“Not buying it?” Pang Shao looked at Ye Chu with contempt. “When Ye Yuanwu arrived, I sent the prettiest girl in the Lamp Tower to keep him company and personally mixed the wine I prepared for him. Hehe, once he drank that wine, even a sow would look like Diaochan in his eyes. Forget one Auntie Liu, he could handle two at once!”
“You really did that to him?” Ye Chu stared blankly at Pang Shao. He had no doubt about the potency of Pang Shao’s specially mixed wine. Pang Shao might lack other skills, but in this area, no one could surpass him.
If Ye Yuanwu had truly been unfortunate enough to drink that wine, then he was in for a real tragedy. Auntie Liu was going to have quite the enjoyable time!
“Want to go take a look? They are having a blast right now!” Pang Shao snickered.
“Damn it! No interest!” Ye Chu cursed loudly. He thought to himself that only a ghost would want to see it. Just imagining the scene made his skin crawl. If he actually witnessed the two of them going at it like mad, he might lose all desire for that sort of thing forever.
“Pang Shao, you are pretty bold. Ye Yuanwu is the third young master of the Ye family. Doing this to him means you have made an irreconcilable enemy. Are you not afraid he will take revenge?” Ye Chu laughed darkly. “Any man who had this done to him would consider it worse than the enmity of killing his father. Once he recovers, it would be strange if he did not want to kill you.”
“Afraid of him? What for? My Pang family is no less than his Ye family! And I am the sole heir of the Pang family. What is Ye Yuanwu? Just the son of the clan leader’s elder brother. In terms of status, I outrank him! Besides, Ye Jingyun said something to me last time.” At this point, Pang Shao gave a sly grin.
“What did she say?” Ye Chu asked curiously, wondering what Ye Jingyun could possibly have said to give Pang Shao such courage.
“Ye Jingyun said, ‘The Ye Yuanwu brothers do not represent the entire Ye family.’ Tell me, after hearing that, how could I possibly be afraid to deal with him?” Pang Shao grinned. “I represent the Pang family.”
Ye Chu immediately understood. Ye Jingyun’s words meant that only the clan leader’s direct line was the true orthodoxy. Ye Yuanwu and his brothers were merely collateral branches. Even if Pang Shao dealt with them, Ye Jingyun, representing the main line, would stand on Pang Shao’s side. No wonder Pang Shao was so fearless.
“Is Ye Jingyun trying to fight for the position of clan leader?” Ye Chu asked Pang Shao. “Her ambition is not small.”
Pang Shao grinned. “Who cares about her ambition? What does it have to do with us? I just want to know what state Ye Yuanwu will be in after tonight when he sees a woman again!”
“…” The group of young men snickered darkly. Only Huang Lin and the other girls looked at Pang Shao with disdain. “Only you lot could come up with such a filthy trick!”
“What about those outsiders?” Ye Chu asked Pang Shao. “You did not use the same method on them, did you?”
“Of course not. I just had a few girls give them some knockout drugs and let them faint.” Pang Shao shook his head.
“Take me to see them!” Ye Chu said to Pang Shao. “I am interested in the manual they have. Let me take a look.”
“That is my loot, you know? You want to take advantage just like that?” Pang Shao looked at Ye Chu with contempt. But seeing Ye Chu staring at him, he quickly added, “Fine, I will let you copy it once!”
Ye Chu completely ignored him. He thought to himself that such a treasure naturally belonged in the hands of every member of Star Slash. Later, he could have Huang Lin organise people to make plenty of copies.
Of course, if the Killing Spirit Realm knew what Pang Shao and the others were planning, they would probably spit blood in rage. Such a precious manual, and they wanted to make a copy for everyone.
Pang Shao led Ye Chu and the others into a room. Inside, several outsiders lay sprawled haphazardly across the floor.
“Liu Shaoyang, go search them. If you find a manual from a great cultivator of the Killing Spirit Realm, bring it here. Do not take anything else,” Ye Chu said to Liu Shaoyang.
Liu Shaoyang immediately began searching the men. They carried quite a few valuable items. Liu Shaoyang was tempted to pocket some for himself, but remembering Ye Chu’s words, he restrained himself.
He searched one person after another but found nothing of what they were looking for. Ye Chu turned to Pang Shao. “Are you sure your information is correct?”
“Impossible! One of the girls in the Lamp Tower personally overheard their conversation. Moreover, Ye Yuanwu definitely brought a pill refined by a great cultivator. If it was not for a trade, why would he bring something so precious?” Pang Shao shook his head firmly.
Seeing Pang Shao so certain, Ye Chu turned his gaze to Liu Shaoyang. At that moment, Liu Shaoyang was searching the last person. He reached into the final man’s robes, trying to feel for anything hidden. Suddenly, the man’s eyes snapped open. A palm shot out fiercely towards Liu Shaoyang’s chest.
Liu Shaoyang’s expression changed dramatically. He wanted to escape, but he lacked the strength. He could only watch helplessly as the palm struck towards his chest.
“Watch out!” Pang Shao cried out anxiously, trying to pull Liu Shaoyang away, but it was already too late.
Just as everyone could not bear to watch Liu Shaoyang get struck, a hand moved faster than the eye could follow and blocked in front of Liu Shaoyang’s chest. The opponent’s palm landed squarely on that fair hand, but the hand did not budge an inch.
“Big Brother Ye Chu!” Huang Lin shouted excitedly when she saw Ye Chu push Liu Shaoyang aside and stand in front of the outsider.
“Ye Chu’s strength has increased again?” Pang Shao looked at Ye Chu in astonishment. Just now, Ye Chu had been farther from Liu Shaoyang than he was, yet he had instantly blocked the strike for him.
In just a few days, how could Ye Chu’s strength have surged so much?
“I have heard that people from outside the region are cunning. It seems the rumours are true. Even playing dead is part of your repertoire,” Ye Chu said with a smile, looking at the outsider who was now staring at him coldly.
“Compared to you lot, my little trick is nothing. Drugging wine with knockout powder, resorting to such low-class methods,” the outsider sneered.
Ye Chu shrugged and turned to Pang Shao. “He is insulting you. Are you not going to say something?”
Pang Shao stepped forward with a grin. “Thank you for the compliment, sir!”
Huang Lin and the others instantly raised their middle fingers at Pang Shao. They had learned the gesture from Ye Chu. They felt that only this could properly express their thoughts at that moment.
“But do you really think you will not regret attacking us?” the outsider asked coldly, staring at the group.
“In the imperial city, we have no reason to regret anything!” Pang Shao laughed loudly. “Sir, why do you not hand over the item?”
“What if I told you I am a member of the Killing Spirit Realm?” the outsider said slowly, word by word, staring at Pang Shao.
His words caused Pang Shao and the others’ expressions to change dramatically. Even Huang Lin and the girls stared fixedly at him. They exchanged glances and saw the gravity in each other’s eyes.
“What? Scared now?” the outsider sneered.