Feng Qing’s face turned red as he was squeezed, his expression somewhat grim.
Yet, he continued to smile, a mocking one. "Ye Kaiwu, even if you tear me limb from limb today, it will be useless!"
"What I say you can't have, you'll never have!"
"Hahahaha…"
Ye Kaiwu roared, "Fine, if that’s the case, then I'll exterminate every last member of the Feng family!"
Feng Qing sneered, shaking his head with difficulty. "From the moment you decided to strike against the Feng family, you prepared to cut the weeds and eliminate the roots. Did you think I wouldn't know you've already killed most of the Feng family?"
"Heh… trying to trick me with such methods, you're truly amusing!"
Ye Kaiwu said word by word, "Don't force me!"
Feng Qing replied, "I'm not forcing you; your own ambition is forcing you!"
Ye Kaiwu stared coldly at Feng Qing.
Finally, he released his grip.
Only then did Feng Qing’s expression return to normal.
He was still smiling.
His eyes were filled with mockery, utterly ridiculous…
Indeed, he was laughing at Ye Kaiwu.
As for Ye Kaiwu, he stated, "Rest assured, not a single member of the Feng family will survive!"
Feng Qing, now detached, said slowly, "This is their fate, they have no other choice, just as I am imprisoned here by you!"
Ye Kaiwu sneered, "You seem quite accepting of it!"
Feng Qing self-deprecatingly said, "A man reduced to a prisoner, do you think he still has any options? It’s better to accept things!"
"Ye Kaiwu, a word of advice: Heaven sees all, and those who commit too many injustices will surely perish!"
Ye Kaiwu spat disdainfully, "Hmph… how I conduct myself is none of your business. You should be more concerned about yourself right now!"
"Me? I'm just a dying man!" Feng Qing faced the current situation with equanimity. Why should a dead man care about so much? Wouldn't that be redundant?
Ye Kaiwu shot Feng Qing a cold glance and, saying no more, left the cellar.
He had not obtained the information he desired.
Feng Qing smiled, but as he continued to smile, his expression suddenly turned dejected. Two lines of hot tears streamed down his aged face.
"I have failed the Feng family!"
"I'm sorry!"
…
A night passed.
Xu Shan, with Xu Long, came to bid farewell.
Ye Kaiwu, regaining his composed demeanor, nodded. "Old Xu, I've already sent men to deal with that Chen Fan. You can rest assured."
Xu Shan acknowledged him, exchanged pleasantries, and departed.
After he left, Ye Kaiwu’s expression changed. He had been using the Xu family from the very beginning.
All talk of repaying favors was false!
…
After Xu Long was crippled.
Xu Shan had issued an order: from now on, the Xu family must act with the utmost discretion.
The reason was simple: they no longer had their sword. As a result, the Xu family's status in Lingnan plummeted.
Xu Lili complained to Xu Shan but was rebuffed.
She was ordered not to stir up trouble again.
After being reprimanded by Xu Shan, Xu Lili obediently complied and no longer dared to act recklessly.
Thus, the southern market controlled by the Xu family had a gaping hole torn into it, and Bingqing Beauty was now on par with them.
The Xu family could only watch helplessly, taking no action.
Meanwhile, the Ye family brothers had arrived in Lin City. To expedite matters, they went directly to the vicinity of Chen Fan’s rented apartment.
They waited quietly.
Concurrently, Chen Fan had just seen Xia Bingqing off. After a brief exchange of playful banter, he began to head back to his rented apartment.
Unseen, people were lurking in the area; these were watchers dispatched by Li Qingmei.