Three Thousand Soldiers Will Become Three Thousand Graves

Ye Chen didn't speak; he just kept his head down, eating the food in front of him.

After quite a long time, he finally looked up at Meng Wanyue, "I'm very curious about something, and I want you to give me an answer."

"What is the Dragon King curious about?"

Meng Wanyue asked.

"You tricked Xu Mu into the ruins this time, so why did he still let you stay by his side?"

Ye Chen lowered his head again and continued eating.

"I told him that Sister Ran was the one who told me about this ruin. He probably thought it was Sister Ran who deceived him."

Meng Wanyue explained.

Ye Chen continued asking, "Xu Mu knows very well that Xiao Ran is my subordinate. Why would he still go?"

"Perhaps because I said Sister Ran told me about this ruin a long time ago."

Meng Wanyue thought for a moment before answering.

"Then Xu Mu must trust you very much."

Ye Chen put down his chopsticks, picked up a napkin from the side, and wiped the corners of his mouth.

Meng Wanyue nodded, "He does trust me a lot."

"But you were clearly my subordinate before."

Ye Chen crossed his arms and looked at Meng Wanyue. "Even if you made it clear to Xu Mu that you wanted to leave me and join him, he is far too unguarded around you."

"Dragon King, I don't understand what you mean. What are you trying to say?"

Meng Wanyue frowned slightly.

"Insolent! Meng Wanyue, is that how you speak to the Dragon King? You're courting death!"

Zhang Hehua, who was standing by the window, shouted coldly.

She was just about to walk toward Meng Wanyue when Ye Chen raised a hand to stop her.

"Meng Wanyue, I've thought of two possibilities. First, Xu Mu has never trusted you. He only kept you by his side to use you. For example, regarding this ruin, if you wanted him to go, he would figure out that I had set up an ambush inside."

Ye Chen paused for a moment, then continued, "Therefore, he called in top-tier experts and did the exact opposite, preparing to go to the ruins to kill me."

Meng Wanyue remained silent. Xu Mu would never do that.

If he was just using her, his feelings might be fake.

But those precious pills and powerful cultivation techniques were all real.

One must know that an Earth-rank cultivation technique could set off a storm of blood and carnage in the ancient martial arts world.

"The second possibility is that you betrayed me. You told him many of my secrets, which is why he trusts you so much."

Ye Chen's expression remained flat. "I don't know whether you fall into the first or second category right now, but testing it would be very simple."

"How does the Dragon King intend to test it?"

Meng Wanyue said indifferently.

"Regardless of whether you belong to the first or second category, you definitely can no longer stay by Xu Mu's side."

Ye Chen raised his hand and said, "Kneel down first. I am going to carve a character on your face."

"Dragon King, if you carve a character on her face, it will be inconvenient for her to go out and execute missions for you in the future."

Xiao Ran whispered from the side.

"It's not like she's my only female subordinate. Even if I need a honey trap, wouldn't using you be better than using her?"

Ye Chen glanced at Xiao Ran, then turned to Zhang Hehua and said, "Hehua, go. Carve the character 'Dragon' on her left cheek."

"Yes!"

A trace of ruthlessness flashed in Zhang Hehua's eyes. "Dragon King, how big should the character be?"

"The size of your fist."

Ye Chen said indifferently.

Hearing this, a dagger appeared in Zhang Hehua's hand as she walked toward Meng Wanyue.

She arrived in front of Meng Wanyue and said coldly, "Didn't you hear the Dragon King tell you to kneel?"

Meng Wanyue looked at Ye Chen calmly. "As expected of the Dragon King. You really saw through me so easily, but you only hit the mark by a stroke of luck."

Ye Chen exhaled and asked softly, "Why a stroke of luck?"

"If you wanted to test my loyalty, whether it was making me kneel or carving a character on my face, I would have complied. You wouldn't have been able to see through me based on those two things alone."

Meng Wanyue paused for a moment. "But you said I could no longer stay by Brother Mu's side. That is something I cannot endure."

"Meng Wanyue! You dare betray the Dragon King! I'll kill you!"

The dagger in Zhang Hehua's hand instantly thrust toward Meng Wanyue's neck.

But Meng Wanyue simply extended two fingers and effortlessly caught the blade.

Meng Wanyue didn't make any further movement, yet Zhang Hehua felt a massive shock jolt through her body.

Stumbling back several steps, blood spilled from her mouth.

"Impossible!"

Zhang Hehua's expression changed drastically. She had originally been at the same cultivation realm as Meng Wanyue.

And now she had even broken through to the next level, reaching the mid-stage of Astral Qi.

Why did Meng Wanyue's strength feel as deep and unfathomable as the ocean to her?

"With just you? You still can't kill me."

Meng Wanyue threw the dagger in her hand onto the ground.

"Heh, I didn't expect you to have actually betrayed me."

As Ye Chen spoke, he glanced at Xiao Ran. "How are you feeling right now?"

"I..."

Xiao Ran was just about to speak when the door to the room was pushed open.

Xu Mu walked in holding a bottle of cola. "Little Ye, what did you call my Wanyue over for?"

After saying that, Xu Mu sat down on a chair, tilted his head back, and took a sip of cola.

Xiao Ran quickly left the room to check the hallway.

"Stop looking. I came alone this time."

Xu Mu said to Xiao Ran, "If you want to go downstairs to check, remember to pay for my cola. I charged it to your room's tab."

Hearing this, Xiao Ran returned to the private room and closed the door.

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes. "Xu Mu, what are you doing here?"

"I was afraid that my person would be bullied by you here."

Xu Mu smiled as he looked at Meng Wanyue. "Wanyue isn't a traitor. You make it sound as if you treated her so well. She simply didn't like working for you and jumped ship, that's all. The fact that she didn't demand her unpaid wages means she has already been more than generous."

"Insolent! You brat, you dare speak to the Dragon King like that?"

Zhang Hehua pointed at Xu Mu and shouted coldly.

"So noisy! Wanyue, slap her."

Xu Mu dug at his ear.

"Meng Wanyue, if you dare to make a move, you will die a miserable death."

Ye Chen stared at Meng Wanyue and barked a cold warning.

Swish!

Meng Wanyue instantly appeared in front of Zhang Hehua and delivered a vicious slap, showing absolutely no respect to Ye Chen.

Before Zhang Hehua could even react, the immense force tilted her body to the side. In the blink of an eye, a bright red handprint appeared on her face.

Zhang Hehua covered her cheek in complete disbelief. Just who exactly was this Xu Mu?

He didn't even take the Dragon King seriously.

"Little Ye, before you can make Wanyue die a miserable death, you will die a miserable death first."

Xu Mu stared at Ye Chen with an indifferent expression. "You need to remember, we still haven't settled the score for when you tried to kill me."

"Xu Mu, do you think that just because you have a sect backing you, you can do whatever you want?"

"That's right. I have a sect backing me, so I can do whatever I want."

Xu Mu took another sip of his cola. "Ye Chen, I remember you said something to me before. Now I'm returning it to you. You should be glad this isn't the ruins, otherwise, you would be dead."

Ye Chen's eyes were as dark and ruthless as a wild beast's. "Xu Mu, then we'll see about that!"

"Some Dragon King you are. It's like kids playing house. You might as well call yourself Old Wang, it rolls off the tongue much better."

Xu Mu scoffed. "Wanyue, let's go. If he dares to touch you, his three thousand soldiers will turn into three thousand graves."

...

Watching Xu Mu leave, Ye Chen shattered the table with a single palm strike, sending the food crashing all over the floor. "Xu Mu..."

Right at that moment, his phone rang.

Ye Chen took it out and saw that it was a call from Mu Qingying.

He took a deep breath. "What is it?"

"Mr. Ye, this is bad. Our initial test subjects, they... they've become impotent."

Mu Qingying reported from the other end of the line.