Jiang Tianhao, with all his might, thrust the small knife fiercely towards Ye Ling, intending to end him with a single blow!
However, when Jiang Tianhao struck Ye Ling, he felt no sensation of the sharp blade piercing flesh. Instead, it was as if he had poked a steel plate, the impact jarring his hand and causing his tiger's mouth to ache.
"This!"
Jiang Tianhao was greatly startled, thinking Ye Ling had hidden a steel plate in his chest. He quickly gripped the small knife and slashed towards Ye Ling's neck, aiming to sever his throat.
But this time, it was the same as before. Jiang Tianhao drew the knife across Ye Ling's neck, yet not even a white scratch was left behind!
Jiang Tianhao froze, staring blankly at Ye Ling, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Though his small knife was not a divine weapon, he had spent a considerable sum to have it forged with alloy. It was not quite able to cut iron like mud, but it was close!
Yet, such a knife could not even cut Ye Ling's throat...
What kind of monster was this?
Seeing Jiang Tianhao's stunned expression, Ye Ling sneered, released him, took the small knife from his hand, and asked, "Had enough fun?"
"Gulp!"
Jiang Tianhao swallowed hard, realizing he was no match for Ye Ling. He quickly forced a dry laugh and said, "Ye, Ye Ling, it was all a misunderstanding before..."
"A misunderstanding?"
Ye Ling plunged the knife into Jiang Tianhao's shoulder, twisting the hilt. Blood flowed from Jiang Tianhao's shoulder, and the intense pain contorted his face.
Jiang Tianhao cried out in pain, clenching his fists tightly, but he dared not resist Ye Ling. He could only tremble and plead, "Ye, Ye Ling... I, I was wrong! The Ye family's affairs have nothing to do with me, truly nothing to do with me!"
He was not foolish. Ye Ling was now impervious to blades and incredibly fast. Resistance would be meaningless and might even hasten his death!
"Your Jiang family framed the Ye family. You are the young master of the Jiang family. If this has nothing to do with you, then who does it concern?"
Ye Ling pulled the small knife from Jiang Tianhao's shoulder, flicked it casually, and pinned Jiang Tianhao's foot to the ground.
"Ahhhhhh!"
Jiang Tianhao screamed, looking at his foot pinned to the ground, an infinite terror growing within him.
Having done this, Ye Ling turned back towards the table laden with knives and began selecting one.
Jiang Tianhao's fear intensified as he saw Ye Ling approaching the knives. He quickly crouched down, his trembling hands grabbing the small knife pinning his foot, attempting to pull it out and escape.
But no matter how hard Jiang Tianhao tried, the knife remained immovably lodged in his foot, refusing to budge!
Instead, Jiang Tianhao's struggles only caused more blood to flow.
Cries echoed through the basement.
Seeing Ye Ling selecting knives, the vagrant also burst into tears and frantically pleaded for mercy, "B-Big brother, save me! I truly did nothing wrong! I don't want to die!"
Ye Ling ignored the vagrant, chose a sharp boning knife from the board, and then turned towards Jiang Tianhao.
Seeing that Ye Ling paid him no mind, despair flickered in the vagrant's eyes, and he became hysterical.
However, as the vagrant struggled again, the shackles that had tightly bound him suddenly snapped!
Regaining his freedom, the vagrant had no time to ponder how he had broken free. He frantically fled towards the iron door, wanting to escape this hell as quickly as possible!
The two inside were both demons!
Jiang Tianhao watched the vagrant escape successfully, leaving him alone, and his terror grew even greater.
He looked at Ye Ling approaching him, pulling at the knife with all his might, and pleaded tearfully, "Ye Ling! I truly know I was wrong! Please, for the sake of our old classmate, spare my life!"
Over the past few years, he had carved up many people's flesh and knew how cruel that method was. The thought of Ye Ling possibly doing that to him now made him so scared he almost lost control of his bodily functions.
Seeing Jiang Tianhao's cowardly demeanor, Ye Ling's amusement only deepened. He walked up to Jiang Tianhao and asked with a smile, "Do you want to live?"
"Yes!"
Jiang Tianhao nodded like a pecking chick. "Old classmate, if you spare me, I will serve you like an ox or a horse for the rest of my life... and the next!"
"You are not even worthy of being my ox or horse. Just tell me honestly who the mastermind behind framing the Ye family was, and I will consider letting you go."
Ye Ling knew very well that without someone secretly fanning the flames, the Jiang family, with their strength, could never have caused the Ye family to collapse like a mountain.
The so-called Jiang family, a prominent clan, was merely a pawn for those behind the scenes.
In his youth, Ye Ling had been blind to many things, once believing the Jiang family to be his greatest enemy!
However, after experiencing so much in the Eastern Profound Continent, Ye Ling, accustomed to deceit and intrigue, could see through many things more clearly than before.
Now, returning for revenge, he would not let anyone involved in the Ye family's downfall go, regardless of their role, their reasons, or how extensive and deep their involvement was!
"I, I don't know..."
Jiang Tianhao stammered, sweating profusely, unable to utter a complete sentence.
Seeing Jiang Tianhao's response, Ye Ling did not hesitate and directly chopped off one of Jiang Tianhao's arms.
Jiang Tianhao let out another piercing scream.
He could never have imagined that his old classmate, whom he had disliked the most in school, the one with rare bursts of righteous indignation, had now become so heartless and cold-blooded!
"My grandfather planned all of this. I was just there for the excitement, I really don't know anything else!"
Jiang Tianhao wailed, begging Ye Ling for mercy, "Please spare me! I truly know I was wrong! You need to go to my grandfather about this!!!"
Jiang Tianhao was utterly terrified and even betrayed his own father.
Seeing Jiang Tianhao in this state, Ye Ling finally understood that Jiang Tianhao genuinely knew nothing.
Six years ago, Jiang Tianhao was just a useless scion. Even though he had found a master and become a twisted killer over the years, he was still fundamentally useless and incapable of great deeds.
Ye Ling sighed slightly and said, "It seems I've wronged you."
With that, Ye Ling dropped the boning knife and retrieved the small knife pinning Jiang Tianhao's foot.
Seeing Ye Ling remove the small knife, Jiang Tianhao thought Ye Ling was going to let him go and his face lit up with delirious joy. He quickly kowtowed to Ye Ling in gratitude, "Thank you, old classmate! I will definitely reform myself from now on! I will go and pay respects to your aunt and uncle tomorrow!"
Jiang Tianhao said while kowtowing, but the resentment he harbored towards Ye Ling had already reached its peak!
He swore that once he got out of here alive, he would seek revenge on Ye Ling at any cost!
Ye Ling looked at Jiang Tianhao's subservient appearance, a slight smile playing on his lips.
He took out the small knife, not to spare Jiang Tianhao...
"Tonight... is quite a long one."
Ye Ling's icy voice echoed in Jiang Tianhao's ears, and the smile on Jiang Tianhao's face instantly froze.
He looked up at Ye Ling, his body trembling violently.
That night, the residents of the old street in the west district could hear piercing screams, preventing them from sleeping soundly.
The next day, the dilapidated building suddenly collapsed. Fortunately, no one was injured.
However, the collapse of the dangerous building in the old street in the west district attracted significant public attention. Calls for the demolition and reconstruction of the old street grew louder. Coupled with rumors of hauntings in the old street, many residents soon moved out, and the original holdouts no longer dared to gather.
Six years later, the reconstruction of the old street in the west district... was once again put on the agenda.