Chapter 385: Chapter 384 Zhuge Ming
Sun Xingwen felt an inexplicable sense of fear the moment he laid eyes on Zhuge Ming.
Zhuge Ming seemed to be only in his forties, but his eyes were as vast as the sea of smoke, deep and terrifying.
Being glanced at by him, Sun Xingwen felt as if he was being watched by a demon, his whole body uncomfortable.
"Where is he?"
Zhuge Ming asked succinctly.
Sun Xingwen took a deep breath and said, "Do you need to see him right now?"
Zhuge Ming said, "It’s not necessary to see him, you can just bring his head to me."
Sun Xingwen’s mouth twitched, and he said in a deep voice, "Is there really no other way?"
"Sister Hong and Uncle Wei are dead, and many must be buried with them. If you can’t bear to let your brother die, then you might as well take his place," Zhuge Ming said calmly.
Sun Xingwen’s heart trembled, and he said hastily, "I was not involved in that operation."
Zhuge Ming did not mock Sun Xingwen for fearing death; he said expressionlessly, "A member of the Sun Family must die, which is what Uncle Six specifically instructed me before I left. As for the actual murderer who killed Sister Hong and Uncle Wei, he and all his relatives and friends will die."
Sun Xingwen shivered.
People from that world were truly fearsome, treating human lives as nothing.
"Mr. Zhuge, may we discuss a matter?" Sun Xingwen, driving Zhuge Ming to Sun Xingyu’s residence and thinking about the cooperation with Sky Net, finally could not help but speak.
Zhuge Ming, resting with his eyes closed, did not even lift his eyelids as he hummed, "What is it?"
Although the Zhuge family was high above and the Sun Family bowed their heads in service, being dependent on the Zhuge Family, Zhuge Ming understood how to lead people: one should not only pressure them without offering any incentives.
Some reasonable requests were permitted.
"Can we delay it for a few days? Sun Xingyu is still useful to us. We’re using him to fish for something and might get results soon," Sun Xingwen said.
Zhuge Ming furrowed his brows and said, "I came out to investigate Sister Hong and Uncle Wei’s deaths with the intent for a swift battle, so how could I delay?"
Seeing that he had not outright refused, Sun Xingwen hurriedly said, "It’s like this, Sun Xingyu was previously a member of the International Madman Organization, and he..."
Sun Xingwen patiently explained how Sun Xingyu betrayed the International Madman Organization, how the International Madman had recently re-emerged in the Martial Arts World and abducted Zhang Yunlong, and then how Zhuge Wei and Zhuge Hong appeared, with Sun Xingyu helping track down the hiding place of the International Madman members and the outbreak of the battle.
He concluded, "So we speculate that the International Madman will definitely come to seek revenge on Sun Xingyu. The people from Sky Net have already gathered here; as soon as the International Madman appears, we can teach them a harsh lesson. Even Madman King might show up. Therefore, Sun Xingyu still holds high utility value, could I trouble you to extend the deadline for a few days?"
Zhuge Ming, having patiently listened to Sun Xingwen’s explanation, said with disdain, "What nonsense names? Sky Net, International Madman? Hmph, nothing but a mob, why bother with such trouble to deal with them?"
Sun Xingwen was a bit anxious and said, "The disappearance of Zhuge Hong and Zhuge Wei might also be related to the International Madman. Aren’t you here to investigate the truth? That’s why I think Sun Xingyu is still useful for the time being."
Zhuge Ming frowned slightly and after a brief contemplation, said, "Let’s go see Sun Xingyu. If he can help me find the murderer, I might let him live a few more days."
Sun Xingwen instantly breathed a sigh of relief.
He couldn’t afford to offend the Zhuge family, but he also had to actively cooperate with Sky Net’s operations.
Soon, the two arrived at Sun Xingyu’s place.
As they approached, Zhuge Ming sneered, "Are this bunch of nobodies worthy of being called Sky Net experts?"
Although Sun Xingwen knew that the people from Sky Net were hiding around monitoring Sun Xingyu, he lacked the strength to detect these experts; hearing Zhuge Ming’s disdainful tone, he couldn’t help but be shocked and said, "Mr. Zhuge, can you detect where they are hiding?"
Zhuge Ming said coldly, "They can’t even properly hide their own breaths, and yet they undertake surveillance and ambush missions, ridiculous."
Sun Xingwen took a deep breath of cold air and coughed dryly, "Mr. Zhuge’s strength is immense; naturally, these people cannot escape your discerning eye, but the members of the International Madman typically have average strength, so they would find it difficult to detect these people."
Zhuge Ming nodded slowly after listening and said, "That may be so, after all, there are a few experts with a presence similar to that of the Innate Realm, which, in the Mortal World, is already top-tier combat power."
Seeing that he was so dismissive even of Innate Realm power, Sun Xingwen was even more astonished and couldn’t help but ask, "Mr. Zhuge, what... what Realm are you at?"
Zhuge Ming looked at him with one glance.
Sun Xingwen’s mind thundered, and he suddenly felt a loss of consciousness and perception, as if his chest were being crushed by a ten-thousand-pound boulder, suffocating him.
Zhuge Ming quickly retracted his gaze.
"Wow!"
A thick mouthful of blood sprayed from Sun Xingwen’s mouth, blurring the windshield.
"You’re too weak," Zhuge Ming said indifferently.
He showed no remorse for almost taking Sun Xingwen’s life with just a glance.
Sun Xingwen was terrified to his core, panic-stricken.
He had only heard the elders of his family mention that upon reaching a certain realm in cultivation, one could kill with a mere thought.
He had thought it was an exaggeration.
How could someone be so powerful that they could kill with a thought? Wouldn’t that make them an immortal?
Now he believed it, without a doubt.
He himself was at the Energy Transformation Realm Sixth Rank, not top-tier among the young but still outstanding, considered among the best.
But just now, Zhuge Ming had merely looked at him, and he had nearly met his end; the disparity was simply too great.
"Cough, cough..." Sun Xingwen coughed a few more times before the choking sensation in his chest finally disappeared completely.
Still shaken, he said, "I’m sorry, Mr. Zhuge, I was presumptuous."
Zhuge Ming pushed open the car door and stepped out, saying, "Let’s go see him. I hope he’s still of some use."
Sun Xingwen dared not object further and hurriedly got out of the car, leading Zhuge Ming toward the villa.
Arriving at the villa entrance, Sun Xingwen went to press the doorbell, when Zhuge Ming’s eyelid suddenly twitched.
He slowly turned around, looking in the opposite direction.
"Lucky, it seems they’ve arrived," Zhuge Ming said with a slight smile.
Sun Xingwen said, looking bewildered, "Mr. Zhuge, what do you mean?"
Zhuge Ming answered, "It seems the person you’re waiting for has arrived."
Sun Xingwen’s pupils shrank as he scanned the surroundings, but he saw nothing out of the ordinary, looking back at Zhuge Ming in confusion.
At that moment, the villa’s front door opened and lights turned on inside the previously darkened house.
On the second-floor balcony of the villa, Sun Xingyu, dressed only in underwear and shirtless, stepped out. Upon seeing Sun Xingwen from afar, he called out, "Big brother."
Just as Sun Xingwen was about to speak, Zhuge Ming said with a smile, "Let’s go in and wait."
The two entered the villa and headed to the second floor, where Sun Xingyu was already dressed and waiting.
When he saw Zhuge Ming, Sun Xingyu’s pupils tightened, and he felt an unprecedented sense of crisis. He asked in a grave voice, "Big brother, is this the person from the Zhuge family?"
Zhuge Ming scanned Sun Xingyu a few times and nodded, "Correct, you are much stronger than your brother. Take a seat."
A flash of shame and murderous intent swept through the depths of Sun Xingwen’s eyes.
Sun Xingyu ignored Zhuge Ming and was about to speak when his expression suddenly changed drastically.
An invisible force surged towards him like a weight of ten thousand pounds pressing on his shoulders, forcing him to sit back on the sofa.
"Thump!"
Unable to resist the bizarre force, Sun Xingyu fell back into the sofa.