Free Web NovelChapter 386: Chapter 386: Branches of the Life Chain _1
Blood splattered everywhere, Xia Yu’s death was as gruesome as it could possibly be.
There was dead silence inside the private room; everyone was stunned by Ye Ming’s action.
Master Liu’s eyes bulged, his face filled with disbelief.
Xia Ningning and Xu Lele were also so frightened that they couldn’t speak.
Ye Ming’s expression was indifferent, showing not the slightest sign of regret.
What Xia Yu had done had violated Ye Ming’s bottom line. He had almost killed Xu Lele on a whim. Therefore, no matter who Xia Yu was or what status he had, Ye Ming would never spare him.
Even if there were severe consequences, Ye Ming didn’t care.
With a thud, Wan Yang knelt on the ground.
Liquids emitting a foul odor flowed from beneath him as he trembled and said, "Ye Ming, I know my wrongs. Spare my life and I’ll do anything you say!"
"The whole thing was his instigation. Just spare me this once, and my life will be yours henceforth. I wouldn’t shy away from hard work or servitude."
As he spoke, tears streamed down Wan Yang’s face.
Meanwhile, he also covered his head, fearing that Ye Ming would crush his skull with a stomp. He certainly didn’t want to meet the same fate as Xia Yu—it was just too terrifying.
Ye Ming saw that his attitude was somewhat sincere and he hadn’t said anything outrageous, nor had he injured Xia Ningning, so he slowly said, "Considering your somewhat sincere attitude, I can indeed spare your life and let you live a few more days."
Upon hearing this, Wan Yang was immediately relieved and gave Ye Ming a deep bow.
"Thank you, Brother Ming, for your mercy."
While he was bowing, Ye Ming also injected a strand of True Qi into Wan Yang’s body, creating a resonance with his own Jade Pendant.
The Life Essence provided by two people should be enough to sustain Xu Lele alone.
To this end, Ye Ming didn’t feel a twinge of guilt. Both of them had done wrong, and sparing them from immediate death was already merciful on Ye Ming’s part. Drawing a little of their Life Essence was completely letting them off easy.
After all this, Ye Ming left the private room with Xia Ningning and Xu Lele.
The security team had also escaped their predicament, and the leading team captain came over with a face full of guilt, saying, "Miss, I’m terribly sorry, we were useless."
Xia Ningning didn’t blame them, instead, she said, "It’s not your fault. With Master Liu here, it’s normal for you to be no match."
After all, Master Liu was a high-level protector offered by the Xia Family; the security guards certainly couldn’t handle him.
"Clean up the scene!" Dropping this sentence, Ye Ming and the others left the restaurant.
Only after they had left did Master Liu and Wan Yang tremblingly leave the restaurant.
Desperately injured, Master Liu brought the news of Xia Yu’s death back to the Xia Family.
And Wan Yang also rushed back to his home.
A massive shockwave erupted from both families, causing a significant stir in Yanjing City.
Upon hearing the news, Xia Yu’s father, Xia Qunxiong, was livid with rage, almost blowing the roof off his house.
"What did you say? My son was killed by that bastard Ye Ming? Damn beast, he really doesn’t take the Xia Family seriously."
"Xia Zeyuan, look at the fine mess your daughter has gotten into. She’s been hanging out with that Ye Ming every day, which was bad enough for our Xia Family’s reputation. And now, she has caused such a huge incident!"
"No matter what, I must make Ye Ming pay with his life for my son!" Xia Qunxiong’s face was extremely gloomy, his eyes bloodshot, having already lost control of his emotions, he yelled at the current Family Head of the Xia Family, Xia Ningning’s father, Xia Zeyuan.
He was Xia Zeyuan’s older brother and had lost to Xia Zeyuan during the struggle for the position of Family Head, but he had never given up on his coveting of the Xia Family’s assets over the years. freeweɓnovel.cѳm
He had placed all his hopes on his son because Xia Zeyuan only had a daughter with no heir to follow, which gave him an opportunity to exploit.
But to his dismay, his last hope had been shattered, utterly beyond repair.
He could no longer care about anything else, his only desire being to have Ye Ming pay with his life.
Xia Zeyuan also had a grim expression on his face.
With such a grave matter having occurred, if he did not come up with a measure to deal with it, the reputation of the Xia Family would be utterly annihilated.
However, he did not harbor as much resentment towards Ye Ming, on the contrary, he felt what Ye Ming did was quite impressive.
Xia Qunxiong’s ambition had not escaped his notice; it was only that Xia Zeyuan had chosen not to speak of it, and Xia Yu had always been a great concern for him.
Now that Ye Ming had made his move and directly eliminated this worry, it had saved him a lot of trouble.
On the surface, he did not show too much emotion and simply said coldly, "This girl really has been spoiled too much."
"Send my orders out immediately. Summon two protectors to bring Ye Ming back to me, and while they’re at it, bring Ningning back as well."
"She’s been away for too long, it’s time for her to return."
A servant hastily nodded and withdrew.
Having received Xia Zeyuan’s response, Xia Qunxiong could not say much more, but of course, he would not simply swallow this slight.
After leaving the Council Hall of the Xia Family, Xia Qunxiong said to his confidant, "Follow those two protectors and take the opportunity to do away with Xia Ningning. Remember, leave no trace."
The confidant nodded and quickly exited.
Having lost his hope and having nothing to cling to, Xia Qunxiong was prepared to risk everything, ensuring that if he could not be happy, neither could anyone else.
Gazing at the sky, he said viciously, "Xia Ningning, I want you to join your brother in death! The Xia Family, it’s time for a reshuffling."
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Wan Yang returned home and informed his family of the day’s events.
"Dad, I almost didn’t see you again."
"That bastard Ye Ming, he’s a maniac; he killed my two bodyguards, chopping them up into pieces, and Xia Yu from the Xia Family, her head was crushed. He almost killed me too! You have to avenge me!"
Wan Yang’s face was filled with grievance as he vented his resentment.
Wang Family Patriarch Wan Kun wore an impassive expression, raised his eyebrows and said, "What did you say? Xia Yu from the Xia Family is dead?"
"That really is fantastic news. With Xia Yu gone, there’s no one left to compete with Xia Ningning for the Xia Family assets, making the strategic marriage between our families even more crucial."
"Tsk tsk, we must act on this immediately. Many eyes in Yanjing City are on the Xia Family’s juicy piece, and if we’re slow, someone else might snatch it away!"
"This is a rare opportunity that we must seize properly!"
Trying to contain his excitement, Wan Kun said earnestly, "Youngest son, you’ve been chasing after Xia Ningning for so long without any success, I think you should give it up. Let your older and second brothers handle this. As for you, just take a good rest at home for a couple of days."
