Chapter 52: The Eldest Young Master of the Ye Family, Ye Lingfeng

"What? My son has been detained?"

Yang Tianrui was instantly struck by thunder; he had fathered a son late in life and doted on Yang Shi immensely.

Hearing that his son had been detained, a fire of rage exploded like a bomb, threatening to gush out from his seven orifices!

"What are you good for? You couldn't even protect my son!"

"You trash, you actually have the face to flee back here? I'll kill you! I'll kill you!"

Yang Tianrui was like a madman, drawing his longsword with a metallic clang, intent on killing the messenger on the spot!

"Patriarch Yang, calm down!"

"Since the perpetrator only detained him, he must have other motives."

"Yang Shi is safe for the time being. Patriarch Yang, you must stay calm and not lose your composure."

Ye Lingfeng stepped forward to stop Yang Tianrui, and the other guests also gathered around.

Under the persuasion of the Ye Family's eldest young master and the various guests, Yang Tianrui gradually calmed down.

"Everyone, my apologies. I lost my composure."

Yang Tianrui took a deep breath, his face as red as pig liver. "You guard, why haven't you explained the details yet?"

"While we were escorting the Young Master back from hunting, we provoked a Beginner Martial Artist."

The messenger Martial Artist prostrated on the ground, saying tremulously, "But this Beginner Martial Artist was extremely powerful; the four of us, all Beginner Martial Artists, were defeated by him in a single strike!"

"Afterward, the Young Master was detained. The perpetrator demanded that the Patriarch send a Formal Martial Artist to deliver 200,000 Gold Coins to the Red Forest in the E-Grade Qingkan Deer Zone within half a day!"

"Otherwise… otherwise, he would deliver the Young Master's head to you, dragging the Yang Family's prestige through the mud and making us a laughingstock!"

"What!?"

"Outrageous! Simply outrageous!"

"That brat! A mere Beginner Martial Artist dares to be so arrogant!"

Yang Tianrui was furious, his face shifting between shades of red, green, and white like a dye house.

As the dignified Patriarch of the Yang Family, to be blackmailed like this was a supreme humiliation!

Yang Tianrui swore that once he found the culprit, he would make him taste every torture in the world!

Besides Yang Tianrui, the others were equally dumbfounded.

"This person is too wild, actually demanding 200,000 Gold Coins!"

"But this fellow is quite formidable, being able to crush four opponents of the same rank!"

"I wonder what kind of person he is…"

"Wait, just a while ago, at the Golden Fruit Building… Young Master Ye Lingfeng's sixth brother…"

The guests discussed fervently, then turned their gazes toward the slightly frowning Ye Lingfeng.

"Patriarch Yang, this culprit is indeed audacious and extremely arrogant."

Ye Lingfeng said, "I am willing to lend you a hand to retrieve Yang Shi and slay the perpetrator."

"I appreciate Young Master Ye Lingfeng's kindness."

Yang Tianrui squeezed out a smile. "I can still handle this small matter myself."

"No, for this culprit to defeat four Beginner Martial Artists in one move, his true combat strength is likely already that of an Advanced Martial Artist."

Ye Lingfeng's gaze turned cold. "Therefore, this culprit is very likely the same person who massacred my Ye Family's outpost and the Golden Fruit Building."

Yang Tianrui was stunned: "But wasn't the culprit who massacred the Golden Fruit Building inside the city?"

"The traces left by the killer were too fake; it was definitely a smokescreen."

Ye Lingfeng shook his head. "I believe those investigating have already noticed this but aren't quite certain."

"I am going home now to report this so the investigators can adjust their deployment and capture the culprit!"

"This…"

Yang Tianrui became somewhat hesitant.

Ye Lingfeng knew what Yang Tianrui was thinking and consoled him: "Patriarch Yang, rest assured, we will prioritize Yang Shi's safety."

"In that case, I'll leave it to Young Master Ye Lingfeng."

Yang Tianrui nodded and spoke to a confidant, "Yang Zhen, go immediately and fetch 20 Mid-Grade Spirit Stones. When the time comes, you will deliver them to the E-Grade Qingkan Deer Red Forest."

…At the same time.

Su Lang arrived at his destination—the Golden Flame Leopard E-Grade Zone!

Although he had 'taken a big order' along the way, his main plan still couldn't be sidelined.

The E-Grade Zone was significantly more dangerous than the F-Grade Zone; the geographical environment alone made it difficult to move an inch.

Moreover, there were not only E-Grade Vicious Beasts here, but also various F-Grade Vicious Beasts; Body Tempering Practitioners coming here would just be seeking death.

It was also dangerous for Formal Martial Artists to be alone; most of them hunted in teams and split the profits afterward.

This was also why E-Grade Vicious Beasts were so valuable; after all, if they were sold cheaply and the profit was divided, it wouldn't be worth the effort at all.