Hunting God Era

Chapter 182 One is Enough to Fear
The sudden disturbance silenced the previously noisy environment.

Whether it was the people at the dinner table or the young men and women, everyone fell into a brief pause.

"Insanity!"

At that moment, the youths came to their senses, and one of them pointed at Li Ye and shouted, "Let go! Do you know who he is? Even your Director Pan wouldn't dare to do this!"

Li Ye turned around and teased Pan Zhengyang, "He said you wouldn't dare to do it. Do you dare?"

Pan Zhengyang simply responded with a sinister grin.

Lu Zhao stood up and walked towards Li Ye, saying, "The Shi family of Yangcheng, headed by Shi Cenji, is at the third realm of the Human Origin rank. This is Shi Feng, the youngest son of the Shi family head, a member of the Eight Dragons Gate."

These words surprised Li Ye.

Upon hearing this, Shi Feng raised his head, his face full of pride, "I'll be able to break through soon, so if you know what's good for you, release Brother Wu!"

"What you are standing on is the Kowloon Gate."

Lu Zhao said something, then looked at the young men and said, "The rest of them are at most at the second level of cultivation."

"Is this all the scions of a powerful family are like?" Li Ye asked, puzzled.

He was filled with surprise, not because the other party's level was too high, but because it was too low.

They're not even as good as the Ren family and the Chen family of Jinze.
You don't even have the second realm, yet you dare to act arrogantly?

Li Ye narrowed his eyes, about to make a move, when another person rushed in. He almost prostrated himself before Li Ye, clasping his hands together as if praying to a Bodhisattva, and pleaded:

"Sir, we are just a small family and we can't afford to offend anyone. Please be lenient. It was my fault today. I apologize and will treat you to a meal. Please don't make a scene here."

Li Ye noticed the chef's hat on his head, then looked at the table full of dishes, and asked, "Did you make this?"

"Yes, I made it. I'm grateful that everyone thinks highly of my skills. Director Pan and Young Master Wu are both regular customers of mine."

The meaning is simple: he can't afford to offend anyone.
"The craftsmanship is good."

Li Ye fully understood his difficulties, therefore...
The boss slowly moved away from the young man's foot, his expression relaxing. Just as he was about to say something nice, a loud bang was heard.

Li Ye's foot landed on the floor, and the resulting recoil lifted the person who had fallen. With a clang, Li Ye drew his sword from his waist. A flash of silver light appeared, and the extended sword beam became a circle of light that surrounded the group of people before snapping back together.

The sword blades, like whips, bound these people together.

"Just take them with you. The welcome dinner tonight is great, and it'll be a good opportunity to get some work done."

Li Ye was like a cow or a horse, and no matter how much these people struggled, it was useless. As soon as they struggled, the sword-whip would automatically extend and rotate, wrapping them up like mummies. They could only obediently move with his sword-whip from the private room to the downstairs.

Meanwhile, Lu Zhao was already on the phone, asking someone nearby to dispatch a van. Li Ye didn't have to wait long before he pulled the group into the van and drove towards the disinfection bureau.

Apart from Lu Zhao, the rest of the people remained in the private room.

"Director Pan"

A captain asked worriedly, "Is it really appropriate to have Director Li do this?"

"Is it something?"

Pan Zhengyang laughed and said, "Do you think I'm using him as a scapegoat? Don't be ridiculous. I'm just afraid this guy will go too far and completely break away from Lu Zhao's rhythm. It's good to let Lu Zhao understand that not everyone follows his rhythm."

He poured himself a glass of wine, drank it, and said calmly, "Young masters from prestigious families who want to borrow our strength must first have the right attitude. Being too arrogant is not a good thing."

The van arrived at the disinfection bureau quickly. Li Ye led everyone into his office before removing the restraints from their heads and sheathing the swords at his shoulder.

"open!"

Wu Meng, who had spoken first, shouted, "Did Pan Zhengyang instruct you to do this? Does he have a death wish?! If my father makes a move, he won't be able to keep his position as the director of the disinfection bureau!"

"Really? Can your father decide whether Pan Zhengyang can hold his position? He's the director of the department."

Li Ye gestured to Lu Zhao, who had followed him, and said, "Bring them their phones."

Lu Zhao walked up to them and took out each of their phones. "Are you trying to contact their families?"

“We seem to be a great team,” Li Ye said with a smile.

Lu Zhao nodded with a smile. He actually thought the same thing. Pan Zhengyang would disdain doing such a thing, but this famous rebel king seemed to have no taboos and very low bottom lines.

This is the kind of person he's been waiting for.

They have the qualifications and the means, but their bottom line is still not high.
Only someone like him can help him, step by step, complete his revenge against certain people!
"Then I suggest calling the head of the Wu family directly. Their family has the deepest ties with the Six Ghosts Sect. Through this channel, we can force the Six Ghosts Sect to come out and talk."

As he spoke, Lu Zhao found the contact information on his phone.
For him, cracking the phone password was not difficult. He connected the phone to the computer and unlocked it with just a few clicks.

After finding the contact information, he pressed the video call button and turned his view towards Wu Meng.

The call was answered shortly afterward.

"Father!"

Before any sound came from the other end, Wu Meng called out first. The next moment, Li Ye gestured for Lu Zhao to move the camera to his side and look at the middle-aged man who appeared in the video.

"You're Wu Jianshen? I just heard about you today. Nice to meet you. My name is Li Ye," Li Ye said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Wu Meng, who had been yelling, immediately shut up and stared wide-eyed.

He acted with impunity because of his father's power, and he wasn't even afraid of Pan Zhengyang. But not being afraid didn't mean he dared to mess with him. Today's incident was purely accidental. He had already heard from the owner that the disinfection team was having a team-building activity when he found out the restaurant was full.

However, their family had a batch of goods stolen before, and the father was unusually angry. He simply wanted to annoy Pan Zhengyang.

Based on his understanding of Pan Zhengyang, he knew he would never stoop to harming a junior, so he naturally swallowed his anger.

As for the subsequent investigation and crackdown, it has already been carried out, so it doesn't matter if it continues for a while. In fact, it can be a good opportunity to annoy Pan Zhengyang.

Even though he was just arrested, he wasn't afraid of anything. Did these people really dare to use force against him?

His father is better than Pan Zhengyang!

But when he heard the name, he was frightened.

The second-generation scion has his own sources of information, and he is naturally well aware of Li Ye's reputation.

This guy is a reckless madman. Relying on the support of his superiors, he carried out massacres, even wiping out all the martial artists in an entire city. He committed numerous atrocities and was extremely cruel. No matter who offended him, he did not let them go.

He's a real killer!
"The Rebel King."

Wu Jianshen frowned and said in a deep voice, "I know you. Tian Zhixing didn't kill you and let you live. But what do you mean by this? I've never met you, and I don't think I've offended you in any way. Why are you arresting my son?"

"Then I'll get straight to the point."

Li Ye walked towards Wu Meng, the hilt of his sword shifting slightly, causing the blade that had been encircling everyone's shoulders to extend forward, reaching Wu Meng's neck. "I'm investigating the Locust God Cult, but I don't understand where their seeds came from. I heard you have connections with the Six Ghosts Sect. Ask them where the Locust God Cult's materials came from, whether they have any connection to it, and if so, what the channels were, and whether there are any specific individuals involved."

Li Ye patted Wu Meng's neck and laughed, "Otherwise, I really don't want to see his fine head fall to the ground."

"What are you trying to do! What are you doing! Li Ye! What you're doing is against the rules!" Wu Jianshen frowned.

"Where does the compliance in disinfection come from?"

Li Ye chuckled: "However, if you want to make a rule, I do have one. Our disinfection bureau is holding a confidential meeting tonight, and your son, along with these people, suddenly broke in to spy on the secrets. According to the rules, that's espionage, and espionage is treason, and treason is punishable by death."

"Is this reason enough?"

He turned to Wu Jianshen and said, "If you think that's enough, then say it."

Wu Jianshen was clearly suppressing his anger, and said in a low voice, "I don't know anything about the Six Ghosts Sect, and I don't think you dare to."

puff!
The blade inexplicably thrust forward, piercing Wu Meng's neck, and even swayed to the side, severing his entire head, which rolled to the ground like a ball and bounced twice.

At that moment, the air seemed to stand still.

Wu Jianshen stood there, stunned, his eyes filled with disbelief.

He even felt like he was dreaming.
My own son, just like that, gone?
It was over in just two sentences?

No one told him that things would develop this way. In his understanding, it would simply be a back-and-forth struggle in the end, and his son would at most suffer some physical pain, but he wouldn't dare to kill him.

It's a good opportunity to teach Li Ye a lesson for his troublesome son, so he won't cause trouble all the time.

But now, it's gone!
The head is gone!

"Li Ye!!" Wu Jianshen's hair stood on end.

"I'm waiting for you at the disinfection station, you have to come!"

Li Ye flicked his finger, shattering the phone, and said to Lu Zhao, who was also standing there in a daze, "What about the Shi family? Have you made any contact with them?"

Lu Zhao stood there stunned for a while before snapping out of his daze, staring wide-eyed at the head on the ground, "You, you..."

what happened?

This is not what he expected!
Li Ye is very strong, a fact that Pan Zhengyang had already revealed to him. He is a formidable opponent who can kill a third-realm opponent at the second realm, no less powerful than the scions of famous families he knows. Now that he is at the third realm, he is even more formidable.

According to his plan, he provided these people with information they did not know, while Li Ye used force, acting as a strategist and a fierce general, proceeding step by step according to his advice and plan.

It's not about controlling or not controlling, but it's a win-win situation. According to his idea, he'll put pressure on the Wu family and make an appearance tonight. According to his plan, he'll find another excuse to fight that person from the Wu family after a while and completely open up the situation. That's all.

Whether it's investigating a case or establishing authority, it always takes time to prepare.

But now Li Ye has completely disrupted his rhythm and plans.

He kills people at the slightest disagreement.
Even Pan Zhengyang didn't do that!

"Let's forget about 'you' and 'me.' Have you been in contact with the Shi family?"

Li Ye smiled, completely ignoring the head and the headless corpse spurting blood from its neck. He stared at Lu Zhao with a look that made Lu Zhao swallow the words of reproach he was about to utter.

The office lighting was dim; because the lights weren't fully on, half of Li Ye's face was shrouded in shadow, casting a shadow over the center of his face and revealing only his cheekbones and jawline.
It fully displays the aura of a dragon!

Those eyes were sharp and fierce, yet not violent, like the king of beasts surveying the forest with an air of dominance.

It also has the appearance of a tiger.

What the hell is this monster with the appearance of a dragon and a tiger?!

“The Shi family also has some, but they basically cooperate with the Wu family,” Lu Zhao said honestly.

"Let's fight together."

Li Ye said, "Let's solve both at once, and tonight will be our first day of business."

Lu Zhao pursed his lips, took out another phone, hacked it, and made a video call. Soon, the call was answered on the other end.

With his face covered in blood, Shi Feng screamed into his phone, "Dad, save me!!"

This time, without Li Ye needing to give instructions, Lu Zhao had already turned the camera towards him.

"I am Li Ye, and I only have one question."

Li Ye held the sword to Shi Feng's neck. "Can you provide me with information about the Locust God Cult?"

"I have no idea what this Locust God is."

Shi Cenji was a middle-aged man with half-gray hair. Before he could finish speaking, there was a "thud" sound, and Shi Feng's head was cut off.

"Same here, you come to the disinfection department, I'll wait for you here."

Li Ye smiled and said, "By the way, if you come over now, you can prepare a way out for your family. I'll only kill you. If you don't come, I'll free up my hands and send your whole family to heaven."

Snapped!
He flicked his finger and punched a hole in the phone again, rendering it unusable.

Then he looked at the other youths who were stunned with fear and could even smell the strange odor, disgustedly sheathed his sword, turning it into an ordinary blade, and waved his hand, saying:
"Alright, that's all for you. Go home. Remember to tell your families that I'm hosting a banquet for your elders tomorrow at noon. Also, have them pass on a message to all the martial artists in Yangcheng, and make sure they are all notified."

"If you've been notified, you're fine. If you haven't been notified, then you're in trouble. Of course, if you're not notified at all, it's none of your business. Get out."

Without Li Ye having to urge them on, after hearing this, these people scrambled away, some even staggering and falling down the stairs halfway down.

"Can you tell me what you're thinking?" Lu Zhao asked, pursing his lips.

"Simply put, speed things up. I don't like gentle approaches. That's what the higher-ups think. I'm not one of them. I just need to do my job. Otherwise, what's the difference between me and the other disinfection team members?"

Li Ye said, "If you don't appreciate our kindness, then we'll do it ourselves. Losing a few families will only reduce our fighting force against the disaster, but it's worth it to unite the other martial artists into one force. Besides profit, fear can also achieve this."

"Isn't the Six Ghosts Sect looking for a spokesperson? Aren't they trying to contact the local families? Slaughter some of them so they won't dare to move. Without a spokesperson, the people will come out."

“Since the hub is in Yangcheng, they certainly won’t give up their interests here. We’ll wipe them out in one fell swoop. If we can’t find the Locust God Cult, so be it. We’ll just stop the chaos in Jianghuai first and prevent the Locust God Cult from causing any more trouble.”

After searching for so many years without success, the only seemingly promising lead was Tian Daoli, but the investigation proved fruitless. So when it came to Li Ye's hands, they simply changed their approach.

If we can't find it, we won't look for it!

He had made Jianghuai as solid as an iron barrel, and he didn't believe that the Locust God Cult could find a crack to sneak in.

This is a perfect opportunity to make those local swordsmen and gunners understand that what they need to fear is not any sects or powerful families; they only need to fear one.

That means they're afraid of Li Ye!

(End of this chapter)