Chapter 160: Dragon Squad Three, Deputy Captain!-Just Came Down the Mountain and Was Surrounded by Beautiful Senior Sisters(A Lonely Scene on the Desert)

"Alright, you can go die now, and your wife will be joining you very shortly."

Following those words, Peng Yao felt his perspective spin violently through the air. His head had been cleanly severed by a leveled blade, rolling back and forth across the wooden floorboards.

In his final moments, Peng Yao had few lingering thoughts. His children were dead without issue, and his only younger brother had preceded him into the afterlife.

Even his beloved wife would follow immediately after.

Living no longer held any meaning.

Did he hate Ye Tian? He could not tell. All of this seemed to be a retribution brought about by his family's ancestors and himself, a disaster impossible to deflect...

Peng Yao's eyes closed, and his consciousness faded completely.

Eventually, after dealing with Peng Yao's wife and several concubines, Ye Tian gave a single command, preparing to return home.

"Do we need to take over the Peng family's assets?" Li Jingxiang asked.

Ye Tian glanced at her. "Just take back what rightfully belongs to us. As for how the higher-ups in Jicheng handle the rest, that is not our concern."

"Isn't this a prime opportunity to seize an empty estate?" Looking at the sprawling courtyard, Li Jingxiang said with a hint of reluctance.

"Do not bring your American imperialist mindset over to my side. I do not like hearing such talk," Ye Tian said sternly.

"The Peng family's wealth has nothing to do with me. I only need to reclaim my portion. Let me repeat myself one last time: do you understand?"

"Understood, Master."

Li Jingxiang clicked her tongue inwardly, not daring to voice any doubt.

As expected of her master, his words carried such dominance!

Seeing that she was being reasonably obedient, Ye Tian nodded in satisfaction.

He always asked for the underlying reasons before acting and placed great emphasis on fairness. Back when he slaughtered his way through the three great noble families of Zhongdu, he had not chosen to strip any of them bare; he had merely taken back the vast majority of assets that had originally belonged to the Ye family.

This was a matter of principle.

Just as the two of them were conversing, an abrupt call came through on his new phone.

This new phone had been prepared for him well in advance by Gu Qing'er, handed to him along with a newly registered SIM card when she picked him up at the airport.

Yet, very few people knew this number—only those few familiar acquaintances.

However, upon answering the call, the voice on the other end belonged to a stranger.

"Are you Ye Tian?"

He sounded quite young, certainly not an elderly man. Judging by his tone, was he someone full of vital energy and inherently bellicose?

From the caller's voice alone, Ye Tian deduced a great deal of information.

Unfortunately, he did not recognize the person.

"Yes. What is your instruction?"

"Heh, no instruction. I am currently outside the Peng family estate. Come out and meet me; I need you to come along for a cooperative trip."

What nonsense is this?

Though he did not fully grasp the other's intent, Ye Tian walked out of the Peng family gates immediately to lay eyes upon the source of the voice.

A man wearing a duck-billed cap, appearing to be in his early thirties, possessed a clear complexion and an intensely high-strung, energetic demeanor.

"Ye Tian, I am Yang Zhen. In my capacity as the deputy leader of the Dragon Team's Third Squad, I announce your arrest."

"The charge is the slaughter of ordinary civilians. Do you have any objections?"

Hearing this, Ye Tian smiled.

"Heh, you certainly have a lot of time on your hands."

This fellow had deliberately waited outside the gates to gather evidence of his killings rather than stepping inside to stop him; it was clear he harbored ulterior motives.

"Indeed, it is a fact that I killed ordinary people. However, if you intend to arrest me, I suggest you carefully weigh your own capabilities first."

"Ha! How amusing."

The man reacted as if he had heard the most preposterous joke in the world, clutching his stomach and laughing heartily.

"Surely you don't think that because you slaughtered a few trash martial kings in Toyo, you can match yourself against our Dragon Kingdom's Dragon Team!"

"Let me tell you, those people didn't even know ancient martial techniques. Even if their cultivation reached the third tier, they were nothing more than a bunch of good-for-nothings!"

"Only martial kings who have mastered martial techniques are truly qualified to be called martial kings!"

Martial techniques?

Hearing this unfamiliar term, Ye Tian was slightly taken aback.

Such a designation had never once appeared in the memories of Ye Changsheng; it was a completely foreign vocabulary to him.

Such things actually existed!

Perhaps his masters were aware of the existence of martial techniques, but back then, his cultivation level was still shallow, and they likely deemed that he had not yet reached that stage, choosing never to mention it.

Yet little did they know, their precious disciple was already capable of single-handedly fighting a martial king to a complete and utter victory...

Speaking of which, he actually missed those old fogies a bit, especially the Seventh Master...

Ahem.

Amidst the conversation, Ye Tian could not help letting his mind wander, his aged face instantly flushing red.

Hold on, why on earth are you blushing?

Yang Zhen looked furious; he simply could not accept that the other person could maintain such a nonchalant attitude in such a solemn setting.

"Ye Tian, I am here to arrest you. You had better take this seriously!"

"Alright, alright, I get it. I'll go with you, happy now?"

Ye Tian wore an expression of utter helplessness. How could someone this old still act like such an infantile child?

Though he said that, inwardly he was still somewhat surprised.

To think the Dragon Kingdom possessed such latent talents!

This Yang Zhen, foolish and eccentric though he seemed, had already attained the level of an early-stage tier-one martial king. He could certainly be considered exceptionally young!

He was basically on par with Li Jingxiang, whose talent was similarly freakish!

No wonder this fellow was so arrogant.

Ye Tian raised an eyebrow.

One had to realize that right now, setting aside his alchemy cultivation, his martial arts cultivation was merely at the late stage of the Big Dipper Realm. If he cultivated at a steady and orthodox pace, it would probably still take him two or three years to break through!

In other words, in terms of martial talent, Yang Zhen was not much inferior to him at all.

It seemed he still could not afford to be overly arrogant in the future. There were far too many eccentric and extraordinary people in this world; if he ever offended the wrong person out of sheer overconfidence, he might very well be eliminated in his sleep one day.

This was precisely why he had agreed without hesitation to go along with Yang Zhen.

"To think you'd be so obedient?"

Astonished by Ye Tian's unexpected cooperation, Yang Zhen was momentarily at a loss for words. The alloy handcuffs he had just drawn were quietly put away.

"I actually intended to give you a harsh warning right off the bat, but whatever. Come with me, alone."

"Fine," Ye Tian nodded.

Naturally, he knew this fellow had not come to find him for any legitimate arrest; the higher-ups of the Dragon Team must have turned their attention toward him.

The tremors originating from Toyo would undoubtedly have reached the ears of the Dragon Team immediately, and such a monumental event was bound to stir up a massive storm.

The people of the Dragon Kingdom loved forming factions and cliques, and the Dragon Team was naturally no exception.

And Ye Tian's current display of strength was already enough to command their utmost attention.

Stepping into an unadorned off-road vehicle, the two of them sped away like a shooting star, driving toward the east.

"How are the Toyo people?"

Along the way, Yang Zhen, who had remained silent while driving, finally gave in to his burning curiosity and asked.

He had tried his absolute best to hold back his tongue for this long.

Ye Tian's elimination of three Toyo martial kings had reached a scale capable of shaking the entire imperial court. After viewing the video footage, the head of the Dragon Team had issued a strict, unyielding order: Ye Tian must be brought back at all costs!