The second elder of the Hong family sat in an elegant little house, staring at the vast and dark night outside, and sighed in his heart: "I wonder how the first elder and his men are doing in killing Ye Xiangyang."
He knew that the elder was walking on a knife's edge, and if he wasn't careful, he could bring disaster to the entire family. However, the elder was very careful in his actions, and he must have realized that Ye Xiangyang was a fatal threat to the Hong family, so he made such a desperate move.
He felt as if something was about to happen. His heart was pounding uncomfortably and an ominous premonition crept into his mind.
"Give the order to double the patrol force. The end of the year is approaching, and we can't make any mistakes at Yuntie Mine."
The Yunnan iron ore area appeared in front of Ye Xiangyang, dark and about the size of a small city.
Using local materials, stones from the Turtle Back Mountain were used to build a tall wall that enclosed the entire Yuntie mining area. Now looking at this tall wall, one can imagine how much effort and sacrifice the Ye family has made for the mining area.
The Yuntie mining area and foundry are valuable areas that provide half of the Ye family's annual income. They are the economic lifeline of the entire Ye family and the main pillar supporting the Ye family's vigorous development.
Such an important thing was sold to the Hong family by Ye Xingyue with a piece of paper. Even though Ye Xingyue had received the punishment that the Ye family deserved, Ye Xiangyang still felt very angry when he thought about it. Finding a place to hide, Ye Xiangyang put the little golden turtle into the Yuntie Mine.
The color of the little golden beetle actually changed slowly, becoming the same color as the rocks of Turtleback Mountain. Even if you stepped on it in the night, it would look like a stone.
The little golden turtle was very fast. It started from the west in an orderly manner and swept its mental power over an area of two miles in radius. All movements within this two-mile radius appeared clearly in the little golden turtle's mind.
They also appeared in Ye Xiangyang's mind, which was connected with the little golden turtle's spirit. They were patrolling, beating night watches, drinking, chatting, talking in their sleep, snoring, and moving back and forth on the woman's belly. One could also faintly hear the sounds of their passion and their quiet murmurs.
The little beetle went around the entire Yuntie mining area. Except for the deep Yuntie mine shaft, he searched all other places but found nothing.
The little golden turtle slowly came to the edge of the mine and looked at how to go down into the mine.
At this time, the second elder of the Hong family, wearing a purple cotton robe, came towards the mine from a distance. The little golden turtle hid in the huge wooden barrel in the mine, hiding in the ore slag in the corner.
The second elder came to the edge of the mine, and the eight guards guarding the entrance of the mine hurriedly saluted him.
The second elder nodded without saying anything, entered the big wooden barrel, and quietly pressed the jade piece in his hand against a square opening on the top of the mine. The mine was quietly flashing with green light and green lines, which looked extremely magical.
Click, click, the sound of ropes rattling could be heard inside the mine.
Crack, clack! The huge wooden barrel shook a few times and slowly went deeper into the mine.
It was pitch black in the mine, and you couldn't see your hand in front of you.
After about a quarter of an hour, the huge wooden barrel fell to the ground.
Bang! Second Elder Hong Min lit a torch, illuminating a small area in the mine.
Following the winding and deep path, the second elder came to an abandoned mine tunnel. There were two dark doors standing upright on the tunnel, sealing it tightly.
Hong Min came to the gate, took out a key, and opened a small door above the gate.
Creak, creak, the small door opened.
When Hong Min entered the door, he saw that this was the place where the criminals were held. Steel bars as thick as chicken eggs were densely packed to form the cells.
A dark, damp and moldy smell hit me in the face, and the smell inside was nauseating.
With the little light from the fire, one could see the dishevelled people huddled on the ground in the prison, lying on the dark and damp ground, some of them even about to die.
There were also rats as big as broken shoes, gnawing on the people's feet, and the criminals let out miserable screams.
"Ah, haha, you bastard, get the hell out of here, my feet, my feet."
"I have already pleaded guilty, why are you still locking me up? Why are you still locking me up?"
"Hong family, your family will not have a good ending."
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When they heard the door open, some people looked in the direction of the door.
Seeing that the person coming was the second elder Hong Min, some people held the iron bars and shouted: "Second elder, let me out. From now on, I will obey the arrangements of the Hong family."
"Second Elder, I don't dare to do it anymore. I won't dare to do it again."
"Second Elder, if you just let me out, I'll do whatever you ask me to do."
Dark, inhuman-shaped claws stretched out from the prison, with a look of pleading, longing to be able to break out of this dark cell.
Hong Min said nothing, without even looking at these people, and walked straight into the prison.
In the last cell, a man with disheveled hair and ragged clothes sat in the corner. His face was dark and his eye sockets were sunken. Anyone who saw him would probably not believe that this was Ye Wentian.
Ye Xiangyang felt his father's appearance. In just a few days, he had become as ferocious as a ghost.
His teeth were clattering, his fists were clenched tightly, the mysterious energy in his body was surging, the seventy-one meridians were winding like little snakes, his nails dug deep into his palms, and blood dripped out.
The Hong family will stop at nothing to strike back at the Ye family. In order to deal with Ye Xiangyang, they even tortured his powerless father into such a state. How could Ye Xiangyang not be furious to the point where his sanity was almost consumed by his anger
The dragon has a reverse scale, if you touch it you will die.
Torturing his father to this state had already touched the last rebellious scale in Ye Xiangyang's heart and exceeded his bottom line. The Hong family was courting their own destruction.
Yun Jianhan pulled Ye Xiangyang and said, "Brother, calm down, calm down. Don't let your excitement ruin your efforts. Once your father is rescued, everything will be fine."
Ye Xiangyang nodded, and his ferocious expression eased a little.
Ye Xiangyang's mind was still filled with the image transmitted by the little golden turtle underground:
Second Elder Hong Min chuckled: "Ye Wentian, everyone says your son is filial, hehehe, I think he is just that, he has detained you for so many days, but there is no news from him, he has forgotten you. In another seven or eight days it will be the New Year, do you miss home?"
Ye Wentian glanced at Hong Min and said nothing.
From the time he was captured until now, Ye Wentian had never thought that his child could come to save him. Deep down in his heart, he hoped that his child would not come.
He knew in his heart why he was arrested. It was because his son was a rapidly rising genius. Otherwise, arresting an ordinary person without any martial power and risking going against the Ye family, no one would do such a stupid thing.
As long as my son has a bright future, my own life and death doesn’t matter.
The second elder entered the cell where Ye Wentian was imprisoned and chuckled, "Do you think that as long as Ye Xiangyang is safe, your life or death doesn't matter? Let me tell you, your child has already climbed up Turtle Back Mountain. Our Hong family has dispatched 150 Xuanists and more than 100 people from the City Lord's Mansion to capture him."
"Hehehe, six great Xuan Masters, more than 200 people, how do you feel about capturing a six-star Xuan Shi kid? Hehehe, when the news of that kid's death comes, you will be of no use to us anymore."
"Ye Wentian, let me ask you again, do you want to live or die?"
Ye Wentian's dark face was calm. The torture of the past few days made him as thin as a skeleton. His eyes became more prominent. "Isn't life and death just a matter of your words? You are making a wrong decision if you want me to betray the Ye family."
The second elder laughed: "Wrong idea, hehehe, we have already notified the Ye family to take 300,000 Xuanwu silver coins in exchange for you. Otherwise, just wait to receive your head."
"Hehehe, even if you get three hundred thousand, do you think you can get out alive?"
"Ye Wentian, your son is finished. Once he is finished, you will be nothing more than a useless waste. Think carefully about your fate."
Ye Wentian's face was calm, and his tone was extremely weak: "There is nothing to think about. From the day you arrested me, I never thought about getting out alive. No need to say more."
From beginning to end, Ye Wentian sat there without moving at all, and no one knew why.
The second elder laughed loudly: "If you still refuse to change your ways, then just wait. Ye Xiangyang's head will be brought to you in the next two days."
After saying that, he laughed loudly and walked away.
Ye Wentian sat in the cell and murmured, "God bless me, please keep Yang'er safe."
Hearing this, Ye Xiangyang shuddered. His father's gentle, heartfelt words touched his soul, and he couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Little Golden Turtle, stay here and protect my father. Don't let him get hurt any more."
Ye Xiangyang stood beside the cloud iron ore, the purple tortoise shell pattern on his body flickering.
Ye Xiangyang glanced at Yun Jianhan: "The Hong family deserves death!"
Yun Jianhan's icy face was filled with emotion. Since following Ye Xiangyang, he had never seen him with such a terrifying expression.
"Brother, I will accompany you through fire and water."
Ye Xiangyang's eyes were full of murderous intent, and his body was filled with a strong murderous aura: "Let's go, kill!"
Yun Jianhan suddenly felt a powerful force that frightened him, quietly emanating from Ye Xiangyang's body. This force was as deep as the ocean, unfathomable, and it chilled him to the bone.
Ye Xiangyang took out the two-meter-long Heaven-Swallowing Halberd in his hand. The Black Dragon Halberd made a buzzing and trembling sound. He raised the Heaven-Swallowing Halberd and smashed it towards the wide and tall stone wall.
Yun Jianhan's eyes were filled with surprise. This was a tall wall that was three feet high and three feet wide. Even with a force of five thousand kilograms, could it move such a huge wall
"Crazy! It seems that Ye Xiangyang has gone crazy because of the stimulation. The halberd will be destroyed if it hits him."
Yun Jianhan shouted, "Brother, you can't do that!"
Ye Xiangyang's Fang Tian Huaji hit the stone wall right away. With a loud bang, the tall and thick stone wall, which was more than two meters wide, collapsed directly and fell into the yard with a loud bang.