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Chapter 497: Chapter 0497: Night Hawk’s Little Calculation
Liu Qingcheng showed no kindness to Night Hawk whatsoever.
To ordinary people, Night Hawk might seem powerful and formidable, but to her, Liu Qingcheng, Night Hawk simply wasn’t worth her attention!
Upon hearing Liu Qingcheng’s chilling words and feeling the murderous intent emanating from her, Night Hawk’s face darkened like still water, and his eyes betrayed a hint of gloom, yet he dared not lash out.
Liu Qingcheng was a Dragon Maiden, holding an incredibly high status within Hidden Dragon, second only to the Dragon Head, who controlled Hidden Dragon, and that enigmatic Dragon who rarely showed his face and might even have disappeared—there were hardly anyone with higher status than her, Liu Qingcheng!
"Moreover, do you really think if the people from Inferno will act, would they only send a few?" Liu Qingcheng said coldly, "If they took action, do you think, Night Hawk, that you could annihilate them?"
"Not to mention the Marshal is here!"
"Please use your brain next time and think before you act. Don’t assume that just because you are with Hidden Dragon, you can look down on everyone else. You’ve already seen how terrifying the Marshal can be," Liu Qingcheng stated gravely, "If you want to seek death, no one will stop you!"
"But let me warn you, if you dare drag others into this, I will grind your bones to dust!"
The gloom in Night Hawk’s eyes grew deeper, but he said nothing.
Confronted with Night Hawk’s shadow-filled gaze, Liu Qingcheng completely ignored it. She greeted Xuan Ji Zi briefly, then left the place.
After Liu Qingcheng had left, Night Hawk said with a face full of resentment, "What kind of person is she? She’s just relying on her family background to be called a Dragon Maiden. Does she really think she is that amazing?"
Xuan Ji Zi, seeing the slightly fierce and fiery-eyed Night Hawk, couldn’t help but shake his head.
Relying on her family background?
Liu Qingcheng was not your average noble lady or pampered heiress—this woman was terrifying!
If it were only because of her family background, how could Liu Qingcheng have become a Dragon Maiden?
Her family background was merely an advantage in her struggles within Hidden Dragon; her true capital was her strength!
It’s just that Night Hawk didn’t know that.
"Senior Xuan Ji Zi, are we really going to just stand by and do nothing?" Night Hawk looked at Xuan Ji Zi and asked with some unwillingness.
"Night Hawk, since the Dragon Maiden has spoken, let’s go. Don’t provoke the Marshal. You saw it just now—if the Marshal wants to kill someone, none of us can stop him," said Xuan Ji Zi with a solemn face, "He’s too terrifying! Besides, the Marshal also said he would restrain the people from Inferno; there shouldn’t be any issues."
Hearing Xuan Ji Zi speak this way, Night Hawk’s anger grew even more intense, "Senior Xuan Ji Zi..."
"Enough, it’s getting late, let’s go back!"
"Senior Xuan Ji Zi, if you’re not going to take action, then shouldn’t we at least inform the Dragon Head about this incident?" Night Hawk asked hesitantly, conceding a step.
Xuan Ji Zi gave Night Hawk a look, seeing right through the little scheme in his heart—nothing more than wanting the Dragon Head to punish Liu Qingcheng, and then to strike at Inferno, to dampen Ye Xunhuan’s morale!
But if Liu Qingcheng dared to act so brazenly, would she be afraid of the Dragon Head finding out?
Clearly not!
Or perhaps, it was never Liu Qingcheng’s intention to hide it from the Dragon Head in the first place.
And was Ye Xunhuan’s morale that easily dampened?
As one of the controllers of the underworld order, with strength feared to have reached the transformative realm, he was certainly no easy foe. Even if the Dragon Head found out, he would probably not start a war with Ye Xunhuan just because of that!
"Of course, I need to inform the Dragon Head and let him make the decision," Xuanji Zi whispered. "But for now, let’s head back. Staying here serves no purpose!"
After Ye Xunhuan drove away from Zhongzhou Harbor, he went directly to the place he had previously agreed to meet Xiao Jiu.
As for whether the Hidden Dragon’s people would mind, he didn’t care at all; even if the leader of Hidden Dragon found out, it wouldn’t bother Ye Xunhuan in the slightest!
What would knowing achieve? Was the leader of Hidden Dragon going to start a war with him?
Hence, Ye Xunhuan didn’t take any of these matters to heart.
The place where Ye Xunhuan and Xiao Jiu agreed to meet was nowhere else but Xiao Jiu’s residence.
Xiao Jiu lived in a villa that was usually empty with just him, so hosting Frank and his nine men there wouldn’t be any issue at all!
When Ye Xunhuan entered the villa, Xiao Jiu was already getting along with Frank and his team, and the group was sitting inside the villa, drinking and feasting, exuding a gallant aura reminiscent of heroes of the jianghu.
Seeing Ye Xunhuan walk in from outside, Frank and the others immediately stopped their feasting and, one by one, stood up respectfully to greet him.
"King, you have returned!"
"Frank, there’s no need to be so formal; just be as usual," Ye Xunhuan said softly. "There are no rules in front of me."
"Yes, King!" Frank quickly responded. "King, I heard from the captain that you have found us a great queen. Are you here to have us protect the queen?"
"Yes!" Ye Xunhuan nodded without any concealment.
Having Frank and the others here was specifically for protecting Qiu Ruoxi, so there was nothing to hide.
Upon hearing Ye Xunhuan’s confirmation, excitement immediately gleamed on the faces of Frank and his crew, "King, when will you let us pay homage to the queen and let all the brothers witness the peerless elegance of the queen..."
"Let’s skip the homage part," Ye Xunhuan said with a smile. "Frank, since Herd has told you, you should know what the mission is about, right?"
"I know!" Frank immediately said. "Although it’s not as thrilling as crisscrossing through Afghanistan and the Middle East, protecting the queen is definitely a supreme honor for us!"
Saying so, a deep sense of satisfaction and pride appeared on Frank’s face.
"So rest assured, King. We will definitely protect the queen with our lives."
"That’s good to hear, Frank. What I need you to do is simple: just protect my wife in secret and try to learn some Huaxia language. Otherwise, if you go out, it would be difficult to communicate with others."
Ye Xunhuan had always communicated with Frank and the others in English. Although English was now widely spoken as the language of international communication, and almost everyone could say a few words, since Frank and his group had come to Huaxia, it was better to learn some of the Huaxia language to facilitate easier communication.
After hearing Ye Xunhuan’s words, Frank pondered for a moment and then said, "We will work hard to learn the Huaxia language!"
A look of satisfaction appeared on Ye Xunhuan’s face. "Good. Rest up here today, and tomorrow, I will arrange everything for you."
"King, we heard from the captain that you have encountered some small troubles. Do you need us to sort it out for you?" Frank asked Ye Xunhuan for instructions.
Although Frank’s offer was tempting, Ye Xunhuan still declined, "No need, I can handle it myself."
Frank and his men were Hellfire mercenaries. Having them deal directly with Qi Jieyu might quickly resolve the issue but would certainly provoke the people from Hidden Dragon to take action again.
Although Ye Xunhuan wasn’t afraid of anyone from Hidden Dragon, he didn’t want to put Liu Qingcheng in a difficult position between the two sides. He also didn’t want Hidden Dragon to target Frank and his group secretly, hence he refused Frank’s offer!
Moreover, Qi Jieyu’s death knell had already sounded, with the countdown in progress. There was absolutely no need for Frank and his group to take risks.
