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Chapter 1336: Collapse

Ever since Xiao Kang arrived in Honghai City to serve as a Soul Transporter, he had always yearned to achieve results, to boost his political standing, and to prove his capabilities to everyone. Yang Haoran was the person he most wished to impress.

Recently, Xiao Kang had been handling a major undertaking. If he succeeded, his political achievements would certainly skyrocket, those who spoke ill of him behind his back would shut their mouths from then on, and Yang Haoran would undoubtedly value him more highly. He intended for this success to be one of the wedding gifts for Yang Haoran’s grand marriage.

As of today, the matter was drawing to a close. To ensure a perfect conclusion and prevent any mishaps at the last moment, Xiao Kang convened a secret meeting, assembling all the experts from Honghai City and giving them their final assignments.

This meeting was highly important, and not a shred of its content could be leaked. Therefore, when the meeting was held, he set up a prohibitory barrier to prevent curious ears from hearing what they shouldn't.

This prohibitory barrier could completely sever contact with the outside world. Not only would no sound or fluctuations within the barrier escape, but no external movements would enter either. This, of course, included power fluctuations.

It was precisely because of this prohibitory barrier that he failed to sense the powerful power fluctuations erupting from the villa in the first instant, missing the optimal rescue time.

Had he not been within this prohibitory barrier, he would have sensed Xiujuan's power fluctuations the moment she unleashed them, even from within Honghai City. Even if Ah Mei had immediately set up a prohibitory barrier to isolate Xiujuan's power fluctuations from escaping, it would not have changed that fact.

Given his personality, the moment he sensed Xiujuan's power fluctuations, he would have absolutely rushed back to the villa at the earliest possible instant to figure out what had happened. To say nothing of the three powerful power fluctuations that erupted when the prohibitory barrier later shattered—if he had sensed those three powerful power fluctuations appearing simultaneously at his villa, he would have rushed back at once, even if the sky collapsed!

However, much to his regret, when the meeting ended and he withdrew the prohibitory barrier, sensing the power fluctuations emanating from home, the battle was already nearing its end. Although he dropped everything he was doing at that moment and immediately tore space to rush back to the villa, it was still too late. He had just teleported to the location and hadn't even burst out of the spatial rift yet when he saw Ye Zhiqiu shatter his mother's body with a single sword stroke.

Although he couldn't hear any sound from outside at that moment, and his vision was limited, allowing him to see only a portion of the landing site, he happened to witness this heartbreaking scene!

After rushing out of the spatial rift and seeing the skinsuit fragments scattered across the ground before him, Xiao Kang felt a moment of daze. Then, his eyes became bloodshot, his face twisted into a ferocious expression, and he suddenly looked up at Ye Zhiqiu ahead!

"Why!"

Xiao Kang's eyes were splitting with rage, his body trembled, and he spoke to Ye Zhiqiu word by word.

At this moment, Xiao Kang was enraged to the extreme. If the man before him hadn't possessed a special identity and held a different meaning to him, he would not have suppressed the surging killing intent in his heart to ask why he had done such a thing. He would have directly attacked, tearing the other party to shreds with the same methods.

Although Ye Zhiqiu hadn't followed Yang Haoran as long as his mother, Xiujuan, he was still among the earliest individuals to follow Yang Haoran. Xiao Kang, who was still a child at the time, had already known Ye Zhiqiu.

Back then, Ye Zhiqiu was still quite messy, smoke and alcohol never left his hand all day, and he was very cold. However, Ye Zhiqiu was very good to him as a child. Beneath his cold exterior, Ye Zhiqiu was actually very gentle, and Xiao Kang had received a lot of care from him, even learning some unique Demon Hunter techniques from Ye Zhiqiu.

Because of this, he had always held immense respect for Ye Zhiqiu. Although not comparable to Yang Haoran and his mother, Xiujuan, Ye Zhiqiu was equally an indispensable and very important person in his life.

Not just Ye Zhiqiu, but all of Yang Haoran's early confidantes held such a status in his heart—for example, Old Master Wu, Bai Xue, and Feng Xiao, all were the same.

It was precisely because Ye Zhiqiu held such an important place in his heart, an indispensable part of his life, that he was able to temporarily suppress his inner rage and not immediately attack Ye Zhiqiu, for he desperately wanted to know why Ye Zhiqiu had done this.

"Go," Ye Zhiqiu said. "I don't want to kill you, because in my eyes, you've always been that sensible, adorable child. Over the years, I've watched you grow up day by day, and I truly can't bring myself to harm you."

Ye Zhiqiu looked sorrowful, with pain and self-reproach evident in his eyes. After a slight pause, he continued.

"I can't bring myself to harm Xiujuan either. I'm not a heartless person; I've developed feelings for her during these years of living together. If it weren't for her, my room would be a mess, so I'm still very grateful to her. But there's no other choice, she must die this time. Not only must she die, but you are also on my kill list. This is an order, but I just can't bring myself to harm you."

Ye Zhiqiu's words caused incredulity to flare in Xiao Kang's enraged eyes, because they suddenly reminded him of someone—the person he most respected apart from his mother: his Uncle Yang, Yang Haoran!

"An order. . . an order. . . Why would he give such an order. . . Is it because of Ah Mei?"

Xiao Kang's body trembled more violently, and his lips even quivered as he spoke. This was not caused by fear, but by the complex emotions churning within him.

Rage, confusion, disappointment, heartache, and deep hatred—various negative emotions churned and swelled in Xiao Kang's heart, pushing him to the brink of collapse, which resulted in such a violent physical reaction from his body.

"Why he gave such an order, I don't know, and he won't tell me. You know his character; no one can pry open his mouth when he doesn't want to say something. But I do know that if you don't leave quickly, you'll die miserably. I've already acted against my conscience against Xiujuan; I don't want you to die by my hand as well. Furthermore, even if I don't act against you, others will. Although your current strength is decent, among all his trusted aides, your strength is only mediocre. It would be easy to get rid of you, so if you don't leave quickly, there's only a dead end!"

At this point, he merely paused briefly, hesitating for a moment before continuing to speak.

"I let you leave privately this time; you don't even need to think to know I'm sure to be punished when I return, and this punishment definitely won't be light. But I'd rather be punished myself than act against you. Your life has just begun, and you have a great future ahead. I have high hopes for you, and I hope you don't let me down, otherwise everything I've done for you today will be meaningless!"

Ye Zhiqiu reminded him earnestly. His expression, his tone, and the sorrow in his eyes were flawless, as if everything he said to Xiao Kang at that moment came from his heart.

"I don't believe it. . . I don't believe any of this is real! You're lying to me. . . You must be lying to me! Ah! ! !"

Xiao Kang's emotions completely shattered at this moment. The suppressed rage in his heart now erupted like a volcano, no longer containable. With his furious roar, terrifying power fluctuations burst forth from his body, rapidly spreading outwards. The stone tiles on the ground beneath him shattered in quick succession at an extreme speed, and a Yin wind appeared from nowhere, centered on his body, forming a violent storm. Engulfed in the very center of this storm, he was completely enveloped in visible black Yin Qi!

The next instant, Xiao Kang's body vanished from its spot. When he reappeared, he was already before Ye Zhiqiu. A heart-wrenching roar escaped his lips, and his massive fist, enveloped in dense Yin Qi, smashed towards Ye Zhiqiu's face!

His not immediately attacking Ye Zhiqiu earlier didn't mean he could tolerate Ye Zhiqiu slaying his mother; he had only wanted to know Ye Zhiqiu's reason.

Now that he knew the reason, his emotions collapsed even further. The combination of both drove him into a complete frenzy. He no longer cared how important a place Ye Zhiqiu held in his heart; at this moment, there was only one thought in his mind: kill Ye Zhiqiu and avenge his mother!