Chapter 173: You Can’t Expect Me to Take Care of Your Wife Forever, Can You?

Chapter 173: Chapter 173: You Can’t Expect Me to Take Care of Your Wife Forever, Can You?

Su Zheng, who was behind them, also grew furious. He looked at the crowd from Hundred Herbs Hall and shouted, "Everyone, go! Help that young brother."

He was about to lead his men to charge forward, but Ye Feng raised a hand to stop Su Zheng. He chuckled and said, "Uncle Su, there’s no need. A thing like this can’t hurt my brother..."

"Can’t hurt him? Haha..." Before Ye Feng could finish, Ximen Long burst into wild laughter.

"That insignificant bug thinks he can stand against Uncle Lin? In his dreams. You’ll see in a moment whether or not Uncle Lin can handle this piece of trash."

The moment he finished speaking, Lin Qiang had already rushed in front of Ah Dao. He twisted his body, bringing his right fist smashing down toward Ah Dao’s temple without hesitation.

Su Zheng, standing behind Ah Dao, felt a ferocious gust of wind and couldn’t help but stumble backward.

His face instantly paled. ’How could Ah Dao possibly withstand such a terrifying attack? He’s finished today, completely finished!’

But what happened next made his eyes fly wide open.

Just as Lin Qiang’s fist was only a foot away from Ah Dao, Ah Dao finally moved. He neither dodged nor retreated, but raised his right fist to meet Lin Qiang’s head-on.

An ear-splitting CRACK, accompanied by the sound of shattering bone, rang out. Lin Qiang let out a bloodcurdling scream as his body was sent flying backward, crashing heavily to the ground where he began to convulse uncontrollably.

Su Zheng’s eyes were wide as saucers. Who was Lin Qiang? He was a guardian of the Ximen family, a formidable Tier Five Martial Venerable! Yet before Ah Dao, he was completely powerless, his arm crippled in a single move. How was this possible?

"H-How is this possible!" Ximen Long stared at Ah Dao and exclaimed in shock.

He quickly recovered, glaring fiercely at Ah Dao and Ye Feng. Gritting his teeth, he said, "You just wait. This isn’t over!"

After speaking, he turned to leave, but Ye Feng’s calm voice sounded from behind him:

"Stay."

As soon as Ye Feng spoke, Ah Dao took a step forward, blocking Ximen Long’s path.

Ximen Long spun around abruptly, glaring at Ye Feng and snarling through clenched teeth, "What, you think you can make me stay? You just try and touch me..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Ye Feng raised his hand and sent another loud slap across his face. This one was even more vicious. Half of Ximen Long’s face was smashed into a bloody pulp, sending blood flying.

Ye Feng looked at Ximen Long and chuckled. "I touched you. So what?"

"You..." Ximen Long looked up at Ye Feng and roared in fury, "Ye Feng, you actually dare to hit me?! You’ll pay for this, you’ll pay a heavy price! I’m not just going to castrate you, I’m going to take Su Youning right in front of you! That’s the price for offending me..."

The moment his words fell, Ye Feng suddenly smiled. He abruptly lifted his right foot and kicked Ximen Long straight in the crotch.

With two muffled THUDS, Ximen Long let out a shrill, miserable scream. His body instantly curled up like a shrimp, and he began to tremble uncontrollably.

Ye Feng bent down, looked at him, and chuckled. "You were saying? Was it this?"

Ximen Long looked up at Ye Feng, about to lash out again, but when he saw the undisguised killing intent in Ye Feng’s eyes, he finally felt fear. He finally understood that he had run into someone he couldn’t afford to provoke. All his arrogance vanished, and he immediately began to beg for mercy.

"Sir, I was wrong! I’ll never dare to do it again! Please, I’m begging you, let me go!"

Ye Feng looked at Ximen Long and chuckled. "If you had only offended me, I really wouldn’t have bothered with you. But you shouldn’t have repeatedly targeted Ningning. Ningning is my fiancée. She’s the one line you don’t cross with me. Anyone who touches her dies!"

As he spoke, a terrifying killing intent instantly filled the air.

Ximen Long felt as if a basin of ice-cold water had been dumped over his head. Every hair on his body stood on end. He couldn’t take it anymore and wet his pants in terror. He began to kowtow repeatedly to Ye Feng, shrieking:

"Sir, I was wrong! I shouldn’t have targeted Ningning! I’m willing to give the five Longevity Hall branches in Nanjun to Ningning to make up for the harm I’ve caused her."

But Ye Feng ignored him completely, his right hand already raised.

Ximen Long was petrified. He quickly scrambled over to Su Youning and kowtowed to her repeatedly, shouting, "Miss Su, I’ll never dare to scheme against your Hundred Herbs Hall again! I’ll never dare to have designs on you again! Please, put in a good word for me! Ask the sir to let me go!"

Su Youning was kind-hearted. Seeing Ximen Long covered in blood, her heart softened. She looked at Ye Feng and cried out, "Don’t kill him!"

Ye Feng’s raised right hand froze in mid-air.

Ximen Long let out a long sigh of relief. He scrambled to his feet, wanting to flee, but Ye Feng’s right hand chopped down directly onto his shoulder.

With a sickening THWACK, Ye Feng hacked Ximen Long’s right arm clean off.

Ximen Long let out another miserable shriek and began to tremble violently.

"I can spare your life, but not your punishment. You dared to bully Ningning, so you must pay the price." Ye Feng looked at him and said coldly, "The five branches of Longevity Hall. Complete the handover to the Su family within one hour. If you’re short by even one, I’ll take a piece of you."

"Y-Yes, yes! I’ll have someone arrange the handover immediately!" Ximen Long stammered, then staggered outside. Ye Feng’s calm voice sounded from behind him:

"Feel free to come and take revenge on me. But if your people can’t touch me, then the Ximen family can wait to be annihilated, and your Longevity Hall can wait to be wiped from existence!"

"I wouldn’t dare, I wouldn’t dare!" Ximen Long said with a trembling voice, stumbling and running into Longevity Hall.

Ye Feng turned to Su Zheng and said, "Uncle Su, this matter should be resolved. If the Ximen family has any brains, they won’t bother you again."

Only then did Su Zheng snap out of it. He looked at Ye Feng and burst into laughter.

"Good, very good! With you looking after Ningning, your aunt and I can finally rest easy."

He then turned to Yao Qing, "Qingqing, I’ve had a look at our son-in-law. I’m very satisfied. What about you?"

Yao Qing was stunned for a moment, then nodded quickly. "I’m very satisfied too."

Su Zheng nodded, turned back to Ye Feng, and said with a smile, "Ah, Ye Feng, your aunt and I have completed our mission. We’re heading back to the Imperial Capital to report to Elder Xiang. We’re leaving Ningning in your hands."

With that, he put his arm around Yao Qing and turned to leave.

Ye Feng’s face instantly darkened. ’I only came to find Su Youning to get back the Jade Pendant and to see that letter on her butt. I have to leave once I’m done, too! I still haven’t found my parents!’

So he hurried forward a few steps, blocking Su Zheng, and said urgently, "Uncle Su, you should stay and take care of Ningning. I still have important things to do, and I have to leave Nanjun as soon as I’m finished..."

Su Zheng looked at Ye Feng with a beaming smile. "Ah, Ye Feng, you can’t expect me to take care of your wife for you for the rest of her life, can you?"

Ye Feng staggered violently. ’Wife? How did she suddenly become my wife?’

"Alright, alright, Ningning is in your hands now anyway. How you want to arrange things is your own business." Su Zheng laughed heartily and turned to leave.

Ye Feng was dumbfounded, but he quickly reacted. He hurried forward a few steps, blocked Su Zheng, and asked, "Uncle Su, my master left behind a Jade Pendant back then. Where is it? Please give it to me, it’s very important!"

Su Zheng shook his head and said, "Ah, Ye Feng, I’ve also heard about the Jade Pendant, but it’s in Elder Xiang’s hands. When you have time, you should go ask him for it yourself!"

After saying that, he and Yao Qing left without any further hesitation.

Ye Feng thought for a moment, and his eyes darted as an idea came to him. He walked over to Su Youning and said with a wide smile, "Ningning, come on, let’s go for a walk."

’Su Youning is innocent and simple. Maybe I can trick the Jade Pendant out of her.’