Translator: CinderTL
Zhao Qingli was the one who spoke.
She glared coldly at the sinister young man. "Did you just attack me?"
Wan Yaoyang frowned slightly. "What do you mean?"
Zhao Qingli's gaze remained icy.
She turned to Zhang Jianwu. "Director Zhang, I was about to reach the exit when my body suddenly froze."
"If I'm not mistaken, this guy was the one who secretly did it!"
Zhang Jianwu glanced at Wan Yaoyang.
When he arrived, he had indeed seen Zhao Qingli sprawled on the ground.
Given her exceptionally solid legwork, it was impossible for her to have tripped so easily.
It had to be deliberate.
Wan Yaoyang said calmly, "What does this have to do with me?"
"Still pretending?" Zhao Qingli's face was like frost as she retorted coldly, "Dao Bone Aptitude users typically possess special abilities. Yours is Abyssal Gaze!"
"Anyone you gaze upon will suffer temporary paralysis."
Wan Yaoyang shook his head. "The Hidden God Organization's methods are unpredictable and can produce similar effects."
"Besides, why would I attack you? In that situation, every additional ally increased our chances of survival."
Zhao Qingli didn't answer.
Why would Wan Yaoyang attack her? Perhaps he wanted to drag her down with him.
Based on her impression of him, he was perfectly capable of such an act in a desperate situation.
Just then, Jiang Ye suddenly spoke up from the side, "I have a recording."
He shook his wrist, displaying his communicator watch.
"To save yourself, you helped the Hidden God Organization capture Zhao Qingli. In exchange, they let you go."
Jiang Ye looked at Wan Yaoyang and said calmly, "Should I play the recording for everyone to hear how you colluded with them?"
Wan Yaoyang glared at him coldly, saying nothing.
When he had spoken those words earlier, his voice had been extremely low, and the battlefield was deafeningly loud.
Almost no one present had heard him.
Judging by Zhang Jianwu's reaction, even those outside the battlefield hadn't noticed.
This was why Wan Yaoyang had been so confident.
But Jiang Ye had actually heard him?
What Wan Yaoyang didn't know was that Jiang Ye possessed cheat-like hearing, allowing him to catch the faint conversation.
"Yes, I did it," Wan Yaoyang suddenly said calmly, his tone matter-of-fact. "In that situation, it was my only chance to survive. I don't believe I did anything wrong."
"After all... my value exceeds these people a hundredfold. My survival is what truly matters."
His voice was as calm as still water, utterly devoid of emotion.
To Wan Yaoyang, possessing the Dao Bone Aptitude granted him the right to speak such words.
From the perspective of Nascent Aptitude holders, Primitive Aptitude was considered a low-grade talent.
But to those with the Dao Bone Aptitude, Nascent Aptitude was equally inferior.
From the perspective of human civilization, sacrificing a hundred low-grade aptitude holders was preferable to the loss of a single Dao Bone Aptitude prodigy.
To Wan Yaoyang, his statement was perfectly logical.
Yet his words ignited the fury of everyone present.
"What arrogance!" Lin Yushu retorted angrily. "Does having the Dao Bone Aptitude make you superior?"
Wan Yaoyang completely ignored him.
In his eyes, Lin Yushu and others like him were no different from ants.
Turning to Zhang Jianwu, Wan Yaoyang smiled faintly. "May I leave now?"
After all, Zhang Jianwu was a martial dao expert, at least at the second breakthrough stage, possibly even the third.
Despite his arrogance, Wan Yaoyang had to lower his posture to avoid being suppressed.
Zhang Jianwu replied coldly, "I will report your actions to Qingyang High School."
"As you wish," Wan Yaoyang said with a slight smile.
At that moment, Zhao Qingli declared icily, "From today onward, Clearwater Pharmaceuticals will cease providing pharmaceutical assistance to Qingyang High School."
Wan Yaoyang's expression froze.
He quickly regained his composure.
Having thoroughly offended Zhao Qingli today, he saw no point in apologizing.
Besides, he disdained apologizing to someone with such a low-grade aptitude.
"Zhao Qingli?" Wan Yaoyang sneered inwardly. "She's nothing but a spoiled brat with influential parents. A mere low-grade aptitude—she'd be nothing outside her family's protection."
With his sword case slung across his back, he turned to leave.
Boom!
A terrifying pressure suddenly descended.
Under the crushing weight, Wan Yaoyang was forced to bend over, veins bulging grotesquely on his neck.
He jerked his head up, glaring coldly at Zhang Jianwu. "Senior, what is the meaning of this?"
"I didn't say you could leave," Zhang Jianwu replied calmly. "Now that you've confessed, I have reason to suspect you're colluding with the Hidden God Organization!"
"If you have anything to say, tell the police."
As he spoke, Zhang Jianwu instructed the others to find ropes.
The Hidden God Organization was notorious for kidnapping, so ropes were readily available.
Soon, Zhao Qingli, Wang Zi'ang, Lin Yushu, and the others had gathered ropes and swarmed forward.
"You dare lay a hand on me?" Wan Yaoyang glared coldly at Lin Yushu.
"Fuck you, you bastard!"
Lin Yushu kicked him squarely in the face, venting his pent-up rage.
He then swiftly bound Wan Yaoyang with rope, his movements surprisingly practiced.
"You... you'll pay for this!"
Wan Yaoyang's face turned ashen, but under Zhang Jianwu's overwhelming qi prowess, he was completely immobilized, trembling with fury.
After all, he possessed the Dao Bone Aptitude, a status that commanded immense respect even at Qingyang High School.
How could he possibly endure such humiliation?
Especially being kicked in the face by someone as hideously ugly as Lin Yushu, with his size 45 feet.
The humiliation... it would haunt him for life!
"Jiang Ye!"
Wan Yaoyang's icy gaze turned to the handsome young man standing in the distance.
If not for that recording, he wouldn't have ended up in this humiliating predicament!
Moments later, Cang Haisong returned to the scene and quickly grasped the situation.
"This kid..." Cang Haisong stared at the bound Wan Yaoyang, his eyelids twitching. "Are you really going to hand him over to the police?"
He knew all too well that Wan Yaoyang possessed not only the Dao Bone Aptitude but also a formidable family background.
Innate talent is hereditary; the stronger the individual, the more likely they are to produce powerful offspring.
While it's possible for geniuses to emerge from commoner families, the odds are exceedingly slim.
Though Wan Yaoyang's family couldn't compare to Zhao Qingli's, they were still a formidable power in their own right.
Zhang Jianwu said calmly, "With both witnesses and evidence, what's there to worry about?"
He turned to Jiang Ye. "Hand over a copy of that recording you mentioned earlier to the police."
To everyone's surprise, Jiang Ye shook his head.
"There's no recording. I made it up just now."
"What?!"
Zhang Jianwu was stunned, Zhao Qingli was shocked, and even Wan Yaoyang was taken aback.
All eyes turned to Jiang Ye.
Jiang Ye cleared his throat and confessed, "This guy's voice was too soft. Without proper eavesdropping equipment, I couldn't have recorded anything."
"I was bluffing him."
"But I did manage to record those earlier exchanges."
He shook his communication watch.
Hearing this, everyone stared at him in disbelief.
Wan Yaoyang's eyes widened in fury, so enraged he nearly spat blood.
So Jiang Ye had pulled off a real coup, swindling him out with nothing but lies?
(End of the Chapter)
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