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

"Still stammering? Doesn't it need a beating?"

"No, I'll tell you, I'll tell you, okay?!"

Yu Jinghong quickly surrendered. Two days ago, she thought she had the upper hand and took the initiative to provoke Qin Ge, but she was dealt with so badly that she felt like her feet were dangling in the air the next day.

"The Xuan'an Bureau is a special department, specifically responsible for protecting exceptional individuals."

Qin Ge nodded slightly, but after waiting for a while, he still didn't hear anything more. "And then? Just that one sentence?"

Yu Jinghong was a little embarrassed. "I only learned about the existence of this organization when I was ordered to be in charge of Professor Yu's safety. I don't know much about it."

"My dad knows more, but he's unwilling to tell me, and no matter how much I pester him, it's no use."

After a moment's hesitation, Qin Ge asked, "Then you must have met someone from the Xuan'an Bureau, right?"

"They're so weak, how can they protect people, and where do they get the confidence to take your place?"

"Weak? Where did you get that conclusion?" Yu Jinghong was a little confused, but quickly figured it out. "You think they're weak because you saw they failed to protect Professor Yu and were completely wiped out?"

"They wouldn't call them weak; at least the person in charge of our handover was a Heavenly Realm expert!"

"I asked my dad whether the Xuan'an Bureau or the Shadow Martial Hall was stronger, and he gave me a little hint."

"He said there's no comparison. Shadow Martial Hall has dozens of branches and a large number of members, so overall it's stronger."

"The Xuan'an Bureau doesn't have many branches, and its personnel are much smaller. It follows an elite route, and those who can enter the Xuan'an Bureau are all top experts or talents with special skills."

"Anyway, as long as I don't compare myself to a pervert like you, I'm not weak at all!"

"Someone like Professor Yu should have been taken over by them. Our Donghai Shadow Martial Arts Hall was just assisting them when we were in Donghai."

"My dad also said that if more people knew about your martial arts and medical skills, and the head of the main hall hadn't made you the head of the Jiangcheng branch, the Xuan'an Bureau should have already contacted you by now."

"What do they want?" Qin Ge asked dismissively. "To make me join them and protect others, or am I the one being protected?"

"Regardless of their strength or weakness, they are all culpable in Professor Yu's death!"

Although there are no investigation results yet, it is obvious to anyone with eyes that Professor Yu's death is definitely related to the treatment formula for ALS!

Professor Yu was likely targeted after publishing his paper on ALS, but no opportunity was found in the East China Sea to make a move.

Unfortunately, Professor Yu was leaving Donghai for Jiangcheng, and the people from Donghai Shadow Martial Arts Hall were also withdrawn, giving those with ulterior motives an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

Qin Ge sighed deeply. The news was now completely blocked. If Lin Yao knew that her mentor had died such a tragic death, she would be devastated.

He thought of something and stared straight at Yu Jinghong. It didn't seem like the withdrawal of the people from the East Sea Shadow Martial Arts Hall was all a bad thing.

"It's good that you're still alive."

"Me?" Yu Jinghong was completely bewildered. "What do you mean? I'm alive, aren't I...?"

She realized what was happening halfway through the conversation.

Yes, if the people from Xuan'an Bureau hadn't replaced the people from Donghai Yingwu Hall, she might have already died in Jiangcheng along with Professor Yu and the others.

Moved, Yu Jinghong asked, "What are your plans now? Are you going to get involved?"

"I can't just stay out of it. The person died in Jiangcheng, and I just happen to be the head of the Jiangcheng Shadow Martial Arts Hall." Qin Ge seemed helpless, but he had already planned this.

His relationship with Yu Xiangmin wasn't particularly deep; it was more of a mutual respect for the old scholar.

With Lin Yao's connection, even if he weren't the head of the Jiangcheng branch, he would still get involved!

After arranging things in Haicheng, Qin Ge set off back to Donghai that same day.

Since it's on the way from Haicheng to Jiangcheng, I'll take Yang Xiaomeng and the others back first.

He had originally planned to stay on Liuguang Island for a few more days after Li Shuyan announced the dissolution of the Li Clan Association.

If Moyi Hall sends someone to check the treasury, we can kill them while we're at it and make them suffer a little more.

The situation has changed, so he has to leave early, but he still left Xiao Xinghe in Haicheng.

Although Li Shuyan and Su Li were reluctant to part, they didn't say anything. They had never seen Qin Ge so serious before.

No one asked anything, and apart from Yu Jinghong, no one knew why Qin Ge was in such a hurry to leave.

The two women have reached an understanding: the Li and Su families will put aside their past grievances and work together to create a new world in Haicheng!

Two days later, at Jiangcheng Martial Arts Hall.

"Where is your patriarch?"

Yi Han, from the Enforcement Department of the Northern Capital Headquarters, spoke in a cold and arrogant voice, "Such a major incident has occurred in Jiangcheng, and the Head of the Department is not even here to oversee things. This is dereliction of duty!"

"Contact him immediately, no matter where he is right now, get to me right now!"

"Mr. Yi, please calm down." Chang Siyao said with a smile, "Our hall master is busy with other matters right now. Deputy Hall Master Shen has already said that our hall master said he would come back to handle this matter, so he will definitely come back."

"When will you say you'll definitely be back?" Yi Han pressed on relentlessly. "When did the Shadow Martial Hall become so tactless? Is this how you usually operate?"

"Like father, like son!"

"Such a major event has occurred in Jiangcheng, causing shockwaves everywhere, yet your sect leader is nowhere to be seen. Is this acceptable?"

"That incident happened in Jiangcheng, and your branch is already largely to blame. Now, with this attitude, do you want headquarters to send someone to replace all of you key members, or do you want to shut down the Jiangcheng branch altogether?"

Shen Yulan suppressed her anger, "Mr. Yi, what you're saying isn't right. You can't just throw accusations around like that. Our Jiangcheng branch won't be blamed for nothing!"

"The news of Yu Xiangmin's arrival in Jiangcheng was top secret. Our branch did not receive any prior notice or mission notification."

"His safety is the responsibility of the Xuan'an Bureau, but from what you're saying, it sounds like it's entirely our branch's responsibility?"

"It's true that Yu Xiangmin's incident occurred within Jiangcheng's jurisdiction, and it's our duty to assist in the investigation and apprehend the culprit. But you can't put all the blame for his incident on our shoulders, can you?"

"When you say 'if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked,' are you referring to our sect leader, Qin Ge?"

"Our hall master was personally appointed by the head hall master, so if we consider that, the head hall master is the head of the household!"

"Is Mr. Yi insulting the head of the main hall?"

Chang Siyao's eyes widened in disbelief. Young people are so quick-witted! How come I couldn't think of such a retort?

I don't think I have that kind of courage myself. No wonder she's a woman who follows the leader; her courage is commendable.

"You—!" Yi Han was furious. "When did I ever speak ill of the Grand Master? This is outrageous!"