Beautiful CEO's Top Expert-Chapter 912 - 0: Double Identity

If given a choice, Ye Xunhuan would absolutely never bow his head to the man before him.

But now, he had no choice!

He had to bow, or Liu Qingcheng would continue to suffer here.

When Longshou saw Ye Xunhuan lowering his head, his face filled with unwillingness as he begged, a haughty and triumphant expression instantly surfaced on Longshou’s face.

"Is this how you beg for something?" Longshou said arrogantly and coldly.

Hearing Longshou’s words, Ye Xunhuan reacted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, his fury igniting instantly: "Don’t you go too far..."

"Then handle it yourself!" Longshou said indifferently. "I’m leaving now!"

"You..."

Seeing Longshou turn around intending to leave, Ye Xunhuan had no choice but to suppress the burning rage in his heart. "Stop right there!"

"What else do you want?"

"What is it that you truly want?" Ye Xunhuan gritted his teeth, his fists clenched tightly. "If it’s the Taiji Seal you want, I’ll give it to you!"

"Just release her!"

"The Taiji Seal?" Longshou sneered dismissively, curling his lip. "I couldn’t care less!"

"Then what exactly do you want?"

"Beg me!" Longshou repeated once more. "Beg me, and I’ll set her free!"

"Make it clear!"

"Kneel!" Longshou’s voice suddenly shifted, becoming heavier and filled with immense authority. "Kneel and beg me, and I’ll let her go!"

"You’ve gone too far!" Ye Xunhuan’s expression changed drastically.

At this moment, Ye Xunhuan’s body began trembling uncontrollably, and an intense killing intent surged from within him and locked onto Longshou.

Moments ago, when Ye Xunhuan begged Longshou, he had entirely suppressed the anger boiling within him. Now, Longshou had gone so far as to demand he kneel.

This had completely crossed Ye Xunhuan’s bottom line!

"The fact that I haven’t killed you already is mercy enough. Do not test my limits!" Ye Xunhuan said, his tone sharp and murderous.

"I’m not forcing you. Whether you beg or not is your decision." Longshou replied coolly.

"You..."

"If you won’t beg, then I’m leaving!" Longshou interrupted Ye Xunhuan bluntly.

Ye Xunhuan’s expression flickered unpredictably, his face filled with an unprecedented sense of inner conflict.

In the past, Ye Xunhuan’s master and his brothers had all died, very likely due to this man before him. But Ye Xunhuan had never been able to find any evidence.

And Longshou wasn’t someone Ye Xunhuan could kill at will. If it came down to a life-and-death struggle, Ye Xunhuan wasn’t confident he could take him down.

Now, for Longshou to demand he kneel—this was a total provocation, pushing him to his breaking point!

But if he didn’t kneel, then Liu Qingcheng...

At this moment, Ye Xunhuan’s heart was torn to the extreme, completely unsure of what to do.

Liu Qingcheng had ended up like this because of him, Ye Xunhuan, and yet the person before him was one he loathed with a hatred as deep as the ocean!

Longshou didn’t rush Ye Xunhuan; instead, he stood there with a faint smile, watching him.

Time ticked by, second after second. No one knew how much time passed when Ye Xunhuan let out a heavy breath, as though making an enormous decision. Gritting his teeth, he prepared to bend his knee and kneel! ƒгeewёbnovel.com

It wasn’t that Ye Xunhuan wanted to kneel, but he had no other choice. If he didn’t kneel, Liu Qingcheng would continue to suffer here!

Thus, he had to kneel.

At this moment, Liu Qingcheng suddenly let out a sharp cry: "No... don’t kneel..."

Hearing Liu Qingcheng’s words, Ye Xunhuan turned to look at her. From her unwilling yet sinister expression, he forced a smile. "Qingcheng, you’ve followed me in battle after battle, sacrificed so much for me. Now, you’ve ended up like this because of me. Isn’t it time I did something for you...?"

As he spoke, Ye Xunhuan turned his head away, refusing to look at Liu Qingcheng again.

Liu Qingcheng saw this and immediately let out a despairing shout: "Ye Xunhuan, you cannot kneel! You’re not just a marshal; you’re the first Hidden Dragon in fifty years. Death before dishonor!"

Hidden Dragon?

Ye Xunhuan was the Hidden Dragon among Hidden Dragons?

The current underground world’s supreme marshal was actually Huaxia’s Hidden Dragon!

If this news were to spread, it would undoubtedly stir the underground world into a frenzy and shake the entire underworld.

No one would dare to imagine that the current marshal was once the Hidden Dragon!

But then again, it made sense. Liu Qingcheng was the Dragon Maiden of the Hidden Dragon, yet held the title of Queen in the underground world. She was utterly devoted to Ye Xunhuan and had supported him without reservation.

Even when killing Shan Yujing, she did so to prevent any trouble from coming to Ye Xunhuan.

Could it be just because Ye Xunhuan was the son of Qin Fenghuang?

Clearly, that wasn’t the case!

The only explanation for why the Dragon Maiden and the marshal were so close was that Ye Xunhuan belonged to the Hidden Dragon. And within the Hidden Dragon, few could overshadow Liu Qingcheng—Hidden Dragon happened to be one of those few!

The fact that the Dragon Maiden regarded the Hidden Dragon as her idol wasn’t any secret. It’s just that no one had ever dared consider that the marshal was the Hidden Dragon, and the Hidden Dragon was the marshal!

Hidden Dragon?

Hearing these two words, Ye Xunhuan’s face revealed a dazed expression.

A code name so familiar, yet now so distant and alien!

"The Hidden Dragon is dead; the one alive is the Marshal." Ye Xunhuan murmured.

As he spoke, a look of deep pain crossed Ye Xunhuan’s face.

He was once the pride of the Hidden Dragon, its very symbol. But due to a mission’s betrayal, they fell into an ambush by Shadow Phantom. If not for his master and all his brothers sacrificing their lives to protect him, Ye Xunhuan wouldn’t even be alive now.

Since that moment, Ye Xunhuan had forsaken the title and all the glory of the Hidden Dragon, becoming the Marshal and wandering the dark corners of the underground world, ultimately bringing Shadow Phantom to its knees!

Through all of this, Liu Qingcheng had accompanied him as the Queen, fighting battles with him and helping him conquer a vast underground empire.

Yet, Liu Qingcheng never enjoyed the glory, instead choosing to quietly return to her role as the Dragon Maiden!

Meanwhile, Ye Xunhuan, burdened by his master’s and brothers’ deaths, had grown disillusioned with the Hidden Dragon, never returning since.

"You cannot kneel! You are the pride of your master. If you kneel, your master will never rest in peace..."

Seeing Ye Xunhuan slowly lower his proud back, abandoning his pride to kneel for her, Liu Qingcheng let out a despairing roar filled with anger.

Ye Xunhuan’s face was etched with pain. He knew he was his master’s pride. But did he have a choice now?

Slowly, ever so slowly, Ye Xunhuan abandoned his pride, relinquishing everything. For Liu Qingcheng, he knelt before Longshou!

When Longshou witnessed this scene, his face revealed a complicated smile.

Ye Xunhuan was the Hidden Dragon—this, Longshou knew better than anyone. But as for what happened back then...