A chill ran down Hua Tianmin's spine. This matter was far from as simple as it appeared!
Yet, Ye Ming paid it no mind. He extended his right hand, grasping through the air. The bodies of the master and disciple were ensnared by a terrifying suction force, pulling them directly before Ye Ming. However, they remained suspended in mid-air.
"No... you can't kill me!" Feng Yi struggled desperately. The insecurity of weightlessness and extreme fear caused his psychological defenses to crumble.
Feng Yi's master, Liang Can, however, remained remarkably calm. This calmness, perhaps, could be understood as utter despair. Having been conscious throughout, he had overheard Ye Ming's conversation with Du Li Sha and the others. From their brief exchange, Liang Can already knew the youth they were meant to capture possessed a hidden identity.
The Divine Master!
If he had known this youth's identity was so complex, he should have heeded Hua Tianmin's advice and investigated thoroughly first. But now, it was too late for regrets.
"Cannot kill me?" Ye Ming sneered. He extended a finger, pressing it against Feng Yi's chest. With a gentle tap, a strand of white energy shot from his fingertip.
*Pfft!*
"Ah!"
The white energy pierced directly through Feng Yi's chest, leaving a finger-sized blood hole. A piercing scream erupted from Feng Yi's mouth.
"Tell me, what would happen if this hole were shifted a little to the right?" Ye Ming moved his finger slightly to the right, speaking indifferently. The spot his finger now indicated was Feng Yi's heart.
"Your Excellency, are you truly going to push things to the extreme?" Liang Can, witnessing his disciple's plight, finally spoke.
"And if I am?" Ye Ming looked at Liang Can, a wicked smile playing on his lips.
"Then I must warn you, Your Excellency, that once you kill him, you will simultaneously face the wrath of the Ancient Martial Artists Association and the Feng family of the provincial capital. Therefore, I advise you not to do something you will regret!" Liang Can said solemnly.
"Are you threatening me?" Ye Ming moved his finger forward a few more inches, resting it on Feng Yi's heart. "But I am a person who never accepts threats!" As he finished speaking, his finger was once again wreathed in a strand of white energy.
Seeing this, Feng Yi's soul nearly fled his body. He begged incessantly, "Don't... please don't kill me. I am the second young master of the Feng family. I can give you anything you want! Please, don't kill me!" At this moment, Feng Yi had completely abandoned his pride. Now, he only wanted to live!
"Your Excellency, you dare!" Liang Can roared fiercely.
Hearing this, Ye Ming's expression hardened, and a glint of killing intent flashed in his eyes. He lightly tapped his finger.
"Ah!"
Feng Yi's scream sounded again, and then he went completely still. Not a breath remained. The scene plunged into silence.
"As you wish!" Ye Ming looked at Liang Can, whose face was placid, and smiled faintly.
"What do you mean?" Liang Can dared not meet Ye Ming's eyes, deliberately avoiding his gaze.
"You deliberately provoked me with your words, didn't you, hoping I would kill him?" Ye Ming's deep eyes seemed to see through everything. "Well, are you satisfied?"
Upon hearing Ye Ming's words, everyone began to recall what Liang Can had said earlier.
*Hiss!*
A moment later, everyone drew a sharp breath. Upon careful reflection, Liang Can's words had indeed been an incessant goad for Ye Ming to eliminate Feng Yi.
"Hahaha!" Liang Can suddenly burst into laughter, looking at Ye Ming. "I didn't expect you to see through it."
"That's right, I was provoking you. Since I'm going to die anyway, why not take a couple of people down with me?" As he spoke, Liang Can had a question. "Since you saw through that, why did you still kill him?"
Liang Can's question also sparked curiosity in the others. Knowing it was Liang Can's scheme, why did Ye Ming still kill Feng Yi?
"You provoked me to kill Feng Yi, all to make me anger both the provincial capital's Feng family and the Ancient Martial Artists Association simultaneously, thereby using them to eliminate you and have you as a scapegoat," Ye Ming asked.
"Correct!" This was indeed Liang Can's objective.
"But you overlooked one point?"
"What?" Liang Can was confused.
"Because I don't even give the provincial capital's Feng family and the Ancient Martial Artists Association a second thought," Ye Ming said indifferently. "Their revenge would be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, a futile effort."
"So, don't you find your so-called calculation ridiculous?"
Upon hearing this, Liang Can's eyes widened abruptly. The other party completely disregarded the Feng family and the Ancient Martial Artists Association! This? Why could this mysterious youth utter such arrogant words?
Could it be that this mysterious youth... came from the capital! Only someone from that place could possibly be fearless of the Feng family and the provincial capital's Ancient Martial Artists Association.
"By the way, there's one more thing I haven't told you!" Ye Ming suddenly spoke again. However, a wicked smile reappeared on his lips. For some reason, when Liang Can saw that smile, he had a sudden premonition.
"What?" His voice was somewhat apprehensive.
"Who said he's dead?" Amidst everyone's terrified gazes, Ye Ming actually spoke to Feng Yi, who was completely lifeless. "You heard what I said just now, didn't you?"
*Boom!*
Liang Can felt as if struck by a thunderbolt, frozen in place. The others were much the same.
"Liang Can, you actually wanted to kill me!" At this moment, Feng Yi suddenly opened his eyes, bloodshot and glaring at Liang Can, he roared, "Why?" After all, he had always regarded Liang Can as his master. In the end, his master wanted to kill him. Could it be that, as Liang Can said, he just wanted to take two people down with him?
But earlier, when Feng Yi was gravely injured by Du Li Sha, Liang Can had saved his life with a Blood Pill. If he truly wanted Feng Yi's life, he could have easily done so then. There would have been no need for such an elaborate scheme now. Liang Can's actions were truly baffling!
This dramatic reversal plunged everyone present into a brief silence. Liang Can's actions left a question mark in everyone's minds.
Several minutes later, Liang Can slowly spoke, "There's no 'why,' I just wanted to take one more person down with me, that's all!" After speaking, a trace of inexplicable sorrow flashed in his eyes, and he closed them, awaiting the arrival of death.
"Interesting!" Ye Ming looked at the master and disciple, his wicked smile appearing once more. "I didn't intend to let you go originally. But after witnessing such an amusing event, I've changed my mind."
With a casual wave of his hand, the two of them fell to the ground.
"I hope your story continues to be as exciting as before!" With that, Ye Ming turned and walked back towards the women. This farce. It was time to come to an end!