“Maier, Maier…”
The man on the phone called out several times, hearing no response from Maier, and roared, “Ye Qiu, what have you done to Maier?”
“I killed him,” Ye Qiu said. “Want me to send you a photo? He died miserably.”
“You bastard…”
As the man began to roar, Ye Qiu stomped on Maier’s corpse again.
“Pfft!”
Maier’s body turned into a mist of blood, not even a bone fragment remaining.
“I know you’re busy, so no need to collect your son’s body. It’s gone,” Ye Qiu said.
On the other end, the man was furious beyond measure. As the head of the world’s top family, even foreign leaders wouldn’t dare act so brazenly in front of him.
“Ye Qiu, you dared to kill my son. I’ll make you pay in blood,” the man roared.
“If you want to avenge your son, come find me,” Ye Qiu said. “But let me warn you, I live by the rule: if no one wrongs me, I wrong no one. If someone wrongs me, I’ll uproot them entirely.”
“No matter if you’re the world’s top family, I’ll wipe you out all the same.”
“Try me if you don’t believe it!”
Ye Qiu hung up the phone and ordered Xiao Zhan, “Clean up.”
“Yes!” Xiao Zhan sprang into action.
Ye Qiu returned to the car, lit a cigarette, and waited until Xiao Zhan came back.
“All cleaned up?” Ye Qiu asked.
“Boss, rest assured, not a trace left,” Xiao Zhan said.
“Good,” Ye Qiu nodded slightly and instructed, “Maier was the young master of the Rodel family. Now that I’ve killed him, his father won’t let it go.”
“Deploy more people to secretly protect Sister Lin, Sister Bing, and the others during this time.”
“Also, notify Zhuque to keep a close eye on the Rodel family’s movements.”
“And any foreigner coming to Jiangzhou with a suspicious identity, have them watched closely.”
Xiao Zhan nodded, “Understood. Boss, where to now?”
“Let’s check on Hu Zi’s place,” Ye Qiu said. “I want to figure out what’s going on with the cultivation technique he’s practising.”
He’d been busy accompanying Qianshan Xue and Qiushan Nange on their travels, so he hadn’t had time to check on Hu Zi.
Xiao Zhan started the car and headed straight for Hu Zi’s place.
At the villa, as Ye Qiu stepped out of the car, he saw True Man Long Eyebrow sitting at the gate, holding a wine gourd, drinking alone sullenly.
“Old thing, it’s so late. Why aren’t you sleeping?” Ye Qiu asked.
True Man Long Eyebrow looked up at Ye Qiu, huffing angrily, “I can’t sleep.”
Ye Qiu laughed, “What, mad at me?”
True Man Long Eyebrow cursed, “You heartless little brat. After all I’ve done for you, you beat me in front of everyone, making me lose all face. I’m done with you.”
Ye Qiu said, “I had no choice. Priest Chongxu made a condition, and I couldn’t refuse.”
“You beat me just to get him to guard Kunlun Mountain. That’s unfair,” True Man Long Eyebrow grumbled like a wronged wife, full of resentment.
Ye Qiu said, “Old thing, don’t be mad. I was just putting on a show for the crowd.”
“I deliberately held back when I struck.”
“Think about it, with my strength, if I really wanted to beat you, wouldn’t you be half-dead?”
True Man Long Eyebrow grew even more aggrieved, muttering, “Putting on a show left me bruised and swollen?”
Ye Qiu smiled, took out a small porcelain bottle from his pocket, poured some black liquid into his palm, and reached toward True Man Long Eyebrow.
“What are you doing?” True Man Long Eyebrow flinched.
“Don’t move,” Ye Qiu said, spreading the liquid on True Man Long Eyebrow’s face.
Immediately, True Man Long Eyebrow felt a cooling sensation on his face, very soothing.
“Little brat, what are you doing?” True Man Long Eyebrow asked.
“Healing your injuries,” Ye Qiu said. “This is a medicinal cream I made myself. Apply it for a few minutes, and the bruises will disappear. It also rejuvenates the skin.”
True Man Long Eyebrow’s eyes lit up, “It can really rejuvenate?”
Ye Qiu nodded, “Really.”
True Man Long Eyebrow said, “Then slather on more. Make me look twenty again.”
Ye Qiu rolled his eyes, “This is a medicinal cream, not a miracle drug. Don’t get your hopes up.”
After applying the cream, True Man Long Eyebrow said, “Little brat, I really don’t want to go to Kunlun Mountain. I…”
“You must go to Kunlun Mountain,” Ye Qiu said sternly. “You took the War God’s top-grade white jade coffin and agreed in front of everyone. If you back out, don’t blame me for beating you.”
Then, Ye Qiu sighed and said, “In the secular world, there’s no one more suitable than you to guard Kunlun Mountain.”
“I was worried you’d be lonely, so I asked Priest Chongxu to keep you company.”
“Old thing, once you’re in Kunlun Mountain, focus on cultivating. When I head to the cultivation world, we’ll go together.”
True Man Long Eyebrow looked at Ye Qiu in surprise, asking, “Little brat, you’re taking me to the cultivation world?”
Ye Qiu said, “What, you don’t want to go?”
“I’ve dreamt of going,” True Man Long Eyebrow said. “That girl Luluo said in the cultivation world, strength is king. If you’re strong enough, you can marry lots of women…”
Ye Qiu’s face darkened instantly.
“Hahaha, just kidding, little brat, don’t take it seriously,” True Man Long Eyebrow, seeing Ye Qiu’s expression, laughed awkwardly and changed the subject, “Little brat, you need to help me with something.”
“Your hair?” Ye Qiu asked.
True Man Long Eyebrow pointed at Ye Qiu, laughing, “You know me well!”
“Fine,” Ye Qiu took out golden needles, inserted a few into True Man Long Eyebrow’s scalp, then pressed his palm on the bald spot, releasing a surge of true qi.
Moments later, a single hair sprouted from True Man Long Eyebrow’s bald spot, followed by a second, a third…
In less than three minutes, his baldness was cured.
True Man Long Eyebrow touched his hair, delighted, “As expected of the Medical Saint. Your baldness cure is better than hair transplants. Little brat, I suggest you open a hospital specialising in baldness. You’d make a fortune.”
Ye Qiu rolled his eyes, “Do I look like I need money?”
Damn it, this kid’s showing off again!
“Old thing, do me a favour. Read Ruyi’s fate,” Ye Qiu said.
“No problem,” True Man Long Eyebrow agreed readily.
Ye Qiu gave him Ruyi’s birth details, and True Man Long Eyebrow began chanting incantations while calculating with his fingers.
Gradually, his brows furrowed, tightening more and more.
After a full five minutes, Ye Qiu couldn’t help but ask, “How is it?”
“This poor Taoist…” True Man Long Eyebrow began, then suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
