Chapter 23 Tian Wen's Malice
"Heh, Ye Ling, you are merely a fish that slipped through the net of the Ye family. You should be grateful that my Tian family didn't kill you, yet you dare to come out and seek death!" Tian Wen sneered with a malicious glint in his eye.
He gestured towards Su Rou with a hook of his finger and joked, "This young master thinks you're not bad looking. Why don't you come over and serve me, and I can let you continue to stay in the Su family as the general manager."
Su Rou shook with fury, her fists clenched as she angrily said, "Tian Wen, you are shameless! Not only did you take away my family's property, but now you even dare to target me. You're not human, you're an animal!"
"Ha, I'm not human!" Tian Wen's eyes turned cold as he gestured to his subordinates, "Since this woman doesn't appreciate kindness, you don't need to be polite. Flatten the Su family compound immediately; I want to build a Tian family villa here."
"Yes, young master!" His subordinates replied in unison. Ignoring the Su family guards' attempts to stop them, they picked up clubs and began to smash everything within the Su family compound, some even breaking into the inner courtyard to drag the old master out of his room.
"No, don't, Grandfather is still sick. If he's dragged out now, he will die!" Su Rou's voice trembled, her eyes filled with a pleading look.
"Hehe, if you're asking me, then stay nicely and serve me!" Tian Wen laughed triumphantly, he even pinched Su Ya's cheek and teased, "Hehe, it's such a pleasure to have the two beauties of the Su family serving me together!"
"Animal, you have no shame!" Su Rou was furious, and tears immediately fell.
But she felt helpless, now that the Su family's property had fallen into Tian Wen's hands. Even the old master was about to be driven out, what could she, a weak woman, do to fight against Tian Wen?
Just then, Ye Ling suddenly stepped in front of them and said coldly to Tian Wen, "Tian Wen, you deserve to die!"
Tian Wen, with a look of disdain, scoffed, "Heh, with your Ye family wiped out, you still dare to bark at me. Since you are so eager to die, I shall mercifully send you off to meet your dead parents!"
He sneered and was about to order his men to attack when a stern shout came from behind.
"Stop! Who dares to run wild in my Su family's home!"
"Grandfather, you're awake!" Su Rou exclaimed with joy and quickly went forward to support the old master.
"Hehe, I have to thank Young Master Ye this time. If it weren't for him, I would truly be on my way to see King Yan!" The old master of the Su family smiled and gave Ye Ling a cupped hands salute.
"No, it can't be, the Gu poison of the Heart-Eating Gu can't be cured by anyone!" Tian Wen cried out, his face turning somewhat pale.
"It was indeed you who poisoned him!" Ye Linghan said coldly, a sharp look flashing in his eyes.
"Animal, you dare to poison the old master and try to take away our Su family's property! You're worse than pigs and dogs!" Su Tiande got up from the ground and would have fought to the death if not for Tian Wen's thugs holding him back.
"Hmph, so what if I did poison him, do you have evidence?" Tian Wen regained his composure and dismissively said, "Even if you have evidence, what can it do? In this place, who would dare to interfere with the Tian family's affairs?"
Hearing this, everyone's faces showed a look of despair.
As one of the three great noble houses, the Tian family had always been untouchable, let alone a Su family; even the constables from the Six Doors organization wouldn't dare to provoke them.
After all, the overbearing Ba Tang martial arts force from Jiangnan stood behind the Tian family!
"What of the Tian family? If you have provoked our Su family, if you have provoked Young Master Ye, then the Tian family is simply courting death!" Old Patriarch Su spoke with a grave voice as he knelt before Ye Ling, his expression resolute, "Young Master Ye, I beg you to take action and avenge the grievance of the Su family!"
The crowd did not understand and cast puzzled looks at each other.
The Tian family was one of the three great families, and even the city's esteemed officials dare not provoke them; what capability did Ye Ling, a mere son-in-law who had married into the family, have to contend with the Tian family?
"Ha ha, Old Master Su has gone senile, actually begging a son-in-law who has joined the family through marriage!" Tian Wen laughed loudly, his entourage also displaying a mocking demeanor.
Ye Ling swept a glance over the crowd and helped the patriarch to his feet, his voice stern, "Fine, I agree with you. I will definitely eradicate the Tian family and avenge the Su family!"
"Presumptuous, you think you, a married-in son-in-law, dare to eradicate my Tian family? I'll kill you first, you bastard!" Tian Wen roared angrily as his henchmen immediately drew daggers and lunged at Ye Ling.
The faces of the onlookers paled in shock, showing signs of panic.
Yet Ye Ling's expression remained unperturbed. He didn't move an inch, allowing the assailants to approach him with their daggers and sneered, "Committing violence in broad daylight, it seems you have no regard for the king's law?"
"The king's law? What is that worth? Even the Six Doors organization's inspectors give face to my Tian family," Tian Wen snorted dismissively, his men also showing smug expressions.
The Tian family was one of the three major influential families, a domineering presence, and here was a simple son-in-law of the Su family daring to oppose them; truly ignorant of life and death!
Just as the assailants' daggers neared Ye Ling's neck, a fierce shout suddenly came from the entrance, "Stop, whoever dares to touch Young Master Ye, I will take his dog life!"
Behind them, the sound of footsteps suddenly approached.
In just an instant, Tian Wen and his henchmen were held at gunpoint, guns aimed at their heads as if to turn them into sieves.
The man leading them, wearing a badge, strode forward furiously, "Tian Wen, are you trying to die? Having the audacity to lay a hand on Young Master Ye, I'll shoot you with one bullet!"
Tian Wen's face faltered in disbelief, "Inspector He, what are you doing? Ye Ling is nothing but a son-in-law who married into the Su family, is he really worth creating such a disturbance, going against my Tian family?"
As soon as the Tian family was mentioned, he regained some confidence and scolded coldly, "Inspector He, you better withdraw your men at once, or don't blame me if I complain to the leadership and get you dismissed from your post!"
"Dismiss me? Ha, Tian Wen, you really are brainless. Call the leadership right now and see how they respond to you," Inspector He laughed coldly, looking at Tian Wen as if he were an idiot.
"Alright, you've asked for it yourself. Daring to stand against the Tian family for a mere son-in-law, you truly have no idea!" Tian Wen said coldly as he dialed Liu Wenxiong's number.
Before he could speak, Liu Wenxiong said in a serious voice, "Tian Wen, there's no need to say anything, your Tian family has offended Young Master Ye, and even I have been implicated in the misfortune. This time the order comes from above, and no one can save you!"
"Young Master Ye? Isn't he just a son-in-law who entered through marriage? How could he be so influential that even you are afraid of him?" Tian Wen's face froze, about to ask more.
But on the other end of the phone came a trembling voice, "You cannot fathom the identity of Young Master Ye. All I can tell you is that even the governor dares not offend him!"
With that, he hung up the phone with a snap, not waiting for Tian Wen to reply.
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