"They're going to take Ningning's heart... Mom told me to call Daddy! Daddy, save me..."
At the summit of Kunlun Mountain, a strange call came through.
Listening to the crying, childlike voice on the other end of the line, Ye Chen felt a trace of doubt in his eyes.
"Little one, who are you?"
"My name is Ye Yuning, nickname Ningning, and my mom's name is Xia Qingyue. Are you my daddy?"
Boom!
Like a bolt from the blue, it struck Ye Chen hard on the head.
Xia Qingyue!
Five years... he had not heard that name again.
In an instant, those memories he had hidden deep at the bottom of his heart surged like a tidal wave.
"Little bastard, who are you on the phone with?!"
Suddenly, a torrent of abuse came from the other end of the line, followed by a sharp "slap"... The harsh sound suggested that little Ningning's phone had been smashed to pieces.
"Who! Who dares to touch my daughter?!"
At that moment, Ye Chen could no longer contain the murderous aura within his body.
Boom!
In a flash, the pearwood lectern in front of Ye Chen shattered directly into fine dust.
Then Ye Chen cast everything aside and quickly rushed out of the classroom.
Swish!
Seeing this, dozens of disciples in the audience stood up in unison.
These dozens of disciples... among them were the ever-victorious Great Xia God of War; overlords of small nations with power over entire regions; the richest men of major powers whose wealth could rival nations; top-tier medical saints who could bring flesh back to bones; and the Grim Reaper Yama Hall, who killed without blinking an eye!
They were all Ye Chen's closing disciples.
Today should have been a day for their revered teacher to impart the Dao, teach his trade, and resolve doubts, but who knew what matter had made him so furious!
"Men!"
I saw Chen Junlin, dressed in full military uniform with five stars on his shoulders as the Great Xia God of War, shout sternly: "Quickly help my teacher prepare a helicopter... And pass on my order, let the one hundred thousand Dragon Cavalry stand by immediately, and mobilize every Boeing fighter jet, tank, and armored vehicle we can get our hands on, to provide full support to my teacher at any time!"
Before his voice had even faded, Chen Junlin had already bolted out.
"Damn it!"
At the same time, the regional overlord of a certain nation also cursed viciously, "Someone dares to anger my teacher? Pass on my order, send all the mercenaries from the Golden Triangle over... Using the entire might of the nation, whoever angers my teacher shall die!"
"...Pass on my order, all disciples of Medicine God Valley, leave the valley immediately... Whether physicians or poison masters, send them all out in full force! To anger my teacher is to become the mortal enemy of Medicine God Valley!"
"...Pass on my order, members of Yama Hall, drop the missions in your hands immediately and come support my teacher... That's right, drop all missions in your hands right now... Regardless of gains or losses!"
"...Pass on my order, mobilize all the funds of the Tengli Group—eight hundred billion in funds—to be at my teacher's disposal at any time!"
"...Pass on my order, contact all of my teacher's disciples and inform them that our teacher has come down the mountain!"
...
At the same time, in the Gu Family of Jinling City.
A two-and-a-half-year-old little girl was strapped to a cold operating table.
The little girl was very thin and frail, her pale little face still stained with tear tracks. "You've drawn my blood... Will you let me and Mom go?"
Next to the cold operating table was a soft Simmons mattress.
On the bed lay a pale little boy, leaning in the arms of a female nurse, his eyes fixed tightly on the little girl beside them.
Gu Nanfei sneered, "I never expected that the bastard born to Xia Qingyue would actually have Rh-negative blood!"
Rh-negative blood was what people commonly called panda blood.
Thus, the little girl had become the mobile blood bank for Gu Nanfei's son.
Whenever the little boy's body grew weak, Gu Nanfei would throw the little girl onto the cold operating table and drain her fresh blood.
Day after day, the little girl's body grew weaker and her little face grew paler.
She was clearly three and a half years old... yet her body was as frail as a two-and-a-half-year-old!
Gu Nanfei stared at the little girl with icy eyes, speaking word by word:
"Do you know that my son has a congenital heart defect...? I've long wanted to replace his heart, but unfortunately, panda blood is very hard to match with other hearts!"
"Especially trying to find a panda blood heart of the exact same size is even more difficult!"
"Now it's fine... You little bastard were born just to be my son's blood bank and spare heart!"
"Doctor Li, do it—drain her blood! Then, cut out her heart!"
By the time he uttered the last word, Gu Nanfei's face had twisted into that of a demon. "It's the last time anyway, draw a bit more fresh blood! After the surgery, my son's body will be very weak and will need a lot of blood to nourish him."
"Yes!"
Beside Gu Nanfei, a doctor wearing gold-rimmed glasses put on a surgical mask with a blank expression.
He nimbly retrieved a blood bag and shoved the needle into the little girl's arm without the slightest hesitation.
In an instant, crimson fresh blood was continuously sucked out!
The little girl clenched her teeth and held back her cries, her already pale face turning even ghastlier.
Fifty milliliters, one hundred milliliters... two hundred milliliters, five hundred milliliters!
The blood bag was full, and the drawn volume already exceeded the donation amount for an adult.
Yet Doctor Li did not pull out the needle; instead, he swapped it for a brand-new blood bag... Fifty milliliters, one hundred milliliters... five hundred milliliters.
A few minutes later, all three blood bags were stuffed to bursting!
"Doc...tor, Ningning has no strength left."
"It hurts so much, don't draw any more..."
The little girl tilted her face upward, looking helplessly at Gu Nanfei, her big eyes filled with helplessness and entreaty. "You've drawn so much blood, can you let Ningning go home now... Ningning misses Mom..."
Clearly, three-and-a-half-year-old Ningning did not yet understand what a heart represented.
The little girl had understood Gu Nanfei's words very vaguely; she thought that once the blood drawing was finished, she could go home!
"Hmph!" Gu Nanfei sneered. "A little bastard with no remaining utility wants to go home? Once I dig out your heart, I'll go find Xia Qingyue... I've long wanted to pin that woman down on a bed and ravage her hard!"
Then, Gu Nanfei said with a ferocious expression, "Doctor Li, do it. Cut out the heart!"
Doctor Li nodded and picked up a scalpel.
"Doctor, what are you doing... Ning... Ning is scared."
Seeing the scalpel gleaming with a cold blue light and Doctor Zhao's icy eyes, little Ningning began to panic.
She looked helplessly at Gu Nanfei, beginning to wail and beg for help, "Ningning is so scared, Ningning is so cold, please take Ningning back to see Mom..."
Gu Nanfei turned a blind eye, turning instead to the little boy beside him with a doting look. "Son, don't be afraid of the pain later. After this surgery, you'll have a healthy heart."
"Yeah."
The little boy looked at his father, a flash of excitement in his eyes. "Quickly take her heart out and give it to me!"
The next second, the sharp scalpel sliced open little Ningning's chest.
The blade cut through skin and flesh, making a tearing sound.
"It hurts, hurts, hurts! Ningning hurts so much..."
Crimson blood flowed out, and little Ningning screamed in agony, her pale, delicate little face covered in sweat. She wanted to struggle, but she was tightly bound to the bed and unable to move.
"Mom... Come save Ningning, it hurts."
"Mom! Save Ningning... Daddy, Daddy, where are you?"
"Ningning hurts so much... Come save Ningning!"
The intense pain and massive loss of blood quickly plunged Ningning into a semi-conscious state. At this moment, what she missed most was her mother, and... the father she had never met!
"Master!"
Without looking back, Ye Chen rushed straight into a private jet.
At the same time, Chen Junlin, the Great Xia God of War wearing five stars on his shoulders, also dashed into the aircraft.
Chen Junlin rushed to the pilot's seat and said respectfully, "Teacher, let me fly... I will use the fastest speed to carry you anywhere."
"Tiannansheng, Jinling!"
Ye Chen's eyes were bloodshot, and fighting hard to suppress the murderous aura within his body, he spoke word by word.
"Yes!"
Hearing this, Chen Junlin personally piloted his private jet, which was worth over ten billion, pushing its speed to the absolute limit!
Rumble!
The plane pierced through the clouds, as if about to tear the very firmament apart!
"I have a daughter!"
"I actually have a daughter, and her name is Ningning!"
"Why, why did you only tell me now... Qingyue, why didn't you tell me sooner?!"
Inside the plane, Ye Chen trembled all over with agony; he wished he could instantly appear in Jinling and hold his daughter in his arms.
Five years ago, he was framed, his reputation ruined, living a life worse than death...
Just as he was preparing to end his own life, Xia Qingyue had appeared.
This woman had given Ye Chen hope for survival; she was the one who had dragged Ye Chen out of hell, bit by bit!
"...When I was severely wounded and went berserk, did I really end up hurting you?!"
"I... I always thought it was just a dream!"
Recalling the scenes of the past, Ye Chen was filled with a blood-red fury, his voice trembling as he said, "I always thought it was a dream... but I never expected—I never expected that I really did hurt you...!"
After Ye Chen's injuries healed, Xia Qingyue had vanished without a trace.
He had searched for Xia Qingyue, but at the same time he had to evade pursuit by his enemies... He hadn't had much time.
In the end, he had no choice but to leave Jinling!
Later, Ye Chen obtained extraordinary encounters on Kunlun Mountain, gaining heaven-defying abilities. He held the power over life and death and ruled the world, all within a single thought!
Within his sect, Ye Chen had one hundred thousand Kunlun disciples!
Outside his sect, the number of Ye Chen's disciples was countless!
The disciples who studied military strategy under him became invincible in battle and were conferred the title of the unrivaled God of War of Great Xia!
The disciples who studied assassination under him killed the enemy in silence and became the most terrifying Asura God of Death in the world!
The disciples who studied medicine under him possessed miraculous hands, and countless high-ranking officials and nobles came knocking on his door!
The disciples who studied commerce under him possessed wealth rivaling nations and could easily shake the economic lifeline of a major power!
The very moment Ye Chen rushed toward Jinling, all of his disciples were shocked!
They immediately dropped everything in their hands and rushed desperately toward Great Xia Country, Tiannansheng, Jinling City!
...
At this very moment, the Great Xia Ministry of War.
An old man in military uniform, his hair already gray, yet with a gaze exceptionally sharp and bright, slammed his hand onto the desk in fury and stood up: "What is Chen Junlin trying to do?! What is he trying to do? Why is he mobilizing one hundred thousand Dragon Cavalry without authorization, and why is he moving those planes, tanks, and armored vehicles without permission... What is he doing?! What on earth is he doing?! Is he trying to rebel?!"
"Marshal, we are trying our best to contact General Chen, please don't be angry..."
A heroic-looking female officer in uniform stepped forward to explain, "General Chen has been utterly loyal to Great Xia, dedicating his all; let's not jump to conclusions!"
"Report!"
Before the female officer's voice could fade, a military officer rushed in, looking extremely anxious: "Report to the Marshal, something terrible has happened... Countless mercenaries are trying to break through the borders of Great Xia, and even some border-region small nations are attempting to invade our Great Xia territory!"
Before that person could finish, yet another military officer rushed in, anxious and flustered: "Report to the Marshal, intelligence received: tens of thousands of assassins from Yama Hall have poured into Great Xia, and they seem to have ulterior motives!"
Following closely behind, another military officer rushed in and shouted loudly: "All six Poison Kings of Medicine God Valley have left the valley... These old fellows once promised Great Xia that they would not step half a step out of Medicine God Valley for the rest of their lives! Now all six have left at the same time, please, Marshal, give your orders!"
With that, he added, "Leaving the valley along with them are the four Medical Saints, as well as the Valley Master of Medicine God Valley!"
"Hiss!!!"
Hearing this, the old Marshal could not help but draw a sharp breath, his pupils instantly expanding tenfold!
Could... Could this be some earth-shattering cataclysm about to happen?!
"Report!"
"Report!"
"Report!"
Before the old Marshal could digest the previous events, countless military officers rushed in one after another, and every piece of news brought by each officer was enough to make one's scalp tingle with shock.
"What on earth is going on?"
"Could it be that they want to flip the skies of Great Xia upside down?!"
At this moment, even the old Marshal lost his composure, his voice trembling as he ordered: "Immediately! Right now! Use every possible means to contact Chen Junlin... Send another one hundred thousand elite troops to the borders, and tell those people that the territory of Great Xia is not a place they can come and go as they please!"
...
In the Gu Family of Jinling City.
Xia Qingyue sat before the vanity, her peerlessly beautiful face covered in tear tracks.
Behind her stood two ferocious-looking thugs, staring at her viciously: "Put on your makeup already, our young master's patience is limited!"
"Rest assured... As long as he is willing to let my daughter go, I—I will let him have his wish!" Xia Qingyue's voice trembled, her fingernails digging deep into her flesh.
In an instant, a few streaks of crimson blood appeared among her slender, fair fingertips.
Xia Qingyue forced herself to control her emotions to keep from breaking down, then lightly applied her makeup...
When she finished her makeup, she stood up with all her remaining strength and continued in a trembling voice: "I—I'll go sleep with Gu Nanfei right now, just make him let my daughter go!"
"Good!"
The two ferocious-looking thugs exchanged a glance, then smiled coldly: "Let's go, I'll take you to see the young master!"
A minute later, the thugs brought Xia Qingyue to the door of another room and knocked twice.
"Come in!" Gu Nanfei's voice came from inside.
Hearing that voice, Xia Qingyue's body trembled, but she still mustered the courage to walk in. "Gu Nanfei, where is my daughter?!"
"Isn't she right there?!" Gu Nanfei sneered, pointing to the cold operating table.
And then, Xia Qingyue saw little Ningning, whose chest had already been sliced open.
Little Ningning had already passed out, but the doctor had not stopped his actions; the scalpel was still tearing and cutting through little Ningning's chest.
"Ningning!"
Xia Qingyue completely broke down. She lunged forward instinctively, grabbed a scalpel, and made to plunge it into the doctor's neck.
But her movements were too slow; before the knife in her hand could pierce him, Gu Nanfei intercepted her.
Gu Nanfei grabbed Xia Qingyue in a tight embrace, then said with extreme excitement: "Don't ruin my son's heart transplant surgery! You bitch, if you can't wait, I'll satisfy you right here... How about that?!"
"Beasts, you are beasts, you'll all die horrible deaths!" Xia Qingyue screamed like a madwoman, on the verge of total collapse.
"Hhahahaha!"
Gu Nanfei laughed wildly, excitedly saying, "Beasts?? Soon, you'll know just how wonderful big brother is!"
With that, his hand exerted fierce force!
Rip!
More than half of Xia Qingyue's clothes were torn away, exposing a patch of snow-white skin beneath her neck...
Chen Junlin had pushed the engines to the limit!
Every time he looked at Ye Chen's expression, his heart would twitch uncontrollably, wishing the plane could instantly reach Jinling!!
"What on earth could have happened to make Teacher grieve like this!"
"He is a man like a heavenly god!"
Chen Junlin sighed heavily in his heart; at that moment, he actually couldn't bear to look at Ye Chen's appearance any longer.
At this moment, Ye Chen was covering his face with both hands, drop after drop of bloody tears escaping his eye sockets and dripping onto his palms.
Thinking of Ningning's cry for help over the phone, thinking of someone wanting to carve out his daughter's heart, Ye Chen could no longer suppress the murderous aura leaking from his body!
"Ningning, wait for me..."
"Ningning, you must hold on until Daddy gets back!"
"Ningning, wait for me... Once I'm back, no one will ever dare bully you again!"
"I don't care who you are, as long as you dare touch my daughter, I will scour the heavens and tear through the underworld to exterminate your entire clan and grind your bones to dust!"
Ye Chen bit down hard, bloody tears falling from his eyes drop by drop.
The murderous aura inside him churned ceaselessly. If Ye Chen hadn't been desperately suppressing it, this private jet worth ten billion would likely have blown to pieces high in the sky, turning into a brilliant firework!
Rumble!
The plane continued forward. At that moment, Chen Junlin's phone rang.
To be precise, Chen Junlin's phone had been ringing nonstop; people from the Great Xia Ministry of War were trying every possible means to contact him.
Yet Chen Junlin had no time to answer the phone. He was trying with all his might, vowing to deliver his teacher to Jinling at the fastest speed possible—even a second too slow was out of the question!
Ring, ring, ring!
This time, another phone was ringing.
That number was one that only his fellow martial brothers could call through to...
"Speak!"
Chen Junlin hurriedly picked up the phone, spitting out a single word.
"We've tracked it down... It was the Mistress and the little Junior Sister who were harmed, they were seized by people from the Jinling Gu Family! The Mistress is currently in no immediate danger, but the little Junior Sister..."
"What happened to the little Junior Sister?" Chen Junlin urged anxiously.
The person on the other end fell silent for half a second before speaking through clenched teeth: "They are going to... drain the little Junior Sister's blood and dig out her heart!"
What?!
Even Chen Junlin was stunned into stillness by those four words!
Drain her blood and dig out her heart!
Those four words were simply too vicious, too malevolent!
Chen Junlin finally understood why his teacher was so furious, and why his teacher was in such desperate, uncontainable haste to rush to Jinling!
Bang!
It was Chen Junlin, consumed by overwhelming fury, who had accidentally crushed the phone in his hand to pieces.
Then, he exerted every ounce of his strength, pushing the engines to their absolute limit!
Rumble!