At the Zhao family's engagement ceremony, a man who had been missing for five years returned. The second master of the Jiangnan noble Zhao family was tragically killed, and Zhao Tai, known as the number one playboy in Jiangnan, was shot dead.

The news spread like a tsunami across Jiangnan, causing a massive uproar.

"Ye Beichen, who is Ye Beichen?"

"The one who disappeared five years ago? The one who escaped from the Ye family?"

"He's back and killed Zhao Erchen and Zhao Tai, father and son?"

"Zhang Heihu, one of the thirty commanders under the King of Jiangnan, was strangled to death by this Ye Beichen?"

"Wow! Jiangnan is about to change!"

From peddlers to company chairmen, in the streets and alleys, in manors and mansions, everyone was talking about it.

***

Meanwhile, at the Zhao Family Villa District.

The bodies of Zhao Erchen and Zhao Tai were brought back, covered with white cloth, and placed in the Zhao family's hall.

The Zhao family was eerily quiet. Old Master Zhao's face was grim as he looked at the bodies of his son and grandson, his eyes seemingly ready to bleed.

Even with the death of his son and grandson, he did not erupt in fury; there was only endless silence!

Old Master Zhao's deep scheming was evident.

"Ye Beichen?"

The one who escaped five years ago?

He's back?"

After a long pause, Old Master Zhao finally spoke, his voice cold and venomous, sending chills down one's spine.

"Dad, it was him who killed my second brother," a middle-aged man stepped forward, gritting his teeth.

Zhao Chengzhong, Old Master Zhao's eldest son, and Zhao Erchen's brother.

He was in the crowd when Ye Beichen committed the murder at the hotel.

"Zhang Heihu also died at his hands?

The Three Thousand Black Tiger Guards were scared off by just one word from him?

Is he a Heaven-Rank Martial Artist or a Martial Grandmaster?" Old Master Zhao's eyes were as sharp as a hawk's. With his hands behind his back, he looked down at his son and grandson's bodies, ignoring his eldest son, and muttered to himself.

"Martial Grandmaster?"

Everyone in the Zhao family was utterly shocked.

"Impossible," Zhao Chengzhong trembled all over.

Old Master Zhao ignored him and continued speaking to himself, "In the past, during the battle at the Dragon Capital, the War God of Dragon Nation, Ye Lingxiao, roared and scared off a million troops from the Wolf Nation, hailed as the number one Grandmaster of Dragon Nation.

Ye Beichen is so young, he can't possibly be a Grandmaster.

At twenty-three, a Heaven-Rank Martial Artist, or even a high-level Heaven-Rank Martial Artist, that's interesting."

Old Master Zhao chuckled lightly, his face cold, reverting to the expression of his former glory days.

"Immediately investigate the background of this Ye Beichen for me!

Also, contact the King of Jiangnan. I want to see him! A martial artist running amok in Jiangnan City, the King of Jiangnan won't ignore it. My son and grandson can't die in vain!"

Old Master Zhao's hawk-like eyes were filled with a murky chill.

"Dad, you want to see the King of Jiangnan?"

Everyone in the Zhao family was collectively shocked.

"Heh, these old bones of mine should move around a bit. The King of Jiangnan will give me this face, won't he?" Old Master Zhao stood up and walked towards the hall's exit.

"Prepare the car, to the King of Jiangnan's residence! I will see him personally."

"Yes!"

Everyone in the Zhao family was extremely excited.

Since retiring, the old master had not meddled in worldly affairs.

If the old master meets with the King of Jiangnan this time, not only could it resolve the issue with Ye Beichen, but it would also elevate the Zhao family's prestige to a new level.

'Second brother, and my dear nephew, your deaths might not be in vain. Dad had already withdrawn from the power struggles, but your deaths have reignited the fierce spirit in his heart! Our Zhao family will once again shine with glory.' Zhao Chengzhong felt a slight thrill in his heart.

***

At the Zhou Family Villa.

After Zhou Ruoyu and Li Haixia fainted, they were directly sent back to the Zhou Family Villa. When she opened her eyes again.

Ye Beichen was in the living room, talking with Zhou Tianhao.

"Brother Beichen, Dad, how's my mom?" Zhou Ruoyu asked anxiously.

Ye Beichen replied, "Don't worry, Auntie is fine. I've already administered acupuncture to detoxify her."

"Really?" Zhou Ruoyu was overjoyed.

"It's true. Your mom woke up just now and then went back to sleep," Zhou Tianhao nodded.

"Mom!"

Zhou Ruoyu dashed back to her mother's room, and after a moment, she came out, breathing a sigh of relief.

Her mother was indeed fine, sleeping peacefully.

"Alright, Uncle Zhou, Ruoyu, it's about time. I should head to the Zhao family," Ye Beichen said his goodbyes, preparing to go to the Zhao family to uncover the truth behind his parents and brother's deaths.

"Beichen, wait," Zhou Tianhao grabbed Ye Beichen's arm.

"Beichen, do you really want to do this?"

"I know you have skills now, but you're facing the colossal Zhao family, and..."

Zhou Tianhao paused, speaking gravely, "Perhaps even the King of Jiangnan! I suggest you leave Jiangnan, don't go to the airport or the train station. There's an Audi A8 in my garage, take it and leave through the countryside roads, don't tell anyone your whereabouts," Zhou Tianhao said, handing a car key to Ye Beichen.

"Uncle Zhou, do you know something?"

Hearing the mention of the King of Jiangnan, Ye Beichen's expression turned serious, and he did not take the car key.

Zhou Tianhao hesitated, clearly troubled.

He might know some inside information about the deaths of Ye Beichen's parents and brother.

"Telling you would only harm you," Zhou Tianhao said with a complex expression, sighing.

"Brother Beichen, don't ask anymore," Zhou Ruoyu said.

"The enmity of my parents is irreconcilable!" Ye Beichen shook his head firmly, "If Uncle Zhou doesn't tell me, I won't force it. After visiting the Zhao family, I'll personally go to the King of Jiangnan."

"What!"

Zhou Tianhao was startled.

Who is the King of Jiangnan?

With a hundred thousand imperial guards under his command, he holds the power of life and death in Jiangnan, collecting taxes, and is a high-ranking official in Dragon Nation.

Ye Beichen going to him is akin to courting death.

"Brother Beichen, don't!" Zhou Ruoyu quickly advised.

"Uncle Zhou, what exactly do you know?"

Ye Beichen looked at Zhou Tianhao seriously.

"Sigh."

Zhou Tianhao sighed deeply, "Alright, after your parents died, I secretly investigated their cause of death. The ones who stormed into your house that day were two Heaven-Rank Martial Artists."

"I know that."

Ye Beichen nodded. Since he started practicing martial arts, he could deduce what happened at his home that day.

"Do you know that these two Heaven-Rank Martial Artists are now enshrined by the King of Jiangnan?"

Zhou Tianhao lowered his voice.

"Is what Uncle Zhou said true?"

Ye Beichen's voice turned icy cold.

If Zhou Tianhao was right, his parents' deaths might indeed be related to the King of Jiangnan.

"King of Jiangnan? If he is involved in my parents' deaths, even if he is the King of Jiangnan, no one can protect him!" Ye Beichen said, leaving the Zhou family hall.

Zhou Tianhao and Zhou Ruoyu hurried to stop him, but as they reached the door, Ye Beichen was nowhere to be seen.

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Proofreader & Editor: Peter Pan