Chapter 76

At the moment of death, a person's heart is usually filled with fear. However, the Dragon King's heart was calm, without a trace of fear.

He closed his eyes and quickly reviewed his life in his mind.

At eighteen, he roamed the world, practicing martial arts, struggling and fighting, and finally became a top expert ranked twelfth on the Tiger List, and the king of the underground world in Jiangzhou.

This life could be described as glorious.

What the Dragon King was most proud of was that, although he was the leader of the underground forces in Jiangzhou, he had never killed innocents, and had never made a mistake in killing anyone.

Above, he could face the heavens; below, he could face his brothers.

In this life, he had no regrets.

He had no regrets in death!

At this moment, the tip of the dagger was already pressing against his throat, and the Dragon King could feel that if the dagger moved forward another inch, he would leave this world for good.

Die, for who in this life has not died?

"Stop!"

Suddenly, a loud voice rang out, followed by a gust of wind, and a sharp "ding" sounded in his ear.

The Dragon King suddenly opened his eyes and saw the young man's dagger being knocked away. He quickly turned his head toward the door, and his face changed.

"Ye Qiu, what are you doing here? Leave quickly."

The Dragon King shouted, as he was about to die and did not want to involve Ye Qiu before his death.

"I came to save you." Ye Qiu glanced at the Dragon King, seeing that he was unharmed, and then his gaze fell on Cao Yuan, dressed in green, and asked, "Are you the Ninth Thousand Years?"

"Indeed." Cao Yuan smiled, "Life is full of unexpected encounters; I didn't expect to see you again so soon."

The Dragon King looked at Ye Qiu in surprise, "You've met the Ninth Thousand Years?"

"I met him at the hospital this morning, but at that time, I didn't know he was the Ninth Thousand Years." Ye Qiu then said to Cao Yuan, "Can you spare the Dragon King's life?"

"Why do you want to save him?" Cao Yuan countered.

"Because the Dragon King has done me a great favor."

"The great favor you speak of, is it because he stood up for you at the Crystal Palace last night, or because Zhao Yun helped you bury Guo Shaocong alive?"

Boom!

Ye Qiu's heart was shaken.

It wasn't hard to find out what happened at the Crystal Palace last night, but how did the Ninth Thousand Years know about the Guo Shaocong incident?

That day, besides him and Zhao Yun, and a few of Zhao Yun's subordinates, no one else was present. Ye Qiu believed that Zhao Yun and his people would not leak the information. So, how did the Ninth Thousand Years find out?

For a moment, cold sweat broke out on Ye Qiu's back.

"I guess you're wondering how I know, right?" Cao Yuan smiled, "In this world, if I want to find out something, there's nothing I can't find out."

Ye Qiu steadied his heart and asked bluntly, "What will it take for you to spare the Dragon King?"

Cao Yuan shook his head and said, "The Dragon King must die."

"Why?"

"Last night, Xiao Qingdi delivered my message, but the Dragon King conspired with you and Lin Jingzhi to injure him and kill his servants. That's the first crime. When I first arrived in Jiangzhou, I was attacked and lost a few subordinates, which shows how chaotic Jiangzhou is. As the leader of the underground forces in Jiangzhou, the Dragon King has failed to manage the city properly, which is the second crime. Therefore, he must die."

Ye Qiu was a bit angry and said, "Neither of these things should be blamed on the Dragon King."

"Oh?" Cao Yuan was curious, "Explain."

Ye Qiu said, "Xiao Qingdi is arrogant and tyrannical, doing whatever he wants. You asked such a person to deliver your message, which shows poor judgment and improper use of people."

"At the banquet, it was Xiao Qingdi who first had the intention to kill and attacked us. Everyone at the banquet knows this, and we were only defending ourselves. Killing his servants and breaking his legs was just self-defense."

"Secondly, you came to Jiangzhou, and the Dragon King didn't know about it. You didn't ask the Dragon King to send people to protect you, so the attack was entirely your own fault. How can you blame the Dragon King?"

"As the leader of the Dragon Gate, there are many people who want to kill you. You should know this best. If you had taken strict precautions last night, how could anyone have had a chance to attack you?"

"As for the subordinates who died, they died protecting you. If it weren't for you, they wouldn't have died. In a way, you are the one who caused their deaths..."

"Ridiculous!" A young man interrupted Ye Qiu before he could finish.

Ye Qiu glanced at him and saw that it was the young man who had held the dagger earlier. He scolded, "I'm talking to your master, and you, a dog, dare to interrupt?"

"You—"

"You what? If you're a dog, you should have the awareness of a dog!"

"Looking for death!" The young man was furious and punched Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu stood still, waiting until the young man's fist was half a meter away before he struck back.

"Bang!"

The two fists collided, making a dull sound, and then both Ye Qiu and the young man retreated five steps.

"Huh?"

Both of them were surprised by the other's strength.

"No wonder you're so arrogant; you have some basic skills. Let's go again!"

Boom!

The young man punched again.

Ye Qiu raised his fist to meet the attack.

"Bang!"

The second punch collided.

This time, there was no dull sound as before. Both bodies remained almost motionless, and their fists only touched slightly before separating, and then they each retreated three steps.

"You attacked me twice, now it's my turn to attack you."

As Ye Qiu spoke, he charged forward like a bolt of lightning, appearing in front of the young man in an instant.

"Boom!"

The two fists collided violently again.

Scrape!

Scrape!

Scrape!

The young man's body kept retreating, his shoes scraping against the ground, and he only stopped after retreating more than ten steps.

The young man looked at Ye Qiu in shock.

At the same time, the other two young men behind Cao Yuan stepped forward, ready to attack.

Ye Qiu was undaunted and mocked, "So the Dragon Gate's style is to bully the weak with numbers. I've learned something today."

"Stop!" Cao Yuan stopped the two young men and then emitted a strong aura of authority, staring at Ye Qiu.

In that instant, Ye Qiu felt a chill all over his body, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

Cao Yuan said in a deep voice, "If anyone else spoke to me like this, they would already be a dead body. But since you saved Han Long's life, I won't hold it against you today."

"You want to save the Dragon King, right? Fine, I can let him go, but you must agree to one condition."

"What condition?" Ye Qiu asked urgently.

"Find the person who tried to assassinate me last night."

"Agreed!" Ye Qiu didn't hesitate.

"Don't agree so quickly. I haven't finished speaking." Cao Yuan continued, "I'll give you three days. If you find the assassin within three days, I won't hold it against the Dragon King. If you don't find the assassin, after three days, I will not only take the Dragon King's head but also cut off one of your arms. Do you still agree?"

"I agree!"

As long as he could save the Dragon King's life, Ye Qiu would agree even if it meant losing an arm now.

"Very well, I hope you don't disappoint me." Cao Yuan said and then left the Dragon King's villa with the three young men.