Chapter 497: I just like hard-spirited people!

Seeing Jiang Feng's icy words, the old man spat blood and felt only extreme shock.

Having lived over sixty years, he had killed many people and seen many strong ones.

But no one had ever given him such a sense of oppression.

The young man before him looked to be only in his twenties...

Yet the coldness in those eyes made him feel he was facing not a person, but an ancient ferocious beast.

But he still intended to grit his teeth and hold firm.

He had stayed in the organization for thirty years, knowing all too well how miserable the fate of betraying the organization would be.

So… the old man raised his head, looked at Jiang Feng, and said unwilling to concede.

"Kill me then! Don't even think about making me betray the organization!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Feng smiled with a playful expression.

"Good, I just like hard-spirited people."

Jiang Feng squatted down, looking into the old man's eyes.

"I hope you can keep this hard-spirited attitude later."

Seeing Jiang Feng's smile, the old man felt an ominous premonition well up in his heart.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something.

But Jiang Feng gave him no chance.

A palm strike fell.

This palm strike was not heavy, but precisely struck an acupoint on the old man's back of the head.

The old man's eyes rolled back, he fainted outright, his body went limp and collapsed motionless on the ground.

Only then did Ma Jian walk over from not far away.

His legs were still weak, his steps a bit unsteady, but he forced himself to walk to Jiang Feng's side.

Ma Jian glanced at the black-clad men littering the ground, then at the old man who had fainted, and swallowed.

"Jiang Ge, how should we deal with these people?"

Jiang Feng glanced at him and gave the order coldly.

"Contact Jiangnan Wang and have him bring people over."

Ma Jian quickly nodded, took out his phone, and dialed Jiangnan Wang's number.

The phone rang twice, and the other end answered.

"Young Master Ma? What's up?"

Jiangnan Wang's voice came from the other end.

Ma Jian said.

"Your Highness, Jiang Ge wants you to bring people over, the sooner the better. I'll send you the address."

Jiangnan Wang didn't ask further and immediately said.

"Alright, I'll be there right away."

Ma Jian hung up, sent the address over, then looked at Jiang Feng.

"Jiang Ge, the Prince said he'll be here soon."

Jiang Feng grunted, walked to the roadside, leaned against a tree, closed his eyes, and waited.

Ma Jian stood beside him, looking at the black-clad men strewn on the ground, feeling a surge of lingering fear.

Twenty Heavenly Human Realm experts, one Heavenly Person Peak.

Such a lineup, if placed on the battlefield, could match an army.

But in front of Jiang Ge, they couldn't even last ten minutes.

Jiang Ge's strength truly is becoming more and more terrifying!

About an hour later, a sound of car engines came from afar.

Not just one vehicle, but an entire convoy.

The vehicles stopped at the roadside, doors opened simultaneously, and a group of soldiers in black combat uniforms jumped out, moving in perfect unison.

Leading them was none other than the Jiangnan King Personal Guard Commander, Song Dianjun.

Song Dianjun got out of the car, quickly walked up to Jiang Feng, and clasped his fists in salute.

"Mr. Jiang!"

His attitude was very respectful, daring not to be the slightest bit negligent.

Jiang Feng nodded, saying nothing.

Song Dianjun instantly understood, turned around, and waved at the soldiers behind him.

"Take them all away!"

The soldiers immediately sprang into action, splitting into several groups, lifting the black-clad men on the ground one by one and loading them onto the vehicles.

Song Dianjun stood aside, looking at the black-clad men littering the ground and the pools of blood, his face turning slightly pale.

He counted them, twenty-one.

Twenty-one Heavenly Person Realm experts, all beaten down.

Song Dianjun felt a chill run through his heart, his gaze toward Jiang Feng growing even more reverent.

About twenty minutes later, all the black-clad men had been loaded onto the vehicles.

Song Dianjun walked over and reported.

"Mr. Jiang, all have been loaded onto the vehicles."

Jiang Feng nodded, looking toward a black sedan nearby.

The car door opened, and Jiangnan Wang stepped out of the car.

Seeing the bloodstains and shell casings all over the ground, Jiangnan Wang's brows furrowed even deeper.

He quickly walked up to Jiang Feng, his attitude respectful.

"Mr. Jiang, are you alright?"

Jiang Feng shook his head.

"I'm fine."

Jiangnan Wang glanced at the vehicles filled with black-clad people and asked.

"How should we deal with these people?"

Jiang Feng said.

"Clear out your prince's residence dungeon and lock them all up. Keep them separated, don't let them touch each other."

He paused, his tone becoming more solemn.

"We must thoroughly investigate their identities. I need to know who sent them and what organization is behind them."

Jiangnan Wang nodded immediately and gave orders to Song Dianjun.

"Did you hear me? Lock up all the survivors in the dungeon under strict guard. No one may approach without my order."

Song Dianjun clasped his fists.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

He turned and waved his hand at the soldiers.

"Drive!"

More than ten SUVs started up simultaneously, formed a line, and slowly drove away from the street.

The convoy disappeared at the end of the street, leaving only a cloud of dust.

Song Dianjun left a few people to clean up the bloodstains at the scene and the pile of cars crushed into metal sheets.

Jiangnan Wang stood beside Jiang Feng, watching the convoy fade into the distance, and let out a long breath.

He turned his head, looked at Jiang Feng, and asked.

"Mr. Jiang, what should we do next?"

Jiang Feng gave a faint smile, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes.

"Wait for now."

His voice was very calm, as if he were talking about something quite ordinary.

"These people are not weak; those behind them won't let them off so easily."

Jiangnan Wang nodded, deep in thought.

Jiang Feng continued.

"During this time, you must strictly defend the prince's residence dungeon. Transfer all of your residence's experts there, rotating shifts day and night, with no laxity allowed."

His tone grew stern.

"Being able to dispatch so many Heavenly Human Realm experts shows that the force behind them is anything but simple; they won't give up easily."

Hearing this, Jiangnan Wang's face immediately showed difficulty.

His lips moved as if he wanted to speak but held back.

Jiang Feng looked at him.

"What's wrong?"

Jiangnan Wang gritted his teeth and still spoke, his voice tinged with a bit of embarrassment.

"Mr. Jiang... there are hardly any Heavenly Human Realm experts in my residence."

Jiangnan Wang's tone was full of helplessness.

"If they happen to send a top-tier expert, I fear I won't be able to defend against it even if I try."

He was speaking the truth.

"Heavenly Human Realm experts are as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns throughout Jiangnan Province."

"Having even a few is already a matter of face for Jiangnan Wang."

"But to defend against a force capable of dispatching twenty Heavenly Human Realm experts, those few he has are nowhere near enough."

Jiangnan Wang looked at Jiang Feng, his eyes pleading.

"Mr. Jiang, what do you think..."

Hearing this, Jiang Feng merely gave a faint smile and then said.

"Don't worry, I have a way."

Jiangnan Wang froze for a moment, not knowing what method Jiang Feng was referring to.

But he didn't ask further.

Since Mr. Jiang said he had a method, there must be one.

Jiang Feng turned his head and looked at Ma Jian.

"Ma Jian, go back first and tell Su Lao about today's events so he won't worry."

Ma Jian nodded.

"All right, Jiang Ge. And what about you?"

Jiang Feng said.

"I'm going to check the prince's residence dungeon."

Ma Jian hummed in assent, turned, hailed a taxi, and headed toward the Su Family Villa.

Jiangnan Wang personally opened the car door for Jiang Feng.

「Mr. Jiang, please. 」

Jiang Feng got into the car, and Jiangnan Wang followed and sat in.

The car started up and drove toward Jiangnan Wangfu.

In the car, Jiangnan Wang looked at Jiang Feng, hesitated a moment, and then couldn't help asking.

「Mr. Jiang, do you think it could be the Duan Family? Being able to dispatch twenty Heavenly Human Realm experts, such a faction, throughout the empire there aren't many. 」

Jiang Feng leaned against the armchair, closed his eyes, and said lightly.

「Not the Duan Family. 」

Jiangnan Wang was taken aback.

「Why? 」

Jiang Feng said.

「Although the Duan Family is powerful, Duan Zhang previously suffered a loss at my hands; the Duan Family wouldn't be unaware of my strength. If they really wanted to seize that book, they wouldn't send only twenty Heavenly Human Realm experts to their deaths. 」

Jiangnan Wang nodded thoughtfully.

「Which family could it be then? 」

Jiang Feng opened his eyes, a hint of coldness flashing in his gaze.

「No matter which family it is, we'll find out soon enough. 」