Villain: After Intercepting the Female Lead, the Protagonist Collapses

Chapter 68

Chapter 68: Ji Menglan Returns to the Country, the Assassin Sister

“At this point, what more excuses do you have?” Lin Xiyan said with a cold laugh, then instructed the bodyguards who accompanied her, “He’s already injured. You guys, beat him up severely!”

“Understood, young lady,” the bodyguards responded, eagerly moving towards Ye Chen.

“Don’t come over here…” Ye Chen said in panic, powerless to defend himself against even these ordinary men due to his severe injuries.

“You brat, daring to deceive our young lady, you’re asking for death!”

“Brothers, beat him up!” In an instant, several black-clad men swarmed up, raining punches and kicks on Ye Chen.

“Ah…” Soon, Ye Chen’s agonized screams, resembling a pig being slaughtered, echoed.

Lin Xiyan frowned slightly but said nothing. Ye Chen, the bastard, dared to deceive her like this. She couldn’t swallow her anger without teaching him a lesson.

…

“Okay, stop. Don’t beat him to death.” Noticing Ye Chen’s increasingly weak screams, Lin Xiyan called off the bodyguards. After all, Ye Chen was her junior brother, and if he died by her hand, she couldn’t explain it to their master.

“Ye Chen, from now on, our ties are severed! I’m no longer your senior sister. Better not let me see you again!” With these words, Lin Xiyan walked away without looking back.

Ye Chen watched Lin Xiyan’s retreating figure, heartbroken, and finally broke down crying. He truly couldn’t understand why he was being framed and why the world was so malicious towards him.

…

“Ding, the host has set up Ye Chen, altering the storyline. Reward: 2000 villain points.”

“Ding, Ye Chen’s luck decreased by 2000, rewarding the host with 4000 villain points.”

Elsewhere, Jiang Che was leisurely sunbathing at home when he heard the system’s notification. “It seems Lin Xiyan has already settled accounts with Ye Chen…” Jiang Che thought to himself.

Ye Chen was finally almost ruined by his machinations, probably still unaware of who was framing him. Even if he confronted Lin Jiahao later, the latter would have long since fled.

“System, would I get a reward if I killed Ye Chen now?” Jiang Che asked curiously, recalling a hunting mission from the first time he met Ye Chen, promising a mysterious reward for killing him.

“Of course.”

Jiang Che nodded thoughtfully but wasn’t in a rush to kill Ye Chen. After all, Ye Chen still had 4000 luck points on him, so it was better to keep him hanging.

“Does killing Ye Chen mean the next child of luck will appear?”

“Not necessarily. This world is a fusion of countless novels, and the host may encounter protagonists just by going out daily.”

Jiang Che nodded, not delving deeper into this matter. With the system by his side, he wasn’t afraid even if a hundred protagonists appeared.

…

On the other side, Ye Chen, dragging his heavily injured body, found a cheap Hotel to stay in. He was in his room, treating his injuries, beaten black and blue by the bodyguards, looking utterly miserable.

“Hiss…” Ye Chen applied ointment to a wound on his arm, wincing in pain. “If I find out who’s secretly harming me, I will make sure they suffer!”

“Ding Ling Ling…”

Just then, Ye Chen’s phone rang with an unfamiliar number. Hesitating, he still answered. “Hello, who is this?”

“Little junior brother, I’m back in the country! I heard from fourth sister that you also left the mountain. Where are you now?” A lazy voice of a mature woman came from the other end.

“Are you fifth sister?” Ye Chen asked somewhat dully.

“Yes, where are you now? I’m coming to find you!” “I’m at Yijia Hotel on Xinghua South Street…” Ye Chen’s tone was complex, honestly not wanting her to see him in this embarrassing state.

Speaking of his several sisters, he had offended almost all of them, except for Ji Menglan…

Ji Menglan, who became an assassin after breaking through to the Innate Realm, he hadn’t seen her for three years.

“Wait for me, I’ll be right there.” After saying this, Ji Menglan hung up the phone.

…

At Linjiang City International Airport, a tall, stunningly beautiful long-legged sister with a suitcase walked out of the terminal. Her appearance immediately attracted countless admiring glances from men.

Beautiful women were common, but such a breathtakingly gorgeous long-legged sister was rare.

Ji Menglan, aware of the attention, was indifferent. She had grown used to being watched during her years abroad. After all, being beautiful meant being the center of attention wherever she went.

“Driver, take me to Yijia Hotel on Xinghua South Street,” Ji Menglan instructed a taxi driver, heading straight to the Hotel where Ye Chen was staying. After three years, she was curious about any changes in her junior brother.

As for her other sisters, she wasn’t in a hurry and planned to surprise them. Having no other friends in Linjiang City besides her sisters, she decided to visit Ye Chen first.

…

In room 105 of Yijia Hotel on Xinghua South Street, Ji Menglan rang the doorbell.

Soon, Ye Chen opened the door.

“You… you’re my junior brother, Ye Chen?” Ji Menglan frowned upon seeing the young man with a bruised face, his appearance far from the sunny and handsome junior brother she remembered.

“Sister… it’s me, Ye Chen,” Ye Chen replied with a bitter smile, embarrassed by his current state.

“How did you end up like this?” Ji Menglan asked, puzzled by the drastic change in his appearance.

“It’s a long story, sister. Please come in, and I’ll explain everything to you.”

Thus, Ji Menglan entered the room. “You’re staying in a place like this?” She frowned even more deeply upon looking around the room. Over the years, she had stayed in five-star hotels and presidential suites and had never lived in such a poor Hotel.

“I don’t have much money, so I can only stay here temporarily,” Ye Chen said with a bitter tone.

He joked internally, who would want to stay in a 30-yuan-a-night Hotel if they had the money? Last night, he was startled by a rat jumping onto his bed while he was sleeping.

“Why don’t you go to the eldest sisters? Aren’t they all rich ladies of Linjiang City?” Ji Menglan asked, puzzled by his actions.

“That’s what I wanted to talk to you about…” Ye Chen sighed deeply and began to ramble, exaggerating the grudges between him, Jiang Che, and Shen Qingqiu, with himself as the victim and Jiang Che as the despicable villain.

“That’s outrageous! This Jiang family’s young master is really bullying others with his background, huh?”

“And the eldest sister too, how can she not see right from wrong? I’ll go teach Jiang Che a lesson for you right now,” Ji Menglan said indignantly, getting up to confront Jiang Che.

“Sister, wait…” Ye Chen hurriedly stopped her, guessing that Jiang Che, at least, was at the same early Innate stage as him. Ji Menglan going there was like sending herself to her doom.

“What’s wrong?” Ji Menglan looked at Ye Chen, not understanding why he stopped her.

“Jiang Che is also an early Innate stage expert, and his cultivation is deep. You probably can’t defeat him.”

“Don’t worry, I’ve already broken through to the mid-Innate stage,” Ji Menglan said proudly, her achievements giving her a sense of pride.

“When did you break through?” Ye Chen looked at her in surprise.

“Last year,” she replied. “I often took assassination missions at that time, each one fraught with danger. After each mission, I could feel my cultivation growing bit by bit. Over time, I naturally broke through.” Ji Menglan said, finding her own story somewhat unbelievable since she never practiced cultivation in those three years.

Ye Chen nodded, having heard of people breaking through in battle, but was amazed his sister was one of those geniuses.

“You can rest easy now, sister will take care of this revenge for you.” Ji Menglan said cheerfully, then leaped out of the window, disappearing into the night.

Ye Chen, looking out at the night scene, didn’t stop her, harboring his own selfish motives. Since Ji Menglan was already a mid-Innate stage expert, teaching Jiang Che a lesson should be no problem, right? A good chance for his own revenge!

Unbeknownst to Ye Chen, sending Ji Menglan there was like sending a sheep into the tiger’s mouth, and she might not return…