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Chapter 502 - 447 Turnaround Four

Chapter 502: Chapter 447 Turnaround Four

"Little Lie, is everything Xiao Fan said true?"

Yan Leng had come to Chu Xuanji’s side at some point, frowning as he looked at Hong Lie.

Thud!

Surprised to hear Yan refer to Ye Fan in such a familiar way, Hong Lie’s heart jolted without warning—his reason told him that since Yan addressed Ye Fan so warmly, it was enough to show that he planned to let Ye Fan off!

"Yes, Master!"

After realizing this, Hong Lie’s expression was somewhat panicked, and then, thinking of what Ye Fan had done, he clenched his teeth and said.

Although Yan believed that Ye Fan would not lie to him and Chu Xuanji face to face, when he heard Hong Lie personally admit it, Yan’s expression still looked somewhat ugly.

"Master... Master, at that time, Elder Xing and I rushed to the Hongwu Sect, and saw him slaughtering the Hongwu Sect Disciples at the gate. It was only then that I spoke out to stop him."

Seeing Yan’s displeased look, Hong Lie anxiously explained, "At that time, I didn’t know that he had issued a life-and-death challenge to the Hongwu Sect."

"If I remember correctly, even after you learned that I had issued a life-and-death challenge to the Hongwu Sect, you still wanted to take action against me, but you were stopped by Elder Xing. Frustrated, you had no choice but to leave harsh words."

Seeing Hong Lie dodge the main issue, Ye Fan said with a cold voice, "If not for that, why would I make a wager with you?"

"I..."

Hong Lie wanted to speak up in his defense.

"Kneel down!"

Yan coldly interrupted Hong Lie, leaving no room for doubt.

"Master... Master..."

Hong Lie felt as if thunder had exploded in his ears, shocking him to tremble all over, then he stared wide-eyed and full of fear at Yan.

It seemed... he couldn’t believe that Yan would make him kneel in front of Ye Fan and Chu Xuanji.

"Kneel."

Yan spoke again, his voice raised a few notches.

"Bang—"

Seeing that Yan was getting angry, Hong Lie, frightened, knelt down on the ground, but he did not kneel towards Ye Fan; instead, he knelt in front of Yan.

"As the captain of the Law Enforcement Team, you sought personal revenge under the guise of public duty. What crime do you think you’ve committed?" Yan asked with a cold voice.

"Master, I admit that I did indeed want to teach him a lesson back then, but it wasn’t about seeking personal revenge."

Shivering with fear, and seeing Chu Xuanji beside Yan, Hong Lie subconsciously thought that Yan would spare Ye Fan for the sake of Chu Xuanji’s face. He stubbornly raised his head and said, "Before that, he had already assassinated three people in Southeast Asia, then bloodbathed the Qinghong Villa and killed Yan Lei and Fang Han! Because of his heinous crimes, not only did he not have any remorse, but he also disregarded the rules of the Yanhuang Organization, which is why I wanted to teach him a lesson!"

"Whether or not he has committed heinous crimes will be determined after a case review. It’s not for you to conjecture!"

Yan coldly stated, "Before the review results come out, he is not a criminal, and even if he is a criminal, it’s not necessarily your place to enforce justice. What gives you the right to take action?"

"—"

Hong Lie had nothing to say in response.

"If not for Xiao Xing stopping you, you would have broken the law while knowing the law!" Yan frowned and said, "In view of this, you are dismissed from your position as the captain of the Law Enforcement Team, ordered to face the wall for three years and reflect on your actions earnestly."

"Master... Master!" Hong Lie became anxious.

"Are you planning to disobey my order?" Yan’s tone became colder.

"The disciple wouldn’t dare!"

Hong Lie quickly shook his head and then, full of resentment, stared at Ye Fan, saying, "But... I am not convinced!"

"Old Yan was intending to give you a chance so that you wouldn’t harbor grievances from this affair, which could affect your future cultivation, but you don’t appreciate it."

This time, before Yan could speak, Chu Xuanji jeered, "Since you’re not convinced, then if you’re willing to bet, you must be willing to accept loss and kneel in front of my disciple, calling him ’Grandfather!’"

"Master Chu, I recognize your status as a Taishan Beidou in the Huaxia Cultivation World and I recognize your Savior contribution, but these do not serve as a life-saving talisman for your disciple. Otherwise, where is the law? Where is the fairness of the Yanhuang Organization?"

As the words fell, Hong Lie seemed to have thrown all caution to the wind, staring fearlessly at Chu Xuanji.

"Slap—"

In response to Hong Lie was a loud slap.

Yan raised his right hand, and a slap formed of Gang Qi struck Hong Lie’s face, directly cracking his mouth’s corner and sending him flying sideways.

"Yunting, take him and lock him up in the dungeon!"

Without waiting for Hong Lie to hit the ground, Yan gave the cold order.

"Yes!"

He Yunting immediately obeyed the command, leaping towards where Hong Lie was about to land.

"Slap—"

Hong Lie generated power with his waist, abruptly stopping in mid-air, then landed heavily on the ground, looking at Yan with suppressed anger, "Master, the disciple can accept your punishment, but why is he free from punishment? Just because he is Chu Xuanji’s disciple? I refuse to accept this!!"

"Shut up! Hong Lie, do you think you can address Master Chu by name?"

Hearing Hong Lie’s words, He Yunting was taken aback, seemingly scolding Hong Lie, but in reality, he was indirectly protecting Hong Lie from Chu Xuanji’s wrath.

Clearly... he understood that under the current circumstances, if Chu Xuanji got angry, Yan would definitely not stop him!

"Unconvinced? Hong Lie, if you could have developed a medicine to resist the destroy virus six years ago, like Xiao Fan did, helping humanity fend off that disaster, not to mention killing some people from the Underworld, even if you wanted to destroy Shaolin and Wudang, I would back you up!"

Without taking action, Yan was nevertheless furiously unyielding, his tone as cold as ice, "The question is, can you??"

Can you?

He Yunting abruptly stopped in his tracks!

Before this, he was unaware of this inside story and thought that Yan was afraid of the scandal linking Yan Lei and Fang Han with Qinghong getting out, and in addition to considering Chu Xuanji’s face and Savior contribution, decided in the end to let Ye Fan off the hook.

At this moment, shock overtook his face instantaneously, as he stood there like a statue, completely motionless!

Can it be?

Hong Lie seemed to have heard the most inconceivable thing in the world, staring at Ye Fan with eyes wide and mouth agape, as if to ask: Was he the one who saved the world six years ago?!

"Impossible!"

"This is absolutely impossible!!"

After a brief moment of shock, Hong Lie frantically shook his head, growling, "He couldn’t possibly be the savior from six years ago! This must be his master trying to save him by intentionally giving him the credit!!"

"Bang—"

As Hong Lie’s words fell, a wave of Gang Qi struck his chest, the terrifying force instantly breaking his ribs.

"Puh-ch—"

Hong Lie spat out a mouthful of blood mist, flying backward, smashing open the doors of the hall and falling outside.

"Yunting, lock him in the dungeon, he’s not to leave for five years!" Yan spoke again, his tone leaving no room for doubt, "If he remains unrepentant after five years, strip him of his Kung Fu and expel him from the organization!"

"Yes!"

He Yunting, as if awakening from a dream, respectfully accepted the order and rapidly exited the hall.

Meanwhile, Yan sensed that Chu Xuanji’s murderous intent had receded and silently breathed a sigh of relief.

Previously, in that courtyard symbolizing power and status, for just a moment, he too had doubted whether Chu Xuanji had given the credit for saving the world to Ye Fan, nearly leading to a fallout between them.

Just now, if he had acted even a second later, Hong Lie would have been crippled by Chu Xuanji!

After all, Hong Lie’s words were tantamount to insulting Chu Xuanji’s character, trampling on that pride unique to supreme strongmen!

"How could this be??"

At the entrance of the hall, Hong Lie, unaware of Yan’s good intentions, peered through the door crack, looking at Yan with a dumbstruck face, like an abused wife, as pitiful as one could be.

"Hong Lie, when the destroy virus broke out years ago, the leader went to plead with Master Chu to come down from the mountain, at first receiving a rejection—A supreme strongman like Master Chu, if he really wanted to save his disciple, would never do something that compromises the pride of strong people. Instead, he would forcefully save his disciple!"

He Yunting had also doubted that Chu Xuanji had given the credit to Ye Fan, but after seeing Yan’s anger, he came to an epiphany. Now, seeing that Hong Lie was still unwilling to accept it, he sighed and explained.

"——"

Hong Lie fell silent, his mind told him that what He Yunting said made sense, but he seemed unable to accept this fact, his face filled with humiliation and an irrepressible regret!

If he had known today, why did he bother in the first place?

Seeing this scene, these words surfaced in He Yunting’s mind, but he said nothing more.

After all, Hong Lie had brought it all upon himself!

...

"Xuanji, my teachings have been inadequate, I hope you can forgive me."

At the same time, inside the hall, knowing that he couldn’t hide his ulterior motives from Chu Xuanji, Yan took the initiative to apologize.

"Hmph, you sure know how to play the part in a ’hurt themselves to gain trust’ plan!"

Chu Xuanji snorted coldly, "I can overlook his insolence since he’s just a junior, but what about the bet he made with my disciple?"

"About that..."

Yan looked troubled, clearly aware that if Hong Lie truly knelt before Ye Fan and called him grandpa, Hong Lie would inevitably bear a grudge, which would not only prevent him from entering the Gang Qi Realm for life but could also lead him astray and turn into a scourge of the Hua Xia Cultivation World.

"Don’t look at me, the bet was made between my disciple and him, as long as my disciple agrees, I naturally have nothing to say."

Chu Xuanji said, winking at Ye Fan as if giving a hint: There’s no need to lower yourself to Hong Lie’s level, let Yan owe you one, and seize the greatest benefit!

"Xiao Fan, can you drop the bet with my unworthy disciple for my sake?"

Seeing Chu Xuanji’s subtle gesture, Yan, although aware that Chu Xuanji was setting a trap for him, had no choice but to jump in with his eyes closed.

"Since Master Yan has spoken, Xiao Fan will naturally not pursue the matter any further," Ye Fan understood implicitly.

Seeing Ye Fan agree, Yan silently let out a sigh of relief and then broached the main issue with careful consideration, "Xiao Fan, although the people you killed were all villains from the Underworld, but..."

"Don’t bother with those useless words. Are you planning to pull the same move again, offering gifts after sending troops?" Chu Xuanji interrupted Yan without sparing any courtesy.

Yan, feeling awkward, said, "Xiao Fan, your master told me earlier that although you developed a drug to resist the destroy virus six years ago, there’s more to the story. What is the hidden truth?"

"At that time, due to the urgency of the situation, the drug I developed could only treat the symptoms, not the root cause—the medication could only suppress the destroy virus for up to ten years."

Ye Fan unveiled the mystery, "And you should know, once the medication loses its effectiveness against the virus, it means the virus has adapted, and a new drug must be created."

"What... What??"

Upon hearing Ye Fan’s words, even Yan, who stood first on both Dragon Ranking and Divine List, was shocked, his complexion changing drastically—if the drug combating the destroy virus became ineffective and the virus rampaged again, humanity would face another disaster!

"Are you able to develop a new drug to combat the destroy virus?"

After the shock, Yan couldn’t help thinking about the words Chu Xuanji had said to him in that courtyard symbolizing power and status. With anticipation, he looked at Ye Fan.

"It’s not just combating, but eradicating!"

Ye Fan spoke slowly, his voice not loud, yet to Yan’s ears, it was like an enchanting melody.

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PS: Two Chapters completed. This plot point, laid down in the second Chapter and hinted at multiple times, is finally filled.

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