Chapter 158: The Ye Family's Trouble

After the plane landed, the first person standing at the front to welcome him was Ye Xiaomei.

"Master, you are back!"

At this moment, tears welled up in Ye Xiaomei's eyes, but constrained by her status, she did not pounce forward.

"Ye Tian, you're back!" Gu Qing'er's face was full of anxiety, which eased only slightly after seeing Ye Tian appear.

"Huh, where is Muqing? Why didn't she come?"

Ye Tian looked around, but indeed he didn't see Li Muqing's figure.

That girl, who usually bantered and loved to play flirtatious games with him, showed no sign of missing him even after such a long time apart.

It was truly disheartening...

"Ye Tian, hurry, hurry up, something has happened at home!"

Gu Qing'er was nearly frantic with worry. She rushed over and yanked the still-dazed man toward her, saying seriously:

"If you don't hurry up, our estate is going to be demolished!"

"It's that serious? Who has the nerve?"

Hearing this, Ye Tian furrowed his brows deeply.

"Based on the intelligence gathered so far, it's people from the Peng family in Jicheng. We have no idea why they suddenly launched an attack."

"At the same time, conspiring with them are several other major families from Western Hunan."

"The Peng family?"

Hearing this familiar name, understanding dawned on Ye Tian.

So that was it. Every debt has its debtor, and every grievance its author. He had been wondering; it turned out to be this group of people.

These Peng family members were the very ones who had originally built the Dragon-Locking Well. Back then, when he obtained the Golden Core, he had even promised to take revenge for the flood dragon, but later, after being struck by a bolt of heavenly lightning, he had barely escaped death.

Consequently, the task of revenge had slipped his mind.

However, although he himself had forgotten, the Peng family was biting onto it relentlessly...

Since that was the case, they would be dealt with all at once. The direct descendants of the Peng family had to be wiped out entirely—that was the flood dragon's wish.

So Ye Tian thought to himself.

"By the way, everyone else is here, why isn't Muqing?" As if suddenly remembering something, he asked Gu Qing'er.

"Sister Muqing was heavily beaten by thugs and is now recuperating in the hospital."

"We've already taken care of those thugs, but unfortunately, until the moment they died, we couldn't pry any information out of their mouths."

"Still, there's a high probability it was the Peng family's doing!"

The more Gu Qing'er spoke, the angrier she became. Her martial arts cultivation was limited, while the head of the Peng family was at the Northern Dipper Realm—completely beyond what they could handle!

However, now that Ye Tian was back, they would finally have a chance to vent this grievance.

"What has the Peng family done? Tell me everything!"

Hearing that Li Muqing had been beaten and injured, a fierce fire raged in his chest, and he spoke through clenched teeth.

They were truly tired of living!

"First, they bribed the material suppliers in Zhongdu, forcing them to refuse supplying us with building materials, so the construction crew was forced to halt work once their supplies ran out."

"Secondly, a large section of the houses and perimeter walls were secretly blown up with explosives by people they hired."

"The Peng family also threatened that if we didn't sell the property to them at an extremely low price, they would continue using various methods until everyone was driven to death."

"Because you were away, the property was managed by Muqing. Naturally, she refused to budge, which is why they struck in the shadows."

"Understood. I'll go back and check on her first."

Ye Tian said coldly.

The group drove back to Zhongdu, heading straight to the hospital.

The intensive care ward.

Li Muqing's head was wrapped in gauze, with only her eyes exposed, and her breath was as faint as gossamer.

"There are no obvious external injuries on her body, but her head was struck by a heavy object. The doctors said it would be very difficult for her to wake up."

"Who says she won't wake up?"

Frowning, Ye Tian drew silver needles from his sleeve and inserted them into several acupuncture points. Then he took out a Qi-Gathering Pill, snapped off half of it, ground it into powder with a bottle cap, dissolved it in water, and fed it to her.

Not long after, Li Muqing slowly opened her eyes.

"Ye... Tian..."

"Don't get excited. Just lie down and listen to me." Ye Tian lifted her pale hand and gently stroked it:

"You've already done an amazing job. As for the mastermind behind this, I will settle the score with them one by one."

"Mm, thank you," Li Muqing said in a hoarse voice, "I knew you would come back."

"I should be the one thanking you. It was you who protected the Ye family."

Seeing the woman he loved reduced to such a state, it would be a lie to say Ye Tian wasn't heartbroken. The more he thought about it, the angrier he grew. He then stood up and walked toward the door.

"You guys stay here and watch over Muqing. Make sure she is safe every single moment!"

"Li Jingxiang, come with me!"

"Yes, Master!"

...

The Peng Family Courtyard.

"Haha, refreshing!"

Bare-chested and built like a rugged ox, the one-eyed man raised his wine cup time and again, chugging the liquor down heartily.

"I heard that Ye Tian was blown up on the plane, and his corpse fell into the open sea, never returning. We can go ahead and let loose with our plans."

"Once we get all the assets of the Ye family, our Peng family will definitely advance to the next level, perhaps even rising to become a top-tier influence in the Dragon Kingdom!!"

"Awesome! If we don't celebrate now, when else?"

"Brother, drink with me all day long!"

The one-eyed man was Peng Yao.

The Peng family line had nearly been cut off in his grandfather's generation, but a dozen or so years ago, Peng Yao rose to the occasion. Relying on his daring and fierce temperament, he carved out a domain around Jicheng, establishing the Peng family as the preeminent power there.

He could well be described as an overlord of his time.

Accompanying him in the drinking was a lean, thin man—his biological younger brother, Peng Guang.

Peng Guang raised his wine glass, his face slightly flushed with alcohol.

As the elder brother, Peng Yao was naturally gifted and, before reaching old age, had already stepped into the Northern Dipper Realm. However, Peng Guang, the younger brother, possessed no martial arts cultivation whatsoever; on the contrary, his body was extremely frail.

Consequently, whenever he drank, he got drunk and loved to babble foolishly:

"It's a pity, brother, that you couldn't kill Ye Tian with your own hands to avenge our nephew."

Hearing this, Peng Yao's eyes reddened as he waved his hands repeatedly.

"Sigh, don't mention it. That was my son's destiny—you can only say his time had come!"

He knew his younger brother spoke without malice, but these words, spoken carelessly yet heard deeply, felt like a sharp thorn piercing his heart once again.

"Cursed Ye Tian! Since you dared to kill my son, I will capture all your women, humiliate them thoroughly one by one, lock them in iron cages, and throw them into the Yangtze River to feed the fish!"

"Big brother is right, I've wanted to do that for a long time!"

Peng Guang chimed in drunkenly.

"Is that so? Is that really what you two think?"

As the two of them were conversing merrily, a young figure appeared in the courtyard, accompanied by a beautiful mixed-race woman.

The two of them walked leisurely toward the Peng brothers, moving with the casual ease of old acquaintances.

"Who are you?"

The drunken Peng Guang raised his wine glass. "Are you guys here to celebrate with us too? Since that's the case, sit down together."

"This is good wine! Good wine matches... beauties!" As he spoke, he reached out to embrace Li Jingxiang, who was standing beside Ye Tian.

"Boom!"

With a loud explosion, accompanied by a splatter of blood!

Peng Guang, who had been alive and kicking just a moment before, was now reduced to a headless corpse, falling straight down!

"Brother!"