...
Half an hour later, after several rounds of drinks.
Qin Ning stood up and walked into the courtyard. Under the gazes of Elder Zeng, Elder Liu, and the others, he leaped up, and his entire body instantly vanished from where he stood.
Meanwhile.
Country Y.
Around a certain castle, a large number of heavily armed soldiers had completely surrounded the area. They were on full alert around the clock, and no one was allowed to enter or leave freely.
Inside the castle, Richard's son, Richard Jr., was eating lunch.
They had been besieged in their home for three days. All mobile phone signals were blocked, making it impossible to communicate with the outside world.
"Is there any news about my father?"
After taking a couple of bites, Richard Jr. put down his cutlery and asked the butler beside him.
"Young Master, ever since the master was taken away by them, we haven't received any news, and we absolutely cannot contact the outside world," the butler said.
Hearing this, Richard Jr.'s expression turned somewhat ugly. "Our York family has a history of nearly a thousand years, and we have never been treated like this. It's simply a disgrace! What exactly do the higher-ups want to do? Are they really going to wipe out our family completely?"
"It might be because the master had been traveling frequently to Huaxia recently and made massive investments there, which dissatisfied the higher-ups. Now that the master has been captured by them, the only one we can rely on is that lord from Huaxia. I hope he has a way to help our York family," the old butler said.
Richard Jr., however, sighed. "Although I rarely heard my father mention that lord and don't know exactly how capable he is, given the current situation, I'm afraid even he is powerless. Look out the window."
A large number of heavily armed soldiers, and even several armored vehicles were parked there. In Richard Jr.'s eyes, this situation was simply beyond salvation.
This time, their York family was truly doomed.
"Young Master, you shouldn't be too pessimistic. I believe that lord from Huaxia might not be without a solution. Didn't you see the changes in the master after he returned from his trip to Huaxia this time? A few days ago, a soldier fired a gun at him, yet failed to kill him."
The old butler had served the York family for many years and trusted Richard deeply. If that lord from Huaxia didn't truly possess astonishing methods, the master would absolutely not have traveled back and forth so frequently a while ago.
However, trust was one thing; he genuinely couldn't fathom how that lord could save their York family under the current circumstances.
In the face of a dense mass of gun barrels and armored vehicles, I'm afraid whoever came would be of no use, right?
"Wasn't it because my father was wearing a bulletproof vest?" Richard Jr. asked.
The old butler shook his head. "I don't think so."
"Are you saying that my father caught the bullet entirely with his bare body?"
Richard Jr. laughed out of anger. "Even if you want to make up some lies to comfort me, you don't need to make them so outrageous, do you? Could such a thing actually happen in this world?"
Although he also felt that the lord from Huaxia might indeed have some skills, and his father probably learned something while being by his side, the idea of bullets not being able to penetrate the body was, in Richard Jr.'s view, utter nonsense.
"Buzz!"
And just as his voice faded, the space inside the dining room trembled slightly.
A young figure appeared out of thin air right in front of them.
"Who is it?"
Richard Jr. was immediately startled and shielded the old butler behind him.
"Are you... Young Master Qin? That lord from Huaxia?"
The old butler was the first to react. Seeing Qin Ning's Oriental face, he seemed to associate it with something, and joy instantly appeared on his face.
"It's me."
Qin Ning nodded gently, then pulled out a chair and sat down. "Tell me, what exactly is the situation."
Richard Jr. and the old butler exchanged a glance, feeling exceptionally shocked in their hearts.
They simply couldn't figure out how Qin Ning had arrived here.
He had appeared out of thin air right in front of them.
Is this even human?
After swallowing hard, Richard Jr. proceeded to explain everything in detail.
"Where did they take Richard?" Qin Ning asked.
The old butler shook his head. "We don't know either. This place has been locked down, and all signals are blocked. We simply cannot make contact with the outside world."
"Lord, how did you get in just now?" Richard Jr. really couldn't hold back the curiosity in his heart and asked.
Qin Ning smiled faintly. "I just came in like this."
Like what?
Richard Jr. and the old butler were completely baffled.
In their understanding, Qin Ning must possess an extremely high-level movement technique, with a speed so fast that it was difficult for the naked eye to see clearly. Otherwise, there was no reason he could evade the patrols outside.
"Who's there? Put your hands up!"
Just then, outside the dining room door, two armed soldiers seemed to have heard the commotion and rushed in.
Seeing that an extra person had inexplicably appeared in the dining room, they immediately aimed their dark gun barrels at Qin Ning.
"Bang!"
However, Qin Ning only snorted coldly and raised his eyes to glance at them.
The next moment, the bodies of these two soldiers instantly exploded into a mist of blood. Their bodies and souls were completely destroyed right on the spot.
Witnessing such a scene with their own eyes, Richard Jr. and the old butler were instantly horrified.
They didn't understand at all what Qin Ning had done.
He killed two people with just a look?
How is this possible?
Could his eyes shoot laser beams like Superman?
But they didn't seem to notice anything unusual just now.
Those two people just died inexplicably, and not even their bones remained!
"Swoosh!"
While the two were still in shock, they saw Qin Ning leap up. When he reappeared, he was already in mid-air outside the window, floating there out of thin air, like a god descending from the heavens.
"My God!"
"No! It's an Eastern deity!"
Richard Jr. and the old butler were so frightened that they fell to their knees directly, while their faces were filled with excitement.
Because they understood that with the help of a figure like Qin Ning, the York family's crisis could definitely be resolved with ease.
Up to now, they finally knew why Richard had frequently traveled to Huaxia.
It turned out that the ancient Eastern powerhouse truly had deities in existence!
"Bang, bang, bang..."
Immediately after, a series of muffled sounds reached their ears.
Richard Jr. and the old butler witnessed the entire process from the window.
Under their incredulous gazes, they saw Qin Ning standing in thin air. He gently raised his hand, and instantly, all the soldiers surrounding the castle outside turned into a mist of blood, their bodies and souls completely obliterated on the spot.
Even the heavy armored vehicles were directly flattened into thin sheets of iron by a slap from Qin Ning out of thin air.
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
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e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
lity and could only live as an ordinary mortal. He only wished to live a peaceful life. Yet he didn't know— The dog he adopted, because it ate his food, became a legendary demon king. The kitchen knife he casually forged became a peerless divine weapon, causing numerous experts to fight desperately for it. The young disciple he took in became an immortal lord that led an era, due to cultivating the techniques Ye Feng taught him. Even the skeletons he looked down on the most were ominous demon kings that suppressed countless worlds. Many years later, looking at the void shattered with a punch, Ye Feng murmured to himself: It turns out the peerless kings were myself all along...
