Chapter 2735

Earl Changsheng had originally thought that Ye Chen was raising his middle finger to provoke him, but the moment he saw this ring, his pupils shrank violently!

Although he had never seen this ring with his own eyes, he had heard the Lord describe it in detail!

The Lord had said that this ring was entirely bronze-colored, with a delicate luster, without any decorative patterns. The ring was about two fen wide, which is about 0.66 centimeters, and the size was that of a normal adult male's finger.

All of this matched the ring on Ye Chen's hand perfectly.

Added to the fact that Li Yalin had once taken the initiative to mention Lin Wan'er and her ring, Earl Changsheng concluded that this ring was the treasure the Lord had been longing for day and night!

The Lord had said that this ring hid a great mystery. Unlocking the mystery within would not only allow one's cultivation to advance but could also grant one eternal life.

And as for how to unlock this secret, perhaps only the Lord in the whole world knew, and even Lin Wan'er herself probably didn't know.

The Lord had said countless times that whoever could find this ring would be the number one contributor to the Anti-Qing Society, and the Lord would teach him everything he had learned in his life without reservation, and could even share the mysteries within the ring with him.

Therefore, for Earl Changsheng, whether it was wiping out the entire An family or killing Ye Changying's son, even if he were to personally deliver Lin Wan'er to the Lord, these three things combined were not as important as bringing this ring back to the Lord.

Thinking of this, Earl Changsheng immediately said: "Kid! As long as you give me this ring, I can let you and your grandfather, grandmother, and their family go on your way without pain. This counts as the greatest mercy I can give you!"

Ye Chen retorted: "Old dog, if you honestly tell me all the specific details about the Anti-Qing Society, I might be able to leave you with an intact corpse. This also counts as the greatest mercy I can give you!"

Earl Changsheng's expression was gloomy, and he shouted sharply: "Kid, you are courting death!"

After saying this, he summoned the wooden sword, controlled it to strike out a sword edge, and shot it toward Ye Chen at high speed.

Ye Chen knew that this person's strength was not trivial. If he were to fight him to the death, it was likely that no one in this villa would be spared. Perhaps the residual power of some technique could shake them into powder.

Therefore, he retreated several steps in an instant. While dodging the invisible sword edge, he said to Earl Changsheng: "If you want the ring, follow me out to find a place with no one around to have a fight. If you lose, leave your head behind; if you win, my life and this ring are both yours!"

Seeing that Ye Chen's movements were very agile and that his own sword edge was hard to hurt him, Earl Changsheng temporarily withdrew the sword edge and snorted coldly: "Kid, want to play the 'luring the tiger away from the mountain' trick? I tell you, if you don't hand over the ring obediently, I will kill your grandfather, grandmother, and their whole family first!"

Ye Chen frowned slightly, not expecting that this Earl Changsheng would not fall for it.

Therefore, he looked around and said coldly: "After my parents died, besides hating you, the culprit, the most, do you know which two groups of people I hated the most immediately after?"

Earl Changsheng frowned and questioned: "Which two groups?"

Ye Chen said indifferently: "One group is my grandfather's family."

As he spoke, Ye Chen looked at his grandfather, who was streaming with tears, and said coldly: "The other group is my grandfather's family!"

Hearing this, Old Master An's expression instantly turned extremely dim, and his face was full of shame and regret.

And Earl Changsheng said disdainfully at this moment: "Kid, stop trying to bluff me here. They are all your closest relatives; how could you hate them?!"

Ye Chen said coldly: "Closest relatives? Do you know where I was during these twenty years after you killed my parents?"

Earl Changsheng frowned and asked: "Where?"

The An family members were also staring at Ye Chen without blinking at this moment. They also wanted to know where Ye Chen had actually been for these twenty years!

Ye Chen pointed to the ground at this moment and said loudly: "For these twenty years, I have been in Jin Ling! I have lived here for a full twenty years!"

"How is this possible?!" Earl Changsheng frowned and said: "After your parents died, not only were they looking for you, but we were also looking for you. We searched all over Jin Ling and didn't find a trace of you!"

Ye Chen laughed: "You didn't find me because my father had already prepared an orphanage for me. After the incident, I lived in the orphanage, completely isolated from the outside world."

The An family members were also extremely shocked to hear this.

Although they had just deduced the suspicious points about the orphanage a few minutes ago, they still found it hard to believe that for so many years, Ye Chen had actually gone nowhere and had been living in Jin Ling the whole time.

Earl Changsheng was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but sigh: "Ye Changying, you truly are a dragon among men. Even the Lord didn't think of this matter..."

As he spoke, he sneered again: "But it's meaningless for you to tell me these things. I only want the ring in your hand! Hand over the ring, and I can give you all a quick death!"

Ye Chen ignored him and said with a chuckle: "I lived under someone else's roof in Jin Ling for twenty years. No matter how bitter or tiring the days were, I never went to look for the Ye family, nor did I go to look for the An family. Do you know why?"

Earl Changsheng frowned and asked: "Why?"

Ye Chen said indifferently: "Naturally, it's because I hate them! Even now, I still cannot forgive their betrayal and abandonment of my parents back then."

Earl Changsheng questioned: "Since you hate them, why did you save them time and time again?"

Ye Chen laughed: "Saving them was just a coincidence. That time in New York, you should know that it was Gu Qiuyi's concert that day, and the An family went to watch that concert together, which is why you were able to seize the opportunity."

Earl Changsheng narrowed his eyes and looked at Ye Chen. Although he didn't participate in this matter, he knew the process very clearly.

It was an informant planted by the Anti-Qing Society in the An family who suddenly reported the news that the An family was going to take collective action. The Lord immediately sent dead soldiers to the concert venue to kill them, but the dead soldiers sent out had no news since.

Ye Chen continued: "Gu Qiuyi is from Yanjing. Her father, Gu Yanzhong, was my father's sworn brother, so I made a marriage contract with her when I was young. Strictly speaking, she is the fiancée my parents arranged for me before they died;"

"The reason I appeared there that day was because I went to support Gu Qiuyi that day, and I happened to be sitting next to the An family. Rather than saying I took action to save them, it's better to say I took action to capture the dead soldiers alive. If it weren't for those dead soldiers, how could I have learned the specific information about the Anti-Qing Society?"

As he spoke, Ye Chen added: "As for today, to be honest, my main purpose in coming here is not to save people, but to kill you!"

Earl Changsheng's gaze turned stern: "Kill me? Just by you?!"

Ye Chen laughed: "Not only am I going to kill you, but I'm also going to kill the remaining two Earls of the Anti-Qing Society, and then tear that piece-of-shit Lord into ten thousand pieces! And you are just a small vegetable on my path of revenge!"

Earl Changsheng sneered sinisterly: "Since that's the case, then wait until I kill your grandfather, grandmother, and their whole family, and then I'll have a showdown with you!"

Ye Chen sneered: "If you want to come, come now. If you don't come, I'm leaving."

As he spoke, Ye Chen added: "Oh, right, I've memorized your appearance today. If you want to find me again in the future, I'm afraid it won't be that easy! Or maybe it will be me looking for you in the future! Whether you want to come or not, consider it yourself!"

After saying this, Ye Chen immediately turned around and ran away at high speed without looking back.

He wasn't gambling on whether Earl Changsheng would chase after him without hesitation; he knew and was absolutely certain that Earl Changsheng would chase after him without hesitation!

The reason he was so confident was that when Ye Chen dodged his sword edge just now, he had deliberately let him see his extremely agile skills.

And Ye Chen believed that this Earl Changsheng must also understand that with his strength, catching up to him would be no easy task.

If he didn't delay even half a second and chased with all his might, there might still be a fifty percent chance, but if he was distracted for even a second, it would be absolutely impossible to catch up.

And wanting to kill so many people wasn't that easy!

Even if the An family members had no power to truss a chicken, he needed time to activate the magic weapon to release the sword edge, and then to activate the sword edge to kill the familiar people one by one would take at least ten seconds or more. So he must be very clear that he could only choose one between killing people and chasing!

Sure enough, it was just as Ye Chen had expected!

The moment he ran out the door, Earl Changsheng didn't have any hesitation and immediately chased after him!

For him, the life and death of the An family members were simply unimportant in the face of that ring!

Moreover, he felt that the An family members no longer had any ability. If he chased after Ye Chen and got the ring, they wouldn't be able to escape very far!

Also, with no one protecting the An family, he could completely kill Ye Chen and then make a return strike to wipe out the entire An family.

That way, he would not only get the ring but also kill the An family and Ye Chen, which was equivalent to completing the three tasks given by the Lord at once!

However, if he really let Ye Chen run away, the loss would be heavy! Not only would his identity be exposed, but he would also miss the great opportunity to get the ring!

So he didn't need to consider whether to chase or not, nor did he need to struggle with whether Ye Chen was using the 'luring the tiger away from the mountain' trick, because he knew that chasing with all his might was his only choice!