Chapter 28: The Ye Family, What a Ye Family

"Ah!!"

"No!"

"Stop! Just kill me!"

"Have mercy, just kill me!"

A few minutes later, Teng Bao let out an incredibly terrified scream.

By now, his face, neck, and shoulders were covered in a multitude of fine, dense wounds.

Blood seeped from the wounds, making him look as if he were covered in hideous, red-edged scales.

In reality, the physical pain was secondary; the most agonizing part was the fear and unease in his heart!

The blade swaying before his eyes was like a picky venomous snake, contemplating where its next bite should land!

"It's only just begun, and you can't take it already?"

The corners of Su Lang's mouth curled into a cold sneer. "Unfortunately, once it starts, there's no way to stop…"

"No! Whatever you want to know, I'll tell you!"

"I beg you, give me a quick death! Don't torture me anymore!"

Teng Bao was like a whimpering stray dog; not a trace of his previous toughness remained.

The two large men from the Broken Axe Hunting Group kneeling to the side were also scared to the point of their Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, their bodies trembling like chaff in a sieve.

"Fine, seeing as you're so pitiful…"

As Su Lang spoke, his hands didn't stop moving. "I'll listen to you while I work. If I'm satisfied, I'll give you a quick death."

"No! No… Fine! Fine! I'll talk!"

Teng Bao was already incoherent. "The reason we wanted to kill you is because of your parents!"

"Not long ago, your parents became Guest Elders of the Ye Family. They were sent to a very dangerous D-Rank Vicious Beast zone for a mission and ultimately met their end in the Yellow Springs."

"According to the Guest Elder agreement, the Ye Family needs to pay a compensation of 2,000 gold coins per person. This money was originally supposed to fall into your hands."

"But this sum isn't small, and you… you were just an ordinary person, so… the Sixth Young Master took an interest in this money…"

"Later, the order reached me, and I arranged for two subordinates to kill you!"

"…"

"So that's how it is."

Su Lang withdrew his Tang sword with an indifferent expression.

Though he appeared calm on the surface, the hatred in his heart was surging like a torrential tide.

Why did his predecessor's parents become Guest Elders for the Ye Family?

Was it not to earn more money so that this body could step onto the Dao of the Martial Artist?

Yet the Ye Family sent them to a D-Rank Vicious Beast zone, a place for the Martial Master rank, causing their deaths.

Not only that, they even tried to pull up the roots to save on compensation money. They truly ate everything and didn't even spit out the bones.

"The Ye Family, what a Ye Family!"

Su Lang swung his blade abruptly, severing Teng Bao's neck.

Immediately after, he turned around and looked coldly at the two Broken Axe Hunting Group members kneeling on the ground.

"I beg you to spare my life!"

"Please spare me! From now on, I will be your dog!"

The two Broken Axe Hunting Group members no longer had the air of fierce bandits; they buried their heads in the dust with utter humility, constantly pleading for mercy.

"Go and gather everything of value before me."

Su Lang's indifferent voice drifted over. "Don't try any tricks, or you'll end up worse than Teng Bao."

There were still many Materials and resources in the stronghold, worth at least five or six hundred gold coins. Su Lang had no intention of letting them go.

"Yes! Yes!"

"We'll go right now!"

The two Broken Axe Hunting Group members were both pleasantly surprised and terrified. They scrambled up from the ground and began gathering the valuables.

Su Lang stood in place, silently recalling information about the Ye Family.

The entire Red Maple City stronghold was dominated by four major powers. Each power had a Martial General Rank expert presiding over it, and the Ye Family was one of them.

The other three powers were the Martial Artist Alliance, the Yu Family, and the Bao Family.

With such a background, the Broken Axe Hunting Group indeed had the confidence to be arrogant.

If it were an ordinary Martial Artist, they probably wouldn't have dared to kill Teng Bao.

But for Su Lang, even if the King of Heaven himself came, he would kill him all the same!

And the Ye Family, as the main culprit, had become the target of Su Lang's revenge—especially that so-called Sixth Young Master of the Ye Family!

"It's a pity I don't have enough gold coins. Otherwise, I could upgrade the System in minutes and take my revenge!"

A cold light flashed in Su Lang's eyes, and then he asked, "System, how much longer until I can advance to the Martial Artist rank?"

"host, you only need five hours to advance to Martial Artist!"

"Five hours… that's including the power of the Medicinal Pills."

Su Lang calculated. He had already consumed his 4th body tempering pill. Including the 5th pill, the medicinal power could only last for 3 hours.

"It seems I need to buy one more pill."

Su Lang found a rock and sat down, waiting for the two Broken Axe Hunting Group members to gather the items.