Medical and Martial God

Chapter 486: Unforgiven

He Li already had her phone out and waiting. At Huang Deping’s command, she immediately started calling his friends.

The first call didn’t go through. The next didn’t answer. She tried a third, but again, nothing.

She went through Huang Deping’s entire contact list, calling every single one of his friends. Not a single call connected.

"How could this be?"

He Li was completely bewildered, a sudden panic rising in her heart. She told Huang Deping, "Honey, I can’t get through to any of them."

"What? That’s impossible..." Huang Deping scrambled up and used his own phone to call all his friends again.

Just as she had said, not a single call connected.

How could this happen? Huang Deping was flabbergasted. If one person was busy and didn’t answer, that would be normal. But for all of them to be unreachable? Something was seriously wrong.

In reality, all the hooligans, thugs, and gangsters in the Hexia Road region were members of the Brotherhood Alliance. The Eight Great National Protector War Gods had led their armies to secretly infiltrate every village in Hexia Road and had already begun a purge of all Brotherhood Alliance members. Because Ye Xiu was in Guoyang, the Eight Great National Protector War Gods had started their purge there first.

By now, every hoodlum, ruffian, gangster, and Brotherhood Alliance Martial Artist in Guoyang had been either killed or captured.

All of Huang Deping’s so-called friends were finished.

"So, can you actually get anyone here or not?" Ye Xiu asked with a sneer.

Huang Deping was mortified. After putting on such a big show, he couldn’t summon a single person. He had been utterly humiliated in front of Ye Xiu, He Li, Liu Ying and her daughter, and Li Xiumei.

Humiliated and enraged, he snarled, "Don’t get cocky, kid. I didn’t want to play my real trump card, but since you’re tired of living, I’ll grant your wish."

SLAP!

Ye Xiu grabbed a fistful of Huang Deping’s hair with his left hand and slapped him hard across the face with his right. With his hair held tight, Huang Deping wasn’t knocked to the ground this time.

"Then hurry up!" Ye Xiu barked.

"You... just you wait!" Huang Deping seethed. Then, as Ye Xiu watched, he scrolled through his contacts and dialed Ling Yun’s number.

Ye Xiu was stunned. Huang Deping’s real backer was Ling Yun? No wonder all the gangsters in Guoyang had been purged while Huang Deping remained untouched. It seemed the Eight Great National Protector War Gods, out of respect for him, hadn’t moved against the men of his godson, Ling Yun.

"Hello, Young Master Ling, it’s Ping Ping! I’m Huang Deping, the general manager of Haitong Real Estate’s Guoyang branch. Yes, yes, that’s me..."

The moment the call connected, Huang Deping’s entire demeanor changed, becoming utterly submissive as he spoke with a fawning smile.

Ye Xiu then heard Ling Yun’s impatient voice on the other end. "What do you want? Why are you calling me?"

"Well, it’s like this. Someone dared to hit me, which is a sign of disrespect to you. I was hoping you could..." Huang Deping said with a grin.

"Who has the audacity to touch a man of the Ling Family?" Ling Yun demanded. "What’s his name? What’s his background?"

Huang Deping puffed out his chest and looked at Ye Xiu. "The heir of the wealthiest family in Han Jin City, the great Young Master Ling Yun, wants to know your name and background."

"Tell him my name is Ye Liangchen," Ye Xiu said coolly.

Ye Liangchen? The name sounded vaguely familiar to Huang Deping, but he didn’t dwell on it. He spoke into the phone, "Young Master Ling, he says his name is Ye Liangchen..."

"What?!" Ling Yun’s shocked cry came through the phone, followed by a stream of curses. "Huang Deping, you son of a bitch! Ye Liangchen is my godfather! How dare you offend him? Are you tired of living?!"

BOOM!

The words struck Huang Deping like a bolt from the blue. He was completely and utterly stunned.

No wonder the name had sounded so familiar. This was the godfather of both Ling Yun and Yin Tianxi. The story of Han Jin City’s tycoons welcoming Jin Lian at the airport had long since spread like wildfire throughout the Hexia Road region. In particular, the fact that Ye Liangchen was the godfather to both Ling Yun and Yin Tianxi—the world’s number one expert on the War God Ranking—had sent shockwaves through the upper echelons of Hexia Road.

"Give me the phone," Ye Xiu ordered, his voice low.

"Yes, yes, of course..." Huang Deping hurriedly and respectfully handed the phone to Ye Xiu. Cold sweat dripped down his back, and his legs trembled uncontrollably.

Watching this, Liu Ying, Li Xiumei, and He Li were all frozen with shock and a sense of incomprehensible awe.

Ye Xiu took the phone. "Tired of living?" he asked coldly.

On the other end, Ling Yun was practically scared to death. "Godfather, please, let me explain..."

"No need to explain. I know exactly what kind of person you are, and I remember what you did back in Jin Ye City. If you want to die, just say the word. I’ll make it happen," Ye Xiu said icily.

"No, no, no! I don’t want to die!" Ling Yun stammered. "Uh, Godfather, I was wrong. I’ll inform everyone in the Ling Family and forbid them from bullying people with their power. Please, Godfather—"

Before he could finish, Ye Xiu hung up. He tossed the phone back to Huang Deping and said, "Any other trump cards to play? Go on, bring them out."

THUD!

Huang Deping dropped to his knees and began kowtowing frantically. "Master Ye, I was wrong! I’ll never do it again! I—I—I was blind! I failed to recognize a great figure like you! Please, spare me!"

He was terrified that Ye Xiu would tell Ling Yun to kill him. With the Ling Family’s power and status, crushing him would be as easy as stepping on an ant.

"I’m not the one you should be begging," Ye Xiu said flatly.

Huang Deping froze for a second before crawling on his knees to Liu Ying’s feet, pleading in terror, "Ying, I was wrong. My judgment was clouded, I was a fool to listen to He Li’s words. That’s why I divorced you and disowned Xiaoxiao. Please forgive me. I promise, I’ll divorce He Li tomorrow, and we’ll remarry. I’ll definitely be good to you and our daughter. You—you have to help me! Beg him to spare my life! Please, hurry..."

Liu Ying stared down coldly at the man kneeling at her feet. As an ordinary person, she hadn’t heard what Ling Yun said on the phone, so she didn’t understand why the powerful backer Huang Deping had called was suddenly so afraid of Ye Liangchen. However, seeing Huang Deping’s abject terror and him kneeling before her to beg for his life, she guessed that Ye Liangchen must be someone who held Huang Deping’s life in his hands.

She spoke, her voice laced with hatred, "Just because I gave birth to a daughter, you subjected me to domestic abuse and constant insults. All the while, you were carrying on with He Li behind my back. Then you forced me to divorce you and ruthlessly threw me and our daughter out. You even tried to force me to admit I had cheated on you, that Xiaoxiao was some bastard I had with another man.

"For the three years since the divorce, you and He Li have done nothing but humiliate me, our daughter, and my family. I would never remarry a man like you, and you don’t have the right to be Xiaoxiao’s father.

"So, no, I won’t forgive you. And I certainly won’t plead for you."

Hearing this, Huang Deping flew into a rage. "Liu Ying! We were husband and wife once! Doesn’t that bond mean anything to you? Why do you have to be so heartless? I’m on my knees begging you! What more do you want?!"

Liu Ying ignored him and turned to Ye Xiu, pleading, "Mr. Ye, a leopard can’t change its spots. The moment you leave, Huang Deping will surely try to get revenge on me and Xiaoxiao. So please, I’m begging you, please help us by ensuring he permanently loses the ability to ever harm us again."

She was a kind and softhearted woman, but for her daughter’s safety, she had no choice but to ask Ye Xiu to deal with Huang Deping for good.