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

"It's Lao Qiu on the phone. Lao Feng might be in trouble. I have to go out for a bit!"

Qin Ge hung up the phone and had just finished dressing when Zheng Qiuyi grabbed her arm. "Be careful, it's a diversionary tactic!"

"Didn't you yourself say you wouldn't go out at night?"

"What if someone takes advantage of your absence to harm Sister Deng and her family, or to Elder Sun and his family?"

Qin Ge teased, "When did you acquire such superfluous wisdom?"

"It seems that the spread of intelligence is indeed through..."

"Ahem, don't worry, there are people from the Xuan'an Bureau outside Yunxi Residence. Beidu is also under lockdown now, even stricter than before. Taking action during such a critical time would be unwise!"

"I'll be back as soon as possible!"

......

The Zhao family.

"You mean Yu Jinxiao didn't shake off the Shadow Martial Hall people, but instead led them to the west of the city?!"

"Yu Jinxiao is fucking insane!"

Zhao Yu was furious. "With his abilities, he could have easily shaken off the pursuit. Why did he neglect his duties and lead them to the west of the city?"

"Experts usually have their own reasons for doing things," Hou Qin explained half-heartedly on Yu Jinxiao's behalf. "Since Mr. Yu promised you, I believe he knows what he's doing..."

Just then, the phone rang.

After receiving a signal from Zhao Yu, Hou Qin pressed the answer button.

A moment later, his expression shifted slightly. "Sir, Qin Ge has made a move; he just left Yunxi Residence!"

"Should we take this opportunity to send someone to Yunxi Residence to bring back Sun..."

"No rush!" Zhao Yu pondered for a moment. "Although we haven't officially met yet, after all our interactions, you should know that Qin Ge is a very shrewd person!"

"He never left Sun Shizheng's side at night; I've always suspected Sun Shizheng was his bait!"

"This sudden change in behavior might be suspicious; we should be cautious."

"But..." Hou Qin said anxiously, "Sir, I think Qin Ge most likely went out because of Yu Jinxiao. The people tracking Yu Jinxiao might already be in trouble!"

"We don't know Yu Jinxiao's whereabouts or where he led the Shadow Martial Hall people, but Qin Ge has close ties with the Shadow Martial Hall. If something happens to the Shadow Martial Hall people, it makes sense that they would notify Qin Ge and ask for his help, right?"

"If that's the case, this is a golden opportunity to take action against Yunxi Residence!"

"Do you think it's a pity to miss such an opportunity?" Zhao Yu remained calm. "Don't oversimplify things!"

"You see it as an opportunity, but don't others see it as an opportunity too?"

"Leaving aside distant examples, just look at the Liang family. Do you really think Liang Shaohui is content with this?"

"Besides the Liang family, who knows how many other eyes are watching Yunqi Residence in Beidu!"

"Beijing seems relatively calm on the surface lately, but do you think only we and the Liang family know about Sun Shizheng's miracle drug?"

"That's a miracle drug that can cure cancer!"

"Let's observe first and let others make the first move. If they want to be cannon fodder, let them go. Don't think that the people from the Xuan'an Bureau are so easy to deal with!"

"However, we should also be prepared; if there's a chance to snag a bargain, we can't miss it!"

Zhao Yu's prediction was accurate. Liang Shaohui from the Liang family was already planning to have someone take action against Yunqi Residence, and other forces were also eager to make a move.

The Liang family.

"Sir, isn't this a bit too risky?"

Liang Shaohui planned to have Zhang Xu personally lead a group to Yunqi Residence. He wanted to try to get the chance to do this dangerous job if possible.

"Adventure?" Liang Shaohui was very dissatisfied. "Fortune favors the bold. If we didn't take risks, would we even have a chance?"

"If you guys weren't so incompetent, wasting a highly effective drug without achieving any results, would we have ended up like this?"

"It is indeed a bit risky, but I believe in you. Even if you don't succeed, with your abilities, it shouldn't be difficult for you to get away unscathed, right?"

"Remember this: once you get the secret recipe, immediately silence Sun Shizheng!"

"If we could just kidnap him, we'd find a way to make him talk. Go and prepare!"

......

The Jiang family.

Sweat beaded on Jiang Yi's forehead. Two laptops in front of him were transferring data, with progress displayed as 80% and 82% respectively.

"Hurry up!"

Yu Jinxiao glanced at the gate every now and then; time was running out.

"Is the computer's speed something I can control?"

"If you think it's too slow, just say so now, and I'll send you half of it!"

Jiang Yi retorted angrily. He was already holding back his anger. The computer was copying information on all of the Jiang family's spies, as well as the secrets of the entire intelligence network and a huge database!

He didn't want to give the Jiang family's generations of hard work to Yu Jinxiao, but he had no choice but to do as Jiang Xianjue said.

Jiang Yi was still in a daze. How come the patriarch and Chao Ning were completely unrecognizable after he woke up from his coma?

These things are the foundation of the Jiang family; how could they possibly agree to give them away so easily?

"You want to die?!"

Yu Jinxiao suppressed his anger; he truly dared not make a move against Jiang Yi.

Whether Jiang Xianjue, that old fox, is telling the truth or not, it was Jiang Yi who did all the work; he only entered the key a few times.

If we kill Jiang Yi, maybe no one else will be able to do these things!

There's nothing we can do but wait.

Once we get our hands on it, you'll all be dead!

"Who goes there?!"

When one of the computers showed a progress of 98%, Yu Jinxiao suddenly felt a chill and quickly looked towards the door.

"He's finally here?" Jiang Chaoning, who had been looking tense, was overjoyed and immediately looked towards the gate.

Just then, she saw a figure in moon-white light gracefully land. She was a little confused. Who was this?

"This old man, Jiang Zhuoqing, has come to pay a visit to the Jiang family!"

"Is Jiang Xianjue, the head of the Jiang family, here?"

"Or someone else who can make the decision..."

Jiang Zhuoqing stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence as he noticed Yu Jinxiao's presence.

"Who are you?"

"I already told you, I am Jiang Zhuoqing, and who are you?"

Both of them were quite surprised, then their pupils contracted slightly as they sized each other up.

Both sides assumed the other was on good terms with the Jiang family, and were extremely wary.

Jiang Zhuoqing was surprised that the Jiang family had such a powerful expert in charge, and Yu Jinxiao was equally surprised that the Jiang family had such a backup plan.

Jiang Chaoning realized what was happening and, taking advantage of Yu Jinxiao's attention being on Jiang Zhuoqing, secretly gave Jiang Yi a wink.

Jiang Yi understood immediately. With a slight movement of his finger, the computer screen showed that the progress had reached 99% and had been terminated!

Jiang Xianjue noticed Jiang Yi's actions and, worried that Yu Jinxiao would become enraged and harm him if he found out, quickly spoke up, "I am Jiang Xianjue!"

"What brings Mr. Jiang here so suddenly?"

Yu Jinxiao scrutinized Jiang Zhuoqing and Jiang Xianjue's expressions with suspicion. Did they not know each other?