Top Grade Immortal Emperor in the Flower City

Guo Tian burst into laughter upon hearing this, thinking it utterly ridiculous. Was the person who said this dumb as a pig? In all of Xiangjiang, as long as it wasn't a calamity of epic proportions, was there anything he couldn't handle?

It was only a matter of hiring someone to commit murder, not a significant case at all. Easily solved with a bit of money, pulling some strings, and then pinning the blame on those hitmen.

However, he thought, this little enchantress needed to try even harder to please Young Master Guo from now on; otherwise, wouldn't all his efforts be wasted? The thought excited Guo Tian.

Yet the next moment, he froze. A man, rushing over in haste with glasses, stood in front of him. To his surprise, it was none other than his big brother, Guo Bingnan.

Guo Bingnan gave Lu Xue, who was still carefully posturing behind Guo Tian, a cold glance and became immediately infuriated. "You woman, you nearly brought disaster upon the Guo Family and still have the audacity to feign innocence here!"

"Little Tian, let go of me at once! How much longer do you intend to be foolish? Do you realize who this woman has harmed? It's Young Master Ye's person!" Guo Bingnan roared, and Guo Tian was momentarily stunned. Young Master Ye? There wasn't a Ye Family in all of Xiangjiang that could stand shoulder to shoulder with the Guo Family in status.

However, suddenly, Guo Tian thought of someone—the man who had, just days ago, rounded up several of Xiangjiang's major families, including their own Guo Family, in one fell swoop.

Guo Tian went dumb, buzzing in his head, as beads of sweat instantly formed on his forehead. He was terrified to his very bones. If the major families hadn't crossed this man, what made him, Guo Tian, think he could?

"Tianhao, Tianhao, you said you would protect me. I'm so scared. You must help me!" Lu Xue was still pretending to be pure and innocent at this juncture, and Guo Tian, gnashing his teeth in fury, turned around and slapped her across the face.

"You wretched slut, you're going to be the death of me. I'm telling you, this isn't over between us!"

Guo Tian hissed in a low growl. Seeing this, Guo Bingnan waved to the group of police officers, and the grateful team leader immediately led the still-dazed Lu Xue away.

"Little Tian, hurry, come with me to the hospital to explain things to Young Master Ye. Quick, you must shift all the blame onto this woman. Remember that—shift all the blame onto her. You don't know anything!"

Guo Bingnan urged his brother, and Guo Tian nodded repeatedly. The two brothers got into their car and sped to the hospital.

Inside the hospital, Ye Ling eagerly approached the doctor who had emerged from the intensive care unit. The doctor glanced at the crowd that gathered around. "The patient is now out of critical danger and will be fine, but a minimum of one month's rest is needed, especially since there has been head trauma."

Everyone sighed in relief, especially Director Du. If something had happened to Yu Rou, he would not have escaped responsibility. He prayed fervently to the Bodhisattva, wishing for Yu Rou to be safe and sound.

Ye Ling nodded and then said to Director Du, "Director Du, I think Yu Rou is not in a condition to continue filming. Could we perhaps shoot other scenes in the meantime?"

"Rest assured, Young Master Ye, even if Yu Rou were willing, I wouldn't allow it. After all, this incident concerns me too. Let Yu Rou rest, as people are the most important thing."

Director Du promptly replied. What else could he say? With Ye Ling standing there, he couldn't very well insist that the show must go on or else pack up and leave—as that would be as good as inviting himself to leave.

Ye Ling nodded, and at that moment, Guo Bingnan and Guo Tian also rushed in and came by Ye Ling's side. Guo Tian quickly lowered his head. "Young Master Ye, I genuinely didn't know about this."

"I just found out about the whole thing too, and if I had known, I would have beaten that bitch to death, never would have protected her."

"I hope you'll give me a chance, Ye Ling, rest assured, I won't let that woman off easily!"

Ye Ling nodded when he heard Guo Tian say this. He didn't want to delve deeper since Guo Tian wasn't the mastermind behind the scenes. The reason he acted this way was to warn those families to keep their eyes peeled in the future before taking any actions.

After the Guo brothers left and Director Du had also departed, Ye Ling stayed behind. He had no other business and naturally wanted to wait there for Yu Rou to wake up.

The next morning, Ye Ling rubbed his somewhat sore eyes, went out for some breakfast, smoked a cigarette outside and then suddenly saw an emergency broadcast on a public television.

The press conference was released by the chief himself, announcing that the murderer had been found. The criminal was the film star Lu Xue, who, out of jealousy, hired someone to commit murder. This fact was established, and she would be dealt with severely next. The public was asked to be at ease.

A celebrity, especially one as influential as Yu Rou, always became the focus of countless netizens for the slightest incident. Therefore, even the government had to handle it carefully, since Xiangjiang has always been about setting a good image after all.

In an instant, the entire Weibo went mad. Various artists came out one after another, condemning Lu Xue's vengeful actions. Some were even cursing loudly, establishing themselves as righteous figures who despised evil.

Yu Rou's company also issued an official document, asserting that the company's lawyers would definitely follow through on this matter to the end to protect the legal rights of all artists within the company.

Artists from the same company also jumped out, vigorously demanding a heavy sentence for Lu Xue. For a while, Lu Xue became a street rat that everyone wanted to hit.

As for Lu Xue's fans, they turned against her in an instant, and this incident quickly overshadowed the baby scandal that had been the talk of the net before.

Ye Ling returned to the hospital room and suddenly saw Yu Rou, covered in tubes, her eyelids fluttering. He hurriedly went to call the doctor over, excited.

The doctor ran over quickly. Ten minutes later, Yu Rou woke up, and Sister Li woke up too. The two of them were still shaken when they recalled the impact from the day before.

After hearing that it was Lu Xue who hired someone to kill, both Sister Li and Yu Rou were so angry that their hearts trembled. Of course, they were somewhat relieved to hear that Lu Xue had been taken away in accordance with the law.

"Girl, don't think about anything else. Just focus on healing. Once you're better, you can continue acting. I'm looking forward to renting out a movie theater to watch your debut film," Ye Ling said with a slight smile. Yu Rou tried to raise her arm but couldn't manage, smiling faintly.

"Don't worry, I've arranged everything. No one in Xiangjiang will dare to bully you anymore. Just focus on your recovery!" Ye Ling whispered gently into Yu Rou's ear. She nodded, her eyes filled with brightness. In her heart, Ye Ling's words were the most real and would never deceive her.

Three days later, Yu Rou was able to walk around, and she was recovering very well. There were only some minor issues with her head, but it was no big deal anymore.

Once Ye Ling saw that Yu Rou was stable, he left. He went to Qin Gensheng because Qin had called to say that Li Tianhao seemed to have hit a bottleneck and was acting somewhat abnormally.