Chapter 579

"You've got some nerve!" Wang Shaowen roared, his face contorted into a menacing grimace as he pointed at Ye Chen and Wang Xue. "How dare you kidnap someone from the Wang family? Don't you know we're the leading family in Ningjiang City?! You must be tired of living!"

Ye Chen didn't even spare Wang Shaowen a glance, simply stating indifferently, "You talk too much."

"You!" Wang Shaowen's face immediately turned green with rage upon hearing this.

He was a young master of the Wang family; in Ningjiang City, who dared to disrespect him? Yet this fellow in front of him openly insulted him! He was practically asking for death!

"Get him! Cripple him!" Wang Shaowen roared. His bodyguards immediately swarmed forward, rushing towards Ye Chen.

These bodyguards were elite, trained by the Wang family, and quite skilled.

However, Ye Chen didn't even lift an eyelid. He simply raised his right foot and lightly tapped the ground. Instantly, an invisible wave of energy radiated outwards from Ye Chen.

"Bang!" "Bang bang bang!" As soon as the bodyguards rushing towards Ye Chen touched this energy wave, they were instantly flung backward, crashing heavily onto the ground.

"Gah!" "Gah, gah!" One by one, the bodyguards coughed up blood, struggled for a few moments, and then collapsed, unconscious.

"This..." Wang Shaowen's pupils contracted sharply, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

The bodyguards he brought were all elites of the Wang family! Yet they were instantly defeated by Ye Chen in one move?! How was this possible?!

"Who exactly are you?!" Wang Shaowen suppressed the fear in his heart and demanded sharply.

"You are not worthy to know who I am," Ye Chen said calmly.

"You!" Wang Shaowen's face turned ashen with fury.

"Do you think you can do whatever you want just because you defeated my bodyguards?!" he spat. "Let me tell you, you've offended the Wang family, and you're dead! I advise you to hand over Wang Xue obediently, then kneel and kowtow to me in apology, otherwise, I promise I'll make your life worse than death!" Wang Shaowen said through gritted teeth.

"Oh?" Ye Chen raised an eyebrow, a playful smile appearing on his face. "Is that so? Then I'd like to see how you'll make my life worse than death!"

"You're asking for death!" Wang Shaowen roared, pulling a pistol from his pocket and aiming it at Ye Chen's head.

"Bang!" However, before he could fire, Ye Chen moved like a blur, instantly appearing before him.

"Crack!" Ye Chen snatched the pistol from Wang Shaowen's hand, casually squeezed it, and the gun instantly crumpled into scrap metal.

"This..." Wang Shaowen was utterly dumbfounded. The pistol in his hand was specially made! Even a block of iron couldn't be easily crushed! Yet Ye Chen had effortlessly crushed it into scrap metal! This was simply a monster!

"You... who exactly are you?!" Wang Shaowen's voice trembled, his eyes filled with terror. He finally realized he had provoked someone he absolutely shouldn't have.

"I've already said, you're not worthy to know," Ye Chen said indifferently. "Now, you can die."

With that, Ye Chen struck out with his palm, aiming for Wang Shaowen's head.

"No!" Wang Shaowen screamed in terror, but before he could finish his words, Ye Chen's palm landed on his head.

"Thud!" A dull thud. Wang Shaowen's body was instantly sent flying backward, crashing heavily onto the ground. His head was completely caved in, blood gushing out. He was as dead as could be.

"Hiss!" Wang Xue, who was standing by, gasped sharply, her eyes filled with shock. She knew Ye Chen was strong, but she hadn't expected him to be this powerful! He even dared to kill Wang Shaowen! This was the young master of the Wang family! And the Wang family was the leading power in Ningjiang City! Killing the Wang family's young master meant the Wang family would definitely not let this go!

"Ye Chen, you... you've caused huge trouble!" Wang Xue said with a trembling voice.

"Caused huge trouble?" Ye Chen scoffed, a disdainful smile on his face. "The mere Wang family is nothing but ants in my eyes. What does it matter if I killed him?"

"You!" Wang Xue was so enraged she didn't know what to say. She knew Ye Chen was arrogant, but she hadn't expected him to be this arrogant! How dare he call the Wang family ants?! The Wang family was the overlord of Ningjiang City!

"Ye Chen, don't think you can do whatever you want just because you're strong!" she exclaimed through gritted teeth. "The Wang family won't let you go! Just you wait, the powerful experts of the Wang family will tear you to pieces!"

"Oh, really?" Ye Chen sneered. "Then I'd like to see if the powerful experts of the Wang family can tear me to pieces!"

"You!" Wang Xue was too furious to speak. She had never met anyone so arrogant!

"Alright, enough chatter," Ye Chen said impatiently, waving his hand. "Now, it's time for you to make a choice. Do you choose to follow me, or return to the Wang family?"

Wang Xue was stunned by his words. She hadn't expected Ye Chen to give her a choice.

"I..." Wang Xue hesitated. If she followed Ye Chen, she didn't know what the future held. If she returned to the Wang family, she knew she would be punished by them.

"You have three seconds," Ye Chen said calmly. "Three, two, one."

As soon as Ye Chen's voice fell, Wang Xue gritted her teeth and made her decision. "I... I choose to follow you!" Wang Xue said, her voice trembling.

"Very good," Ye Chen nodded in satisfaction. "In that case, come with me."

With that, Ye Chen grabbed Wang Xue's hand and led her away from the scene.