I bought a secret manual of the Hehuan Sect for ten yuan.

"What are you all standing there for?!"

"Stop him!"

"If I die, you will all die!"

Huo Changkun roared and howled repeatedly, but his underlings gathered in the corner remained motionless. He could only scramble and crawl to escape for his life.

Qin Ge flashed to Huo Changkun's side and severed both of his legs with a single sword strike. "Call Huo Qianjue!"

"Ah—" Huo Changkun's shrill scream sent chills down everyone's spine.

"Attack!" Qin Ge shouted sharply.

Huo Changkun was so scared he wet himself. His hands trembled as he struggled to pull out his phone and obediently dialed a number.

"If you don't understand anything, just ask Mr. Qu. Follow his arrangements. Don't cause any trouble, you brat!"

"Mr. Qu is dead..."

"What did you say?!"

The call connected, and Huo Qianjue's voice came through. Huo Changkun had just opened his mouth when Qin Ge snatched the phone away.

"I am Qin Ge, and I remember everything your Huo family has done."

"I'll be waiting for you in the East China Sea!"

"Say goodbye to your son. If you still have the energy, hurry up and have another child to fill the void. Wishing you a healthy pregnancy!"

"You dare..." Huo Qianjue had barely opened his mouth when Qin Ge crushed his phone.

"Mr. Qin, please don't kill me!" Huo Changkun was terrified, soiling himself in the process. "I'll give you whatever money you want!"

"As long as it's within the Huo family's power, you can name your price!"

Qin Ge covered her nose in disgust. "Do you think I'd believe that?"

"Do you know why I didn't waste my breath on Huo Qianjue?"

"He's the kind of person who holds grudges and remembers all the grudges he's held against the Xia family for so many years. Do you really think he'll let me off the hook?"

"I can't sleep well until Huo Qian is dead and the Huo family is destroyed!"

With a single sword strike, Huo Changkun's head was severed from his body.

Qin Ge came to Gu Caiwei's side and said, "Close your eyes."

Gu Caiwei looked bewildered, but obediently closed her eyes, and then a scream echoed throughout the hall.

Huo Changkun's men were already terrified and had given up resisting, allowing Qin Ge to slaughter them.

Gu Caiwei was terrified, her eyelids trembling.

This guy is so murderous, yet he's so considerate towards her.

A moment later, the hall returned to calm. Gu Caiwei felt her body lighten as she was picked up. "Don't open your eyes."

Feeling Qin Ge's warmth, Gu Caiwei's heart pounded like a deer's, and a blush rose to her cheeks. "Th-that..."

"I...I'm not injured, I can walk by myself."

Are you sure?

"I'm sure I can do it!"

"Okay! But open your eyes and take a look before you decide."

"ah--"

The moment Gu Caiwei opened her eyes, she screamed, her stomach churning violently.

She happened to see the scene in the courtyard: corpses everywhere, limbs and dismembered bodies scattered about, intestines and blood flowing all over the ground, like a living hell, a horrifying sight.

That bastard! He was just saying how considerate he was, and now he's making me look at him. Wasn't all that effort of closing his eyes earlier was for nothing?

Gu Caiwei stopped talking and silently let Qin Ge hold her.

She's completely incapable now; she'd be guaranteed to have weak legs the moment she lands and opens her eyes.

Upon reaching the shore, Qin Ge put Gu Caiwei down. "You can open your eyes now."

Gu Caiwei slowly opened her eyelids, glanced at the scene, then quickly closed them again before fully opening them and letting out a sigh of relief.

There were several speedboats and about a dozen corpses on the shore. In the past, she would have been scared half to death.

But having just witnessed the scene in the courtyard, her mental fortitude had improved considerably; this place was nothing compared to what was happening in the courtyard.

"Can you drive this thing?" Qin Ge asked, pointing to a speedboat.

Seeing Gu Caiwei shake her head, he became worried.

They were so engrossed in the killing that they forgot to leave any survivors before setting sail. What are we going to do now? We can't just swim across, can we?

As Qin Ge and Gu Caiwei stared at each other, the roar of an engine came from the water.

"There's someone else?" Qin Ge frowned, tightened his grip on his sword, and moved a little closer to Gu Caiwei.

He regretted killing Huo Changkun too hastily; he should have extracted more information from Huo Changkun instead of focusing on showing off.

Gu Caiwei nervously grabbed Qin Ge's hand, "If there's danger later, you go first. You won't be able to leave with me; we might both perish here!"

"You've done so much for me, I'll always remember it!"

"Impossible!" Qin Ge shook his head immediately. "If I abandoned you, could you even survive?"

"If you're dead, what will you remember?"

"Don't say anything about what I did for you. I just did what I was supposed to do. And all of this happened because of me. Huo Changkun is clearly targeting me. Can't you see that?"

"It should be said that I brought you this trouble out of nowhere."

Gu Caiwei grew anxious. "Now is not the time to argue about right and wrong. I know you should be able to leave on your own!"

"The reasons are no longer important; what matters is the reality before us!"

"No way!" Qin Ge shook his head firmly. "It would be too shameful for a man."

"If we're going to leave, we'll leave together. If we really can't handle this, then we'll die together!"

"I simply can't abandon you!"

Gu Caiwei's heart skipped a beat. Mustering her courage, she hugged Qin Ge, pressing her face against his chest to listen to his heartbeat. "Is that really what you think?"

Qin Ge, feeling the warm, soft body in his arms, smiled and said, "You don't need to worry too much. That Mr. Qu should be Huo Changkun's last trump card."

"No matter how many shrimp soldiers and crabs there are in the future, they'll be of no use. I'll just send them all to reunite with Huo Changkun!"

Gu Caiwei's unique body fragrance stirred his heart. "It really is a natural fragrance. You are truly gifted."

"But don't hug me yet. Once we've dealt with the immediate situation, I'll let you hug me as much as you want!"

"Who...who tried to hug you?" Gu Caiwei quickly pushed Qin Ge away, her pretty face flushed. "I...I was just nervous!"

"What did you say?" Qin Ge grabbed Gu Caiwei's hand and pulled her back, staring intently at her before lowering his head to kiss her.

Gu Caiwei's body tensed up, but after a moment she began to succumb, forgetting everything and responding willingly.

She was already deeply in love; one kiss was enough to make her fall completely for him.

As the engine sound grew closer, Gu Caiwei's beautiful eyes widened. She tried to break free from Qin Ge, but found him as still as if cast in bronze.

This bastard, didn't I say to stop hugging and deal with the immediate problem?

Gu Caiwei simply ignored it, wrapped her arms around Qin Ge's waist, closed her eyes again, and responded awkwardly.

Who knows what we'll face next? Let's enjoy the moment while we can!

"The Qin brothers?!"

"Is that you?"

A familiar voice came from a speedboat on the water, tinged with surprise.

Qin Ge ignored her, released Gu Caiwei, and looked directly into her eyes. "I'm giving you a chance to say it again because you're nervous?"

Gu Caiwei's face flushed red, and she frantically pulled away from Qin Ge's hand, "What are you talking about?!"

"Someone's here, and he seems to know you!"

She also felt that the person's voice sounded somewhat familiar, and her face turned even redder.