184: The Death of Yan Chengze

As night fell, the neon lights of Lingnan City flickered, and the streets were bustling with people.

Yan Chengze, who had almost been angered to death by Xie Ning yesterday, was just one of the many in this crowd.

He rode his Demon Tamer's Beast, enjoying the reverent gazes of passersby, and arrived at a restaurant.

Led by the Lobby Manager, he arrived outside a private box; just as he was about to knock, the door opened.

"Teacher Yan, you've finally arrived. If you hadn't shown up soon, the sisters would have been worried sick."

The speaker was actually Little Leopard Zhao of the Zhao Family.

Inside the box, besides Little Leopard Zhao, there were four glamorous women accompanying them. At this moment, he had one in each arm, his face covered in kiss marks, looking slightly tipsy—clearly, he had already downed a few drinks.

Yan Chengze responded with a lewd smile, "If they were worried sick, then my sins would be great indeed. Moreover, since the Young Master of the Zhao Family invited me, how could I not come?"

As he spoke, he sat opposite Little Leopard Zhao. Two glamorous women immediately leaned in, casting flirtatious glances that made his heart flutter.

"Hahaha~ Teacher Yan, you're too polite. We're all on the same side," Little Leopard Zhao laughed triumphantly, his hands wandering restlessly, eliciting bursts of giggles.

"Indeed. So, Young Master of the Zhao Family, what are your thoughts?" Yan Chengze also began to grope around, his eyes wandering, though he didn't forget to ask.

At this moment, he didn't look like an academy instructor at all; he was completely a lecherous old ghost, perfectly in sync with Little Leopard Zhao.

Turning to business, Little Leopard Zhao's hands paused, and a sinister smile appeared on his face. "I have only one goal: to see him dead. By any means necessary, I want Xie Ning dead."

"That's why I said we're on the same side." Yan Chengze smiled, but hatred flickered in his eyes at the mention of Xie Ning. "Although the Breeders from the other academies have returned, there are still some Demon Tamers who are hostile toward Xie Ning. I've already communicated with them; once we lure Xie Ning out, they will take action."

"Teacher Yan, you're being muddled. Do you really expect those students to dare to kill? If they can't, then what's the point?" Little Leopard Zhao said dissatisfiedly.

"They're just the scapegoats. After they attack and fight Xie Ning, the more energy he consumes, the better. Then we'll kill him. That way, we can pin it on them. Otherwise, being targeted by that woman Yan Ruyu would be very dangerous." A murderous light flashed in Yan Chengze's eyes.

These words made Little Leopard Zhao very excited, but he said with some concern, "But that fellow Xie Ning isn't weak. You saw what happened on stage; ordinary Demon Tamers can't beat that Demon Tamer's Beast of his at all."

"That's why I need to ask you, Young Master of the Zhao Family. Your Zhao Family has quite a lot of contact with Lingbei Academy..."

Before he could finish, Little Leopard Zhao also began to laugh, though he was cursing inwardly.

Two foxes, both wanting to deal with Xie Ning, yet both afraid of getting burned, and neither wanting the other to walk away clean.

"Then let's not beat around the bush. Teacher Yan, you provide the students to lure Xie Ning out. On my end, I'll call some from Lingbei Academy's Advanced Class, plus that Iron Fist Lu Si. With a group attacking, we can exhaust Xie Ning to death."

At this point, Little Leopard Zhao looked at Yan Chengze and reminded him, "But they won't make a killing move. How to finish Xie Ning off then will be your business, Teacher Yan. After all, you can't have a Breeder like me taking a knife to hack someone, right?"

"That's it, that's it, ahahaha~~~" Yan Chengze laughed and raised his glass from afar.

"A pleasure doing business with you." Little Leopard Zhao raised his glass.

Two people, each with their own ulterior motives, reached an agreement.

Afterward, Yan Chengze didn't stay. He left with the two women, looking impatient, leaving the private box to Little Leopard Zhao.

Once outside, Yan Chengze took the two women to the hotel next door. Just as he was taking out his ID card to book a room, a Wind Cat suddenly appeared, snatched the ID, and ran out.

"You're looking for death!"

Yan Chengze's face darkened with annoyance. He turned and smiled at the two women, telling them to wait a moment, then chased after it with incredible speed.

The cat seemed startled; the more Yan Chengze chased, the faster it ran. It darted left and right, jumping up and down, until it reached a dark, unlit alley in the Urban Village and leaped onto a woman with a hot figure.

Yan Chengze arrived and saw the woman's back in the moonlight. His eyes burned with desire as he stepped forward a few paces and asked tenderly, "Little girl, why are you here alone?"

As he spoke, one hand slowly reached out to rest on the woman's shoulder.

The woman turned her head, revealing a face covered in charred black—it was the Demon Cat Woman.

That face gave Yan Chengze a huge fright. His rising passion was instantly extinguished as if by cold water.

He retreated several steps before reacting, cursing inwardly as he shouted, "Hey! I'm a Gold-rank Demon Tamer. Your cat took my ID, give it back quickly."

"Are you really a Gold-rank Demon Tamer?" the Demon Cat Woman asked.

Yan Chengze said impatiently, "Nonsense! There's no need to lie. Give me back my ID quickly, don't force me to act. How dare you come out looking so ugly? Did you really think I couldn't see you clearly because the alley is dark?"

By the end, he had lost his patience and reached out to snatch the ID. Unexpectedly, the woman shifted slightly and dodged the move.

"What a coincidence, I'm also considered Gold Rank."

As soon as the Demon Cat Woman finished speaking, Yan Chengze realized something was wrong and tried to retreat. However, a Large Cat appeared behind him and pierced through his heart with a claw.

His eyes widened, and his body slumped to the ground. At that moment, he saw a familiar figure holding a rabbit walk out, pointing a finger:

"It's... it's you..."

Before he could finish, the light in his eyes faded, and his breath stopped.

The figure walking out from the side stroked the Wind-Listening Rabbit, looked at the dead Yan Chengze, and shook his head. "Of all people to cooperate with, you chose that idiot."

The speaker was none other than Xie Ning.

He had originally been having a headache about how to deal with Yan Chengze. The appearance of the Demon Cat Woman had solved his problem perfectly. He had followed Yan Chengze all the way from the academy, not expecting to overhear the conversation in the private box.

"What should we do with the other person?" the Demon Cat Woman asked.

Xie Ning thought for a moment and shook his head. "Leave him his life."

This made the Demon Cat Woman frown. She reminded him, "Although that person just now was weak, he is unscrupulous in his actions. If you leave him alive, there will be even greater trouble in the future."

"I know, but he can't be touched right now," Xie Ning explained as he saw the Demon Cat Woman's confusion. "The Zhao Family has Diamond Rank experts. Small squabbles are fine, but if I actually kill their younger son, I'm afraid I'll be buried with him."

"Then this person..." The Demon Cat Woman pointed at Yan Chengze.

"Just a discarded pawn." As he spoke, Xie Ning walked toward the alley exit, saying without looking back, "Let's go, back to that private box."

"Didn't you say he can't be touched?"

"He can't be killed, but we can't let him have it too easy. Put a sack over his head and give him a beating with bricks; see if we can scare him into impotence. Oh, right, remember to pick up a few bricks on the way."

Demon Cat Woman: "..."

Shortly after the two left.

The originally dead Yan Chengze's eyes gradually lit up. His fingers moved, and he crawled up from the ground.

"Xie Ning..." Yan Chengze looked at where the two had disappeared, his face sinister. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Just wait, I will definitely make your life worse than—"

In the next second, a Flying Sword flashed past, piercing through his skull.

Bang!

Yan Chengze fell to the ground again, dead as dead could be.

"This guy, always causing trouble for me..."

A voice very familiar to Xie Ning rang out.