"Do you know who I am now?" Ye Zixiao asked, his voice icy.
Xiao Bahuang nodded slightly.
"Do you know why I'm doing this to you?"
Xiao Bahuang nodded again.
*Crack!*
With a terrifying dull thud, Ye Zixiao snapped Xiao Bahuang's other leg. He then raised his foot and stomped on his left arm, waiting for Xiao Bahuang to speak on his own.
"Hehehe, hehehe!"
Xiao Bahuang actually let out a laugh.
*Crack!*
*Crack!*
Ye Zixiao brought his feet down twice more, crushing both of Xiao Bahuang's arms. His voice remained icy as he said, "Tell me, who hired you back then, and you won't have to suffer!"
"I, will, not, say," Xiao Bahuang said intermittently, his eyes hollow. kanShuWu.xà
"You're quite tough, aren't you?" Leng Shao suddenly rushed forward, shouting.
Xiao Bahuang didn't even glance at him.
"Chief of Staff."
"Here!"
"Is there any more excrement?"
"Uh, not much left!"
"Bring it over!"
After Leng Shao's conversation with Shan Ge, half a bucket of foul-smelling excrement was brought over. Leng Shao covered his nose and mouth with his left hand and held the dung scoop with his right, bringing a lump of excrement to Xiao Bahuang's mouth.
Xiao Bahuang panicked!
He struggled with all his might.
Even Ye Zixiao frowned as he watched.
"Damn it!"
Leng Shao glared at Xiao Bahuang and shouted, "Still not talking? Then eat shit! Although there isn't much excrement left, I guarantee you'll eat enough. We can even defecate fresh if it's not enough."
"I admit it, I lost!"
Xiao Bahuang's mouth was already shattered, but he was truly terrified by the excrement. He stammered, "Ye's brat, the one who killed your Ye family was Sun City, Storm... Great..."
"What?" Ye Zixiao hadn't heard clearly.
"Revenge, is, seeking death!" Xiao Bahuang uttered the last six words.
*Pfft...*
With his last ounce of strength, he bit off his tongue.
He would rather die than eat shit!
"Hey, hey, hey, don't die!" Leng Shao kicked him twice excitedly.
Xiao Bahuang had already stopped breathing.
No one knew why Xiao Bahuang dared to rebel. How could a powerful family controlling an entire city dare to defy the great nation of Long Country based on a verbal promise from Sunset Country?
The Xiao family's defeat was inevitable. Even without Ye Zixiao, the Xiao family wouldn't have won. Because Sunset Country was truly unreliable. However, because of Ye Zixiao's appearance, the Xiao family stepped into an abyss from the beginning. The three-nation allied forces never achieved a single victory, and were utterly defeated in just two days!
Twenty thousand Long Army troops would control Jiangcheng.
Beihai City was undergoing a major purge.
Lin Dong, the head of the Lin family, inexplicably became the captain of the Special Operations Team of the Long Country Military Intelligence Bureau. He suddenly wielded immense authority and began a city-wide crackdown on remnants of the rebellion.
Two days later...
Beihai, Lin Family.
Ye Zixiao sat in the grand living room, smoking three cigarettes consecutively. He suddenly looked up at the portrait of his deceased brother-in-law and murmured, "Such a good person, how could he have died!"
"Husband, sob sob sob!" Jiang Chunmei cried, holding the portrait.
"Alright, stop crying!" His father-in-law, wearing an administrative vest, said calmly, "My son is dead, but he was a good man. Our entire family is proud of him. In a moment of danger, he dared to risk his life for his family."
The whole family nodded.
All eyes locked onto Ye Zixiao.
"Son-in-law!"
"Father-in-law, what is it?"
"Qingzhu, what should we do?"
"My wife must be rescued!"
"Sigh—" Lin Dong sighed, saying with some helplessness, "My people have confirmed it. The ones who kidnapped Qingzhu are the royal guards of Sunset Country. How can we fight a king?"
"The King of Sunset Country?" Ye Zixiao seemed incredulous.
"Yes, although I don't know why, the intelligence is definitely reliable. Although Sunset Country is an enemy of Long Country, Long Country wouldn't easily attack a country!"
"I understand what you mean!" Ye Zixiao lit another cigarette.
"What are your plans?" Lin Dong also lit one.
"Father-in-law, Mother-in-law, family members, putting aside the fact that the Lin family has a debt of gratitude to my Ye family, even if I were just a live-in son-in-law, if my wife were taken, I would have to rescue her with all my might." He paused, then continued, "Let alone a king of Sunset Country, even the leader of an allied nation, if they dare to touch my wife, I will tear them to shreds." wAp.kanshuWu.net
"Well said!" Lin Dong's eyes regained their spirit.
The Lin family remained silent.
Everyone knew Ye Zixiao was very strong, wealthy, and influential. However, without the power of the Long Country army, could he contend with an entire country on his own? Clearly, it was too difficult!
Looking at Ye Zixiao again, after learning his wife had been kidnapped, he didn't rage or go mad. Instead, he calmly considered the situation before giving the Lin family an answer.
Ten minutes later...
Ye Zixiao made a phone call.
"You want to attack Sun City?" A spirited woman on the other end of the line asked.
"Yes!" Ye Zixiao replied affirmatively.
"Do you know that because the allied nations mediated, our Long Country and Sunset Country are about to start negotiations? At such a time, our Long Army cannot possibly attack Sun City."
"I understand!"
"Then why do you still dare to do it?"
"I must save my wife!"
"For a woman?"
"My woman, whoever touches her dies!" Ye Zixiao said, hanging up the phone. The reason he made this call was simply to notify her, because defending national borders was one thing, and launching an offensive was another. Such major events were not to be trifled with.
Long Country Capital!
Inside a spacious but simple office within a highly guarded compound, a woman in her thirties, wearing a military uniform without epaulets, was deep in thought.
"Director, your tea!" A secretary quietly placed a thermos.
"He wants to attack the city?" A middle-aged director asked instinctively.
The female director, Ling Fei, was the current Second Chief of the Long Country Protectorate. She commanded the entire Long Country's armed forces. As the top official was about to retire, Ling Fei could already exercise the highest authority. The male director was named Lei Guo'an. He was the Chief of Staff.
"This brat!" Ling Fei took a sip of tea, her eyes sharp. "Since he wants to fight, then let him fight. Old Lei, no matter what, he's helping Long Country fight. We can't just stand by and do nothing, right?"
"What do you mean?"
"I don't want to negotiate anymore!"
"What?" Lei Guo'an shot up from his seat. From his perspective, Sunset Country was now a defeated nation. After negotiations began, Long Country could propose many important conditions, gaining significant benefits without fighting. However, the second-in-command suddenly said she didn't want to negotiate anymore?
"That's right, no more negotiations!" Ling Fei's back was straight, and she said sternly, "If you want to hit me, you hit me, and after you finish, you want to talk? My Long Country is not to be bullied! This time, I'll just be willful!"
"No negotiations, what will we tell the allied nations?"
"Allied nations? What are they?" Ling Fei slammed the table and said angrily, "They rely on being the world's largest superpower and always want to interfere in other people's business. This time, I'm not giving them face. Fight!"
"But..."
"I order!"
"Yes!" Lei Guo'an immediately stood at attention. The two theater commanders, who were in the same office but had been silent, stood at attention at the same time. The Second Chief was about to issue an order, and they had to take it seriously.
"From now on, the private armed force 'Hungry Wolf Legion' is officially named the First Protectorate Army, and Ye Zixiao is appointed as the Commander-in-Chief. Ye Zixiao will have the highest command authority over the First Protectorate Army."
"Yes!"
"Furthermore, if the First Protectorate Army attacks Sun City, our Long Country's military must dispatch troops. We may not assist in the attack, but we must contain the reinforcements from Sun City, do you understand?"
"Understood!" The senior officers saluted in unison.