In truth, even if Sun Luo hadn't died, Wong Ting would still have sent Qian Jun over. Once Wong Ting learned that Xu Ke intended to register for the competition, he couldn't possibly ignore it. Let Xu Ke win the competition and gain prestige? That would be a slap in my face. He sent Qian Jun over to show Xu Ke the true gap between them—that Xu Ke couldn't even defeat one of his own underlings. At the same time, it was to prove to Wong Qifu that he was indeed thousands of times stronger than Xu Ke.

...

"Alright, we'll discuss the Martial Alliance competition later. Let's talk about Li Lang's situation first," Qian Jun said. He hadn't forgotten the reason he was here. He took Kang Chenghua's cup and sat down to the side.

Kang Chenghua was so humiliated that his face alternated between shades of green and white, yet he didn't dare let out a single peep.

Since Qian Jun had arrived, Ye Yunfeng returned to the main topic. "I won't beat around the bush. My thinking is simple. I hope everyone can stand with us, at least to suppress Xu Ke first."

Qian Jun smiled. "Family Head Ye, there's no need for that. Just tell us what benefits you're offering in exchange for Li Lang's life."

The frankness of his words caused the expressions of everyone present to shift subtly. Ye Yunfeng had spoken at length without mentioning any benefits, but how could the Huang Family and Wong Ting simply release someone based on a few words? Even if they wanted to thwart Xu Ke's plans, that didn't stop them from demanding something from the Ye Family.

Of course, Kang Chenghua was not among those who could make demands of the Ye Family.

Ye Yunfeng wasn't angered by the words. He looked at Qian Jun and asked, "Then may I know what benefits Wong Ting desires?"

Qian Jun glanced at Huang Zhendong, who nodded, signaling for him to speak first.

"Very simple," Qian Jun said. "Lord War God doesn't want much."

Qian Jun took out a slip of paper and handed it to Ye Yunfeng.

Ye Yunfeng's expression changed drastically as he read it. "This..."

"It's not that difficult, is it?" Qian Jun asked with a smile.

Ye Yunfeng took a deep breath. After a long moment, he replied nonchalantly, "No problem."

Seeing Ye Yunfeng agree, Qian Jun nodded and stood up. "Good. Then my business here is done. See you tomorrow."

He had arrived less than two minutes ago and was already leaving, showing no one any respect. But Huang Zhendong and Ye Yunfeng didn't bother trying to stop him. Such arrogance was to be expected of the young and powerful.

...

After Qian Jun left, Huang Zhendong spoke. "Sparing Li Lang is simple. But what happens after he gets out? Shouldn't he cooperate with us in accusing Xu Ke?"

The expressions on Ye Yunfeng's and Li Shichuan's faces changed instantly. Ye Yunfeng knew the real murderer was Li Lang, so where would they get evidence to accuse Xu Ke? Li Shichuan knew that Xu Ke had already poisoned Li Lang to prevent any future trouble and had even made them lie to the Ye Family. This meant Li Lang and Li Shichuan couldn't possibly accuse Xu Ke as Huang Zhendong suggested. What are we going to do?

"I've already told you, given Xu Ke's personality, it's impossible that Li Lang has any evidence," Ye Yunfeng said, his expression changed but his composure intact. "If there were evidence, why would I have asked you all here to talk? Wouldn't it be faster to go straight to Chen Xiong and tell him there's a problem with Xu Ke?"

Huang Zhendong laughed. "Who said you can't make an accusation without evidence?"

Huang Zhendong wasn't helping Li Lang because he truly wanted to spare him. He was only doing it to sabotage Xu Ke's plan and hold him accountable. Otherwise, why would he help the Ye Family save someone? He couldn't possibly agree now that Li Lang couldn't produce evidence and wouldn't come forward with an accusation.

"But if we have Li Lang accuse Xu Ke the moment he's released, things will get very troublesome," Li Shichuan said anxiously. "Most importantly, we have no evidence for an accusation. If Xu Ke turns the tables on us, our rescue will have been for nothing." When Li Lang was captured by the Martial Alliance, he didn't tell them Xu Ke was the killer. Now that he's released, he's going to turn around and accuse Xu Ke? How could Yuan Shang possibly agree to that?

"Furthermore," Ye Yunfeng added, "I'm sure you saw Lin Zhongtian's reaction today. He might as well have been in Xu Ke's pocket. If you bend the rules like this again, won't you just be giving people more to talk about?"

The bottom line was simple: They wouldn't do it.

Seeing this, Huang Zhendong didn't get angry. "So, according to you, we're just going to let it slide that Xu Ke killed our man?"

Ye Yunfeng's and Li Shichuan's faces paled slightly.

Just then, Ye Chong, who had been silent for most of the day like Huang Sheng, suddenly spoke up. "Of course not. Uncle Huang, I'm sure you understand that even if we accuse Xu Ke now, it would be a futile effort without evidence. Therefore, instead of wasting time accusing Xu Ke, I think we should discuss how to deal with him going forward. What do you think?"

Huang Zhendong pondered for a moment, then nodded as if in self-reproach. "Little Chong has a point. My idea was indeed a futile one."

Upon hearing this, Li Shichuan and Ye Yunfeng cursed inwardly. This bastard is acting like he's just realized it, but how could he not know his idea was useless from the start? Everyone knows that making Li Lang press charges without evidence is a futile effort. He's not the one making the accusation, so of course he doesn't care.

"Well, in that case, the matter of holding Xu Ke accountable can be set aside for now," Huang Zhendong said, clapping his hands. "If you want the Huang Family to not hold Li Lang responsible, it's simple. I want one hundred million."

Seeing Huang Zhendong demand one hundred million out of the blue, the faces of Ye Yunfeng and the other two changed in unison. "What did you say?"

And Kang Chenghua, who had been quiet all along, finally showed a change in expression, his heart filled with unstoppable regret. He had been forced to bow his head under threat of violence. If he had willingly bowed his head sooner, he might have gotten a share of that one hundred million...

"Isn't Li Lang's life worth one hundred million?" Huang Zhendong retorted.

"Family Head Huang, even if the Martial Alliance ordered us to compensate you, they wouldn't demand such a sum, would they?" Li Shichuan said through gritted teeth. Chang Yi died, and he was demanding one hundred million? That Huang Zhendong's asking price was absurd.

Huang Zhendong didn't even raise his eyes. "If the Martial Alliance makes the judgment, your son dies. Isn't your son worth one hundred million?"

"You..." Veins bulged on Li Shichuan's neck.

Ye Yunfeng suddenly cut in, "Let's not waste any more time. Fifty million. Can you accept that?"

"Fifty million?" A subtle smile touched Huang Zhendong's lips. "Alright, I accept. However, I have one more condition..."

...

「The next day, at eight in the morning.」

Xu Ke appeared at the entrance of the Martial Alliance, accompanied by Tang Yingchang. Today, Xu Ke had asked Wang Wu to take Tang Yingchang's place in protecting Wong Qifu. Since Xu Ke and Tang Yingchang were involved in the incident with Li Lang two nights ago, they both had to attend the Martial Alliance's tribunal. As for Wong Qifu, she had no grounds to be there, so only the two of them arrived.

"Have they arrived?" Xu Ke asked, spotting Yuan Shang as soon as he walked into the Martial Alliance.

Yuan Shang smiled. "They're almost here. You can go in first."

Xu Ke nodded.

Then, Yuan Shang lowered his voice. "Are you really planning to do as you told us last night?"

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