"You know?"
Ye Chen's face sank, a cruel smile slowly creeping onto the corner of his mouth. "In that case, the Gu Family and the Lin Family can go to hell together!!"
This empty hell needed the lives of these scumbags to fill it!
Boom!!
With that, Ye Chen grabbed Gu Nanfei by the neck and hurled him out like a dead dog.
Then, he said word for word, "Hang him at the entrance of the villa to keep him bleeding, and notify the Gu Family to come save him... Then, send the child's corpse to the Lin Family!"
***
Chapter 6 The Old Marshal's Decision
The Old Marshal finally managed to get in touch with Chen Junlin.
"Chen Junlin, explain to me what is going on?! Why are all those people rushing toward Jinling?!"
"Do you realize... more than half of those people are forbidden to set foot on Daxia territory, and some of them even have thousands of lives on their hands!!"
"And you, Chen Junlin, mobilizing one hundred thousand troops to Jinling without authorization—did you even consider the consequences?! What on earth are you trying to do?!"
The Old Marshal slammed the table in fury, wishing he could execute Chen Junlin on the spot.
"Marshal, please don't lose your temper just yet... First of all, I can guarantee that my fellow disciples harbor no ill intentions toward Daxia!"
Chen Junlin took a deep breath and explained, "The reason for this is that my master's daughter had her heart dug out and her blood drained by villains in Jinling City... A four-year-old little girl, tied to a cold operating table, had bag after bag of blood drawn from her. When her chest was cut open, those villains didn't even use anesthesia!"
At this point, Chen Junlin's voice began to tremble.
"Marshal, I have fought on the border for eight years, what kind of villains have I not seen?! Yet... when I saw what the Gu Family did, my fingertips still couldn't stop trembling... To think that our vast Daxia would harbor such venomous-hearted scumbags!!"
"This is the country I fought with my life to protect... Are we risking our lives just to protect these monsters!?"
"This time, no matter how you punish me... I, Chen Junlin, will demand justice for my master!! I will also demand justice for the ordinary people who were once bullied and humiliated by the Gu Family!!"
"The Gu Family!! The Lin Family!! I will send them to hell with my own hands!!"
Listening to Chen Junlin's passionate and stirring words, the Old Marshal felt a pang in his chest.
*As expected, is it because of that person in Kunlun... that such a massive storm has been stirred up?*
*Indeed! In this world, only he alone commands such immense influence!*
Just as the Old Marshal was frowning deeply, a general with three stars on his shoulders rushed in, looking anxious. "Marshal, news has just arrived... News from Jinling!"
With that, the general hurriedly placed the files before the Old Marshal.
In the photographs, a cute little girl was bound to a cold operating table while a doctor in a white lab coat was digging out her heart.
Next to the operating bed stood a man with a ferocious expression and Xia Qingyue, who was crying heartrendingly...
Turning to the second photograph, a lavishly dressed little boy lay in the arms of a pretty nurse, looking with utter indifference at the scene in the room. He was waiting for the little girl's heart...
The third photograph showed the tragic state of the little girl when her blood was previously drained...
And there were many, many more photographs of Xia Qingyue and Xiao Ningning being bullied and abused by the Gu Family!
To prevent Xia Qingyue from fleeing with Xiao Ningning, Gu Nanfei had assigned people to monitor them constantly, dropping the ruthless threat that if they dared to run, Xiao Ningning would be killed on the spot!
It was precisely this threat that "chained" Xia Qingyue in Jinling City, leaving her too terrified to escape again!
Boom!!!
Looking at photograph after photograph, along with the text explanations in the files, the Old Marshal flew into a rage!
With a single blow of his palm, he fractured the solid wood table before him, then roared with eyes splitting from anger: "No wonder... No wonder Chen Junlin led a hundred thousand troops to surround Jinling!! No wonder tens of thousands of assassins from the Yama Palace rushed to Daxia!! No wonder the old monsters of the Valley of Medicine Gods poured out in full force!! No wonder those mercenaries... world leaders and warlords are risking their lives to rush to Daxia!!!"
"Pass my order: the three hundred thousand border troops, clear the way for them..."
"Let them enter Daxia Country!!"
"Let those monsters all go to Jinling to demand... justice for that person in Kunlun!!"
By the final word, the Old Marshal could no longer hold back his tears.
He never imagined that such a heaven-defying atrocity, infuriating to both gods and men, could happen within the great nation of Daxia!
Hearing the Old Marshal's words, everyone in the room felt a chill in their hearts. Several generals dropped straight to their knees, pleading, "Marshal, please reconsider... If we let them through, our Daxia Country will be thrown into turmoil!! Nie Wuji of the God of Slaughter Hall, known as Yama Nie, has thousands of lives on his shoulders! His subordinates are a cold-blooded bunch of men... And then there is the Poison King of the Valley of Medicine Gods, along with mercenaries from all nations!"
"Once they enter, driving them out will be nearly impossible!! And Jinling City will fall as a result!!"
Before they could finish, the Old Marshal waved a hand and said, "I trust Chen Junlin... and I trust that person in Kunlun will not let his disciples run amok."
"As for the Jinling Gu Family, they deserve to die anyway! Let alone the fact that she is the daughter of that person in Kunlun... even if the girl were merely the daughter of an ordinary citizen, she should never have been subjected to such abuse!!"
"The military uniform we wear is meant to protect the common people in the first place!! Since we failed to protect them this time, we will let that person in Kunlun settle it himself!!"
At this, the Old Marshal's eyes filled with tears. He closed them in deep self-reproach, the pain in his heart beyond description!
The soldiers and officers in the room also fell silent at the Old Marshal's words.
Indeed, the military uniform they wore was originally meant to protect the common people!
Yet such a horrific atrocity, enraging to gods and men alike, had happened in Jinling...
How could they possibly have the face to block Ye Chen's disciples from seeking justice for their teacher?!
"Go, pass the order: as long as they are disciples of that person in Kunlun... our three hundred thousand Daxia troops will no longer obstruct them. Let them pass unhindered!!"
This move... was tantamount to placing the fate of Jinling City entirely in Ye Chen's hands!
Moreover, these disciples of Ye Chen were each more terrifying than the last. If they turned against Daxia Country... the consequences... who could bear them?!
"Marshal, is this really wise...?"
Hearing the Old Marshal's order, the officers in the room felt their hearts shudder once more.
"Not wise?"
The Old Marshal said with a heavy gaze, "You must remember... that person in Kunlun has countless disciples. If he wanted to harm Daxia Country, his business tycoon disciples could instantly strangle Daxia's economic lifeline! His disciples from the Yama Palace could enter in waves to assassinate anyone! His disciples from the Valley of Medicine Gods—if the Medicine God and Poison King join forces... who could possibly stop them!?"
At this point, the Old Marshal's expression grew increasingly grave.
"And besides, those one hundred thousand Kunlun Disciples are already stationed within Daxia Country. If they were to riot... who could stop them!?"
"This..."
Everyone's heart shuddered once more!
True enough, if Ye Chen wanted to subvert Daxia Country, he could have done so long ago!
Why wait until now?
"Furthermore, you must not forget! Chen Junlin, the Five-Star God of War of our Daxia Country, was also trained by that person in Kunlun!"
"Whether it is his closing disciple or his opening disciple, none of them have ever done half a thing to harm the interests of Daxia Country!"
"Whenever Daxia Country faces disaster, his disciples even pour out their full strength to help... As for those disciples who are forbidden to step foot in Daxia Country, the people they kill are all scumbags who terrorize the innocent!!!"
With that, the Old Marshal made up his mind.
"Therefore, this time, not only will we let his disciples pass freely through Daxia Country, but we will also go together to help him demand justice!!"
"Lei Chong, General of the Northern Border, lead three thousand elite troops immediately to Jinling, and notify the local Ministry of Defense, War Department, and police station... No one is to obstruct any decision made by that person in Kunlun!!"
"And tell Chen Junlin that his fellow disciples no longer need to hold back... They are to boldly and openly demand justice for their teacher!!"
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Chapter 7 The Rising Storm
When Gu Tianhao received the news, he flipped his desk over in a rage.
"Audacious! Who... who dares to touch my son!!"
Gu Tianhao stared at the photo on his phone, his eyes splitting with rage.
Gu Nanfei was hanging from the front gate of the villa, covered in injuries, with two hollow steel pipes jammed into his legs, blood continuously gushing out.
The iron basin below was already filled to the brim with blood!
"Who is it? Who on earth dares to touch my son?! I will make him pay in blood for this!!!"
Seeing this, Gu Tianhao flew into an instantaneous rage!
He had fathered a child late in life, and this was his only precious son... Yet now, he had been played with and tortured to such a miserable state.
"Butler Liu, gather everyone at once! I'm going to rescue Nanfei... and my grandson!! I will skin and debone every last person who harmed Nanfei and my grandson, and chop their bodies to pieces!!!"
"Yes!!"
An elderly man with graying hair answered tremblingly before Gu Tianhao.
Having served the Gu Family for decades, he had never seen the family head fly into such a rage!
The Gu Family had risen to become a first-tier family in just a few decades precisely because of Gu Tianhao's underworld background... The number of lives stained on his hands alone exceeded three hundred!
Although the Gu Family was now a first-tier prominent family, Gu Tianhao had never abandoned his underworld forces!
He was still secretly cultivating his own faction...
Because of this, few people in Jinling City dared to provoke the Gu Family!!
Now, not only had someone offended the Gu Family, but they had also tortured Young Master Gu Nanfei into a cripple—his legs were definitely ruined—and what about Gu Nanfei's son, the only male heir of their lineage?!
As Butler Liu was secretly wondering, the ringing of a phone suddenly echoed...
It was Gu Tianhao's phone!
Gu Tianhao was in no mood to answer calls right then, but upon seeing the caller ID, he couldn't help frowning.
It was the number of Lin Yuanhong, the head of the Jinling Lin Family.
The moment the call connected, Gu Tianhao heard Lin Yuanhong's furious roar:
"Gu Tianhao!!! What is the meaning of this... Who killed my grandson!?"
Hearing this, a chill rushed straight up Gu Tianhao's spine. "Are you saying my grandson... Tian'er, something happened to Tian'er...?"
"Ten minutes ago, someone dumped Tian'er's corpse at the entrance of the Lin Family."
Over the phone, Lin Yuanhong took a deep breath, fighting to control his exploding emotions, and said word for word, "Wasn't Tian'er supposed to be with Nanfei? Why did this happen!!"
"I don't know either..."
Gu Tianhao said, gritting his teeth, "I just received the news too. Nanfei was beaten black and blue, with steel pipes jammed into his legs... bleeding out a whole basin! I've already told Butler Liu to summon all our forces, and we're heading straight to the Half-Mountain Villa!!"
"Damn it!!"
Lin Yuanhong roared, "I'm coming with you... I want to see who has the guts to kill my Lin Yuanhong's grandson... and so cruelly abuse my Lin Yuanhong's son-in-law!!"
"Fine!!"
Gu Tianhao gritted his teeth. "Then I'll see you at the Half-Mountain Villa. We will tear whoever harmed my son and grandson into pieces!!"
The call ended!
The Jinling Gu Family, the Jinling Lin Family... these two first-tier heavyweight families of Jinling City.
Gathering a force of several thousand men, they marched majestically in a grand procession toward the Half-Mountain Villa!!
***
Meanwhile, Ye Chen's disciples had also received an order.
Those disciples already in Jinling were to rush immediately to the Half-Mountain Villa and rendezvous with their teacher!
Those disciples who had not yet reached Jinling were to immediately withdraw beyond Daxia's borders and return from whence they came...
This was an order issued personally by Ye Chen!
To deal with a mere two small families, there was no need for all his disciples to mobilize in full force!!
In fact, Ye Chen alone could completely annihilate both families!!
However, since a portion of his disciples had already arrived in Jinling City, and Ye Chen knew it was out of good intentions, he ordered them to assemble swiftly at the Half-Mountain Villa!
Just as Gu Tianhao and Lin Yuanhong led thousands of men in black, marching imposingly to surround the Half-Mountain Villa, Ye Chen's disciples were also pouring in from all directions...
Even if it was only a fraction of his disciples, the sheer, crushing sea of numbers was enough to strike terror into anyone's heart!
The one hundred thousand Dragon Cavalry of God of War Chen Junlin, accompanied by armored vehicles, tanks, and fighter jets, rolled forward like an ancient prehistoric iron beast...!
Tens of thousands of assassins from the Yama Palace also flooded Jinling City, equipped with all manner of gear as they raced and galloped toward the Half-Mountain Villa...!
The Medicine Kings, Poison Kings, and countless disciples of the Valley of Medicine Gods were also speeding forward...
Even a batch of overseas mercenaries appeared in a grand procession across Jinling City...
The Jinling City War Department had also received word, locking down Jinling City the very moment Ye Chen's disciples set foot inside.
All roads were sealed off entirely; no commercial traffic was permitted!
All shopping malls were ordered to close, halting operations for the day!
All citizens were advised to return home and remain indoors until the all-clear was given!
When hundreds of thousands of troops rushed in from all directions, every single soul in Jinling City couldn't help feeling their hearts skip a beat, trembling with fear!!
Though they didn't understand what was happening outside.
They could feel a sense of heaven-shattering, earth-shaking terror!
The entire city was already caught in a rising storm, churning with murderous intent, as if it intended to flip the very skies upside down!
Almost simultaneously, the forces of the Gu Family and Lin Family arrived at the Half-Mountain Villa.
"Surround the place completely, don't let even half a mosquito slip out!"
Gu Tianhao said through gritted teeth, then turned to the approaching Lin Yuanhong. "Wanwan, is she alright?"
Lin Wanwan was Gu Tianhao's daughter-in-law and the apple of the Lin Family's eye.
"When Wanwan saw Tian'er's body, she fainted several times!! But I promised her I would chop off the head of the man who killed Tian'er and bring it back for her to see!!"
Lin Yuanhong ground his teeth, speaking viciously, "Let's go, up the mountain, prepare to strike... I will cut off that bastard's head with my own hands!!"
Instantly, thousands of thugs clad in black clothing surrounded the Half-Mountain Villa layer upon layer!!
Murderous intent boiled in the air!
Having surrounded the villa, Gu Tianhao caught sight of Gu Nanfei hanging from the front gate, covered in blood with injuries too gruesome to look upon...
"Dad... save me, save me!!"
Gu Nanfei's face was deathly pale, looking as though he might die at any second! His legs were completely ruined, hanging limply and withered, not even a drop of blood left in them!
The iron basin below him overflowed with blood, staining a large patch of the ground crimson!
Next to Gu Nanfei stood an exquisite red sandalwood master chair, upon which Ye Chen sat in leisurely comfort, quietly watching Gu Tianhao and Lin Yuanhong...
Standing behind Ye Chen were God of War Chen Junlin, God of Slaughter Nie Wuji... and countless closing disciples who had rushed to Jinling.
"Son!!"
Gu Tianhao's eyes threatened to split from rage, and he roared, "You are the ones who hurt my son... and harmed my grandson. I will hack you into a million pieces, a million pieces!! Attack, hack them to death!!"
Instantly, thousands of men in black from the Gu Family gripped their weapons, preparing to charge forward!!
At the same time, Lin Yuanhong gritted his teeth and snarled, "Go, chop off that man's head! I want to use his head to comfort Tian'er's spirit in heaven!!"
Following that, thousands of men in black from the Lin Family brandished their weapons in unison, itching for action!!
"Hah!"
Faced with this massive, heavily armed sea of people, Ye Chen merely gave a cold chuckle and pointed a finger into the distance. "Two gentlemen... before you make your move, take a look at the situation down the mountain!"
"What?"
Gu Tianhao and Lin Yuanhong froze slightly, before hearing the roaring drone of fighter jets, followed by tanks and armored vehicles—those ancient prehistoric iron beasts kicking up billowing clouds of dust as they roared forward!!
Boom, boom, boom!!
Glancing around them...
Countless Dragon Cavalry soldiers in camouflage, Yama Palace assassins in black uniforms, and mercenaries bearing heavy weaponry—a full several hundred thousand troops had quietly surrounded all four sides of this mountain without their knowledge!!
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Chapter 8 War Department Reinforcements
As for Xia Qingyue and Xiao Ningning, Chen Junlin had already sent them to a five-star hotel.
Before leaving, Chen Junlin arranged for three thousand heavily armed Dragon Cavalry soldiers to ensure the safety of his master's wife and junior sister.
Aside from the three thousand Dragon Cavalry, Hua Yuntian, the master of the Valley of Medicine Gods, also remained at the hotel.
At that moment, Hua Yuntian and the Medicine Kings of the Valley of Medicine Gods were carefully treating Xiao Ningning.
Watching silver needle after silver needle pierce Xiao Ningning's frail, tiny body, Xia Qingyue's tears fell continuously like broken pearls. "Is my daughter going to be alright? Why... why won't she wake up!?"
"Mistress, please rest assured, Little Junior Sister is no longer in critical condition. We are currently regulating her body."
As Hua Yuntian spoke, Xiao Ningning, lying on the bed, slowly opened her eyes.
"M-Mommy..." she called out weakly.
"Mommy's here, Mommy's here!"
Seeing Xiao Ningning wake up, Xia Qingyue hurriedly grasped her daughter's tiny hand, repeating continuously, "Mommy's here, Ningning don't be afraid, Mommy will protect you! You... you're going to get better, Mommy can't live without you!!"
As she spoke, soybeans-sized tears continued to stream down her face.
Her daughter was only four years old, yet she had her blood drained and her heart dug out, suffering such inhuman treatment!!
The mere thought of those scenes made Xia Qingyue's heart feel as though it were being pierced by millions of sharp knives, causing her agonizing pain. "Be a good girl, Ningning. From now on... Mommy will definitely protect you, I will definitely protect you!!"
Looking at Xia Qingyue's tear-stained face, Xiao Ningning tried her hardest to raise her hand.