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nChapter 23

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nNaturally, Ye Chen was unaware that he became the Zhu family’s newest target to win over.

nRight now, there was nothing he wanted more than to cultivate in peace, and journey to the Capital City to kill the man on top of the food chain.

nAfter exiting Virtuous Benevolence Hall, Ye Chen wanted to hail a taxi at first. However, possibly because it was the rush hour, not one taxi passed by after he had waited for the whole day.

n‘Oh well, I’ll just run back. This place isn’t that far from the apartment,’ Ye Chen thought.

nYe Chen pulled the hood of his hoodie over his head and started running with steady footsteps.

nIf anyone paid attention, they would be sure to notice the qi flow underneath his feet.

nRunning down the street, he noticed that River City had undergone vast changes in the last five years.

nThe Fragrant Barley Garden Cake Shop was no longer located at the corner of Youth Street. Instead, a few milk tea shops popped up in its place.

nYe Chen remembered that his mother often brought him there for cake. This was his fondest memory.

n‘How time flies. Mom and dad’s death anniversary is coming up soon…’ Ye Chen thought.

nAll of a sudden, Ye Chen’s eyebrows twitched. The corners of his lips curled into a mischievous smile.

nHe was being followed!

nSomebody had a death wish!

nYe Chen quickened his footsteps. Soon, he came to an alley and disappeared into it.

nAfter a few seconds, a man with a cap on showed up in the alley. He scanned his surroundings with mild surprise on his face.

n“I lost him? That’s not right. This is obviously a dead end. Where did the guy run off to?”

nBefore his strings of complaint ended, a dark shadow descended from the heavens!

nThe shadow did not allow his opponent the privilege of response. A pair of strong arms seized his throat and lifted him off the ground!

nBang!

nThe hand slammed his body mercilessly against the wall!

nThat simple slam in brute force was enough to make the man in the cap feel like his internal organs were smashed into bits.

nHe was completely appalled. He could not move an inch of his body. It felt like his movements were suppressed under a huge weight!

nHe struggled with all his might with the hopes to release himself from the binds to no avail. The pair of arms were akin to cold hard stone.

nHis face was red from suffocation. The redness started receding into a greenish pallor. His eyes were bloodshot and all the veins in his neck popped in monstrous clarity. He felt the last of his consciousness slipping away. It was only a matter of time before he stepped into the jaws of death.

nJust when he thought death was inevitable, Ye Chen loosened his grip and slammed the man onto the ground!

n“Who sent you? Zhu Rende?”

nIt was the only person Ye Chen could have thought of. After all, he had just revealed his true powers. It was reasonable for Zhu Rende to send someone to investigate further.

nThe man in the cap sucked in the largest breath he could manage. For the first time in his life, he could taste how sweet fresh air was.

nAfter a long moment, he finally turned to look at Ye Chen with panic-stricken eyes.

nThe man standing before him was absolutely terrifying! In the few seconds of their initial encounter, he experienced the sensation of being locked in death’s embrace.

nHe hastily fished out a photograph from his pocket and handed it over carefully to Ye Chen. “Bro… I… I really didn’t mean to. The whole River City is frantically searching for you both openly and secretly. Anyone who finds you will be rewarded with a million bucks. I was attracted by the offer and that’s why I followed you. Please don’t kill me, I have elderlies and young children at home…”

nYe Chen snatched the photograph over and scanned it. It was indeed a picture of him.

nThe whole River City was looking for him?

nYe Chen’s eyebrows furrowed gloomily. Had people in River City started to notice that he was alive after all?

nOr was it because the man from the Capital City had come to end things once and for all?

nIf that was the case, Ye Chen could not have asked for a better outcome.

nHe would have to announce his return to everyone in River City one day no matter what!

n“Do you know who’s offering the bounty?” Ye Chen asked.

nFor reasons unknown to himself, the man in the cap kept feeling that he was enveloped by a layer of unusual air that was reminding him that he would not escape death if he lied!

n“It’s the Shen family! Shen Haihua! I don’t know anything else, please! Also, I’ve heard that in the past few days, Shen Haihua is expending more and more people in his force. It’s said that he had utilized every surveillance in his search for you…”

nYe Chen finally understood everything.

nHe gave Shen Haihua three days to live. Without Ye Chen’s prescribed medicinal pills and elixirs, Shen Haihua would die!

nOnly a man on the verge of death would do something as desperate as to hunt Ye Chen.

nAs for whether he would save Shen Haihua… Ye Chen did not particularly feel merciful. It depended entirely on his mood then!

n“Go and tell Shen Haihua. If he wants to live, stop playing dirty tricks like this and come see me personally!”

nYe Chen’s voice was embedded with a trace of True Qi. His words sounded like rolling thunder in the capped man’s ears. Before he could respond, Ye Chen disappeared into thin air.

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nNorth of River City, Dragon Leap Bay Villas. The Shen family.

nDressed in a Tang costume, Shen Haihua paced back and forth in his living room with his eyebrows creased. What he looked like currently was merely a shadow of his former charm.

nShen Haihua originally worked as a newspaper editor. In his youth, he rode along the waves of reformation, quit his job, and started his factory across the sea. After thirty whole years, he finally established the huge North Name Corporation! He was rather well-known among the upper-class people in River City, attending various government meetings and charity banquets.

nHowever, this influential person was currently at his wit’s end!

nHe only had one day left to live!

nIf he failed to find the miracle doctor, his life and everything he created would be destroyed!

nFor the past two days, he dared not shut his eyes and had instead used everything in his power searching for the miracle doctor!

nYet, no matter how hard he tried, nothing came up!

nIt was as though the miracle doctor appeared out of nowhere.

nThe only detail he knew was that the miracle doctor was named Ye Chen!

nHe went to the River City Police Station and extracted all the information they had on every man named Ye Chen, yet none of their profiles matched!

nHe also dispatched around a dozen people to keep watch over City North Park where Shen Mengjia first encountered Ye Chen.

nStill, nothing!

nYe Chen was like a practical joke the heavens played on Shen Haihua!

nThey gave Shen Haihua hope by giving him three days to live, then put him in utter despair yet again!

nNext to him, Madam Shen asked anxiously, “Haihua, do you think that Miracle Doctor Ye might have left River City? Else, it’s impossible that we can’t find any trace of him.”

nShen Haihua stopped pacing and clenched his fists. As though somewhat annoyed, he said, “I’ve posted people at all the stations and kept watch over all routes. It isn’t possible that he left River City. If there’s still no news, there’s only one way left. I’ll have to search everyone’s homes one by one. No matter what it takes, even if I have to turn the entire River City upside down, I will find Miracle Doctor Ye.”

nThe phone rang right at this moment!

nShen Haihua shot across the living room like an arrow released from a bow. He snatched up the phone and said a little breathlessly, “Is there… Do you have news?”

nHis entire body trembled in anticipation.

n“President Shen, I’ve got news on Miracle Doctor Ye. He sent someone to give you a message,” said the voice at the other end of the phone.

n“What?! Hurry up! Tell me quickly now! Are you trying to kill me with impatience?” Shen Haihua shouted.

n“Miracle Doctor Ye said if you want to live, then stop playing tricks and go find him personally!”

nHearing that, Shen Haihua felt as relieved as a man who just discarded a heavy rock from his shoulders. He snatched up another mobile phone that was on the table next to him.

n“Get the car ready, now!”

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nGrand City Apartments.

nWhen Ye Chen arrived home, he found Sun Yi had already woken up and was in the midst of dolling up.

nToday, Sun Yi was exceptionally sexy. Her long silky hair rested on her shoulders over a white crop-top that ended above her navel. Underneath her shirt, she wore a black leather skirt. Matched with a pair of stilettos, she was the epitome of feminine gorgeousness.

nHer figure was definitely one of the best he had seen.

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