Seeing Ye Ling's dismissive expression, Lu Shaofeng's anger flared, his face turning extremely cold as he stared at Ye Ling and said in a deep voice, "Say that again if you dare?"
Ye Ling sneered, "A cripple is a cripple. It's the truth no matter how many times it's said."
"I'll kill you!" Lu Shaofeng's face contorted as he roared and lunged at Ye Ling, only to be stopped by Lu Wende.
Seeing Lu Wende blocking him, Lu Shaofeng cried out, "Dad, he's the one who cut off my finger! You have to avenge me!"
When enemies meet, their eyes burn with hatred. Moreover, Lu Shaofeng had been so mercilessly mocked by Ye Ling that he found it unbearable.
He wished he could skin Ye Ling alive and tear him limb from limb right now!
He had no choice at the sky auction house and had to suffer the loss, swallowing his anger over the severed finger.
But here, on their turf, with Ye Ling being so arrogant, Lu Shaofeng simply couldn't stand it.
Seeing his son so easily provoked, Lu Wende frowned.
Although he was also displeased with Ye Ling's attitude, Ye Ling dared to barge in with just two people. If he didn't have some backing, Lu Wende wouldn't believe it.
What's more, the old man standing at the entrance likely possessed a fifth-grade cultivation, which made Lu Wende feel extremely troubled.
Before he could figure out Ye Ling and Zhang Daoyuan's trump cards, Lu Wende didn't dare to act rashly. He suppressed the anger in his heart and said to Lu Shaofeng, "Shaofeng, calm down. Let Dad talk to this guest."
Lu Shaofeng, however, hadn't grasped the situation. He only felt that this was their home ground, and Ye Ling was like a turtle in a jar. He continued to say to Lu Wende, "Dad! He's no guest! Your son's finger was cut off by him, and he just called me a cripple. Didn't you hear?"
"Kill him quickly!"
Hearing Lu Shaofeng's noisy shouts, Lu Wende's forehead veins bulged, and his hands trembled.
Ye Ling appeared to be around the same age as Lu Shaofeng, but the difference in their aura and demeanor was like heaven and earth!
In the past, Lu Wende merely thought his son was useless and didn't feel much about it. However, after comparing him with Ye Ling, he suddenly felt like he had given birth to a useless scoundrel.
The contrast was immense.
The more Lu Wende thought about it, the angrier he became. He raised his hand and slapped Lu Shaofeng.
*Slap!*
"You scoundrel, be quiet!"
The crisp sound of the slap and Lu Wende's scolding echoed in the office. Lu Shaofeng covered his burning cheek and looked at Lu Wende in disbelief, stammering, "Dad... you hit me? Mom has never hit me like this!"
Seeing Lu Shaofeng's pathetic state, Lu Wende felt a headache coming on and reprimanded in a low voice, "Useless!"
Ye Ling watched the scene of the father disciplining his son with great interest, his eyes filled with increasing amusement.
"Hey, I see you're quite enjoying disciplining your brat. How about I help you out? I promise to leave him half-dead."
"That won't be necessary. Let's discuss the main business first!"
Lu Wende ignored Lu Shaofeng any further and looked at Ye Ling, asking with an unfriendly expression, "You trespassed into our Ghost Gate branch. What is your purpose?"
Ye Ling smiled, "It's nothing major, just want to ask you two questions."
Lu Wende glanced at Zhang Daoyuan behind him. Seeing that Zhang Daoyuan showed no signs of making a move, he said, "What do you want to ask?"
"What is your Ghost Gate's relationship with the Jiang family?" Ye Ling asked without reservation.
Lu Wende replied, "A cooperative relationship, nothing more."
Ye Ling continued, "The massacre of the Ye family six years ago, do you have any involvement?"
Lu Wende's pupils contracted slightly, but he remained composed and said coldly, "I don't know which Ye family you're referring to. If you're looking for someone at our Ghost Gate branch, you've likely come to the wrong place."
Although Lu Wende was experienced and his expression didn't change, Ye Ling still caught the slight unnaturalness in his eyes when he heard the name "Ye family."
This Ghost Gate was indeed related to the Ye family's destruction!
And it was highly probable that this Ghost Gate had orchestrated the Jiang family's annihilation of the Ye family.
'I didn't expect to find the culprits before even dealing with the Jiang family. My luck is quite good today.' What a Ghost Gate!
Ye Ling chuckled, stood up, and walked towards Lu Wende, saying, "Whether you've come to the wrong place or not isn't up to you to decide. But I've already gotten the answers I wanted. The next part is my entertainment time."
"Entertainment time?"
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Lu Wende was startled, not understanding for a moment.
The next instant, Ye Ling casually reached out and pulled Lu Shaofeng, who was beside Lu Wende, into his grasp.
"Wh-what are you doing?"
Suddenly grabbed by the neck, Lu Shaofeng panicked and struggled, trying to pry Ye Ling's hand open.
But Ye Ling's five fingers were like steel. No matter how hard Lu Shaofeng tried, they didn't budge!
Seeing this, Lu Wende panicked and shouted sternly, "What are you doing? Let go of Shaofeng immediately!"
"Kill him."
Ye Ling chuckled and applied slight pressure with his fingers.
*Crack!*
Lu Shaofeng's neck snapped, and the light in his eyes quickly faded.
Lu Wende stood stunned, staring blankly at the limp body of Lu Shaofeng on the ground, his mind a complete blank.
His son...
Was he dead just like that?
Lu Wende never imagined that Ye Ling would kill his son so casually!
He didn't even know who Ye Ling was!
After a moment of silence, Lu Wende's expression became extremely distorted, his eyes filled with hatred.
"Give me back my son's life!!!"
Lu Wende roared, lunging at Ye Ling like a cannonball, with a surge of dark energy emanating from his palm!
"Yin Yuan Palm!"
Lu Wende shouted, his palm strike carrying a ghostly wail!
Lu Wende was outwardly the head of the Lu family, a prominent magnate.
However, within the circle of extraordinary individuals, he was also the vice-leader of the Ghost Gate's Jiangcheng branch, a fourth-grade extraordinary!
The Yin Yuan Palm cultivated by Lu Wende required years of soaking in corpse blood and absorbing Yin energy. When combined with the Ghost Gate's cultivation technique, the "Reincarnation Scripture," its power could even pierce through half-meter thick steel plates!
If such power struck a person, even a fifth-grade extraordinary would not be able to withstand it!
"Be careful, young friend!" Zhang Daoyuan, sensing the extraordinary nature of Lu Wende's palm strike, quickly warned Ye Ling, "That Yin energy is corrosive!"
"Too weak."
Ye Ling said softly, swatting back with his hand, dispersing Lu Wende's accumulated Yin energy. He then followed up with a slap to Lu Wende, sending him spinning 720 degrees in the air before crashing heavily onto the ground.
*Thump!*
Zhang Daoyuan flinched as he saw Lu Wende's head smash heavily onto the ground, his neck twisted at an odd angle. He could imagine how painful it was!
'Is this the power of a seventh-grade extraordinary?' Zhang Daoyuan looked at Ye Ling, his heart filled with immense shock.
He absolutely could not defeat a fourth-grade extraordinary with a single palm strike!
"You... you bastard!"
Lu Wende struggled to get up from the ground, staring intently at Ye Ling, his eyes filled with terror.
From the brief exchange just now, Lu Wende instantly realized that there was a vast gap between him and Ye Ling!
If he continued to fight...
He would surely die!