Forced to Marry a Female Billionaire CEO-Chapter 697 Descend the Mountain

"Hurry up and speak. Don't waste time..." Han Wang said impatiently.

Seeing this, Tang Yingchang curled his lips. Dissatisfied as he was, he could only begin whispering to the others...

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「Meanwhile.」

"I think Ye Yunfeng might have truly considered Ye Feng his son, emotionally," Xu Ke said to Wong Qifu, having stepped away from the crowd to face the mountain breeze. "It's just that his rationality told him they had an irreconcilable blood feud that would one day be exposed. That's why he never chose to accept Ye Feng."

Wong Qifu supported Xu Ke with one hand, while the other tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear. "Why do you say that?"

"Ye Feng told me a couple of days ago that when Ye Taiqing attacked him, Ye Yunfeng subconsciously revealed his true strength to block the blow for him..." Xu Ke chuckled. "I think that might have been his paternal love showing through."

"Is that all?" Wong Qifu asked, equally taken aback. "That hardly proves anything."

"Hmm... there's more. Think about Ye Yunfeng's last words. He saw right through Ye Feng, knew that Ye Feng would be consumed by guilt after killing him. So, he used his last ounce of strength to say all that, just to completely erase Ye Feng's guilt. Otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to waste so much breath."

"Perhaps his words weren't mockery, but a final admonition," Xu Ke added after a pause. "He was a beast his entire life, but for one minute, he was a father!"

He was deeply moved. Ye Yunfeng wasn't one to speak carelessly. If it had been anyone else, Xu Ke would have assumed they were simply mocking Ye Feng. But Ye Yunfeng was different. He knew he was going to die. So, his last words were either an attempt to create panic in me, to destabilize my state of mind for the future, or they were the result of that last sliver of paternal love for Ye Feng finally surfacing... But that didn't make Ye Yunfeng a good person. The wrongs he'd committed were still far from being paid for.

"Ye Taiqing and Ye Feng probably both understood Ye Yunfeng's intentions. That's why they reacted the way they did," Xu Ke said, filled with emotion.

After listening, Wong Qifu studied Xu Ke's contemplative face and smiled. "I never thought you were so perceptive."

"Of course. I'm the best man there is for grasping details," Xu Ke said proudly.

At his words, Wong Qifu chuckled, a half-smile playing on her lips. "Then have you noticed that the man under Ye Yunfeng, the one called Yin Ping, has run away?"

Hearing this, Xu Ke's expression froze, then changed dramatically. "Shit, I forgot about him!"

Wong Qifu's reminder was all it took for it to come rushing back... After Yin Ping's sneak attack on Chen Xiong, he had simply vanished into hiding. Now that Ye Yunfeng was dead, that fellow had probably slipped away long ago!

Realizing this, Xu Ke immediately wanted to turn back and search for the man.

But Wong Qifu effortlessly held him back. "Don't go."

"Huh? Why not?" Xu Ke exclaimed.

"That man ran away as soon as I appeared. I noticed him then, but it was useless. No one could break away to go after him. As for now... we have no hope of finding him. We'll have to ask Vice Alliance Leader Yuan to send people to investigate later," Wong Qifu said.

She had wanted to catch Yin Ping, but Ye Yunfeng's threat had been too great to spare any attention. And now, catching him was impossible!

"Damn it..." Xu Ke cursed, but ultimately let it go. "Then forget it. We'll just have to find a way to catch him as soon as possible. I have a lot of questions that only he can answer."

Xu Ke's mind was filled with questions, all of them about Demonic Qi. The stuff was bizarre and unpredictable. Frankly, he wanted nothing to do with it. The problem was, Wong Qifu still had Demonic Qi lingering in her body. If he didn't find a way to deal with it, things would get very troublesome sooner or later...

Hearing his tone, Wong Qifu saw his concern but was quite breezy about it. "The answers will come. Don't worry."

"I hope so," Xu Ke said helplessly, looking at her. "How do you feel now? Any other discomfort?"

To his surprise, Wong Qifu's pupils were back to normal, as dark and alluring as ink jade, captivating the soul. The overwhelming Demonic Qi had vanished without a trace.

"No, but I can't stay here any longer," Wong Qifu said.

"Why?" Xu Ke pressed. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

"I feel very comfortable. This place feels like my hometown..." Wong Qifu carefully described her body's instinctual reaction, her expression growing grave. "But I was afraid the Demonic Qi in my body would get out of control, so I actively suppressed it. Unexpectedly, it vanished completely. Now, if I try to call it out, there's no response at all."

"It seems... I'll have to actively absorb Demonic Qi again to make it serve me!"

Hearing this bizarre change, Xu Ke grew even more vigilant. "Then you should hurry back. Let them handle the cleanup here."

"Okay," Wong Qifu nodded. "I'll have Uncle Wu, Aunt Lin, and Elder Tang come back with me."

She wasn't asking for so many bodyguards because she feared being hurt, but because she was afraid of hurting others. If her Demonic Qi spun out of control, a lot of people could die on the road back!

"Alright! I'll have them go with you."

"What about you? You're not coming with me?"

"I can't!" Xu Ke shook his head.

Wong Qifu's eyebrows shot up. Pointing at the glaring bloodstains on Xu Ke's body, she snapped, "You're in this state, and you're still not leaving?"

"Ahem," Xu Ke said awkwardly, "I'd love to leave, but I called people over to kill Ye Yunfeng. Now that he's gone, I have to at least see them off... It would be rude to just disappear."

He'd never imagined the trap he'd laid for Ye Chong would end up taking out Ye Yunfeng as well. So he hadn't just called his second uncle; he had rallied a whole group of people to come over. Now that Ye Yunfeng had kicked the bucket, he at least owed them an explanation.

Hearing this, Wong Qifu was left completely exasperated. She rolled her eyes at him again. "Is this really the time to be worrying about politeness? It's not like they'd mind... Fine. Just stay here. You've got people protecting you, so you won't die."

"Okay!" Xu Ke nodded cheerfully, sending Wong Qifu off to her car with a smile.

After Wong Qifu, Lin Qinghua—who had finished her gossiping—and the others had descended the mountain, Hu Deyao helped Xu Ke sit down.

"Left Envoy Hu, there's no need for that," Xu Ke said, coughing twice.

Being served so respectfully by an old man felt like it would shorten his lifespan.

"It's nothing. Mister Xu, you used a secret technique to stop Ye Yunfeng in the nick of time. It's only right and proper that I treat you this way," Hu Deyao said respectfully, his eyes fervent.

Recalling what had just happened, he looked at Xu Ke as if he were seeing a god... My heavens! From now on, his entire future depended on this heaven-defying master!