Su Chirui’s sudden disappearance into thin air left Xu Jingyao and Luohou frozen in place, a wave of dizziness washing over them.
Was this a skill a human could wield?
The same question and shock arose in both their minds.
However, compared to Luohou, Xu Jingyao quickly recovered from the shock, though a trace of confusion lingered. "Qian... Qianyu sister! Where did Chirui go?"
"Jingyao, you'll know in a moment!"
Nangong Qianyu smiled, her gaze fixed on Luohou. Her smile seemed to carry a hint of mockery.
Being stared at by her, Luohou suddenly felt a bad premonition.
Especially when he thought about the identities of the two people before him, the bad premonition grew stronger.
"Niece Jingyao! Let's... let's talk about this inside! We can't just stand here, can we?"
Luohou forced a smile, trying to convey friendliness.
However, Ye Ming at this moment seemed to have no intention of continuing the charade, as it was simply too boring.
"Mr. Luo! Why must you do this?"
Ye Ming shook his head helplessly and sighed, "You should go back and check on your men!"
Hearing this, Luohou's heart skipped a beat, but he maintained his composure and smiled, "Teacher Ye, what do you mean?"
"Oh!"
Ye Ming narrowed his eyes. "Yo! You recognize me now?"
He had just asked Xu Jingyao to introduce him, and now he was addressing him directly. Wasn't he just slapping his own face?
"I..."
Now Luohou realized he had slipped up. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and his eyes darted around evasively.
"Uncle Xu! What exactly do you want to do?" Xu Jingyao reprimanded him coldly.
She could now sense that whatever Luohou was planning next might have a significant connection to her.
Therefore, she decided to drop all pretense of politeness.
"Niece Jingyao! Please don't misunderstand, the situation..."
Luohou seemed to want to make excuses, but when he noticed a pair of indifferent eyes fixed on him, all his words got stuck in his throat, and he dared not speak further.
It was as if if he dared to say another word, he would be killed by those gazes.
"Jingyao, let's go! Your father is waiting for you," Ye Ming walked past Luohou, no longer paying him any attention.
He was just an ordinary person; what waves could he possibly make before him?
"I... my father?"
Xu Jingyao didn't understand Ye Ming's meaning.
"Let's go! You'll know when we get inside!"
Nangong Qianyu took her arm and followed Ye Ming into the hall.
"It's over!"
After the three left, Luohou knelt on the ground, his face ashen, his eyes filled with despair.
He knew that Ye Ming and the others had long ago detected Xu Wangjun's presence.
The Luo family!
It was completely finished!
Not long after, Ye Ming entered the hall with Nangong Qianyu and Xu Jingyao. However, the scene before him made him feel somewhat amused.
There, in the main seat, a woman in a fiery red dress held a teacup, gently swirling it as she leisurely enjoyed a cup of fragrant tea.
"Brother! You're here!"
Seeing Ye Ming and the others, Su Chirui said with a light laugh, "The matter is settled! Everyone is here!"
At this moment, below the main seats, people lay sprawled along the aisle, their faces bruised, their skin darkened, all of them with eyes rolling back and unconscious.
Among them, the most pathetic was a disheveled young man.
Although he was also unconscious, his limbs were clearly asymmetrical, and some of his joints were bent backward. There were also quite a few bloodstains around where he had fallen, and his body was still bleeding from multiple wounds.
Clearly, he had been singled out for special treatment.
Apart from these fallen individuals, only one conscious middle-aged man remained in the hall.
However, the man's eyes were somewhat vacant, his lips trembled subconsciously, and he slumped onto the ground.
He seemed to have been excessively frightened.
"Dad! Why... why are you here?"
Xu Jingyao recognized the middle-aged man at a glance.
It was none other than her father, Xu Wangjun.
"What's wrong? Speak!"
Xu Jingyao kept shaking her father's body, her face full of worry.
However, Xu Jingyao's calls didn't seem to have a decisive effect; Xu Wangjun's body continued to tremble.
No one knew what he had witnessed earlier.
A red figure had silently appeared in the hall. Then, with a single footstep, a crimson barrier separated the hall from the outside.
Immediately after, before anyone could react, cries of agony erupted everywhere. Energy like molten lava raged through the hall, and endless fear and despair became the dominant melody in the air.
Xu Wangjun, although unharmed, had witnessed it all firsthand, which was no less than experiencing a spiritual storm that shattered all his beliefs and worldview.
As a result, he now dared not recall the violent scene that had just occurred.
It was too brutal.
He could even smell a hint of "roast meat" when he breathed in the air.
"Jingyao! Don't worry, Uncle Xu is fine. He just experienced a bit of a shock!"
Su Chirui leaped from the main seat to Xu Jingyao's side, clapped her hands, and continued, "He should be fine after a day or two of rest!"
This was the truth.
"What... what on earth happened?"
Xu Jingyao was a bit dazed now, her head buzzing.
Ye Ming briefly explained.
Although he hadn't witnessed the events unfold, based on the matter of Luohou kidnapping Xu Wangjun, he could guess the general situation.
After listening, Xu Jingyao's expression turned cold as she looked at the unconscious Luo Fu, filled with anger. "They actually wanted to use my father to threaten Teacher Ye! How could they even think of that!"
This was something Xu Jingyao had never expected.
"Alright! The matter is resolved!"
Su Chirui pointed at Luo Fu and said indifferently, "I've crippled him. Shall I kill him now?"
She hadn't killed him earlier.
"Killing him would be too easy. After harming so many innocent lives, let him live with his crippled body and repent!"
Ye Ming shook his head and did not kill Luo Fu directly.
"Okay!"
Xu Jingyao had no objections.
"You two take Uncle Xu back first. There are some things I need to discuss with Luohou!"
Ye Ming did not rush to leave. Instead, he asked Nangong Qianyu and the others to escort Xu Jingyao and her father back.
"Mm!"
Nangong Qianyu and Xu Jingyao knew what Ye Ming intended to do, so they didn't ask further and left with Xu Jingyao and her father.
After they left, Ye Ming did not go out to find Luohou. Instead, he imitated Su Chirui's earlier actions and sat in the main seat, leisurely enjoying the tea, completely unperturbed by the people lying around him.
"Come in! Do you expect me to invite you?"