Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 679: Chapter 318 Alliance Marriage_2

And the Jing Family…had also collaborated with them?

What kind of collaboration, within the Immortal Palace? Or…

Li Yelai thought of Ye Han’s sudden visit today.

Could it be…that they intended to deceive Li Yunyan under the pretense of suppressing the curse?

If Li Yunyan wasn’t aware of the Jing Family’s intentions and if she didn’t know what kind of person Ye Han was, she would indeed be in danger.

“Damn it, you really have the guts! Both of you coming together, huh? What a double blessing!”

Li Yelai clenched his teeth, feeling a surge of murderous intent.

In fact, if possible, Li Yelai didn’t want to harm human powerhouses, not at all.

They were all elite forces of the human camp, who should have united to fight against the Chaos and the Forbidden Zone. Moreover, Ye Han hadn’t taken any substantial actions. Wasn’t that allowed anymore?

Li Yelai had no reason to attack.

Yet, the actions of Ye Han and the Jing Family repeatedly challenged Li Yelai’s bottom line.

Li Yelai didn’t want to wait until his friends and family were hurt, and then look at their tears and feel regret and anger.

At that moment, his phone vibrated. He looked and saw it was a call from “Jing Lin.”

“Hello, Old Li? Have you arrived yet?” Jing Lin’s voice came through the phone.

Oh, Li Yelai slapped his forehead, he had almost forgotten about this.

He had an appointment with Jing Lin, he was so infuriated just now that he had almost forgotten.

“Wait a moment, I’ll be there soon.”

…

On the other side, in a restaurant in the New District.

A group of men and women were sitting around a dining table.

“It’s a pity, I didn’t get to meet that Champion Agent today. I wanted to see what it’s like to meet someone unbeatable at the same level,” a man named Zhao Xiao said with a light laugh, a hint of regret in his tone. He was wearing a sports vest, revealing his muscular arms.

Beside him, a pretty young girl with glasses and short hair whispered, “Brother, if you lose your temper and start to get fiery, it could end badly. That Night General Captain, he once defeated a Sixth Sense with one move.”

She was Zhao Xiao’s sister, Zhao Lin.

“Brother Ye is right here, are you still worried about that?” Zhao Xiao grinned broadly, thinking his sister was being overly anxious.

Once his curse flared up, he would suffer from splitting headaches and nearly go mad. But Ye Han could alleviate that pain.

Not only that, following Ye Han, he and his sister had reaped quite a few benefits in certain incidents. Even their successful ascension to Fifth Sense was related to Ye Han.

This made Zhao Xiao extremely trustful of Ye Han.

Meanwhile, Zhao Lin’s gaze flickered, she tightened the grip on her over-knee skirt under the table, covering the bruises on her thighs, and chose not to continue the conversation.

“It seems, your face isn’t that useful,” a girl with a spicy figure chuckled, “You kindly helped that Bing He suppress her curse to curry favor with the Champion Agent, but she doesn’t seem to appreciate it.”

“She doesn’t know what kind of opportunity she and her brother are missing out on,” a woman in summer attire gently shook her head, seemingly in pity.

“But I…still don’t understand. Why would the Jing Family let you suppress Bing He’s curse?” asked the only middle-aged man present, “I’ve had dealings with the Jing Family before, they’re very arrogant. Why would they kindly let you help someone unrelated?”

“Who knows? Maybe they want to build a good relationship with the Champion Agent. Big families, you know, always do things in a convoluted way.” Ye Han chuckled lightly, pulling a photo from his pocket.

In the photo, a young man and woman were moving luggage, seemingly in the process of moving.

The young man, handsome but sweaty, was carrying heavy bags, while the beautiful girl was also pushing a suitcase, reaching out with her sleeve to wipe the sweat from the young man’s forehead.

The two bore a slight resemblance in their eyes and brows, appearing to be siblings.

And the moment was captured in that instant.

This was indeed Li Yelai and Li Yunyan from many years ago, their mother was gravely ill at that time, and they had sold their house for her treatment, moving to a rental house.

It really put the Jing Family in a tight spot, actually being able to find a photo from that time.

Looking at the photo, the young girl looked vibrant and youthful.

Such a beauty indeed…truly the Night General’s sister. She does look similar…I really want to make her cry.

Driven by a certain jealousy from Li Yelai, Ye Han had developed an unusual perspective towards Li Yunyan, awakening a certain fetish of his.

A brother’s debt paid by the sister, why not…

What does being a Champion Agent matter? What does being unbeatable at the same level matter? The more imposing you are on the outside, the more miserable I will make her suffer.

“Being able to save more people tormented by curses is also good,” Ye Han chuckled lightly, “Greater power comes with greater responsibility. Moreover, I also want to get on good terms with the Champion Agent.”

“Thank you all for trusting my intuition and responding to my request to gather here,” Ye Han raised his glass, “Let’s make a great journey into the Immortal Palace!”

“Every time I follow you, I gain a lot, and I’m happy about it!” Zhao Xiao also raised his glass.

“You and I had an agreement a long time ago… as long as you don’t regret it, it’s okay,” the middle-aged man also raised his glass.

…

On the other side, Li Yelai drove to a safehouse located in the suburbs of the New District.

This safehouse was provided by the officials of Giant City for Jing Lin.

In principle, the official would not interfere with anything concerning the Spiritual Ability Family.

But Jing Lin and the Third Branch of the Jing Family had once rescued many citizens during the Disaster Fog.

Breaking through the Disaster Fog was also related to the cooperation with the Third Branch of Jing Family.

Although Jing Lin had been slow to act and had ended up entering the Disaster Fog, he had proven himself through his actions.

He was a comrade-in-arms, after all!

Therefore, facing Jing Lin’s request, Giant City adhered to the principle of non-interference. However, they had still prepared a safehouse for him.

In a military area that was off-limits to outsiders…

This agitated other branches of the Jing Family to no end.

So much so that Li Yelai had his identity checked three times before he could successfully enter the safehouse.

It was a modest villa, not extravagantly decorated but still elegant.

Jing Lin and Jing Nuo had already prepared a dinner table.

“Yo, Champion Agent. I thought with your new authority you’d scorn this humble place. Sorry, it’s no grand mansion, no servants or maids, and certainly no extravagant banquet,” Jing Lin greeted Li Yelai sarcastically as he saw him.

“Don’t mind him, Night General Captain, he’s just ill,” Jing Nuo gritted her teeth and twisted Jing Lin by the waist, causing his face to contort.

Li Yelai felt a bit awkward and after sitting down, he said, “Sorry, I got held up by some things.”

“It’s fine, as long as you made it,” Jing Lin grinned.

Jing Nuo then asked, “Night General Captain, please don’t force yourself. If you really intervene… it might negatively impact your future promotions.”

Jing Nuo might be safe for now, but ultimately, she was a Jing Family member, and this place couldn’t protect her for long.

If the official stepped in, the impact would be bad.

“Don’t worry, this brother of mine is quite capable,” Jing Lin chuckled. He knew that Li Yelai was one of the Chaos Chosen.

If the other branches of the Jing Family forcefully took Jing Nuo away, they would definitely encounter the Chaos Demon Army in the wilderness!

This was what Li Yelai had promised Jing Lin. This was essentially a safety net…

Official intervention? Haha, Li Yelai actually didn’t care much, and probably the top officials didn’t either.

If truth be told, Li Yelai also had Jing Family blood in him.

So, was this official intervention?

It was an internal Jing Family discord!

Except one part of this internal discord was handled by an official captain.

“Not bad, I’ve got some connections in the wilderness,” Li Yelai nodded.

Jing Nuo was somewhat suspicious, thinking what connections could possibly intercept a team from a Spiritual Ability Family? There were Overlords in those teams!

Could it be… Jing Nuo shuddered at the thought.

Was he letting the Eighth Generation Champion act as a masked bandit?

Or even having Champion Team One collectively turn into bandits?

For my sake? My goodness…

Jing Nuo’s thoughts raced wildly.

Meanwhile, Li Yelai looked toward Jing Lin.

“Since you’ve called me a brother, then Jing Nuo is our sister too. You can rest assured.”

“Damn, I’m somewhat touched,” Jing Lin grinned. “If it weren’t for the fear of a bloodbath, my sister should have offered herself in marriage.”

Jing Nuo kicked Jing Lin again.

“Are you sick?” Li Yelai frowned and commented, which could lead to incest?

Then he asked with some confusion, “What bloodbath?”

“Uh, given your emotional intelligence, it’s actually quite hard to explain…”

(Writing transitional chapters is so tough, it’s headachy.)