Chapter 64: No Need, That Thing Is Far Too Slow

“You…”

Xie Wei was rendered speechless by Su Yifan’s attitude.

She had encountered arrogance before.

But never such unbridled arrogance.

Just then,

Ring ring ring…

Xie Wei’s phone began to ring.

She took out her phone and stepped aside to answer.

“Hello, General Tang.”

“Yes.”

“Alright.”

After a brief exchange with the person on the other end, Xie Wei returned to Su Yifan, holding the phone.

“General Tang wishes to speak with you.”

“Him?”

Su Yifan was reluctant to answer, but curiosity about what Tang wanted to say got the better of him.

“Go ahead, what is it?” Su Yifan asked as he took the phone.

On the other side of the line,

Tang Shengguo was irritated by Su Yifan’s tone, but forced himself to stay calm and said gravely,

“Su Yifan, I believe Xie Wei has already told you about the Ye family’s situation. I needn’t elaborate—you must be aware of the current circumstances.”

“Cut the nonsense, get to the point,” Su Yifan retorted impatiently.

A grown man,

Why is he so long-winded!

Tang Shengguo nearly cursed aloud in fury, but managed to say, “Fine, as things stand, you have two options.”

“One: join Dragon Scale, and we’ll protect you and your family. Two: face the Ye family alone.”

“The Ye family’s First Elder has now broken through to Martial King. Their family…”

Beep, beep, beep…

Su Yifan, annoyed by Tang’s lengthy speech, hung up the phone.

At the same time,

In an office somewhere in the Dragon Capital,

Tang Shengguo stared at his phone, dumbfounded.

He… He dared hang up on me?

He actually hung up on me?

“Damn you, Su Yifan—don’t regret this!” Tang Shengguo slammed his phone onto his desk, his face dark with rage.

…

Elsewhere,

Su Yifan tossed the phone back to Xie Wei and asked, “What’s the situation with the Ye family now?”

Hearing this, Xie Wei assumed he had made up his mind and answered solemnly, “The Ye family’s First Elder broke through to Martial King last night.”

“After coming out, he learned you killed so many of their people. He’s now gathering his forces, preparing to head to Cloud City.”

“I heard they’re offering a thousand spirit stones as a bounty—whoever captures you alive will receive all one thousand spirit stones.”

A thousand spirit stones?

And they want to capture me alive?

So the Ye family’s resources run deep. Looks like I’ll have to go to the Dragon Capital myself.

If I wait for them to come to Cloud City,

My parents will surely worry again.

With that in mind, Su Yifan spoke: “If I turn myself in, will those thousand spirit stones go to me?”

What?

Xie Wei was momentarily stunned, then frowned, “Did you just say…?”

“Alright, it’s settled,” Su Yifan clasped his hands together and shifted the topic, “You seemed very keen on Dragon Scale earlier, so why haven’t you joined?”

At this,

Xie Wei fell silent for a moment before replying, “I… I went to take the test before, but I almost passed.”

“So you didn’t make it,” Su Yifan said with a slight sneer.

Xie Wei shot him a glare, but couldn’t argue.

Just then,

Su Yifan smiled faintly and asked, “Do you want to join Dragon Scale?”

“Of course I do,” Xie Wei blurted out.

Joining Dragon Scale was her lifelong dream; her pursuit of martial arts was solely for a chance to enter that organization.

But it was easier said than done.

If it were easy, she’d have joined years ago.

She had just summoned a bit of resolve, then like a deflated balloon, she added, “I plan to try again in a while, but…”

“If I said I could help you get in?” Su Yifan interrupted before she could finish.

“You? Help me?” Xie Wei looked at him, full of doubt.

You? Help me?

How could you possibly help me?

Unless you could directly raise my cultivation?

Su Yifan couldn’t be bothered to argue and said bluntly, “Help me with one thing, and I’ll get you into Dragon Scale. How about it?”

He was utterly serious.

For him, such a task was effortless.

“You… Are you serious?”

Seeing his expression,

Xie Wei, for some reason, felt an unusual sense of assurance.

She’d never felt this way before—what was happening to her today?

Could it be she was…

No, impossible!

How could she have any feelings for him?

“Forget it. Since you don’t believe me, I’ll find someone else. Hope you won’t regret it in the future,” Su Yifan said, initially wanting to help since her passion for Dragon Scale was genuine, but her skepticism put him off.

If you don’t value the opportunity,

Then someone else will benefit.

He turned to head back into the manor.

Seeing Su Yifan about to leave,

Xie Wei shook her head determinedly and quickly asked, “What do you want me to do?”

She’d take the risk!

True or false, it was a chance she didn’t want to miss.

Upon hearing this,

Su Yifan stopped and smiled, “Congratulations. After today, you’ll be grateful for this decision.”

He turned back and continued,

“It’s nothing much—I simply want you to look after the Su family while I’m away.”

Having killed so many in the Immortal Mansion’s cavern, he worried trouble might arise in his absence.

So he sought someone to keep an eye on the Su family.

“Look after the Su family?”

Xie Wei paused in thought, then her beautiful eyes widened, “Don’t tell me you’re planning to go to the Ye family?!”

Was he serious?

Going to the Ye family alone?

With a Martial King present, it was suicide.

“I’d have let the Ye family linger a few more days, but since they insist on causing trouble, I’ll pay them a visit myself,” Su Yifan replied calmly.

Having endured several assassination attempts by the Ye family, he’d long intended to destroy them.

He simply hadn’t found the time these past days.

Now the Ye family was brazenly coming to Cloud City to challenge him—such an insult could not be tolerated.

“But…”

Xie Wei tried to protest, but Su Yifan cut her off, “Stop fussing. I’m not asking for your opinion.”

“If you don’t want to do it, leave now!”

His patience was nearly exhausted.

Women—so troublesome, so fussy!

Su Yifan’s tone made it clear he was determined to go.

Xie Wei could only nod helplessly, “Alright, I’ll do it. But you’d better not die—I’m still waiting for you to fulfill your promise.”

“No need to worry about that,” Su Yifan replied with a slight smile.

Xie Wei remembered something and said, “The journey to the Dragon Capital is long. Driving would take a day or two. Why not let someone fly you there?”

They’d arrived in Yun City by helicopter.

A special vehicle authorized for their Dragon Squad.

“No need, that thing’s too slow,” Su Yifan refused.

What?

A helicopter—slow?

Xie Wei was about to speak.

But in the next instant,

Whoosh!

Su Yifan suddenly leapt into the air, transforming into a streak of light that vanished into the horizon.

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