Yang Siqing trembled all over and fell silent.
Chen Jie looked at Yang Ding Tian and asked, "Where is Jiang Xue?"
Yang Ding Tian replied, "If you spare my daughter, I promise you will see Jiang Xue!"
"Fine!"
Chen Jie said, "Death can be avoided, but the living cannot escape punishment. Your Yang family, in the past, only reached this point with the help of my master."
"Now, you use what you gained from my master to deal with me. I'm taking back everything your Yang family has, is that alright?" Chen Jie asked.
Yang Siqing trembled again.
She could not accept this reality.
"No problem! All the assets of my Yang family will belong to you, Chen Jie!" Yang Ding Tian gritted his teeth.
"From now on, the engagement between me and Yang Siqing is officially dissolved! Hand over the marriage contract." Chen Jie demanded.
"Wait a moment, I'll go get it."
Yang Ding Tian ran into the villa and soon returned with a sheepskin marriage contract, handing it to Chen Jie. "This is the betrothal agreement left by my father."
Chen Jie took it. He had intended to tear it up on the spot.
However, to his surprise, even with his strength, he couldn't tear the sheepskin parchment.
Chen Jie had no choice but to store the sheepskin in his storage ring.
"Chen Jie, I will take you to see Jiang Xue now."
Yang Ding Tian said.
"Let's go!"
Yang Ding Tian walked out first.
It seemed Jiang Xue was not at the Yang family's residence.
Otherwise, Chen Jie would have found her when he arrived.
Yang Ding Tian drove his car, taking Chen Jie with him.
All of the Yang family's assets now belonged to Chen Jie, including this car.
Before long, Chen Jie sensed something was wrong.
Yang Ding Tian had stopped the car on a bridge.
Chen Jie felt a sense of foreboding and asked, "Weren't you going to take me to see Jiang Xue?"
"Don't rush, you'll see her soon!"
Yang Ding Tian said, then opened the car door and got out.
Chen Jie's unease grew. Could Jiang Xue be under this bridge…
At this thought, intense anger surged within him.
"Where is Jiang Xue?"
"I'm sorry, Chen Jie, I lied to you! Jiang Xue was never in our hands!" Yang Ding Tian said with a wry smile.
"What did you say?"
Chen Jie grabbed Yang Ding Tian by the collar, his face grim.
"I only said that to make you spare my daughter's life. The truth is, we didn't capture Jiang Xue!"
Yang Ding Tian looked as if he had nothing to lose.
"You're lying. I have evidence that Jiang Xue's last known location was your Yang family's residence! Yang Ding Tian, you can choose not to hand over Jiang Xue, but you and your daughter will die!" Chen Jie's expression turned ugly.
"Heh, at this point, there's no reason for me to lie to you. Chen Jie, we did capture Jiang Xue, but we were ambushed midway!"
Ambushed?
Chen Jie frowned.
"We intended to capture Jiang Xue and use her to threaten you into handing over the treasure on Wutai Mountain. However, as she was being brought to our Yang family, a seductive woman appeared and forcibly took Jiang Xue away, saying she was going to make her a cauldron for her master! Jiang Xue is a rare high-grade cauldron body, perfectly suited for men to increase their strength."
Chen Jie was taken aback.
He immediately thought of Ye Wa.
As far as he knew, only Ye Wa's master liked to find women to be cauldrons.
And it was unlikely that Yang Ding Tian would coincidentally know about Ye Wa and her master and use them to fob him off.
This meant Yang Ding Tian's words were likely true.
Yang Ding Tian continued, "This woman's power was very high, and she was extremely fast. Our Yang family had no chance to retrieve her and could only watch as she took Jiang Xue away."
"Chen Jie, I don't know if you'll believe me, but I'm willing to die to prove my sincerity! I only beg you not to involve my daughter!"
With that, Yang Ding Tian charged off the bridge.
A few seconds later, a splash echoed from the water below.
Just then, Chen Jie's phone rang.
"Chen Jie, I want to talk to you," Zhang Xinyan said on the phone.
"Coincidentally, I need to see Yang Siqing. Bring her to me!" Chen Jie replied.
"Uh? I'll do my best."
Zhang Xinyan agreed and then asked for Chen Jie's address.
As soon as he hung up, Chen Jie's phone rang again.
It was Lin Shuang calling.
"Chen Jie, we've found Jiang Xue!" Lin Shuang said with a heavy tone.
Chen Jie was startled. "What?"
"Jiang Xue wasn't captured by the Yang family! She was taken away by a woman! Our people only found their whereabouts half an hour ago and sent experts to retrieve her for you. Jiang Xue is safe now." Lin Shuang's tone remained somber.
Chen Jie breathed a sigh of relief but also asked with confusion, "What's going on? If Jiang Xue is safe, why aren't you happy?"
"Two of our team members died while rescuing Jiang Xue," Lin Shuang said sadly.
Chen Jie's heart sank slightly, then he said earnestly, "Thank you."
"It's nothing, this is what we should do. Even if it were someone else, our Dragon Group would act. Also, if you really want to thank someone, thank Luo Nan. Because Luo Nan never stopped searching for Jiang Xue's whereabouts from the beginning. He's been constantly checking surveillance footage from last night until now and hasn't rested."
Lin Shuang explained.
Chen Jie felt relieved.
It seemed giving Luo Nan a cultivation technique was the right decision.
Otherwise, with his physique, he would likely have collapsed from exhaustion by now.
He then said, "I'll come to pick up Jiang Xue soon. Also, while I'm not considering joining your Dragon Group for now, I can help you with the mission you mentioned."
Lin Shuang was clearly taken aback, then said, "That's perfect. Our group leader hasn't decided what position to offer you if we recruit you. I'll go tell the leader right away."
Vroom…
A pink sports car pulled up beside Chen Jie.
Zhang Xinyan and Yang Siqing got out.
"Chen Jie, I've brought Siqing here."
Zhang Xinyan said.
Yang Siqing looked coldly at Chen Jie. "What else do you want from me? Do you want to kill me?"
Chen Jie frowned. "Apologies, you're no longer needed."
Seeing her father's car there, Yang Siqing asked, "Where's my dad?"
Chen Jie pointed to the bridge below. "Your father just committed suicide by jumping into the river. Go collect his body."
"Dad!"
Chen Jie's tone was so calm that it took Yang Siqing a moment to react.
She let out a piercing scream.
"Uncle!"
Zhang Xinyan also cried out in surprise, completely unprepared for this outcome.
However, she was much calmer than Yang Siqing. She glanced down at the bridge and quickly said to Yang Siqing, "Siqing, Uncle has drifted ashore. Let's go save him!"
Ten minutes later, the two women pulled Yang Ding Tian to the shore.
Yang Siqing's face was streaked with tears as she wiped her eyes.
A deep sense of regret washed over her.
Why did it have to be like this…
"Miss Yang, let me show you a way forward," Chen Jie suddenly said.