Feng Ke saw Deng Changyu run off after issuing threats. She immediately recalled the Cold Light Sword to her hand and stepped forward to pursue Deng Changyu. She was about to leap out the window when Ye Ling grabbed her back.
"This is the eighty-eighth floor. You're only a third-rank异士 (yì shì), and you don't have the aerial movement of someone who can tread on air. What gives you the courage to chase him out from here?" Ye Ling asked Feng Ke, pulling her back, his tone exasperated.
Feng Ke retorted, "But we can't just let him get away like this?"
She believed that with her Misty Hidden Butterfly Steps, even if she jumped down, she would only sustain minor injuries, not be crippled. Once she landed, she was confident she could catch up to Deng Changyu.
Seeing Feng Ke's unconvinced expression, Ye Ling chuckled and shook his head. "Our objective wasn't him anyway. If he runs, he runs. Those who wish to die will eventually come back to offer themselves."
To Ye Ling, Deng Changyu and the entire Sun family of the Medicine Sect were insignificant characters. Dealing with them was not worth a special effort. Of course, if they dared to seek trouble again, Ye Ling wouldn't mind sending them a family trip package to the underworld. After all, Ye Ling was already on very familiar terms with the Black and White Impermanence, and he could even ask them to give the Medicine Sect special treatment.
Ye Ling glanced at the presidential suite, now stained with blood, and said to Du Yameng and Feng Ke, "Let's go. This is an internal conflict within the circles. The Medicine Sect will have to swallow the bitter consequences themselves. The trouble from society won't find us."
Seeing Ye Ling about to leave, Feng Ke asked again, "Didn't that person just say that disciples from the Medicine Sect were coming? Shouldn't we wait?"
Ye Ling raised an eyebrow. "We wait just because they're coming? Are you stupid?"
Feng Ke: "..."
Ye Ling didn't hesitate further. He picked up Feng Ke and then grabbed Du Yameng's hand, teleporting away with the two women.
Not long after Ye Ling and the other two left, a group of 异士 (yì shì) from the Medicine Sect arrived late. They only saw a few corpses in the presidential suite.
"This..."
Everyone who saw the scene in the suite was stunned. Since the Sun family founded the Medicine Sect, they had never encountered such a situation! This was no longer a provocation of the Medicine Sect's authority; it was dragging the Medicine Sect's reputation through the mud! The death of the third young master of the Sun family was destined to stir up immense turmoil in Shanghai.
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Shanghai, in Ye Ling's hotel room.
Du Yameng, wrapped in a bedsheet, looked somewhat pale and dazed. Although she had seen Ye Ling in action before and knew this was his usual style, this time she had personally experienced danger. If Ye Ling and Feng Ke hadn't arrived in time, she would have fallen victim to Sun Sicun's treachery, with no one to call for help.
"I... I'm sorry for causing you trouble," Du Yameng said with a trembling voice. The events at the Golden Wind Hotel had completely shattered her psychological defenses, turning her into a weak woman. Sun Sicun's incident was just the beginning. Now that Sun Sicun was dead, the Sun family's revenge would only become more ferocious. Not only would Ye Ling and Feng Ke be implicated, but the entire Du family would be wiped out!
"It's all that beast's fault. We killed him, so why should you apologize?" Feng Ke said indifferently while wiping the Cold Light Sword in the room, completely unconcerned about the matter. After all, Feng Ke, who dared to stab the sect leader of Zhengyi Gate, didn't care about causing any major trouble, let alone the mere Sun family of the Medicine Sect. Although the Medicine Sect had significant influence among ordinary people and the 异士 (yì shì) circles, their influence was primarily in medical skills and alchemy. Their sect's strength was not strong, at most considered second-rate. Of course, the Medicine Sect, with its unique elixirs, had amassed vast wealth and recruited many powerful individuals. If the Medicine Sect were to truly fight, it would indeed be a troublesome matter for Feng Ke. However, it would only be a minor inconvenience. With Feng Ke's Misty Hidden Butterfly Steps, escaping would be incredibly easy. As for Ye Ling... As long as he didn't increase the workload for the Black and White Impermanence, they would be grateful. Therefore, what Du Yameng considered a grave crisis was nothing to Ye Ling and Feng Ke, the master and disciple duo of devils.
Ye Ling sat at the desk, browsing the Hongchen Pavilion forum on his phone, while comforting Du Yameng. "You don't need to worry about this. The Medicine Sect isn't foolish. They surely know that an 异士 (yì shì) killed Sun Sicun, and it has nothing to do with your Du family."
"As long as they don't come after me and Feng Ke, your Du family will be fine."
"But the Grandmaster and Xiao Ke have also provoked the Sun family. That's in Shanghai..."
"The Sun family is nothing," Ye Ling said calmly, cutting off Du Yameng's unfinished words. His attention had completely shifted from the Sun family to the Hongchen Pavilion forum. During the journey from Xueyin Valley to Shanghai, the hacker organization Dark Night, under Blood Fiend's command, had successfully cracked the Hongchen Pavilion website and registered an account for Ye Ling that allowed him to log in and browse all information on the website without identity verification. With this account, Ye Ling could see updated information on Hongchen Pavilion at any time and browse posts freely. The only drawback was that he couldn't post on the forum, only lurk.
After browsing the latest employment information on Hongchen Pavilion, Ye Ling skillfully opened the Hongchen Pavilion forum and clicked on the most discussed posts.
Wu Xiao Wu Doesn't Run: Latest news, the new rising star in the circles, Ye Ling, has been nominated for the Immortal Ranking by Hongchen Pavilion officially. This is the only person nominated for the Immortal Ranking in a hundred years. Terrifying!
I Am a Cover: Is this fake? Ye Ling only became famous a month or two ago, and he directly rose from obscurity to the top ten of the Heaven Ranking, and now he's nominated for the Immortal Ranking? He didn't rise that fast even with a rocket!
Sword Becomes Empty: The recent rankings of Hongchen Pavilion are becoming increasingly diluted. Those on the Immortal Ranking are all historical Hongchen Immortals. Can this Ye Ling be nominated for the Immortal Ranking?
Wu Xiao Wu Doesn't Run: This is news I heard from a high-level executive at Hongchen Pavilion. Everyone witnessed Ye Ling's strength during the Zhengyi Gate battle. Ye Ling single-handedly suppressed Hongchen Pavilion, the Dragon Department, and Zhengyi Gate. He definitely has the strength of a Hongchen Immortal!
A Snail: My goodness... This is the first Hongchen Immortal in nearly a hundred years. The world is going to explode. I wonder if those old guys in seclusion will still be able to sit still.
Wu Xiao Wu Doesn't Run: I remember someone saying last time they wanted to spar with Ye Ling. Are they still alive? Speak up?
Pig Riding a Sword: I remember him. He's already buried. Don't worry.
Wu Xiao Wu Doesn't Run: Let's get back to business in this thread. Something big might happen in Shanghai recently. If you have nothing to do, don't go there, lest you lose your life.
A Snail:楼主 (lóu zhǔ), give us a hint! What big event?
Wu Xiao Wu Doesn't Run: It's a secret...
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Ye Ling scrolled through the forum. Compared to the news about the Immortal Ranking, he was more interested in the person behind the ID "Wu Xiao Wu Doesn't Run." This person had a deep understanding of both Hongchen Pavilion and the Dragon Department. Moreover, he revealed that something big was going to happen in Shanghai recently. This made Ye Ling, who had just arrived in Shanghai, pay close attention. What exactly was this so-called big event?