Jiang Suqing’s delicate body trembled at the words.
“Uncle Lang… what was the Old Master’s reaction?”
After a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, “I overheard the cause and effect of the matter. The Old Master is very angry now. You should prepare to be punished!”
With that, the call ended.
Jiang Suqing’s body swayed, her legs went soft, and she almost fell to the ground. Her face was clouded with gloom, and she staggered, trying to run out, but unexpectedly bumped into Yang Yanbin, who was coming in.
“Yanbin, our son is dead!” Jiang Suqing cried out before Yang Yanbin could get angry.
Yang Yanbin’s jaw muscles twitched, and he pointed his finger at the air, roaring, “I told you not to get involved in the open and secret struggles of those two major powers, but you wouldn’t listen! Now you’ve been used as a pawn, and something happened, didn’t it! That Jie Liu Zi from the Ninth Division went directly to the White Lotus Society Headquarters to cause trouble! Even the President, his old self, was alarmed. I knew this matter was definitely not simple! The one behind the Ninth Division, do you think he’s a pushover? He’s someone who has rolled through swords, guns, and a rain of blood! He climbed to that position by stepping on mountains of corpses! If he doesn’t move, fine, but once he moves, he’ll wipe out your entire clan!”
Jiang Suqing wiped away a tear, “My brother is a member of the Church! Does the Ninth Division not have to consider that before acting against us?”
Yang Yanbin was furious, but he still tried his best to suppress his anger, pointing his finger vigorously at the air, “The Church? Yes! The Church is rampant, but for so many years, don’t you know how much resentment those people have towards the Church? The one behind the Ninth Division is just waiting for an opportunity to bite the Church! Do you really think the Church can cover the sky with one hand?
How many of the Reformists’ leaders were purged by the Royalist Faction after their victory? Taishuxiong of the White Robe Army is missing! And Chang Huchen of the Tianxuan Army! Li Yuanying of the Mobei White Phoenix Camp, and so on! These meritorious officials who made outstanding contributions during The Chaos of the Gods were all purged, but the one behind the Ninth Division was a staunch Reformist back then, and he’s still fine now. Doesn’t that already explain a lot of problems!”
Jiang Suqing wiped away another tear with the back of her hand, “Why are you yelling at me? Our child is dead! Don’t you, as a father, feel even a little bit of pain? Don’t you have any feelings for him? Yang Yanbin, then what am I to you? A tool for venting lust? Or a bridge to connect with the Church?”
Yang Yanbin took a breath, placed his hands on Jiang Suqing’s shoulders, and wiped away her tears, “Alright, Suqing, let’s stop here with this matter! I will bring Haosi’s body back and bury him properly. Let’s not be pawns in other people’s fights anymore, okay? What we need to do now is admit our mistake to the Old Master! Let him find a way to protect us!”
“Then what about our son’s revenge?” Jiang Suqing looked up, her eyes full of hatred, and asked, “If you, as a father, don’t go for revenge, then I, as a mother, will go for it. Even if I die, I will avenge my precious son! He is the flesh and blood that came from me, he is my life!”
Yang Yanbin squeezed Jiang Suqing’s shoulders. He knew very well that Jiang Suqing was a spoiled and willful woman, but to calm her down, Yang Yanbin continued.
“Suqing, listen to me first. Let’s consider this matter in the long run. It’s not a good time to act now. Let’s wait for this storm to pass, and then we’ll avenge our son, how about that?”
“You said that!”
“I said it. Now, you must show an attitude of knowing your mistake and try your best to beg Dad for a lighter punishment!”
Jiang Suqing gritted her teeth, “After all, we are family, and my brother is still in the Church. Dad wouldn’t impose a heavy punishment on me, would he?”
Yang Yanbin frowned, and just as he was about to speak, urgent footsteps came from outside the door. A middle-aged man stood at the doorway with his hands down, “Sir, Madam, the President personally sent word, asking you to go to the White Lotus Society Headquarters immediately!”
“The President bypassed our Old Master and personally gave the order?” Yang Yanbin was startled.
“Yes! That Jie Liu Zi from the Ninth Division said that if they don’t give an explanation for this matter, he will lead people to destroy the White Lotus Society Headquarters!”
“That white-haired guy dares!”
“Sir, when that white-haired guy went, he took the transfer order given by Elder Ye of the Ninth Division! He brought two teams from the Ninth Division! Ready to act at any time!”
Yang Yanbin’s face instantly turned pale.
Jiang Suqing also panicked, nervously grabbing Yang Yanbin’s arm.
“Husband, what should we do?”
Yang Yanbin’s face crumpled into a knot, looking utterly despondent. He turned to look at the middle-aged man at the door, “Ah Lai, did the Old Master send any message?”
“The Old Master said that after you arrive at the White Lotus Society Headquarters, you must kneel all the way from the mountain gate! But you must be mentally prepared. Death is avoidable, but living punishment is not! It’s possible to even lose a layer of skin!”
The couple’s faces were pale, as if they had lost a parent.
On the Stage of Life and Death.
Fang Xin took the Dragon Confinement Bracelet, which had trapped the two wolves, into his hand. This item was quite effective against the Beast Taming Department.
The Myriad Poison Pearl in Yang Haosi’s mouth was of a high grade. This item could both attack others with poison and defend against others’ poison attacks. However, since Yang Haosi had sucked on it, Fang Xin was somewhat disgusted, and he wiped it several times before putting it into his spatial ring.
In addition, the headband for mental defense was also a good item, but the best among them was the anti-damage armor, which looked like an old man’s vest. This item could reflect attacks, and it could also stack received attacks and then reflect them all at once.
Aside from the Dragon Confinement Bracelet being a seventh-tier treasure, the Myriad Poison Pearl and the headband were both ninth-tier treasures, and this anti-damage armor was an even rarer tenth-tier treasure.
There were also quite a few miscellaneous items in Yang Haosi’s spatial ring, including several other treasures, but their grades were not as good as the equipment that had just dropped. There were also a few million in cash.
It has to be said that young masters from rich families are indeed different; they carry so much cash with them when they go out, almost catching up to a fraction of Fang Xin’s cash.
Fang Xin publicly took off his underwear.
He acted as if nothing had happened.
Zhuge Heng had just reached into the void and pulled out a startled old man, and then he didn't know what other benefits he had grabbed. He flashed a characteristic smile with his little white teeth and disappeared from the spot with the startled old man, no one knew where they went.
Fang Xin smiled at Jiang Xiaocha and flicked her forehead, “It’s alright now! Here, this is for you!”
Jiang Xiaocha took Yang Haosi’s spatial ring from Fang Xin’s hand. It contained cash, and Fang Xin also gave Jiang Xiaocha the invisibility cloak, revolver, bandana, scarecrow, human skin drum, and Myriad Poison Pearl.
“Brother, you give these to me, what will you use?” Jiang Xiaocha asked in surprise.
“Of course, I’ll use better ones!”
Fang Xin’s combat frequency was relatively high, and his combat power was higher than Jiang Xiaocha’s, so he gave the lower-grade items to Jiang Xiaocha and kept a few higher-grade ones for himself.
Jiang Xiaocha didn’t say much and accepted all these items.
This life-and-death battle finally silenced those sarcastic people.
Those who had previously, under Zhang Qiang’s guidance, said things like “latercomers will surpass Fang Xin and beat him down” had all quieted down.
Shi Tailang and the others came forward, “Xin Ge is awesome!”
Li Bao’er looked up, crunching on potato chips.
“Fang Xin, my grandpa said he wants to invite you to my house sometime! He wants to meet you!”