22. Beating the Evil Lord

“Don’t you remember me, little beauty?” Lord Jin said flirtatiously as he came up, but was stopped by Xiao Hei who outstretched his arms, getting ready to launch an attack. Ye Lan signaled to him to retreat and said with a smile, “I just decided to lend a hand to drive the bandits away! It dawned on me that it’s I who led them here. I must apologize to the boss!”

Upon hearing her words, Xiao Hei knew Ye Lan would like to take care of them by herself. With a snort, Xiao Hei withdrew to Ye Lan’s back. Ye Lan, pretending to smile glamorously, curved her fingers into the shape of orchid, fully prepared to launch an attack at any time.

Lord Jin was sent to the ground relentlessly all of a sudden before he could defend himself. Staring at Ye Lan, as gruesome as a spirit, Lord Jin, though feeling chill at back of his neck, couldn’t detect a single trace of pain all over. It was impossible for him to move his fat body and fingers, nor could he utter a word, like a man in paralysis. Lord Jin was thrown in panic. What’s worse, all the spectators around were actually laughing at him! What’s so funny? Why were they so happy! He was so incensed at those foolish citizens.

Lord Jin, too fragile to speak or wink, felt a curtain of darkness falling before his eyes, with everything blurred. Ye Lan’s glamorous smiling face, ghastly enough to chill his bones, approached Lord Jin gradually like the frosty hell, or the God of Death clad in a blood red robe!

Gazing at her in horror, Lord Jin could do nothing to prevent Ye Lan from gaining on him.With several light touches of her cold fingertips, a dozen of holes suddenly appeared on Lord Jin’s fat body, out of which streams of blood gushed violently. He was then knocked out of the hotel by a huge force, resounding enough to shatter all the dishes, chairs and tables within the room. The frightened spectators poured outside in a mess, while Ye Lan who launched the attack, with her clothes totally untainted, stood in silence beside Xiao Hei, her face full of smile, coldness and murderous intention still lingering in her eyes!

Seeing Lord Jin keep moaning on the ground, his followers were clear that they were definitely not a match to Ye Lan, thus helping their master scrambling to his feet and escaping in a hurry. Ye Lan and Xiao Hei stepped out of the hotel and watched their figures fading into distance, the smile on her face disappearing gradually, her eyes as frosty as ice!

“You reached the six stage!” Xiao Hei, now at the eighth level of the sixth stage, was so surprised at her rapid progress. Ye Lan was merely a beginner a month ago, but now her spirit power had been actually promoted to the sixth stage, totally impossible for a common people even after dozens of years’ practice. She was really a talent!

Turning to Xiao Hei, Ye Lan said seriously, her expression turning cool again, “I am still weak on this continent, as well as among the Ye family!”

“I will try my best to help you!” Xiao Hei nodded in earnest.

They arrived at the secret base established a month ago by Xiao Hei. He was very good at cultivating assassins, who were mainlymade up of orphans, slaves at very young age, as well as wanderers. Within a month, under the guidance of Xiao Hei, their spirit power had nearly reached the same level as him!

Xiao Hei intended to present the token of Master to Ye Lan in public, however, she said with a frown, “I won’t take the token until they finish the appointed task! It is the intelligent ones with great martial arts that I want.” Ye Lan’s eyes flickered with frosty gleam. She wanted to take revenge at once. On that snowy day, with whiteness all around, Ye Lan and her mother knelt down on the ground in shudder, their thin clothes soaked by the frozen snow , as hard as stone. They were almost engulfed by the heavy snow! All of these were due to the Ye family! She must slay them all in order to avenge her mother!

At the dark night as cold as water, the large royal capital was bathed in the silver moonlight. Ye Lan hid on the roof of the hotel, her eyes filled with twinkling stars, as well as homicide intention. The more she recollected, the more hatred she bore against the Ye family!

Xiao Hei knew clearly what Ye Lan intended to do next. He would be forever on her side!

“Yes, master!” Xiao Hei nodded.

After accompanying Ye Lan to her room, Xiao Hei gathered all of the assassins around the hotel, fully prepared to launch an attack at any time. The next day, when Ye Lan got up and finished washing her face, Xiao Hei entered her room with a bowl of sweet porridge. As carefree as they were, it seemed that they weren’t going to take revenge but to visit their friend!

Xiao Hei was more considerate than before. Ye Lan gobbled the porridge down with a smile. “Let’s go to the Ye family!” she said pleasingly and rose to her feet.

“Okay!”

With a large crowd of assassins, Ye Lan stood at the entrance of the Ye Manor, glaring at the magnificent gates. She launched the attack all of a sudden, tearing the huge plaque with dazzling gilded characters into pieces even before the guards could react.

“How dare you! This is Ye Manor...”

Before they finished speaking, Ye Lan seized the two guards’ necks with her spirit power before raising them to the air. They exerted themselves to scream for help, but in vain. As if possessed by an evil spirit, Ye Lan felt her heart overwhelmed by sorrow. The hidden memory of the previous owner of her body began to pour out. It was obvious that she had lived a painful life here. Since your body belonged to me at the moment, I would avenge your mother and you by slaying them all! Ye Lan thought to herself.

She raised her palm suddenly. The two guards’ necks were broken at once!

How much she hated the Ye family! The assassins following Xiao Hei couldn’t help gasping in surprise.

Actually, instead of stunned by such scene, they were greatly inspired. The pungent smell of blood excited those young men who, with their bloodshot eyes, at once rushed to the manor with the crimson spirit knives in their hands, promising to kill everyone they encountered in the Ye Manor!

Large amount of servants darted out with various weapons. Still taking Ye Lan as a fool who knew nothing about spirit power, they were not at all afraid of her. However, as a top warrior now whose spirit power was at the sixth stage, Ye Lan cut the servants’ heads down without much effort, blood gushing out immediately. The bodies without heads tumbled down, scaring their partners nearly to death!

“Ah! Ah!” There suddenly came a sharp scream. It was none other than Ye Wanru.

The servant told her that Ye Lan had entered the manor from the main entrance. Ye Wanru decided to have some amusement by bullying her foolish sister. She had always like torturing those humble men, but not in a cruel way. It was unwise to make them bleed after all. It was her servants’ job to wipe out the enemies, such as Ye Lan and her mother! She was really surprised that Ye Lan was still alive and bold enough to come back. What’s worse, the damned woman actually turned so powerful!

The scream revealed Ye Wanru’s position. Catching her standing nearby, the culprit who killed the previous owner of her body and her mother, Ye Lan, as the first day she walked out of the agent training base, her bloodshot eyes were filled with murderous intention, just like those of a ferocious wolf. “Ye-Wan-Ru!” She shouted through her gritted teeth. The two Chinese characters “Wan-Ru” originally meant tenderness and gentleness. It was so ironic that such a cruel and evil woman was named with these two characters!

Xiao Hei knew Ye Lan bore great grudge against the Ye family. Merely by killing them all, could she live a peaceful life!

Therefore, Xiao Hei was only her assistants, helping Ye Lan when it was necessary. With the whole manor besieged by his followers, Ye Lan could gave a full vent to her anger!

Ye Lan careered to Ye Wanru, who, as a spiritual cultivator, was astonished at Ye Lan’s rapid progress in martial arts. She, totally in panic, dragged several servants to her side before darting to her own chamber under cover of them. Ye Lan was not in a hurry. Knowing clearly her enemies would meet their final doom today, she decided to enjoy this feast as slowly as possible. They must pay the debt thousands of times they owed to the previous owner of her body and her mother!