Ye Guichen stayed in the dungeon for a good forty minutes.

When he left, his expression turned serious.

For Wang Renfeng, who had enjoyed glory for most of his life, he ultimately fell at Ye Guichen's hands.

Despite a heart full of unwillingness, he was helpless.

His cultivation was lost, he became a cripple, and living held no meaning.

So, after telling Ye Guichen everything he knew, Wang Renfeng took the Golden Snake Dagger and pierced his own heart.

"Ye Guichen, I don't want my life's learning to be buried; though I am here today thanks to you, I don't hate you. I entrust you with all my years of accumulation, despite the slim chance, I still hope you can one day leap out of the chessboard..."

Before his death, Wang Renfeng looked at Ye Guichen, as if seeing someone about to follow in his footsteps.

A life filled with sorrow.

When Ye Guichen walked out of the dungeon, Wang Chaoyang and his group rushed in, seeing Wang Renfeng's tragic state before death, his eyes still open.

They sighed in lament.

No one pitied Wang Renfeng.

With Wang Renfeng's demise, the renowned Yama Hall also fell.

With his great revenge accomplished, Shang Wen Dong cried bitterly, kneeling and wailing.

Duan Nanye followed Ye Guichen, hesitant to speak.

Ye Guichen noticed Duan Nanye's strangeness and asked, "Brother Duan, do you have something to say?"

Duan Nanye nodded quickly, "Let's find a secluded place."

The two came to a deserted corner.

Duan Nanye's face was grim, he lowered his voice, "Brother Ye, that Yu Nong we brought back, we interrogated him a bit, and his identity is troublesome. I don't know how to deal with it and wanted to hear your opinion."

"What's the trouble?" Ye Guichen was suspicious.

Duan Nanye explained, "You should know, that Yu Nong is an Innate master and has ties with the Kyoto Qin Family."

"The Qin Family?"

"Yes, the Kyoto Qin Family. I am not clear how powerful they are, but compared to the Qin Family, whether it's the Azure Dragon Commerce or our Dragon Teeth, are like ants. With just a move of their finger, we would be annihilated."

"That terrifying?" Ye Guichen was stunned, recalling Wang Renfeng's words before his death.

All beings are chess pieces.

According to Wang Renfeng, these myriad beings may just be chess pieces in others' eyes.

Ye Guichen neither affirmed nor denied Wang Renfeng's words, but knew that a person nears death; their words are kind.

Wang Renfeng had no need to deceive him.

Wang Renfeng told Ye Guichen that all his years of plotting were for that Book of Life and Death.

Mastering the Book of Life and Death, one could control the Seven Kings and become the next Netherworld Emperor.

As for who the Netherworld Emperor is, Wang Renfeng was not qualified to know, only knowing that over twenty years ago, an internal upheaval occurred within the organization called Eternal Life Hall.

Why it started, and why it ended.

Wang Renfeng did not know.

However, after the upheaval, the Netherworld Emperor disappeared, and the Book of Life and Death vanished.

Since then, the Seven Kings arose, each claiming territories.

Wang Renfeng's loyalty was to one of the Kings, known as King Qin.

No one knew how high King Qin's cultivation was, but according to Wang Renfeng, only those who entered the Innate Realm could qualify as King Qin's chess pieces.

And the Kyoto Qin Family likely had significant ties with King Qin.

All these years, Wang Renfeng's painstaking efforts to become King Yan were due to hearing that shadows of the Book of Life and Death existed within Yama Hall.

However, Old Yama never divulged a single word before his death.

Of course, Ye Guichen did not care about King Qin or Yu Nong; whoever touched his reverse scale and tried to move against him must die.

But Ye Guichen could not really ignore everything.

Especially organizations like Dragon Teeth, if not necessary, naturally they did not want to entangle with such a powerful family as the Kyoto Qin Family.

If the Qin Family took interest, they might not die but surely be skinned.

"Let Yu Nong go." After a long silence, Ye Guichen said.

Duan Nanye breathed a sigh of relief but felt troubled, "Letting him go is easy, but if Yu Nong causes more trouble, what then? During interrogation, he already boasted that once freed, he would find ways to kill you."

Ye Guichen sneered, "I only fear he lacks the ability."

Turning, he looked at Duan Nanye, patting his shoulder, "Brother Duan, don't feel troubled, just release him. This matter initially had nothing to do with Dragon Teeth anyway. Yu Nong's arms were crippled by me, if he wants trouble, let him come."

"Brother Ye, I know you mean well, but..." Duan Nanye felt embarrassed.

Previously, Ye Guichen helped Dragon Teeth immensely, demolishing Yama Hall thoroughly, even killing King Yan, too great a favor for Dragon Teeth.

Yet faced with real issues, they hesitated.

Ye Guichen saw Duan Nanye's difficulty and smiled, "Brother Duan, don't worry, the big families of Kyoto are indeed beyond your reach. Just do your duties, I'll handle the rest. That's enough, no more discussion. Just release him."

"Alright, be careful then." Seeing Ye Guichen's firm stance, Duan Nanye had to agree but still reminded, "I will keep people watching Yu Nong, though he's lost his arms, he might have backup. I know you don't fear him, but who knows if he has co-conspirators or uses underhanded methods."

"No need, since he's an Innate master, Dragon Teeth watching is futile. Leave it to me, I'll handle it." After finishing, Ye Guichen parted from Duan Nanye and headed straight to Wang Xiao's villa.

Watching Ye Guichen's departing figure, Duan Nanye felt his face burning with shame.

As the leader of Dragon Teeth, he had many considerations. Though aware of Yu Nong's identity during interrogation, he still intended to detain him; even if not killed, not released so soon.

But higher-ups pressured him, warning not to ruin Dragon Teeth's prospects over a brief conflict.

Having no choice, Duan Nanye informed Ye Guichen.

Despite Ye Guichen's light remarks, Duan Nanye knew this might create a rift between them.

"Ah..."

He sighed deeply, ashamed to stay, bid farewell to Wang Chaoyang, took Wang Renfeng's corpse, and returned to report.

Ye Guichen also didn't linger at Prince Mansion, nor cared about Wang Xiao's endless gratitude.

After a brief word, he quickly left with Mai Gu.

For convenience, Wang Chaoyang gave Ye Guichen his car.

Though the car was worth over a million, given saving Wang Xiao's life twice, Ye Guichen accepted.

After saying goodbye, Ye Guichen drove himself and Mai Gu towards the suburbs.

Mai Gu looked puzzled, "Sect Leader, Wang Xiao's enthusiastic, wanting to promote your medical skills to the public, even inviting reporters; this is great for our Shennong Sect, why not wait, why leave so quickly?"

According to Wang Xiao, this time he'd indeed promote Ye Guichen's medical skills widely.

Inviting major media too.

If Ye Guichen agreed, Wang Xiao would elevate Ye Guichen in one day.

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