Chapter 56: How Could Ye Chen Be So Strong?

Watching the shadow slowly approach his room, Ye Chen raised an eyebrow. So, Jin Zhaodi had come after all? Though he had never met her, the broad figure—larger than most men—was the most obvious characteristic. Regardless of whether it was Jin Zhaodi or not, sneaking around in the dead of night was never the behavior of a good person.

Standing atop the roof, Ye Chen took the Divine Wind Sword from his storage ring. He narrowed his eyes, focusing on the shadow, and just as it grew closer, he suddenly leapt down and slashed with his sword…

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For the past half year, Jin Zhaodi had been secluded in the mountains. She still could not accept the death of her younger brother. All he had wanted was to win the love of a woman. What was wrong with that? Why did a family disciple like Ye Chen, with so many women at his disposal, have to fight with her brother for the one woman? Even if he had taken her brother’s woman, that was one thing. But to go so far as to kill him? That was unforgivable.

Ye Chen had killed her brother’s assailant, yet still dragged her brother into the mess. Relying on his status as a family disciple, he had colluded with the Mo family, wiping them out without mercy. It had led to her brother’s tragic death. Then there was Lin Ke’er, who, driven by greed, had become the main culprit.

Jin Zhaodi loathed Ye Chen, loathed Lin Ke’er, and loathed the Mo family. She could not sleep peacefully at night. Every night, her brother’s bloodied face haunted her dreams, crying out in pain. Even her deceased father’s angry voice rang in her ears, reprimanding her for how she had cared for her brother.

For the past months, Jin Zhaodi had slept restlessly, consumed by hatred, only desiring to kill Ye Chen and take her revenge. She had thought the chance would take much longer to come. But unexpectedly, the Mo family’s ancestor had died. Now, an opportunity for vengeance had presented itself.

So, Jin Zhaodi had come. Staring at Ye Chen’s room, she swore that he would not die so easily. And Lin Ke’er, too. She would bury her alive, to spend eternity underground with her brother. As for those who had acted under the Mo family’s command, they, too, would die!

Consumed by hatred, Jin Zhaodi silently approached the door. But just at that moment, a chill ran down her spine, and she instinctively tried to retreat. But it was too late. A shadow descended from above, flying straight toward her. A flash of cold light cut through the air. The hastily summoned protective barrier she raised was useless before the gleaming blade.

In the next instant, Jin Zhaodi felt her world flip upside down, spinning uncontrollably. Amidst the dizzying rotation, she caught sight of her enemy’s face.

Young and handsome. It was Ye Chen, the very one she had longed to kill. And only when her vision blurred, seeing only the ground and her own fallen body, did it finally dawn on her.

She was already dead… But how? Ye Chen was only at the fifth level of Qi Refining! How could she have had no strength to resist? In her confusion and disbelief, Jin Zhaodi’s life flickered out.

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Ye Chen gazed at Jin Zhaodi’s lifeless body, then suddenly looked up. Across from him, in the adjacent room, Lin Ke’er had cautiously poked her head out. The moment Lin Ke’er saw Ye Chen, her eyes widened in shock at the headless corpse before him. But when her gaze landed on the severed head, her eyes grew even wider in disbelief.

Jin Zhaodi, at the seventh level of Qi Refining. How had she died at Ye Chen’s hands? Lin Ke’er’s eyes filled with utter disbelief. How could Ye Chen be this strong?

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Sensing Lin Ke’er’s gaze, Ye Chen sheathed his Wind Spirit Sword and gently placed his index finger on his lips, signaling for silence.