Chapter 747: Shocking Change Part 1 (2/2)

“No need to wait, I’ve arrived.” A lanky man walked into the hotel, followed by several law enforcement soldiers. A hotel attendant beside him was pointing at Qianye and saying something. This favor-currying fellow was fairly clever and had run over to deliver a report as soon as the incident took place.

The lanky man’s eyes turned cold. He walked over to Qianye, sized him up from head to toe, and said, “I’m Ding Shiheng. May I know what my brother did to offend you that you would attack him so violently?”

The burly man cried out from the side, “Brother, they stole my dagger and injured me. They don’t care about you at all, they said it’s useless even if the captain himself comes!”

Ding Shiheng glared at him. “Shut up, you useless thing! You’ve shamed me thoroughly. Why aren’t you off to treat your wounds?”

A sweep of his razor-sharp gaze immediately sent the idle onlookers scattering. It would seem this vice-captain was so notorious that no one was willing to provoke him. Although many people wanted to see what the knife in question looked like, the choice between satisfying one’s curiosity and offending the vice-captain was a no-brainer.

After reprimanding his brother and driving away the crowd, Ding Shiheng said to Qianye, “Let’s talk inside?”

The vice-captain was a man of refined manners, and this was exactly what Qianye wanted. “I have the same thought.”

Qianye shut the door after Ding Shiheng had entered the room, cutting off the vision of the guards and hotel manager.

Ding Shiheng’s eyes fell upon Nighteye after entering the room. He stared vacantly for a brief moment before his gaze was attracted by the vampiric blade on the table. Both Qianye and Nighteye had altered their appearances. The latter had assumed the appearance of an ordinary woman, but the grace and elegance of her every movement was undisguisable. Despite just sitting there, she was suffused in august purity.

In contrast to her internal temperament, the vampiric blade was an unadorned enticement. As someone in an important position, Ding Shiheng’s knowledge was quite broad—just the craftsmanship of this dagger was enough to incite a cold gasp. The item would be of extraordinary value, even if the patterns on the sheath were mere decorations. If they were part of an origin array… Ding Shiheng didn’t even dare to keep on imagining.

Overcome by greed, he said subconsciously, “This blade is of unclear origins, perhaps even stolen from somewhere. I must take it back for a detailed investigation, and you two will also follow me.”

He had spoken these words so many times that he could recite them all in his dream. Then, he reached for the dagger as he normally would. After getting his hands on the item, the chances of him coughing it back up were slim at best.

Qianye became neither alarmed nor angry as imagined. Instead, he said indifferently, “No matter the origins, I don’t think you can swallow it.”

Ding Shiheng was furious after hearing these words. He banged the table and was just about to cause trouble when he saw Qianye emit a terrifying origin power which came crashing down upon him. An unbearable pressure caused his knees to go weak and fall to the ground. But things didn’t end there—the kneeling man’s body continued to inch toward the ground. He used his hands to prop up his creaking skeleton, but he was still unable to withstand this frightening pressure.

Ding Shiheng was a knowledgeable man. He knew he would be utterly crushed once he was prone on the ground without the support of his bones and origin power. As such, he struggled with all his might to keep himself propped up while begging for mercy.

After several times of begging in vain and just as he was about to cough up blood, that terrifying pressure slowly faded away. This was the exact moment when all his origin power was used up and he was about to die.

He looked up quietly and was astonished to find Qianye sitting calmly nearby. Then, he noticed the room was perfectly intact, and even the floorboards beneath him were undamaged. It was as though the mountainous force just now was just an illusion.

The instant realization thoroughly wiped away Ding Shiheng’s intentions to bring the law enforcement unit in. Even the chief of the enforcement unit might not be able to control so much weight with such precision. He would surely be punished if he were to provoke an enemy like Qianye for personal benefits.

He didn’t dare get up without Qianye’s instructions and simply remained on his knees, saying, “All of this is because of my brother’s blindness. I’ll break off one of his arms after getting back and bring him to you for an apology.”

Qianye smiled faintly. “I think you’d rather bring the law enforcement unit back instead, am I right?”

Ding Shiheng was drenched in sweat. “My men are all outside, but no number of them is enough.”

“Skip apologies, I have something I need your help with.”

“Please speak, Sire.”

“Help me find a man, an old man named Cui Yuanhai who came to Port City a while ago.”

Ding Shiheng felt relieved after hearing this. “Just leave it to me!” A local ruffian like Ding Shiheng was the perfect candidate for finding someone in Port City.

Just as Qianye was about to explain Cui Yuanhai’s characteristics to him, the entire building began to shake!

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