Chapter 2846 - 2908: Suspicion

The thought that Zhao Fugui had just brought forth, Zhao Qingtian was hit squarely in the chest with a punch from Li Yifei, flying several meters before heavily crashing to the ground. Zhao Family Young Generation couldn’t catch him in time due to the sheer speed, which demonstrated the power of Li Yifei’s punch just moments ago.

With the man already on the ground, Li Yifei temporarily halted, approached the old man, noticing the blood at the corner of his mouth, clearly from the internal injuries sustained.

"Want to continue the fight?" Li Yifei asked from above.

Zhao Qingtian shook off the people trying to help him, covered his chest, and stood up. Just as he was about to speak, he felt a tightness in his throat, spat out a mouthful of blood, and his momentum instantly weakened. After a moment, he straightened his body again, saying, "You indeed have impressive arrogance worthy of capital."

"If Clan Leader Zhao means power as a measure of respect, then yes, I do have some capital. However, I’m quite reasonable and won’t always resort to Martial strength for any issue. Since Clan Leader Zhao called me here, now I believe the matter should be resolved, right?"

Zhao Qingtian stared at Li Yifei sinisterly, and after a while, suddenly laughed, cupping his fist toward Li Yifei, "Clan leader Li is indeed a young hero, quite skilled. Fusheng, you should learn more from Clan Leader Yifei, this is what a man should be."

After he spoke, he continued, "I believe it was all a misunderstanding previously; Zhao Family meant no offense toward the Li family. Fugui was a bit unruly, so Clan Leader Li, please do not blame him."

"There’s an old saying that listening to advice fills your stomach. Speaking of which, we are from the North, not far apart, we should watch out for each other and not cause disputes. Moreover, Clan Leader Zhao, expansion should be built upon a solid foundation to extend itself; if the hand is cut off as soon as it’s stretched out, it becomes a laughingstock," Li Yifei said softly. The Zhao Family’s young generation naturally filled with righteous indignation but could do nothing but glare at Li Yifei, yet those eyes could ultimately kill no one, rendering them useless.

A few minutes later, Li Yifei received a satisfactory response, turned around, and swaggered away.

After Li Yifei’s car drove away, Zhao Qingtian slammed his palm onto the stone table, and it shattered into pieces. By chance, a fist-sized piece struck Zhao Qingtian’s face as he hadn’t reacted, cutting it open and drawing blood. At that time, he wasn’t shielded by True Qi, making the stone impact significant.

Zhao Fusheng and others quickly called for people to bandage the old man, but Zhao Qingtian pushed them away, covering his chest, saying, "Today’s humiliation shall be avenged another day!"

"Dad, calm down. I’ll take care of him another day with some men; you must not hurt your health," Zhao Fusheng quickly said.

"Useless, all of you are useless. If you could go further, why would I have to compromise? We would’ve already gone to the Li family," Zhao Qingtian shouted.

"Dad, it’s not our fault; it’s the medicine, too unstable. We’ve already had several monstrosities; if we keep taking it, I’m afraid we’ll turn into monsters too, and then, we’d have no one to help you!" Zhao Fusheng hurriedly said.

They neglected the fact that among the rubble, a listening device was hidden, placed by Li Yifei who had heard the conversation from his car, though Zhao Qingtian didn’t continue.

"Medicine, turning into monsters?" Li Yifei frowned; these words were familiar, immediately drawing his thoughts to a place — Nameless Island, a site he and the Saintess destroyed to retaliate against Noah’s Ark, where people enhanced themselves through drugs causing body mutations, leading many to become grotesque monsters.

With Zhao Fusheng mentioning these terms, Li Yifei couldn’t help but consider it.

"With this, the rise in Zhao Family’s experts suddenly appearing seems understandable now if they were produced by drug consumption," Li Yifei mused, feeling impulsive to raid the Zhao family directly. However, he understood its impracticality, considering his previous full-force attack that injured Zhao Qingtian couldn’t be sustained long term. With Zhao Family’s disciples possessing cultivation, a one-person resolves all approach by Li Yifei seemed challenging.

This matter needs long-term planning, Li Yifei decided to make a few calls before anything else, his first call wasn’t to Murong Yuanqing, but to the Saintess far in America.

Of course, regarding time... Li Yifei calculated; it was probably around ten in the evening there, not too late. After the call was connected, the Saintess’s voice came through, making Li Yifei feel guilty due to limited contact frequency, noticing the Saintess’s underlying resentment.

"Yanzi, I’m sorry, I’ve been really busy these days, once things settle, I’ll visit you!" Li Yifei apologized first.

"I could also visit you, but I just don’t want to; after all, you seem uninterested, so my visit holds no significance," the Saintess replied.

"Good Yanzi, I don’t know how to respond now; alright, I promise to visit within a month specially for you, okay?" Li Yifei vowed.

"That’s more like it!" the Saintess’s tone softened, "So, what’s the matter this time?"

"Can’t I call you without a reason?" Li Yifei said, raising his voice immediately.

"You can, but I sense you have a matter at hand, so tell me and then we’ll chat," the Saintess suggested.

"Yanzi always understands me, alright, I’ll speak first," Li Yifei explained his findings.

The Saintess raised her brows, "Recently, we discovered something too; we planned to report to you actually. In Tennessee State, we found a secret base in an ancient Indian Reserve, full of experts, exceeding a hundred. In the end, the Elders decided to eliminate them, at the cost of a substantial loss of personnel, but the outcome was favorable as we took down those people."

Li Yifei couldn’t help but grin; the Saintess put it lightly, though reality was surely different with dozens or hundreds of young experts, proving challenging to eradicate.

"Though these people were despicable, I wish to eliminate anyone conducting such experiments on humans; however, investigation is essential first," Li Yifei stated his stance.

"That’s your issue; we’ve resolved it here, eliminating any suspected Noah’s Ark Organization affiliations immediately, passed by the Elder’s Council. However, your country seems lax; I recall there’s a Murong senior, quite elderly yet still tirelessly serving the nation without respite, quite pitiful," the Saintess said.

"Our country?" Li Yifei pondered until Yanzi called for his attention, "Your method can be adopted by us; however, it’s a matter of worthiness. Without thorough investigation, rash actions would draw dissent."

"Why dissent? Ah, I understand your side better now; though it’s your matter, we have no issues here," the Saintess replied.

"Alright, let’s set this aside; I’ll ensure to visit you this month, or perhaps bring you back home, ha-ha, making you my wife, living together from dawn till dusk without a world apart phone call," Li Yifei proposed.

"Great, then challenge the Grand Elders, lead me for a world escape, evading Holy War Organization’s pursuit, eventually returning home with you, giggles, seems thrilling!" the Saintess exclaimed.

"Yanzi, you’ve changed; this isn’t romantic but life-risking," Li Yifei shouted,.

"Dear, didn’t you say you’d oppose the world for me? Why chickening out now?" the Saintess cooed.

"Alright, as per your words; in these days, I’ll muster my strength, heading to America to challenge the Grand Elders, or even a mass showdown will do, defeating everyone in your Holy War Organization, and bringing you home," Li Yifei declared confidently.

"Stop that, injuring them all will incapacitate the organization, right?" the Saintess admonished.

"So, you believe I’m capable of bringing you back then."

"I remember you said you’ve grown stronger," the Saintess observed.

"Indeed, got much stronger, just fought an old guy earlier, he couldn’t last three minutes," Li Yifei expressed regret.

"How did you cultivate so quickly, why can’t I? Even with conquered inner demons, I shouldn’t stagnate," the Saintess worried.

"Honey, have you heard of genius? Some people are just born as such," Li Yifei chuckled.

"Oh, stop it, I’m not talking to you anymore; I’d just set up bath water, ready to bathe when you called, still irritating me," the Saintess playfully remarked.

"Bathing? Oh, dear, we haven’t met in so long; I want to see you!" Li Yifei shamelessly said.

"Tsk, won’t send you photos either, quite dreamily," the Saintess replied.

"Who wants photos?" Li Yifei raised his voice, "I’m asking for video, photos aren’t that interesting."

"Horrible beast, dreaming, not sending photos, not to mention videos," the Saintess shouted.