But as Wong Liqing charged forward like a pouncing tiger, a cold glint flashed in Xu Ke's eyes. "Attacking a superior warrants punishment."

The words had barely faded when Xu Ke's figure shot forward. Though he moved after Wong Liqing, his strike landed first, a ferocious slap directly across Wong Liqing's face. As they passed each other, the cold smile on Wang Yu's face instantly froze.

Impossible!

BANG!

The explosive crack of the slap echoed throughout the living room.

SPURT…

A large mouthful of crimson blood sprayed out as Wong Liqing was sent flying. He stumbled backward, spitting blood, before crashing to the floor like a broken sack.

Silence. A deathly silence.

Wang Yu stared in disbelief at Wong Liqing, who was crumpled on the ground.

Why? Wasn't Xu Ke severely injured? Even if he was, didn't he kill Ye Fan and Uncle Qiu this morning? Did that not take any effort at all? How could he have seriously injured Wong Liqing with a single slap?!

"You... you dare to strike?!" Wang Yu's shrill cry finally broke the silence. She rushed forward and bellowed at the servants behind her, "What are you standing around for? Hurry up and get Mister Chang!"

The servant was panicked. "But Mister Chang is resting! His illness has..."

Wang Yu's face was flushed with rage. "At a time like this, who cares if he lives or dies?"

"Yes!" the servant immediately nodded, turned, and scurried upstairs.

Xu Ke watched impassively as Wang Yu went to check on Wong Liqing, making no move to intervene. After leaving the port, he had received a direct call from Wong Qifu. The order was simple: capture Wong Liqing and Wang Yu to settle the score for both the incident with Wong Hongsheng and this recent attack. The several billion in Ye Family debt that Xu Ke had recovered for the Wang Family was more than enough justification for Wong Qifu to give him special authorization to act. Xu Ke knew that after they had nearly gotten him killed twice, Wong Qifu had decided to cast aside all sentiment for Wong Liqing and Wang Yu.

So, he had come. And since he had official sanction to deliver a beating, he naturally hit hard.

"Come with me," Xu Ke said flatly. "You can see a doctor at the corporation. Besides, I didn't strike to kill. He won't die."

A terrifying killing intent radiated from him. After being kidnapped and forced to attempt suicide, he had killed for the first time. Now, having nearly died a second time, his methods had changed again, becoming more savage.

Staring at Wong Liqing, whose mouth was still oozing bloody foam, Wang Yu fixed her gaze on Xu Ke. "Do you know you're finished?" she hissed. "You tried to murder Wong Liqing under the pretext of an arrest! If I hadn't arrived in time, you would have killed him! I'm telling you now, there will be no place for you in the entire Wang Family! I'll have you sent to the Martial Alliance!"

Wang Yu was screaming, but inwardly, she was strikingly calm. She was anxious about Wong Liqing's severe injuries, but she was already searching for a solution: frame Xu Ke. As long as something happened to Xu Ke, they would be fine.

"You say I'm a murderer?" Xu Ke replied with a faint smile. He walked over to Wang Yu and suddenly produced a knife. "Tell me, how would you like me to kill Wong Liqing? Should I demonstrate for you right now?"

As he spoke, his smile met Wang Yu's eyes. It was placid and gentle, yet it carried a killing intent that chilled her to the bone.

She shuddered violently. "What... what do you think you're doing?! There are cameras here! If you dare to try anything, Wong Qifu won't let you off!"

Wang Yu was truly panicked, scared witless. She thought that after killing Ye Fan, Xu Ke had developed a taste for it and now wanted to kill her and Wong Liqing, too.

Xu Ke sneered and stood up. "I was just asking. Why so tense? You're the one who accused me of trying to kill him, but now you won't even let me say a few words. How can you frame me when you're this cowardly?"

Wang Yu's face turned deathly pale, but she breathed a sigh of relief. He was just trying to scare her.

Xu Ke walked to the side, glanced around, and then nonchalantly accessed the surveillance system.

"What are you doing? Are you trying to destroy the evidence of your crime?" Wang Yu cried out, alarmed. She assumed he was about to delete the footage of him threatening them.

Xu Ke ignored her. He rewound the footage by five minutes and began recording it with his phone. "I'm just recording the evidence of Wong Liqing's attempt to assault me."

The moment he finished speaking, a terrified Wang Yu rushed forward, trying to stop him.

Without even looking back, Xu Ke flung a throwing knife.

It was pure instinct, but a dark premonition surged through Wang Yu, and she froze in her tracks.

WHOOSH... THUD!

The knife, trembling with a faint hum, landed squarely in the floorboards just thirty centimeters in front of her. It was buried so deep the tip was out of sight.

"Are you trying to kill me?!" Wang Yu shrieked. Her sanity began to fray under Xu Ke's erratic threats.

"I have no intention of killing you," Xu Ke chuckled, pocketing his phone. "I just came to take you in for questioning. There's no need to make things so serious. Alright, let's go. The car is waiting outside."

Wang Yu's expression was grim. Wong Hongsheng was still in Wong Qifu's hands. If they went to the corporation, they were finished.

"Still not leaving?" Xu Ke watched her quietly. "I can use force."

"You..." Wang Yu grit her teeth.

At that moment, a hoarse, elderly voice drifted down from the stairwell. "Young man, you are too arrogant."

Hearing the voice, Wang Yu's face lit up with joy.

Xu Ke looked toward the stairs, his gaze hardening. An old man in a white Tang suit was slowly descending. His face had a purplish hue, and his eyes were deeply sunken.

Tang Yingchang. A Great Perfection Innate expert Wang Yu had hired at a great cost. He was her protective talisman, and incredibly strong.

Yet Xu Ke smiled. The only reason Wang Yu could hire someone like Tang Yingchang was because he had a defect—not in his power, but in his body. The man was gravely ill and could only use his full strength for thirty minutes at a time. After that, he had to rely on expensive medicinal herbs to sustain his life, herbs paid for by his big sucker of an employer, Wang Yu.

"Arrogant?" Xu Ke said lightly. "I'm just here to make an arrest. What's arrogant about that?"

"How dare you speak so brazenly in front of Mister Chang? You're courting death!" Wang Yu shrieked, her confidence restored now that her backer had arrived. Powerless, she was simply too feeble before Xu Ke. "I'll give you one chance. Kneel and apologize to me and Li Qing, and we might overlook you injuring someone in my villa. If you refuse to kneel, I'll have Mister Chang kill you right now! Even if Wang Wu were here, he couldn't save you!"

"Kill me?" Xu Ke glanced at Tang Yingchang, who had now reached the first floor. He smiled faintly. "Are you worthy?"

Tang Yingchang slowly lifted his head, his gaze locking onto Xu Ke. "Young man, you are seeking death."

His voice was soft, like a candle flame about to be extinguished. But as the words fell, a terrifying aura erupted from his body, locking tightly onto Xu Ke. An overwhelming power surged like a raging sea, completely crushing Xu Ke's own presence.

This was the aura of an invincible.

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