Chapter 11: Cut the Grass, Remove the Roots!

Ye Fan felt warmth in his heart, knowing full well that this sister-in-law was terrified of mice!

For her to come over in such pitch-black night, she must have summoned a great deal of courage.

Su Yixue truly cared about him!

How rare!

Ye Fan withdrew his previously fierce demeanor and returned to his silly, dazed expression, "Yixue honey, I'm all right, I've come out!"

Ye Fan responded briefly and quickly flashed towards the outside of the woods.

As he neared Su Yixue, Ye Fan suddenly yelled out, "Wow! Such a huge mouse!"

"Ah? Where?" Su Yixue was immediately frightened into jumping up, instinctively wrapping her arms around Ye Fan's neck and hopped into his embrace.

Ye Fan took the opportunity to pull Su Yixue into his arms, his wrists feeling the softness of her body along with her fragrance.

"It ran away just now… Yixue honey, you smell so good!" Ye Fan sniffed the nape of Su Yixue's neck a couple of times, causing her face to turn bashfully red.

"You… You're terrible, you scared me on purpose, didn't you?" Su Yixue pouted and began to playfully punch Ye Fan in the chest.

In that moment, Su Yixue started to wonder, was Ye Fan truly simple-minded? Or was he playing dumb?

At this time, Ye Fan was just smiling foolishly, holding Su Yixue and walking towards a car parked by the road!

On the street, there were still a few drivers inside Zhao Tianlong's vehicles.

They were waiting for Zhao Tianlong and his men to return triumphantly, but after a while, they saw Ye Fan carrying Su Yixue out, confusion surfacing in their hearts, "Where are Young Master Zhao and his people? Weren't they supposed to be pursuing Ye Fan? How come Ye Fan is out but they haven't returned yet?" "Could something have happened? Let's go in and have a look!"

After Su Yixue drove away with Ye Fan, the drivers Zhao Tianlong had left behind quickly started searching inside the deserted park.

After searching for ten minutes, they finally found the unconscious bodyguards behind an artificial hill.

"Quick… call an ambulance… notify the family head…"

In just a short while, the deserted park became bustling with activity.

Zhao Dechang personally came over with his men. All the bodyguards were sent for emergency treatment at the hospital, but what worried Zhao Family's head, Zhao Dechang, was that all the men Zhao Tianlong took with him today were accounted for except for Zhao Tianlong and the man with the scar on his face.

"How can two big living people just vanish into thin air? Keep looking for me!" Zhao Dechang shouted angrily at the Zhao Family bodyguards.

Zhao Dechang had only one son, and if anything were to happen to him, it would mean the end of his lineage.

"Family head, with over a hundred of us, we have searched this place eight times, every corner, even the river, but there's no trace of the young master!" one of Zhao Dechang's subordinates replied frustratingly, "What if... we call the police?"

"Idiots!"

Zhao Dechang, infuriated, kicked his subordinate in the rear, "Have you got water on the brain? How are you going to call the police? Are you going to say they came to kill Ye Fan and now they're missing?"

Realizing the sense in that, the Bodyguard Captain didn't dare to say any more.

"What about those bodyguards who regained consciousness? What did they say?" Zhao Dechang coldly directed at another subordinate.

"News has come from the hospital. There isn't much difference in all of their answers! After they followed Ye Fan into the park, they encountered a stranger, and then that stranger knocked them all unconscious, they're not clear on what happened after that!"

Upon hearing his subordinate's report, Zhao Dechang's eyes involuntarily closed.

So, there was an unknown martial arts expert involved?

Someone had beaten so many bodyguards yet specifically took the scarred man and his son. It seemed his son's chances for survival were slim.

Just what kind of opponent was looking for him?

Had someone from the Ye Family made their move?

"Go back! Seal off all news of what happened here today! Dispatch all members of the Zhao Family to conduct a thorough search for the young master's information throughout Cloud City. Any clues must be reported to me immediately!"

Zhao Dechang issued the order to his subordinates with a grim face, still unwilling to give up any hope!

Ye Fan!

That bastard again. Not having killed him five years ago, had he now ultimately brought trouble upon the Zhao Family?

Hmph!

After all, there were those above who intended to silence him, and since you've luckily escaped this time, next time, I, Laotzu, will take matters into my own hands and see if you'll still have any chance to flee!

...

After sending Ye Fan back to his place, Su Yixue hurried towards the company.

The Xia Family's partnership with the Su Corporation was a tremendous opportunity for them, and during the contract signing, not a single mishap could occur.

Once Su Yixue left, Ye Fan scouted around the villa.

Although Ye Fan was alone in the villa, he discovered several hidden figures lurking around. Among them, a few were bodyguards arranged by Su Yixue, responsible for protecting Ye Fan's safety.

There were a few others Ye Fan was quite familiar with, they were bodyguards from the Ye Family, likely sent by his grandfather.

At such a critical time for the Ye Family, although the opponents thought that Ye Fan was just a fool and hadn't attacked him, no one could guarantee that the opponents wouldn't suddenly go mad.

However, these ordinary bodyguards were utterly incapable of keeping an eye on Ye Fan.

Ye Fan turned up the television volume in the living room and then his figure swiftly dashed towards the villa's back door, slipping out without making a sound.

Since he had made a move against Zhao Tianlong, Ye Fan would not give the Zhao Family any time to catch their breath.

Taking advantage of Su Yixue's absence, Ye Fan was going to pay a visit to the Zhao Family and annihilate them completely!

...

Cloud City, Zhao Family Courtyard!

Zhao Dechang returned home somewhat irritable. The family's big yellow dog, as usual, approached and wagged its tail at Zhao Dechang.

"Scram!" Zhao Dechang kicked the big yellow dog in a fury, sending it flying. The dog ran away in pain, also depressed, wondering what it had done wrong.

Thinking about his son's predicament, Zhao Dechang walked irritably towards his study, "No one disturb me!"

Zhao Dechang pushed open the door to his study, turned on the light, and upon seeing the scene before him, his pupils dilated in shock, "You… Ye Fan? How are you here?"

In the room, Ye Fan sat imposingly on a Taishi chair, staring coldly at Zhao Dechang. Those snake-like eyes made Zhao Dechang's skin crawl.

"Five years ago, the Zhao Family didn't kill me, and now you must regret it, right?" Ye Fan's mouth twitched slightly as he stood up, eyes blazing at Zhao Dechang.

Zhao Dechang was completely flabbergasted, "You… Weren't you rendered a simpleton? You weren't really a fool? You were pretending? You…"

Zhao Dechang instinctively tried to open the door to call for his bodyguards, but as soon as he reached out, Ye Fan moved!

Whoosh!

A pencil shot out, pinning Zhao Dechang's hand firmly against the door.

"Aah…" Just as Zhao Dechang began to scream, a rag was stuffed into his mouth, blocking his cry and muffling the sound of his agony.

"Answer my questions honestly, and I might make your suffering a little less painful!" Ye Fan approached Zhao Dechang, speaking coldly. The murderous aura emanating from him made the hairs on Zhao Dechang's body stand on end…