"It seems you've remembered."
Ye Ling chuckled lightly, dark demonic energy surging from his arm and coiling around Jiang Wuhong.
Ye Ling released his grip, and Jiang Wuhong was suspended in mid-air by the demonic energy, his limbs pulled apart, his neck even beginning to be ensnared.
Feeling his limbs being torn by the demonic energy, Jiang Wuhong's fear intensified. He stammered, "What, what are you going to do?"
"Have you heard of 'Che Lie'?" Ye Ling smiled at Jiang Wuhong. "Although these tortures are all ancient dregs, I think they're quite fitting for someone like you."
"Che, Che Lie?"
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Jiang Wuhong panicked even more, struggling wildly, trying to break free from the demonic energy binding him.
But Jiang Wuhong was just an ordinary person. No matter how much he struggled, it was futile.
"Wait, wait... the Ye family's affairs were all pushed by the old man and my elder brother. I'm innocent!"
"I, I just had a sip of soup. Your parents were killed by Jiang Wen Chun, it has nothing to do with me!"
"And, and your sister was also captured by the Ghost Gate, it has nothing to do with our Jiang family!"
Jiang Wuhong cried out in alarm. The demonic energy had already coiled around his neck, making his heart beat faster and faster. He was filled with extreme fear.
He couldn't imagine the pain he would endure if he were dismembered!
Hiss!
The demonic energy entwined around Jiang Wuhong's left arm suddenly pulled, directly tearing off his entire arm, splashing blood!
"Ahhhhhh!"
Ye Ling looked indifferently at the screaming Jiang Wuhong and said coldly, "You are not qualified to mention my parents and younger sister."
Seeing Ye Ling's methods from afar, Zhang Daoyuan's expression turned somewhat grim. He felt that Ye Ling was going a bit too far.
However, Zhang Daoyuan also knew that no one who came here could stop Ye Ling's path of revenge.
Today, Jiang Wuhong was destined to die!
Zhang Daoyuan sighed softly, unwilling to witness any more of the events outside. He turned and closed the door.
Jian Shishi sat stiffly on the office sofa, her fists clenched on her knees, her expression somewhat dazed.
The disappearance of so many people outside in an instant made Jian Shishi deeply aware of Ye Ling's terrifying power.
He was a demon!
And now, the screams of Jiang Wuhong from outside continued to echo, making Jian Shishi's heart tremble.
Having lived in a peaceful society for so long, she had never witnessed such a scene!
After a long while, the screams from outside gradually faded, and the entire steel mill fell silent again.
Zhang Daoyuan sat with his eyes closed, reciting a calming mantra to prevent his Dao heart from collapsing.
Zhang Daoyuan had always valued benevolence. He had roamed the martial world for decades, slaying demons and monsters countless times, but more often he advised people to be good, to lay down their butcher knives...
To turn back is to reach the shore.
However, Ye Ling's appearance had severely impacted Zhang Daoyuan's state of mind.
The karma on Ye Ling was the densest Zhang Daoyuan had ever witnessed in his life, yet in their usual interactions, he couldn't sense any trace of hostility from Ye Ling.
The usual Ye Ling and the Ye Ling who killed people were completely different individuals!
What made Zhang Daoyuan feel even more powerless was that Ye Ling's Dao heart was firmer than he could have imagined. No one could stop what Ye Ling intended to do or whom he intended to kill.
Meeting Ye Ling, Zhang Daoyuan felt an unprecedented sense of defeat.
Creak—
The office door was opened. Jian Shishi and Zhang Daoyuan both looked towards the door. Ye Ling, spotless, stood at the entrance.
At this moment, as if nothing had happened, Ye Ling smiled at them and said, "The matter is resolved. We can leave."
Zhang Daoyuan swallowed hard and looked towards the door. The outside was now empty, not a single person in sight. Even the wreckage of the cars had disappeared.
Unwilling to dwell on what had just happened, Zhang Daoyuan cautiously asked Ye Ling, "Young friend, what are your plans next?"
"First, I'll send that girl home, then I'll settle accounts with the Ghost Gate, and then I can deal with the Jiang family," Ye Ling said frankly, not hiding his intentions.
"The Jiang family? You mean the Jiang Corporation?"
Jian Shishi exclaimed. Although she didn't know about the Ghost Gate or the异士 (yishi - cultivators/mystics), the colossal Jiang Corporation was known to everyone in Jiang City.
The entire Jiang Corporation in Jiang City was almost all-powerful!
Ye Ling's intention to confront the Ghost Gate was something Jian Shishi had no grasp of, but when she heard that Ye Ling intended to deal with the Jiang family, she immediately understood the magnitude of what he was about to do!
If the Jiang family were to collapse, the ripples it would create in society would be of a catastrophic level!
"Yes, there are some grievances with the Jiang family," Ye Ling said nonchalantly.
Seeing Ye Ling's calm demeanor, Jian Shishi pursed her lips, her heart stirring with excitement, as if she wanted to say something.
"What is it? You seem to have something to say?" Ye Ling asked.
Jian Shishi struggled internally for a moment before finally saying to Ye Ling, "If you really intend to act against the Jiang family, I can tell you a secret."
"But you must promise not to tell anyone that I told you this!"
Ye Ling chuckled, "What is it? So mysterious?"
Jian Shishi glanced at Zhang Daoyuan. Zhang Daoyuan immediately understood Jian Shishi's intention and said, "This old Daoist will withdraw now."
With that, Zhang Daoyuan didn't linger. He walked directly out of the office, closing the door behind him.
After Zhang Daoyuan left, Ye Ling leisurely sat on the sofa and smiled at Jian Shishi, asking, "Go ahead, what is it that's so secretive?"
Jian Shishi peeked out the window, confirming that Zhang Daoyuan had moved far away, then whispered to Ye Ling, "I know the Jiang family is secretly conducting human experiments, and they've already killed hundreds of people!"
Upon hearing Jian Shishi's words, Ye Ling's playful smile vanished, and his eyes became serious. He said, "Speak."
"My father is an ordinary researcher at Tianhui Pharmaceutical. He said that every month on the fifteenth, ten volunteers enter the deepest secret laboratory of the research institute, supposedly for the 'Zero Project' experiment."
"However, my father only saw those people go in, and never saw them come out."
"Tianhui Pharmaceutical holds shares in the Jiang Corporation, and those volunteers were secretly brought in by the Jiang family."
"That Zero Project has been ongoing for several years. My father doesn't have evidence of human experimentation, and he's afraid of getting into trouble. After telling me this, he's pretended not to see these things, keeping the evil deeds of Tianhui Pharmaceutical and the Jiang Corporation bottled up. I feel like he's close to a breakdown!"
"If you, immortal, intend to deal with the Jiang Corporation, you can focus your investigation on this matter!"
"Human experimentation..."
Ye Ling murmured. Although he didn't need the Jiang family's dark secrets to bring them down; he could simply push through them.
However, Ye Ling was quite interested in what the Jiang family was doing.
After all, Ye Ling had already searched the souls of Jiang Tianhao and Jiang Wuhong, but from their memories, Tianhui Pharmaceutical was just an ordinary pharmaceutical company, with no human experimentation involved...
If what Jian Shishi said was true, then perhaps the Jiang family's true secret was hidden within Tianhui Pharmaceutical Corporation!