Chapter 167: Leaving the Martial Alliance
"Please don't, sir! We know we were wrong! Please spare us this once!"
"I know I was wrong, I know I was wrong, please, sir, spare my life!"
"No... don't..."
...
Upon hearing Ye Ling's words, the speed of Jin Quanlin and his group knocking their heads on the floor increased once again as they continuously begged for mercy.
"Three useless fools, yet you dare to beg for mercy?"
Chen Dao's indifferent voice suddenly resonated.
Following that, Chen Dao approached Jin Quanlin and his companions.
Slowly lifting their heads, they saw Chen Dao standing above them, his face indifferent as he looked down upon them, and despair immediately filled their hearts.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Three muffled sounds followed, and Jin Quanlin and his colleagues each spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
The Grandmaster aura on their bodies quickly diminished, dwindling to less than that of an ordinary person!
A Martial Artist whose skills have been crippled, whose body suffered irreparable damage, might henceforth be even weaker than an ordinary person.
"Throw these broken fools out, they're an eyesore,"
Ye Ling said indifferently.
Chen Dao grabbed the three men and dragged them toward the exit of the council hall.
Meanwhile, Jin Quanlin and his companions, as if their souls had been removed, allowed Chen Dao to drag them by the collars without any resistance or movement.
Once Jin Quanlin and the others were dragged out of the council hall by Chen Dao, Ye Ling's gaze fell upon Wang Kaoshan.
"Wang Kaoshan!"
Ye Ling suddenly called out.
Wang Kaoshan's body trembled, and he immediately knelt on the ground, respectfully saying, "Your subordinate is here!"
"The Eastern Martial Alliance needs to control the powers of various Martial Artists around the Eastern Sea. Do you have confidence in shouldering this responsibility?"
Ye Ling asked in a deep voice.
Wang Kaoshan's expression subtly changed, and he hastily replied, "Sir, my abilities are modest, I fear I might not be able to shoulder such a responsibility!"
"However, if sir is willing to trust your subordinate, then your subordinate is willing to die trying to complete the tasks assigned by you!"
Hearing this, Ye Ling slowly revealed a slight smile.
"Weak strength can be improved with cultivation!"
"But intrinsic disgracefulness is incurable!"
"You're doing well, don't disappoint me. From today onwards, you, Wang Kaoshan, will be the new Alliance Hierarch of this Eastern Martial Alliance!"
Ye Ling said, smiling lightly.
Wang Kaoshan, kneeling on the ground, immediately said respectfully, "Your subordinate will definitely live up to your trust!"
"Sir, your subordinate once heard a rumor; I'm uncertain of its truth,"
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Hearing this, Ye Ling raised his brows, showing interest as he said, "Let's hear it; what is this rumor?"
"Yes, sir!"
Wang Kaoshan immediately responded, and then continued, "The alliance has been collecting wealth everywhere in recent years, and it's possibly amassed a staggering amount!"
"Your subordinate once heard that this wealth of the alliance seems to have been hidden by the Alliance Hierarch beneath a certain Taoist temple!"
"Sir, you have met the Alliance Hierarch before, perhaps you know where this wealth is hidden?"
Hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Ye Ling's eyes.
Hiding wealth beneath a Taoist temple?
The Alliance Hierarch has been acting as a Taoist in the Eastern City Temple for many years to suppress his own killing intent.
The place where he hid this wealth, if not the Eastern City Temple, where else could it be?
"I met him once at the Dongcheng Temple, and the rumors you heard are true, I'm afraid the treasure must be under the Dongcheng Temple!"
"Now that all four Alliance Hierarchs of the Eastern Alliance are dead, the Martial Alliance can expand its influence significantly."
"Your first task is to find this treasure and then use it to establish a charity foundation in the East Sea to aid the suffering families there!"
Ye Ling pondered for a moment before speaking.
Wang Kaoshan immediately nodded, patted his chest, and assured, "Don't worry, sir! Even if it means digging three feet into the ground at Dongcheng Temple, I will unearth this treasure and use it to benefit the people of the East Sea!"
Ye Ling nodded slightly and said indifferently, "Get up, He Feng, Wang Tiezhu, you two will accompany him. If you encounter any remnants of the Eastern Alliance, kill them all."
"Yes, sir!"
He Feng and Wang Tiezhu immediately responded.
Then, the three men, along with a group of strong fighters from the East Sea Martial Alliance, left the council hall.
After all this was handled, the eastern horizon had already begun to show the first light of dawn.
Unknowingly having been busy all night, Ye Ling also slowly stood up and said, "Let's go, back to the hotel to rest."
The group left the East Sea Martial Alliance and returned to the hotel.
Leaving Su Rou alone in the hotel, Ye Ling ultimately felt uneasy.
The vehicle sped through the streets and quickly returned to the hotel.
As Ye Ling reached his room, he hadn't even opened the door when he suddenly frowned and a shadow passed across his eyes.
With his keen eyesight and strength, he could naturally tell that the door had been tampered with!
Su Rou had already gone to sleep when he left, and it was impossible for her to wake up and open the door. So, who else could it be but Su Rou!
Without a second thought, Ye Ling immediately opened the door, only to find the room empty.
Aside from scattered belongings, there was no trace of Su Rou.
Ye Ling's expression darkened to the extreme, and he immediately called Ye Jiu.
In less than a minute, Ye Jiu and others gathered again, except for He Feng and Wang Tiezhu, who had gone with Wang Kaoshan to search for the Eastern Alliance's treasure, everyone else was present.
"Sir! What happened?!"
Chen Dao asked.
At that moment, Ye Ling's face was dark, and his complexion extremely grim.
Though Ye Ling remained silent and motionless, Chen Dao and the others could sense an ominous tension building up like a storm.
"Su Rou has been taken."
Ye Ling said in a grave tone.
As Ye Ling spoke, a suffocating, oppressive atmosphere immediately enveloped the room.
"Crack! Bang!"
Sounds of glass shattering followed continuously.
Chen Dao and the others could not even marvel at Ye Ling's power, as they all displayed anxious expressions.
"Damn it! How dare they kidnap my sister-in-law! If I catch whoever did this, I'll make them regret ever coming to this world!"
Chen Dao gritted his teeth and said, with a furious killing intent suddenly erupting.
Ye Ling quickly calmed down, his mind racing through potential enemies.
They had been in the city for only two days, having offended only the Eastern Alliance, Jin Quanlin and his group, and the Wang and Wu families!
All three Alliance Hierarchs of the Eastern Alliance had fallen, so the Eastern Alliance was headless and unlikely to trouble Su Rou so soon.
Jin Quanlin and his group had been crippled, making them even less likely to be the perpetrators.
"Notify Wang Kaoshan to gather all members of the East Sea Martial Alliance and lock down the city!"
"Also, have them dig three feet into the ground to find the Wang and Wu families' people!"
Ye Ling suddenly ordered.
The oppressive killing intent even made Grandmasters like Chen Dao feel short of breath.