail, they vomited.
"Ugh."
Elder Zheng: "......"
Zheng Haogong: "......"
Second Elder: "......."
Seeing their reactions, there was no hope of an apology.
Ye Longlin shook his head slightly and turned to Mu Hanqi and the Second Elder, "Let's go. There's still one more family to deal with. This matter has a middleman."
Second Elder: "Good heavens, there's even a middleman? This is turning into a human trafficking ring!"
Old but not senile, this perhaps described the Second Elder.
Even at his age, he was still like an old child, which made Ye Longlin feel helpless.
"You should go back and rest, Elder. I'll handle this matter."
"Ning Qi, escort the Second Elder back to rest."
Ye Longlin said, his tone very calm.
The Zheng Haogong couple, who had wanted to say something, fell silent upon hearing Ye Longlin's words. They didn't even dare to cry too loudly.
The Second Elder!
That was a celestial figure, and they had provoked him. Wasn't this courting death?
"Who is the middleman?" the Second Elder asked curiously.
Ye Longlin pondered for a moment, "The Zhou family, Zhou Fengya."