Medicine Martial Prodigy
Chapter 492: Speak While Kneeling

Chapter 492: Chapter 492: Speak While Kneeling

Meanwhile, within the Ye Family Manor, in a detached villa near the center.

"Third Master, it’s terrible, something’s gone terribly wrong!"

Seated by the window, engrossed in a book, Ye Tiancheng suddenly heard a frantic voice from outside. He heard the voice before he saw the person.

"Why the panic?"

Ye Tiancheng looked displeased at the middle-aged figure who had just rushed in, frowned, and said, "As long as the Ye Family stands, nothing counts as a big deal."

"Take your time, what exactly has happened?"

The middle-aged man took a deep breath, then said, "The Second Young Master Ye’s wife is dead!"

Ye Tiancheng was momentarily stunned, suddenly doubting if there was something wrong with his ears, and asked, "Who’s dead?"

The middle-aged man hurriedly said, "The Second Young Master Ye’s wife, Pei Jing is dead. Right in the Second Young Master’s residence, in front of him, she had her neck snapped."

Ye Tiancheng leaped to his feet, unable to calm the shock in his heart.

He said nothing, still digesting the shock this news had brought him.

Ye Tiannan, though his legs were disabled, remained the Second Young Master Ye, once almost seizing the position as the inheritor, one of the most powerful dignitaries of the Ye Family.

That Pei Jing, as his wife, could be killed right before him, in his own residence, with her neck snapped, was simply madness.

On one hand, the affair could be minimized; the Ye Family had only lost an insignificant character, inconsequential as long as Ye Tiannan was still alive.

But considering it more gravely, the matter was enormous. The battle for the inheritance had not yet ended. If Ye Tiannan’s legs suddenly healed and he successfully became the heir, the woman who died today would be the future matron of the Ye Family.

Once the news spread, it would be a scandal shaking the heavens, a disgrace for the Ye Family.

After a brief reflection, Ye Tiancheng had regained his composure and looked at the middle-aged man, "Don’t speak yet, let me guess who might have killed this woman."

The middle-aged man displayed a wry smile mixed with frustration—was this really the time for guessing the identity of the murderer?

Ye Tiancheng began, "Over the years, in his pursuit of the inheritance, Ye Tiannan has made many enemies. But these people are either too important or already dead. They would certainly not be foolish enough to commit murder in broad daylight within the Ye Family, unless they were tired of living. So, the odds that this person is one of Ye Tiannan’s enemies are almost zero."

"As for Pei Jing, riding on Ye Tiannan’s indulgence, she too has offended many. Within the Ye Family alone, there are probably dozens of women who wish her dead. Yet for these women to kill Pei Jing inside the Ye Family would be impossible, unless they cared nothing for their family’s honor. So, the likelihood that a member of the Ye Family murdered Pei Jing is also zero."

"If that’s the case, then it can only be someone from outside. And this person’s attack on Pei Jing wasn’t premeditated. If it was, my Ye Family’s guards would certainly have sensed their murderous intent and would have never allowed them to enter the Ye Family Manor."

"So, it must be that Pei Jing enraged this person, thus bringing this deadly disaster upon herself!"

"This person dared to strike, which means they must either belong to a power far surpassing the Ye Family, or possess such formidable personal cultivation that they could suppress the entire Ye Family on their own!"

As he reached this point, his expression had grown incredibly solemn. Whichever it was, it didn’t bode well for the Ye Family.

The middle-aged man’s face showed surprise; he hadn’t expected Ye Tiancheng to deduce so much—it was almost divine.

Ye Tiancheng’s voice then rose, "Tell me, who killed that woman?"

The middle-aged man was nearly bursting with urgency as he hurriedly said, "It was a young man brought back by Ye Qingwan, very young, looking to be only about twenty-six or twenty-seven."

"Qin Chuan!"

Ye Tiancheng immediately guessed the person and his face was full of surprise.

The middle-aged man quickly nodded, "Yes, it seems that is his name. Although young, his power is truly terrifying. Even Elder Fei took action but failed to even touch his body."

"That’s right, I heard Elder Fei say that the man used the Spirit Qi Movement Technique. Just as Elder Fei’s fist was about to strike him, he suddenly vanished in front of Elder Fei, and in the next second, the man had already grabbed Pei Jing by the neck."

Ye Tiancheng took a deep breath. He knew Qin Chuan was strong, but he hadn’t expected him to be so formidable that even Elder Fei, at the Energizing Skill Peak Realm, couldn’t handle him.

The middle-aged man spoke with a face full of anxiety, "Third Master, please go and see. If we are any later, the Second Young Master Ye will be killed. It’s one thing if he dies, but if his death gets out, won’t it turn the Ye Family into a laughingstock throughout Yandu?"

Yet Ye Tiancheng sat back down by the window, picked up the book he hadn’t finished, and continued reading, while saying, "With Ye Qingwan there, he won’t kill Ye Tiannan. I’m rather looking forward to seeing how far he can go in the Ye Family."

At this time, at Ye Tiannan’s mansion.

Pei Jing’s body was discarded to one side. Ye Tiannan’s face was filled with rage, but in the face of the powerful Qin Chuan, he was powerless and could only glare furiously at Qin Chuan.

Aside from Elder Fei and the four guards of Ye Tiannan, another twenty or so masters of Dark Energy and Energizing Skill surrounded Ye Tiannan’s villa, eyeing Qin Chuan with predatory gazes.

"Ye Qingwan, you wretch, how dare you let an outsider commit murder in the Ye Family? Pei Jing was your stepmother, do you not fear retribution from the heavens?"

An old crone with a fierce-looking face glared at Ye Qingwan and scolded loudly.

The old crone was none other than Ye Zhong’s own sister and the Great Elder of the Ye Family, Ye Lan.

At this moment, Ye Lan’s face was filled with ferocious murderous intent, staring intently at both Ye Qingwan and Qin Chuan.

Ye Qingwan sneered coldly, "Stepmother? Since I’ve entered the Ye Family, has she ever done what a stepmother should do? Has she ever shown me the slightest bit of care? I’ll tell you, no! Not only did she not, but she also hired assassins to kill me multiple times. Such a person, dead is dead, what does it have to do with me?"

Ye Lan roared furiously, "Good! Very well! You wretch, how dare you show such disrespect, not only did you kill your stepmother, do you also intend to kill your own father?"

Just as Ye Qingwan was about to speak, Qin Chuan suddenly stepped forward, his cold eyes looking towards Ye Lan, only uttering two words, "Kneel and speak!"

"Thud!"

To everyone’s shock, Ye Lan indeed knelt down with both knees heavily hitting the ground, shattering the quartz tiles underneath and blood stained the broken stones red.

"Ah..."

A wretched scream echoed across the entire Ye Family.

Ye Tiannan shuddered all over, his body trembling uncontrollably.

Not just him, but also Long Teng by his side, who had long been scared to the core, regretting not leaving sooner. Now he found it impossible to leave, only able to watch and wait for the upheaval in the Ye Family to come to an end.