It took five minutes.
Ye Ming only finished reading all the information in Lin Zifeng's mind.
"I never imagined that you were the one behind the scenes of Qianyu's kidnapping last time." Ye Ming looked at Lin Zifeng, who was like a walking corpse, his eyes filled with killing intent.
It turned out that Nangong Qianyu's kidnapping last time was entirely a play staged by Lin Zifeng.
According to his original plan, he would coincidentally appear before Nangong Qianyu when she was desperate and stage a heroic rescue.
Unfortunately, man proposes, heaven disposes. During this process, Ye Ming's sudden appearance completely disrupted his plans. Not only that, but the protagonist of his meticulously planned heroic rescue was also replaced by Ye Ming.
Therefore, he had long hated Ye Ming to the bone.
Afterward, he instructed both Hengshan and the Black Skull mercenary group to eliminate Ye Ming. However, fate was against him, and both assassination attempts failed.
After learning from his two failures, Lin Zifeng did not give up. Instead, he came up with an extremely malicious plan.
Using hostages!
From his previous investigations, he had already learned that Ye Ming and Fang Junxue were living together in the Purple Cloud Mountain villa. So, he informed Ye Gui, a close friend of the late Hengshan, and had him capture Fang Junxue to force Ye Ming's hand.
However, in the end, he did not receive news from Ye Gui, but Ye Ming's death warrant.
"You dare to set your sights on Junxue, you deserve to die!"
Although Ye Ming had already learned all of this from Ye Gui's memories, his killing intent could not be suppressed when he truly saw Lin Zifeng.
"Although I wish I could let you suffer the torment of soul devouring before you die, I don't have that much time to waste on you. So, have a good journey."
Ye Ming looked at Lin Zifeng's hollow eyes without any pity. He knew very well that if he did not have immortal abilities, his fate would have been miserable if he had fallen into Lin Zifeng's hands.
"Goodbye!"
Ye Ming lightly raised his right hand, and a white energy began to condense at his fingertip, eventually forming an energy ball the size of a marble.
If there were anyone nearby, they would feel that this energy ball was filled with extremely violent energy. Just the wisps of aura emanating from it were enough to make one's heart tremble and feel uneasy.
"Go!"
Ye Ming flicked his fingers, and the energy ball instantly entered Lin Zifeng's forehead. In an instant, the vitality in his body seemed to evaporate and rapidly drain away. After a few seconds, he became a cold corpse.
Fortunately, Lin Zifeng did not feel any pain during this process. It could be considered his greatest fortune amidst his misfortune.
This time, Ye Ming did not use the black flames to obliterate Lin Zifeng's corpse but left it in the room. He did this merely to issue a warning.
As for who he was warning, it was likely only he himself knew.
After dealing with Lin Zifeng, Ye Ming did not feel much joy. For him, this was a trivial matter. If he hadn't courted death himself, Ye Ming might not have even glanced at him.
Then, his body flickered, a white light flashed, and Ye Ming's figure disappeared.
...
"Huh!"
At this moment, Ye Ming, who had just walked out of the Lin family, suddenly saw a familiar figure.
"Why is she coming out of the Lin family?" Ye Ming was both surprised and confused.
In his sight was a woman wearing a red qipao. On the qipao, there were multiple rose tattoos. These exquisite embellishments, combined with the woman's graceful figure and charming face, added a touch of heat to the quiet street.
As a result, in just one minute, countless eyes swept over the woman.
But what was strange was that no one dared to approach her. Was there some unknown secret behind this?
From a distance, Ye Ming looked at the radiant Ji Hongying, which reminded him of their ambiguous night last time.
At that time, he was almost ignited.
Ye Ming dared not think further, fearing that his inner fire would reignite. He then took a step and walked directly towards Ji Hongying.
As he walked, Ye Ming's body gradually became transparent, as if he had merged with the air, his form completely unseen.
So, when he reached Ji Hongying, she could not see him at all.
On the other hand, Ye Ming discovered the reason why others dared not approach.
Because a cold aura emanated from around Ji Hongying. This atmosphere contrasted sharply with her seductive attire.
At this moment, Ji Hongying's face was already covered in frost, indicating how gloomy her mood was.
Ye Ming followed behind Ji Hongying, not revealing himself immediately. It directly told him that the truth he wanted to know was right before him.
Although he could use the Soul Searching Technique to examine Ji Hongying's memories, he did not want to do so.
After all, Ji Hongying had not shown him any hostility so far.
Thus, the two, one in front and one behind, one visible and one hidden, one yin and one yang, walked silently on the street. Everything around them seemed to have nothing to do with them.
In this world, there were only the two of them, two individuals who did not interfere with each other.
At this moment, Ye Ming suddenly realized that the energy flowing within his body had also quieted down. It seemed to have developed sentience and was also enjoying this moment of peace.
Enjoying this stillness of all things.
"So, that's how it is!" Feeling the change in his body, Ye Ming smiled faintly.
He did not expect that this accidental encounter with Ji Hongying would allow him to break through a bottleneck in his state of mind that had long hindered him.
Now, as long as Ye Ming willed it, he could step into that new world at any time.
After suppressing the excitement in his heart, Ye Ming looked at Ji Hongying before him, his mood complex and filled with emotion. "I never thought you would be my opportunity!"
After walking for an unknown duration, Ji Hongying arrived at a high bridge. Looking at the quietly flowing river below and her reflection in the water, she let out a self-mocking laugh. "Ji Hongying, oh Ji Hongying! Everyone knows you are the famous Enchantress Wolf of the Black Tiger Sect. But who would know that the Enchantress Wolf they admire could also be treated as a gift and sent back and forth! Hehehe! You are truly pathetic!"
Her jade hand gripped the bridge railing tightly, and a trace of red qi flowed wildly in her palm.
She was unwilling!
She was angry!
Yet, she was powerless!
"Crack!"
Under Ji Hongying's uncontrollable strength, the stone bridge railing began to crack, and the fissures continued to expand.
Not only that, but by this time, a hint of crimson had appeared in Ji Hongying's eyes. This scene made one think of a certain term.
Qi deviation.
Clearly, under the suppression of various negative emotions, Ji Hongying had broken down.
But just as her last shred of sanity was about to be consumed, a gentle voice reached her ears.
"If you wish to fall into depravity, then continue!"