Chapter 1354: Utterly Conscienceless!

Beansized beads of sweat oozed from Wang Xuanfeng's forehead; he did not doubt Ye Yuan's words in the slightest.

Originally, their impression of Ye Yuan was that of a harmless alchemist.

Now, Ye Yuan's gentle image had long since crumbled; even a smile from him now sent chills down one's spine.

Everyone knew how terrifying the Wang family of Mingyang City was, yet Ye Yuan had killed Wang Su without hesitation!

This guy was too crazy.

"I... I'll talk! I'll talk!"

Unable to bear Ye Yuan's pressure, Wang Xuanfeng finally relented.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Remember to swear a Heavenly Dao oath."

Wang Xuanfeng nodded helplessly, his last shred of hope vanishing.

After swearing the Heavenly Dao oath, Wang Xuanfeng recounted everything that had happened in the city lord's mansion, leaving everyone shocked.

The truth was the exact opposite of what Wang Su had said!

The city lord's mansion had colluded with the three great families to coerce the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion into reaping the benefits—utterly shameless.

But they hadn't expected Ye Yuan to possess such strength, completely unafraid of their coercion!

Only then did people understand why Ye Yuan had been so composed.

A clear conscience laughs at false accusations!

The Wang family had brought disaster upon themselves; who could they blame?

Moreover, the Wang family had previously sent three elders to hunt Ye Yuan down; the enmity was long established.

Ye Yuan's revenge was only natural; no one dared say otherwise.

As for Wang Pianran, after hearing all this, she stood there frozen.

She couldn't believe the truth was actually like this!

Wang Su had conspired with Chen Yongnian to kill her father, and then incited this group to frame the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion!

Just then, Ye Yuan suddenly said to Wang Xuanfeng, "Is that all? Wang Su inciting this fat woman to come here—surely it wasn't just to sling mud, was it?"

Wang Xuanfeng shuddered; he had deliberately omitted that part, afraid of arousing public anger.

His Heavenly Dao oath was cleverly worded, only covering what happened in the city lord's mansion that day.

He thought he could fool Ye Yuan, but he hadn't expected Ye Yuan to keenly detect it.

"No... nothing else!"

Wang Xuanfeng's hesitation immediately aroused everyone's suspicion.

Ye Yuan just smiled and said, "Really nothing else? If there's nothing, then you have no reason to live. I'll send you on your way!"

Ye Yuan's eyes blazed as he stared at Wang Xuanfeng.

Wang Xuanfeng trembled and stammered, "Th-there's more. Wang Su and Chen Yongnian agreed to send men tonight to wipe out the Wang family branch and pin the blame on Ye Yuan! That way, the main family in Mingyang City would have enough excuse to launch a punitive expedition and kill Ye Yuan!"

Wang Xuanfeng's words were colder and more bone-chilling than the yin wind brought by Guiyun.

This Wang Su was utterly conscienceless, actually planning to massacre his own branch family!

A man like that deserved to die a hundred times over!

Earlier, when Ye Yuan killed him, they had thought Ye Yuan was ruthless.

Now it seemed—good kill!

Satisfying!

Wang Pianran trembled on the side, partly from fear but more from anger.

This Wang Su had not only deceived and used them but also wanted to annihilate them!

Her father's plea for help from the main family had been like inviting a wolf into the house!

Wang Su's actions made her feel as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.

"I... I've said everything I know. Can... can I go now?" Wang Xuanfeng asked weakly.

Ye Yuan said calmly, "Since you've cleared my name, of course you can go."

Wang Xuanfeng, as if granted amnesty, was about to leave when the Wang family members blocked his way.

The Wang family, all dressed in mourning clothes, glared at Wang Xuanfeng with fury.

The Wang family had long since been beside themselves with rage.

They had been sold out by Wang Su and were still counting money for him.

This feeling of being duped, this humiliation, had driven them mad.

Unfortunately, Wang Xuanfeng's divine sea was sealed, and he couldn't use his divine essence.

Wang Xuanfeng's face changed; he stepped back several paces but found his retreat cut off.

"You... what do you want? The blame lies where it belongs! All this was done by Wang Su; it has nothing to do with me! Let me go, and I'll tell the main family to send reinforcements!" Wang Xuanfeng said fearfully.

"Hmph! Let you go so you can bring a bunch of people to annihilate our Guishan City branch?"

"Even if Wang Su did all this, you knew about it! You didn't stop him, which is as good as consent!"

"You're also a member of the Wang family! Yet you stood by and watched kin kill kin—your conscience has been eaten by dogs!"

...

The Wang family members were furious to the extreme, wanting to devour Wang Xuanfeng alive.

Wang Xuanfeng, now a lamb to the slaughter, shouted desperately to Ye Yuan, "Ye Yuan, I've told you everything I know. You promised to let me go!"

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "I did let you go. But now the Wang family won't let you leave—that's none of my business!"

Wang Xuanfeng roared in despair, "Ye Yuan, you... you despicable bastard!"

Ye Yuan said indifferently, "Compared to you, my so-called despicableness is child's play. Alright, today's farce is over. Everyone, disperse!"

As the Wang family had said, even if Wang Xuanfeng didn't participate in the planning, he was at least an accomplice by knowledge.

He could have stopped Wang Su, but he didn't.

For such a conscienceless person, Ye Yuan had never intended to let him go.

In the end, the Wang family directly dragged Wang Xuanfeng away, and they didn't forget to take Wang Su's corpse with them.

As for how they ultimately dealt with Wang Xuanfeng, that was the Wang family's business.

Presumably, he wouldn't come to a good end.

That night, heart-wrenching screams came from the Wang family mansion, lasting the entire night before finally ceasing.

The next day, many curious people loitered around the Wang family mansion, only to find the gate wide open and the place empty.

The bold ones went inside and immediately vomited.

Wang Xuanfeng's death was unspeakable, and even Wang Su's corpse had been mutilated beyond recognition.

The Wang family's anger was imaginable.

But surprisingly, the Wang family vanished without a trace, completely disappearing from Guishan City.

...

"Ye Yuan, you were too reckless! You killed Wang Su and set up Wang Xuanfeng—the Wang family of Mingyang City won't let this go! I've heard that Wang Song is not to be trifled with!" Yang Rui said earnestly to Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan, however, was unconcerned: "The enmity was already set! As you saw, even if I didn't kill him, he wouldn't have let me off. People like him never know gratitude!"

Yang Rui sighed, "True enough! But this time, the Wang family has completely fallen. I never thought they'd have the guts to relocate the entire clan. But I can't figure out—since all the powerful members of the Wang family are dead, who orchestrated this mass relocation? They didn't even alert the city lord's mansion!"

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "If I'm not mistaken, it was probably that fat woman."

Yang Rui said in surprise, "Wang Pianran? How is that possible?"

"Heh, people grow up! That woman isn't stupid. Before, with Wang Yuxiang and Wang Lingbo protecting her, she could act willfully. But yesterday outside the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, I noticed a change in her eyes!" Ye Yuan said with a smile.