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Chapter 846: Chapter 0846: Accepting an Invitation, Responding to a Challenge
Yuan Ming’s complexion gradually turned a steely shade of green, his gaze filled with hostility when looking at Ye Xunhuan.
Ye Xunhuan’s words were brimming with sarcasm and distrust towards them at Shu Mountain.
It was as if in Ye Xunhuan’s eyes, Shu Mountain was synonymous with those who frequently engage in shady activities!
"Mr. Ye, that’s just television!" Yuan Ming’s voice also grew cold unintentionally at this moment: "That’s not reality. Has Mr. Ye encountered Shu Mountain conspiring against the people around you behind your back in these past few days?"
"If Shu Mountain really wanted to do so, do you think you could stop us on your own?"
Ye Xunhuan chuckled lightly: "It’s just a joke, of course, I believe Shu Mountain isn’t that sort of people!"
"Rest assured, I will definitely come to see you at nine fifteen tonight!"
With these words, Ye Xunhuan had fully accepted the challenge posed by Yuan Ming. Tonight, he would face Yuan Ming in a decisive battle, which could potentially be a fight to the death.
"If that’s the case, then I won’t bother Mr. Ye any longer..."
"Wait a moment!" Ye Xunhuan immediately spoke up to stop Yuan Ming from leaving as he saw him about to depart.
Seeing that Ye Xunhuan had stopped him, Yuan Ming looked at Ye Xunhuan with some confusion and asked, "May I know if there’s anything else Mr. Ye needs?"
"How has Lin Zhennan been lately?" Ye Xunhuan asked with a smile.
"I don’t know where Lin Zhennan is, nor have I seen him!" Yuan Ming knew that Ye Xunhuan was trying to extract Lin Zhennan’s whereabouts from him.
But he genuinely did not know where Lin Zhennan was.
Since coming to Jiangzhong City, apart from meeting the lead figure of the Hidden Dragon, he had not seen anyone else.
"Is that so?"
"I know you don’t believe me, but I have no need to lie to you!" Yuan Ming spoke the truth: "The message was transmitted to Shu Mountain by him, but I really haven’t seen him!"
"However, I think, he’s definitely not doing well, perhaps he’s thinking about how to kill you in secret right now!" Yuan Ming said with not too heavy or light a tone: "Mr. Ye, instead of watching out for Shu Mountain to act against your people behind your back, it might be better to watch out for Lin Zhennan!"
With these words, Yuan Ming turned and left Ye Xunhuan’s office.
After Yuan Ming had left, Ye Xunhuan’s eyebrows immediately knitted together.
Lin Zhennan hadn’t met Yuan Ming, so where on earth was this guy hiding?
Or was it that he had already sneaked out of Jiangzhong City and returned to the capital, lying low and ready to strike with all his power?
This old fox, don’t let me find you, or I promise you’ll die a more miserable death than a dog!
Had Lin Zhennan returned to the capital?
Definitely not!
He had only just managed to convey his message to Shu Mountain and had also reached a cooperation agreement with the people in the darkness. He would definitely stay in Jiangzhong City, watching Ye Xunhuan die; otherwise, the only reason for him to leave Jiangzhong City would be having no place left to hide.
At this moment, Lin Zhennan was hiding in a three-story garden-style townhouse on the outskirts of Jiangzhong City.
How he came by this townhouse, Lin Zhennan didn’t know. All he was aware of was that it was provided to him by the people of the night and that there were bodyguards also provided by the night, protecting him 24 hours a day!
It would be more accurate to say it was surveillance rather than protection.
At least Lin Zhennan believed it was surveillance.
In the living room of the small western-style building, Lin Zhennan leaned against the sofa, his eyes filled with a shadowy hue.
And sitting diagonally across from Lin Zhennan was the woman who had saved him before.
To this very day, Lin Zhennan had never seen the true face of this woman; her face was always veiled with a thin layer of silk.
"We received news that the people from Shu Mountain have already arrived. They may take action against Ye Xunhuan soon," the woman said.
The woman’s voice was still as ice-cold as ever, devoid of any emotion, and her entire being was like an ice sculpture, emitting a freezing chill that could petrify someone.
"Really?" A flash of excitement suddenly appeared on Lin Zhennan’s gloomy face.
"Mhm," the woman nodded lightly, continuing in a voice lacking any emotional tone, "As long as we keep a close watch on Ye Xunhuan, we’ll know exactly when the others make their move!"
"And we, the Night, are ready for combat. If Shu Mountain makes a move against Ye Xunhuan and fails, then we, the Night, will step in. However, the prerequisite is that they must injure him; otherwise, we will not make any moves!"
As a Marshal, Ye Xunhuan’s strength was simply too terrifying. If Ye Xunhuan was unharmed, then those they sent out would only be going to their deaths, incapable of causing any significant harm to Ye Xunhuan.
Therefore, the Night placed their hopes on Shu Mountain.
As long as Shu Mountain’s people injured Ye Xunhuan, then they would be absolutely confident in taking him down thereafter.
"Is he as dreadful as you say?" Lin Zhennan asked the woman opposite him with a solemn face: "To think a single Ye Xunhuan has you so wary!"
"You have never faced him directly. You simply don’t understand how formidable the Marshal is!" A hint of fear slowly emerged in the woman’s cold eyes, as if recalling something frightful, causing the fear in her eyes to grow increasingly intense.
"Huaxia still has its Hidden Dragons. If he isn’t injured and we take action, we might not just die but also face the lockdown of Hidden Dragons. By then, we’d be on a path leading to certain death!"
Lin Zhennan fell into silence. Though the prospect of cooperating with the woman before him was thrilling, believing that he could easily avenge his wrongs, the concerns she harbored were simply too numerous.
To say they were walking on eggshells would be an understatement.
Yet Lin Zhennan was completely powerless against her.
"Then what do you need me to do?"
The woman glanced at Lin Zhennan, her lips beneath the veil slowly forming a sinister intent to kill: "Of course, to use your network within the establishment to facilitate our needs!"
"But if you’re interested, you could also kill a few people close to Ye Xunhuan, like Xiao Jiu!"
"Xiao Jiu isn’t that easy to kill. I’ve already failed once before!"
"That’s because you had too few people. This time, we will provide you with men. If you’re interested, you can try to kill him again!"
"Of course, you could also help us gain control over Qiu Ruoxi!"
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Time flies like an arrow, and soon it was time to get off work.
Since Ye Xunhuan and Yuan Ming had agreed to face off at Zhongzhou Harbor in Jiang City, Ye Xunhuan didn’t return to his villa after work but instead visited Xiao Jiu’s bar.
It wasn’t until around nine o’clock at night that Ye Xunhuan walked out of the bar, heading towards Zhongzhou Harbor.
He was going to meet this Yuan Ming, to see just how capable Yuan Ming really was to have the audacity to challenge him to a duel all by himself!
