Soon they arrived at the gate of a huge mansion in the center of the city. There were several members of the Tianhai Gang guarding it. It looked like this must be the residence of Patriarch Shifang.
Seeing Ye Li and Canghai Fu Sheng approaching, several gang members showed vigilance on their faces and looked at the two of them coldly.
Ye Li and Canghai Fu Sheng naturally didn't care about each other's looks and walked straight to the door of the mansion.
"Stop, who are you and what do you want?"
Several guards shouted coldly at Ye Li and the other man, then stopped them.
Ye Li looked at them and said, "Young men, we are here to look for the Ten Directions Patriarch. We want to ask him for help with something. Please pass on the message for us."
Ye Li didn't hesitate and directly stated his purpose.
Unexpectedly, when a few people heard Ye Li's words, they looked at Ye Li again, with expressions of great contempt on their faces.
"Just now, Wang Haixie came here to see the ancestor, which was quite normal. Judging from your accent, you must be outsiders. What qualifications do you, lowly outsiders, have to ask to see the ancestor
I advise you to get out of here quickly, don’t wait for us to get angry and drive you out of Shifang City!!!"
Among the guards at the door, the leader spoke to Ye Li and Canghai Fu Sheng very rudely.
His words made the two men's expressions change, and Ye Li even frowned.
Canghai Fu Sheng even sneered from behind. Even though he was living in seclusion in the village back then and was considered the most humble Fu Sheng, no one dared to speak to him like that. The other party's words just now had already angered him.
Ye Li glanced at the other person coldly and said, "Originally we came here to ask for an audience with this Release Ancestor, but now we have changed our minds. We removed the word 'ask' and we want to force an audience with this Ten Directions Ancestor."
"What a big dog..."
The other party was about to start cursing when he heard this, but before he could finish his words, he flew backwards, broke open the door of the mansion and fell into the yard.
The guards didn't even see who made the move or how it was done. Ye Li's kick was so fast that it was beyond the guards' imagination.
The guard who was kicked out was lucky. Ye Li had no intention of killing him, but after spitting out two mouthfuls of blood, he felt severe pain all over his body. At this moment, he could only lie on the ground groaning and couldn't even stand up.
"Be brave, kill them!!!"
The guards were used to bullying others on the island on a daily basis. With the reputation of the Ten Directions Ancestor as their shield, no one dared to disrespect them, and there had never been a case of direct beatings.
For a moment, several people seemed to have ignored the speed of Ye Li's attack just now, and also ignored the step of estimating Ye Li's strength, and began to shout and attack Ye Li.
The cultivation levels of these people haven't even reached the Lingdan stage, so how can they be a match for Ye Li and the others? Even if they heard their movements and a few guards in the Lingdan stage ran out from the yard, they could still be a match for the two of them.
Ye Li just kicked out a few times casually, and the crowd didn't even get a good look before a few more people were lying on the ground groaning.
At this moment, the members of the Tianhai Gang finally came to their senses. The strength of the young man standing in front of them seemed to be much higher than theirs. Even if they were tied together, they were no match for the young man.
After knowing the fear, several people no longer dared to move forward. After taking a few steps back, a guard said in panic: "Sir... who are you, why did you come to my Shifang City to cause trouble? My Tianhai Gang is not to be trifled with!!!"
Ye Li sneered when he heard this and said, "You know how to use the word 'Your Excellency', which is considered some progress.
Listen carefully, I will repeat it again, we are here to seek an audience with the Ten Directions Ancestor, and I hope you can go in and pass the message on.
As for who we are, it doesn’t matter at all. Anyway, you and the Ten Directions Ancestor don’t know us.
We came to see him just to ask him some questions. If he is willing to see us and can help us, then we owe him a favor."
After being in the underworld for a long time, Ye Li knew very well that although humility was a virtue, being too humble would make it difficult to attract people's attention.
Now he has the capital to be arrogant. If he behaves more arrogantly in front of the people from the Tianhai Gang, these people will probably be more wary and respectful of him.
As expected, after hearing Ye Li's words and considering the strength of the attack Ye Li had just displayed, these members of the Tianhai Gang no longer dared to speak nonsense.
They looked at Ye Li with some embarrassment and said, "This... Sir, the ancestor has not been in the city recently, so we cannot pass the message to him."
Seeing that the other party didn't seem to be lying, Ye Li didn't frown and asked: "Then where did he go, and when will he be able to come back?"
The Tianhai Gang members looked at each other, and one of them said, "Sir... the old ancestor's whereabouts will not be told to us. He has been away from Shifang City for two or three days, and we don't know when he will come back."
Hearing the other party's words, Ye Li showed disappointment on his face.
He thought for a moment and said, "Do you know if there have been any outsiders here recently?"
A member of the Tianhai Gang said, "Sir, although there aren't too many outsiders here, there aren't too few either. We see them quite often."
Ye Li asked: "Then is there a large group of people coming together, perhaps hundreds or even thousands of them?"
The Tianhai Gang members were stunned when they heard this, and almost looked at each other, saying: "We seem to have heard that a fleet of outsiders did come here not long ago, but they seemed to have hidden themselves after they came. We only know that they are nearby, but we don't know where they are hiding.
The ancestor had sent people to investigate before, but they didn't find them. "
Hearing the other party's answer, Ye Li's heart moved, and he looked at Canghai Fusheng and said, "It seems that Master and his men really came here, but they seem to be hiding well, and even the Tianhai Gang can't find them."
Canghai Fusheng said: "In addition to the Tianhai Gang in Shifang City, there are other big gangs in this sea area. If we ask them one by one, we should be able to find some clues."
Ye Li nodded, turned to the Tianhai Gang members, and said, "Besides your Tianhai Gang, are there any other big gangs here? Where are they located?"
A member of the Tianhai Gang said, "There are three other gangs similar to our Tianhai Gang. They are the Giant Whale Gang, the Sea Dragon Gang, and the Tide Wave Gang. They are located on Giant Whale Island, Sea Dragon Island, and Tide Wave Island."
Ye Li nodded and said, "Mark their location on the sea chart and give it to me, so I don't have to ask around."
Seeing that the other party had surrendered, Ye Li was not polite and gave orders in a high-handed manner.