Medicine Martial Prodigy
Chapter 260: Knowing Fear

Chapter 260: Chapter 260: Knowing Fear

No one would have expected Ye Qingwan to publicly question Ye Lan.

You see, Ye Lan was the second most important figure in the Ye Family, highly valued by Family Head Ye Zhong.

Ye Qingwan, at best, was an illegitimate daughter of the Ye Family, with a lowly status. To think that she dared to speak to Ye Lan with such a questioning tone, was she out of her mind?

As expected, Ye Lan’s expression turned completely cold, and there was a hint of murderous intent in her eyes as she squinted at Ye Qingwan and said, "Are you questioning me?"

Unafraid, Ye Qingwan met Ye Lan’s gaze, her eyes bloodshot as she said, "I am merely stating a truth..."

"Presumptuous!"

Before Ye Qingwan could finish speaking, Master Chen, Ye Lan’s personal bodyguard, let out an angry shout.

A powerful oppressive force burst forth from his body, enveloping Ye Qingwan directly.

At that moment, a terrifying aura of storm seemed to manifest in the vast room, causing everyone’s skin to feel painfully scraped.

If they were only bearing the brunt of the residual force, what about Ye Qingwan, who was under Master Chen’s direct oppression.

"Sister Qingwan!"

Ye Ruoyi saw blood flowing from the corner of Ye Qingwan’s mouth and her face instantly went pale.

Despite having suffered internal injuries from Master Chen’s pressure, Ye Qingwan was still holding on, her frail body trembling slightly.

Yet she kept her gaze stubbornly on Ye Lan, with no intention of bowing her head.

With a face full of urgency, Ye Ruoyi urged, "Sister Qingwan, stop resisting, hurry and kneel down to apologize to Granny!"

The Ye Family was like an imperial family. Within the Ye Family, almost everyone was ruthless, betraying even their own siblings for the sake of power and status.

At this moment, everyone was watching the drama unfold, with only Ye Ruoyi pleading for Ye Qingwan.

A glint of cold light flickered in Ye Lan’s eyes. An illegitimate daughter, daring to confront her in public, was truly courting death.

Master Chen also furrowed his brow. If it had been anyone else in the Ye Family under his oppressive force, they would not have remained standing, but would have already knelt down and kowtowed in apology.

But there was Ye Qingwan, injured yet still enduring.

"Hmph!"

Master Chen felt provoked and subsequently increased his oppressive force.

The blood trickling from the corner of Ye Qingwan’s mouth became even more profuse, and her body trembled violently as if she might collapse at any moment.

However, she continued to clench her teeth and endure.

"Plop!"

Unable to bear it any longer, Ye Ruoyi’s knees hit the ground hard, and she beseeched with a face full of desperation, "Granny, please have Master Chen stop, Sister Qingwan is already injured, please spare her this time."

Seeing Ye Ruoyi kneeling and begging at the feet of Ye Lan, Ye Qingwan felt a surge of emotion.

Yet, she truly could not bow her head, because doing so would mean admitting that Qin Chuan’s mismanaged treatment had caused Ye Tiannan’s condition to worsen.

Having lived in the Ye Family for many years, how could she fail to understand the true nature of these people?

Just as Ye Qingwan was persisting through the pain, a steward of the Ye Family rushed in, flustered.

Full of panic, the steward announced, "Great Elder, something terrible has happened. Master Wang and Master Li have been killed!"

"What did you say?"

Ye Lan was instantly enraged and stared intently at the steward as she asked.

Master Wang and Master Li were the martial artists Ye Lan had sent to capture Qin Chuan, both of whom possessed the strength of the Energizing Skill Middle Stage Realm.

However, the Ye Family people did not wait for Qin Chuan to be brought back. Instead, they received news that Master Wang and Master Li had been killed.

The steward, trembling all over, did not dare to go see Ye Lan as he said, "Master Wang and Master Li are dead. Their bodies are right outside."

Having confirmed this news, Ye Lan’s expression became extremely gloomy.

For any wealthy family among the Nine Gates of Yandu, those in the Energizing Skill Middle Stage Realm were the backbone of the family. Over the years, the Ye Family had never experienced the sudden killing of two Energizing Skill Middle Stage Realm experts.

Although there were overt and covert struggles between the major families, and occasionally, there were casualties, they were basically martial artists below the level of Energizing Skill.

"It’s the Murong Family!"

Pei Jing suddenly thought of something and said loudly, "That guy was brought here by Murong Mingyue. Now our people are dead. It must have been the work of a Murong Family strong!"

Upon hearing Pei Jing’s words, Ye Lan also had a sudden realization.

Being the strongest family among the Nine Gates of Yandu, if anyone dared to kill members of the Ye Family, the Murong Family was indeed a candidate.

Ye Lan said with a fierce look on her face, "The Murong Family has huge guts. Do they want to start a war?"

As the Great Elder of the Ye Family, even the person she wanted to capture was protected by the Murong Family. They even killed two strong experts she had dispatched. This was provocation.

Master Chen also stopped exerting Martial Path Pressure on Ye Qingwan, and with a solemn expression, said, "Master Wang and Master Li together, even ordinary Energizing Skill Late Stage Realm experts might not be their match."

"The one who killed them must be a strong expert of at least my level!"

Ye Lan’s expression turned even colder. Master Chen, although an Energizing Skill Late Stage expert, was also one of those top experts about to break through to the Energizing Skill Peak Realm.

Such level experts were few within any of the Nine Gates of Yandu.

The Murong Family actually deployed such level experts to kill members of the Ye Family. This was no longer a mere provocation; this was a declaration of war!

After hearing the steward’s words, Ye Qingwan already knew what had happened.

The families of the Nine Gates of Yandu would not easily declare war. Even if they wanted to conspire against other families’ Energizing Skill Strong experts, they would only do so in secret.

With Qin Chuan and Murong Mingyue together, why would the Murong Family dispatch experts to kill those of the Ye Family?

Therefore, it must have been Qin Chuan who killed Master Wang and Master Li.

Previously, in East Sea Province City, Qin Chuan had also killed Black Dragon Commerce Association’s Xuan Wu Envoy, who was an Energizing Skill Late Stage expert.

Thus, the count of Energizing Skill Grandmasters of the Ye Family who had died at Qin Chuan’s hand had reached three.

Given the Ye Family’s way of handling things, there could only be a fight to the death with Qin Chuan.

Thinking this, Ye Qingwan’s face turned pale. Although the Ye Family had been ruthless to her, she always considered herself part of the Ye Family and had been wholeheartedly contributing to the family.

But now, the man she liked had killed three of the Ye Family’s Energizing Skill experts. Was there any room left for easing the tensions between Qin Chuan and the Ye Family?

Hua Changsheng beside her did not even dare to breathe heavily, because he suspected the Ye Family masters had been killed by Qin Chuan.

He had witnessed Qin Chuan’s technique of Qi-Guiding Needling, and the primary requirement for this method was to have attained the Energizing Skill.

That is to say, Qin Chuan himself was an Energizing Skill Grandmaster.

He knew that the Nine Gates of Yandu would not easily go to war, and the Murong Family would not be foolish enough to kill a Ye Family master, especially with Murong Mingyue present.

Consequently, it was highly possible that the Ye Family masters had been killed by Qin Chuan.

According to Master Chen, the killer’s strength was at least at the Energizing Skill Late Stage. Could it be that Qin Chuan had already reached this realm?

In order to maintain his reputation, he had taken credit for Qin Chuan’s achievements, and only now did he realize that he had provoked a formidable enemy.

An Energizing Skill Late Stage expert, even the National Medical Hall would not dare to offend lightly.