hooklinebooks Chapter 1405 - 1382: Ripples in a Once Calm Heart
Chapter 1405 - 1382: Ripples in a Once Calm Heart
Qin Shou’s heartrending screams echoed in the sky, to someone unaware it would seem like pigs were being slaughtered here!The shoehorn in Ye Huan’s hand left countless blood-red marks on Qin Shou’s face, turning his fat face into something more resembling a pig’s head than ever before.
In just a few minutes, Qin Shou was beaten nearly to death!
But just as Ye Huan was about to beat Qin Shou to death, his attack suddenly stopped.
It wasn’t that Ye Huan didn’t want to beat this beast to death, but because he had noticed from the beginning that two people were missing from the village!
The women said that Qin Shou and his eighteen followers had their eyes on Tong Meiling and Li Lili!
Currently, Tong Meiling was present, but Li Lili and one of Qin Shou’s followers were missing!
"Li Lili’s location!" Ye Huan’s voice was as cold and commanding as the summons from the depths of the nine hells.
"Big... Big brother, I-I’m sorry..."
"Even though... even though I don’t know how I offended you, I still apologize first."
Qin Shou reverted to a kneeling position, repeatedly expressing his apologies.
This former tyrant who had his way in the sixth and seventh ring areas, feared by everyone, now acted as obediently as a dog in front of Ye Huan.
This stark contrast left the women at the village entrance, and Tong Meiling in the Empress’s arms, with eyes bulging round and mouths agape large enough to fit a whole potato, absolutely shocked beyond imagination.
If it were some other genius or young master of a family being beaten like this by Ye Huan, they would certainly erupt with fury, but such logic didn’t apply to Qin Shou, who was exceptionally afraid of dying.
Qin Shou was a master at bullying the weak and fearing the strong to the extreme, and in front of someone as ruthless as Ye Huan, even with ten times the courage, he wouldn’t dare act rashly.
"Great... hero, rest assured, Li Lili is safe, I... I just had one of my men take her to a nearby cave, waiting for me to, um, attend to her."
"She... she hasn’t fallen into the clutches of me or my followers yet!"
"Let’s... let’s negotiate, shall we? Spare my miserable life, give me a chance at redemption, and I’ll tell you Li Lili’s location."
Qin Shou spoke through gritted teeth, enduring the pain, negotiating with Ye Huan in a weak voice: "Great...hero, my... my bottom line is very low, but not nonexistent. Life, is my ultimate bottom line, if even that can’t be assured, I’m not scared to go down fighting with you, having my follower take Li Lili and ruin her."
"Pop!!!"
Ye Huan swung the shoehorn again with a sudden force.
Qin Shou’s fat head was slapped to the side, spurting a large mouthful of blood onto the ground.
"I accept your terms."
Upon hearing this, Qin Shou nearly spat out another mouthful of blood.
Thinking, you agree just agree, why beat me with a shoehorn again!
If given another chance, Qin Shou absolutely wouldn’t have chosen a shoehorn as his weapon against Ye Huan!
Damn, it’s such suffering!
Qin Shou was terribly "aggrieved," but these words he dared only think to himself, never to utter for Ye Huan to hear.
Otherwise, it would surely result in another cruel beating.
"Hero, Li... Li Lili is over there!" Qin Shou raised his hand, pointing towards a small cave on the southwestern cliff, then whistled sharply.
The next second.
"Pia!"
"Ah!!!"
After the sound of a whip striking a body, a sharp female scream rang out.
"It’s Lili’s voice, Lili is in that cave!" Tong Meiling shouted!
Ye Huan and the others followed the source of the sound with their eyes.
At this moment.
Ye Huan’s brow furrowed as if sensing something, turning back, looking at Qin Shou.
What he saw was a mass of black mist!
Yes, a mass of black mist!
Qin Shou’s figure vanished into the black mist!
"Everyone back off!" Ye Huan shouted, retreating rapidly with the Empress and Tong Meiling by several dozen steps.
This is... the Evil Martial Forbidden Technique!
Qin Shou, being a gifted son of the Qin Family, was mastering an Evil Martial Forbidden Technique from the Evil Martial Sacred Land?!
Truly unexpected!
Judging by Qin Shou’s behavior and the Ancient Martial Techniques he used, this guy could no longer be called an Ancient Martial Artist.
He’s a thorough Evil Martial Artist!
Ye Huan squinted his eyes into a fine line, dangerous light flashing through them.
Yet he didn’t dwell much on it, his brows quickly relaxing.
You might escape the monk, but you can’t escape the temple!
The reason Ye Huan agreed to Qin Shou’s condition to spare his life momentarily, considered such options.
Letting Qin Shou live for now matters not, given this guy needs to be present as the main character in some ridiculous arranged marriage tomorrow, easily educable or eliminable then and there.
Besides, before the arranged marriage begins, Ye Bingning is temporarily safe.
The immediate priority is rescuing Li Lili, preventing her from falling prey to Qin Shou and his followers, from becoming another bed toy of Evil Martial Artists.
"I’ll go rescue Aunt Li, you guys wait here." Ye Huan leapt over a hundred meters high, shooting forward mid-air, landing effortlessly on the cliff, and began sprinting up the sheer wall as if running on flat ground, quickly reaching the cave.
By then, the Qin family’s Dark Hall elite had left, leaving behind only an exquisite lady tied up by her hands and feet in terror.
Ye Huan hurried forth, releasing the bonds from Lady Li Lili’s limbs.
"Hero, are you here to rescue me!" Li Lili was overjoyed, immediately embracing Ye Huan’s waist, burying her head into his chest.
For women profoundly lacking a sense of security like her, a man’s chest is their ideal haven.
Especially a man like Brother Huan, with robust build, resilient frame, broad chest, needless to say!
Aside from feeling grateful, hearing Ye Huan’s steady, rhythmic heartbeat, Li Lili’s long-neglected heart ignited passionately.
Ye Huan couldn’t help but blush, coughing several times, not letting the atmosphere linger, carrying Li Lili on his back, leaping down the mountain.
Upon safe landing, the village entrance women cheered joyfully, rushing forward tearfully to embrace Tong Meiling and Li Lili tightly.
Truly moved and thrilled from the bottom of their hearts for both friends escaping the clutches of danger.
In addition, they felt utterly awkward!
Earlier on, they argued Ye Huan and the Empress entered the village to harm Tong and Li, leading to their doom!
But in reality, the finale drastically diverged from their imaginations!
In the sixth and seventh ring areas, Qin Shou and his eighteen elite followers, who could take down small Ancient Martial factions effortlessly, were roughly on par with ants before that young man, getting exterminated in mere moments!
Qin Shou himself was utterly disgraced, completely powerless against Ye Huan, beaten thoroughly.
The women felt awkward enough to curl their toes, having previously exaggerated Qin Shou’s influential background and formidable strength, realizing in hindsight, these likely appeared as inconsequential jokes to that young man.
After all, isn’t it so, given how captivating the Empress’ grace and allure far surpassed them at their prime.
Capturing the heart of such an exceptional beauty, achieving her unwavering devotion and trust, already suggests that young man’s superior qualities well beyond ordinary people.
The young man’s identity and background must be tremendous, undoubtedly exceeding Qin Shou’s!
Otherwise, a fiercely vicious figure like Qin Shou would never turn into a docile dog before this young man!
The young man’s prowess and vitality far surpassed any expectations of a whole village!
All favor competent men.
An exceptional, robust man, is a prized treasure, especially for widowed women in their early thirties.
After witnessing Ye Huan’s extraordinary abilities and provenance, several village women harbored peculiar ripples in once-calm hearts, cheeks blossoming into a mature woman’s alluring blush...