Chapter 52: Young Master Ye Lingfeng

"What? My son has been detained!?"

Yang Tianrui was instantly thunderstruck. As an elderly father who had a late-born son, he cherished Yang Shi dearly.

Upon hearing that his son had been detained, the flames of anger exploded within him like a bomb, threatening to erupt from every orifice!

"What are you all doing? How could you fail to protect my son!?"

"You useless bunch! You dare return here! I'll kill you, I'll kill you!"

Yang Tianrui was beside himself with rage, drawing his sword with a clang, ready to strike!

"Master Yang, please calm down!"

"Since the kidnapper only detained him, there must be some ulterior motive."

"Yang Shi is temporarily safe. Master Yang, you must stay calm and not lose your composure."

Ye Lingfeng stepped forward to stop Yang Tianrui, and other guests also gathered around.

Under the persuasion of Ye Lingfeng and the guests, Yang Tianrui gradually calmed down.

"I apologize, everyone. I lost my composure."

Taking a deep breath, Yang Tianrui's face turned as red as a liver. "You, guard, speak up and explain everything in detail!"

"When we returned from the hunt, we provoked a junior martialist," the messenger prostrated on the ground, trembling. "But this junior martialist was extraordinarily powerful. He defeated all four of our junior martialists with a single strike!"

"Afterward, he detained Young Master Yang and demanded that within half a day, the Yang Family send 200,000 gold coins to the Red Tree Forest in the E-grade Qingkan Deer Area!"

"Otherwise, he would deliver the young master's head to you, mocking the Yang Family's dignity and making us a laughingstock!"

"What!? This is outrageous! Outrageous!"

"The audacity! To think a junior martialist would be so brazen!"

Yang Tianrui was furious, his face cycling through red, blue, and white, like a dye shop.

As the head of the Yang Family, being blackmailed like this was a grave humiliation!

Yang Tianrui swore that once he found the culprit, he would subject him to all the tortures known to mankind!

Apart from Yang Tianrui, everyone else was equally dumbfounded.

"This person is truly audacious, demanding 200,000 gold coins!"

"But this guy is really formidable to defeat four opponents of the same level with such ease!"

"I wonder who this person could be."

"Right, just recently, there was the incident at the Golden Fruit Tower involving Young Master Ye Lingfeng's younger brother."

The guests discussed fervently, then turned their gazes to the slightly furrowed brow of Ye Lingfeng.

"Master Yang, this culprit is extremely daring and arrogant."

Ye Lingfeng said, "I am willing to lend you a hand in retrieving Yang Shi and slaying the perpetrator."

"I appreciate Young Master Ye Lingfeng's goodwill. I understand."

Yang Tianrui managed a smile. "This is a small matter that I can handle."

"No, this culprit was able to defeat four junior martialists in one move. His actual combat strength is likely that of a senior martialist."

Ye Lingfeng's gaze turned cold. "Therefore, this culprit is very likely the same person who attacked our Ye Family's stronghold and the Golden Fruit Tower."

Yang Tianrui was taken aback. "But the attacker at the Golden Fruit Tower was inside the city, wasn't he?"

"The clues left behind by the culprit were too misleading; it's definitely a diversion."

Ye Lingfeng shook his head. "I believe the investigators tracking the culprit have already noticed this, but they're not entirely sure yet. I need to report this to my family immediately so that we can adjust our deployment to capture the culprit!"

"This..."

Yang Tianrui became hesitant.

Ye Lingfeng understood what Yang Tianrui was thinking and reassured him, "Master Yang, rest assured. We will prioritize ensuring Yang Shi's safety."

"In that case, I'll rely on Young Master Ye Lingfeng."

Yang Tianrui nodded and turned to his trusted aide. "Yang Zhen, immediately go and fetch 20 high-grade spirit stones. You will be the one to deliver them to the Red Tree Forest in the E-grade Qingkan Deer Area."

At the same time.

Su Lang arrived at his destination—the Golden Flame Leopard's E-grade area!

Although he had 'picked up a big order' along the way, the main plan couldn't be postponed.

The E-grade area was obviously more dangerous than the F-grade area, with geographical conditions making every step difficult.

Moreover, besides E-grade beasts, there were various F-grade beasts here. Even for tempered bodies, coming here was seeking death.

It was dangerous for an official martialist to go alone; most of them hunted in teams, sharing the rewards in the end.

This was also why E-grade beasts were so valuable; after all, if they were sold too cheaply, splitting them up would be completely worthless.