The night was tranquil, so tranquil that it made people's hearts palpitate. Seeing Ji Chenxue grab the sack and leave, many people present could tell that this was the calm before the storm.
Ding Meng slowly turned around and looked at Zheng Long and Jin Qingyan expressionlessly.
Zheng Zhantao was still laughing. "I've already returned her to you. Do you have anything else to say?
Kid! "
Ding Meng gently reached out his hand, and Jung Min-soo, who was lying in a pool of blood beside him, was immediately sucked into his palm as if he had caught a dying fish. "Who has the necklace?"
Jung Min-soo had already seen Ding Meng's tyrannical strength, so she had no choice but to tell the truth. Most importantly, being honest was very dangerous. "I … I don't know …"
Ding Meng's line of thought was reasonable. No one present had heard of him before, and Jung Min-soo was the only one present who was of a higher status. After all, she was Jin Yuanquan's wife, so she should more or less know some inside information. However, since she was still saying that she didn't know, it probably meant that she really didn't know.
"Very well, I'll let you live for a while longer. Let your husband come and collect your corpse!" Ding Meng let go of her.
Zheng Zhantao was still laughing. "Kid, you've got guts. How dare you make a scene at Mrs. Jin's birthday party? Don't you think you owe us an explanation?"
Ding Meng nodded expressionlessly. "Okay, I'll give you an explanation now!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ding Meng's figure became slightly blurry, just like the camera pausing for a moment in a movie.
Zheng Long felt a gust of cold wind blowing past him. When he turned around, Zheng Zhantao had already disappeared.
When he raised his head again, he was shocked to find that Zheng Zhantao was already in front of Ding Meng. However, Zheng Zhantao did not dodge. Instead, he was captured by Ding Meng. What a freaking speed!
Zheng Zhantao was indeed standing in front of Ding Meng, but he realized that the Origin in his body could not operate at all. It was as if it had been imprisoned by a mysterious power. Clearly, this power came from Ding Meng.
"I heard that you were the one who kidnapped Old Lady Ji?" Ding Meng asked expressionlessly.
Zheng Zhantao already had a bad feeling. "No … No … It's …"
Ding Meng immediately interrupted him. "It doesn't matter if it's the same or not. This debt is still on you. Don't worry, I won't kill you. You …"
As he spoke, he walked forward and reached out to gently tap Zheng Zhantao's chest. Even from such a distance, Zheng Long could hear cracking sounds coming from inside Zheng Zhantao's body. It was obvious that Zheng Zhantao's bones were broken.
Ding Meng patted Zheng Zhantao's chest again. The sound of broken bones piercing into his organs could be heard clearly. 'I'll deal with you the same way you dealt with Old Lady Ji.'
"Stop!"
"Stop!"
This time, two voices rang out at the same time. Other than Zheng Long's angry roar, there was also a man's voice. However, this man's voice was obviously shocked.
There were still people coming in from the entrance. Both of them were very tall, taller than 185cm. The middle-aged man in a suit leading them was Jin Yuanquan from Hokuto Sōkai. With such a big thing happening at the birthday banquet, he could not sit idly by and watch. Therefore, he immediately rushed over here.
To Ding Meng's surprise, Jin Yuanquan was accompanied by an old man in a military uniform. The military rank on his chest showed that he was a three-star general of the Empire.
It was reasonable that the people from before did not know Ding Meng. However, as the president of the Congregations, it was impossible that Jin Yuanquan did not know him. Jin Yuanquan cupped his hands as he walked. "Mr. Ting, we are honored by your presence. Please forgive me for not being able to welcome you personally."
Zheng Long looked at Jin Yuanquan in surprise. Jin Yuanquan had interacted with the Hokuto Sōkai quite a bit. He knew that Jin Yuanquan was calm and experienced when dealing with matters. His attitude was exactly the same as when he was meeting the head of state.
"Mr. Ting?" Zheng Long was curious. "Old Jin …"
Jin Yuanquan's expression was serious. "Yes, the famous Mr. Ding Meng from the Holy Grail Federation. He is known as the God of War Ding Meng."
"The God of War Ding Meng?"
Zheng Long had a meaningful expression on his face. Anyone who was famous in this place would be at the level of a God of War. So what if Ding Meng was a God of War?
Of course, he was not stupid enough to think that Ding Meng was only at the level of a God of War. The people lying on the ground in front of him had all been taken care of by Ding Meng in one move.
The Three- Star General also explained, "God of War means that he is invincible and undefeatable. Mr. Ting has never lost a single battle since his debut."
Zheng Long was shocked. "Never lost a single battle?"
The general nodded and said, "Yes!"
This was a general of the Empire's military, so his words were basically authoritative. From another perspective, having never lost a single battle meant that he was invincible. Of course, invincibility also depended on who he was facing. Therefore, Zheng Long was still a little doubtful. "Old Jin, Ding Meng and Ji Chenxue are causing trouble at the birthday banquet."
Jin Yuanquan already knew about "causing trouble at the birthday banquet." There were so many members of the Congregations present at the banquet, so someone had already tipped him off. However, the trouble wasn't "causing trouble". At this moment, Jin Yuanquan was stunned. "Ji Chenxue was here?"
Zheng Long nodded and said, "It looks like he's going to the back garden to dispose of the old lady's body."
Jin Yuanquan's heart sank. "You've handed her over?"
Actually, there was no need to ask this question. Just by looking at how Zheng Zhantao was being stepped on by Ding Meng, he could roughly guess what was going on. Zheng Long and Zheng Zhantao must have been fearless. They must have thought that Ji Chenxue was powerless to retaliate, so what if they threw the body out?
Jin Yuanquan cupped his hands at Ding Meng again. "Mr. Ting and Ji Zong are from the same sect, right?"
It was rare for him to make such a judgment. At least he knew some information about Shenguang Biotechnology. By asking this question, he was also testing the relationship between Ding Meng and Ji Chenxue.
However, Ding Meng wasn't going to be polite with him. He asked calmly, "Where's the necklace?"
Jin Yuanquan said, "Sorry, the necklace isn't with me!"
Ding Meng said, "Who has it?"
Jin Yuanquan immediately shut his mouth.
Just because he didn't want to say it didn't mean that Ding Meng didn't know. The Shenguang necklace was most likely with Wen Yang. Wen Yang didn't even want the Shenguang cloak back then, but now he was so concerned about the Shenguang necklace. Could it be that the necklace had other uses for it?
Ding Meng looked coldly at Jin Yuanquan. "If the necklace was with you and you gave it to me, I could have considered letting you off lightly. But unfortunately, since you've handed it over, none of you here today can escape."
Zheng Long couldn't help but say angrily, "How arrogant of you. Old General Cheng is here, and you still dare to be so impudent?"
Ding Meng had actually met this Old General Cheng Ming once before on Rainforest Planet 1. However, he had been sent by Wen Yang to escort Zhong Yalin back then. General Ding Meng also had an impression of him, but it was only after he heard about the incident at the Temple that he realized that Ding Meng was a great enemy of Chancellor Wen Yang.
Jin Yuanquan quickly cupped his hands. "Mr. Ting, I, Beidou, have no enmity with you. You've injured so many people, including Minxiu. Can we just stop here?"
He was in a good mood and took the initiative to show weakness.
Ding Meng said, "I've already said that there's still room for negotiation if you hand over the necklace. If you don't hand it over, then there's nothing to talk about."
Zheng Long was furious. "The necklace isn't yours!"
Ding Meng laughed. "Who told you that the necklace isn't mine?"
Zheng Long argued, "It's clearly Ji Chenxue's. When did it become yours?"
At this moment, a cold female voice came from behind Ding Meng. "Ding Meng is right. What's mine is his!"
Zheng Long was stunned. Ji Chenxue had already returned. His expression seemed to have calmed down a lot, but his murderous intent was still sharp.
Jin Yuanquan took a deep breath and spoke again. "Boss, oh, no, I should address you as Madam now. If Madam wants the necklace, why don't you just look for the Chancellor?"
Ji Chenxue was so angry that he laughed. "Jin Yuanquan, oh Jin Yuanquan, you've always been a person who only knows how to play petty tricks. You don't have a big picture. To put it bluntly, you're a fence-sitter. You'll fall to whichever side the wind blows!"
Jin Yuanquan was very patient. He said calmly, "Madam, I don't quite understand what you're saying."
Ji Chenxue said coldly, "When you want someone, you call him Boss. When you want to lock someone up, you call him Ji Chenxue. Now that there's an expert present, you call him Madam. Do you really think that I agreed to be the Chancellor's wife with Wen Yang?"
Jin Yuanquan's expression did not change. "You did agree to it back then. Am I right to address you as Madam?"
Ji Chenxue said coldly, "I agreed to it because I didn't know if my mother was dead or alive. I just buried my mother with my own hands. Do you still think that I will agree to it now?"
Cheng Ming's eyes narrowed. "Ji Zong, rejecting the Chancellor is not a good thing. Besides, the Chancellor's wife has a high status. If I were you, I would make a wise choice."
Hearing this, Ding Meng had already guessed what was going on. He laughed mockingly. "I find it strange. You guys conspired to injure her, steal her equipment, lock her up in the dungeon, cruelly kill her parents, and ask her to marry you. In the end, you want her to make a wise choice. General Cheng Ming, you're quite famous in the Empire. I've always respected the soldiers on the front lines. If it were you, how would you deal with this matter?"
Cheng Ming immediately looked at Jin Yuanquan with a hint of anger in his eyes.
Jin Yuanquan did not dare to answer. In fact, this was what he was most afraid of. Chancellor Wen Yang was only interested in the necklace. Logically speaking, once Ji Chenxue got the necklace, it would be game over. However, this group of men had active minds, especially the Tendu Music who was lying on the ground. Everyone knew that Ji Chenxue was the nation's goddess, a peerless beauty of the generation. Therefore, many of them had bad intentions and tried to make Ji Chenxue stay.
The problem was that no one expected Ding Meng to suddenly appear at this time. If Jin Yuanquan had to choose, Ding Meng was definitely not to be offended. However, Chancellor Wen Yang was even more so. Return the necklace to Ji Chenxue?
Was that even possible?
When he saw Jin Yuanquan's hesitant expression, Cheng Ming turned around and left without another word. He was here because he was ordered by his superiors to ask about this matter. When he heard that there was such a matter, he did not care about it at all. Since they were acting on their own accord, then they would have to face the wrath of others!
When he saw Cheng Ming leave, Zheng Long was immediately dumbfounded. "This …"
Ding Meng smiled. "What else is there to say?"
Jin Yuanquan took another deep breath. "Pardon me for asking, but what is the relationship between Mr Ting and the boss?
Why does he have to meddle in the internal affairs of Beidou? "
"You really know how to bullshit. Internal affairs?"
Ding Meng simply pulled Ji Chenxue over and put his arm around her slender waist. "What do you think is the relationship between us?"
Jin Yuanquan and Zheng Long's faces immediately turned pale. When Ji Chenxue said that Ding Meng was her boyfriend, everyone thought that it was a joke and did not believe it. However, Ji Chenxue did not seem to have any intention of resisting at all. Instead, she obediently let Ding Meng hug her. This was going to be a big problem. If the two of them were really lovers, then Ding Meng was not here to cause trouble today, but to take revenge.
Ding Meng also had some thoughts. Ji Chenxue was wearing armor, so when Ding Meng hugged her, he did not feel much. However, there was a unique feminine fragrance coming from Ji Chenxue's hair, which made Ding Meng feel very comfortable. Hmm, this smell is really good!