Chapter 116: Just Want Him Dead

By the time Yang Kui rushed to the pier, Yang Jie was completely devoid of life.

Su Xiaobai hadn’t expected Ye Xuan to outright kill Xiao Ran either. When he had his men fish Xiao Ran’s body out of the water, the corpse had turned entirely pitch-black.

The knife plunged into his abdomen was undoubtedly the very one Poisonous Spider had used.

"Ye Xuan! How dare he!" Fierce Tiger stared at Xiao Ran’s corpse, revealing a look of sheer panic for the first time.

After all, Xiao Ran was Mrs. Xiao’s most beloved grandson. If the old lady found out Xiao Ran had perished in Jianghai City, her fury would be earth-shattering. Naturally, the Xiao family would vent their anger on Qilin Hall. It seemed the situation in Jingcheng was truly about to descend into chaos.

"Ah! Ye Xuan! I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you!" Yang Kui let out a miserable shriek as he cradled Yang Jie’s body. He threw his head back toward the pitch-black night sky, roaring loudly in near madness.

"What do we do now?" Su Xiaobai hadn’t expected Xiao Ran to just die like this. He furrowed his brows as he looked at Xiao Ran on the deck, gaining a new level of understanding of Ye Xuan’s ruthlessness.

"Xiao Ran’s death definitely can’t be hidden. The Xiao family will inevitably send people to seek revenge," Fierce Tiger said. "When that happens, the Xiao family will investigate everything we plotted with Xiao Ran with crystal clarity.

"Given how the Xiao family always repays their grudges, you and I will definitely be rounded up by them."

Hearing Fierce Tiger’s words, Su Xiaobai began to panic.

"Ye Xuan is the one who killed him. What does it have to do with us? Even if the Xiao family wants revenge, they should go after Ye Xuan," he retorted.

Fierce Tiger looked at Su Xiaobai and gave a cold, helpless chuckle. "When Mrs. Xiao gets angry, why would she care if you’re the actual murderer?

"Anyone involved in this matter is bound to meet a terrible end."

Just thinking of Mrs. Xiao’s ruthless methods made Fierce Tiger shudder involuntarily. She had been quite a formidable figure in her youth. The old master of the Xiao family had died early, suddenly passing away before he was even forty. At that time, with no one in charge, the other branches of the family eyed the Patriarch’s seat with ravenous ambition.

It was Mrs. Xiao who held down the fort, systematically eliminating the power-hungry contenders from the other branches one by one. She purged the dissidents within the Xiao Group with lightning speed, replacing them with her own trusted aides, and took full control of the Xiao family within half a year.

It was no exaggeration to say that without Mrs. Xiao, the Xiao family would never have reached their current status. Even though she was now nearing seventy and rarely interfered in the family’s affairs, she was still the supreme authority. No one dared to contradict a single word she said.

"You must have a way, right?" Su Xiaobai looked at Fierce Tiger anxiously, hoping to hear the answer he wanted. If he had known Xiao Ran would fail tonight, he never would have gotten involved in this mess.

"There is a way, of course. We must capture Ye Xuan and present him to Mrs. Xiao to make amends." Fierce Tiger stood on the deck, gazing out at the horizon over the sea, a trace of ruthlessness flashing in his eyes.

It seemed he had no choice but to do it himself. Even Poisonous Snake and Poisonous Spider had fallen at Ye Xuan’s hands. If he didn’t deal with Ye Xuan quickly, let alone the Xiao family, the rules of Qilin Hall dictated he would never leave Jianghai City alive.

The reason Qilin Hall had expanded so rapidly in recent years was, firstly, the backing of a massive financial sponsor like the Xiao family. The second reason was its brutal elimination system. Qilin Hall never kept trash. Once a mission was accepted, you either eliminated the enemy, or you were eliminated yourself.

"Capture Ye Xuan? That’s easy for you to say. Even the people from your Qilin Hall can’t do anything about him. How could I possibly deal with him?" Hearing Fierce Tiger’s words, Su Xiaobai frowned deeply, feeling immense dissatisfaction toward him.

What bullshit Qilin Hall. The assassins they sent were all useless trash. They talked big about destroying Ye Xuan and reshuffling the hierarchy of the Four Palaces. If they couldn’t even handle a mere Ye Xuan, what right did they have to be the head of the Four Palaces?

Fierce Tiger naturally caught the glint of disdain in Su Xiaobai’s eyes. He narrowed his eyes, exuding a faint but dangerous aura.

Su Xiaobai subconsciously took a half-step back, avoiding Fierce Tiger’s gaze. Although he harbored many complaints about Fierce Tiger in his heart, he didn’t dare show them openly. Even if Fierce Tiger was no match for Ye Xuan, killing him would be more than easy.

"Although Xiao Ran is dead, hasn’t our ultimate goal been achieved?" Seeing that Su Xiaobai had restrained himself, Fierce Tiger couldn’t be bothered to argue with him. Instead, he shifted his gaze to the ashen-faced Yang Kui not far away.

Su Xiaobai followed his gaze, and realization suddenly dawned on him.

He thought, "Yang Jie is dead, so Yang Kui definitely won’t let Ye Xuan off. We just need to fan the flames from the sidelines and let Yang Kui deal with him.

"We’ll let them tear each other apart while we reap the spoils. Ye Xuan’s days are numbered."

A new plan quickly formulated in his mind. Feigning a sorrowful look, he approached Yang Kui, crouched down beside Yang Jie’s corpse, and said, "Uncle Yang, the dead are at peace. Please don’t be too heartbroken.

"None of us wanted to see the events of tonight happen. I never imagined Ye Xuan’s methods would be so vicious that he’d directly strike to kill."

On the surface, Su Xiaobai was comforting Yang Kui, but in reality, he was reminding him that Yang Jie had been murdered by Ye Xuan. He used this method to maximize the resentment Yang Kui held for Ye Xuan.

Sure enough, upon hearing Ye Xuan’s name, Yang Kui reacted like a maddened beast. He slammed his fists fiercely against the deck, roaring hoarsely from his throat.

"Ye Xuan! Ye Xuan! Ye Xuan! You will die a horrible death!" He shouted Ye Xuan’s name three times in a row before abruptly standing up from the deck and howling at the river surface.

"Uncle Yang, please accept my condolences. Let’s hand this matter over to the police. I believe Ye Xuan will definitely be brought to justice," Su Xiaobai said, feigning indignation as a victorious smile flashed across his eyes.

"The police? That’s too easy on him! I will capture Ye Xuan with my own hands and riddle him with bullets!

"I want him to taste the pain Jie suffered. I want to make him wish he were dead!"

Yang Kui turned and glared fiercely at Su Xiaobai, his gaze terrifyingly macabre.

Even Su Xiaobai couldn’t help but gulp, a slight chill running down his spine.

"Uncle Yang, if you need anything, you can come to me.

"Jie and I were friends, and I wish to do my part to avenge his death."

Yang Kui nodded knowingly. He was well aware that Su Xiaobai had always been at odds with Ye Xuan. Now that he wanted to kill Ye Xuan, Su Xiaobai was naturally a hundred percent in favor.

Though he knew Su Xiaobai was using him, Yang Kui no longer cared.

Now, he cared about nothing else. He only wanted Ye Xuan dead.