Ye Longlin did not stand on ceremony with him. He extended his five fingers, grabbed Zheng Qi's head, and slammed it violently towards the coffee table.
Clatter.
Due to the excessive speed and force, the glass coffee table shattered on the spot, leaving several glass shards embedded in his forehead.
“You dare to lay a hand on my fiancée? Is your Zheng family tired of living?”
This was the second time he had heard this title.
The old man, whom Zheng Qi called Elder Zhang, saw his pupils constrict violently. His eyes filled with shock, and his entire body felt as if it had been struck by lightning.
My King!
In the capital, there was only one person who dared to call himself My King!
Gulp.
Elder Zhang swallowed, his eyes filled with intense fear, making him feel as if his soul was about to depart his body.
It seemed this matter had escalated significantly!
His face, once ruddy, had turned deathly pale.
“F**k you, I’m from the Zheng family’s direct lineage! If you touch me, I’ll make you pay!”
Zheng Qi, still unaware of the other party's identity, cursed with a dazed head, completely oblivious to the fact that he had kicked an iron plate.
“When I kill someone, I never ask who they are.”
Ye Longlin spoke slowly, his killing intent palpable.
With that, he grabbed the head of the person beside him and forcefully slammed it towards the ground. However, before it could even touch the ground, his skull had already completely shattered mid-descent.
Zheng Qi watched with his own eyes as his subordinate ceased all movement before him!
Having never witnessed such a scene in his life, Zheng Qi completely collapsed onto the sofa in fear, his eyes wide.
“Boss.”
Yuan Gang called out at this moment.
Ye Longlin slowly lowered the hand he had raised, turned, and walked into the room where Yuan Gang was.
Inside the room, Mu Hanqi lay on the bed. There were no signs that her clothes had been tampered with. At least for now, the outcome was still acceptable.
A surge of martial energy flowed through Mu Hanqi's body. The first thing she did upon regaining consciousness was to slap the person there. It was an instinctive action!
Before she lost consciousness, she knew she was in danger, hence the instinctive reaction.
“It’s alright, it’s alright.”
Ye Longlin held her and spoke softly.
Hearing the familiar voice, the confusion in Mu Hanqi's eyes gradually subsided, then shifted from calmness to grievance, helplessness, and fear.
“Wuwuwuwu, Ye Longlin, I thought I would never see you again.”
Mu Hanqi released her pent-up grievances, tears streaming down her face.
She was truly terrified. She feared she wouldn't see Ye Longlin again upon waking, and she feared she would have been violated.
The helplessness and despair only intensified Ye Longlin's anger.
“I’m here, I’m here. How could I not be? I’ll find you even if you’re at the ends of the earth. You’ll never escape my grasp in this lifetime.”
Ye Longlin held her, speaking gently and patting her back with a doting tone.
Mu Hanqi clung tightly to Ye Longlin’s neck, as if afraid he would disappear the next second.
“I won’t run, I won’t run.”
…
Inside the Zheng family manor.
Li Chengdao sat in the Zheng family residence, his expression extremely unpleasant. Opposite him sat a middle-aged man, who looked at Li Chengdao with a smile.
“Why is the Second Elder gracing my humble abode today? The Zheng family is truly honored.”
The Zheng family patriarch said with a smile. After receiving the butler's message, he couldn't believe it. For an ethereal figure like the Second Elder, they rarely had contact; only Elder Zheng could interact with him, and now he had come in person.
This made the Zheng family patriarch beam with joy.
Li Chengdao looked at him coldly and said in a indifferent tone, “Your Zheng family is truly bold to dare to touch my god-granddaughter. Do you think that because Elder Zheng is here, you can do as you please, or do you think Elder Zheng will never step down?”
With the Second Elder personally intervening, the nature of this matter had completely changed, making the entire situation peculiar.
The Zheng family patriarch looked bewildered and asked, “What does the Second Elder mean? I truly don’t understand what you’re implying.”
Li Chengdao tapped the table, and someone from the guard detail stepped forward, handing him a tablet. It was surveillance footage captured by a nearby camera.
The video showed Zheng Qi abducting Mu Hanqi.
After watching the video, the Zheng family patriarch’s expression also turned grim, with a hint of anger in his eyes.
“The woman in the video is my god-daughter and, simultaneously, the fiancée of the Dragon War King. If I’m not mistaken, Ye Longlin is at the hotel now and will arrive here in at most half an hour. At that time, you can explain yourself to him.”
Upon hearing this, the Zheng family patriarch’s face drastically changed, his aged face suddenly turning pale.
“Ye Long… Ye Longlin’s fiancée?!”
She was actually Ye Longlin’s fiancée!
This was trouble!
Who in the capital didn't know how protective Ye Longlin was!
Even when soldiers from the Dragon Pavilion suffered grievances, he would personally intervene. Not to mention, his fiancée had been taken away by a direct descendant of the Zheng family, and in broad daylight. Wasn’t this pure suicidal behavior?
“Yes, his fiancée, and also my god-granddaughter.”
“Yesterday, I was still telling Mu Hanqi that with me backing her, no one in the entire country would dare to touch you. Today, this happened, which is quite embarrassing for me.”
With a whoosh.
The Zheng family patriarch’s face turned ashen white once more.
At this moment, he finally realized the gravity of the situation!
Not only had he offended Ye Longlin, but he had also offended the Second Elder!
If Ye Longlin was not to be feared, then the Second Elder was someone no one could ignore!
The reason the Ten Elder families were called Ten Elder families was that the capital had not yet taken measures against them. If measures were to be taken, the Ten Elder families of the capital would turn into past smoke within a year at most.
“Second Elder… is there any chance of resolving this matter?”
…
Crack crack crack.
The old man, who served as Zheng Qi’s bodyguard, heard his bones cracking all over. Blood seeped from the surface of his skin, accompanied by the piercing sound of bones shattering.
“It… it has nothing to do with me. It was Zhou Fengya who introduced us. I even gave her a ten-million yuan referral fee. I… I…”
The so-called prestige of the Zheng family offered him no respect. He could only try to exchange what he knew for a sliver of hope.
“You mean, the Zhou family is also involved in this matter?”
Ye Longlin sat on the sofa, playing with a ring in his hand, and asked in a calm tone.
“Yes, yes.”
Zhou Fengya?
The name sounded somewhat familiar, but he couldn't recall anything. Thus, he glanced at Yuan Gang.
Yuan Gang nodded, “I’ll go check.”