NOVGO.NET Chapter 699 - 699: One Billion! To Buy Your Own Life!
For years, the Ye Family fought to the death for Great Xia, having conquered a large part of its territory!
But when the hare is caught, the hound is cooked, and now that Great Xia has stabilized, Prince Jin has made his move against the Ye Family according to his plans. The royal family, though not openly supporting him, remained silent and did not stand up for the Ye Family, thus becoming an accomplice to their annihilation!
Now, standing in front of Ye Fan, he would still show no mercy, and would go straight for a slap in the face!
“A mere Vice Governor of the Capital, in my eyes, is trash!” Ye Fan said with a cold laugh. Princess Consort Chu Lanwei and Empress Ji Ningxuan were his women. In terms of power, these two forces were more than enough to suppress a Vice Governor, right?
Moreover, Ye Fan was in fact the Chief Director of the Town Martial Hall. Wandering Souls regarded him as their Young Master, and he had numerous influential members within the Tianji Pavilion in the Capital.
The previous struggles he had with Elder Zhang and Elder Tang did not end well for them. What disturbance could a small Vice Governor cause?
“You…”
Liu Motian, witnessing such a ferocious tone from Ye Fan, halted the movements he had intended to use against Ye Fan.
Is this Fan Ye not an easy target after all?
In normal circumstances, even the strong Martial Emperor within the Martial World would give some face to his title as Vice Governor, let alone assaulting him this way.
After hesitating, Liu Motian turned his gaze to Minister Wang of the Town Martial Hall beside him, “Old Wang… shall we join forces?”
Liu Motian knew that he was no match for Ye Fan on his own in terms of strength.
Moreover, the Martial Bureau was an institution above those of the secular world, with the backing of Chen Yao, the King of the Dark Night; even if there was a huge commotion, there would be no issue. Therefore, getting Minister Wang involved would make for a much better approach.
“Sure!” Minister Wang did not hesitate or shirk his responsibility like Huo Jie or Ling Bo had.
“Boy, do you know of the Town Martial Hall?” Minister Wang took a step forward, staring intently at Ye Fan. “The eighth squad of the Town Martial Hall, specifically responsible for assassinations… Many of the officials who suddenly disappear or certain overstepping tycoons, it’s our handiwork!”
“And I am the head of the assassination department in the eighth squad! I have plenty of ways to make you disappear suddenly!”
Minister Wang looked at Ye Fan with contempt, believing that no matter how powerful Ye Fan was, one person’s strength couldn’t contend against an institution.
The Town Martial Hall, executing missions in Great Xia for so many years—whether ordinary officials or Martial Venerables—had never successfully resisted.
What was there to fear from “Fan Ye,” who seemed to have no background?
Seeing that Ye Fan remained silent, Minister Wang continued, “Of course! We do honor personal relationships… Today you’ve offended Second Master Ling and the Huo Family. This can be a big deal or a small one! If you have enough of ‘this,’ we can overlook your indiscretion… otherwise, today if you leave without giving something up, don’t expect to leave this place unscathed…”
As he spoke, Minister Wang made a rubbing gesture with his fingers!
Huh?
Ye Fan’s brows furrowed at Minister Wang’s action then immediately grasped what he meant.
This guy was looking for a bribe?
Expecting him to pay for his life with money?
Ye Fan gave a wry smile. For such a long time, he had always been the one making his sworn enemies pay for their lives with money. Now, it was his turn?
The Town Martial Hall was also one of the institutions his mother had left behind, and it had already been decided to be passed down to him.
With such corrupt elements within the Town Martial Hall, Ye Fan saw a good opportunity to clean house.
“Oh! Can money really buy me out of this disaster? I wonder how much you need, Minister Wang, to settle today’s matter?” Ye Fan pretended to be very frightened, his previous arrogance completely retracted.
Ling Yifei, standing beside Ye Fan, was stunned at his sudden change in attitude.
Huh?
Wasn’t her boyfriend so domineering and arrogant just a moment ago?
Why did seeing Minister Wang from the Town Martial Hall scare you like this? Are you admitting defeat?
Ling Yifei, holding Ye Fan’s wrist, wasn’t as intimate as before, and couldn’t help feeling a bit dejected.
Was she wrong about the person?
However, Ling Yifei changed her thoughts and understood immediately!
The Town Martial Hall, that massive institution suppressing an era, nobody in Great Xia could hear its name without trembling.
Even though there had been some incidents inside the Town Martial Hall and Chen Yao got injured, which reduced its influence, the deterrence of such a vast institution still existed.
Any ordinary person hearing the name of the Town Martial Hall would be afraid, wouldn’t they?
She had too many expectations for this boyfriend!
No matter what, since she had already chosen to stand with Ye Fan, she should stick with him through thick and thin! After all, Ye Fan was involved today because of her, and she had to protect him at all costs!
When her sister returns, she will surely have a way to handle it.
When her grandfather passed away, he left his most powerful Martial Emperor Strong bodyguard to her sister.
That was the strongest Martial Emperor expert in the Ling Family, with him present, he should be able to deter everyone at the scene.
Huh?
Hearing that Ye Fan conceded instantly, Ling Bo, Huo Jie, Liu Motian, and Minister Wang were all stunned and exchanged glances.
They didn’t hold much hope from the beginning, they planned to have a tough fight with Ye Fan!
Even Minister Wang had already notified his leader, Min Hong, claiming there was a serious conflict here, asking for the captain to come and take down Ye Fan.
But they hadn’t expected Ye Fan to back down as soon as he heard the name of the Town Martial Hall.
Minister Wang, who had been somewhat nervous, suddenly began to feel smug, “Hehe! One billion to spare your life!”
After Minister Wang spoke, he exchanged a look with Ling Bo and Huo Jie, and they all nodded secretly.
Ye Fan hadn’t really caused them any substantial harm, and if they could send Ye Fan away while pocketing one billion, they naturally would be willing.
As long as Ye Fan didn’t make trouble at the Ling Family today, with the people arranged by the Huo Family and Ling Bo, they could completely control the Ling sisters and make Ling Yifei comply.
And if Huo Jie could force himself on Ling Yifei today and obtain her Special Physique, whether or not he marries her or wants Ling Yifei after that… that’s not certain, nor important!
“Alright! No problem, one billion it is. May I ask, will that be by card, or cash?” Ye Fan agreed readily, shocking Minister Wang and Ling Bo once again.
What’s going on?
One billion, just like that? Without even blinking an eye?
What sort of cattle and horse is this!
Ah!
If only they had known, they should have asked for less!
Minister Wang felt especially regretful in his heart… If only he had known how easy Ye Fan was to deal with, he should have demanded twenty billion!
Minister Wang exchanged glances with Liu Motian and others, then, bracing themselves, said, “No, wait! I misspoke, one billion is too little! You must give twenty billion to leave here…”
“And, you need to crawl out from under my pant leg, hmmph!” On the other side, the somewhat cowardly Huo Jie, seeing how easily bullied Ye Fan appeared, also started to join in taunting!
Even Ling Yifei couldn’t stand it anymore, “Huo Jie, don’t you go too far!”