allonlinenovel Chapter 296 I'm Here to Kill the Buddha's Son
Chapter 296 I'm Here to Kill the Buddha's Son
Outside Jiaozhou City, in Huayang County.
Ye Kang frowned slightly as he looked at the corpses of the starving people scattered on the ground and the oxcarts carrying families.
"What's going on with these people?"
Chen Qian was startled and quickly cupped his hands, saying, "Reporting to Your Excellency, they are refugees from the other four prefectures."
"refugee?"
"My lord, the other four prefectures have completely broken away from Jiaozhou City's control. The Buddhist Kingdom has sent people to convert the four prefectures to Buddhism, undertaking large-scale construction and building numerous temples. Anyone who disobeys will have their family property confiscated and their clan exterminated..."
Chen Qian clenched his fists, his face showing resentment.
This matter should have been handled by the Chen family, but the Chen family has already split up, and he himself is in a precarious situation and powerless to do anything about it.
When Ye Kang heard the words "confiscate their property and exterminate their clan," his eyes changed slightly.
How long ago was this?
Chen Qian's face was bitter: "Since October last year, the Buddhist Kingdom has begun to infiltrate the four prefectures. Now, the entire four prefectures have been converted to Buddhism, and temples and vegetarian restaurants can be seen everywhere."
Why not seek help from the Great Jin?
Ye Kang's tone gradually turned cold.
Chen Qian's wife spoke with grief and indignation: "My lord, with several grandmasters from the Buddhist Kingdom stationed at the border, how can the Great Jin possibly spare any resources to help us? We would like to ask for help, but with internal and external troubles, we simply have no opportunity!"
"Wan Jun, shut up!"
Chen Qian angrily rebuked his wife, then apologized to Ye Kang.
Ye Kang glanced at him.
"What kind of internal and external troubles are we facing?"
"Your Excellency, a Buddhist disciple from the Buddhist Kingdom is stationed in four prefectures. The only one who can resist him is my father. However, this disciple had already made his plans and colluded with my brother to harm my father. Now, most of the Chen family has defected. I have no choice but to risk seeking help from the Great Jin..."
Seeing this, Chen Qian's wife suddenly looked at Ye Kang and said, "Please, sir, help my husband reclaim the Chen family. I guarantee that the Chen family will be loyal to the Great Jin and will serve as its vanguard!"
Chen Qian's expression changed, and he subconsciously wanted to stop his wife, but after thinking about it, he remained silent.
He just couldn't understand why his wife was asking him for help.
No matter how much a martial artist at the ninth level of the Extreme Realm tries to change things, he can't overturn the fate of Jiaozhou.
After all, besides his father, there were two other grandmasters in Jiaozhou.
Ye Kang neither agreed nor refused, but simply turned and continued walking.
"Let's go take a look first."
The couple immediately followed.
……
On the city wall of Jiaozhou.
More than a dozen forces gathered together.
One by one, experts walked up with cold eyes and disdain.
"Chen Lie has really lost his mind. He only killed a mid-level ninth-grade cultivator. Did he really need to call us all over?"
"Hmph, this kid has just taken over a lot of power, he must be worried about not being able to hold onto this position."
"I bother!"
"What great power he holds? He's nothing but a dog raised by the Ten Buddhas. If it weren't for the Buddhas' authority, would we listen to this brat?"
A group of experts laughed wildly, completely ignoring Chen Lie himself, who was watching them with a sinister expression in the distance.
Chen Lie was also at the ninth rank of the Extreme Realm, but he could not show any dissatisfaction in the face of these insults.
Because these independent cultivators were the foundation left to him by the Buddha, and two of them were even masters of the Lotus Blooming Sect who had opened a single leaf.
Without them, I would definitely be abandoned by the Buddhist disciples.
Although Chen Lie was treacherous and ruthless, he was not someone who didn't know when to advance or retreat. When necessary, he could kneel down lower than anyone else.
Such as now.
He respectfully approached the two elderly men who were leisurely drinking tea.
“Uncle Yang, Uncle Hu, I have been granted the favor of the Buddha and have taken charge of Jiaozhou. Now my elder brother Chen Qian has betrayed the family and brought outsiders back with him. I am heartbroken, but I cannot abandon the greater good. I earnestly request that you two uncles take care of me.”
The two elderly people smiled kindly.
"Go ahead, with us two old men here, you can do as you please."
"Thank you both."
Chen Lie bowed and left, standing high atop the city wall.
His men had already reported that his elder brother was traveling along Huayang County back to the city.
Since that's the case, I'll just wait for him here.
……
"Lord Kang, are you really going to Jiaozhou City? It's like throwing yourself into the lion's den!"
Chen Qian finally couldn't hold back any longer.
He just escaped, and now he's inexplicably come back. Isn't that just asking for trouble?
Ye Kang didn't speak, he just flicked his finger casually.
A sword aura of a hundred flowers pierced through the bushes ahead.
Blood mist sprayed out, and a black-clad corpse fell to the ground.
"He was the second brother's assassin."
Chen Qian's wife quietly reminded him.
Chen Qian narrowed his eyes and said, "The second brother already knows we're back. Is Lord Kang confident?"
"Let's take a look first and then talk."
Ye Kang gave the same answer, without even changing his tone.
Chen Qian gritted his teeth, but there was no turning back; he could only follow.
In just a short while, Ye Kang killed several more assassins before arriving at the city of Jiaozhou.
Looking up, the scene was magnificent, with various flags planted all over the walls, and hundreds of people grinning as they looked down.
A quick glance revealed that almost all of them were between the seventh and ninth ranks, and there were even two powerful auras that were chilling.
Two minor masters who have opened one leaf.
Ye Kang was filled with emotion.
As expected of a chaotic region, its overall strength is comparable to that of the Great Jin Dynasty.
Chen Lie glanced at Ye Kang with disdain, then looked at Chen Qian with contempt.
"Brother, sister-in-law, since you've already left, why did you come back?"
"You beast! Who's your brother?!"
Chen Qian rebuked angrily.
"Tsk tsk tsk, after all, we're brothers. If you don't care about our past relationship, I certainly will. As long as you declare that you acknowledge me as the head of the Chen family, I'll let you go and allow you to live a good life. How about it?"
Chen Lie braced his hands on the city wall, his mouth stretched wide, revealing an extremely disgusting wicked smile.
Chen Qian was so angry that he almost ground his teeth to powder.
At this moment, Ye Kang raised his head and said coldly, "Kang Lin of the Gu Clan of Southern Xinjiang, come to see the Buddha."
"what!"
Chen Qian turned his head in disbelief.
He's not a Green Scale Guard!?
The others were also taken aback.
"The Gu Clan? What are they doing here?"
"It is only natural for the Buddhist Kingdom to come into contact with the Gu Clan, after all, the Gu Clan is the largest force in the Southern Frontier."
Is this person trustworthy?
Many people whispered among themselves and looked at the two elders in the Lotus Realm.
At a time like this, they dared not entrust the decision-making power to Chen Lie, this greenhorn.
The two elderly men looked up, their faces also full of doubt.
"The Gu Clan? Why don't we call him up and ask him?"
"Alright."
The two were not worried at all about what tricks Ye Kang might have up his sleeve. After all, the difference in their cultivation levels was too great, and it was two against one, so they felt no psychological pressure whatsoever.
The elderly man surnamed Yang immediately said in a loud voice, "Young friend Kang, come up and have a chat."
Ye Kang smiled and took a step in mid-air, flying effortlessly to the two of them.
"Gentlemen, what can I do for you?"
"How dare you! You dare to be so rude to us!"
The elderly man surnamed Hu slammed his fist on the table in anger.
An elderly man surnamed Yang, who was standing nearby, quickly pulled him back.
"Young friend Kang, the Gu Clan came to the Buddhist Alliance, why are they meddling in the Chen family's affairs? That doesn't seem logical."
Ye Kang nodded: "Indeed, so I'm not here to form an alliance with the Buddha."
He smiled slightly: "I'm here to kill the Buddha's disciple."