After a moment of recovery, Wang Liren finally came back to his senses. He bowed respectfully to Ye Ling and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know how to repay your kindness to me..."
Ye Ling waved his hand and smiled, "Don't think about these things. You work for me, and I give you favors. Our relationship is mutual, so accept it with peace of mind."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Wang Liren's nose suddenly turned sour, and he almost burst into tears.
During the period when Ye Ling was unconscious and Liao Hong was killed, it was the darkest time of Wang Liren's life. He didn't even know where tomorrow was, and couldn't see any glimmer of hope.
But now, with Ye Ling's return, Wang Liren suddenly found his future to be bright, and even the grief of losing his close friend was dispelled...
Wang Liren was filled with emotion, and a thousand words gathered in his heart, only to turn into one sentence: "Your Majesty, as long as you wish, I will follow you for eternity!"
Ye Ling waved his hand and said, "Don't be so sentimental here. Let's talk business first. I saw Zuo Feilong constantly asking Wei Bingbing for something. Do you know what he wants?"
Seeing Ye Ling shift to the main topic, Wang Liren also became serious and said in a deep voice, "Regarding this matter, I have also asked some brothers who are lurking in the base to investigate. It seems that the four great families are refining some kind of evil artifact. That thing can greatly enhance a person's cultivation, and even allow them to directly break through to the Red Dust Immortal realm. I think what Zuo Feilong wants is that thing."
Ye Ling raised an eyebrow, "Similar to Su Yang?"
Wang Liren nodded, "That's right... Before, at the Yun family's courtyard, Su Yang was just an insignificant nobody. But in the past month, his cultivation has suddenly soared, and even I am no match for him. I suspect this is also related to the evil artifact refined by the four great families."
Ye Ling lowered his eyelids and muttered to himself, "It seems the Shadow Hall has gone to great lengths. Could it be that they really intend to use the four great families to destroy the Demon Palace?"
Before the Shadow Hall contacted the four great families, the strongest of the Qi King, Wei, and the four families was at most the eighth rank. Only the Qi family had some connections to the immortal realm, and their strength was barely passable.
With the strength of the four great families before, let alone creating Red Dust Immortals, even the Dragon Department in the capital could contend with them.
But now, not only have the four great families directly replaced the Dragon Department, but they can also modify their clansmen to challenge the Demon Palace.
With such inflated strength of the four great families, only a level like the Shadow Hall could help!
Boom!!!
As Ye Ling was thinking, a huge noise suddenly came from the depths of this space, followed by waves of heat that melted all the surrounding equipment.
"What is this?" Wang Liren looked in the direction of the heatwave with shock. He saw a figure with arms spread open amidst the surging flames, his surging aura leaving him stunned.
Ye Ling looked at the figure and smiled, "It seems Zuo Feilong has been enhanced. To create a strong person in such a short time, the four great families do have some means..."
Saying this, Ye Ling turned and walked towards the elevator.
Seeing Ye Ling about to leave, Wang Liren couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, where are you going? Aren't we going to deal with Wei Bingbing and Zuo Feilong?"
Ye Ling smiled, "They are not in a hurry. Rather, you should be careful. The one hour I gave you is almost up. You should go save your former colleagues first."
"What I said before was not a joke."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Wang Liren was stunned. He subconsciously looked at his watch and realized that there were less than ten minutes left before the time Ye Ling had set. He trembled violently and rushed into the stairs next to the elevator, calling his brothers to confirm the progress while heading towards the upper levels of the Dragon Department.
Since Ye Ling had promised to help revive Liao Hong, the flames of revenge in Wang Liren's heart gradually subsided. What concerned him now was only saving his former Dragon Department colleagues from this dragon's den.
He had to evacuate as many Dragon Department brothers as possible from the Dragon Department base before Ye Ling made a move against the four great families!
Ye Ling did not pay attention to the busy Wang Liren. He glanced at Zuo Feilong, who was surging with heat in the depths of the floor, and then walked into the elevator, leisurely pressing the button to go to the lowest level space to deal with the matter of the Qilin.
In the lowest level space, researchers were making final preparations for the dissection of the Qilin, Mu Rui. The large screen flickered with a large amount of code, seemingly constructing something.
The Qilin Mu Rui's limbs were tied to two-meter-thick steel pillars, and its neck was also bound by iron chains. Its huge body was completely fixed on the altar, unable to move.
Electromagnetic barriers had been erected around the altar, and visible electric arcs flickered around the altar, making all the researchers fearful and extinguishing any hope of the Qilin escaping.
Ye Ling stepped out of the elevator, not bothering to hide his tracks. He walked leisurely towards the altar.
"Hey! Stop! Who are you?"
A security guard saw Ye Ling swaggering out and, feeling vigilant, immediately drew his gun and stepped forward to question Ye Ling.
The security guard's shout also attracted the attention of the surrounding researchers, and a large number of eyes focused on Ye Ling, trying to figure out his identity.
However, Ye Ling ignored the security guard and walked straight past him.
The security guard, feeling ignored, became furious. He immediately aimed his gun at Ye Ling and shouted sternly, "Kid, try taking another step?"
Bang!
As soon as the security guard finished speaking, his body exploded with a bang, splashing blood and flesh onto the surrounding researchers!
The entire bottom space instantly became deathly silent.
Everyone was stunned.
Zuo Yuan, dressed in a white coat, stared blankly at Ye Ling, who had suddenly gone on a killing spree, and swallowed, not quite reacting.
Didn't we say to be careful and hide our identities?
The commotion Ye Ling had caused would probably be known to the entire Dragon Department.
However, Ye Ling didn't take these things to heart. He found Zuo Yuan, who had blended into the crowd, walked over, patted his shoulder, and said with a smile, "Your father's matters are all cleared up. Once we rescue the Qilin, that will be enough."
Zuo Yuan was still a bit dazed and nodded subconsciously, "Oh, oh..."
"Quick! Sound the alarm! There's an intruder!"
At this moment, other security personnel finally reacted. They directly sounded the base alarm and aimed their guns at Ye Ling.
The surrounding researchers also fled in terror away from Ye Ling and Zuo Yuan, fearing they would be caught in the conflict between the intruders and the security personnel.
However, the security personnel who surrounded Ye Ling didn't even have time to pull the trigger before their bodies exploded, splashing blood onto the surrounding precision instruments, causing many of them to malfunction.
Instantly, red lights flashed in the bottom space, and instrument alarms sounded incessantly.
"Monster!"
"Everyone run!!!"
"Help!!!"
The other researchers, seeing all their security personnel self-destruct, were completely scared stiff. They dropped their work and fled the base, screaming.
However... Ye Ling did not intend to let anyone here go.
All the researchers, before they could even escape ten meters, like the other security personnel, exploded into bloody mist!
Flesh and blood splattered everywhere!
In the blink of an eye, the entire bottom space turned into a living hell.
Self-destruction, blood, screams... everywhere.
Zuo Yuan stood there dumbfounded, watching people explode like balloons, completely stunned: "This, this..."
He really didn't know how to describe his current feelings.
It was simply too shocking!
Although he had seen Ye Ling wipe out hundreds of cultivators on the farm before, it was a momentary event, and the impact was not as strong as it was now!
Ye Ling looked at the blooming blood flowers in the bottom space, his eyes devoid of any emotional fluctuation, as if he had done something insignificant.
"Let's go..." Ye Ling said faintly to Zuo Yuan and stepped towards the Qilin.
Zuo Yuan glanced again at the hellish scene in the bottom space, swallowed, and quickly followed Ye Ling.
The electromagnetic barrier around the altar offered no obstruction to Ye Ling. Ye Ling, with Zuo Yuan, easily passed through the barrier and arrived in front of the Qilin.
The Qilin seemed to sense someone approaching. It struggled to open its eyes, and when it saw the person in front of it, a glimmer of light flashed in its desperate eyes.
It opened its mouth and, with its last bit of strength, said with difficulty, "Your Majesty... save me..."