This is a normal conflict between Ancient Martial Artists, and they are responsible for their own casualties.
No one dares to truly exert strong pressure on Ancient Martial Artists, not even the imperial court.
Ancient Martial Artists rely on their martial arts to run amok, and they are all arrogant and unruly. Wanting to completely suppress them is no easy task.
"Think nothing of it, it's only right. I have no fondness for the little Japs either. Not to mention he was bullying ordinary people, he even dared to insult my Jiuzhou. If I didn't kill him, I'd probably lose sleep tonight."
Ye Ning smiled slightly.
Chen Shu gave a thumbs up.
"Alright, all clear, goodbye," Chen Shu said, then turned and left without the slightest hesitation.
Lin Xue and Lin Muhua were both somewhat astonished. Just like that?
They had originally thought Chen Shu was just saying that on purpose to get into the Lin Family and then arrest Ye Ning.
They hadn't expected that she really just came in to praise Ye Ning a bit and then left.
Until Chen Shu's figure vanished, the two of them looked at Ye Ning in bewilderment.
Clearly, they didn't understand why this was.
Neither of them was an Ancient Martial Artist, nor did they have any contact with Ancient Martial Artists, so naturally they didn't understand.
"There is an unwritten rule between Ancient Martial Artists and the imperial court: as long as conflicts between Ancient Martial Artists do not involve ordinary people, the imperial court cannot interfere. Not to mention, the one I killed was an overseas powerhouse anyway." Ye Ning smiled slightly.
So that was how it was. The father and daughter wore expressions of sudden enlightenment.
"No wonder you killed Yamaguchi Kenichi without worrying at all. That Yamaguchi Kenichi was an Ancient Martial Artist too." Lin Xue finally understood.
Ye Ning nodded and said, "Yes, actually calling them Ancient Martial Artists isn't entirely accurate. To be precise, they are supernatural powerhouses. There are countless powerhouses in the world, and they don't necessarily all practice martial arts. For instance, the West has battle qi and magic, the Island Country has onmyodo, swordsmanship, and ninjutsu, and as for our Jiuzhou, there are even more."
Both father and daughter felt a sense of sudden clarity.
"However, since I killed that Yamaguchi Kenichi, the other side probably won't let the matter rest. It's quite possible they might end up implicating you two."
Ye Ning said with a hint of apology.
He felt that he truly had been too impulsive, without considering Lin Xue and her father.
They were merely ordinary people. If people from Yamaguchi Kenichi's faction targeted them, the two of them would likely be in danger.
"It's fine. This is Jiuzhou, not a place where they can just run amok," Lin Muhua said with a smile.
Nodding, Ye Ning smiled and said, "If they dare to make a move against us, I'll take the opportunity to wipe them out completely. They're just little Japs, as if they could threaten us."
Lin Muhua was somewhat surprised. Ye Ning carried such a heavy killing intent.
Lin Muhua's gaze flickered slightly. He felt a bit curious inside: just what kind of existence was Ye Ning's sect? What kind of master could possibly teach a disciple like this?
Meanwhile, on Guhong Mountain, Su Qingcheng, dressed in a white dress, sat on a large greenish-blue boulder by a small stream. Her tender, onion-white feet were crystal clear and placed in the running water, letting the chilly stream gently brush against her delicate little feet with an expression of pure enjoyment.
Not far from her were Luo Wu and Qin Luyao.
"So comfortable, I really don't want to leave this place." Su Qingcheng wore a reluctant expression.
Luo Wu's cool expression, however, gave one a sense of unease.
"I'm worried about Xiao Ning. What if someone bullies him?"
Her equally tender, white feet were in the water, but the chilly stream could do nothing to dispel the worry in her heart.
Qin Luyao remained absent-minded, as if pondering something.
"Third Sister, say something." Luo Wu glanced at her.
Qin Luyao rolled her eyes at her and said, "I'm not worried about that brat; instead, I'm worried about the girls down the mountain. Who knows how many girls are going to be ruined by him."
Luo Wu was somewhat speechless.
Whatever Third Sister said always caught people off guard.
"This kid is prone to romantic entanglements, and people even rush to throw themselves at him to be ruined. Eldest Sister, are you really in such a hurry? Having been an old maid for all these years, can't you hold back anymore?" Qin Luyao continued.
Luo Wu's face flushed. She let out a cold snort, and with a grab into the empty air, the stream water transformed into a forty-meter-long giant water blade that slashed directly down toward Qin Luyao.
Qin Luyao pointed with casual indifference, and countless water vapors surged, turning into mysterious runes that formed a water screen, blocking the water blade.
"Fighting? I'm joining in."
Su Qingcheng's eyes lit up. With a flick of her hand, two silver needles emerged, their silver light shimmering as they transformed into two silver dragons that charged toward the other two.
A fierce battle broke out right here.
The tigers, leopards, bears, and wolves in the mountain sensed the commotion and were so frightened out of their wits that they fled for their lives.
They knew that those three terrifying two-legged beasts had started fighting again, and they must not get caught in the crossfire.
Chapter Thirty-One: The Butcher's Blade in Jiuzhou
At the Small City police station, Chen Shu was summoned by the captain.
The captain was a man in his thirties with a stern appearance. Seeing Chen Shu walk in, his expression immediately turned serious.
Glancing at him, Chen Shu said indifferently, "Who are you trying to scare? Do you think I'll be scared of you just because you put on a straight face?"
Chen Liang was instantly left between laughter and tears.
Indeed, he truly had no way of dealing with this younger sister.
"How do you even know those little Japs? If you don't give me a proper explanation today, I'll break your legs. That little Jap even tried to use your name to pressure me—he must have been out of his mind," Chen Shu said with dissatisfaction.
The captain of the grand police station, Chen Liang, was her own biological brother.
For Yamaguchi Kazuo to use her own biological brother to threaten her was simply laughable.
Chen Liang rubbed his temples and smiled bitterly, saying, "I've occasionally run into him a few times. The guy took the initiative to get close, and I couldn't make things too awkward, so he just assumed we were familiar."
So that was the reason. Chen Shu understood instantly.
Chen Liang's expression turned somewhat solemn as he said, "Still, the way you handled this matter was indeed inappropriate. A Japanese person died, yet we aren't going after the killer—it's very easy to cause a diplomatic incident."
"What do you know?"
Chen Shu said dismissively.
Chen Liang: "..."
In the entire police station, only Chen Shu dared to speak to him like that.
Everyone else didn't even dare to make a peep in his presence.
"That dead little Jap was a supernatural powerhouse, and the person who killed him is also an Ancient Martial Artist. This is not something we can manage; we simply cannot interfere in fights between supernatural powerhouses."
Chen Shu said calmly.
So that was it.
Chen Liang nodded and said calmly, "I know. I already had my eye on that Ye Ning beforehand."
"Did he commit other crimes?" Chen Shu frowned.
"Fourth Master Chen is dead. That Ye Ning did it, and several of his subordinates were also wiped out by Ye Ning," Chen Liang said.
This made Chen Shu's face turn cold. Fourth Master Chen was no good, but killing his people at will didn't make the killer a good person either.
"What right does he have to kill at will? Report it upward and have him arrested," Chen Shu said coldly.
Chen Liang shook his head and smiled bitterly, saying, "I can't. I tried, but there is a powerful force above blocking me, and the department I reported to also warned me to stay out of Ye Ning's affairs."
Chen Shu's expression shifted slightly, and she said in surprise, "He belongs to the Butcher's Blade?"
Jiuzhou had the Butcher's Blade, responsible for resisting foreign supernatural powerhouses while also keeping the supernatural powerhouses within Jiuzhou in check so they wouldn't dare easily harm ordinary people.
Now that they had reported it up, yet the Butcher's Blade didn't intervene and even warned Chen Liang, that was rather unusual.
"Perhaps. This isn't something we can meddle in. Forget about Ye Ning's business, and don't go offending him—just let him do whatever he wants," Chen Liang said.
Chen Shu curled the corner of her lips; anyway, she hadn't taken Chen Liang's words to heart.
"Are you done? If so, I'm leaving."
She turned around and left the place.
Chen Liang was left between laughter and tears, feeling utterly helpless toward this younger sister of his.
In the afternoon, Zheng Le arrived. He personally thanked Ye Ning and, asking for his account number, transferred fifty million over.
This left even Lin Muhua somewhat astonished. In such a short time—just a day or two—Ye Ning had already made one hundred and fifty million.
This speed of making money made even him feel ashamed of his own inferiority.
If Ye Ning were willing, he could quickly accumulate a massive fortune.
After all, there were simply far too many sick people in the world.
And even more people wanted Master Hidden Dragon's paintings.
"Brother Lin, you really found a good son-in-law. The Lin Family is going to rise straight to the top from now on," Zheng Le sighed with emotion.
"Haha, that's because my daughter has a good eye," Lin Muhua said with a loud laugh, his face full of pride.
He knew very well that his own daughter had "picked up" Ye Ning from the railway station.
Just casually picking someone up, and he managed to bring back such an exceptional man.
Zheng Le sighed wistfully and suddenly said, "Actually, my daughter likes painting too, and Ye Ning's painting skills are number one in the Blue Star. I wonder if I could invite him to tutor my daughter for a while? I can pay."
Glancing at Zheng Le, Lin Muhua chuckled and said, "No way. Don't think I don't know what you're plotting. Wanting to snatch my son-in-law? Do you take me for a fool?"
Zheng Le gave a dry laugh and said, "Brother Lin, you're too smart; you saw right through it. Oh well, a gentleman does not take away what others love. Pretend I didn't say anything."
Lin Muhua curled his lip and said, "As if you could take him away even if you wanted to. Is your daughter as pretty as mine?"
Zheng Le's expression stiffened.
His daughter's looks were indeed somewhat ordinary, completely incomparable to Lin Xue.
"Alright, you can head back. Your father's health has just recovered, and he still needs you to take care of him," Lin Muhua said.
Zheng Le's expression instantly turned serious. Dropping the banter, he turned and left.
In Lin Xue's small cabin, Su Qingqing returned, looking somewhat exhausted.
"Sis, what have you been up to? Why do you look so tired?"
Glancing at Lin Xue, Su Qingqing said with frustration, "It's all those clients. Dealing with them is just too exhausting. There's even a drinking party tonight—just thinking about it gives me a headache."
"A drinking party? Why don't you have Ye Ning go with you?" Lin Xue said with concern.
Su Qingqing's eyes instantly lit up, and she cast her gaze toward Ye Ning.
Ye Ning rubbed his chin and said, "What's in it for me?"
Su Qingqing glanced at him and sneered, "Didn't you say I'm your woman? If those men get me drunk, what they might do is beyond my control."
"Let's go."
Ye Ning immediately perked up.
He sneered and said, "If those fellows dare to harbor improper thoughts about you, I'll chop them to pieces."
"Braggart." Su Qingqing didn't believe him, thinking Ye Ning was just boasting.
Lin Xue hurriedly whispered something into Su Qingqing's ear.
Su Qingqing instantly widened her eyes and said in shock, "You really killed someone?"
"Are little Japs even human? They're beasts."
Ye Ning said calmly.
Su Qingqing was dazed for a moment, only then realizing that many of the things Ye Ning said weren't just casual talk—he genuinely dared to do them.
"Forget it, you don't need to accompany me tonight. What if you go crazy and hurt my clients?" Su Qingqing thought for a moment and said.
"Too late, I'm definitely going tonight," Ye Ning said flatly.
Su Qingqing: "..."
Sighing, she could only hope in her heart that those fellows wouldn't have any bad ideas; otherwise, they were going to be in for some bad luck today.
Still, seeing how much Ye Ning cared about her, she couldn't help feeling happy, a trace of warmth flashing through her heart.
At night, Su Qingqing and Ye Ning set out. Along the way, she repeatedly warned Ye Ning not to be impulsive, and as long as the other party wasn't crossing the line, there was no need for him to flare up.
Ye Ning was noncommittal; he had his own standard of judgment.
Soon, they arrived at the designated location.
Pushing the door open and walking in, the clients sitting inside all stood up upon seeing Ye Ning, their expressions nervous, as if they had seen something terrifying.
Chapter Thirty-Two: Chunin
Su Qingqing was momentarily stunned. This client was usually quite formidable, and during cooperation, he was extremely domineering, not putting her in his eyes at all.
Yet today, he was acting like a completely different person, standing there with a look of awe.
The few people around him had the exact same expression, their bodies even trembling slightly.
What went wrong? Could it be that she looked too ugly and scared them?
Very soon, Su Qingqing dismissed the thought.
She noticed that none of the men were looking at her; their gazes were all fixed on Ye Ning.
These people weren't afraid of her; they were afraid of Ye Ning.
This made Su Qingqing couldn't help but be somewhat surprised, and she turned to look at Ye Ning.
She didn't understand—what was there to be afraid of about Ye Ning?
"President Hu, I've arrived," Su Qingqing said with a smile.
At that moment, President Hu snapped out of it and hurriedly said, "President Su, I didn't go out to greet you, please forgive me. President Su, Mr. Ye, please take your seats of honor."
President Hu ushered the two of them to the seats of honor.
Ye Ning sat down boldly. Although Su Qingqing had some doubts, hearing the other party recognize Ye Ning only reinforced her own thoughts.
"You know my man?" Su Qingqing asked.
She figured it out clearly: if these people were all afraid of Ye Ning, she might as well define Ye Ning as her man.
President Hu smiled bitterly and said, "Who doesn't know the renowned Mr. Ye? Just the other day, Mr. Ye crushed the overlord of Small City's underground, Chen Hong, to death. I happened to be there, and now the entire underground world of Small City takes Mr. Ye as their leader."
Chen Hong?
Su Qingqing was slightly startled, and then couldn't help letting out an exclamation: "Fourth Master Chen?"
President Hu nodded, then said with a somewhat disdainful expression, "Chen Hong might be Fourth Master Chen in front of us, but in front of Mr. Ye, he's just a stray dog that can be squashed to death at any time."
Su Qingqing was dumbfounded, only now realizing just how awesome Ye Ning was.
No wonder President Hu and the others were so nervous—Ye Ning had actually wiped out Chen Hong and unified the underground world of Small City.
However, mixing in the underground world never led to a good ending; didn't he know that?
Ye Ning said indifferently, "That Chen Hong offended me and actually dared to plot against my fiancee, so I killed him. As for the underground world, I have no interest in it, and it has nothing to do with me."
President Hu immediately reacted, assuming Ye Ning didn't want to get tainted by the underground world, or at least didn't want others to think that way.
He quickly said, "Right, Mr. Ye is a peerless figure; how could he possibly care about the underground world? It was my mistake."
Only then did Ye Ning say nothing further.
He glanced at the food on the table—it had already been touched, clearly President Hu and the others had no intention of waiting for the two of them.
"Wife, if you have anything to say, hurry up and say it. Don't waste time," Ye Ning said.
Su Qingqing glanced at President Hu.
"Easily done. We will definitely cooperate with your company on that project, and we can sign the contract right now. As for the profits, we can do a thirty-seventy split," President Hu said.
"Thirty percent of the profits? That's acceptable, I accept," Su Qingqing thought for a moment and said.
Thirty percent of the profits was already plenty satisfying to her.
This time, the other party held the initiative; if it were any other company, they probably wouldn't even give up thirty percent.
Hearing Su Qingqing's words, President Hu quickly said, "President Su, you might have misunderstood. I meant that we take thirty percent, and give your company seventy percent."
Su Qingqing was startled. Wasn't this equivalent to giving her money for free?
Before Su Qingqing could speak, President Hu continued, "Let's settle it at that. Being able to cooperate with President Su is my honor."
"Alright, I'll have the contract sent over to President Hu tomorrow." After pondering for a moment, Su Qingqing accepted.
When they walked out of the private room, Su Qingqing was still in a daze.
The contract that she thought would require tremendous effort to secure had just been handed to her like that.
All of this was brought by Ye Ning.
Su Qingqing wore a somewhat complicated expression, feeling for the first time that Ye Ning looked somewhat pleasing to the eye.
Right at that moment, Ye Ning pointed at a lingerie store and said, "Look."
"What?" Su Qingqing was somewhat puzzled. Isn't that just a lingerie store?
"Could you find your own size before? You still have to thank me—now you're at a 2D, right?" Ye Ning chuckled.
Su Qingqing's face flushed red, and she only then remembered that her certain parts had been swelling nonstop over the past couple of days.
By now, they had already reached the 2D scale.
Fortunately, once it reached this scale, it stopped growing; otherwise, Su Qingqing would have gone crazy.
At this moment, although she felt happy about possessing a 2D size, she also felt the burden of that happiness.
Glancing sideways at Ye Ning, Su Qingqing couldn't be bothered to entertain him.
"Let's go home."
"I haven't eaten yet," Ye Ning said.
"There's plenty to eat at home."
Giving Ye Ning a sideways look, Su Qingqing said irritably.
Just as Su Qingqing was about to start the car, Ye Ning suddenly said, "You go back first by yourself, I have some business to attend to."
Su Qingqing was slightly startled, finding it a bit hard to believe. Ye Ning didn't know anyone in Small City—what business could he possibly have?
However, seeing the serious look on Ye Ning's face, Su Qingqing still nodded.
As Su Qingqing left, the corners of Ye Ning's mouth curved upward slightly. With a flash of his figure, he sprinted off into the distance.
Ye Ning's speed gradually increased, until soon he was reduced to nothing more than a flashing blur.
Two figures chased after him, their speed surprisingly not a bit slower.
Finally, Ye Ning stopped in the suburbs.
Having run ten kilometers, he didn't even breathe heavily. His gaze was sharp as he stood there, staring back in the direction he had come from.
Two figures completely wrapped in black cloth chased after him, appearing on Ye Ning's left and right like ghosts.
From their bodies, Ye Ning sensed a chilling killing intent.
"Ninjas? Just two Chunin. Do you really think you can kill me with just the two of you?" Ye Ning swept his gaze over them and instantly saw through their identities.
Just two Island Country Chunin, and they wanted to come kill him?
The two ninjas exchanged glances, both seeing astonishment in each other's eyes.
The target indeed wasn't an ordinary person, instantly seeing through their identities and strength.
The two ninjas felt a surge of vigilance; they knew they had most likely run into a supernatural powerhouse from Jiuzhou.
Instead of retreating, they closed in. When they were within two meters of Ye Ning, they made their move.
Two cold flashes appeared, fast to the extreme, engulfing Ye Ning within them.
Just as the blade lights were about to land on Ye Ning, the two ninjas exchanged glances, both seeing a smile in each other's eyes.