Jiang Yi waved his arm, and a silver needle flew out.
The needle struck an acupuncture point on Wan Xiong's wrist, causing his arm to go numb. The dagger dropped from his hand onto the ground.
Wan Xiong's face changed drastically, and he prepared to bend down to pick up the dagger.
Just as Jiang Yi was about to make a move, Ye Yanran suddenly kicked him in the groin.
Wan Xiong, in pain, collapsed directly onto the ground.
Jiang Yi shuddered upon witnessing this scene.
Ye Yanran was wearing high heels, and such a kick was unbearable for any man.
"Don't think I'm easy to bully!"
Ye Yanran angrily delivered another kick.
Wan Xiong let out a terrible scream from the pain, unable to get up from the ground.
"I knew you wouldn't abandon me."
Ye Yanran looked at Jiang Yi with gentle eyes and walked towards him.
Hearing Ye Yanran's voice, Jiang Yi finally snapped back to reality.
"Your father asked me to save you!" Jiang Yi explained.
Upon hearing this, Ye Yanran felt a pang of bitterness and forced a smile.
"Regardless, you saved me this time."
Every time Ye Yanran interacted with Jiang Yi, she appeared awkward.
It was because she was the one who had divorced Jiang Yi.
Now, she wanted to approach Jiang Yi herself.
Jiang Yi, however, remained calm.
Jiang Yi had long since let go of the divorce.
At most, he now considered Ye Yanran a mere friend.
As for helping Ye Yanran, it was entirely a promise to her father.
Previously, Jiang Yi had promised Ye Yanran that he would help her regain her status and become the head of the Xiao family.
"Let's go!" Jiang Yi said to Ye Yanran.
"Okay!"
Ye Yanran responded and followed him.
Ye Yanran walked behind, looking at Jiang Yi's retreating figure with mixed emotions.
As soon as they stepped outside, they saw Chen Kun had already dealt with the last of Wan Xiong's bodyguards by the entrance.
"Miss Ye, are you alright?" Chen Kun asked Ye Yanran.
"I'm fine!"
Ye Yanran forced a smile and said, "Thank you and Jiang Yi for coming to save me..."
"Miss Ye, you're welcome. This is what I should do," Chen Kun said with a smile.
Ye Yanran wanted to say something, but she swallowed her words.
"There's a man named Wan Xiong in the courtyard. He's Brother Qing's adopted son. Do you know what to do?" Jiang Yi asked.
"Yes!"
Chen Kun nodded and then entered the courtyard.
Fearing Ye Yanran's father would worry, Jiang Yi didn't wait for Chen Kun. He drove Ye Yanran back to the villa complex.
Seeing Ye Yanran return safely, her father breathed a sigh of relief.
"Jiang Yi, we owe you a lot this time. Otherwise, Yanran might have been in danger!"
Ye Yanran's father took a deep breath.
Jiang Yi smiled and returned to his own villa.
Ye Yanran's father watched Jiang Yi's retreating figure and sighed.
"Yanran, you still have feelings for Jiang Yi, don't you?" Ye Yanran's father looked at Ye Yanran.
Ye Yanran remained silent.
"You are very smart, but you did a foolish thing. If only you hadn't divorced Jiang Yi back then, it would have been so much better!"
Ye Yanran's father sighed deeply.
"I never understood why you divorced Jiang Yi back then. He wasn't capable at the time, but I could tell you still cared for him. Why did you have to do that?" her father said.
"I wanted someone reliable to depend on when managing the company alone!"
Ye Yanran took a deep breath.
"Only after the divorce did I realize that Jiang Yi was the most reliable person. Divorcing him was the most foolish thing I've ever done."
"Now I understand. Jiang Yi and I cannot remarry. I only hope to give birth to the child and live out my life peacefully. That would be enough for me."
Hearing this, Ye Yanran's father frowned.
He could tell that Ye Yanran was giving up.
"Are you really willing to give Jiang Yi up to someone else? If you fight for him, there might still be a chance," her father advised.
"I don't know what to do!"
After saying that, Ye Yanran turned and went back into the villa.
Ye Yanran's father could only sigh, having no other recourse.
Meanwhile, as Jiang Yi sat down on the sofa in the living room, Chen Kun returned.
"Brother, I've dealt with Wan Xiong!" Chen Kun said.
"You killed him?"
Jiang Yi frowned and asked.
"Yes!"
Chen Kun nodded.
Jiang Yi was speechless.
He had intended for Chen Kun to bring Wan Xiong back. Wan Xiong was Brother Qing's adopted son, and keeping him would be useful.
Unexpectedly, Chen Kun had killed him.
"Brother, Wan Xiong truly deserved to die. That scoundrel is no good!"
Chen Kun said with a chuckle.
"He's arrogant because he's Brother Qing's adopted son and commits all sorts of evil in Lishi City. So many people hate him to the bone. Us killing him is like removing a scourge for the people."
"How much do you know about Brother Qing?" Jiang Yi asked.
Jiang Yi felt that Brother Qing must have a backer. Otherwise, how could a mere thug have the audacity to be so arrogant in Jiang Province?
"I don't know much!"
Chen Kun said, "I heard that when Brother Qing was young, he was a homeless wanderer, surviving on the charity of kind people. Later, I heard he met a benefactor who took a liking to him and gave him some money."
"Then, Brother Qing used his own abilities to forge a great career, opening the Rejuvenation Hall and recruiting many talented individuals from the medical field in Jiang Province. Wu Chengwen was the first person he recruited."
"Anything else?" Jiang Yi asked.
"As Brother Qing's influence grew, he began to develop his own power, taking in many adopted sons, reportedly dozens of them. Wan Xiong and Yu Wensheng were two of his many adopted sons," Chen Kun said.
"Who is this benefactor who helps Brother Qing?" Jiang Yi continued to ask.
"I don't know!"
Chen Kun said, "It's rumored that this person is very powerful in Jiang Province, a notable figure from the capital. Even the Governor of Jiang Province and the Provincial Chamber of Commerce dare not touch Brother Qing."
Hearing this, Jiang Yi couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.
No wonder Brother Qing was so arrogant; he had a powerful backer from the capital.
No matter who Brother Qing's backer was, Jiang Yi was not afraid.
Jiang Yi preferred to keep a low profile. Otherwise, he wouldn't need to act personally. A single phone call to his disciple could eliminate Brother Qing and his backer.
Besides, killing them directly would be too uninteresting.
"Brother, my father just called and asked me to go back," Chen Kun said.
"Alright," Jiang Yi nodded.
Chen Kun bid farewell to Jiang Yi and left the villa.
After Chen Kun left, Jiang Yi went to the backyard, intending to develop more new medicines to help Shen Lu completely destroy the Shen family.
In the evening, Jiang Yi finally left the backyard and returned to the villa's living room.
Shen Lu called and informed Jiang Yi that all of the Shen family's pharmaceutical factories had gone bankrupt, leaving only the Shen family's first hospital.
This hospital was guarded by Wu Chengwen, making it impossible for Shen Lu to destroy it.