Supremely Talented Tyrant

"Here it is!" Yan Zhihong pointed his lips towards Hao Jian's direction, his expression full of anger.

The man turned his head to look and saw Hao Jian watching him with a sinister gaze. "It's been a long time, hasn't it, Yan Yuhong?"

Indeed, this man was none other than Yan Yuhong, who Hao Jian had once nearly played to death. Hao Jian had not expected to encounter him here, and what's more, to discover that he was actually Yan Zhihong's uncle.

"Hao Jian? No, Mr. Hao?" Yan Yuhong was dumbstruck, petrified on the spot. How could Hao Jian appear here? Wait, the guy Yan Zhihong mentioned he wanted to handle was him?

"Uncle, you know this bastard?" Yan Zhihong asked confusedly, as Yan Yuhong's expression had said it all.

"Bastard?" Hearing Yan Zhihong refer to Hao Jian in such a way made Yan Yuhong terrified, and he instinctively gave Yan Zhihong a slap so hard that it knocked out two of Yan Zhihong's front teeth.

"Uncle, you..." Yan Zhihong, covering his face, looked at Yan Yuhong incomprehensively, not understanding why Yan Yuhong suddenly hit him.

"You clueless fool, you're the real bastard!" Yan Yuhong thundered, his face twitching uncontrollably, as if he wished he could swallow Yan Zhihong whole.

He had just managed to draw a clear line with Hao Jian, and now Yan Zhihong had gone and provoked Hao Jian again. If Hao Jian took out his anger on the Yan Family, wouldn't he also be doomed?

"Uncle, what's gotten into you?" Yan Zhihong was speechless. If he was the bastard, then what was Yan Yuhong? They were clear blood relatives.

"What's gotten into me? I should be asking what's gotten into you! Are you brainless, daring to offend Mr. Hao? Are you tired of living?" Yan Yuhong roared, drawing the attention of many bystanders.

Those who had come to watch the commotion, upon hearing Yan Yuhong, were utterly perplexed. Could it be that Hao Jian had some other identity?

"Mr. Hao? What Mr. Hao?" Yan Zhihong was flabbergasted. Just what was Hao Jian's identity that could scare his uncle, who practically strutted around Hua City, to such a degree?

"Mr. Hao, the one who played with the lives of Hua City's Four Young Masters, Mr. Hao, who unified Hua City, Mr. Hao, who doesn't even regard the four great families," Yan Yuhong rebuked with annoyance. Yan Zhihong dared to challenge him without even knowing who he was dealing with? He didn't know whether to call Yan Zhihong brave or stupid.

"What?" Upon hearing this, Yan Zhihong was stunned. The unimpressive man before him was the current Underground Emperor of Hua City?

The others couldn't help but gasp in astonishment; Hao Jian had given them too many surprises. They had thought Hao Jian was just a God of Gamblers, but aside from that, he had turned out to be a ruler too?

"You better apologize to Mr. Hao Jian right away if you want to live!" Yan Yuhong's eyes were sharp as knives as he forcefully shoved Yan Zhihong.

Yan Zhihong was in a daze, and Yan Yuhong's shove made him stumble and fall to his knees.

But Yan Zhihong could not bother to stand up, his face ashen. He kept kowtowing to Hao Jian, his voice quivering, "Mr. Hao, I was blind not to recognize Mount Tai and offended you. I... it was unintentional. Please, don't lower yourself to my rubbish level. Just consider me a fart and let it pass, will you?"

By the end, Yan Zhihong had started to cry because he was terrified.

After all, there were wild rumors that Hao Jian was a killing fiend, brutally cruel to anyone who crossed him - either dead or crippled.

People's lives are as fragile as shadows' sway. Yan Zhihong was scared out of his wits that he would end up like Liang Jiankun and He Changhuan, practically ready to wet himself.

"One hundred twenty million, not a penny less, or you better be prepared to fish for his corpse in the river," Hao Jian said to Yan Yuhong.

Hearing this, Yan Zhihong felt like crying. The one hundred twenty million had to be paid, whether he liked it or not. Ruin might beckon, but it was still better than losing his life, right?

Yan Zhihong was filled with regret. Why did he have to provoke Yuan Shanshan? With one hundred twenty million, what woman couldn't he find?

"Yes," Yan Yuhong replied solemnly.

Immediately after, Hao Jian left the wedding scene with Yuan Shanshan. But as they reached the entrance, they saw the bridegroom's relatives looking furious.

"Which shameless bastard stuffed the envelope with a newspaper?" Clearly, they had discovered that red envelope from Hao Jian.

"If I found out who it was, I swear I'll beat him to the point his own mother won't recognize him!" shouted the bridegroom's brother angrily.

At that, Hao Jian's face broke into a mischievous grin and said, "Hey, I overheard a guy named Yan Zhihong bragging about stuffing the red envelope with a newspaper while I was in the toilet. He sneaked in to freeload and said that not a single person in the bride and groom's family had a brain, and they haven't even noticed it yet."

"What? Are you serious?" The relatives' eyes turned red with anger.

"Yeah, he's still inside, go in and you'll find him," Hao Jian said.

"Let's go beat that punk!" one of them bellowed, and then a group of them charged into the banquet hall.

"You're incredibly mean," Yuan Shanshan couldn't help but grinning after they left.

"This is the consequence of crossing me!" Hao Jian sneered, and soon after, he heard Yan Zhihong's horrific screams coming from inside.

......

Sunflower Nursery, located in Hua City, is one of the better and more famous child care centers around. The children who are able to attend classes here all come from families that are either wealthy or noble.

And Xiaolu was studying here!

Very few in the world knew that the Moon Goddess Jiang had a daughter, and even fewer knew that Xiaolu was attending school here—only two people.

One was the Moon Goddess Jiang herself, and the other was one of her trusted men, a figure known as "Thunder Serpent".

However, at this moment, Thunder Serpent was cornered by a man and a woman dressed in black robes. The woman was stunningly beautiful, yet her complexion was somewhat pale, like blank paper; the man was burly and rugged-looking, standing over two meters tall, resembling an iron tower, and both possessed Eastern features.

Thunder Serpent's lips were stained with blood. He leaned against the alley wall with his chest pierced by two blades and over twenty knife wounds on his body, his blood swiftly flowing away.

In this state, it was doubtful he could last another five minutes.

Xiaolu was kneeling beside him, crying incessantly, calling out "Uncle Thunder Serpent, don't die," her small body trembling with fear.

A wry smile crossed Thunder Serpent's lips as he said, "I never thought the King of Mercenary, Kazan, would actually dispatch his most elite Original Sin Legion. I suppose all seven of you came?"

From their attire, Thunder Serpent deduced their true identity.

Neither of the two spoke a word, looking at Thunder Serpent with eyes filled with icy coldness, as if they were looking at a dead man, which Thunder Serpent indeed was about to become.

"Which of the Seven Sins are you two?" Thunder Serpent asked.

"Envy and Pride," the man replied.

The Original Sin Legion, as the name suggests, is named after the Seven Sins: "Pride, Envy, Pride, Sloth, Greed, ****, and Gluttony".

This man and woman were Envy and Pride, respectively.

They were ordered to come to Huaxia to retrieve something belonging to the Mercenary Alliance that had been taken away by Moon Goddess Jiang, and naturally, they started with her.

The fact that Moon Goddess Jiang had a daughter wasn't known to more than five people, yet in such a short time, they managed to find out and even located the nursery where she went to school. From this, it's clear how terrifying the information network of the Mercenary Alliance was, encompassing the entire world.

The reason why they came for Xiaolu was simple: to use her to force Moon Goddess Jiang to hand over a set of genetic codes.

The Original Sin Legion also knew that the Huaxia's Dragon Tooth and Divine Tiger were formidable, so they chose not to engage them directly. After all, this was Huaxia's territory and they were outnumbered. A head-on clash would surely put them at a disadvantage,

If they couldn't win by force, then they would resort to stratagem!

Thunder Serpent let out a deep sigh, looking at Xiaolu with a rueful smile, "Xiaolu, I'm sorry, uncle is useless, I can't protect you."

Thunder Serpent felt a deep sense of guilt, feeling that he had let down Moon Goddess Jiang by failing to ensure Xiaolu's safety.

"Uncle, please don't die, Xiaolu is scared," Xiaolu cried, the little girl terrified, her body shaking uncontrollably.

But Thunder Serpent could no longer hear her cry; his eyes lost their luster.

"So much for the vaunted Dragon Tooth," Pride said with a cold sneer, full of disdain.

"Don't be careless, Dragon Tooth was created by the God of Death, and its heritage is profound, it's not so easily dealt with. What we've seen is just the tip of the iceberg; we must not take them lightly!" Envy warned, speaking in the Huaxia language, as being core figures of the Mercenary Alliance, they were proficient in many languages.

"God of Death? That guy is probably long dead by now, hasn't he been missing for many years? Besides, he was driven back by our King last time; how could he dare show up again?" Pride scoffed.

"It took a coalition of the four great kings to drive back the God of Death, and even then, they couldn't manage a decisive kill. The power of God of Death is immeasurable. When dealing with such a formidable being, both you and I should maintain a sense of reverence!" Envy cautioned.

"You are boosting others' morale, diminishing your own prestige! Don't forget who your master is!" Pride glanced at Envy with an indifferent expression, still unmoved.

"Your nickname is well-deserved, you fool!" Envy angrily said.

"Are you looking for death?" Pride glared at Envy, and from this exchange, it was clear there was no harmony among the Seven Sins.

"If it weren't for the mission, I would surely kill you!" Envy replied coldly, then moved toward Xiaolu.

"Sister, I'll give you my favorite teddy bear if you promise not to take Xiaolu, okay? Mom will be worried if she can't find Xiaolu," Xiaolu implored through tears, offering her teddy bear doll to Envy.

Envy clicked her tongue in amazement, "How peculiar, at only two years of age she speaks so clearly—what a genius girl!"

"Is that really so peculiar? After all, she is the daughter of Moon Goddess Jiang, isn't she?" Pride sneered, unconcerned, as after all, Xiaolu was just a pawn; whether she was a genius didn't matter to them.

Without another word, Envy stretched out a delicate hand towards Xiaolu's neck, and with a gentle squeeze, Xiaolu fell unconscious.