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Watching the blood-black aura vortex that spanned eight hundred meters on the projection screen, Old Hua, Wang Yunlong, Chen Xiaobai, and the others all showed expressions of shock.
Fan Qingling's bizarre, terrifying, and powerful methods had already astonished them.
Who would have thought that after she killed someone, she would advance on the spot!
Moreover, judging by the size of the aura vortex, she had ascended to the National level!
"National level, another National level…"
Wang Yunlong muttered, his face full of shock and bitterness.
Now, even the disciple of the Evergreen Sword Saint was stronger than him, the Director-General!
Truly worthy of being called a "Celestial" from hundreds of years ago.
Completely beyond comparison with a Biotics Man like himself, who had only awakened three years ago.
As for Qiu Dream and the other two, they had already become numb.
What's the point of their SSS rank now?!
Exhausted! Let it all be destroyed!
As for Guo Yuanming…
He was actually angered to death!
Eyes bulging, spitting blood, his face pale…
His death was extremely tragic!
This National level mid-stage martial artist who had lived for over a hundred and twenty years probably never imagined he would die in such a suffocating and desperate manner.
He died of sheer anger and frustration!
The so-called "killing the spirit" was nothing more than this.
Thus, the Qingcheng lineage that had been passed down for over five hundred years, the Guo family martial artists, were completely annihilated!
The entire process took only an hour!
Other forces in the martial arts world hadn't even had time to receive the news.
But one could imagine how shocked they would be when they found out.
Chu Yi's appearance had directly broken the deterrence balance that had been maintained with China for decades!
"Ah, he died from anger? How boring, I wasn't done playing yet."
Chu Yi looked at Guo Yuanming's corpse and said with a sense of unfulfillment.
This calmly spoken sentence seemed to drop the temperature of the conference room.
Wang Yunlong and the others felt a chill down their spines.
Although they felt it was satisfying that Chu Yi had destroyed the Guo family, the methods he used to torture Guo Yuanming were truly hair-raising!
A devil! Too devilish!
"Cough, Mr. Ji, thank you for helping China annihilate the Guo family."
Old Hua coughed lightly and said, "On behalf of China, I owe you a favor."
Wang Yunlong and the others were shocked.
The weight of Old Hua's words was immense.
A favor from a major country was more valuable than gold!
For someone to make China owe them a favor was truly unprecedented.
But they also knew that Mr. Ji truly deserved it.
"Old Hua, let's not talk about these empty gestures."
Chu Yi said indifferently, "I know you want to cooperate with me, so let's get straight to the point."
Old Hua was surprised in his heart; he had been thinking about how to persuade Mr. Ji to cooperate with China, but he didn't expect the other party to be so direct.
Old Hua pondered for a moment and smiled, "No rush, Mr. Ji, there might be another matter that requires your assistance."
Chu Yi frowned slightly, "Another matter?"
Old Hua explained, "The Guo family's side branch in Jiangyan City has been deeply involved with the transportation, medical, and real estate industries over the past decades, and they hold shares in all major business groups. The side branch's assets amount to several billions."
"Now that the Guo family has been annihilated by Mr. Ji, we might not have the capacity to deal with the mess left by the side branch. How about, Mr. Ji, you help us take full control of the situation?"
Chu Yi's brows gradually relaxed.
What does this mean?
Are you just giving me several billions in assets?
Do I look like someone who is swayed by money?
Are you insulting my integrity with money?!
"Alright, Old Hua, I'm willing to help," Chu Yi said with a smile.
"Then we'll have to trouble Mr. Ji," Old Hua sighed in relief, fearing that Mr. Ji would want nothing in return. Thankfully, fame, power, and wealth—he at least liked the latter.
Compared to Mr. Ji's abilities, what were a few billion in assets?
Moreover, these assets were originally in the hands of the Guo family, and the state had no power to reclaim them.
Now, giving them to Mr. Ji as a favor was not a problem.
Wang Yunlong and the others were secretly astounded.
That was several billions…
It could be their salary for hundreds or thousands of years!
Suddenly, Chu Yi thought of something and asked, "Jiangyan City is in Sichuan Province… Old Hua, is there any connection between the Guo family and the Chu family of Sichuan?"
Old Hua was taken aback, clearly not expecting him to suddenly ask this question, but he still answered:
"The Chu family of Sichuan Province is a martial arts family from the Emei lineage. The Chu family's side branch, like the Guo family's, has been entrenched in Sichuan Province for decades, with assets worth over a hundred billion, and they have interests tied with all major business groups in Sichuan Province…"
What Old Hua didn't know was that beneath the green light, Chu Yi's face had already shown shock and astonishment.
How come I, a member of the Chu family, didn't know we were so powerful?
And we're from the Emei sect?!
Are you writing a martial arts novel here?
At this moment, Chen Hao's anxious voice came into Chu Yi's mind: "Master! Master! My face was accidentally captured by a camera… Is that okay?"
Chu Yi came back to his senses and said indifferently, "It's fine, I'll kill you when I get back."
Chen Hao: "Ah? Ah? Didn't you say we don't need to hide on purpose…"
"But that doesn't stop me from killing you."
"…"
***
Qiu Dream's gaze towards Chu Yi gradually became suspicious.
Mr. Ji, why would he suddenly ask about the Chu family?
If she remembered correctly, that Chu Yi seemed to be from the Chu family of Sichuan, right?
Could it be?
Qiu Dream pondered for a moment but then dismissed the suspicion in her heart.
She had just asked the C-rank Biotics Man responsible for monitoring Chu Yi.
The person sent a video call directly.
In the video, that Chu Yi was still at the Beishan Hotel, watching a movie with those students.
Moreover, Chen Hao and Fan Qingling were also there.
Chu Yi had a perfect alibi.
Most importantly, didn't Old Hua say that the Evergreen Sword Saint was not a Biotics Man but an existence from hundreds of years ago?
Then it was even less likely to be Chu Yi!
Qiu Dream eliminated her suspicion of Chu Yi.
And she thought, since the Evergreen Sword Saint was a person from hundreds of years ago, it would be very difficult to trace his identity, and she must have been investigating in the wrong direction from the start.
However, the disciples of the Evergreen Sword Saint should be modern people, right?
Their identities should be traceable.
Qiu Dream had already ordered her subordinates to carefully investigate all the surveillance footage from the cities where the four disciples of the Evergreen Sword Saint had appeared.
China's Skynet was not to be underestimated.
Even if the Evergreen Sword Saint tried his best to avoid surveillance, he would still be captured on camera.
His four disciples definitely couldn't avoid it.
Qiu Dream's only concern was whether they would disguise themselves like the Evergreen Sword Saint.